Northern Kenya
The public participation exercise underscored the importance of involving citizens in the budgetary process to ensure that their needs and priorities are adequately reflected in the fiscal planning for the nation.
Communal clashes saw parents withdraw their children from Bisanadi Primary School, and teachers chased away, denying hundreds the right to education.
A spot check found some schools still flooded and some displaced persons yet to move out of their temporary shelters.
They say they will not return to work unless the government addresses the key issues of poor pay and changes their contracts to make them permanent and pensionable.
Garissa, one of the counties earmarked for major industrial transformation, is among the 17 counties that have been allocated Sh1.125 billion for the CAIPs project.
Social Services executive Sumeya Bishar emphasised the importance of appreciating mothers, saying they are indispensable.
They say, however, that the new camp at the Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization in Galbet Ward, is overcrowded, lacks water and tents, and is unhygienic.
Abdikadir was wary about the psychological preparedness of the victims to be relocated to different camps, which may affect them, especially children.
Government agencies and ministries have been tasked with integrating tree planting into their operations.
He had quarrelled with the deceased at a hotel where they were taking tea before he took a panga nearby and attacked him before the victim later succumbed to the wound.
The commissioner added that 4,670 households were affected after the River Tana burst its bank.
Others who were injured are currently receiving medical care at Rhamu Referral Hospital.
Several vendors selling fresh produce near her stall have closed their businesses due to the high costs of delivering fruits and vegetables from Kiambu County.
Police found cocaine concealed in her toiletries which were stashed in two smaller bags.
The government must ensure temporary shelters are available, and have adequate supplies, before asking residents to move, Interfaith Network says.
The company's managing director, Mohamed Dolal, said this is a cautionary measure to prevent electrocution as the main transformer is submerged.
Interior CS Kithure Kindiki assured the affected families both in Kitui and Mandera of government support.
Senator Lomenen had also inquired whether an impact assessment had been conducted on the effectiveness of the curfew in various towns within Turkana, including Lokichar and Kainuk.
EACC had submitted in court that Ibrae allegedly irregularly received Sh71.7 million from the Marsabit county government through his company Al Habib Enterprises, during the period under scrutiny.
Despite relishing nearly seven years of uninterrupted peace, they remain resolute in their determination to prevent any regression.
The officers discovered the presence of the narcotics using a sniffer dog after the sacks were opened at the Moyale Directorate of Criminal Investigations office.
The government suspended boat operations after one capsized in Kona Ponda, but restores them later, with strict conditions in place.
They will have quick access to money in the form of insurance payouts or savings during droughts, famines and related calamities.
The project also has a research component, whose knowledge will guide and inform the project implementation and promote innovation and learning for the communities.
This will be the first time refugee camps in the county will be integrated into the initiative.
The official said consumers within 600 metres range to the nearest transformers would be temporarily relocated as a stopgap measure while the issue is being sorted.
County Coordinator Daud Ahmed noted that with the River Tana flooding, more water could flow to parts of Garissa and Tana River counties.
More however remain trapped in the Sintaan area in Marigat where efforts to rescue over 230 households are ongoing.
Farmers appealed to the government for immediate support for household sustainability, support to rehabilitate farms, and replanting.
UNHCR Representative to Kenya Caroline Van Burech has expressed concerns about the heavy rains which have now reached the Kakuma refugee camp.