RECLAIMING OL-BOLOSAT FOREST

Gov't and local community launch campaign

Gov't intends to plant over 70,000 tree seedlings

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Jackie Wambiru

TikTok yaonya marufuku ya Marekani ‘itazima uhuru wa kujieleza’
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ELECTRIC MOBILITY PREPAREDNESS

Gov't working on policies and strategies

Use of electric mode of transport to reduce global warming

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Jackie Wambiru

Inter Milan wins 20th Italian Serie A scudetto title.
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Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye pushes for reset of ties with the European Union (EU).
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4 storey building collapses in Gesima Town, Nyamira County; people trapped.
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EL-NINO PROJECT

Mandera County gov't initiates El Nino Recovery Project

Project aimed at distributing essential items to affected segments of communities

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Jackie Wambiru

US watchdog sues to block $8.5bn handbag takeover
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NEMA bans use of plastic garbage disposal bags
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Commission on Revenue Allocation is proposing that parliament revises allocation to counties from Ksh 391B to Ksh 398B.
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Turkana, Kisumu, Migori, Siaya counties top in Malaria prevalence
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Two Malaysian navy helicopters crash leaving 10 killed.
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Weatherman says heavy rainfall to continue through the week
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Kenya Power to invest Ksh 258M to boost electric vehicle uptake
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Jackie Wambiru brings you up to speed with the latest domestic and international news.

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📸 Selestus Mayira

‘Kenya is now the biggest garment exporter to the US in our part of Africa, and our Africa Growth and Opportunity (AGOA) apparel strategy has stimulated a twelve-fold increase in the value of our exports in 2 decades.’
- William Ruto, President
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‘Our EPZ ecosystem has expanded to 101 gazetted zones in 22 counties, which account for KShs 149B in cumulative investment, and directly employ over 75,000 people.'
- William Ruto, President
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‘Our projections for the growth of the textile and apparel sub-sector, based on the current potential and investment growth, is that a compound annual growth of 20% is feasible, which would produce over $1 billion in exports and create 200,000 more jobs by 2027.'
- William

‘We want to increase exports to $2 billion with 650,000 jobs by 2031, and reach over $3billion of exports and more than 850,000 jobs by 2034.’
- William Ruto, President
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