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MP Calls for More Support to Women and Rural Population

Kenya Ijara Member of Parliament (MP), Sophia Abdi Noor has called on the newly formed Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund Board Chaired by Jane Karuku to extend assistance to the rural population. The Board formed by President Uhuru Kenyatta is meant to foster the national response to the pandemic that has slowed down most of the world economies. “The principal objective of the fund shall be to mobilize resources for emergency response towards containing the spread, effects, and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the Head of State outlined. Speaking to KNA on phone on Saturday, Sophia said that the rural population, equally affected by the economic meltdown due to Codid-19 restrictions are likely to be forgotten if concerted measures are not put in place. The MP said that in North Eastern region the prices of livestock that 90 percent of the rural population rely on, have drastically dropped. “When you visit…

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Middle East

Saudi Women Increase Role In Workforce In Late 2019: Data

Saudi Arabian women continue to make up an increasing part of the Kingdom’s workforce, with participation growing 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 to 26 percent, according to official data. Overall unemployment among Saudi Arabians remained unchanged throughout in the quarter at 12 percent. Unemployment had fallen in the third quarter to 12 percent from 12.9 percent in the second, according to official data released Monday by the Kingdom’s General Authority of Statistics (GASTAT). The unemployment rate among Saudi Arabia’s total population stood at 5.7 percent. Around one-third of residents in the Kingdom are non-Saudis. These numbers will likely take a hit in 2020 as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic causes severe economic shocks around the world. Governments have imposed lockdowns and shut businesses, with Saudi Arabia putting a 24-hour curfew in place for its major cities. Economic participation among Saudis, a goal of the Kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030…

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International News

Stephanie Grisham To Become Melania Trump’s Chief of Staff

  • White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving that role to become first lady Melania Trump’s chief of staff and spokeswoman.
  • President Donald Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany will replace Grisham as White House press secretary, NBC News reported later Tuesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
  • Lindsay Reynolds, Melania Trump’s chief of staff for more than three years, resigned earlier this week “to spend time with her family,” the first lady said in a statement.

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