Elect TNA candidates only, MP tells Nyeri
NOMINATED MP Rachel Shebesh has urged Nyeri voters to elect TNA candidates only. Speaking during at a campaign rally in Kimahuri in Kieni East, Shebesh said voting in TNA candidates for all the six...
View ArticleJimi calls for peaceful poll as he seeks votes for his dad’s Othaya successor
PRESIDENT Kibaki’s son Jimmy has asked Kenyans to maintain peace before and after the March 4 elections. Speaking to the press yesterday in Othaya, Jimmy asked the youth to reject advances from...
View ArticleI’ll bring tourists to Murang’a, TNA governor hopeful says
A governor aspirant has promised to make Murang’a a tourist attraction if he gets elected. Moses Mwangi, a TNA ticket hopeful, said the county can earn a lot of revenue from tourism. Mwangi said the...
View ArticleWoman faces stab charge
A woman who admitted creating a disturbance in Thika has been remanded. Rose Nduku was remanded by resident magistrate Wesley Cheruiyot She allegedly committed the offence on January 3 at Gitambaa in...
View ArticleBhang seller jailed for 7 months
Githunguri MP Njoroge Baiya has criticised his colleagues for passing a bill which awarded them a Sh9.3 million send-off pay. He said it was unconstitutional for the MPs to pass the bill on Wednesday...
View ArticleBhang seller jailed for 7 months
A man found with narcotic and illicit brew has been jailed for seven months in Thika court after pleading guilty to the offenses. John Ngaruiya Njoroge admitted the charges. He was found with 21 rolls...
View ArticleSewerage plants for Juja, Ruiru
Two sewerage projects costing 4.7 billion will be set up in Ruiru municipality and Juja Town. The projects are scheduled to begin in March and expected to serve a population of more than 300,000 people...
View ArticleSenator aspirant storms IEBC offices over name anomaly
Kiambu County senator aspirant Terry Kairu yesterday An aspirant for Kiambu senator stormed the electoral commission headquarters in Nairobi demanding to have her name rectified in the voter register....
View ArticleKiambu aspirant pledges to fight poverty
An aspirant for women representative in Kiambu has promised to fight poverty. Agatha Wambui said Kiambu is not one of the richest counties as claimed. “We have been perceived as the richest county but...
View Article‘Fake cop’ Waiganjo remanded in Nyeri
THE suspected police imposter Joshua Karianjahi Waiganjo will remain at King’ong’o Maximum prison in Nyeri after a court refused to release on bail. Waiganjo, who is facing other charges in Nakuru,...
View ArticleOur leaders are illiterate - Balala
Mvita MP Najib Balala has hit out at the Coast leadership saying it is made up of illiterate people. “We are the only region in Kenya that produces leaders who are illiterate. We are ashamed of...
View ArticleIEBC to give staff security
IEBC has assured its officers at the Coast of adequate security during the March 4 general election. This comes after applicants for clerical and presiding officers in Kwale sought assurance of their...
View ArticleAwiti risks election bar
Nyali aspirant Hezron Awiti may be disqualified from tomorrow's ODM nominations, according to Franklin Bett. Awiti claimed on his Facebook page that ODM election material were found at Joho’s...
View ArticleMadhubuti’s son to run for Lamu East
Mohammed Abubakar Madhbuti has entered the race for the Lamu East parliamentary seat in the March 4 general election. Madhbuti, whose is the son of veteran Coast politician Abubakar Madhbuti, told the...
View ArticleKwale council launches anti-Aids campaign
THE Kwale County Council yesterday launched a reviewed HIV/Aids work place policy in a bid to address the epidemic among employees and the public. This comes after a report by the Sentinel Surveillance...
View ArticleKisauni prone to election violence – officers
Mombasa is likely to experience violence during the parties' nominations on Thursday, security officers have said. Kisauni and Nyali are the most prone to violence. Mombasa county commissioner Nelson...
View ArticleMsambweni MP pays Sh0.8m child support
MSAMBWENI MP Omar Zonga is the first legislator to publicly have his salary slashed to pay for the maintenance of a child. An officer from the National Assembly delivered a Sh800,004 cheque at the...
View ArticleMultimillion Aids project launched
MOMBASA will soon benefit from a multimillion HIV/AIDS project funded by the Aids Health Care Foundation. Speaking to the star during a courtesy call to Mombasa town clerk Tubman Otieno, AHF president...
View ArticleNominations to go on in Tana
Jubilee and CORD parties are optimistic that nominations will go on tomorrow in Tana Delta despite the conflicts. Jubilee's Garsen MP Danson Mungatana said they do not foresee any problems since it is...
View ArticleTaita residents criticise Mwatela family for seeking multiple seats
Taita Resource Centre director Christopher Mwambingu has asked residents to stop judging aspirants on their family background. Speaking to the press yesterday, Mwambingu said residents ought to instead...
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