Fix Social Health Authority portal
The Social Health Authority building in Nairobi.
Health insurance • Besides the various challenges the Social Health Authority (SHA) portal “is experiencing, some basic features are also missing”, says Devere Mwangi. “One is the selection of the number of months one can pay in advance. Two, the portal doesn’t show whether the payment is up-to-date or in arrears. Do they understand the need for the two features?” His contact is [email protected].
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Exams • Teachers managing national exams require training, says Victor Mugambi. “The task needs precision, professionalism, and accountability. However, the tutors are rarely provided with the requisite training to carry out their duties more effectively. The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) should ensure that they get comprehensive training.” His contact is [email protected].
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Staffing • Counties and public universities should form commissions to look into staffing, says David Kiptum. These, he adds, should be modelled on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). “Commissions will also aid in fighting against the serious problem of tribalism. Currently, most of the employees are from the devolved unit and local institutions.” His contact is [email protected].
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Responsibility • A responsible father sustains his family by discharging key tasks, including providing food and clothing, paying school fees and house rent and meeting medical expenses, notes Mwangi wa Karuga. “He ends up exhausted. But once they become adults and get jobs, they just abandon their elderly fathers for mothers. It’s a sad state of affairs.” His contact is [email protected].
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Morality • It's “laughably pathetic” seeing top Education ministry officials lamenting about the high incidence of pregnancies among this year's KCSE exam candidates, notes Robert Mukirae. “The reasons given are indisputable. Kenya has become a moral vacuum from top to the bottom. Morality, industry and thrift have been replaced by corruption and other major vices.” His contact is [email protected].
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