The government plans to tarmack the 765km Mandera-Wajir-Garissa road. Mandera governor Ali Ibrahim Roba said President Uhuru wants the highway upgraded. The road is classified as B9 by the Ministry of Roads which means it has national status. “The upgrading of the road is set to be awarded to six contractors who will be required to finish the job in six years,” said Roba, during a meeting with departmental heads in Mandera town yesterday.
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Mandera Highway upgrade
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Three M-Pesa outlets robbed
Armed thugs raided three Embu town M-Pesa outlets and stole money and phones. Two thieves stole four mobile phones from Samchi Telecom near Kobil Petrol station on Saturday evening. Another group stole an unknown amount from an MPesa near Uchumi Supermarket on Friday while a third group robbed another outlet near Kobil station.
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Wambora to release list today
Embu governor Martin Wambora will appoint his dream team of highly educated individuals today. Speaking during the official opening of the Embu county assembly, Wambora said the cabinet will be made up of seven members excluding him and his deputy. He said the team will be expected to help him spearhead development and his legislative agenda. Wambora said about 400 people applied for the jobs. The governor, who was with Embu senator Lenny Kivuti, said he will present the dream team for approval to the county assembly to tomorrow.
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Floods sweep away six bridges, livestock in Timau
Residents of Timau ward in Buuri constituency have called on the government to help them rebuild their infrastructure and farms destroyed by heavy rains at the weekend. Six bridges were damaged, more than 30 acres of farm washed away, one ox was killed and several goats are still missing. County representative Geoffrey Kinoti said businesspeople have been affected as roads and markets have been ruined as well. “The traders have displayed their wares along the main Meru-Nanyuki highway because the market is ruined and the main bus terminus impassable...
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New jikos for 100,000
More than 100,000 women in Embu will receive eco-friendly jikos in the next four years in a campaign to reduce carbon dioxide. Robert Gitonga, the managing director of Climate Pact, said the project is targeting women in rural areas. He said the programme was initiated after a survey revealed that many women in rural areas use firewood contributing greatly to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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Kitui set to tap in to minerals
Kitui governor Julius Malombe has painted a rosy picture of the future of the largely underdeveloped and poverty scarred county. Malombe said that the county had the potential of outstripping most of the other counties in development and improved livelihood if it’s advantaged location and resources were properly tapped and exploited. He said he envisioned insurmountable economic boom for Kitui that would stem from among other things prudent exploitation of the vast mineral deposits including coal, limestone, iron-ore and others...
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Muggings up in Meru town
Muggings increase in Meru during school holidays, police have said. Imenti North police boss Tom Odero said the youth form groups and rob residents. He made the statement after the arrest of a robbery suspect. The suspect, who had stolen a mobile phone, tried to evade the police but was nabbed in the ensuing chase.
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Party loyalty splits counties
Politician Josephat Mulyungi wants measures taken to stop county governments from going back to the one-party rule. Yesterday, Mulyungi said if not checked, most of the 47 county governments which belonged to particular parties could undermine multiparty democracy. He said civil societies must be funded to keep the county governments in check.
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Manson wants Raila in Parliament
AN MP from Kisii county yesterday supported calls to have Raila Odinga return to parliament. South Mugirango MP Manson Nyamweya yesterday criticised those opposing the move. “Raila’s entry to parliament is not meant for his self interest but for the good of the country,” said Nyamweya. He said people opposed to Raila’s entry to parliament are selfish and have in the past differed with him. “Those opposed to Raila’s return to parliament are doing so for personal reasons and not for the interest of the country,” Nyamweya said...
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Otiende's writes to have Koikai deployed as envoy
The chairman of the Commission on Administrative Justice has written a complaint letter to the Foreign Affairs PS Thuita Mwangi. The letter dated April 20 written by Otiende Amolo accuses Thuita for not deploying Ambassador Daniel Koikai after he was hired and trained. "He was discriminated against by your actions since other officers who had attended a similar course before him were either deployed within the ministry or posted to missions,”says the letter...
