25/06/2021
Kenyan driver Tejveer Rai out of WRC Safari Rally after crash
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25/06/2021
ORENGO~ "My advice to president uhuru and my party leader Raila is that you should be very careful with 2022 elections because the person you are dealing with is not a newcomer in the field of politics ,he is currently being referred to as the professor of politics.He is a man with a proven track record with unmatched energy,,he is smart politically.
24/06/2021
10 KDF soldiers killed, 13 injured after a Kenya Airforce helicopter on training mission crashes at Ol Tepesi, Kajiado.
DCC Morekwa says.
24/06/2021
BREAKING NEWS:
Court Upholds Anne Kananu’s Appointment
18/06/2021
BREAKING: UGANDA IMPOSES total lockdown after country reports 42 deaths in a day; No public transport allowed for next 42 days, only cargo.
17/06/2021
Govt declares Western and Lake Basin Counties covid-19 hotspot zones. Effective tomorrow, curfew hours will run from 7pm to 4am. Non food and livestock markets are suspended for 30 days.
01/06/2021
A Ghanaian national believed to have obtained Sh9 Million from a senior manager at a money lending agency, was yesterday arrested by detectives.
The senior manager at Tala agencies, a popular mobile money lending firm, that advances instant short term loans to applicants, met the Ghanaian national Victor Anane, on an online dating site.The Ghanaian introduced himself as a preacher who performs miracles and who would help the senior manager get promoted at her work place instantly.
Further, he also promised to help in turning her fortunes around, if she fell in love with him. Wowed by the man’s overtures, the lady was swept off her feet and fell for him. The two dated for a while and as their love blossomed, the lady was invited to the man’s residence at Transview estate in Athi River. By this time, she had already given her new boyfriend Sh9 Million, in unclear circumstances. Some of the money she is believed to have given him had been obtained from accounts belonging to Tala agencies.
But it is during her maiden visit to the self confessed preacher’s house, that she was shocked to find paraphernalia associated with witchcraft and magical rituals. What was meant to be a romantic date turned ugly, as the woman demanded to know how the man of the cloth she had fallen in love with, possessed paraphernalia associated with dark powers. Their relationship immediately collapsed like a house of cards, as the victim discovered that she had been conned.
Detectives raided the suspect’s house where the paraphernalia related to witchcraft was recovered. Also recovered from his house was Sh76,000 in fake currency and other materials used in the printing of fake notes. The investigators further established that the suspect who masquerades as a preacher, approaches innocent women looking for love and affection online, with promises of making their lives better before fraudulently obtaining money from them.
The suspect is currently in custody and shall be presented in court on charges obtaining money by false pretenses. , USIOGOPE! 0800722203.
31/05/2021
H.E Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta at Kenya Shipyards Limited inside Kisumu Port. Here, Kenya will start building and repairing ships. The company, being overseen by KDF is also operating from Mombasa Port.
📸 Danito Kinyanjui
31/05/2021
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THE SIAYA CHOPPER INCIDENT.
AIRCRAFT engineer, Alex Koech, arrested after a helicopter that Raila Odinga travelled in crashed in Siaya
Police in Nairobi are holding an aircraft service engineer based at Wilson Airport after he allegedly conducted unauthorized service to a helicopter that crashed after dropping ODM leader Raila Odinga at Kudho Primary School in Gem, Siaya County.
According to detectives privy to the ongoing investigations,the aeronautic engineer Captain Alex Koech,was not on duty on that particular day,and his name was missing on a duty roster seen by the Standard.
The helicopter,Bell 407 registration 5Y-PSM went down and overturned on the left side immediately after taking off.The chopper was about five metres from the ground when it went down damaging the main and tail rotors.
Pictures taken at the scene show the chopper came to rest on its right side and "all major structural components" were in the immediate area of the main wreckage.
The 42-year-old ex-military officer was trained in aeronautic engineering at the prestigious Utah State University, in the US,and has expertise in aircraft maintainance, diagnostics, flight safety, ground safety, and air accident investigations.
According to sources at Wilson Airport,Koech has a decade-long experience,and is one of the most trusted chopper engineers in the country.Before resigning from the military,he was in charge of the safety department at Moi airbase and closely inspected military choppers.
