Pokot elders endorse Wetang'ula
Pokot elders have said they will support Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula in the 2017 presidential poll. Kapenguria MP Samuel Moroto said Wetang’ula has wisdom to lead Kenya in 2017 and endorsed him to...
View ArticleProperty of Omamo’s brother is auctioned
PROPERTY of a club and a hotel in Kisumu has been auctioned due to unpaid Sh1.9 million rent arrears. The businesses, Bootleggers Pub and Grill and a hotel, Kahawa na Kadhalika – were being run by...
View ArticleLusaka to reshuffle executives
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has told his cabinet and chief officers to prepare for a looming reshuffle. A source told the Star “non-performing” officers will lose their jobs. Lusaka made the...
View ArticleHoma Bay MCAs reject land board nominees
HOMA Bay MCAs have rejected nominees for the county land management board. Speaker Samuel Ochillo said most nominees are unqualified while others have relatives in the interview panel. Ochillo said...
View ArticleWater loans for slum dwellers
KAKAMEGA The Lake Victoria North Water Board will give slum dwellers soft loans for water connection. Corporate affairs manager Daniel Owino said the project will boost access to clean water. He was...
View ArticleBungoma 11 new ambulances to boost emergency response
Bungoma county government has bought 11 ambulances. The ambulances will be distributed to the nine constituencies, with two being stationed at the Bungoma Referral Hospital. Governor Kenneth Lusaka...
View ArticleQuestions over 'missing' funds
People living with disabilities chairman Adriano Sakwa has been accused of embezzling Sh500,000. County disabled coordinator John Opar yesterday said only Sh200,000 was used in a volleyball tournament...
View ArticleSh180m upgrade to end Kisii blackouts
KENYA Power on Sunday launched a Sh180 million systems upgrade to eradicate frequent outages in Kisii county. Kenya Power managing director Ben Chumo and Kisii Governor James Ongwae launched the...
View ArticleUasin Gishu hospitals to get Sh700 million
MORE than Sh700 million will be used to upgrade two hospitals in Uasin Gishu county to level five status. The sub-district hospitals at Ziwa and Burnt Forest will serve as referral hospitals for the...
View ArticleBattle for Matumbei ward seat on
New Ford Kenya, Ford Kenya and URP are warming up for the Matumbei ward seat. The seat fell vacant after the death of Ronald Matongolo two weeks ago. He was buried at the weekend. Some MCAs have urged...
View ArticleSafaricom sets aside Sh250m for education
Safaricom Kenya Foundation has set aside Sh250 million to support education. Through its corporate social responsibility, Safaricom had allocated Sh2 billion for various projects across the country in...
View ArticleMP Kuria plans motion to freeze county accounts
Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has said he will table a motion in the National Assembly that seeks to freeze bank accounts for counties whose governors are pushing for a referendum. He said this will...
View ArticleMP supports proposed new calendar
Saboti MP David Wekesa has backed a proposal by the Ministry of Education to change the school calendar. He said the calendar will match with the budget to ensure schools are well-funded. Wekesa was...
View ArticleNandi trader warns MCA against vote
Kilibwoni ward residents in Nandi county have told area MCA Mark George to resign for supporting the referendum. Businessman Edward Bittok said he should seek a fresh mandate if he is not willing to...
View ArticleKabarnet drivers protest colleagues' sack
Transport in Kabarnet town bus stage was yesterday interrupted when more than 200 drivers protested against hiring and firing of Baringo county vehicles' drivers. They stormed Governor Benjamin...
View ArticleSh8bn dual carriageway to be constructed in Eldoret
A dual carriage road worth more than Sh8 billion will be constructed in Eldoret to link the town to Eldoret International Airport. The 25km road, whose survey is underway, will run from the airport on...
View ArticleJubilee MPs in Narok divided over plebiscite
JUBILEE MPs in Narok county are split over the push for a referendum by governors and Cord. Four URP MPs led by Patrick Ntutu (Narok West), Ken Kiloku (Narok East), Gideon Konchellah (Kilgoris) and...
View ArticleGender policy to ensure fair hiring
THE National Gender and Equality Commission in formulating a gender policy, chairperson Winfred Lichuma has said. The policy will be used as guide in hiring workers in public institutions, she said ....
View ArticleSh100m to compensate Narasha families
THE government has released Sh100 million to compensate the 120 Maasai families evicted from Narasha village, Naivasha. The money released through the Ministry of Energy will benefit families whose...
View ArticleMinistry decries blood shortage
AVAILABILITY of sufficient quantities of blood in the country is a major challenge to the health sector, director of medical services Nicholas Muraguri has said. In a speech on Sunday, he said the...
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