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By Ahmed Salat Ali , Aaran Tv Ke  The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) examinations have commenced in Wajir County under heightened security, with education officials and security agencies warning that examination malpractice will not be tolerated. A total of 7,574 Grade 6 learners in 240 examination centres are sitting the KPSEA, while 6,931 Grade 9 learners in 198 centres are undertaking the KJSEA across the county. The exercise is part of a nationwide assessment involving more than 2.4 million learners, including approximately 1,298,089 Grade 6 candidates sitting the KPSEA and 1,130,669 Grade 9 candidates taking the KJSEA. Speaking to the press at the start of the examinations, Wajir County Director of Education Abdiw A. Mohamed and Wajir East DCC George Onyango expressed confidence in the preparedness of candidates, saying teachers had worked hard to equip learners with the knowledge and skills requi...

He is the only African and the only representative from a low- or middle-income country among 15 distinguished figures recognised for their lasting contributions to pathology and laboratory medicine. By Ahmed Salat Ali AARAN TV KE  Kenyan consultant pathologist Dr Ahmed Kalebi, OGW, has been inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame of The Pathologist, an international publication that has recognised 15 distinguished figures for their enduring contributions to pathology and laboratory medicine. Dr Kalebi is the only African and the only inductee from a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) in the inaugural cohort, described by the publication as “fifteen giants of pathology”. The honourees include the late Professor Christopher D.M. Fletcher (1958–2024), formerly of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the late Professor Richard Scolyer AO (1966–2026), a renowned melanoma pathologist affiliated with the University of Sydney and Melanoma Institute Australia. Th...

By Ahmed Salat Ali AARAN TV KE  Garissa School for the Deaf is set to receive a major infrastructure boost following the launch of a KSh12.7 million project aimed at improving learning facilities, access to clean water, sanitation and digital education for learners with hearing impairments. The project, implemented by Airtel Money Kenya through the Airtel Africa Foundation in partnership with ChildFund Kenya, seeks to create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment for learners with special needs. Under the Building Brighter Futures initiative, the school will receive four new classrooms to accommodate its growing student population, alongside an ICT centre designed to equip learners with digital skills and expand their access to educational opportunities. The project will also improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities through the construction of modern ablution blocks with separate toilets and bathrooms for boys and girls, an extension of the water pipeli...

By Ahmed Salat Ali | AARAN TV KE  Journalists in Wajir County have undergone training on safe, ethical and responsible reporting, with facilitators urging the media to uphold accuracy, impartiality and accountability as the country approaches the 2027 General Election. The training, organised by Worthy Vision, brought together journalists from mainstream and digital media platforms, content creators, radio stations, freelance practitioners and print media. The engagement focused on strengthening the capacity of journalists to report on sensitive issues, including peacebuilding, violent extremism and community cohesion. The journalists were taken through various thematic areas, including ethical reporting, impartial verification, humanity, accountability, peacebuilding and the safety of journalists while carrying out their professional duties. The training also emphasised the need for journalists to avoid reporting that could stigmatise communities, promote extremist narratives or e...

Land, development, political realignment and the search for a new Coast coalition are reshaping the road to 2027 By Ahmed Salat Ali | Political Affairs, AARAN TV KE  As Kenya edges closer to the 2027 General Election, the political temperature at the Coast is rising — quietly but unmistakably. President William Ruto’s extensive eight-day tour of Taita-Taveta, Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa, Tana River and Lamu has brought renewed attention to a region that could become an important theatre in the next presidential contest. The tour, running from September 26 to October 3, has combined development launches, infrastructure inspections, land reforms, economic programmes and political engagements with local leaders and residents.  Among the headline initiatives are the issuance of nearly 200,000 title deeds and the proposed multibillion-shilling refinery project in Lamu. The significance of the tour, however, goes beyond project launches. It is also about politics. For Ruto, the Coast pre...

By Ahmed Salat Ali | Political Affairs Djibouti’s Minister of Social Affairs and Solidarity, Ouloufa Ismail Abdo, has appealed for urgent international support for Yemeni refugees arriving in the country as renewed fighting in Yemen drives more families to flee across the Gulf of Aden. Speaking during a visit to assess the refugees’ situation, Abdo said President Ismail Omar Guelleh had directed a government delegation to assess the unfolding humanitarian situation and identify the most urgent needs of those arriving from Yemen. She said particular attention was being given to children, the sick, people living with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, many of whom endured perilous journeys by sea after fleeing conflict. “We want to listen to their essential needs, especially those of the children and those suffering from illness,” Abdo said, stressing that Djibouti would do everything within its capacity to provide assistance. The minister also appealed to the international c...