Woman denies breaking chairs, beer bottles
A 51-year-old woman appeared before a Thika court charged with malicious damage to property. Esther Muthoni was arraigned before resident magistrate Wesley Cheruiyot. Muthoni denied that on January 5...
View ArticleSupermarket man in Sh1.5m theft case
A supermarket employee was arraigned before a Thika court charged with stealing about Sh1.5 million. Kinyua Mutua, 25, appeared before resident magistrate Wesley Cheruiyot. Mutua was charged that on...
View ArticleLover accused of burning suitor’s house
A 30 year old woman was arraigned before a Thika court where she denied burning her suitor’s house. Beatrice Mumbi appeared before resident magistrate Wesley Cheruiyot. Mumbi denied that on December 3...
View ArticleKabogo picks former EABL boss as deputy
Kiambu TNA governor aspirant William Kabogo has picked former EABL boss Gerald Githinji as his running mate. Speaking to the press in Kiambu town yesterday, Kabogo said he chose Githinji due to his...
View ArticleGachugu Academy emerges top in Nyeri
Gachugu Academy was yesterday announced as the top school in Nyeri. Speaking to the press at the school yesterday, headmaster Isaac Karanu said discipline and hardwork is the secret behind the schools...
View ArticleTNA officials furious over Sh63m debt after primaries
TNA's interim party officials in Murang’a, Kiambu and Nyeri have threatened to block party nominees from presenting their nominations papers to the IEBC unless a Sh60 million debt is paid. Speaking at...
View ArticleArchaeologists Unearth Evidence Of Early Chinese Links To East Africa
A research has unearthed evidence of Chinese trade links with East Africa dating back to 500 years ago on Manda island in the Lamu archipelago. The research was conducted jointly five institutions...
View ArticleAspirant tells off UDF, says he will win Mombasa seat
MOMBASA governor aspirant Suleiman Shahbal yesterday dismissed efforts to frustrate his bid saying he will win the seat. Speaking in a campaign rally in Likoni yesterday, Shahbal told-off UDF's Kelvin...
View Article175,000 face starvation in Kwale drought
KWALE may experience the worst food shortage this year, a drought management officer has warned. Mohamed Keinan said more than 145,000 residents are currently in need of relief food in the county....
View ArticleBurglars break into tourists hotel room
The police are investigating the a break-in at a Mombasa hotel room where two tourists were robbed off their belongings. Coast tourist police boss Wycliffe Sicharani yesterday said burglars broke into...
View ArticleKwale locals not aware of minerals, says Nema
The National Environment Management Authority has warned that Kwale residents may not benefit from their mineral resources because of illiteracy. Nema says majority of the residents don’t understand...
View ArticleMombasa governor hopefuls divided over Jubilee plan
Two Jubilee Coalition aspirants in Mombasa have differed over a proposal to have one of them drop his bid in favour of another. TNA's Abdalla Mwaruwa differed with the Republican Congress Party's...
View ArticleShahbal on police radar over ‘his burnt office’
Mombasa governor hopeful Suleiman Shahbal will be summoned by the police over his remarks on a building that burnt down in Mombasa at the weekend. Coast police boss Agrey Adoli yesterday said Shahbal...
View ArticleKwale school whose English results were cancelled was to be shut down last year
A school whose 22 out of 23 candidates had the English results cancelled over irregularities was to be shut down last year over poor standards, the Star has learnt. Area education officials were...
View Article1,800 KPA managers await pay decision
Kenya Ports Authority middle-level managers will today know the fate over their salary and allowance increase. Managing director Gichiri Ndua is expected to address the situation that led to a sit-in...
View ArticleSchool stages march for top pupil
Tenri Primary School temporarily stopped session to celebrate the performance of their best student Clement Macharia. The 15-year-old orphan was the top Embu candidate in last year's KCPE examinations...
View ArticleBest pals lead Makueni KCPE list
Vitale HGM Boarding School at Kathonzweni in Makueni on Monday afternoon celebrated the performance of the county's two top KCPE candidates. Sarah Kaasya Mueni routinely competed with her best friend,...
View ArticleEmbu cop on trial over prison break
A policeman accused of helping five suspects escape from the Embu law courts will begin his defence on February 27. The five escapees allegedly bribed Jackson Kitili to help them escape on October 14,...
View ArticleIsiolo banditry hits KCPE results
More than 10 schools that were caught up in Isiolo’s tribal skirmishes last year performed poorly in the KCPE examination. Speaking to the press yesterday, Isiolo Knut executive secretary Dadhe Boru...
View ArticleDadaab gang shoots Red Cross official
A Kenya Red Cross vehicle was on Mon- day afternoon ambushed by a suspected al Shabaab militia group in Dadaab, Garissa. Speaking to the Star on phone yesterday, county commissioner Maalim Mohamed said...
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