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NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 2 - The government on Thursday announced that it was in the final stages of restructuring the Provincial Administration to pave way for the new county system as spelt out by the new Constitution.
Government spokesman Dr Alfred Mutua who said the move would create and phase out some administrative positions added that regional commissioners would also be deployed to the counties.
He said the government had already re-drawn regional boundaries to include counties and would unveil a new map capturing them.
“The new structures introduce positions of governors and a new Bill will be presented in Parliament to talk about the quality of people who will be in charge of our counties. We are not going to let people who behave like thugs, people who made their money through stealing or people who cannot read run our counties,” he said.
Dr Mutua explained that the national system of governance would still be maintained with a focus on reaching those at the grassroots. More.... |
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Kenya resolute to cut child mortality
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 2- The government has committed to reduce child mortality occurring in hospitals for children under five years from the current 6.8 percent to 5.5 percent.
Medical Services Minister Anyang’ Nyong’o said on Thursday that they would also strive to reduce mortality of children under one year from the present 6.4 percent to 5.4 percent over the same period of time. More... |
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ICC positive Kenya will cooperate
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 2 - The registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Silvana Arbia has played down the row surrounding the visit of Omar al-Bashir to Nairobi, saying she is confident of full cooperation in the Kenya case.
Although she was unwilling to discuss the controversy terming it political, she said the court was not discouraged from working with Kenya despite accusations More... |
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2 feared dead as riot hits Kenyan town |
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| NAKURU, Kenya, Sep 2 - Two people were feared dead while seven others - including three police officers - were injured during violent confrontations between police and tenants in Nakuru on Thursday. More... |
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Kenya looks East to execute new law |
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| NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 2 - Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula on Thursday met with Asian and Middle East heads of missions to seek assistance with the implementation of the new Constitution. More... |
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