Why Govt Wants More Money for SHA

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has urged Parliament to increase funding for the Primary Healthcare Fund (PHCF) and the Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illness Fund (ECCIF), vital for Kenya's health reforms. He highlighted the Social Health Authority (SHA) is suffering from inadequate resources despite major strides in operationalisation.

Latiff's Hot Button: Gen Zs, why are you not registering as voters?

Why It Will Be Mandatory for Students to Get IDs, Register as Voters

A proposed new bill in Kenya aims to make acquiring national identification cards and voter registration mandatory for all Form Four students aged 18 and above. This move, approved by the Parliamentary Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs, seeks to streamline citizen registration and boost youth participation in elections.

Only 20,000 new voters registered

Continuous voter registration for the 2027 General Election has commenced in Kenya, alongside a mass registration drive for national identity cards. However, early reports indicate a low turnout with only 20,000 new voters registered so far, and allegations of malpractices are already surfacing.

Green Card Lottery applicants now to pay Sh129 registration fee