The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service wants students to apply for diploma teacher training courses at public teacher training colleges. Students can study to become primary or secondary school teachers. The deadline to apply is March 20, 2025.
Students must submit their applications online using the KUCCPS student portal. If they need help with the application process, they can visit a nearby Huduma Center. Primary school teachers must have a diploma qualification now that the P1 certificate has been phased out.
President William Ruto wants to improve the teacher-student ratio in all public primary and secondary schools. The government plans to hire 120,000 teachers over the next three years. This will create...
Mutahi Kagwe, the Agriculture and Livestock Development CS, says the government wants to help tea farmers earn more money. He discussed this in the Senate on Wednesday. The government plans to monitor how tea factories are managed and ensure they follow the rules.
The CS also wants to stop people from selling tea leaves illegally, as this kind of tea is often low-quality. The government will enforce new rules to prevent this. They will also create guidelines to stop farmers from picking low-quality tea leaves. These guidelines will become official government rules.
Kagwe says the ministry will work with Parliament. They want to change some tea laws to solve problems in the tea industry. The government will give money to build special...
Did you ever imagine that someone could secretly watch everything you do on your phone or computer? They might read your messages, track where you go, or even steal your passwords. It sounds strange, but a type of malicious software called spyware does exactly this. It happens more often than you might think.
Spyware sneaks onto your device without you knowing. It could be your smartphone, laptop, or tablet. Once it is installed, it quietly runs in the background. It collects information about what you type, including passwords and credit card details. It also gathers data about the websites you visit and your location. Some advanced spyware can even listen to your calls or watch you through your webcam.
Governments, hackers, and even...
Patrice Motsepe will lead the Confederation of African Football (Caf) for four more years. The 63-year-old South African ran for president again and won without anyone else trying for the job. Motsepe has been Caf president since 2021. He wants to keep making good progress in his second term.
The election took place at a special Caf meeting in Cairo on Wednesday. FIFA President Gianni Infantino was also present. Motsepe owns a big mining company and a South African soccer club called Mamelodi Sundowns. He said in October 2024 that he planned to run for president again.
Motsepe's re-election was expected. But there were still some important votes at the meeting. Samuel Eto'o, a famous soccer player from Cameroon, won a seat on Caf's...
Security forces in Somalia stopped a deadly attack on a popular hotel in the city of Beledweyne. The attack lasted 24 hours. It started when Islamist fighters drove a car bomb into the hotel. Then, gunmen went inside and fought with security forces.
The mayor of Beledweyne district, Omar Osman Calasow, told the BBC that the attackers were defeated. Some blew themselves up, and the police killed the others. The mayor said seven people died in the attack, but witnesses think more may have been killed.
The attack happened at the Qahira Hotel. Politicians, security officials, and traditional elders were meeting there. They were planning an attack against the Islamist group al-Shabab in central Somalia. A police officer named Ali Mahad...
The Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly says a letter going around is not real. The fake letter claims some well-known people have been picked to be cabinet secretaries in the government. The letter mentions Fred Matiang'i, Muhoho Kenyatta, Edwin Sifuna, Makau Mutua, Peter Munya, Mukhisa Kituyi, and Ambassador Koki Muli.
The letter spread on social media, and people said it came from the office of the Clerk of the National Assembly. But the Clerk, Samuel Njoroge, says this is not true. He wants everyone to know the letter is fake and misleading. It did not come from the National Assembly or any of its real offices.
Njoroge says no one has made these nominations. He thinks people should ignore the document completely and only...
Kiprotich Arap Cherargei, the Senator for Nandi, supports the agreement President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga made on March 7, 2025. He believes the two leaders worked together honestly and truly at the Kenya International Convention Centre (KICC). He says the country will be more united with both of them in charge.
The Senator from Nandi also said their partnership made the government jobs split more fairly between the two leaders' groups. He pointed to the recent changes in who is in charge of the Senate and National Assembly committees. "The Ruto-Raila handshake 2025 is a real partnership. You can see it in how the Senate and National Assembly picked their chairpersons and how the cabinet and other top...
David Pkosing, the Pokot South MP, has won the chair position for the Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy. Nobody else ran against him, so he got the job automatically. The committee also voted for John Ariko, the Turkana South MP, to be the vice chairperson.
Pkosing thanked the committee members and the leaders of the broad-based government, President William Ruto and Raila Odinga. He appreciates their trust in him to do this important job. The committee members want the new leaders to work hard and finish reviewing the audit reports they are supposed to examine.
Sarah Korere, the Laikipia West MP, thinks this shows that the Turkana and Pokot are starting to get along better and work together more. Beatrice...
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has told health facilities operating in petrol stations and residential buildings to move. The council posted a statement on its official X account on March 12 stating that these locations are not suitable for healthcare.
KMPDC said the facilities have six months to relocate to a safe and comfortable place for patients and the community. If they do not move, they will be closed. The council wants to stop infections from spreading and keep patients safe.
The council also mentioned that these places have safety risks like flammable materials, not enough space, and disturbances that make it hard to care for patients well. KMPDC is in charge of making rules for training...
