Expose thugs, cop tells locals
SLUM dwellers in Kisumu are on the spot for keeping information about criminals from the police. Kisumu East police boss Musa Kongoli yesterday accused some residents of Nyalenda, Obunga and Manyatta...
View ArticleMCAs point out Ruto's land record
TWO Vihiga MCAs have criticised Deputy President William Ruto over his stance on controversial Lamu land allocations. Ben Ombima (nominated) and Josephat Munai (West Bunyore) said “Ruto should be the...
View ArticleKajwang slams Wiper, Ford-K over mini poll
Senator Otieno Kajwang has criticised two Cord affiliate parties for fielding candidates for the August 7 by-election in Kibiri ward, Homa Bay county. Speaking to the press in Homa Bay town on...
View ArticleBelgian killed in road crash
One Belgian died in a road accident and seven others escaped with minor injuries after a van they were travelling in veered off the road and rolled several times at Samutetet village, Kericho county....
View ArticleMP dares ODM to expel him
Nakuru West MP Samuel Arama has said he is ready to seek fresh mandate from his constituents if he is kicked out of ODM. Arama said he will continue to support President Uhuru. He was speaking in...
View ArticleUgandans are getting Kenyan IDs, says Wafula
A civil society group has alleged that identity cards are being issued to Ugandans with an aim to benefit from a series of national government funds in Trans Nzoia. The Centre for Human Rights and...
View ArticleKenya Railways owes Nakuru over Sh250m
The Kenya Railways Corporation owes Nakuru county more than Sh250 million in land rates, some dating back 10 years. As a result, the county has embarked on repossessing prime property belonging to...
View ArticleProf Karei laid to rest
THOUSANDS of mourners on Saturday turned up for the burial of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology chancellor Prof Jonathan ole Karei at his Eor Ekule home in Narok county. Karei...
View ArticleNtimama backs eviction of Mau Forest settlers
Former Heritage Minister William ole Ntimama has supported Deputy President William Ruto's move to evict illegal settlers from the Mau Forest. Ntimama said Mau is the biggest water catchment tower in...
View ArticleNew jikos to save Mau from logging
KENYA Forest Service has donated 400 improved jikos to six women's groups in Narok South. The move aims at conserving the environment by reducing the amount of firewood the women use to prevent further...
View ArticleFour held with elephant tusks
FOUR men were yesterday arrested by Iten police officers and Kenya Wildlife Service wardens after they were found transporting five elephant tusks from Iten to Eldoret. According to Elgeyo Marakwet...
View ArticleCherangany MP protests against bias in county jobs
Cherangany MP Wesley Korir has threatened to marshal residents to protest discrimination by the Trans Nzoia county government. He said the county government has not considered other residents in jobs...
View Article2,000 tenants face eviction in Eldoret
MORE than 2,000 tenants risk being evicted from rental houses belonging to the Uasin Gishu county government following the expiry of a notice for them to vacate. The tenants living in the houses in...
View ArticleStop riding on me, Khaemba warns MCAs
TRANS NZOIA:Trans Nzoia governor Patrick Khaemba has asked MCAs and his cabinet to give him credit while discharging duties across the county. Speaking in Kitale on Saturday, Khaemba regretted that...
View ArticleStray animals roam streets
The directive issued by the Nakuru governor Kinuthia Mbugua three months ago to impound on all loitering animals in Nakuru town is still yet to be effected. Governor Mbugua had instructed Nakuru town...
View ArticleOrengo asked to 'own up'
Nandi senator Stephen Sang yesterday asked former lands minister James Orengo to come out clean over the controversial land allocations in Lamu. Reacting to the Star expose over the land saga where...
View ArticleSh300m upgrade for West Pokot hospitals
A new ICU is among facilities which are being installed at the Kapenguria County Referral Hospital in West Pokot where Governor Simon Kachapin has initiated an ambitious plan to expand health services...
View ArticleFactory set to be built
The delayed construction of the Sh12 billion Pokot Cement Factory will start soon after the County Government of West Pokot sanctioned the project. Governor Simon Kachapin says they have allowed...
View ArticleJapan water loan to ease shortage in Narok
THE perennial water experienced in Narok town will be a thing of the past following the launch of a construction of a multi-billion water project that aims to expand water supply in town funded by the...
View ArticleFisherman buried amid fear of chaos
The Naivasha fisherman who was controversially killed last week in Lake Naivasha was laid to rest in an emotional ceremony in his home area of Karati village in Naivasha. Amid tight security, Samuel...
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