The government plans to connect at least 10 million customers to the electricity grid by the year 2025, the Principal Secretary in the State Department for Energy under the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Alex Wachira has revealed. He said about 9,765,000 million Kenyans were already connected to the power grid as the Ministry was working to connect more than 25,000 Kenyans by next year as the country gradually moves towards attaining 100 per cent electricity connectivity The by the year 2030. “Right now we are at 9.7 million customers who are already connected to electricity. Next year we are hoping to cross the 10 million mark in terms of connectivity, “said Wachira. The PS spoke in Gikamba sub-location, Kieni Nyeri county where he supervised the implementation of the last
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Dec
As the country gears towards the commemoration of the International Day of Minority next week, the Yiaku community in Laikipia County have been assured of allocation of government opportunities through affirmative action. Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, speaking at Kurikuri, Laikipia North sub county said that Yiaku people would get equal share of employment in the public service just like any other communities in the country. “Despite that the economy has been developing in a slow pace, we have to do affirmative action. When an opportunity arises, people who have been sidelined like Yiaku need to be supported; when we plan for others, we plan for Yiaku too,” said Koskei. Yiaku, a Cushitic community in Mukogodo Forest, is among the few tribes in the country yet to get recognition as
Nov
Murang’a County Departments of Health, Agriculture, and Environment in collaboration with key stakeholders have launched and disseminated the updated and costed County Antimicrobial Stewardship Interagency Committee (CASIC) Work plan for 2024-2026. This comprehensive “One Health” approach launched sets out targeted actions to advance the county’s strategic goals in combating Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Speaking during the launch, Dr Loise Kariuki, a clinical pharmacist and an AMR vocal person in the county, explained that AMR occurs when medicines such as antibiotics that are used to treat infections stop working as well as they used to. She said the CASIC work plan provides a common framework for action by all stakeholders from the different departments, in managing and implementing appropriate AMR control activities. “AMR occurs due to overuse or misuse of antibiotics such