Irene Muthoni Kasalu Stories

Bill seeks Sh5 million fine for organisations with no whistleblower safety units
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 06, 2025

It provides incentives to encourage more people to come forward with information on corruption, fraud, and other criminal activities.

Pastoralist leaders raise alarm over 1.9 million children out of school in nomadic communities
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 10, 2024

The leaders pointed out that 1.9 million children in 15 pastoralist counties were not attending school, noting the urgent need for solutions

Why government’s drought emergency plan failed- PS Kello Harsama
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 09, 2024

The PS revealed that the government is currently committed to establishing 450 feedlots nationwide and plans to place 5,000 hectares of land under pas...

TVETs in ASAL region advised to align programmes with pastoralist community lifestyle
Issa Hussein  |  Nov 01, 2024

The PS directed polytechnic institutions to develop a framework for assessing and certifying these locally earned competencies.

CS Duale urges UNHCR to address deforestation in Kenya's refugee camps
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 01, 2024

This practice according to the CS, concentrated around refugee camps, has persisted for many years, threatening the already fragile ecosystem in Kenya...

Mandera County eyes top climate change award in the Netherlands
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 21, 2024

The Mandera Municipality Greening Programme changed the landscape of the municipality from a dusty town to a lush, green hub.

Pastoralist women beading their way out of poverty and marginalisation
Waweru Wairimu  |  Aug 31, 2024

Group runs a curio shop in Loiyangalani town where they display their merchandise and from where the members work

Beatrice Askul Moe set to make history as Kenya's first female CS from Turkana if approved
Amina Wako  |  Aug 09, 2024

Moe's nomination is a significant step for women in Turkana, a region traditionally characterised by patriarchal norms.

Kenyan pastoralists to benefit from Sh6.1bn climate change adaptation programme
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2024

The Pastoralism and Livestock Adaptation to Climate Change in Eastern Africa Programme will support over 100,000 households in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somali...

Community mobilisers for livestock project expected to benefit 375,000 pastoralists unveiled
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 01, 2024

The PS highlighted the challenges that the livestock sector faces, including inadequate pasture and quality feeds, scarcity of water resources, climat...

Pilot project for digital literacy launched in Garissa, targets frontier counties
Abdimalik Hajir  |  Jun 12, 2024

Garissa Governor Nathif Jama emphasised the critical importance of digital literacy in the region and thanked the sponsors for making the summit possi...

Public urged to back Sh63.5B plan to tackle water crisis and floods in ASAL counties
Issa Hussein  |  Jun 07, 2024

Several stakeholders raised concerns about gender mainstreaming, external stakeholders' involvement in the proposed projects and public engagement to...

Relief as Judiciary to build new court at Masalani in Ijara Constituency
Barack Oduor  |  May 28, 2024

Chief Justice Martha Koome gazetted the establishment of the Masalani Magistrate's Court, which will be under the supervision of the Garissa High Cour...

ASAL State Department decries budget cuts, warns of hampered programme implementation
Issa Hussein  |  May 17, 2024

The committee acknowledged the progress made on some projects and raised concerns about underutilized assets, such as the Ultra-Modern Processing equi...

State, Dutch gov't launch Sh2.5bn climate resilience project in three ASAL counties
Waweru Wairimu  |  May 07, 2024

The project also has a research component, whose knowledge will guide and inform the project implementation and promote innovation and learning for th...

Relief for pastoralists as state launches livestock feeding programme
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 16, 2024

To facilitate the program, the county has already donated 5,000 acres of land identified in the Walda area.

Education gap persists as millions of African girls out of school
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 16, 2024

Girls from marginalised communities, including those living in rural areas or poverty, face compounded barriers such as limited access to schools, ear...

State, Marsabit County to launch Sh2.75bn dams project to avert water crisis
Waweru Wairimu  |  Mar 12, 2024

The Walda Integrated Agro-Pastoral Development Project will see five mega-dams with a capacity of two million cubic metres constructed and five boreho...

Frontier Counties Development Council: The bigger the dream the more the challenges
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 07, 2024

Before devolution, development indicators of the region were not impressive in almost all sectors

Mathenge tree menace: Isiolo begins research ahead of Sh42m project
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Feb 29, 2024

Mathenge trees, which burst into the limelight during the 1997 El-Nino rains, are evergreen plants that multiply fast while colonising other plants, l...

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