During the 2017 presidential campaigns,Koech was a permanent figure in Deputy President William Ruto's air technical team,accompanying the DP to virtually every corner of the country to service his numerous choppers...........more to follow
16/11/2020
UPDATE ON RESUMPTION OF LEARNING
1.All schools will reopen fully on January 4th2021. This will apply to all continuing PP1 & 2; Grade 1, 2 and 3; Class 5, 6 and 7; and Form 1, 2 and 3learners.
2.All4 year-olds will join PP1 in July 2021
3.Pre Primary 1 & 2; Grade 1, 2 & 3; Class 5, 6 & 7; and Form 1, 2 & 3 learners will start their Term 2 on 4th January, 2021 and end on 19th together with the Grade 4 and candidate classes (Class 8 and Form 4)
4.All learners, except Class 8 and Form 4 candidates, will proceed for a 7-week holiday to allow for KCPE and KCSE examinations administration and marking.
5.Grade 4 and incoming Form 1 (Class 8 graduates) learners will stay at home as other learners complete their Term 3
6.Grade 4 CBC learners will transition to Grade 5 in July 2021.
7.International schools will reopen from January 4th 2021 for all learners still at home.
06/11/2020
COURT of Appeal upholds death sentence for 2016 Miss Lang’ata Women Prison’s beauty queen Ruth Kamande accused of stabbing her boyfriend 22 times in 2015.
04/11/2020
Summary of the Address//
■All state officers above 58 years to work remotely.
■ Students already in schools to remain in school. All basic education to resume classes in January 2021...
■ All political gatherings suspended for a period of 60 days if any one has to do the meeting, it should be in town halls.
■ National wide curfew extended to January 3rd 2021
■ Curfew from 10PM to 4AM from today 4th November, 2020.
■ All bars and Restaurants must close by 9PM
☆ No mask, No Service! ☆
26/10/2020
TONONOKA SECONDARY School principal Mohammed Khamis has died of Covid-19 days after infections were reported among staff, deputy principal Nzaro confirms.
26/10/2020
Dailies today
25/10/2020
70-year-old man accused of cheating chops off his private parts
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A 70-year-old man has been taken to hospital in a critical state after reportedly cutting off his private parts following accusations of infidelity by his wife and children.
Residents of Chepkochun village in Getarwet, Bureti Constituency said they were shocked by the incident.
The man’s relatives said they suspected he was engaging in extramarital affairs as he had been spending more than he earned from his four-acre tea farm.
They claimed the grandfather spent the money on other women and had abandoned his family.
The man is said to have leased part of the farm and used the money to construct a house for a woman in the village.
“He locked himself in his bedroom and chopped off his private parts using a kitchen knife after the wife and children confronted him over his affairs,” said Getarwet chief Sylvester Sigey.
A 70-year-old man has been taken to hospital in a critical state after reportedly cutting off his private parts following accusations of infidelity by his wife and children.
Residents of Chepkochun village in Getarwet, Bureti Constituency said they were shocked by the incident.
The man’s relatives said they suspected he was engaging in extramarital affairs as he had been spending more than he earned from his four-acre tea farm.
They claimed the grandfather spent the money on other women and had abandoned his family.
The man is said to have leased part of the farm and used the money to construct a house for a woman in the village.
“He locked himself in his bedroom and chopped off his private parts using a kitchen knife after the wife and children confronted him over his affairs,” said Getarwet chief Sylvester Sigey.
21/10/2020
POPE FRANCIS ENDORSES SAME-SEX CIVIL UNIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME AS POPE
Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary "Francesco," which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival. The papal thumbs-up came midway through the film that delves into issues Francis cares about most, including the environment, poverty, migration, racial and income inequality, and the people most affected by discrimination.
The filmmaker, Evgeny Afineevsky, asked Pope Francis during an interview for the documentary about the place of L.G.B.T. Catholics in the church. Francis re-emphasized his belief that L.G.B.T. people should be made to feel welcome in the church.
"Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God, Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable because of it." Francis said in one of his sit-down interviews for the film. "What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered."
