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  By Janelle Okongo Photo by Janelle: Migori County Assembly Parliamentary proceeding in session  Migori County Assembly yesterday, upheld the appointment of nominee Gladiolus Oluoch Otieno for the position of County Attorney after a long awaited period by the County executive. The speaker of Migori County Assembly Charles Oyugi, had earlier issued a notice for the vetting of nominee for the position of County Attorney pursuant to the provision of the Migori County Standing Order No. 185 as well as section 7 of the public appointments. The report was laid to the floor of the House by Member for South Kanyamkago Ward, Angogo Graham Kigali who stated that the name of the nominee was presented to the committee on appointment in accordance with the law. In considering the nominee, the committee of Appointments was guided by article 73(2) (a) (b) (c) and (e) of the constitution, the County government Act, the office of County Assemblies Act, provision of section 7 of the public App...

 By Janelle Okongo. Climate change has become a global menace in Africa and as such the use of clean energy needs to be scaled up to fight this environmental catastrophe dragging us behind. According to the report by UNEP, around 80% of global energy, 66% of electrical generations are supplied from fossil fuels which in turn contributes to 60% of greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change. While energy accounts for 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the UN calculates that 13% of the world population still lacks electricity and that 3 billion people rely on fossil fuels like charcoal for cooking and heating. Currently, approximately 40 million Kenyans rely on polluting fuels such as charcoal and wood for cooking. It's because they do not afford the cost of liquefied petroleum gas(LPG) that rose up in price due to the effects of COVID-19 and value added tax that were put in place on LPG in 2021. Report by International Energy Agency (IEA) access to clean cooking en...

  Na Janelle Okongo, Ilichapishwa Taifa leo tarehe 25/3/2022 Kilimo ni uti wa mgongo wa taifa la Kenya. Asilimia kubwa ya wananchi, imetegemea pakubwa ukulima kwa minajili ya uzalishaji bora wa vyakula ili kuzima janga la njaa. Nchi ya Kenya vilevile, inazidi kukua kiuchumi kupitia ushuru wanaotozwa wakulima kutokana na mauzo ya mazao yao. Ni jambo la kuvunja moyo namna gharama ya pembejeo inavyozidi kupanda kila uchao. Kukodi shamba, kununua mbegu ya upanzi na madawa ya kuua wadudu kumekuwa ghali zaidi kwa mkulima kumudu. Isitoshe, matrekta ya kukokotwa na mashine ya kuvunia pia yanatozwa fedha za juu zaidi ikilinganishwa na awali. Mbolea inayostahili kuongeza rutuba kwa mashamba ili kuzidisha mazao, imegeuka kuwa kilio kwa wakulima humu nchini. Wakulima wanahisi uzito wa kujitosa kwenye kilimo msimu huu wa upanzi. Hela zinazohitajika ili kufanikisha ukulima ni nyingi mno ikizingatiwa mna gharama ya maisha inavyozidi kupanda. Wakulima wanahofia kupata hasara ya kujihusisha na rasl...

   Na Janelle okongo. Published in Taifa leo on 15th, March 2022 Visa vya utovu wa usalama vinaendelea kukithiri mipaka maeneo ya Baringo na kupelekea wakaazi wake kujawa na hofu tele kuhusu maisha yao. Wengi wa wale wanaoishi Baringo wamekosa subira na kuchukua hatua ya kugura makao yao rasmi pamoja na mifugo wao ili kutafuta mahali salama pa kujisitiri huku wakiomba serikali iwanusuru kutoka kwa masaibu wanayopitia. Hali hio iliwakosesha amani watahiniwa wa mtihani wa Kitaifa wa KCPE waliokuwa wanaishi maeneo hayo. Hata hivyo, hivi majuzi kumetokea mashambulizi ya mkuu wa polisi na mwenzake Kule kapkechir waliofyatuliwa risasi na maharamia wasiojulikana. Takriban watu ishirini na tatu wamepoteza uhai wao tangu shambulizi hilo kutukia. Wakaazi wa Baringo wanalilia usalama wao. Iwapo polisi wanauwawa sembuse mwananchi wa kawaida asiye na ujuzi wala kifaa cha kukabiliana na maharamia hao? Waziri wa usalama ashirikiane na serikali ili kupeleka majeshi eneo la Baringo kushughulik...

 By Janelle Okongo Journalists are the key propellers of information. They perform their job to their best level in ensuring information reaches wide audience. Journalists sacrifices a lot and go extra mile endangering their lives, with an intention of keeping the world informed. Politicians should accord much more respect to the media personnel. It is through these individuals that politicians are able to speak to large masses across the world without in person interactions. They should refrain from behaving in uncivility manner by deploying goons to intimidate journalists. Their presence in rallies should not be muddled up with role of a spy. The purpose of journalism is neither pleasing those who hold power nor covering events for personal gain. Journalists collect, investigate, analyses and report all beats full of facts. Journalists are being assaulted through physical attacks and verbal threats with the aim to silence them. Violation takes form of murder, kidnap, cyber-bullyi...

 By Janelle Okongo  Extrajudicial killings that are continuously being executed in the country, are raising an alarm and inflicting fear and insecurity to people as the family of deceased battle with psychological torture in the struggle to overcome the loss. The murder of a Pakistan investigative journalist, Arshad Sheriff at Magadi, Kajiado county is a deep leak in the dark to our country. This tends to feature the culture of impunity in our country where individuals are abruptly deprived off their right to life. The circumstances revolving around the death of Sherrif raises much more questions on what exactly triggered his execution. Was he killed for mistaken identity? Why did the police fail to look at the number plate of his car to determine if he was the culprit? Why was the driver not shot?  Arshad's killing has raised a lot of suspicion and this is endangering the lives of investigative journalists responsible for uprooting evil deeds of the society by working u...