Loan defaults dip to lowest in 19 months

 

Main entrance at the Central Bank of Kenya. [File, Standard]

The proportion of loans that have remained unpaid for at least three months has fallen to a 19-month low on increased repayments and recoveries amid the easing of coronavirus economic hardships.

Relief for patients as private hospitals, NHIF strike temporary deal

Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr Mercy Mwangangi at a past press conference. [File, Standard]

By Stephanie Wangari 

Private Hospitals will continue offering services to patients using the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) cover until March 31, 2021. 

Ex-NSSF boss, others slapped with Sh10bn fine in fraud suit

By Mireri Junior A former National Social Security Fund (NSSF) manager, three Discount Securities Limited officials and their employer found guilty of

'Too much English' hinders Kenyans from watching TV

Kenyans say the use of "too much English" on TV keeps them off while others complained of too much political coverage. [Courtesy]

.By Jacinta Mutura 

Use of "too much English" in TV content, limited coverage on matters affecting rural areas are among the reasons Kenyans have been shying away from consuming media content.

Findings by the Media Council of Kenya on Status of the Media Survey 2021 and perception of Kenyans about the media, noted that Kenyans said use of "too much English" on TV keeps them off while others complained of too much political coverage.

They also cited limited coverage of issues affecting them at the local level including security, drought, Female Genital Mutilation among others

The findings released yesterday showed that only 24 per cent of Kenyans have

New record in war on graft as NSSF fraudsters are fined Sh9.6b

Wilfred Weru (centre) and Isaac Nyakundi at a Milimani court. January 31, 2022. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

By Paul Ogemba 

Amagistrate yesterday bolstered the war against corruption by setting a new record of Sh9.6 billion in fines for four individuals and a company that defrauded the National Social Security Fund of Sh1.2 billion.

The ruling by anti-corruption chief magistrate Lawrence Mugambi comes as a

PATA VICHWA VYA HABARI KUTOKA MAGAZETINI LEO JUMANNE FEBRUARI 01, 2022

TANESCO yawatoa hofu Watanzania kuhusu upatikanaji wa umeme, yasisitiza hakuna giza

SHIRIKA la Umeme Tanzania (TANESCO) limewatoa hofu wateja wake kuhusu hali ya upatikanaji umeme nchini wakati wa uboreshaji wa mfumo wa gesi asilia kwenye visima vya gesi vya Shirika la Maendeleo ya Petroli Tanzania (TPDC) na Pan African Energy Tanzania kama yalivyotangazwa kuanza Februari Mosi hadi 10,2022. 

 kuhusu matengenezo hayo leo Januari 31,2022 wakati wa ziara aliyoifanya na waandishi wa habari kwenye Kituo cha Kupoza Umeme cha Kunduchi jijini Dar es salaam,Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Shirika la Umeme Tanzania (TANESCO), Maharage Chande amesema, nchi haitakuwa gizani na kwamba hakuna maeneo yatakayoathirika kwa siku zote 10 mfululizo kwa kukosa umeme.

‘‘Visima vile vya gesi asilia si vya TANESCO ni vya TPDC, SONGAS na PAET sisi ni wateja tunaochukuwa gesi kutoka kwao na ili wao watupatie nishati hiyo zaidi ni lazima kufanya maboresho ndani ya siku hizo 10 tulizozitangaza, hakuna eneo litaathirika zaidi ya siku tatu kwa kukosa umeme ndani ya siku hizo kumi za kupisha matengenezo na tayari tumeshatoa ratiba kwa maeneo yote yatakayoathirika kwa kila mikoa husika nchi nzima,’’amefafanua Maharage.

Aidha, amesema sambamba na matengenezo ya visima hivyo shirika litaendelea na maboresho yake na matengenezo mbalimbali kwenye miundombinu yake ndani ya muda wa siku 10 katika maeneo yote nchini ili kuhakikisha matengenezo yatakapokamilika huduma ya umeme inarejea katika hali yake ya kawaida.

Katika hatua nyingine Mkurugenzi huyo amesema kazi ya kuongeza uwezo wa kupokea na kupoza umeme katika Kituo cha Kunduchi kilichopo eneo la Salasala jijini Dar es salaam ipo ukingoni na tayari transfoma mpya yenye ukubwa wa MVA 195 imekamilika kufungwa.

‘‘Transfoma hii inategemewa kuwashwa ili kuanza kutumika wakati wa kipindi cha matengenezo ya visima vya gesi na umeme kama nilivyozungumza wiki ya jana,"amesema Maharage.

Akieleza kwa undani faida za transfoma hiyo kwa wateja wanaohudumiwa na kituo hicho Meneja mkoa wa Kinondoni Kaskazini, Mhandisi Regina Mvungi amesema transfoma hiyo itasaidia kuondoa matatizo ya umeme kucheza, kuwa mdogo na kuboresha hali ya upatikanaji umeme kuwa ya kutabirika na ya uhakika.

Vilevile faida zingine ni itasaidia wateja kutokosa huduma pindi transfoma moja itakapopata hitilafu tofauti na hali ilivyokuwa hapo awali na kuwezesha mikoa mingine ya Kitanesco kama Kinondoni Kusini kuwapa wateja huduma wanapokuwa na matengenezo mbalimbali ya umeme.

Kituo cha Kupokea na Kusambaza Umeme cha Kunduchi kilianzishwa mwaka 1995 ambapo kutokana na ongezeko la mji kukuwa kwa kasi na uhitaji wa umeme ililazimu TANESCO kununua transfoma mpya kubwa itakayosaidia kuimarisha hali ya upatikanaji umeme kwenye maeneo mbalimbali ya Jiji la Dar es Salaam.