Speaker wants bodyguards for Kilifi MCAs
KILIFI deputy speaker Teddy Mwambire has called on the national government to assign MCAs armed guards following a spate of threats and attacks on them. Mwambire said their houses should be guarded...
View ArticleBoy, 5, beaten up for 'theft'
A five-year-old boy is recuperating at Mariakani Hospital in Kinango, Kwale, after his mother beat him up. Mwavumbo chief Patrick Ngome said the boy’s mother accused him of stealing Sh2,000 from a...
View ArticleI didn't steal, says musician
A Tanzanian musician was yesterday charged with theft. Yassin Wanga was accused of stealing six plates worth Sh2,100 at Uchumi Jipange Supermarket, Nairobi, on October 31. Wanga denied the charges...
View ArticleIllegal copper shipped out by traders - CS
The Mining ministry and the Kenya Revenue Authority have in the last three months confiscated 27 illegal containers of copper ore meant for export. Mining CS Najib Balala said the copper was disguised...
View ArticleKenha warns on loaded trailers
The Kenya National Highways Authority will soon deregerister overloaded trailers. Axle-load control manager Ngatia Muita said the country loses billions of shillings in rehabilitating roads damaged by...
View ArticleTurkana group wants Kamama to step down
THE Turkana Professionals’ Association have demanded the immediate resignation of the Parliamentary Committee on Administration and Internal Security chairman Asman Kamama. The group also wants deputy...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
One of the nine people shortlisted for the position of National Museums of Kenya director general is about to get a rude shock. Some of the people he has upset are preparing to deliver some...
View ArticleTalk to stop student strikes, says Kaimenyi
Inadequate communication between students and universities’ management is responsible for the escalating student unrest, Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi said yesterday. He urged universities...
View ArticleI didn't woo opponent, Lusaka says
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has dismissed claims that his Sunday visit to nominated MP Patrick Wangamati’s home was to have him prevail upon his son Wycliffe to end his governorship bid. Speaking...
View ArticleOl Kalou KCPE pupil dies in clinic
A Kenya Certificate of Primary Education candidate yesterday died at JM Kariuki Hospital in Ol Kalou after sitting his science paper in the morning. Ayub Gitau, 14, of Kahia Academy, succumbed to...
View ArticleNo public oversight in counties
Many counties are not engaging the public in budget making and implementation processes as required by the law, a report has shown. The report by the International Budget Partnership shows that only...
View ArticleActionAid fights girls violence
An NGO has launched a Sh97 billion project to end violence against women and girls in urban areas. “The project aims at ending all forms of violence and discrimination against girls and women and...
View ArticleAnother imam killed in Likoni
Detectives are probing Tuesday’s murder of a Muslim cleric by suspected radical youth in Likoni, Mombasa county. Sheikh Salim Mwarangi was on his way to the mosque for evening prayers, when he was...
View ArticleAP fined Sh40,000 or 12 months for drink driving
AN Administration Police senior officer arrested for drink driving has been fined Sh40,000 or 12 months in jail. Chief inspector Nicholas Thuranira was convicted by Milimani traffic court resident...
View ArticleNo bail for driver on terrorism charges
A Nairobi court has declined to release on bail a primary school driver charged with having materials that promote terrorism. Asman Gichuru has denied being in possession of two videos with the aim of...
View ArticleWoman sues Stanchart Marathon for equity
A woman is suing the organisers of the Standard Chartered Marathon for allegedly discriminating against persons living with disabilities. Vivian Owino, a resident of Nakuru county, filed an urgent...
View ArticleDuo charged with conning Cotu boss
Two men who allegedly conned Cotu boss Francis Atwoli yesterday were charged with obtaining money by false pretenses. David Langat and Richard Cheruyoit appeared before Kibera senior resident...
View ArticleLawyer sues Safaricom over M-Pesa transaction
A Nairobi lawyer has filed a suit at the Commercial Court against Safaricom Ltd for carrying out an M-Pesa transaction without his consent. Samwel Ayora accuses the company officials of colluding to...
View ArticlePlan workers demand Sh68m for termination
SEVEN former employees of an NGO have moved to court seeking more than Sh68.6 million in terminal dues. The Plan International Inc former senior staff said they were declared redundant and their...
View ArticleSupreme Court gives Rao vetting go-ahead
THE Supreme Court yesterday quashed a decision by two lower courts barring the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board from probing the conduct of judicial officers. Six Supreme Court judges overturned...
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