Boy, 11, shot dead by raiders
An 11-year-old boy was on Sunday evening shot dead by suspected raiders from Kases village of West Pokot county. Speaking to the Star on the phone yesterday, area chief Joseph Korkimul said the raiders...
View ArticleSchools get water supply
THE government has started supplying water to learning institutions and health facilities in Laikipia North subcounty. This is after they faced closure due to lack of water following prolonged drought....
View ArticleExperts test soil for poor yield
Government experts have begun carrying out an analysis of soils in Rift Valley where increased soil acidity caused by the use of chemical fertilisers has led to a 40 per cent drop in crop production....
View ArticleGitura calls for boycott
THE government should cut links with the countries that pushed for the indictment of President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto at the ICC, the Senate deputy speaker has said. Kembi...
View ArticleIPOA told to investigate raidon Masjid Musa
A lobby wants the Independent Police Oversight Authority to investigate the chaos in Mombasa a week ago. In a letter signed by group executive director Hussein Khalid, Haki Africa yesterday said proper...
View ArticleKitui urges caution on land deals
The Kitui government has issued an advisory on land dealings in Manyenyoni and Yatta B2 ranches. A public notice from Lands executive Paul Kioko says the move follows irregular land allocations in the...
View ArticleMP asks ODM supporters to stop criticising Raila
Kabondo MP Oyugi Magwanga has called on ODM party members to respect party leader Raila Odinga. Magwanga said Raila has a right to endorse whoever he prefers for any position. "Being a party leader,...
View ArticleEACC vows to fight graft
Mombasa The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has taken its war on graft to the county level before the vice takes root in the devolved units, chairman Mumo Matemu has said. Speaking to the press...
View ArticleWetang'ula says he will lead Cord in 2017
BUNGOMA Senator Moses Wetang’ula has expressed confidence he will be the Cord coalition flag bearer in 2017 general election. He said Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and ODM’s Raila Odinga have had their...
View ArticleTullow feeds hungry Turkana
BRITISH firm Tullow Oil has committed Sh20 million towards a school feeding programme in Turkana county. The potentially oil-rich county is grappling with famine, which is affecting 400,000 families...
View ArticleCID probes theft of MP's car
The Criminal Investigations Department is investigating the loss of Ijara MP Abbas Ibrahim’s car from the parking yard at the heavily guarded National Assembly precincts. Sources within the CID...
View ArticleKajwang' told to name dissidents
ODM officials from Western province have challenged Homa Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang’ to publicly name the disloyal party members contesting positions in the February 28 and March 1 party elections....
View ArticleOfficial against delayed action
Mombasa County commissioner Nelson Marwa has criticised government officers who do not respond to matters promptly. He said many Kenyans lose their lives because some government officers do not respond...
View ArticleBamburi school robbed
THUGS have broken into Bamburi Primary School’s ICT laboratory and stole Sh1.9 million teaching materials. Head of ICT in the school David Kapitao said the thugs cut gained entry into the laboratory...
View ArticleMan arrested for defiling goat
Makueni A 38-year-old man from Nziu location was arrested on Sunday for defiling a goat. A witness, Mutua Mutavania, said he heard a goat scream. He went to check on it and found the man raping it....
View ArticleKoibatek clergy call for Baringo food aid
RELIGIOUS leaders in North Rift region have appealed to well-wishers to donate food for the hunger-stricken people in Baringo county. The top clerics drawn from various denominations in Koibatek...
View ArticleMPs want CDF law changed
narok Three MPs have called for the amendment of Constituency Development Fund Act. Patrick Ntutu (Narok West), Ken Kiloku (Narok East) and James Lomenen (Turkana South) said they will push for the CDF...
View ArticleWorld Bank defends state on county funding
THE World Bank has defended the national government against accusations by some governors that it is blocking county governments from accessing external funding. Speaking during a meeting at Sportsmans...
View ArticleSh17 billion Mwache Dam to be built from July, says Wakhungu
Environment Secretary Judy Wakhungu on Thursday said the building of Mwache Dam will begin in July. The dam is expected to serve both Kwale and Mombasa counties. It will require about $200 million...
View ArticleAl Shabaab man jailed 21 years
AN al Shaabab member has been jailed for 21 years by a Mombasa court. Salim Chagawa Karisa aka Issa was arrested last year in an operation by officers against youths who had returned from Somali after...
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