Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings.

Malulu Injendi’s burial in Malava

The late MP Malulu Injendi is set to be interred in a state burial in his constituency of Malava.

Injendi who died after a long illness at the Aga Khan University hospital in Nairobi will be buried today, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in a funeral which will be attended by President William Ruto.

On Monday, March 3, 2025, National Assembly speaker Moses Wetang’ula led a section of legislators in eulogising the MP who was serving his third term at the time of his death, noting that only family members and the president would be allowed to speak on March 4, 2025.

“As we begin this final journey with him, we take comfort in the impact he made and the lives he touched. Tomorrow, in a State function attended by President William Ruto and other leaders, we will lay him to rest with the honour he deserves. Rest in peace, my friend. Your service and devotion will never be forgotten,” Wetang’ula said.

Schools resume learning from mid-term break

Several schools are expected to resume learning after going on a mid-term break late last month.

The learners are expected to troop back to their respective schools amid a cash crunch which is currently being experienced in institutions where the state has yet to disburse the required capitation to schools.

During the mid-term break, several schools released learners earlier than usual, with headteachers citing the cash crunch necessitated by the delayed release of capitation in full.

“We have been promised that money would be sent, and we have been waiting. We needed the money to alleviate pressure from head teachers,” the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) chairperson Willie Kuria said.

“The actual amount received per learner is far below the stipulated capitation grant. As of now, schools receive Sh4,181 per student.”

Education CS Julius Ogamba, however, assured that a further Ksh14 billion would be released to schools during the week.

Pope Francis’s health update

Ailing pontiff Pope Francis on Monday, March 3, 2025, suffered a condition where doctors had to clear mucus from his lungs and put him back on oxygen.

The 88-year-old resumed being on a ventilator to help him with breathing even as his handlers noted that he was alert, focused and cooperative.

The pontiff was admitted to hospital 18 days ago after suffering pneumonia and has yet to return to the Vatican since his admission.