Siaya Senator James Orengo's son Bob James was rushed to Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit on Monday morning. Bob was reportedly taken to the hospital after vomiting when he returned home from a night out with friends on Sunday. He is believed to be with his mother and other family members. Orengo, who was at Lee Funeral home for Fidel Odinga's post mortem, is set to arrive at the hospital later today. More to follow.
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Orengo's son admitted to Aga Khan ICU
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Huruma collapsed building death toll rises to 2 as rescue operations continue
Ongoing rescue operations have found one more dead person bringing to two the number of fatalities following the collapse of a six-storey building in Nairobi's Huruma estate at 8:50PM Sunday evening. Forty people have so far been rescued with 26 having been treated and discharged. Fourteen others are still admitted in hospital undergoing treatment. The Deputy Director of the National Disaster Management Unit Pius Masai Mwachi made the update Monday morning and added that the information desk set up at the scene has recorded three people missing. The Kenya Red Cross, Saint John Ambulance...
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One person confirmed dead, 14 rescued, many trapped in Huruma collapsed building
One person has died while 14 casualties have been rescued and admitted at KNH after a six storey building collapsed at Huruma estate in Nairobi. Scores of people are still trapped in the top three floors of the building that came tumbling down at around 8pm on Sunday at Kasanova area. Kenya Red Cross Society said three of those injured have been discharged from hospital. Rescue operations are still going on despite residents flocking the area to have a glimpse of the collapsed building, the second in a span of one month. Seven people died in Makongeni mid December after a building collapsed...
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5-Minute-Interview: I was unable to get a visa for a job opportunity abroad
I'm good at.....socialising, marketing and listening. I'm very bad at.....being patient. The most surprising thing that happened to me is......having a colourful church wedding,the ceremony was beyond my expectations. One of my childhood fears was.......and still is dogs. My ideal night out is...by the seashore with my family. In another life I would have been.........an IT specialist. If I was a politician, I would.........be true to myself first then to my people. The best age to be is.....35. One is mature and independent. A common misconception of me is.....I am unapproachable and too...
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School crisis a failure of leadership on both sides
THE collapse of pay talks between the government and teachers on Saturday will result in massive disruption of the new school term. Knut boycotted the last-ditch negotiations, leaving Kuppet alone with the TSC. The TSC has warned that the teachers’ national wage bill, which stands at Sh160 billion-plus, could well become unsustainable with any more pay rises. In the meantime, the government insists that the schools reopen today and has urged parents to take their children back to school. The strike was sanctioned by the 57th Teachers Annual Delegates’ Conference, held between December 6 and 9...
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My prayer for every Kenyan in the new year
Our Father Who Art in Heaven, Thank you for Kenya. It is a lovely country, with just the right weather, and where the sun and moon come out and go down when they should. It is also made up of lovely people, warm and kind; most times. Thank you also, for the existence of a State; that system that has kept the country together, continuously, for 51 years. Thank you also for the privilege of being Kenyan; it is not something to take for granted. Above all thank you Lord; that we are Kenyans at a time like this when Kenya is redefining for itself what kind of nation she wants to be. As we venture...
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Queries raised over worker’s death in pool
POLICE in Kisumu are investigating the death of a staffer at St John Manor Hotel‘s swimming pool. The hotel is formerly the Milimani Resort. The man drowned at the hotel’s swimming pool on December 26. The body of John Mark, 33, was found by the hotel’s management 30 minutes later. Kisumu county police boss Nelson Njiri said Mark was a pool attendant and drowned on Boxing Day while attending to clients. Speaking to the Star on the phone last Friday, Njiri said Mark died on his way to the Aga Khan University Hospital, Kisumu. Mark’s relatives said he was a plumber, but police and the hotel’s...
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Hippo invades Kisumu school
A stray hippo on Friday attacked and killed a cow and injured three others at Kasagam Secondary School, Kisumu. The school’s principal Jane Owuor said the hippo strayed into the school through a barbed wire fence at 5am. She said the injured cattle are being treated by a hired veterinary doctor.
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Sh1.5bn for Malindi-Tsavo road, says PS
THE national government has approved Sh1.5 billion for the construction of the Malindi-Tsavo road. The project is set to begin in February, Roads Principal Secretary engineer John Mosonik has said. He said the funds had been allocated for the first phase of the project, which will cover 50 kilometers. Mosonik was speaking on Saturday after inspecting the road. He was with Malindi MP Dan Kazungu. Mosonic said tendering and design work for the road are in progress. “The project will be done in two phases, we shall tarmac 50 kilometers then complete the remaining 50 kilometres in the second...
