Nairobi buys 20 dogs from South Africa
A top official in the Nairobi county government has condemned the delay in delivering sniffer dogs imported from South Africa. Speaking at City Hall yesterday, the official who requested anonymity said...
View Article60 elderly people murdered each month in Kwale and Kilifi
At least 60 elderly people falsely accused of witchcraft are killed a month in Kwale and Kilifi counties, an official has said. Malindi District Cultural Association chairman Emmanuel Munyaya said 10...
View ArticleForged bank slip lands man in court
A man was yesterday charged with making a false document and presenting it as a cash bail deposit slip. Eston Muriithi was charged forging a Sh25,000 Kenya Commercial Bank deposit slip . He is also...
View ArticleBusinessman charged with Sh3 million fraud
A man was yesterday charged with fraudulently obtaining Sh3 million. Abdulrashid Omar denied obtaining the money from George Mureithi at CFC Bank Ruaraka branch on April 16 by promising to sell him...
View Article21-year-old mum denies selling boy
A woman and her two accomplices were yesterday charged before a Kibera with conspiring to sell her three-week-old son. Eunice Nyaga, 21, was charged with not protecting her son from being sold to Mary...
View ArticleKawangware residents form group to buy land, build homes
Kawangware residents have begun an initiative that will see each of them own a house in the five years. The initiative, dubbed Jamii Community Development Organisation, was proposed by Kabiro ward...
View ArticleNairobi staff quizzed over expired drugs
As the grilling of the Nairobi county chief officers came to an end yesterday, the officers were at pain to explain to the Public Accounts Committee why many City Council clinics have expired drugs....
View ArticleIgnorance 'hurting' devolution
LEADERS ignorance is a major drawback to the implementation of the constitution, the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution has said. Commissioner Philemon Mwaisaka said the CIC found...
View ArticleBalala urges Parliament to pass bill
MINING Secretary Najib Balala has said the formulation of a new legal framework for the industry will attract investors in the country and spur economic growth. He said the passage of the Mining Bill...
View ArticlePlan to build computer labs in high schools still on
PLANS are underway to fast track the construction of computer laboratories in all public secondary schools, Education PS Belio Kipsang said yesterday. He said the government will integrate ICT in...
View ArticleKenya signs machinery agreement
KENYA has signed a Sh6.8billion credit line agreement with Brazil on agricultural machinery and equipment. Under the "More Food for Africa" project, the agreement will enable the country to acquire...
View ArticleBanana wilt disease not in Kenya
KENYA is not under any threat of the banana wilt disease, the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute has said. This follows a report by FAO last week warning countries against the banana fusarium wilt...
View ArticleState urged to scrap Tassia house project
THE Commission on Administration of Justice has asked the government to cancel the Sh5 billion Tassia II housing project. In a report released yesterday at the commission's headquarters in Nairobi, The...
View ArticleTechnician denies Sh9 million theft at labs
A 56-year-old lab technician was yesterday charged with stealing microscopes worth more than Sh9 million. The court heard that Stephen Nyanoti committed the offence on between February 11 and April 15...
View ArticleSh7 million bail for fraud suspects
THREE employees of a private company were yesterday charged with conspiracy to defraud their employer more than Sh218.6 million. Wilson Kamomoe, Mohamed Khalifa and Josephat Kegengo denied the charges...
View ArticleWarrant of arrest against MP Kaluma
A warrant of arrest has been issued against Homa Bay MP Peter Kaluma. This is after the MP failed to appear in a Nairobi court for mention of a case in which he is accused of conspiring to defraud a...
View ArticleMan denies attempt to kill cousin
AN 18-year-old man was yesterday charged in a Makadara court with attempted murder. Tony Nyasimi allegedly attempted to kill Julie Okello by serving her with food suspected to have been poisoned on...
View Article2WD contenders set to revive rivalry in Kiambu
Two Wheel Drive top contenders Nadeem Kana, Gurmit Thethy, Leonardo Varese and Dennis Mwenda are set to revive their rivalry during the forthcoming KCB Home Loan Kiambu Rally. The event which makes up...
View ArticleFather admits injuring two sons
A father of five yesterday admitted before a Kibera court to beating his two young sons and causing them actual body harm after they allegedly sneaked from school. George Odongo appeared before...
View ArticleSports journalists set to hold elections today
Sports scribes are set to hold their elections today at Nyayo to pick the team that will lead them for the next four years under the Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) umbrella. SJAK has...
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