21/10/2020
The BBI recommendations:
✅ We will no longer have nominated members in the senate and the National Assembly. Everyone will have to go through the ballot
✅ The Woman Rep seats in the National Assembly will be abolished
✅ Nomination slots in the County Assembly reserved on the basis of gender parity will only be given to people who have vied but lost
✅ The Prime Minister will be nominated by the President from among MPs, and from the party with the majority of members in the National Assembly. He/She will only earn one salary
✅ MPs who will be appointed ministers will also earn one salary. This applies to the 2 deputy Prime ministers who will also be ministers
✅ The number of ministers will remain 22 (Including the two DPMs)
✅ Based on population, some constituencies will be multi-member to ensure equitable representation
✅ As for the allocation of resources, compression ratio will be reduced from 5% to 3%. Meaning the county with the highest share per person should not have 3 times more that that with the lowest.
✅ The one stop business incubation centers a the county level running all the way to the ward level will cater for 3 aspects, Counselling, Conracts and Capital
✅The Public invoice settlement tribunal will be set up to ensure expeditious settlement of payment disputes regarding government contracts/tenders
✅ The youth will be given a 7 year tax holiday once they establish a start up business
✅ A four-year grace period for repayment of HELB loan will be given from the day of graduation
✅ A Youth Commission shall be established as a constitutional commission to ensure the mainstreaming of the youth perspectives in planning and decision making
✅ The county allocation will be increased from 15 % - 35% of the most recent audited accounts.
✅ There will be Ward Development Fund of 5% per ward of all the county governments’ revenue to take development resource to the grassroots.
29/09/2020
The dailies
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28/09/2020
The Twelfth [12th] Presidential Address on the Covid-19 Pandemic on Monday, 28th September, 2020 at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (Kicc) Nairobi
Fellow Kenyans and Conference Participants,
Good Evening to You All,
I am delighted to conference with you today at this gathering that has brought together the teams, which have shaped our national response to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
In your different capacities, as leaders, clergy, technocrats, civil society and experts; you have helped the Country navigate through the turns and twists of the Corona crisis for the last six months, and brought us within sight of safe harbour.
The panel discussions held this afternoon have highlighted both the Hits and the Misses in our national endeavor to flatten the infection curve. Overall, we have demonstrated resilience in the face of a tremendous challenge.
I celebrate our gallant health care workers and all our essential services providers, for keeping the Kenyan flame burning bright. Today, we honour and salute them all, and recognise their representatives who are in our midst at this Conference.
Even as we mourn for our compatriots whom we have lost to this disease, we are eternally grateful to God for our survivors and recoveries. Each death is a tragedy, and every recovery is a story of heroic triumph.
I am confident that as a Nation, we will stay the course for the remainder of this journey and reach our desired end. For your efforts, I once again thank you, collectively and individually, on behalf of the People and the Government of the Republic of Kenya, and on my own behalf.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
For the last six months, the country has been in a ‘Season of Paradox’. Since March this year, when we recorded the first COVID-19 case, it became necessary to shut down the economy in order to save it.
We had to avoid our loved ones, especially the elderly, because we care for their health and cherish their wisdom.
And, it became necessary to withdraw our children from schools in order to secure their future.
All this, was a paradox – a conflict between the ‘new normal’; and what we think the ‘normal’ should be.
Today, however, we face an even greater paradox. As we flatten the Corona Curve, it may appear like victory, is on sight. Yes, the COVID positivity rate has fallen from 13% in June, 7% in August and is now at 4.4% in September. With these figures, we can be tempted to celebrate, more so because we are now below the 5% positivity rate recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for re-opening.
Yet these achievements are a paradox in themselves. I say so because “…the greatest danger is always at the moment of victory”.
In fact, experience has taught us that we are most vulnerable and fragile at the point where we think we have won.
Get me right, I am not saying this to belittle the achievements we have made so far. I am only asking us to incline on the side of caution. If we have won one battle against COVID-19, we have not won the war yet. The possibility of a second wave of this pandemic is, real as we have seen in other countries.
As an affirmation that the enemy is still within our borders we continue to record new infections every day. In that regard, to forestall what is happening elsewhere, we must continue adhering to the protocols issued by the Ministry of Health.
I am however, particularly delighted by the advances we have made in the health sector. When we were hit by this pandemic in March this year, we had only 8 infectious diseases Isolation beds country-wide.
Seven days after the first COVID case was reported, we were able to increase this bed capacity to 60.
Currently, and working in partnership with County Governments, we are at 312 ICU beds and 7,411 isolation beds nationally. Done in only six months, these achievements are, indeed, phenomenal.
