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DPP Nurdin Haji Calls On Garissa Youth To Take Up Teaching Profession

13Nov

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DPP Nurdin Haji Calls On Garissa Youth To Take Up Teaching Profession

The Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji has urged form four leavers in Garissa to take up the teaching profession in order to bridge the huge gap of teacher shortage in the county. Haji said as long as the local community shies away from the profession, the region will continue to lag behind in education due to teacher shortage. Speaking in Garissa during the launch of Young Muslim Girls High School, the DPP urged parents to encourage their children to take up teaching as a career saying the region’s progress was suffering due to lack of adequate teachers. The DPP gave a recent incident where the leaders from North Eastern held a meeting with officials from TSC to discuss teacher shortage. The leaders were told that no local students who want to be teac...

Duale Wins Garissa Township MP Race

Garissa Township Member of Parliament Aden Duale has secured his seat for the third time after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declared him as the winner of the constituency's 2022 race. Duale retained his seat after securing a total of 9,905 votes, trouncing his closest competitor Abdulahi Mohamoud who garnered 5,509 votes. The legislator, addressing the press after being declared MP-elect lauded Kenyans for keeping calm and called on leaders to band together to serve the people of the Kenyan republic. Kenyans have chosen to be democratic and have refused to be coerced by other leaders and even yesterday Kenya Kwanza leaders and Azimio leaders were sitting together and we should work together and serve the nation," he said. Duale was contesting ...

Former Educationist declares interest in Garissa governor seat

The battle for Garissa governorship seat continues to attract aspirants with the latest to join the race being retired educationist Habat Sheikh. Habat, served as a public servant for 42 years, rising through the ranks from a P1 teacher, AEO, DEO before being posted to the Ministry of Education headquarters where he again climbed up the ranks to become the director of adult education. In an interview with the Star at his residence on Saturday, Habat, who retired early this year, said he still has the energy to serve his community at the level of a governor. “Although I have been serving my community in one way or another, I want to dedicate all my energy now to my community and which better way to do it other than through politics where I can directly influence decision...