13 suffer arrow injuries in Kisii
TENSION is high along the border of Kenyenya and Gucha South districts in Kisii County following an incident which left 13 people with serious arrow injuries during the weekend. This happened when some...
View ArticleKenneth decries security lapse
KENYA National Congress presidential aspirant Peter Kenneth yesterday expressed concern over escalating cases of insecurity in the country. Kenneth said the current state of insecurity in the country...
View ArticleKasipul Kabondo, Gem best in CDF use
KASIPUL Kabondo and Gem constituencies have been ranked best in terms of public fund management in Homabay and Siaya respectively. The ranking according to a report by the National Tax Payers...
View Article3 billion powerplant sef for Nyabule Falls
A hydro electric power plant worth Sh3 billion is poised to be set up in Webuye’s Nabuyole falls starting January next year. A Chinese company Gezzouba has partnered with a local company, Western...
View ArticleCircumcisers head for Tanzania as new FGM law bites
Circumcisers and elders in Kuria community are opting to practice Female Genital Mutilation in Tanzania for fear of being arrested. This is due to tough penalties outlined in the Prohibition of Female...
View ArticleSuraw drops assault case
Nakuru town mayor Mohammed Suraw has withdrawn an assault case he had filed against six councillors. Suraw said he was withdrawing the case to allow his colleagues contest in the March general...
View ArticleSalat raps state over insecurity
Kanu secretary general Nick Salat has said poor government policies are to blame for the current wave of insecurity in the country. Speaking at Sotik at the weekend Salat accused MPs of laxity, saying...
View ArticleElders refuse to 'bless' the youth
Socio-cultural traditions stand in the way of competitive representation from the youth in North rift, a group of ward representative aspirants have said. The aspirants said it unmarried youth that is...
View ArticleBanditry slows registration in Trans Mara
Voter registration turnout in Trans Mara has been affected by insecurity especially on the border with the neighbouring districts. Kilgoris constituency elections coordinator Joshua Tulwo said the...
View ArticleKusnet distances itself from Pusetu
KENYA Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (Kusnet) has distanced itself from the newly-formed Confederation of Public Servants Trade Union of Kenya (Pusetu). Kusnet's secretary-general James...
View ArticleKibaki to give charter to Narok University
NAROK University college will soon become a fully-fledged institution, Higher Education minister Prof Margaret Kamar has said. Kamar said the university is among the 13 constituent colleges that...
View ArticleKuttuny defends Kimaiyo's police record
An MP has said he will resist attempts to oppose the appointment of David Kimaiyo as the first Inspector General of police. Cherangany MP Joshua Kuttuny said claims that Kimaiyo failed to prevent the...
View ArticleTwo charged for diesel theft
Two men have been charged by a Nakuru court for the theft of fuel at the Kenya Pipeline depots. Evans Matimu and Peter Kinuthia denied the charges before Nakuru senior principal Magistrate Louise...
View ArticleMbarak title deed forged
A middle-aged man was yesterday charged in a Nakuru court for forging a title deed and obtaining money through false pretence. Samson Kabutie denied the charge of forging the tittle to the land at Miti...
View ArticleMan jailed for skipping TB dose
A middle-aged man arrested last week for skipping his TB medication has been jailed for nine months by a Naivasha court. Ezekiel Karanja, a flower farm worker, pleaded guilty to the charges. The court...
View ArticlePick police boss on merit, says Gideon
Kanu chairman Gideon Moi has asked President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to ensure the Inspector General of police is appointed by merit. Speaking at Kedowa Market in Kipkelion East during a...
View ArticleAnti Uhuru-Ruto protest held in Kericho town
The campaign against the alliance between Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto has spread to the South Rift. Members of the lobby group spearheading the campaign...
View ArticleMan denies assaulting girl
A 34-year-old man was yesterday charged with indecent assault. Eliud Njuguna Mwangi denied the charge before Thika principal magistrate Martha Mutuku. He was accused of touching the private parts of a...
View ArticleBrothers deny assault charge
Two brothers were yesterday charged with assault. Simon Kibiru Mwaura and Stephen Karanja Mwaura denied the charge before Thika principal magistrate Martha Mutuku. They were accused of assaulting...
View ArticleBhang peddler jailed for a year
A bhang peddler found with 33 rolls of the drug has been jailed for a year. Fredrick Mucheru Maina, 33, was convicted and sentenced by principal magistrate Martha Mutuku. He admitted that on September...
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