In fact, in this period of six months, we have installed medical equipment never seen in this country since independence. As an affirmation of our expanding capacity and as we continue to Re-imagine Kenya’s Healthcare, early in the month, I presided over the official opening of our fifth National Referral Hospital – K.U. Teaching Referral and Research Hospital.
The new facility is part of our national response for specialized treatment of chronic diseases, notably: cancer and renal diseases – the twin diseases that have wreaked havoc to many families across the nation.
In that regard, once the K.U - Integrated Molecular Imaging Centre (IMIC), is completed, by March 2021, there will no longer be need for any Kenyan to travel abroad in search of specialized treatment Cancer Treatment, as our enhanced capacity will be able to handle medical conditions treated abroad.
Indeed, the Referral facilities, coupled with the expanded county infrastructure will enhance our national possibilities and anchor our plans to position our nation for medical tourism from neighbouring countries, and propel us for the national rollout of Universal Health Care under the Big Four Agenda.
Fellow Kenyans,
Our expanded health infrastructure, as I have mentioned, is impressive. However, the important question to ask ourselves is: Does it make our position unassailable if the second wave were to hit us? Is it sufficient a buffer to keep the wave at bay? The ANSWER to this question is a resounding NO. The expanded infrastructure is NECESSARY, but not SUFFICIENT. Without citizen action, the impressive infrastructure cannot forestall the aggression of a second wave.
To buffer the country, therefore, the citizens must position themselves as the First Line of Defence. The reason why we have managed to flatten the curve is because Kenyans have exercised an impressive civic responsibility and duty. And if danger is most present in moments of victory, this achievement is in danger if we do not watch out.
That is why I urge all Kenyans to double their efforts in observing the COVID protocols. We got this far because we, the citizen, were the First Line of Defense against this pandemic.
And as we get into the next phase of the war against this pandemic, we must heed the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi when he said: ’... start by doing what is necessary, then it will lead you to what is possible and before you know it, you will find yourself doing the impossible”.
If we do what is necessary during the next phase of the war against this pandemic, it will lead us to do what is possible. Then cumulatively, our necessary actions (like wearing a mask) coupled with our possible deeds, will lead us to the impossible outcome of containing this pandemic.
Indeed, as a people we must always remember that ‘…impossible is nothing’ if we apply ourselves.
And now in the spirit of co-creating the ‘new normal’ between the government and its people; and on the advice of the National Security Council and in line with the recommendations of the National Emergency Committee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, I direct and announce as follows:-
i. One, THAT the Nationwide Curfew in force throughout the territory of the Republic of Kenya is extended for a further sixty (60) days;
ii. Two, THAT the commencement time for the Nationwide Curfew is varied from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Therefore, effective tomorrow, Tuesday the 29th September, 2020 the national wide dusk-to-dawn Curfew will run from 11:00 O’clock in the night to 4:00 O’clock in the morning.
iii. Three, THAT the prohibition against the operation of bars and the prohibition against the sale of alcoholic drinks and beverages by ordinary restaurants and eateries shall stand vacated with effect from 29th September, 2020;
iv. Four, THAT the closing time for all bars, restaurants and eateries shall be 10pm every day with effect from 29th September, 2020 and their operations shall be with strict adherence to all applicable guidelines and protocols issued by the Ministry of Health;
v. Five, THAT in line with the recommendations of the Inter-Faith Council, the permitted maximum size of religious gatherings is increased to one third (1/3) of its normal sitting capacity; but with strict adherence to all applicable guidelines and protocols issued by the Ministry of Health; and
vi. Six, THAT the permitted maximum number of persons attending funerals and weddings is reviewed upwards from one hundred (100) to two hundred (200); but with strict adherence to all applicable guidelines and protocols issued by the Ministry of Health.
As we progressively de-escalate the containment measures and resume a sense of normalcy on education, our paramount consideration both as a Government and as parents is the safety and the well-being of our children.
The lives and health of our children is not a matter of debate. Learning institutions should be reopened only when we can sufficiently guarantee the safety of our children.
And here I really would plead with Kenyans - let us not focus ourselves on when schools will reopen but how shall these schools open in a manner that protects our children and protects their lives and their health.
Let us think first about their health and wellbeing and once we have established how then together we will agree when.
