A 51-year-old woman appeared before a Thika court charged with malicious damage to property. Esther Muthoni was arraigned before resident magistrate Wesley Cheruiyot. Muthoni denied that on January 5 at Gatong’ora in Ruiru, she threatened to beat Stephen Njoroge then went ahead to destroy 10 plastic chairs, 12 plastic cups and 24 beer bottles, steal a KEG cylinder and Sh5,000 cash all valued at about Sh17,000. She was released on bond of Sh 50,000 and hearing set for March 18.
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Woman denies breaking chairs, beer bottles
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Supermarket man in Sh1.5m theft case
A supermarket employee was arraigned before a Thika court charged with stealing about Sh1.5 million. Kinyua Mutua, 25, appeared before resident magistrate Wesley Cheruiyot. Mutua was charged that on January 14 in Ruiru town, he stole Sh1,021,500 million from Bidii Supermarket and again on January 15, he stole Sh 455,617. He was released on a bond of Sh100,000 and the hearing set for April 2.
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Lover accused of burning suitor’s house
A 30 year old woman was arraigned before a Thika court where she denied burning her suitor’s house. Beatrice Mumbi appeared before resident magistrate Wesley Cheruiyot. Mumbi denied that on December 3 at Kiairegi village, Murang'a she set on fire, a house valued at Sh900,000 belonging to Ezra Kihunya following a quarrel between them. She was remanded after failing to raise bond of Sh300,000 and the case set for hearing on April 5.
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Kabogo picks former EABL boss as deputy
Kiambu TNA governor aspirant William Kabogo has picked former EABL boss Gerald Githinji as his running mate. Speaking to the press in Kiambu town yesterday, Kabogo said he chose Githinji due to his managerial skills and vast leadership experience acquired while working for various multinational companies locally and internationally. Kabogo said partnering with Githinji will forge a solid foundation for Kiambu. He said they will offer visionary leadership and tangible development projects. Githinji thanked Kabogo for the vote of confidence...
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Gachugu Academy emerges top in Nyeri
Gachugu Academy was yesterday announced as the top school in Nyeri. Speaking to the press at the school yesterday, headmaster Isaac Karanu said discipline and hardwork is the secret behind the schools success. He said the school was able to achieve the mean score of 381 marks, placing the school at n umber 16 nationally t hanks to the combined effort from pupils and teachers. “We were very optimistic that this time we shall be somewhere at the top since we did a lot of work last year...
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TNA officials furious over Sh63m debt after primaries
TNA's interim party officials in Murang’a, Kiambu and Nyeri have threatened to block party nominees from presenting their nominations papers to the IEBC unless a Sh60 million debt is paid. Speaking at the party's Murang'a office yesterday, county chairman Simon Muchoki said TNA owes this amount to various service providers who were hired during party primaries. "Presiding officers, returning officers, police officers, polling clerks and even transporters are on our throats demanding to paid. We are even forced to hide from them," he said...
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Archaeologists Unearth Evidence Of Early Chinese Links To East Africa
A research has unearthed evidence of Chinese trade links with East Africa dating back to 500 years ago on Manda island in the Lamu archipelago. The research was conducted jointly five institutions headed by Prof Chapurukha Kusimba. The research findings at Manda and Mtwapa have revised early models that proposed migration as the primary catalyst for regional, cultural transformations...
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Aspirant tells off UDF, says he will win Mombasa seat
MOMBASA governor aspirant Suleiman Shahbal yesterday dismissed efforts to frustrate his bid saying he will win the seat. Speaking in a campaign rally in Likoni yesterday, Shahbal told-off UDF's Kelvin Kwena, who has asked the IEBC to disqualify him. “They have tried to stop us but we are focused on winning. They have failed to deliver but now change is coming,” he said. Kwena asked the IEBC to disqualify Shahbal saying he has been issued with two certificates by UDF and Wiper. Shahbal also visited bereaved families of the Likoni Ferry tragedy which left four people dead at the weekend...
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175,000 face starvation in Kwale drought
KWALE may experience the worst food shortage this year, a drought management officer has warned. Mohamed Keinan said more than 145,000 residents are currently in need of relief food in the county. Keinan said the food shortage was caused by the poor long and short rains received in the region in the last two years. He was speaking during the district steering group committee meeting in Kwale yesterday.
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Burglars break into tourists hotel room
The police are investigating the a break-in at a Mombasa hotel room where two tourists were robbed off their belongings. Coast tourist police boss Wycliffe Sicharani yesterday said burglars broke into the room when its occupants, Paul Thomason and his wife Debbie, had gone out for a two-hour walk. A pair of binoculars, yellow fever certificates, malaria tablets, clothes and a driving license were stolen during the break-in. Sicharani said they have identified crucial leads and are closing down on the suspects.
