Balala faults Kingi record on projects
Mvita MP Najib Balala has accused Fisheries minister Amason Kingi of doing nothing for Coast people. He accused Kingi of introducing fish pond projects at the Coast yet there is the Indian Ocean which...
View ArticleJudge stops Mwembe road upgrade
THE High Court has stopped Mvita CDF committee from proceeding with a road construction at the centre of a seven-year legal tussle. Justice Evans Mureithi yesterday upheld a previous order barring the...
View ArticleKaya elders seek funds for forests
Elders in Kilifi has asked the government to fund the management and conservation of Kaya forests to restore the culture of the Mijikenda. The elders said the government has not provided support to the...
View ArticleBalala officially quits Raila’s Orange party
Mvita MP Najib Balala has officially quit the ODM and is now a registered member of Republican Congress Party.Balala said it is time Coast had its own strong party. “I, as ODM member 00001, officially...
View ArticleThree injured in Voi clashes
Three ranchers were seriously injured on Tuesday evening after they clashed with camel herders at Voi. They were injured when members of Teri B group ranch in Sagalla drove out camel herders who they...
View ArticleTana residents demand IDs
Tana residents now say that it will be hard for them to participate in the general elections. Speaking to the Star yesterday a resident, Said Ilu, said most people have lost their IDs and many have...
View ArticleUncertainty over URP Primaries in Kilifi
URP primaries in Kilifi have been hit with uncertainty after election officers from the party threatened to boycott the elections. Speaking to the press yesterday, returning officer Leonard Kalama said...
View ArticleMungatana escapes death narrowly in Tana
Garsen MP Danson Mungatana yesterday escaped death narrowly after he was confronted by angry youths from the Orma community at Odha village in Tanadelta district. Mungatana was going for a joint peace...
View ArticleMRC deny taking part in Tana Delta killings
MEMBERS of MRC have sought to absolve themselves from allegations made by government agencies linking them to the Tana Delta massacres. Speaking to the press yesterday, MRC spokesman Rashid Mraja’s...
View ArticleMeru slaughterhouse closed over hygiene
The Public Health Department has closed a slaughterhouse at Thuura Location in Imenti North District of Meru County due to poor hygienic conditions. Activities at Thimangiri slaughterhouse that serves...
View ArticleODM aspirant alleges plot to rig nomination
AN ODM aspirant for an MP's post Omar Sheikh Ali has expressed foul play ahead of tomorrow's party nominations. Omar faulted area ODM officials whom he accused of hand-picking individuals for electoral...
View ArticleFire razes Igoki boys dormitory
Property worthy Sh1.5 million was destroyed when a fierce fire razed a 70-bed dormitory at Igoki Boys in South Imenti District, Meru County. The principal, Stanley Chabari, said the fire started at...
View Article10,000 infested with bedbugs in Igembe
More than 10,000 people at Igembe in Meru county are infested with bedbugs. Michael Mutembei the chairman of the Meru Youth Network said those infected live in squalor and need help from the...
View ArticleCourt orders officer tested for Aids
An Embu court yesterday ordered an AP officer to undergo the Aids test. The officer has been ncharged with gang rape. The complainant tested HIV positive after the rape ordeal. Senior Principal...
View ArticleTSC in dilemma over headteacher
Teachers Service Commission is in a dilemma over what to do with a Kitui secondary school principal. The commission posted Joshua Mutembei to Mbusyani Secondary School last Saturday but was rejected by...
View ArticleMeru council workers strike over salary arrears dating back to 1993
More than 100 Municipal Council workers have gone on strike over salary arrears. The workers are demanding salary arrears arising from an unimplemented Collective Bargaining Agreement dating back to...
View ArticleMutito cop makes orphan pregnant
Police in Mutitu have come under fire for failing to take action against a policeman who impregnated an orphan. The girl, a secondary school student has since disappeared after the policeman was...
View ArticleUhuru campaigns on VP Kalonzo’s Mwingi turf
Jubilee alliance presidential flagbearer Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday exuded confidence that the coalition will win the March 4 general election. Uhuru was speaking in Mwingi town yesterday to Mwingi...
View ArticleDad denies Riruta killing
A 25-year-old man yesterday appeared before a Kibera court charged with manslaughter.Eminem Okoth Okumu is alleged to have unlawfully killed 22-year-old Dennis Ochieng on January 13, at Ngando area, in...
View ArticlePS declares strike illegal
LOCAL Government Permanent Secretary Karega Mutahi has dismissed the planned strike by workers set for today.The PS said the Kenya Local Government Authority Workers Union (KLGAWU) should not advise...
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