Kenya and Ethiopia have come into bilateral agreement and agreed to collaborate on the implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area. The two parties represented by senior government officials of the respective governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to fast-track the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area between Kenya and Ethiopia on a simplified trade regime. Speaking in Mombasa the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry Lee Kinyanjui said that the government wants to fast-track the trade at the border following continued challenges within the border communities living in Moyale, Kenya. Kinyanjui said there have been…
Author: KNA
Mining companies operating quarries in Kilifi County are in trouble after the government revoked operating permits and licenses of fifteen companies for non compliance with mining regulations. In Jaribuni area, at least 15 companies have seen their operations halted save for Victoria Engineering that committed to give back to society by tarmacking a section of the nine-kilometer Jaribuni- Dzitsoni road that leads to the quarries. While issuing the directives after touring quarries in Jaribuni and Kalia Ng’ombe Kokotoni, Mining, Fisheries, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary (CS) Hassan Joho said that some of the companies had violated regulations and…
Not so long ago, the examination season was one of the most dreaded periods in the academic calendar for Alias Gitau, the Examination Registrar at the Nyeri National Polytechnic and his team. Delivering credible assessments seems like a straight forward and easy task but not for Examiners who had to spend numerous hours personally ensuring that each of the more than 8,400 assessment tools that the institution prepares per academic year meet the highest standards. For years, the process of generating Continuous Assessment Tests (formative assessment) and End of Term Examinations (summative assessment) at the polytechnic was manual. The only…