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Matiang’i declares Tuesday public holiday to celebrate Idd-ul-Fitr

26Apr

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Matiang’i declares Tuesday public holiday to celebrate Idd-ul-Fitr

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has declared Tuesday as a public holiday to celebrate Idd-ul-Fitr. In a gazette notice on Tuesday, Matiang'i declared May 3rd a public holiday in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 (1) of the Public Holidays Act. The festival of Idd-ul-Fitr, the Festival of Fast-breaking, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Muslims gather in mosques or open spaces and offer two units of prayer – called "Rakat". The prayers are followed by a sermon, in which the imam asks for forgiveness, mercy, and peace for every being across the world.

Miguna Only Needs To Fill A One-Page Document

18Apr

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Miguna Only Needs To Fill A One-Page Document

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has clarified details on the requirements exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna needs to meet to return to the country. According to Matiang'i, citing the rule of law, Miguna will be required to fill out a one-page document for citizenship re-registration, which will allow him to return to the country. "You have to fill a piece of paper so that you regain your Kenyan passport or citizenship. There's a judgment by the court on this matter which prescribed clearly how you regain your citizenship," said Matiang'i speaking to NTV on Sunday. According to CS Matiang'i, Miguna lost his citizenship due to the requirements of the old constitution, which prohibited dual citizenship. He stated that the implementation of the new constitution ...

Alarm as 7,000 snub university places despite qualifying

17Aug

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Alarm as 7,000 snub university places despite qualifying

Over seven thousand 2020 KCSE students who qualified for the university under government sponsorship failed to take part in the revision exercise subsequently missing out on enrollment. In the 2020 KCSE examination, some 142,540 candidates obtained the minimum university entry mean grade of C+ plus and above. The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service data indicates that 128,073 students were placed to degree courses while 6,617 opted for diploma courses in technical colleges. “7850 with C+ (Plus) and above failed to apply,” Education CS George Magoha said. Magoha spoke during the release of the university placement at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development on Tuesday. https://cdn.iframe.ly/api/iframe?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-star.co.ke%2Fnews...

Matiang’i warns over possible restrictions in Kisumu & Nearby Counties

16Jun

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Matiang’i warns over possible restrictions in Kisumu & Nearby Counties

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i on Wednesday, June 16, hinted at a possible lockdown in some Western and Nyanza counties in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 Indian variant. Addressing Regional Commissioners and County Commissioners at the Kenya School of Government, Matiang'i announced that the government was on its last day in deciding measures in the area following numerous meetings held by the National Emergency Committee (NEC). Specifically, he hinted at introducing measures that deal with containment of movement. "The committee has been meeting regularly and by the end of today we will have a position and we will consult closely among ourselves and the president. A decision will be made on how we will enhance containment measures be...

Matiang’i bodyguard kills his wife and himself.

7Apr

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Life Style

Matiang’i bodyguard kills his wife and himself.

A bodyguard attached to Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi’s killed his wife,who was a traffic officer and himself in their home. Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai said preliminary investigations showed the General Service Unit (GSU) officer, Hudson Wakise, shot and killed his wife, Pauline Wakasa, before turning the gun on himself. Officers who visited the scene found the bodies in the sitting room. Mutyambai who mourned the incident said the couple may have had a domestic quarrel before the shooting incident. Wakise, who had been off duty since April 1, reported back to work on April 6 but left at 3 pm and went home outside the GSU camp in Ruaraka where the incident happened. They had argued over the move by Pauline to move out of the GSU camp. Sh...