September 26, 2023: Top news events to look out for today
By Joel Sang, September 26, 2023
Here is what you need to know in order to get up to speed with today’s happenings.
Harambee Starlets host Cameroon
Kenya’s women’s national football team Harambee Starlets will host Cameroon for the second leg of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier at Nyayo Stadium.
The Indomitable Lionesses carry a 1-0 advantage that they clinched during the first leg action that was hosted in Douala.
The aggregate winner will proceed to the second round of qualification.
The match will start at 3:00 pm.
Reaction to new education grading system
After the Ministry of Education announced the new Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) grading system changes, key stakeholders are expected to voice their support or concerns.
The changes, announced by Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on Tuesday, September 25, will be applied immediately to this year’s national examinations.
According to the new system, KCSE will see only two mandatory subjects required for computing a candidate’s mean grade. The first will be mathematics, and the second will be English, Kiswahili, or Kenyan Sign Language, whichever the candidate has a higher score in.
Previously, a candidate had to be examined on five mandatory subjects across three cluster groups: mathematics, English, Kiswahili, two sciences, and one humanity.
Top agendas as House resumes
The new session of the National Assembly resumes on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, with key agenda items awaiting its deliberations.
The talks between Kenya Kwanza and Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya Alliance could find their way into the session if the negotiators reach an agreement on key issues.
Proposed reforms to the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) are also expected to dominate the new session.
Apart from the bipartisan talks, an investigation into Worldcoin activities could be among the top agenda items.
The Members of Parliament (MPs) have been on recess since August 23 and will resume the session, which will be the last one this year, before they go for the December holidays.