Anne Ngugi

Energetic ambitious journalist dedicated to highlighting different aspects of our society though creative and informative stories. Adept at news production and TV and radio content production, I am capable of developing comprehensive and influential stories while working under deadlines and pressure, works as part of a team with the ability to influence senior leaders with new and refreshing ideas. I am especially passionate about peacekeeping having been a trainer in Alternative to Violence projects with Friends in Peace organization (FPC) and Peace keeping missions with Peace Ambassadors Kenya(PAK).

Radio Light and Life •

LIGHT AND LIFE CELEBRATES ITS THIRTEENTH ANNIVERSARY!

Ever since the inception of the station in 2007, the thirteenth anniversary was a very special event. Other than its yearly significance this marked the stations growth to maturity. But why wait until this year to celebrate its anniversary? Well, turns out that this is the first time that as a radio we have felt settled. With the support of the staff and the board of management, we held an amazing enriching on air service with our listeners through our frequency and our Facebook page. While t
The Standard •

All activities paralysed in public universities as staff resume strike

All activities paralysed in public universities as staff resume strike All activities were paralysed in public universities after employees downed their tools to protest the delayed payment of their salary awards.In Nairobi, University Way was impassable yesterday morning as staff drawn from all three university unions made their way to the University of Nairobi to demand their pay The strike forced lecturers, who were still in class at the university’s main campus, to terminate their lectures
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Maize flour price still high in Kakamega despite State subsidy

Maize flour price still high in Kakamega despite State subsidy KAKAMEGA, KENYA: Maize flour prices are still high in major supermarkets in Kakamega town, a spot check by The Standard on Thursday reveals.The supermarkets have maintained the initial prices of maize flour which stands at Sh 160 instead of Sh90 for the 2 kilogrammes. The town's major food outlets attributed the high price to slow transition between millers and wholesalers. "We have to wait for the millers to send us the new batch w
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Clerics call for end of attacks on Supreme Court

Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) clergymen led by Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit have warned political leaders against attacking the Supreme Court. Speaking in Mumias during the consecration of the new Mumias Diocese Bishop Joseph Wandera, Sapit told leaders to stop threatening judges for nullifying the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta. “The court in its verdict did what it was mandated to do and presented Kenyans with the facts. It is not right for any leader to threaten this institution,” he s
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Controversy rocks Sh200 billion project in Butere

The county has threatened to demolish a multi-billion-shilling medical and technology project in Butere sub-county.The Sh200 billion Mwale Medical and Technology City project is a gigantic complex with shops, residential area and a medical referral hospital. But the county now says it never cleared the investor to undertake the development and accuses him of violating several laws. According to county authorities, the investor has violated the Kakamega County Physical Planning Act requiring the
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election 2017: Most offices open despite Raila’s work boycott call

NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenyan workers reported to their stations on Monday despite a boycott call by opposition leader Raila Odinga. However workers in the county offices of Migori, Homa Bay and Siaya stayed home. Other sectors such as banks and government offices were busy in the three counties. In Kisumu, workers in the informal sector, banks and government offices carried out their duties as usual with many saying the three-day standoff with police after results were announced left them broke. “W
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Judiciary meets public to brainstorm leakages that may arise during elections

Election stakeholders in Kakamega have said they are ready for the August 8 polls. Speaking during a stakeholders’ forum bringing together actors, presiding High Court Judge Ruth Sitati confirmed that they are ready for any petition resulting from the polls. “We as the Judiciary have ensured that election petitions will be handled in time and urgently. Judges will not go on leave,” Sitati said. The meeting was attended by Kenya chapter of the International Commission of Jurists, Court Users C
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Kakamega County announces extension of children health plan

A project by the county government and Unicef seeking to promote mother and child health has been extended. The programme was launched in 2014 and was to run for five years. A total of Sh450 million was allocated to the programme on inception. Speaking to hundreds of mothers and children on Thursday, Priscilla Oparanya, the wife of Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, said the programme will be extended from infancy through completion of nursery school education. She said 33,000 more beneficiaries wil