Reflections on unworthy Covid-19 awards
Appointments not based on meritocracy can negatively affect service delivery
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Appointments not based on meritocracy can negatively affect service delivery
More than 60 doctors and other health workers have succumbed to Covid-19 since it was reported in the country last year, with more than 3,000 infected
The most recent ban was in March when the government prohibited the importation of maize from Tanzania and Uganda on claims that it had aflatoxin. The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) said surveillance and tests done on maize from the two countries had shown that most of it had unacceptable levels of aflatoxin. And maize is not the only product that Kenya has banned from the two countries. Others include cooking gas, raw sugar cane, sugar, eggs, dairy and meat products. The MPs noted that Uganda had always been hospitable to Kenyan businesses and accepted Kenyan imports and wondered wheth...
Thursday last week marked parliament’s final day of executing the swearing-in ceremony for a record 529 members of parliament that were declared winners in their respective constituencies, following the January 14, 2021 general elections.