Kenya Governance Magazine

 Salaries and Renumeration Commission  End of Term Report  SRC Mandai SRC is established under article 230 of the 2010 Kenya Constitution.                                             SRC sets and reviews the renumeration and benefits of all state officers.                         Advice the county and national governments on the renumeration and benefits of all public officers.  Principles of Pay Determination  Fiscal Sustainability of the entire wagebill. Not more than 35% of revenue should be spent on wagebill which is both renumeration and facilitative allowances. Pension is not hereby included.  Recognizing productivity and performance. As we pay a public officer, are they delivering?  Ensuring public service attracts the requisite skills Transparency and fairness. The pu...

        NCCK 65th General Assembly  NCCK held the 65th General Assembly at Jumuia Conference, Limuru from 20th to 23rd August 2024. The theme of the conference is Dignified Livelihoods, Resilient Communities drawn from Galatians 6:9. This assembly meets once every three years. The 65th General Assembly raised matters of national concern. 1. Build a better Kenya for all. The country has largely been peaceful after the 2022 general elections but issues have been swept under the carpet. Peaceful Protesters have either been killed or injured, lots of injustice and democracy has deteriorated. All this has been made worse by citizens feeling excluded from decision making on national issues. We recognize the generation Z for organizing protests that fffffenabled radical Government changes. Since they make up to 17 million citizens, policies by the nation and church cannot ignore them.  2. Climate Change. This has led to food insecurity yet the government hasn...

Press Briefing by Government Spokesperson Hon Senator (Dr) Isaac Mwaura on 22nd August 2024 His excellency President William Ruto on Friday July 5th 2024 announced various austerity measures. One of them states that public servants who attain retirement age of 60 years should retire immediately. A total of 39,361 civil servants are expected to retire within the next five years.  Youth empowerement. Last week Monday was International Youth Day. The BETA plan established 274 digital hubs to create job opportunities for the youth across the country. An example is jitume hub located at Rift Valley Institute of Technology that has employed over 200 youth and trained more than 516,505 youth on digital skills. It has created over 152,171 digital jobs, reducing the unemployment levels in the country. It has activated the local assembly of smart phones available for sale at Safaricom and Telkom outlets. This has helped to bridge the digital gap in rural areas.  Livestock production. Th...

 NCBA Bank H1 Financial Results  NCBA subsidiaries   NCBA Bank Kenya PLC.                                     NCBA Bank Rwanda PLC.                               NCBA Bank Uganda PLC.                                   NCBA Bank Tanzania PLC.                               NCBA Bank Ivory Coast PLC.                             NCBA Bank Ghana PLC Purpose: To be the financial partner that your growth needs.  Financial achievements so far. Profit after tax of Ksh 9.8 billion. Steady balance sheet that has led to the bank becoming the 3rd largest bank in ...

Optimum Computer Systems is a leading provider of EPR systems for institutions of higher learning, supporting over 90 academic institutions in Kenya.  This launch happened on 19th August 2024 at Kenya School of Government, Lower Kabete. The launch of this tool as an EPR system will change the landscape of financial reporting in Kenya. It generates accurate financial reports easier and faster. It extracts financial data and produce results faster without errors as part of the results.  There were various speakers. CEO of Optimum Computer Systems, Cossigah Mokua Mamboleo. Representatives from institutions of higher learning from across the country. Professor George Muthaa from Turkana University College who talked on the need to embrace AI on the operations in universities and institutions of higher learning. They should embrace it because it is the current trend across so many other areas that may not be education related as well as areas that are education related. Mr Sammy Ch...

Calls for justice and accountability are being drowned by the political system which drives after it's own interests. The oppressive political system is biased to put resources only where they will benefit. People have been abducted and kidnapped from different locations such as Mombasa, Nairobi, Athi River and many other parts of the country. The constitution has been put down more like it has been suspended. Arbitrary arrests and detentions have become the order of the day. Peaceful Protesters have been killed and found in morgues and abandoned quarries. The aim is to inflict maximum fear upon the population. Some dead bodies found in morgues have been classified as death through accidents.  Disobedience of court orders. An example Malindi Court issued an order on 24th June 2024. The order stated that the police should not use any weapons or any form of violence. But the following day, there was a lot of brutality upon protesters. The day for nanenane protest, people could not ac...

  2024 NCCK NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE  More than 160 youth from across the country converged at Jumuia Conference and Country Home, Limuru for the 2024 NCCK National Youth Conference. This conference was guided by the theme "Empowered Youth for Sustainable Livelihoods." This theme was based on the scripture in 1 Thessalonians 4:11.  State of Kenyan youth. Youths are the biggest stakeholders in the country's population accounting for 70% of Kenyan population. It is a major concern that youth continue to be sidelined in the political and religious spheres. To make matters worse, more than 65% of Kenyan youth are unemployed. Message to President William Ruto. The youth are deeply disappointed that the President is not listening to the youth, majority of whom had voted for him. The youth with the backing of the general Kenyan population rejected the finance bill 2024, but the new Cabinet Secretary for Treasury is planning to bring back portions of the bill without public part...