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New CEO for police commission is unveiled
The National Police Commission has a new Chief Executive Officer. Elijah Achoch, a certified public secretary, was named NPSC boss on Friday after he emerged top on a list of 10 candidates. His main duty will now be to streamline the administrative work of the commission and ensure smooth operations and coordination with other agencies and the public. The chairman of the NPSC Johnston Kavuludi expressed optimism that the new CEO will help the commission fast-track police reforms. “He will be liaising with other agencies in ensuring we achieve our goals,” said Kavuludi...
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Lamba to block MPs pay rise
CIVIL societies yesterday said they will exert pressure to block MPs salary increament. The organisations said they will hold demonstrations this week in support of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission which has been castigated for reducing MP salaries from Sh800,000 to Sh500,000. Speaking to the Star, the executive director of Mazingira Institute and Operation Firimbi, Davinder Lamba said many Kenyans are in support of SRC move to reduce the current wage bill...
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Omawumi visits Kenyatta National Hospital
Award-winning Nigerian musician and Mortein Doom brand ambassador Omawumi Megbele on Friday visited the Kenyatta National Hospital maternity wing where she engaged with over 50 new mothers and close to 100 pregnant women. The visit was part of her two-day tour to raise awareness on the need to fight malaria and the collaborative use of insecticide treated nets and other preventive measures and treatments including use of consumer insecticide sprays...
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Africa's Opportunities Look Great
This week past, a lady called Angel Jones came by my office. She has set up a web site for the diaspora called the 'Homecoming Revolution' and she asked me; "So Aly-Khan why did you come back home?" And I said, "You know Angel, people often ask me that question. And the question is sometimes constructed this way.""Aly-Khan, If you had such a good job in London, Why did you come back?" And I said I probably find that the most annoying question of any question I am ever asked. And I then quoted Nasim Taleb to Angel...
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Floods kill 56, displace 80,000
At least 56 people have been killed and more then 85,135 displaced by the heavy rains. Statistics released by the Kenya Red Cross yesterday show that four people are missing, 19 injured while 13,042 households have been affected by floods caused by the heavy rains. Seven people have died in Upper Eastern, five are injured and 1,605 households displaced. There are no deaths in North Eastern but 2,062 households, a total of 26,558 people, have been displaced. In Central Kenya, two people have been killed, two injured and 96 households displaced...
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Julie Gichuru shoots new show for African jet-setters
TV personality Julie Gichuru is working on a new TV show that features Africa jet setters. The production called Africa Leadership Dialogues
is produced under her production company, Imagine Pictures. Julie told Word Is, “Africa Leadership Dialogues is a current affairs show that provides insights into leadership and the developments on the African continent...
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Kenyan beauty is Worldwide Top Model
Everline Aboka, a Kenyan model based in Canada, won the Top Model Worldwide title in a stiff competition, beating contestants from more than 47 countries. Everline also received the Model Award due to her kind support to the models during the competition, a spirit that is never present in contestants competing for the same title in any competition...
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Corridors of Power
A song a female MP sung some time back with a prominent Kikuyu musician may end up causing her more pain than joy now that she is a mheshimiwa. Some male MPs have been scouting for the video of the song where the female MP featured as the star girl. Nobody knows yet what the male MPs intend to do with the video once they get hold of it. The song was sung long before the woman found her way to Parliament. === Some foreign donors have been amazed by capacity that Kenyans media personnel have when it comes to partaking alcoholic drinks and partying mpaka che (early morning)...
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State to decide Raila,Kalonzo security detail
Raila Odinga and former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka will have to wait for a government directive on how many security officers they will retain after losing the March 4 polls. Head of Public Service Francis Kimemia is expected to issue a directive today after the abrupt withdrawal of armed officers deployed to guard the two. Close to 100 police officers and government vehicles assigned to Raila and Kalonzo were withdrawn a few days after President Uhuru was sworn in.
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Spotted
Spotted: Musician Suzanne Kibukosya driving a black Voxy on Riverside Drive on Friday mid-morning. She was in an animated mood.
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