 Thank you so much for tuning in to I-254-TV 8th, 24th of March, 2021. I trust you have been well. A very good Wednesday evening to you. My name is Dereva Hila. You are welcome to the broadcast. We begin from Education Sector Education Cabinet Secretary, Professor George Magua has said that there will be increased vigilance at examination centers to curb cheating of the commencement of the Canada Certificate of Secondary Education on Friday. Magua, who spoke in Kisumu following the conclusion of KCP examinations that began on Monday, say the exams were administered with utmost observance of exam rules and COVID-19 protocols. The CES also hinted at increased vigilance at examination centers ahead of the KCAC exam. He said each examination center will have at least three police officers, contrary to two officers as was the case for the KCP exams, which have just concluded. Let me warn again for the last time that as we go to the KCAC examination, we are following up quite a number of cheeky center managers together with their collaborators. And I would have this to say that the integrity of the examination shall be protected at any cost. So if you think that you are bold enough, whether you are from Homa Bay, or from Migori, or from Isabania, or even from Kisi, my warning to you is that you stop confusing our children. We are not scaring the children, we are protecting them. There are people who are planning to hire university students to go and sit for examinations in certain parts of this country. Let me just say that we are watching you. They think they are very advanced because they may even have interfered with the photographs, but it shall not happen under our guard. When I do some rather sad news, at least three people were killed when several others were injured. When the birds were travelling in was hit by an improvised explosive device, IED set on a rabie road in Mandera County. The birds were heading to Mandera Town from Liffey. Mandera Governor Ali Roba confirmed the deaths, saying the birds were badly damaged. After it was hit by the explosive, adding that the number of casualties might increase. Police say they are on high alert following the attack. The attack comes a day after security agents repulsed and attempted by Alshaba militants to attack a police camp in Liffey area. It is believed the same group is behind the attack on the buzz. The gang had fired two rockets propelled grenades and fired several times into the Boda Patro unit camp in Sheikh Baru area before they were repulsed. The national government is constructing 160 million shilling state of the art technical training college in Watamu, Liffey County to provide residents with the professional skills aimed at transforming the economy of the area. Liffey know the member of parliament, Owen Bayer, who is the project's brainchild says the college will also end Watamu's over reliance on the tourism sector which has been on a downturn in recent times owing to various factors, the latest being the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking after inspecting the project by SAID Watamu continues depending on tourism it will be difficult to sustain the people's livelihoods. By SAID programs which will be taught to the institution include engineering and hotel management. He said the college shall attract over 10,000 students who will together with the teachers and rent accommodation locally that will go to local economy including shops, restaurants and bars. To go and train to be a hotel manager that can be done here. So I am bringing training also to support the hotels which are here because our people get paid very little money because their employers are untrained equipment for this college is ready and the programs that will be taught here include engineering include hotel management. You don't have to go to utali to go and train to be a hotel manager that can be done here. So I am bringing training also to support the hotels which are here because our people get paid very little money because their employers are untrained or they are trained in the hotel they don't have papers, they don't have certificates but this college will train hotel management and all cadres in the hotel industry. In other news the government has handed over 170 locally acquired hospital beds to 14 counties each hospital will get 10 beds with Nairobi getting 40 beds industrialization and trade cabinet secretary Betty Minor who was speaking during the event said the government was moving to source locally manufactured goods to uplift the livelihoods of Kenyans. Minor challenge young people to showcase their capabilities and talents noting that going forward the government will begin to work closely with local investors. Interior principal secretary Karanja Kibishu who attended the event said the beds have been given to the counties at no cost. The right signals from government give a right push like in policy of you know buy Kenya, build Kenya that we are capable of generating this market for these products within our country and we are very excited when people come in and deliver. We are here today to demonstrate to the young people that we can actually use young people we can actually manufacture things here and the government can actually buy them and that is what we are here to do and this to serve as a lesson to the other young people that should you have your skill should you have the ability to do work by yourself use the opportunities that exist in government to be able to earn a living and make money for yourself will do everything possible to ensure that those young people that have good ideas are granted the opportunity not only to make what they have but also to ensure it is showcased to the consumers and their opportunity is actually Turning on to COVID-19 vaccination update the government of Kisi is calling on locals to go for the coronavirus vaccination access Kisi Deputy Governor Josh Mangi said he was taking the job as proof to locals that the vaccine was a fund meant to protect their lives speaking at Kisi Teaching and Referral Hospital Mangi encouraged people to get vaccinated he noted that in some countries non-vaccinated travellers were being denied entry he also said he had agreed with Governor James Ongway that they led by example by taking the vaccine Richard Donkwari who is the County Director of Public Health service dismissed the myths that she wrote in the vaccination Meanwhile in Mombasa County Jocham Hospital has received 800 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the county government in a bid to protect vulnerable health care workers Jocham CEO Dr John Chamia who received the consignment see that the facility will not vaccinate underage persons and those allergic to vaccines vaccination is the new reality many people have been saying about side effects and all these things but you know I'm a believer that doctors here doctors treat but only God heals we must encourage our people to go through the vaccination process and you must understand that the new world now over the world there is even talk that you may not be able to travel to some countries if you have not been vaccinated so let's not discourage people let us not you know create a national doubt it's in the doing world now maybe we can scare in pain so let's not scare people this is the new reality and we must be prepared we have the last time when I spoke to my governor we agreed that as leaders we must lead from the front and you can see I'm here and we have shown people that all of us who go through this process let us encourage them to do this let us join the president in