State reclaims Embobut land
The government has reclaimed 16,000ha which had been encroached on in Embobut Forest. North Rift Kenya Forest Service manager Solomon Mibei said security officers deployed to the area have driven out...
View ArticleCourt re-opens closed Uasin Gishu bars
The High Court has ordered the Uasin Gishu county government to re-open more than 500 bars and alcohol shops, which were shut down following the death of 28 people who drank illicit liquor. Bar owners,...
View ArticleNkedianye picks new protocol
KAJIADO Governor David Nkedianye yesterday picked John Loisa as his chief of protocol. Loisa, who is the Kajiado Central CDF chairman, received his appointment letter in the morning. He immediately...
View ArticleSh28m aid for maternity clinic
Ravine Roses, through Waitrose Foundation, has donated Sh28 million to Eldama Ravine District Hospital for the construction of a maternity wing. Waitrose director Dorcas Ngure said the maternity is...
View Article60% county funds for development
The Senate will pass new regulations forcing counties to use more than 60 per cent of their funds on development. Senate devolution committee chairman Kipchumba Murkomen and Nandi Senator Stephen Sang...
View ArticleNCPB wants more funds from state
The National Cereals and Produce Board is holding 3 million bags of maize under the Strategic Grain Reserves. CEO Newton Terer said they are in talks with the government to provide adequate funding to...
View ArticleLocals to dig 10km trench
Residents of Tigithi, Laikipia Central, have volunteered to dig a trench in which pipes will be fitted for a water project. Speaking at a meeting called by Laikipia East MP Anthony Mutahi yesterday,...
View ArticleKiambu signs contract for fish farming
The Kiambu county government has signed a memorandum of understanding with a private company, Aggreco International, and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology to establishing an...
View ArticleGive elderly more cash - MP
Ruiru MP Esther Gathogo has asked the government to increase the allocation for the elderly and people living with disabilities in the 2015-16 financial year. Gathogo said the money released by the...
View ArticleLaikipia locals want road barrier removed
Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel yesterday led residents in a demonstration to agitate for the removal of a road barrier on the Nanyuki-Doldol road. The barrier at Ilpolei trading centre is used by...
View ArticleTwo jailed for having bhang
Two people who told a Thika court that they use bhang for stimulation and energy for quarry work were yesterday jailed for six months each after failing to raise a Sh20,000 fine each. Samuel Mwaura,...
View ArticleKDF's Somalia duty 'not over
Limuru MP John Kiragu has asked the government not to withdraw KDF soldiers from Somalia. He said the mission for which the soldiers were sent to Somalia is yet to be realised. Speaking at funeral of...
View ArticleWoman in court for fraud
A 38-year-old woman was yesterday charged in a Thika Court with conspiracy to defraud and obtaining money by false pretence. Jane Kamura is accused of defrauding Susan Thendu out of Sh790,000 on April...
View ArticleUrithi society sells houses
Urithi Housing Cooperative Society in Thika town has started a Sh1 billion real estate project for its 6,000 members. Society chairman Samuel Maina said the City Edge Project is on a 100-acre land,...
View ArticleMake Kenyans plant trees, Parliament told
KWALE County Charcoal Burners Association chairman Daniel Mtunda has called on the Parliament to come up with a law forcing citizens to plant trees. He said such a law will ensure Kenyans plant trees...
View ArticleFew tourists at Coast hotels in peak season
HOTEL bookings in the coast region remain low despite the start of the high season. Majority of the facilities in Mombasa, Malindi and Diani in the south Coast have an average bed occupancy of 40 per...
View ArticleBusinessman found dead in River Kuja
A body of a businessman was found floating in River Kuja at Ochiga village, Ndhiwa subcounty on Saturday. Homa Bay county deputy police boss Titus Karori said the incident was reported by Unga...
View ArticleMozambique meeting in Msambweni turns chaotic
POLICE officers calmed a stormy meeting convened by Mozambique High Commissioner Floriano Maneno after two groups differed publicly. The police threw out a group which was against the high...
View ArticleNeedy families get Idd goodies
KWALE Muslims in the county yesterday received donations to mark the end of Ramadhan fasting. Kwale International Sugar Company general manager Patrick Chebosi said the donation is part of the...
View ArticleKisii schools seek cash for festival
A secondary school in Kisii county may not participate in the national music festivals, beginning on August 9 in Mombasa, due to lack of funds. Nyakeogiro Secondary School principal Gladys Mose...
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