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Kwale locals not aware of minerals, says Nema
The National Environment Management Authority has warned that Kwale residents may not benefit from their mineral resources because of illiteracy. Nema says majority of the residents don’t understand the ongoing mining and exploration processes in the county. Speaking in Kwale yesterday, county director of environment Wilfred Osumo said lack of knowledge on the mining will deny the locals thebenefits of the minerals. He said the residents are not aware of the scramble for oil exploration in the Indian Ocean, titanium, niobium and other rare minerals that are found in the county...
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Mombasa governor hopefuls divided over Jubilee plan
Two Jubilee Coalition aspirants in Mombasa have differed over a proposal to have one of them drop his bid in favour of another. TNA's Abdalla Mwaruwa differed with the Republican Congress Party's Ibrahim ‘Babangida’ Khamisi over who of them should vie for governor and who should be running mate. According to sources, top Jubilee officials want Babangida to become Mwaruwa's running mate. The message, delivered by an emissary at a TNA meeting at the Dancourt Hotel in Mombasa on Sunday, elicited angry reaction from supporters of Mwaruwa’s running mate Ogutu Osoro...
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Shahbal on police radar over ‘his burnt office’
Mombasa governor hopeful Suleiman Shahbal will be summoned by the police over his remarks on a building that burnt down in Mombasa at the weekend. Coast police boss Agrey Adoli yesterday said Shahbal will have to record a statement over his remarks which he said amount to hate speech. “One building got fire in this town and one politician claimed that it belongs to him. The same politician went ahead to say it was burnt by his political rivals. If he has evidence, he should come and share it with us or this will amount to hate speech,” said Adoli...
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Kwale school whose English results were cancelled was to be shut down last year
A school whose 22 out of 23 candidates had the English results cancelled over irregularities was to be shut down last year over poor standards, the Star has learnt. Area education officials were yesterday holed up in a meeting to determine the fate of the Ningawa Primary School, which is in Kijete, Kwale county. The school has dilapidated buildings, leaking toilets and therefore unhygienic. These conditions do not provide a favourable learning environment...
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1,800 KPA managers await pay decision
Kenya Ports Authority middle-level managers will today know the fate over their salary and allowance increase. Managing director Gichiri Ndua is expected to address the situation that led to a sit-in by the 1,850 junior and middle-level officers on Monday. They are protesting the delay of the salary increase awarded to them by the KPA board three months ago. “Today, we will know whether we will continue with work or we will go on strike,” said George Olang’, the Kenya Port Managers Workers Union (Kepmawu) interim general secretary...
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School stages march for top pupil
Tenri Primary School temporarily stopped session to celebrate the performance of their best student Clement Macharia. The 15-year-old orphan was the top Embu candidate in last year's KCPE examinations with 422 marks. Teachers and parents staged a procession around Embu town in honour of Macharia. Macharia would like to be a surgeon to help the sick who cannot afford medical services. Tenri toppled Embu Shepherd, which was the top performer in the county in 2011. The school was established by the Japanese Tenri Mission in 1986...
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Best pals lead Makueni KCPE list
Vitale HGM Boarding School at Kathonzweni in Makueni on Monday afternoon celebrated the performance of the county's two top KCPE candidates. Sarah Kaasya Mueni routinely competed with her best friend, Valentine Mwende Ndunda, whom she beat. Mueni scored 419 marks and Mwende 417. “I am extremely happy even though my victory does not come as a surprise because I expected to be the country's top candidate,” Mueni told the Star. “These girls are good friends and their performance has made the school proud,” said headteacher David Muthike...
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Embu cop on trial over prison break
A policeman accused of helping five suspects escape from the Embu law courts will begin his defence on February 27. The five escapees allegedly bribed Jackson Kitili to help them escape on October 14, 2011. Kitili has denied five counts of helping Richard Ndagara, Antony Njiru, Teddy Kagito, James Nyaga and Justin Igokie. Chief magistrate Margaret Wachira yesterday said the evidence given by the prosecution's witnesses indicates that Kitili "has a case to answer"...
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Isiolo banditry hits KCPE results
More than 10 schools that were caught up in Isiolo’s tribal skirmishes last year performed poorly in the KCPE examination. Speaking to the press yesterday, Isiolo Knut executive secretary Dadhe Boru said the KCPE mean score had dropped from 38 to 36 points this year. He urged government to beef up security so that students do not have to miss out on classes as happened last year. Boru said students can only perform well in a conducive learning environment.
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Dadaab gang shoots Red Cross official
A Kenya Red Cross vehicle was on Mon- day afternoon ambushed by a suspected al Shabaab militia group in Dadaab, Garissa. Speaking to the Star on phone yesterday, county commissioner Maalim Mohamed said the vehicle was heading for Dadaab town when a group of four militias sprayed it with bullets hitting one official in the leg. He said police are still pursuing the attackers whose intent was to carjack the vehicle and cross with it to Somalia. “We are following up on crucial leads,” he said.
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