Don’t bribe, job seekers told
IEBC Mwingi North coordinator Enock Otara has told job seekers not to bribe for a job at the commission. Speaking to the Star yesterday, Otara said many applicants missed out on job opportunities at an...
View ArticleMan dies in Mwingi crash
A middle aged man has been confirmed dead following a tragic road accident yesterday. The accident occurred along Mwingi-Garrisa road. Confirming the incident the Mwingi police boss Simon Birir said...
View ArticleBusinesswoman murdered in Mwingi
A middle-aged woman was found murdered at the Mwingi market yesterday. Speaking to the press yesterday, Mwingi OCS Jonathan Wafula said the body was found outside the old Mwingi wholesale market in the...
View ArticleKCPE top girl in Kitui wants to be a surgeon
Victors Junior Academy in Mwingi town produced the top girl in last year’s KCPE in Kitui county. Thirteen year old Faith Ndinda Munywoki scored 408 marks. Speaking to the Star yesterday at her home,...
View ArticleRiruta man denies posing as a soldier
A 30 year old man was yesterday arraigned before a Kibera court to answer to charges of impersonating a Kenya Defense Force officer. Mariko Odhiambo Oketch was charged between May 2012 and January 27...
View ArticleArrest warrant issued against businessman
A warrant of arrest has been issued by a Kibera court against the director of Simba Metals Limited for failing to appear in court to answer to charges of issuing a bad cheque. Haren Kumar Damji was...
View ArticlePolice reform gaps pose March 4 risk
The 2007/08 post election violence which claimed 1,300 lives shows how vital it is for Kenyan police to be prepared ahead of polls this March. Amnesty International termed police reform in Kenya: “A...
View ArticleTanzania withdraws Cites proposal on ivory trade
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has hailed Tanzania for withdrawing a proposal to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to sell some of its...
View ArticleThree more elephants butchered in Samburu
Three more elephants were killed in Samburu at the weekend as poachers appear to have taken advantage of the full moon. A gang of eight men, six of the whom are reported to have been armed, sprayed...
View ArticleChina denies role in ivory poaching ring
The Chinese government has denied claims that demand for ivory from China is a key contributor to rising cases of elephant poaching in Kenya. China insists the escalation of the crime in Kenya and...
View ArticleFour Chinese charged with ivory smuggling
A case in which four Chinese men are accused of smuggling ivory through Kenya failed to take off for the second day yesterday after prosecution failed to get a translator. The four were arraigned...
View ArticleEphraim Maina’s petition against Safina dismissed by High Court
Former Mathira MP Ephraim Maina petition against Safina party has been dismissed by the High Court. Justice David Majanja said the Political Parties Act provides clear procedures to be followed when a...
View ArticleMPs blamed for Sh355m loss in CDF spending
A lobby group yesterday alleged that the many of the 10th Parliament MPs started ghost projects and looted CDF money. The National Taxpayers Association while releasing the report on CDF use, said...
View ArticleDon’t trust opinion polls too much, Kibunjia tells voters
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has called on Kenyans to ignore ongoing opinion polls ahead of the general elections. The commission joined Cohesion and Integration Goodwill...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
While many of those on the political campaign are making 'huge' promises as they seek for votes, the abolition of a weekly Sh10 tuition fee is reason enough for her to think favorably about Education...
View ArticlePM Raila, Kalonzo and Mudavadi off the hook
Prime Minister Raila Odinga, his deputy Musalia Mudavadi and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka have for the second time escaped the scrutiny of the Court. This is after their names were yesterday struck...
View ArticlePoll violence negates our constitution – Mutunga
CHIEF Justice Willy Mutunga yesterday said Kenyans have among the best constitution in the world and should not lower themselves by engaging in violence during the forthcoming March 4, General...
View Article'Bogus’ cop in Shabaab case back to cell
A man accused of impersonating police officers and claiming to have information on the al Shabaab has been ordered to remain in custody. Hussein Mohammed, 26, is accused of misleading journalists from...
View ArticleWidow’s land case put off again
The prosecution in a case where a former director of the Kenya Pipeline Company is charged with fraud was yesterday accused of delaying the case. Ezekiel Komen and four other former senior civil...
View ArticleJudge rejects ex-Nairobi mayor’s case against IEBC
AN ATTEMPT by former Nairobi mayor John Ndirangu to quash recommendations for his disqualifications from holding public office was yesterday dismissed. Justice George Odunga said the petition lacks...
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