Three police officers injured in Dadaab
Three Kenya Police officers were injured yesterday when an explosive device hit their car. The incident occurred in the Ifo refugee camp in Dadaab. The attackers who used an improvised explosive device...
View ArticleSh20 sparks hawkers fight
Two Murang'a hawkers yesterday fought over Sh20 at Sabasaba shopping centre. Witnesses said Eric Omondi and James Kariuki may have quarreled over another issue. An Akorino member stopped the fight,...
View ArticleLocals shun six over jiggers
Murang’a South DC Ali Muktar has ordered a family hospitalised after villagers of Murang’a Range threatened to kick them out for fear they might infest the locals with jiggers. Harrison Mwaura, 38, his...
View ArticleVillage's 50-year wait for hospital
Outgoing Limuru MP Peter Mwathi yesterday commissioned a Sh16 million health centre in Ngecha village. The facility is the first in the village since Kenya gained independence after the first, built by...
View ArticleCattle rustling shuts down 3 Laikipia schools
Some three schools have been closed following cases of cattle rustling in Laikipia. More than 100 cattle and donkeys were stolen by rustlers last week at Ngarua division. Mbogoini, Arabel and Nyakiambi...
View ArticleNyahururu aspirant cries foul over ticket
Supporters of a TNA women's aspirant yesterday disrupted business in Nyahururu town when the hopeful's name went missing from the Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission register. Virginia...
View ArticleMurang’a hopefuls sent back for papers
IEBC yesterday delayed clearing several candidates vying for several seats in Murang’a for failure to produce vital documents. Speaking to the press, Murang’a returning officer Zachary Gichohi said...
View ArticleKibaki wades into land row
President Kibaki has directed that a land dispute involving the newly-chartered Pwani University in Kilifi be solved immediately. The President said the dispute should be dealt with quickly to enable...
View ArticleTourism players call for calm
Hoteliers in Coast have blamed the low numbers of tourists on the dwindling charters and the rising political temperatures. Mombasa and Coast Tourist Association said the approaching summer is also the...
View ArticleKaya to bless 'good leaders'
Kaya elders yesterday launched a vetting criteria for candidates in the March 4 elections. They said they will not bless a political aspirant who will not gone through the vetting. The elders were led...
View ArticleNassir roots for televised debates with his rivals
A parliamentary aspirant in Mombasa has called for televised debates with his rivals. Abduswamad Sharif Nassir said the debates will enable voters to know the leaders who will address their problems....
View ArticleSummons made Kiambu traffic boss sick, Mombasa court told
Kiambu traffic boss accused of corruption fell ill after anti-graft officers served him with court summons, a court heard yesterday. Chief Inspector Gabriel Mbiti Mulei was due to appear before Mombasa...
View ArticleMombasa aspirants get IEBC stamp for election
Mombasa Candidates in the March 4 elections have rececived certificates from the electoral commission. Hassan Joho (governor), Mishi Mboko (women's representative) and Ramadhan Kajembe (senator) were...
View ArticleMwakwere cleared for Kwale senate
ENVIRONMENT minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere was yesterday the first aspirant to be cleared by the IEBC for the Kwale senator race. The immediate former Matuga MP presented his papers to IEBC at the School...
View ArticlePassenger injured after bus tyre bursts in Mwatate
A man was yesterday injured when a bus he was traveling in was involved in an accident in Mwatate town. The Simba Coach bus was heading to Mombasa from Taveta when one of its front tires burst near the...
View Article2 deny stealing mitumba container
TWO more suspects were yesterday charged in a Mombasa court with the theft of a Sh8.7 million shoes container destined for Uganda. Jimmy Muange and Irene Orengo denied stealing the mitumba shoes on...
View ArticleUS denies claims of an ‘MRC group’ in New York city
THE American embassy has denied reports that an outfit similar to the Mombasa Republican Council has been registered in the US and UK. A group calling itself Republic of Pwani claims it is made up of...
View ArticleKuti accused of misusing CDF kitty
CANDIDATES running for senator in Isiolo county yesterday accused the Isiolo North CDF officials of misusing kitty cash. Charfana Mokku of (ODM) and Mohamed Konso of (TNA) accused the former Isiolo...
View ArticleGarissa hopefuls tell locals to keep peace
Garissa aspirants have called on the residents to co-exist peacefully during the election period. Yussuf Haji and Farah Maalim, who are both eyeing the county senator, urged the locals not to be...
View ArticleEmbu to crack down on campaign trucks
Embu police boss Gasper Makau has directed his officers to arrest and prosecute motorists and passengers in overloaded vehicles. Makau said many passengers in campaign vehicles have been violating...
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