encouraging people to be safe wash your hands wear your masks as you can see I'm a mask and keep safe distances wash your hands wear masks keep safe distance because COVID-19 is a reality and we're told it's coming back with the dangers so let us protect ourselves let us heed to the health protocols let us make sure that we observe the health requirements and for even sake let us get vaccinated the government doing this for free and you know just like other vaccinations like measles people initially had walupe in Hestan but it turned out that it's a reality we must do this encourage everybody in Kenya more particularly in Kisi County our county let us get vaccinated but as we get vaccinated let us still continue observing the health COVID-19 protocols which are three, basically wear masks wash your hands keep your distances with that story we'll be taking a very short break when we come back I'll tell you what has happened to Kakamega Senator Cleopas Malala do stay with us we'll be back with most we just tuned in this is OI 254 news highlights now Kakamega Senator Cleopas Malala has been ejected deputy minority leader following resolutions by NASA Senators Parliamentary Group Meeting held at parliament today Kilifi Senators Tewa Madzayo has been fronted to replace him with the Speaker of the Senate Ken Loosaka said to communicate to the House on the same the opposition Senators accused Malala of alleged gross misconduct and mischief in the recently concluded Matungu parliamentary mini poll Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has said his ministry will work closely with churches to see the peace and stability prevailed during the referendum and before the coming general election he noted that the church leaders had shown concern over what was happening in the nation Matiangi was speaking during a consultative forum with the National Churches of Kenya NCCK at Jumi Resort Conference Centre in Limuru to discuss how the two bodies would work together to see peace and stability enhanced in Kenya ahead of the referendum on 2022 general election this year they will build collaboration so that they can they can have constant communication and dialogue to ensure the country remains a peaceful NCCK Secretary General Canon Chris Kenyanyu the constitutional amendment bill has generated a lot of heat seeing the wanted assurance on the way forward Canon Kenyanyu the church wants to engage with interior ministry to curb divisive politics in Kenya we now have a new infrastructure where throughout our national government administration framework from the regional commission as security teams all the way down to the grass roots we will build a collaboration with them so that we have constant conversations and dialogue to ensure that our country remains peaceful and secure and stable even as we go through these national exercises that we carry out and as we go to that process we wanted assurance that this process is going to be peaceful is going to be safe and is not going to displace anybody from their homes and is not going to bring instability in our country now moving away from Kenya the rebel administration in eastern Libya has officially handed power to the country's new interim government based in Tripoli the handover ceremony took place just in Libya's second city Bagazi headquarters of the eastern administration and new government of national unity led by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Debeiba and backed by the United Nations was shown in last weekend Tripoli to replace the two rival demonstrations which have been fighting for control of Libya in France President Emmanuel Macron announced that Paris will reopen its embassy in Tripoli next week which was closed in 2014 violence spread in the country Libya has been besaid by violence since forces backed by NATO through its leaders Mamar Gaddafi in 2011 towards national and international reconciliation the government in eastern Libya has handed over its power to the new government of national unity or GNU the people of Libya now the new government and the new government and now the new government will replace Libya and the new government will give all services to the people French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed the formation of the interim government he announced that France's embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli will open next week after having been closed since 2014 it is not simply a support of Fassad it is a complete support that will be that of France as soon as Monday our embassy in Tripoli will be open and our ambassador who spent his days and nights working on the service of this ambition will be able to find your ground to implement everything we want to say to your side the unity government which is part of a UN backed plan was officially sworn in last week interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamed Debar has pledged to lead in Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nyatya Nyahu could struggle to secure enough seats to stay in power in complete results from Tuesday's elections continue to show with nearly 90% of what's counted his right-wing block is 8 seats short of the threshold to form a government arrival right-wing party would and another 7 seats if it throws its weight behind Mr Nyatya Nyahu the final results will among others things determined because of Israel's relations with the Palestinians Nyatya Nyahu with Israel as long as the serving leader has promised to form a right-wing government led by his Lekod party a smaller right-wing party Yamina led by Fuma Nyatya Nyahu loyalist Naftali Bennett could hold the balance of power but has not explicitly declared whether it will support the Prime Minister's efforts to form a government of those or those of opposition parties wanting to remove him now looking at COVID-19 situation in Kenya today 1,540 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 9,348 tested in the last 24 hours this brings the rate at 16.5% from today's cases 1,446 in terms of administration in terms of numbers Nairobi has 865 Nakuru 139 Machakos 82 Kiambu 76 Kajedu 42 Wasengeshiu 36 Trukana 33 Mombasa 29 Kirisho 20 Kisumu 20 Tranzoyil 17 Kitui 17 Narok 14 Migori 13 Bumet 12 Bungoma 12 Kilifi 12 Nyeri has 12 as well with Garisa Nandi and Kisi has 8 Likipia 7 Meru 7 Darakanili has 7 Mandirai Andinyandarwa have 6 cases each Siyaia has 4 Ilkakamega having 3 Elgeo Marakwet 3 Busyan Makweni Moranga, Baringo have 2 cases each with the Tanariva Westport Court Homa Bay Kirinyaga Kwale and Lamu having 1 case each 184 Patiens have recovered from the disease 95 are from the home based and isolation care while 89 are from various health facilities total recoveries now stands at 90,770 18 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours 1 has occurred in the last 24 hours while 13 are late death reports from facility record record audits the cumulative fatalities now 2066 condolescence to the family and friends of those who lost their loved ones another 60 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen with 48 of them in the general wads and 12 in the high dependency unit with 1,073 patients currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide while 3,315 patients are on home based isolation and care with 141 patients in the ICU who are on ventilatory support and 99 on supplementary oxygen 8 patients are on observation and that story of COVID-19 situation in Kenya max the end of our broadcast tonight thank you so much for staying with us enjoy the rest of our programming see you again next week my name is Dereva Hilewi goodbye and good night