State asked to intensify surveillance
THE government has been urged to restore peace on the Pokot-Turkana border to ensure learning in schools. West Pokot Knut branch secretary Martin Semeblo said the high tension experienced in the area,...
View ArticleSociety split over chair’s leadership
A section of Kalenjin Welfare Society members have hatched a plot to remove national chairman Simon Ngeny over poor leadership. They said Ngeny has been misusing his position and privileges by...
View ArticleGovernor Kinuthia trashes vote drive
NAKURU Governor Kinuthia Mbugua has accused some of his colleagues of lying to the electorate in the Pesa Mashinani campaigns. He said some governors spearheading the signature collection for the Pesa...
View ArticleHoteliers unsure of tourist numbers
HOTELIERS at the Coast are not certain about the number of international tourists coming next month. Tui travel, one of the biggest tour travel group in UK, had announced it will resume its operations...
View ArticleMiss Tourism Taita Taveta is crowned
A Technical University of Mombasa student is the 2014 Miss Taita Taveta. Sofia Mwagogo, 19, the youngest daughter of Voi MP Jones Mlolwa, competed against 10 other women at the event at Voi Wildlife...
View ArticleAP officer among four suspects in bank robberies
POLICE yesterday paraded four suspected robbers behind a syndicate targeting banks in Mombasa and Nairobi. AP officer Raphael Rotich, attached at Tinderet AP station, is believed to be the gang leader,...
View ArticleJubilee leaders told to quit
KWALE Cord leaders have criticised opposition MPs working with the Jubilee government. Msambweni MCA Khatib Dzugwe said the rebels should either join the referendum team or leave the alliance...
View ArticleMCA slams phony 'cops'
BONGWE Gombato ward representative has decried robbery cases by people posing as police officers in Diani. Omar Boga said the armed gang rob cash from residents at gunpoint, drive them away and drop...
View ArticleTimamy opposes Ngilu Lapsset payout list
LAMU Governor Issa Timamy has said the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport corridor list of land claimants prepared by his office was genuine and reliable. Speaking to the press in his office on...
View ArticleMombasa inspectorate denies role in kiosks demolition
THE Mombasa government has denied involvement in the demolition of kiosks on the Lights-Kengeleni area adjacent to the Kongowea market. The Sunday demolitions, which is alleged to be propagated by a...
View ArticleLamu curfew bad for trade - residents
MIXED reactions have met Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo's decision to extend curfew days in Lamu county. Residents who spoke to the Star yesterday said the curfew is bad for the business,...
View ArticleCord urged to kick out MPs
KWALE politician Nicholas Zani has urged local Cord leadership to take disciplinary actions against two MPs from the region. He said the MPs should cease being members of ODM for opposing Cord's...
View ArticleMombasa opens single street for hawkers to sell wares on Sundays
THE Mombasa government on Sunday launched a weekly open-market on one street within the Central Business District for hawkers to sell their wares. The street, Customs Road, will be opened every Sunday...
View ArticleMan accused of wife's murder cites epilepsy
A former Kenya Defense Force officer, facing murder charges has said he suffers from epilepsy. Francis Chela, 45, faces charges of attempting to kill son, Peter Francis, 12 and killing his wife Lillian...
View ArticlePoverty is caused by drugs - NGO
ALCOHOL and drug abuse are the leading cause of poverty and death in Kiambu county, an NGO has said. The Right@Home Alcohol and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Centre has said most youths, especially...
View ArticleWild animal kills farmers's six sheep
A farmer in Baraka village, Nanyuki town, is counting her loses after her sheep were killed by a wild animal. Felista Wairimu yesterday found six sheep dead and three injured. Speaking to the Star on...
View ArticleRespect Kenya, MP tells ICC
GICHUGU MP Njogu Barua on Sunday said the ICC should respect Kenya. Speaking in his constituency at Kathumari ACK Church before going to New York, the first time MP said President Uhuru Kenyatta should...
View ArticleBlood campaign begins
THE Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service has begun a campaign to get 300,000 units of blood. The initiative will be carried out in Nyeri, Murang’a, Eldoret, Nyahururu, Nairobi, Kajiado, Nanyuki,...
View ArticleRep condemns crime, murders
KIRINYAGA Kabare ward representative Ndambiri Njui has protested insecurity. Speaking in Thumari ACK church during a fundsdrive on Sunday in Gichugu, Njui said there have been a series of murders and...
View ArticleMan found dead in bush
NANYUKI Residents of Gwa Ceciliah Village found a dead body in a thicket. The body of the unidentified man lay beside a motorcycle. Two pangas and a knife, which are believed to have been used to kill...
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