Tharaka-Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki at a past function. He has cautioned locals against ignoring health protocols put in place to combat Covid-19. [File, Standard]
Tharaka-Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki on Friday, April 23 revealed that health facilities put up to handle Covid-19 cases have been overwhelmed.
Mr Njuki told residents at Igambang’ombe Sub County that the isolation wards at Chuka Referral Hospital had no more room.
Speaking during the burial of Josephat Kithaka whom he described as a close friend, Njuki said with no space to accommodate more, people had been forced to look for space outside the county. Covid 19 Time Series
Justice Marete - Employ My Wife as Aide if I Get CJ Post
15 April 2021 - 11:44 am
Labour and Relations Court Judge David Marete at the Supreme Court of Kenya on Thursday, April 15, 2021.
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Justice David Marete has vouched for his wife to be appointed and compensated for her role as his aide if he is appointed as the country s next Chief Justice.
Speaking during the interview contacted on Thursday, April 15, the Marete revealed that he had a medical condition that requires him to have an aide at all times.
He said that he required a personal aide since he is visually impaired and has diabetes.
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22 jawans of different forces were killed in the Maoist ambush in Bijapur last week. (PTI)
In the worst Maoist attack on security forces in recent times, 22 personnel from various forces were killed in an ambush in Chhattisgarh s Bijapur. India Today TV travelled to the encounter spot after a 500-kilometre arduous journey into the Silger forest, which became a death trap for the jawans.
The last 30 kilometres proved the toughest as we navigated through jungles full of thick foliage from a trekking trail to no path. Riding motorcycles from Basaguda to the Jeeram village, which became a witness to the
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Kenyatta University student project leader Fidel Makatia conducts a demonstration during the launch of a prototype ventilator in April last year. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
Only one private university and six public institutions of higher learning have had their Covid-19 research proposals approved by the Government for funding.
The National Research Fund (NRF) approved research proposals from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), University of Nairobi (UoN), Egerton University, Pwani University, Multimedia University and Kenyatta University (KU).
Among the private universities, only Mount Kenya University (MKU) had its proposal approved. The Institute of Primate Research and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) also had their proposals approved.