The resumption of in-person learning must be predicated on strict adherence to the health protocols and guidelines as issued by the Ministry of Health.
In that regard, I, therefore, direct and order the Cabinet Secretary for Education to issue the Calendar for the resumption of the 2020 Academic calendar, strictly bearing the foregoing in mind.
As I give these directives, I underscore the need to continue adhering to the health guidelines and protocols; to avoid losing the gains we have made thus far. I will not hesitate to escalate containment measures in the event any of these indicators register on my dashboard.
Fellow Kenyans,
Conference Participants,
The containment measures put in place in March 2020 to stem the spread of Covid-19; have had positive returns in terms of our safety and national security. In the six months since then, crime has exhibited a 21% average decline and traffic accidents have reduced by an average of 10%.
I will conclude with some thoughts on our economy. I said earlier that we are living in a ‘Season of Paradox’. An age where our new reality is in conflict with what we ‘feel reality should be’. Indeed, this is not only true of our social lives it is also true of our economy.
Against all odds some of our entrepreneurs have re-imagined the subsisting pandemic and created a new business reality that disorganizes the existing order at play.
This is a new business model driven by innovators and makers of things; people who did not see danger in the COVID crisis, but saw opportunity instead. Businesses that experienced shock from COVID, but bounced back better.
But the question that this development begs is the following: If positive disruptions and innovations have mushroomed during COVID-19, how do we support them as part of our resilience-building strategy?
How do we boost a small ‘samosa delivery’ company known as “Wau Eats” whose recipe from India is 100 years old, for instance? And how do we encourage the Association of Women in Agriculture Kenya (AWAK) with their innovative work amongst vulnerable slum women across the country?
During the first phase of this pandemic, we rolled out a series of economic stimulus packages. Today, and in support of our small businesses and innovators, I direct as follows:
i. One, that the National Treasury considers retaining VAT at 14% until 1st January 2021.
ii. Two, that the National Treasury considers retaining the Income Tax Rate (Pay-As-You-Earn) at 25 percent until 1st January 2021.
iii. Three, that the National Treasury considers retaining the Resident Income Tax (Corporation Tax) at 25% until 1st January 2021.
iv. Four, that to continue cushioning low income earners the National Treasury maintains the 100 percent tax relief for persons earning gross monthly income of up to Ksh. 24,000 beyond the Sunset date of 31st December, 2020.
v. Five, that to continue cushioning our Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises the National Treasury considers maintaining the reduction of the turnover tax rate from 3 percent to 1 percent for all Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs).
vi. Six, to enhance access to credit for our micro, small and medium enterprises, the National Treasury is directed to expedite the roll-out of the credit guarantee scheme in partnership with participating banks and development partners. The credit guarantee scheme as approved by Cabinet is a risk-sharing partnership between the Government and banks, which will afford our enterprises access to credit by an additional 100 billion shillings.
Fellow Kenyans,
When COVID pandemic hit us in March this year, we did not know the extent of the crisis. In-between the crisis, I told you that we were in what I called the ‘Fog of War’. The theatres of war were invisible and foggy.
However, today I am comforted by the fact that we are not running in the dark. We might not know everything about this pandemic, but we know something.
And although we only know in part, we are better prepared today than we were in March this year. Our level of civic consciousness and responsibility is higher. However, to build the resilience that allows us to anticipate the second wave and respond to it, we must do even better.
That is why I must emphasize by repeating what St Francis of Assisi taught us: If we do the NECESSARY, it will lead us to the POSSIBLE. Indeed at this point, the IMPOSSIBLE will happen without us REALIZING it.
Starting the next phase of this pandemic by doing the necessary, and working together in unity, this is how we will defeat this COVID menace! And we will conquer the enemy.
God Bless you. God Bless Kenya
Thank you
28/09/2020
The headlines
24/09/2020
Headlines;
22/09/2020
The headlines;
21/09/2020
PRESS RELEASE
Date: September 21, 2020
RESUMPTION OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Following our announcement on Thursday, September 17, 2020 to shut down our
operations due to lack of funds occasioned by the stalemate at the Senate, we are
pleased to announce that the Senate has resolved the issue of revenue sharing
formula, and the COG has announced that the closure be lifted.
We are calling upon all our members of staff to return to work from tomorrow and continue
serving the people of Meru as we wait for disbursement of funds to our County.
