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TSC, SHA clash over teachers' health cover amid limited access to services

All teachers in the country are eligible for coverage under the SHA, just like other Kenyan workers, contributing 2.75 per cent of their salaries or income, the

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Gachagua raids ruling party as day to unveil outfit draws near

On Friday, former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi led a major delegation of 40 leaders to Gachagua's home to declare their defection from Presiden

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Back to school: Financial strain casts shadow as new term starts

Delayed capitation, huge debts and fee arrears, congestion, and poor infrastructure are challenges facing schools as Second Term starts this week.

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State accused of shielding spy agency from public scrutiny

Amid growing concerns that Kenya's intelligence agency is overstepping its mandate, calls for the establishment of the Intelligence Service Complaints Board hav

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NSSF's plan to pay pension dues in a day signals relief for retirees

The National Social Security Fund has revealed its plan to pay claims within 24 hours, placing its bet on technology, an agile workforce and cleaning up its rec

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Teachers can now access SHA, assures Duale

Teachers and their dependents can sigh relief after the government assured them that they are now eligible for benefits under SHA medical scheme.

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Drug barons in Cabinet curtailing war on drugs, claims Gachagua

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua now claims the government has no intentions of fighting alcohol and substance abuse in central Kenya

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KMPDU calls for probe into foreign doctors' hiring practices

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has called for an urgent investigation into the recruitment and licensing of foreign me

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Kenyans must learn to ask the hard questions to grow in justice, truth

A good question delays injustice, interrupts corruption and denies oppression the comfort of fluency. It forces systems to pause - to explain, to account, or at

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