Kilifi aspirant’s office torched ahead of polls
THE office of a county representative aspirant in Sokoke, Kilifi was torched just hours to the party primaries. Speaking to the press yesterday, Vitengeni district officer Vincent Kibaara said Albert...
View ArticleKajembe’s son, in-law in scuffle
CHAOS erupted at Mikindani primary school yesterday as two members of Changamwe MP Ramadhan Kajembe’s family battled for the ODM ticket to vie for the Jomvu parliamentary seat. Alleged supporters of...
View ArticleCharity to help 600 disabled kids
A charity organisation from the US has launched a project to sponsor more than 600 physically disabled children Cynthia Bawer, the managing director and founder of Kupenda organisation, said she came...
View ArticleNGO wants more done to fight Aids
AN international non governmental organisation boss has termed the government’s policy on eradicating HIV/Aids as weak. Michael Weinstein the president of Aids Health Care Foundation said it is...
View ArticleEvictions will go on, says Waitiki
A security team tasked with investigating the controversy surrounding the Waitiki Farm in Likoni recommended that the eviction ordered by the court not be effected as it could threaten security and...
View ArticleMbarire begs for re-election
Tourism assistant minister Cecily Mbarire has criticised her constituents for changing MPs every five years, saying the trend is detrimental to growth. Mbarire, who is defending her seat on a TNA...
View ArticleDelays mar Wiper poll
The Wiper Democratic Movement party nominations in Kitui county yesterday were marred by late arrivals, claims of rigging and confusion as voters waited at various centres from as early as 6am for...
View ArticleEmbu boda boda crash wife dies
A wife who was admitted in hospital after her husband died instantly following an accident involving a motorcycle they were riding on in Embu has died. The woman succumbed to her serious injurious...
View ArticleTwo killed in Hagadera by their own explosives
Two people died as they lobbed explosive devises at a road near Hagadera refugee camp, Dadaab district, Garissa. The 2am incident took place between the Hagardera market and the refugee camp. Garissa...
View ArticleFive hotel patrons killed as gunmen storm Garissa hotel
Five people were killed and three seriously injured on Wednesday night when unknown assailants stormed into a Garissa hotel and opened fire. The 7.30 pm incident happened as patrons ate supper at the...
View ArticleKenGen receive
KenGen yesterday received the upgraded Kindaruma Unit II from the project contractors. Speaking during the issuing of a takeover certificate, KenGen MD Eddy Njoroge said the upgrade is part of a major...
View ArticleMixup of names in Mwingi nominations
Wiper nominations in Mwingi's three constituencies started late yesterday. Voters started arriving at the polling stations as early as 6am. “We opened the polling stations at 7am," said Kitui county...
View ArticleMakueni voting materials arrive late
WIPER nominations in Makueni county started late in the afternoon as voting materials were delayed, leading to anxiety. Officials at the party’s headquarters in Nairobi blamed logistical problem. The...
View ArticleMinister Kuti, Mokku cleared for senato race
Aspirants running for governor, senator, MPs in Isiolo county yesterday went unopposed in the ongoing party nomination. Livestock minister Mohamed Kuti for (URP), Charfana Mokku (Cord) and Mohamed...
View ArticleLivondo case set for January 31
The case in which controversial politician Stanley Livondo has been charged with assault failed to take off yesterday in a Kibera court after the trial magistrate was said to be on leave. Livondo...
View ArticleAspirant denies robbery charge
An aspirant for a county representative's seat in Nairobi's Dandora ward on ODM ticket was yesterday charged in a Kibera court with violent robbery and handling stolen property. George Omondi Omutho,...
View ArticleKasarani TNA primaries flop
The National Alliance's supporters in Kasarani, Nairobi, who had flocked polling stations as early as 5.30am did not cast the ballot for their favourite aspirants after the party failed to deliver...
View ArticleKiambu bar waiter on arson charge
A 25-year-old woman was yesterday arraigned before a Kibera court charged with arson. Patricia Njeri Njuguna faced charges that on January 9 at Kinoo shopping centre in Uthiru, she unlawfully set on...
View ArticleNGO sues city council over campaign posters
A LOCAL NGO has sued the City Council and the Independent Electoral Commission for failing to control the distribution of campaign posters across the capital city. In an application certified urgent by...
View ArticleKidero’s landslide win as Kisia ditches Cord
Nairobi businessman Evans Kidero will be the CORD coalition flag bearer for the Nairobi governor's seat after returning a landslide victory in the nominations without breaking a sweat. The move came is...
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