Low tide grounds ferry causing heavy traffic
THERE were delays at the Likoni crossing channel yesterday morning after a ferry grounded due to low tide. MV Likoni, which is one of the newly acquired and renovated ferries overshot its ramp on the...
View ArticleMakueni battles against aflatoxin
Eastern Provincial Director of Agriculture Joseph Ngatho has asked extension officersin Makueni County to urgently help farmers carry out post-harvest management to protect the crop from aflatoxin...
View ArticleDuale blasts Muslim party, clerics for endorsing Raila
Dujis MP Aden Duale has accused the United Party of Kenya of purporting to represent Muslim interests in the ongoing political party coalitions. Duale also criticised a clique of Muslim clerics who...
View ArticleKitui deal denies consumers beef dish
A mutual deal between a government meat inspector and a butcher at Ikutha market, Kitui-South has placed the officer's job on the line as the butcher faces the jaws of the law. Residents at market...
View ArticleMeat deal lands veterinary boss, butcher on fire
A mutual agreement between a government meat inspector and a butcher man at Ikutha market, Kitui-South, has left the officers’ job on the line and the butcher fighting imminent arrest . Residents at...
View ArticleRider dies in Embu freak accident
A boda boda operator Embu in town who was ferrying his wife to work in the morning yesterday died on the spot. He lost control and rammed into a bridge rail. He hit the rails of the bridge and was...
View ArticlePregnant woman hurt in Ijara water scuffle
Three people including a pregnant woman were yesterday seriously injured in scramble for water in Masalani town in Ijara district. There has been a month long water shortage in Ijara. The seven-month...
View ArticleRuto campaigns in Ukambani, promises farmers goodies
The Jubilee alliance presidential running mate led four of its MPs in campaigns in Kitui yesterday. William Ruto vouched for a peaceful election on March 4 general election. He urged the people to vote...
View ArticleIgnore pollsters at own risk, VP tells Jubilee
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has defended last week's opinion polls and told Jubilee Alliance rivals not to rubbish the pollsters. Kalonzo said he used to dismiss the polls in the past, but had since...
View ArticleElection monitor marks 3 violence hotspots
Eleven civil societies have singled out Nairobi, Nakuru and Siaya counties as possible violence hotspots in tomorrow's party nominations. Under the banner of Elections Observation Group, the...
View ArticleCouncil staff issue strike alert over pay
Kenya Local Government Workers Union has issued a strike notice over pay dispute. KLGWU has given the government up to January 17 to honour the 60 per cent pay hike agreement to all its members across...
View Article3 rivals step down for Jimnah Mbaru
Businessman Jimnah Mbaru's bid for Nairobi governor got a boost yesterday after three of his opponents stepped down for him. Lee Muchiri, Nairobi Central Business District chairman Timothy Muriuki and...
View ArticleKibaki approves his huge retirement package
President Kibaki has assented to 30 bills passed by Parliament last week. The President however refused to sign into law the the Retirement Benefits (Deputy President and Designated State Officers)...
View Article5 KNH patients get kidneys and free surgery
Five kidney patients will benefit from a free kidney transplant campaign at the Kenyatta National Hospital. The one week campaign seeks to overhaul the health sector to prevent patients from flying out...
View ArticleCharles Rubia seeks Sh500 million for torture
Veteran multi-party crusader Charles Rubia has moved to court demanding Sh500 million as compensation for alleged torture and mistreatment he underwent in the hands of government agents. Rubia has sued...
View ArticleLSK to blacklist aspirants
LAWYERS Society of Kenya is planning to blacklist hundreds of prospective candidates in the March 4 polls general election. LSK will this morning launch a consolidated list of Kenyan leaders and public...
View ArticleMombasa robbery thwarted by police
A Special team of CID officers yesterday thwarted a robbery in Mombasa town and recovered firearms at Bombululu estate. Coast CID boss Ambrose Munyasia said three AK-47 rifles, 69 bullets were...
View Article3,000 prison warders transferred countrywide
More than 3,000 prison warders were on Monday transferred in the biggest reshuffle ever done in the Kenya Prison Service. The warders, most of who were promoted to higher ranks last year, received...
View ArticleLawyers oppose rule on presidential petition
A section of lawyers are opposed to proposal by Supreme Court to entertain presidential election petition before the actual election. Law Society of Kenya held a meeting on Saturday to brainstorm on...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
Civil servants working for various government departments based at Nyayo House especially those in the top floors of the building have for the last two weeks had to walk up more than 20 flights of...
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