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I am in ODM Party to stay but will work closely with Govt, Siaya DG says

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  Siaya Deputy Governor Dr. William Oduol addressing students, Leaders and other Stakeholders at St Mary's Lwak Girls High school during the Launch of the Digital Lab at the school by the CS in charge of ICT and Digital Economy Eliud Owalo-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo July 30, 2023 I am in ODM Party to stay but will work closely with Govt, Siaya DG says Siaya County Deputy Governor Dr William Oduol has reiterated that he is fully in the Orange Democratic Movement{ODM} Party to stay but has disclosed   that he will closely work with the current Kenya Kwanza Government to help in bringing the development to various parts of Siaya County. Dr Oduol says he is the undisputed Deputy Governor of Siaya County but he is friendly to the Kenya Kwanza Government and will closely work with it. Addressing a gathering of students, Parents and other stakeholders in Ng’iya Girls National School and St Mary’s Lwak Girls High school in Siaya County during the official launch of Digita

More Schools get Digital Labs as Govt implements its Digital transformation Agenda

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  The ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo during the official launch of the Digital lab at Ng'iya Girls National school in Siaya County today-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo July 29, 2023 More Schools get Digital Labs as Govt implements its Digital transformation Agenda A NUMBER of More secondary schools have received the Digital laboratories which the Kenya Kwanza Government begun establishing across the various parts of the country. The Government continues to establish Digital Laboratories across the country in a latest move that has seen a number of schools and institutions of higher learning benefitting from the initiative. Yesterday, the ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo Launched the Digital Laboratories in Murang’a County. Today, three school in Nyanza region have been the latest beneficiaries for the digital laboratories and include Ng’iya Girls National School, St Mary’s Lwak Girls High school and Asumbi Girls National s

Ksm Woman Rep supports technical training of 80 students at sh 1.5M

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  A section of the youth who have been sponsored by the office of the Kisumu Woman Rep Ruth Odinga to join the National Industrial Training Authority {NITA} in Kisumu during an orientation training today before joining to take up the Technical Course-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo July 28, 2023 Ksm Woman Rep supports technical training of 80 students at sh 1.5M   THE office of the Kisumu County Woman Representative has allocated shs 1.5 million to sponsor about 80 students to study technical courses at the National Industrial Training Authority in Kisumu. Kisumu Woman Representative Ruth Odinga says this is part of her Strategic Plan of 2023 to 2027 under Human and Institutional Capacity Development. Addressing the beneficiaries today during the orientation of the 80 students who are supposed to join the National Industrial Training Authority situated in Central Ward in Kisumu County, Odinga said technical courses should never be ignored since they play an integral part w

Assistance in jeopardy as MSF staff beaten, items stolen in Sudan

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  A Flag for the Medecins Sans Frontieres {MSF} or Doctors without Borders-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo   July 21, 2023   Assistance in jeopardy as MSF staff beaten, items stolen in Sudan     FOUR Medecins Sans Frontieres {MSF} or Doctors without Borders’s staff and four truck drivers together with a team of 10 daily workers were stopped by a group of armed men while transporting medical supplies to the Turkish Hospital in southern Khartoum, where MSF provides health care.   After arguing about the reasons for MSF’s presence, the armed men then aggressively assaulted the team where they physically beat and whipped them.   They also detained the driver of one of the vehicles as the armed men threatened the driver’s life before releasing him.   They then reportedly stole the vehicle following this horrific incident as MSF is warning that the organisation’s activities in that hospital are now in serious jeopardy and will not be able to continue if minimum saf

Muhoroni Constituency disburses over 30M bursary for needy students

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  Muhoroni MP James Onyango K'Oyoo presents a dummy cheque of shs 30,004,000 bursary to students from the constituency who are both in Day and Boarding schools-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo July 15, 2023   Muhoroni Constituency disburses over 30M bursary for needy students The Muhoroni Constituency in Kisumu County has disbursed over shs 30million to needy students in both Day and Boarding Secondary schools. Addressing parents, Teachers and students at Olik Oliero Secondary school in Miwani ward, Muhoroni Member of Parliament James Mathews Onyango Ko’yoo said it has disbursed a total of shs 4,654,000 to the students coming from Miwani ward alone. The Member of Parliament says the disbursement will supplement the fees parents pay to their sons and daughters in various schools. The Lawmaker has hinted that the Muhoroni National Government Constituency Development Fund will begin the construction of three new classrooms in three schools within Miwani ward.

Kenya in Geneva for the World Telecommunications meeting

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  The Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Eliud Owalo attending  the 2023 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council meeting in Geneva  Switzerland-Photo Courtesy By Dickson Odhiambo July 12, 2023 Kenya in Geneva for the World Telecommunications meeting The Kenyan Government has been fully represented in the ongoing World Telecommunications Meeting in Geneva Switzerland. The Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Eliud Owalo, arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, as the head of Kenya’s delegation to the 2023 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council meeting.    ITU is a specialized agency of the United Nations, established in 1865, to coordinate global operation of telecommunications networks and services, and to advance the development of world communications technology, as an impartial, international organization.   Within ITU, governments and the private sector are expected to wor

Govt has a robust Digital Transformation Agenda to promote digital skills

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  ICT and Digital Economy CS Eliud Owalo arrives at the Maseno school in Kisumu County during the opening of the Digital lab the Government has established to champion issues of digital skills across the country-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo July 5, 2023 Govt has a robust Digital Transformation Agenda to promote digital skills THE Kenya Kwanza Government has a very robust Digital Transformation Agenda, the Cabinet Secretary in charge of ICT and Digital Economy has said. ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo says digital skilling is a very crucial component of the Digital Transformation Agenda under the Kenya Kwanza Government headed by President Dr William Ruto. Addressing the press at Maseno University today after launching a digital lab at the University and the Maseno School, Owalo said the Government has embarked on establishing digital labs in Secondary schools, Tvets and public universities to equip the students with digital skills and li

Kisumu County MP launches strategic plan with a focus on health care

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  Kisumu Woman Rep. Ruth Adhiambo Odinga{2nd R} during the launch of her four-year strategic Plan in Kisumu today. With her is the Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr Mathews Owili, Homa Bay Woman Rep Dr Joyce Osogo, Kisumu West MP Rosa Buyu and County Assembly of Kisumu Deputy Speaker Nereah Okombo-Photo Courtesy  By Dickson Odhiambo July 3, 2023 Kisumu County MP launches strategic plan with a focus on health care The office of the Kisumu County Woman Representative has launched an ambitious four year-strategic plan to steer development National Government Affirmative Action Fund. Kisumu Woman Representative Ruth Adhiambo Odinga has launched her strategic plan for the year 2023 to 2027. Addressing a gathering of Kisumu County Residents at Tom Mboya Labour College today, the Kisumu Woman Representative said her strategic plan is anchored on six pillars. Adhiambo says the six pillars of her Strategic Plan include Food Security, Social Protection, Blue Economy, Infrastructure Developme