Driver killed in lorry accident
A lorry driver died in an accident yesterday at Kosachei on the Eldoret-Bungoma highway. The lorry was hit in a head on collision with a truck at around 6am. Inspector Ali Hassan said the lorry was...
View ArticleOlago wants APs sent away
KISUMU West MParliament Olago Aluoch has called for immediate transfer of administration police officers from the area. He said the officers harrass members of the public instead of maintaining law and...
View ArticleHouse land team probes Taveta deal
The Taveta Settlement Scheme Project was done irregularly, a parliamentary committee has said. Taveta DC Heribae Nkaduda and lands officer Ngugi Maina had a difficult time explaining whether there was...
View ArticleToilets create jobs for idle Siaya youth
THE Siaya County government has launched a programme to empower the youth. They will manage latrines built in every market. Governor Cornel Rasanga said the move is aimed at boosting the living...
View ArticleResidents told to take TB test
KISUMU residents have been asked to go for Tuberculosis testing to reduce its spread. County public health director Ojwang Lusi said there are a number of TB cases among the residents that have not...
View ArticleElgeyo speaker to be grilled over graft
A section of members of Elgeyo Marakwet assembly and speaker Albert Kochei will be grilled by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission over graft allegations. The EACC has already opened a probe into...
View ArticleBody found under wheat
THE body of a 40-year-old man was yesterday found dumped at Oloosho le Ratia in Narok county. Narok North deputy OCPD Paul Cheruiyot said the body, which was covered with wheat straw, was found by...
View ArticleKiambu to elect new speaker on Friday
The Kiambu County Assembly will elect its new speaker on Friday. Nominated MCA Sarah Mumbi on Monday asked the assembly to adjourn for three days. She said there is a letter from Agatha Wambui, a...
View ArticleLand order to Teita farm
MWATATE The Parliamentary Committee on Land has ordered the Teita Sisal estate in Mwatate to allow the public to access public utilities on the private farm. Committee chairperson Alex Muiru said the...
View ArticleGithunguri traders irked by high levies
TRADERS in Githunguri Market yesterday protested over the high charges for a single business permit levied by the county government. They held a peaceful demonstration to the subcounty commissioner...
View ArticleCounty head sued over kid neglect
The Nyamira deputy county commissioner has been sued over child neglect. Judith Barnaba filed the suit at Tononoka Children’s Court in Mombasa yesterday before magistrate Betty Koech. Barnaba wants the...
View ArticleSenator roots for more funds
KIAMBU Senator Kimani Wamatangi wants a 42 per cent increase in funds allocated to counties. He said this will speed economic growth in the counties. Wamatangi was speaking to the Star on the phone...
View ArticleSRC on tour over wage bill
lamu A Salaries and Remuneration Commission team yesterday visited Lamu town to discuss the wage bill. The team, led by commissioner Janson Namasake, held an open forum with residents at the Lamu Fort...
View ArticleTB ravages rural poor
KILIFI Poverty has been named the greatest challenge in the fight against tuberculosis in Kilifi county. Kilifi Deputy Governor Kenneth Kamto said rural areas still bear the brunt of the disease. “In...
View ArticleBritish journalist fights deportation
British journalist Lucy Hannan wants the government to table alleged evidence of subversive activities she is accused of engaging in. In a letter to Interior Secretary Joseph ole Lenku and Attorney...
View ArticleRuto set for funds drive
KWALE Deputy President William Ruto is expected to preside over a women’s fundraising ceremony on Sunday. Kwale women’s representative Zainab Chidzuga said Ruto will join top national government and...
View ArticleFarmers get eight tractors
Lamu Deputy Governor Eric Mugo says the county government has ordered eight tractors be distributed to farmers in the county. Mugo said three of them will be used for garbage collection while the other...
View ArticleKithure authorises PSC to cut his pay
SENATE majority leader Kindiki Kithure has written to the Parliamentary Service Commission authorising a deduction of 20 per cent from his salary. On Monday, Salaries and Remuneration Commission...
View ArticleSh18m to improve Lamu clinics
THE Lamu government has set aside Sh18 million for improving services at the Lamu General Hospital. The money is intended to purchase modern hospital equipment and for the renovation of the facility....
View ArticleMan kills neighbour in Rarieda
A man has killed his neighbour for allegedly mocking him over his intention to sell a goat to meet his financial obligations in Rambugu village, Rarieda district. Michael Ogore alias Kilo, 44, stabbed...
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