Muhuri wants title deeds in Kilifi, Mombasa and Taita Taveta revoked
A lobby wants the government to extend the revocation of illegally acquired land titles to other counties at the Coast. Muslims for Human Rights said the government should address pertinent land issues...
View ArticleWe blame jealousy for the ban on MCAs’ foreign trips, say Lamu reps
LAMU MCAs have criticised the move by eight countries to ban Kenyan MCAs' trips. The United States, Rwanda, Israel, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, the Netherlands and Brazil have complained of...
View ArticleCourt drops Wardei petition
THE High Court sitting in Malindi has dismissed the Wardei community’s petition over police recruitment for lack of evidence. Lady Justice Christine Meoli said the petitioner was merely acting on...
View ArticleWorld War I boon for county
THOUSANDS of foreign and local tourists are expected to flock to Taita Taveta county on August 28 to commemorate 100 years since the First Word War. Taita Taveta county has about 35 sites where the...
View ArticleKemnac urges Cord to drop referendum call
KENYA Muslim National Advisory Council has urged Cord to drop its call for a referendum. The council said the timing for the referendum is wrong. Speaking in Diani on Friday, Kemnac secretary general...
View ArticleProbation for 21-year-old
A 21-year-old man sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling a minor has been awarded a three-year probation after the ruling was reviewed. Eric Musyoka committed the crime at the age of 17 on March...
View ArticleNgilu closes Kilifi, Kwale land offices for 7 days
Lands Secretary Charity Ngilu has closed all land offices at the Coast for files audit and re-organisation. Registries in Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi will remain closed for seven working days between...
View ArticleBalala trashes Cord's take on Lamu titles
Mining Secretary Najib Balala has dismissed as sideshows claims by Cord that the move by the government to revoke titles to 500,000 acres in Lamu is political. Balala wants Cord leader Raila Odinga and...
View ArticleInsecurity, music fete mute Mombasa teachers’ conference
A low turnout marked the first day of the 10th Kenya Primary School Headteachers Association conference in Mombasa yesterday. The Sheikh Zayed Children Welfare Hall was only half-full yesterday. An...
View ArticleNew terrorism insurance to boost tourism
A new insurance product to cover international tourists at the Coast has been launched. The Inbound insurance cover by AIG Kenya insurance targets international tourists whose countries do not provide...
View ArticleMwahima, Joho feud to blame for stalled Likoni fire station
THE Mombasa county government has postponed the official opening of the Likoni fire station over lack of political goodwill from area leaders, for the second time. Sources told the Star area MP Masoud...
View ArticleLikoni railway shacks to be flattened today
THE state will pull down all structures near the Moi International Airport and those along the railway line to pave way for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway. Mombasa county commissioner...
View ArticleDeputy governor slams rampant defilement, rape in Kitui South
KITUI Deputy Governor Peninnah Malonza has condemned increased defilement cases in parts of Kitui South Constituency. She said defilement threatens survival of children in the constituency. Malonza...
View ArticleMalonza and MCA trade blame over Kitui budget paper mixup
KITUI Deputy Governor Peninnah Malonza has publicly clashed with assembly minority leader Alex Nganga over the legal the Malonza defended Governor’s office against accession of violating the Budget...
View ArticleWork with MCAs, Ruto to Wambora
DEPUTY President William Ruto has asked Embu Governor Martin Wambora and the local county assembly to work together. He said the governor and the MCAs should stop their endless wars which led to his...
View ArticleAl Shabaab gang attacks Mandera county offices
GUN MEN hurled explosives at the Mandera county government headquarters causing damages. The building's wing that houses finance and other executive offices was destroyed in the attack. Mandera deputy...
View ArticleNditi advice to miraa farmers
Embu Deputy Governor Dorothy Nditi has urged Mbeere residents not to over depend on miraa and invest in education. Nditi asked residents of Mbeere North and South subcounties, where miraa is the main...
View ArticleHouse bans use of county cars off duty
The Tharaka Nithi county assembly has passed a motion against use of county government vehicles on weekends and after working hours. The motion moved by Mukothima ward representative Mwenda Gataya...
View ArticleEmbu varsity official found dead in home
An officer at Embu University was yesterday found dead in his house. Ephantus Kihara, an officer at the accounts office, was allegedly found dead in his house early yesterday morning by his colleague....
View ArticleJilted husband hangs self in Embu North
A 30-year-old Embu man yesterday hanged himself on a tree with his sweater after his wife jilted him over a domestic quarrel. James Atandi committed suicide yesterday at Kamugere village in Embu North...
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