Shahi Matthew

Hot Topics Samburu Kirish Mount Ololokwe William Ruto Teachers Service Commission jobs education policy Post-primary education A helicopter has reportedly crashed near Kirish, at the foot of Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, with emergency teams and local residents said to be responding to the scene. Initial reports indicate that the aircraft came down on Wednesday morning, in an area close to Kirish, near Mount Ololokwe, with eyewitnesses reporting a large plume of smoke and a fire at the site.

Kenya should begin shaping its next long-term development agenda through a broad national conversation that brings together political leaders, experts and the public, Associate Professor of Media and Communication Prof Murej Mak’Ochieng has said. Mak’Ochieng warned that efforts to develop a framework to guide the country beyond Vision 2030 could fail if they are pushed ahead without wide political backing and public participation.

The success of Kenya’s health reforms will ultimately be judged at the hospital level, President William Ruto said, as he called for a closer look at whether patients are receiving affordable, reliable and dignified care. Ruto said the government should not rely only on new laws, registration figures or other official records when assessing the changes made in the health sector. Instead, he said the views and experiences of Kenyans seeking treatment should guide the next stage of the reforms.