2023 Intake Open University of Kenya
2023 Intake Open University of Kenya

Nakuru County

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Seif Waziri (left) and Paul Rugendo, owners of Siha Organic Grocery Stores in Nauru city. They aim at promoting healthy living. PHOTO/Courtesy.

From campus buddies to business partners, the journey to Siha Organic

The grocery aims to enhance healthy living through fresh, organic foods. The duo is also employing technology for better agricultural approaches. They envision being the greatest agricultural producers and suppliers regionally. Imagine meeting your future business partner...
GULI members during the Run for the Mau annual marathon. GULI has been training and walking with young people through mental wellness-related issues PHOTO/GULI.

How GULI is training young people to stay mentally afloat into adulthood

The organization was born to help youngsters navigate adulthood with ease. High school students are the main target for the mental wellness trainings. GULI is partnering with other like-minded organizations. Members are trained and certified for effectiveness....
Ann Mwangangi, a mortician driven by the desire to dignify the dead before burial, and also empathize with the bereft. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Dignity in Death: An up-close with a passionate mortician, Tik-Toker

Women are marginalized and renowned for taking up the easiest roles and ways out; nevertheless, more and more women are taking up challenging roles and truly thriving in them! In the spirit of celebrating...
Mr. Bonface Otieno (L), Ms. Ruth Gitonga, Kabarak University staff members, and St. Andrews Tarabete Creative Writers and Book Club members after an inspiring creative writing workshop at Kabarak University last year. PHOTO/File.

A focus on St. Andrews Tarabete Secondary, home of excellence, innovation, and self-reliance 

In Kenya, the contemporary society treats secondary education as a crucial stage of education in providing an essential foundation for career opportunities. It is foundational to vitally conclude that a secondary education certificate is entirely...

Go ye serve, new Egerton University VC told

Eyes will be riveted on Prof Isaac Ongubo Kibwage as he assumes the position of Vice Chancellor of Egerton University. The University Council appointed him Tuesday to steer the institution at a time a majority...

Egerton University to get new Vice Chancellor soon

Egerton University will have a new Vice Chancellor (VC) soon. The Public Service Commission (PSC) has already kicked off the interview process to find a replacement of Prof Rose Mwonya who retired in January 2021. Whoever...

Government seeks to control potato prices

Lack of an organized potato market in the country is to blame for poor prices of the commodity, agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya said. Speaking during a farmers’ meeting in Molo, Nakuru County recently,  Munya said...

All teachers to get COVID-19 jab in seven days, says TSC

All teachers in Kenya will have received the COVID-19  vaccination jab in the next seven days, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced. Speaking in Nakuru on Monday when she launched the national campaign for the...

Kinyanjui gives Bahati Hospital multimillion face-lift

Nakuru County government is upgrading Bahati Sub-County Hospital at a cost of Sh150 million. Governor Lee Kinyanjui said the health facility is expected to meet the demand of the expanding population. "This is because of Bahati’s...

Surveillance, timely response helps reduce maternal deaths

Nakuru County has recorded a reduction in the number of neonatal and maternal deaths thanks to a new surveillance and response system. The county’s department of health says that neonatal and maternal mortality rates dropped...