•.Mention of case in which a lawyer has challenged government funding of the Child Welfare Society
•Ten suspects in fake gold scam to take plea today after defrauding an American citizen of Sh67 million.
More than 800,000 Form 1 students will be admitted to secondary school this week as 30,000 newly hired teachers also report.
The Teachers Service Commission said 10,000 of the teachers will be employed on permanent, pensionable terms while 25,550 will be interns.
The commission said 9,000 of the slots are for permanent secondary school teachers and 1,000 for primary school teachers, while 21,550 slots are for intern teachers for junior secondary schools.
As the Form 1 students, the ministry has already distributed their textbooks.
Child Welfare Society fund case
A Nairobi court will today mention and give further directions in a case where a lawyer has challenged the government funding of a children’s lobby, Child Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK).
Lawyer Bernard Odero has sued CWSK, the Labour and Social Protection Cabinet secretary, and the Attorney General.
He argues that the government should stop funding the organisation and that it should be barred from dealing with at least 10 properties.
Ugunja police case
A robbery with violence suspect who was held for more than 24 hours at Ugunja police cell and allegedly injected with a substance that has affected his health has been released by the High court.
He was directed to file a complaint against the police at IPOA.
New security system at JKIA
The government is set to roll out what has been dubbed the Advanced Passenger Information (API) system as well as e-Gates at the country’s entry points for easy profiling of passengers and convenience.
The APIs and e-Gates will be critical in boosting the country’s security and eliminating queues as passengers await their immigration stamps.
Fake gold scam
Ten suspects arrested during a police operation in Nairobi that saw the recovery of two firearms and over 470 rounds of ammunition of 9mm and 5.56 mm calibre in the city are expected in court on Monday.
Some of them will be repeat offenders when they face charges in court, police said.
The suspects spent their weekend in custody after the arrests.
Cancer data
Cancers of the head and neck are the most prevalent in Garissa county, the ministry of health has said
Cancer centre in Garissa
Why the opening of the Garissa Regional Cancer Center is a game changer in the fight against cancer.
CJ roundtable
Chief Justice Martha Koome will host a high-level roundtable meeting at the Safari Park Hotel to apprise development partners on priority projects under the Social Transformation Through Access to Justice (STAJ) Vision.
The meeting aims to create synergies and secure alignment of key priority programs and projects, for the realisation of people-centred access to justice in Kenya.