Selestine Nyongesa
- An editor at Signs Tv
- Nairobi, Kenya
- @Nyongesaselest1
Experienced and versatile writer, dedicated to using my exceptional writing and editing skills to inform and advocate. My work focuses on educating and entertaining readers on a range of topics, with a particular expertise in matters of disability.
Sierra Leone Opposition Wants Election Chief To Resign
Jun 16, 2023 BY REUTERSSierra Leone's leading opposition candidate has called for the country's electoral commissioners to resign a week before a presidential poll, saying h...
PWDs Prioritised In The 2023/2024 Budget
Jun 16, 2023 Treasury Cabinet Secretary Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u on Thursday presented the 2023/24 fiscal year budget in Parliament.The CS, in his first budget statement, expla...
PWDs Urged To Embrace Online Development Programme
Jun 16, 2023 Young persons with disabilities have been urged to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the National Online Employment Skills Development Programme,...
Locals Urged To Stop Discriminating Persons With Albinism
Jun 16, 2023 By Salome Alwanda/Victoria MagarResidents of Busia County have been asked not to discriminate against persons with albinism.Speaking during the commemoration of...
Finance Bill 2023 On PWDs
Jun 15, 2023 The finance bill 2023 carries a lot of government policies on the economy which means if enacted persons with disabilities will also be affected.However, during...
Eritrea Rejoins East Africa Bloc
Jun 14, 2023 BY ALJAZEERAEritrea has rejoined a regional bloc it left 16 years ago, its information minister said late on Monday, in the country’s latest move to rebuild tie...
Black Albinism- Climate Change Advocacy
Jun 14, 2023 Climate change has a devastating impact on persons with albinism - with a lack of pigmentation in their skin, hair, and eyes, they are susceptible to sunlight h...
International Albinism Awareness Day 2023
Jun 13, 2023 BY ESTHER MUTURIInternational Albinism Awareness Day is observed annually on the 13th of June to create awareness of Albinism and promote the rights and regulat...
World Albinism Day "Inclusion is Strength"
Jun 13, 2023 Albinism is an inherited disability characterized by a substantially lower rate of melanin production. Melanin is the pigment responsible for the color of the s...
Finance Committee To Amend Contentious Finance Bill Clauses
Jun 12, 2023 With the Finance Bill 2023 set for Tabling in parliament on Tuesday, the Parliamentary Committee on Finance led by Molo Member of Parliament Kimani Kuria, reach...
Silvio Berlusconi, Former Italian PM, Dies At 86
Jun 12, 2023 BY BBC NEWSSilvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, has died aged 86.He died at the San Raffaele...
Narok County Inua Jamii Beneficiaries Want Gov't To Release Stipends
Jun 12, 2023 By John Kaleke/Eunice NgatiaPersons with disabilities, the elderly, and vulnerable children in Narok County are calling upon the government to release their Inu...
Persons With Disabilities To Benefit From KPC Training
Jun 12, 2023 By KNA's Robert Ojwang’/Edwin Odhiambo Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) owning businesses are set to benefit from a training program rolled out by the Kenya Pip...
The Process Of A Bill Becoming A Law In Kenya
Jun 12, 2023 BY ESTHER MUTURIThe process of a bill becoming a law in Kenya is long and complicated because of the stages it has to undergo - it can take months or even years...
Prices Of Fresh Produce Shoot Up As Shortage Hits Nyeri Town
Jun 09, 2023 By Wangari Mwangi and Hellen NdiranguFamilies in Nyeri are being forced to dig deeper into their pockets to afford fresh produce as prices of the commodities co...
Guinea-Bissau Opposition Wins Majority In Parliamentary Polls
Jun 09, 2023 BY ALJAZEERAA coalition of opposition groups in Guinea-Bissau has won a majority of seats in parliament in the first legislative elections since President Umaro...
Kiambu Residents Benefit From NHIF Free Medical Camp
Jun 08, 2023 BY Grace NaishooThe National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, flagged off a free medical camp exercise in Kiambu County in partnership w...
Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Shelling Rescuers Amid Dam Evacuations
Jun 08, 2023 BY ALJAZEERAUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian forces of shelling Ukrainian emergency workers who are trying to rescue people from flood...
Kenyan Taxation System
Jun 08, 2023 The country has been facing increasing debt as its import bills have ballooned due to the global pressures caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this is accor...
World Oceans Day
Jun 08, 2023 BY ESTHER MUTURIWorld Ocean Day is an international day that takes place annually on 8 June. A concept originally proposed in 1992 by Canada’s International Cen...
Baringo County First Lady Urges Parents to Enroll Children With Disabilities In School
Jun 08, 2023 BY Caroline CheronoBaringo Governor’s wife Dr. Emmy Chesire has called upon parents of children with disabilities to enroll them in school in a bid to help them...