2 hurt as they swerve to avoid a mad man
Two Embu county government officers are recuperating at Embu Level Five Hospital after the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident. The officers were heading toward Kibugu when a...
View ArticleWoman burns to death
A 61-year-old woman on Sunday night burnt to death at Katundu village in Kibwezi East constituency when her house caught fire. Hanna Kimilu is said to have been sick at the time she burnt and her...
View ArticleMachakos MCAs fault new role for senators
Machakos MCAs have opposed the new act making senators to chair county development boards. They termed the President's move to sign the County Governments (Amendments) Bill as misinformed. They said...
View ArticleMCA seeks to have developers build pavements and drainage
A motion seeking to compel private developers to construct pavements outside their premises and in the surrounding will be tabled in the Nairobi county assembly. Speaking at City Hall yesterday, Kware...
View ArticleSemelang'o locked out of Mathare poll
FORMER Youth Development Fund chairman Gor Semalang'o has lost his bid to participate in next week’s Mathare constituency by-election. Justice Mumbi Ngugi yesterday dismissed an application he had...
View ArticleLSK wants forex broker firm probed
THE Law Society of Kenya wants the police to investigate a forex bureau broker firm,VIP Portal Ltd for allegedly fleecing the public. Chairman Eric Mutua in a letter to the Inspector General of Police...
View ArticleSchools warned against holiday tuition
SCHOOLS have been warned against conducting holiday tuition during August holidays. The director for Quality Assurance and Standards in the Ministry of Education Mohammed Mwinyipempe yesterday asked...
View ArticleFacebook posting sees MP sue voter
A voter sued by his MP for allegedly posting defamatory sentiments on social media has cited malice in the case. Mbuvi Kasina has been sued by Kitui South MP Racheal Nyamai. Yesterday, Kasina said he...
View ArticleQuad bikes motion flops over quorum
A motion seeking to ensure that firefighting quad-bikes are taken to slums in Nairobi was not passed for lack of quorum last Thursday. The motion was tabled in the Nairobi county assembly by Laini Saba...
View ArticlePrimary school heads want more teachers recruited
THE government's decision to hire 10,000 teachers has drawn mixed reactions from primary school headteachers. They said the move is positive but will not address teacher shortage across the country....
View ArticleKNH and Nairobi Hospice disagree over space
KENYATTA National Hospital management and the Nairobi Hospice have locked horns over the management and running of space within the facility. The two sides accused each other of insincerity in their...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
A well known human rights activist is set to move to court this week to sue the top management and commissioners of the Teachers Service Commission over alleged irregular renewal of head teachers...
View ArticleGovernment sets aside Sh37bn for agriculture
THE Government has set aside Sh36.981billion to boost growth in the agriculture sectors to ensure sufficient food production in the country. Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Felix Koskei said the...
View ArticleKwale registry closure 'not linked to Lamu titles'
CLOSING of Kwale land registry offices have no connection to last week move by president Uhuru Kenyatta of revoking title deeds for 500,000 hectare of land in Lamu. The Director of Physical Planning in...
View ArticleNo need to nullify police recruitment, says team
The team investigating malpractices in the police recruitment was last evening completing their report which failed to recommend the nullification of the exercise. The joint investigation team...
View ArticleTanzanian, Kenyan duo deny fraud
A Tanzanian and a Kenyan were yesterday charged with fraud. The court heard that Mercy Kathure and Nyakasagani Changasi on July 24 at Valley Arcade in Nairobi obtained Sh850,000 from Sylvia Kasanga by...
View ArticleJudge wants Omtatah case dropped
A Kibera court yesterday heard that a judge has declined to record a statement in connection with a case in which activist Okiya Omtatah has been accused of disrespecting a court. The court had...
View ArticleWoman on cop pretence charges
A woman has been charged before a Makadara court with forgery, impersonation and obtaining money by false pretences. Pauline Kamau is accused of obtaining money from Richard Wandera, a nursing student,...
View ArticleAirline staff in court over pass forgery
An airline official has been charged with forgery. Katar Abdille, an employee of Africa Express Airlines, is accused of forging a security pass and presenting it to Kenya Airports Authority officials...
View ArticleUniversity student charged with raping his colleague
A University of Nairobi student was yesterday charged with raping a colleague at the institution's hostel. David Ochieng denied the charges before resident magistrate Miriam Mugere. He was remanded at...
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