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Flower farmers shift to Japan
FLOWER farmers in the country are slowly shifting their products from the traditional Dutch market to Japan. Japan has been identified as a key market for carnations. Farmers say the Japanese market is warming up to carnation, a shift from the traditional roses.
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Kitui teachers ready for strike
MORE than 10,000 teachers in Kitui county will not be reporting to work today. The teachers said they will heed Knut’s strike call beginning today. “The entire teaching fraternity in Kitui joins other teachers in an industrial action,” a statement from Knut secretary Jonathan Mutambu said.
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Mombasa to form spy team
THE Mombasa government will work with the national security team to fight crime, Governor Hassan Joho has said. He said the county government will set up a spy unit in its inspectorate department. Joho was speaking on Saturday during an year-end party for the national police service in Mombasa.
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Kaimenyi asks Meru to support him
EDUCATION Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi has appealed to leaders from his Meru backyard to support the decision to abolish the school ranking system. He said the leaders should defend instead of attacking him. Kaimenyi was speaking at a New Year party in Nkubu on Saturday. The party was hosted by Meru Senator Kiraitu Murungi. “Even if your mother is a poor cook, you don’t go out in the public and shout on top of the hills about how bad she is. The same applies to us, even if I am bad you don’t go shouting out in public gatherings how bad we are,” Kaimenyi said. He was reacting to criticisms...
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We will defend security laws, says Sakaja
THE Jubilee government will oppose a suit seeking to annul the new security laws, TNA chairman Johnson Sakaja has said. He said the coalition will ensure the laws are implemented in entirety. Sakaja said Jubilee has instructed lawyers to do so. The aim is to secure Kenyans and ensure we have laws to fight terror. “We will do everything at our disposal to defend the laws. We have to protect Kenyans by upholding the constitution.” Sakaja was speaking on Saturday in Chuka Igambang’ombe constituency during a requiem mass for Chuka Igambang’ombe MP Muthomi Njuki’s aunt, Jessica Ciomotho.
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Kisumu rugby club mourns chairman Fidel
KISUMU Rugby Football Club members yesterday mourned the death of their chairman Fidel Odinga. Fidel was the club’s chairman having been elected into office last year. Yesterday, Kisumu RFC vice chairman Gabriel Amollo said they were shocked by Fidel’s death that occurred yesterday morning. “Kisumu RFC is saddened by the untimely demise of our chairman,” Amollo said. He said as club members, they have lost a “good and generous leader, who helped to bring our team to its current standards”. “I would like to pass my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of our beloved chairman Fidel...
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Mombasa leaders condole with Raila
MOMBASA leaders yesterday joined the nation in mourning Cord leader Raila Odinga’s son Fidel. Fidel died at his Karen home yesterday morning. The cause of his death is yet to be established. The leaders called for investigation into his death and asked Kenyans to remain calm. Addressing journalists in his Nyali constituency, MP Hezron Awiti said Fidel was “a humble man who easily socialised with people”. “We are saddened by the death of Fidel. He was like my own son. I was the one who took him to his first job as a salesman 10 years ago. We pray for the family of Raila Odinga during this...
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Girl, 8, dies in house fire
An eight-year-old girl was burnt beyond recognition on Saturday when their house caught fire at Mwakibagendi village in Kisii county. Mercy Atumba was sleeping in the same room with her two siblings when the fire broke out at 1am. Speaking in Kisii town, ward representative Dennis Ombachi said the two siblings escaped through the window. Their mother Beatrice Atumba, who was sleeping in another room, escaped with wounds.
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Kalonzo mourns PC
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has sent a message of condolence to the family, friends and relatives of a former Provincial Commissioner and PS Zachary Ogongo. Ogongo died on Saturday morning. Musyoka said he learnt of Ogongo’s death with deep shock and disbelief. The former administrator served as Kalonzo’s presidential campaign manager in 2007 polls.
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MP faults court on law
Kandara MP Alice Wahome yesterday criticised the High Court’s suspension of eight clauses in the new security law. Wahome said the clauses of the Security Laws (Amendment) Act 2104 should not have been suspended considering the security situation. Speaking at Gacharage, the MP said there are no foreseeable dangers posed by the law in its original form.
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APs extort Sh1,000 from Star reporter disguised as Kitui sand transporter
AP officers manning a roadblock at Kanyonyoo shopping centre on Garissa Road, Kitui county, demand Sh500 bribe from sand transporters, the Star can now reveal. A Star reporter bribed a senior AP officer with Sh1,000 at the roadblock at 10pm on Friday to secure the release of two lorries transporting sand. The lorries were impounded the same day at 6.30pm. Officers manning the roadblock demanded a bribe from the drivers. The drivers declined and alerted the owner who drove to the roadblock accompanied by a journalist. One of the officers removed an insurance sticker from one of the lorries and...
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