KWS decries increased poaching of jumbos
The Kenya Wildlife Services has raised the red flag following heightened poaching of elephants in the parks. According to the KWS assistant director Wilson Korir, the elephant population is in danger...
View ArticleShahbal meets Awiti again as race for governor hots up
Two days after making an appearance at a Cord rally at Khadija Grounds in Mombasa town, governor aspirant Suleiman Shahbal again met Nyali aspirant Hezron Awiti at Awiti’s office on Tuesday evening....
View ArticleMombasa leaflets ask voters to boycott polls
MOMBASA'S North Coast residents are living in fear following the circulation of leaflets warning against voting in the March General Election. The leaflets that were distributed in Mshomoroni,...
View ArticleProtests in Mbeere after hippo kills man
Mbeere residents held demonstration yesterday demanding resolution of human wildlife conflict after a man who was bitten by a hippo died from the injuries. The man, whose name could not be immediately...
View ArticleFarmers complain of rigging in Embu tea polls
Elections for KTDA factory directors in Embu were on Tuesday delayed for several hours following complaints of rigging. During the elections which were marred by chaos, farmers complained that the...
View ArticleLorry driver killed in Runyenjes freak accident
A lorry driver in Runyenjes town died in a bizzare accident yesterday morning when his vehicle ran over him. Witnesses say the driver was reportedly travelling to Embu from Meru when he lost control of...
View ArticleI can’t quit Makueni bid, Mutula tells VP
Wiper secretary general Mutula Kilonzo yesterday declined party leader Kalonzo Musyoka's suggestion that he competes for the Nairobi senator seat instead of Makueni. Speaking to the press, Mutula said...
View ArticleMan kills self over food
A 38-year-old man committed suicide after he was denied food by the mother at Marathi location, Githongo division, Imenti Central District, of Meru County. Area OCPD Sylvester Githungo said James...
View ArticleEmbrace TNA, Uhuru, Minister tells Meru community
By Kirimi Murithi An assistant minister and an MP have urged the Meru community to support the presidential candidature of Uhuru Kenyatta and The National Alliance party. Higher Education Assistant...
View ArticleSearch on for Kyuso robbers
Police in Kyuso have launched a manhunt for gangsters who broke into a shop and stole an unknown amount of cash. Area District Commissioner, Peter Maina, said the robbers accosted the shop owner as he...
View ArticleIsiolo council flattens kiosks in dawn attack
Isiolo County Council has demolished all kiosks along Isiolo-Moyale highway. The move targets at cleaning the town and prepare the county ahead of the proposed transformation of the urban centre into a...
View ArticleKitui council staff victory as treasurer is transferred
Workers at the Kitui County Council who went on a work boycott late last November demanding the removal of the Treasurer, Alfred Kitoo, appear to have at last won. Though the workers returned to work...
View ArticlePolice ask for more time in murder probe
Police yesterday asked for more as it seeks to gather more evidence in the murder of a hawker in Nairobi’s Huruma estate. But Justice David Majanja said that he was not satisfied with the explanation...
View ArticleForgive me, Ndolo pleads with Wanjiru
Former Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo yesterday asked Starehe MP Bishop Margaret Wanjiru to forgive him over the Kibera rally podium altercation. “I respect Bishop Margaret Wanjiru and did not intend to hurt...
View Article3 family members charged with fighting
Three family members yesterday appeared before a Kibera court to answer to charges of Affray and assault. The three include a mother and her daughter together with her sister’s husband. Police alleged...
View ArticleAnother Mathare fire kills resident
Close to 20 houses were set ablaze and one man burnt beyond recognition in yet another fresh attack in Nairobi's Mathare slum area 3C on Tuesday night. Nothing was salvaged. A resident said the fire...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
Staff in one of the 'plum' ministries are a disappointed lot after they were told they would no longer receive Calendars and diaries this time around. The reason for the austerity was rather strange....
View ArticleJirongo teams up with Cord, welcomed by the 3 principals
Cyrus Jirongo has joined Cord. The agreement signed between the coalition and FPK yesterday will see Cord support the Lugari MP's bid for Kakamega senator. FPK will field candidates at the county and...
View ArticleMeru businesswoman is Kiyiapi’s running mate
Presidential aspirant James ole Kiyiapi of RBK has picked Winnie Kaburu Kinywa as his running mate in the March 4 general election. In a break from political parties tradition where such announcements...
View ArticleGuards deny robbing cop
Two watchmen were yesterday charged in a Nairobi court with violently robbing a senior AP officer of cash, monbile phones and a police phone valued at more than Sh199,499. John Atelu and Collins...
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