Kisii County Governor James Ongwae has written a letter to the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), asking to be given reasons as to why they did not release results for three schools in the county source: Kisii county Speaking to the press, Ongwae said that he wanted investigations done on the matter, adding that the act of cancellation of examination is so much demoralizing to parents of Kisii County and to the students as well. “As the governor of this county, I want to ask them to conduct serious investigations and indicate what the causes for the cancellation are,” he said. He said that the students are affected, yet the county is not even aware of what the problem is, adding that it is completely unacceptable to the county. “The students performed well but they have not received any results. We have always had this very case with Kisii School each time they perform well, their result is either withheld or cancelled,” he said. The Governor said that he hopes the ...

It’s a winter wonderland in Dallas/Ft. Worth! We were expecting the sleet and freezing rain last night but the snow was an added bonus! Between 3 and 7 inches dropped across the metroplex. Temps are expected to get up to around 37 which means some of ice and snow will melt but temps will drop below freezing tonight causing what melts to re-freeze-KRNB

It is inevitable that Kenya adopts CBT regarding the latest menace, as part of getting a lasting solution. Computer-based testing is a simple and better way to offer the KCSE test. It allows testing centers to offer a more consistent test delivery, faster scoring and reporting, and enhanced test security. The Facts Testing is done in person, on a computer, at an approved testing center Testing is not online Similar to paper testing centers, computer-based testing centers are reviewed and approved to ensure test-takers receive the best, fairest experience possible for their test Training for jurisdiction and test center administrators is included in set up of a new testing center Testing centers can use desktop computers or laptop computers, as long as minimum requirements are met Only 2 computers are required to become a testing center Computer-based testing is the standard for many other test delivery programs. And as technology continues to advance, it is also becoming t...

Kisii Senator Chris Obure and three former Permanent Secretaries were on Wednesday charged over corruption related to the multi-billion shilling Anglo Leasing scandal. Obure who was charged over crimes committed when he was a Minister of Finance in former President Daniel arap Moi’s government, was in the dock alongside former Transport and Communication Permanent Secretary Sammy Kyungu, former PS Ministry of Finance Joseph Magari and former PS for Internal Security and Provisional Administration Dave Mwangi. They have all denied abuse of office and conspiracy to commit economic crime charges, although Mwiraria and the Kamani’s who are represented by lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi were not in court/CFM NEWS Also charged alongside them were former Postmaster General Francis Chahonyo, former Finance Secretary Samuel Bundotich and David Onyonka who was in-charge of debt management in the Ministry of Finance at the time he is accused of committing economic crimes. David Mwiraria who...

Nina Pham’s suit accuses the hospital’s parent company, Texas Health Resources, of failing to provide staff with adequate training – and violating her privacy Nina Pham, in the pink dress, is still employed by Texas Health Resources and was Thomas Eric Duncan’s primary nurse. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images Nina Pham, the nurse who last year became the first person to contract Ebola in the US, has said she will file a lawsuit against the hospital for which she was working at the time. Pham became infected while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who contracted the disease in Africa before becoming sick in the US, at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital in Dallas. Pham’s suit accuses the hospital’s parent company, Texas Health Resources, of failing to provide staff with adequate training or the necessary equipment to respond to the disease. It also claims that the company violated Pham’s privacy by releasing medical information and videos of her despite her reque...

More than 30 Democrats threaten to boycott Israeli prime minister’s planned speech in Congress Leaving Israel on Sunday, Binyamin Netanyahu said he would ‘do everything in my power to ensure our future’. Photograph: Abir Sultan/AP Israel and the US are bracing this week for the most strained moment in relations since Barack Obama came to power, after the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, arrived in Washington on Sunday night to urge Congress to oppose a nuclear deal with Iran. As he flew out of Ben Gurion airport, Netanyahu described his 48-hour trip to Washington as “a fateful, even historic mission”, which is to culminate in a controversial speech to Congress in which he will speak out against an emerging pact with Iran over its nuclear programme. “I feel deep and sincere concern for the security of Israel’s citizens and for the fate of the state and of all our people,” he said. “I will do everything in my power to ensure our future.” Netanyahu will address the Am...

Al Shabaab terrorists bribed Kenyan police officers who helped them smuggle explosives into Kenya last year, Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua has revealed. He said that after being bribed, the police at the Kenya-Somalia border, handcuffed the terrorists and escorted them all the way to Mombasa. This helped the terrorists, who were now suspects by the virtue of being under police guard, to evade further scrutiny at various roadblocks. Chief of staff and Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua said explosives would have caused serious damage if vehicle had not been intercepted.  And after they arrived in Mombasa, Mr Kinyua said the terrorists were unchained and let free to go ahead with their mission. Kinyua, however, said it was unlikely the officers knew the terrorists' car had explosives. "Imagine the kind of damage they could have caused if they were not arrested later?" posed Kinyua. Police who intercepted the vehicle bearing the explosives in March last year fo...