Life Hacks

  The manslaughter trial of suspected Shakahola cult leader Paul Mackenzie and his 94 accomplices has been postponed until March 2025 due to a shortage of prosecutors. The case, originally scheduled for three days this week, was adjourned by a Mombasa Chief Magistrate’s Court on Monday after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) requested more time to address the issue. Prosecutor Victor Simbi told the court that the team of seven prosecutors handling the case was unavailable due to transfers and other administrative matters. He informed the court, “I am the only prosecutor available for the entire week.”
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  The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has urged taxpayers to verify the mobile phone numbers registered on the iTax platform to help curb tax evasion and avoidance. In a notice published in local dailies, KRA encouraged all users to take part in the Taxpayer Register Data Clean-Up Exercise and ensure that the information on the system is accurate. To support this process, KRA has introduced a One Time Password (OTP) system, allowing users to update their details on the platform. After logging in, the system will display the user’s registered mobile number for verification. If the number is incorrect, users must
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  A new report from the Cigna International Health Study 2024 reveals that 84% of employees in Kenya are experiencing high levels of stress. While the overall well-being of Kenyans has improved slightly, rising from 50 points in 2023 to 61 points in 2024, financial concerns and the high cost of living remain the primary contributors to stress. The study, which surveyed over 10,000 participants across 11 global markets, evaluated well-being based on eight factors: emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual. The findings indicate that employed women in Kenya experience higher levels of stress than their male counterparts.
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  The government is set to reserve all tenders valued at less than Kes.1 billion for Kenyan firms to protect them from well-funded foreign companies. This initiative is part of proposed amendments to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act of 2015, which have been tabled in Parliament. The goal of the proposal is to improve the competitiveness of local firms, which have struggled to compete against foreign companies, particularly Chinese firms, in securing tenders at both national and county government levels. Under the proposed changes, foreign firms will still be eligible for contracts exceeding the Kes.1 billion threshold, but only
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  The Executive Office of the President at State House, Nairobi, has invited Kenyans to apply for short-term consultancy positions. In a notice on Monday, November 11, President William Ruto’s office outlined that the consultants will help advance the government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. The consultancy services will primarily focus on macroeconomics, including areas such as credit and financial inclusion, labor markets, household and welfare economics, as well as education and health economics. Another important focus will be natural resource economics, particularly energy, environment, and climate finance. Additionally, the positions will address industrial economics, with emphasis on industrial policy, competition policy,
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  The government has agreed to reinstate the previously discontinued comprehensive medical insurance scheme for civil servants and public officers, responding to increasing pressure from various stakeholders. The new scheme will operate alongside the existing Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), a move that has sparked mixed reactions among civil servants, many of whom are concerned that additional deductions could be added to their payslips. According to draft regulations published by the ministry last week, the scheme will be funded through Treasury allocations and the medical allowances already paid to civil servants. The proposed scheme is part of a broader effort to
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  The world is home to more young people (ages 15-24 years old) now than at any other time in history. Yet — as many studies published in the National Library of Medicine suggest — there is limited youth engagement in HIV prevention interventions in sub‐Saharan Africa. The world, for the first time in 2015, committed
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  The MPs summoned Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos, his Labor counterpart Alfred Mutua, and National Treasury CS John Mbadi to provide details on steps taken to end the strike. Read More