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A Senate Bill proposes all pupils be given free milk at school to improve their nutrition. The free school milk programme, Maziwa ya Nyayo, was introduced by President Daniel Moi in the 1980s. The Basic Education (Amendment) Bill, 2020 sponsored by nominated Senator Beatrice Kwamboka (ODM) proposes re-introduction of free supply of milk to all pupils and pre-primary learners. The Bill comes at a time when the government-funded school feeding programme has run into trouble due to a Sh500 million budget cut and the exit of the big donor, the World Food Programme [1] . When these proposals are put forward, the proposers never break down the details (numbers) of the bill and the public never get to ask what exactly this bill translates to financially. It is high time we Kenyans get to interact with what our so called Leaders proposals, because eventually there will be a direct impact on the country’s spending which is our taxes. A s at 2018, KNBS reported that there were 8,700,000 pri...

  Am not usually a fan of eves dropping on people’s conversations, but on this one, I didn’t have a choice but to pay maximum attention. I usually leave work at around 5:00 pm and get home between 5:30 -6:00 pm, as a norm. I have taught myself that it is a good thing to interact with people in my neighborhood after a long days work and get to know what transpired during the day while I was away. Well, am sure majority of people would have a dissenting opinion on this and especially the so called “Middle Class”, but there is nothing much that can be done pertaining perceptive reasoning.   So back to my story; as I got home, there is this place that they sell the traditional Meru porridge called “Mukio”. Any Meru would agree with me this is a great delicacy that would leave anyone licking their lips after a mug or two of the same and especially during this weird cold season in the month of September. The owner of the place set up a sitting arrangement that can accommodate ...

Brief History of 8:00 am – 5:00 working Time. During the Industrial Revolution, companies attempted to maximize the output of their factories by keeping them running as many hours as possible, typically implementing a “sun up to sun down” work day.  Wages were also extremely low, so workers themselves often needed to work these long shifts just to get by, including often sending their children to work in the factories as well, rather than getting them educated.  With little representation, education, or options, factory workers also tended to work in horrible working conditions to go along with the bad hours.  The typical work day at this time lasted anywhere from 10-18 hours per day, six days a week.  This all began to change in the 19th century. The first to suggest an eight hour work day for everyone was a British man by the name of Robert Owen, who was also one of the founders of socialism.  Owen felt that the work day should be divided into thirds, ...