We call upon the Senate to expedite the passage of CARA and Disbursement
Schedule so that CoB and Treasury can release funds to us without further delays.
There have been false media reports attributed to Mpuru Aburi that we are
collecting revenue from markets, parking, licenses and cess, and that I am stealing
it, and keeping the same in my house. Such allegations are false and malicious and
are completely ignorant of the financial procedures of county revenue collection
and management as stipulated under the PFM Act.
We have automated our revenue collection system and all money collected is banked in our CRF account at the Central Bank in Nairobi, and it cannot be withdrawn without a Senate Resolution and approval by the CoB and Treasury. We don’t collect and spend
at source.
Last financial year, we collected Kshs. 409 million. So far, in this financial year we have collected Kshs. 69 million. This money is not available for us to use. It is not in my house. It is in our CRF account in Nairobi, and we cannot access it until we get approval by CoB.
H.E. Kiraitu Murungi, EGH
Governor, Meru County
11/09/2020
Headlines:
09/09/2020
US President Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian official, citing Israel-UAE peace deal.
09/09/2020
AstraZeneca says it has suspended trials of the coronavirus vaccine it is developing with the University of Oxford after one of the trials' volunteers fell ill with an unexplained illness.
07/09/2020
JUST IN
3 people have plunged into a septic pit Ngoingwa estate near Kisiwa Primary School.
Efforts to retrieve the bodies underway
07/09/2020
The headlines:
02/09/2020
UGANDA COVID-19 TASKFORCE PROPOSALS.
• Airport and borders should open on 1 October
•Foreigners on a tourist visa should have a Covid free PCR certificate valid for 72 hours
•Kampala lockdown proposal dropped
• A special lane for ambulance should be created with police es**rt
•Covid regulations be strictly enforced with penalties, including community work and fines.
•Final year medical students be allowed to complete
•Ministries of education and health to study the possibility of other schools opening
•Churches to open but with not more than 70 worshippers at a service
•Private gyms allowed, public gyms barred
•Bars remain closed
02/09/2020
THE HEADLINES;
27/08/2020
Spokesperson's Office
State House, Nairobi
Resumption of Mitumba Trade
His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta today at State House, Nairobi met representatives of Mitumba Association of Kenya led by their Chairperson Ms Teresia Njenga.
The Head of State received a petition from the Association highlighting the challenges traders of used clothing and shoes (mitumba) traders in the country are experiencing as a results of the country's Covid-19 containment protocols.
As a step towards the resumption of importation and sale of mitumba in the country, the Head of State and the traders agreed on the following measures:
a) All mitumba importers shall be required to register with Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS);
b) Mitumba (used clothing and shoes) shall be packed in bales that do not exceed 50kg. The Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development and KEBS shall initiate necessary corrective measures;
c) Mitumba importers will be required to obtain pre-shipment fumigation certificates in addition to complying with health protocols as directed by the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development and KEBS. Importers will ensure that fumigation is undertaken before baling in compliance with the established standards;
d) Mitumba importers will be required to adhere to the KEBS standards and ensure that prohibited items are not imported into the country by instituting necessary sorting and categorization mechanisms before baling. The members of the association have committed to observing this requirement and have been made aware of the sanctions associated with its violation;
e) For ease of contact tracing and tax compliance, importers and wholesalers of mitumba shall be required to submit to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and KEBS, a register of their first tier customers;
f) Mitumba importers will ensure that they obtain certificates of conformity from KEBS contracted agents in the country of origin before importation;
g) KEBS and KRA shall undertake necessary random inspections to ensure compliance with relevant laws and will take action against offenders in accordance with the law.
His Excellency the President reiterated the Government's commitment to continue creating an enabling business environment for enterprises to thrive by eliminating trade barriers.
Cabinet Secretaries Fred Matiangi (Interior), Betty Maina (Trade), and Mutahi Kagwe (Health) attended today's meeting.
Also present were Attorney General Paul Kihara Kariuki, PS for Trade and Enterprise Development Ambassador Johnson Weru, KRA Commissioner General James Githii Mburu and KEBS MD Col (Rtd) Benard Njiraini and Kenya Railways MD Eng. Philip Mainga among others.
Kanze Dena Mararo
Spokesperson
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