KDF to upgrade arsenal on navy ship MV Jasiri
The Kenya Defence Force wants to upgrade its arsenal and install the latest technology in the recently acquired navy ship MV Jasiri.Military spokesman Col. Cyrus Oguna yesterday said KDF will arm the...
View ArticleVIPs gaurds accused of misusing weapons
Detectives are investigating alleged threats and misuse of firearms by aides to some politicians in Mombasa County. Coast provincial police boss Aggrey Adoli said his office had received complaints...
View ArticleWFP resumes food supply to Kismayu
THE United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed food assistance to the Somali port city of Kismayu for the first time in four years, the agency said on Tuesday. The move follows a successful...
View ArticleOffice killed in police quarters
A female police constable was yesterday murdered at Kenya police staff quarters at the Dogs section police station, in Kisauni district. Kisauni police boss Julius Wanjohi said the officer, who is...
View ArticleBeach oil spill scares residents
AN oil spill into the Indian Ocean at Madhubaha beach in Mombasa has scared area residents and threatened aquatic life. Maritime police, National Environmental Management Agency and Kenya Ports...
View ArticleMinistry blamed over Coast poor exam results
KILIFI county senator hopeful Naomi Cidi has blamed the ministry of Education for Coast region’s poor performance in national examinations. The politician claims nothing has been done to address the...
View ArticleMob stones Jubilee team in Mombasa
A door-to-door campaign by Jubilee aspirants was yesterday disrupted at Kongowea, in Nyali constituency, after a gang of youths attacked them with stones. The aspirants, including Mombasa senator...
View ArticleLinturi posters defaced in Igembe south
A middle-aged man has been charged in Maua law courts for destroying campaign materials belonging to the immediate former Igembe South MP Mithika Linturi. Dick Munene Marebe who appeared before...
View ArticleCouncil fights for children's right during poll campaigns
National Council for Children Services (NCCS) asks the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to punish candidates and parties using children in their campaigns. The council leader...
View ArticleNgilu, Kiema billboard destroyed in Mwingi town
Uproar has kicked off in Mwingi following the defacing and destruction of campaign posters for aspirants of the Kitui Senator and governor seat. Narc party Senator and governor aspirants Charity Ngilu...
View ArticleIsiolo URP aspirants pledge joint manifesto
URP aspirants in Isiolo has promised yesterday promised to roll out a joint manifesto in two weeks.The aspirants said the area is "a major development hub" in the region. The hopefuls, led by Livestock...
View ArticleGarissa residents protest as water taps runn dry
Hundreds of residents of Bulla Muzuri in Garissa yesterday took to the streets to protest lack of water in the settlement. The residents, who mainly comprised women and children, accused the Garissa...
View ArticleEmbu governor aspirant Kiragu launches his bid
A governor aspirant has said the APK party was formed to be used by Meru and Embu to bargain for power. Kithinji Kiragu who is eyeing Meru governor said the two communities have been "riding on the...
View Article2 Poachers shot dead, tusks recovered in Meru
Kenya Wildlife Service rangers have killed two poachers and recovered two tusks and a G3 rifle. The tusks are for an elephant which was killed on Monday at the Lower Imenti Forest.Meru KWS senior...
View ArticleCourt process servers demand their own professional society
Court process servers have filed a petition to Chief Justice Willy Mutunga seeking the recognition of their professional society. The court servers want Mutunga to appoint a taskforce to research and...
View ArticleEACC faces new hurdle
Two people have petitioned the court to stop the officials of the anti-corruption agency from carrying out their duties. In a move that may derail the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Samwel...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
Talk of threats and intimidation during these political times! A well-known TNA senate candidate from central region recently told all those who won the party’s ticket to vie as councilors not to dare...
View ArticleSecond suspect denies robbing judge at gunpoint
Another suspect was yesterday arraigned in a Nairobi court charged with violently robbing a High Court judge of her property worth over Sh190,000. Simon Gitau Ng'ang'a, who appeared before chief...
View Article30 judges to handle petitions
THIRTY High Court judges will be dedicated to handle election petitions arising from the March 4, general election. Before, election petitions were a preserve of judges only but with the new...
View ArticleMan to hang for Sh500 robbery
A man was yesterday sentenced to death for violently robbing an assistant chief of Sh500 at Muthure in Kikuyu three years ago. John Bruce Wainya Ng'ang'a was convicted by Nairobi acting chief...
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