Author: Eagle Reporter

Top police commanders will meet with president William Ruto Wednesday November 16 to tell him their challenges. It will be the first time as the president Ruto will meet the team at State House since he was elected as president. Officials aware of the plans said the president had confirmed to meet them amid concerns of rising crime in parts of the country. They want more resources and politicians to stop bashing their operations, which has demeaned them in public. The plans to meet Ruto started Tuesday when the group convened to deliberate on the security situation in Nairobi and…

Kenya and Ethiopia Monday November 14 signed an agreement to work together to prevent terrorism, human trafficking and organized crime. The agreement was signed by the Ethiopian Director General of National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), Temesgen Tiruneh, and a representative of the Director General of Kenya’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) Major General Philip Kameru. Ethiopian media said the core agreement points stated in the signed document are joint combating of local and regional threats. The threats terrorism, illegal arms trafficking, illegal financial transfer, illegal militants, illegal human trafficking, transnational organized crimes and threats. During the signing ceremony, Temesgen mentioned…

Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has called on the Africa Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support the government’s plan to boost local pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity. Speaking on Monday November 14 during a meeting with Africa CDC acting Director Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, the CS said the Covid -19 Pandemic presented critical lessons for the country and the region to enhance its healthcare supply chain to cushion itself against possible future pandemics. “We need to start looking at securing our supply systems. There is need to be ready in terms of emergency response and prevention,” said the CS.…

The Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has approved the training of 1,048 Graduate Police Constables to undertake Special Subordinate Officer to Inspectorate (S/SOIP) at Kiganjo (600 officers), Administration Police Training College (228 officers) and the General Service Unit (GSU) Training College (220 officers). The course is expected to commence on November 18, 2022. This will address a standoff between some officers who had won a case in court against their employer National Police Service Commission on their pay. The officers complained of mistreatment and deduction of their salaries against the law. The court agreed with them and ordered the…

The government has declared an all-out war on gangs of muggers and other violent crimes in Nairobi and a new police team deployed to the County. Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof Kithure Kindiki said the government was aware of the public outcry following reported cases of insecurity and was determined to act decisively to rid Nairobi and other towns of criminal gangs. “We have witnessed increasing criminal activities within the city of Nairobi. Small groups of criminals armed with knives and other weapons is terrorizing the citizens of this city as well as few other urban centers.” He said a new…

Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates arrived in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday November 15 ahead of planned meetings with government officials and the private sector community. He says he will be visiting with doctors and nurses in primary health clinics and maternity wards. He will also visit Kenya Medical Research Institute. At the same time, he will be visiting smallholder farmers outside Nairobi to understand their challenges. Later in the week, he will give a talk to students at the University of Nairobi. On Tuesday, Gates was scheduled to tour Makueni County and meet Governor Mutula Kilonzo at his office. He was…

Inspector-General Japheth Koome Monday November 14 announced new changes in the service that saw Baringo County police commander Adamson Bungei named new Nairobi police chief. Bungei takes over from Manasse Musyoka who was yet to take over the position a week after he was also named to take over from James Mugera who has since retired from the service. Bungei served as the OCPD for Buruburu and Central before he was moved to Baringo two years ago. Koome also moved Munga Nyale to Kenya Police Headquarters and named him as the Director of Police Reforms. Abdallah Komesha who was recently…

The uptake of health promotion and prevention interventions along with access to quality New-born and Child Health care services and treatment have been cited as key in dealing with the challenge posed by pneumonia. In a speech read on her behalf by acting director preventive and promotive health services Dr. Andrew Mulwa during celebrations to mark the world pneumonia day, Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha said the disease remains one of the leading causes of deaths in children under five years despite being easily preventable and treatable. “Although vaccines and other preventative efforts are decreasing the burden of the disease,…

Acting Director General, Dr Patrick Amoth says public health and humanitarian emergencies have had tremendous impact on the mental health of populations worldwide, and more so in the East African region. The DG noted that social and psychological effects of emergencies are experienced at individual, family, community, society and at all levels. He pointed out that some degree of mental or emotional distress is evident and contributes to worsening of existing mental illness or substance use problems. “In our region, this situation is worsened by the disruption of little services on offer for mental, neurological and substance use disorders which…

Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has underscored the strategic role of the Kenya Medical Training College in the achievement of the Universal Health Coverage. Speaking on Monday during a meeting with the management and board of the institution, the health CS said the government remains committed to deliver on its universal healthcare promise with the facility expected to play a critical role in its implementation through the training of qualified health work force. “To underscore the critical role the College continues to play in the achievement of the Government’s Universal Health Coverage agenda as well as the Kenya Vision 2030,…