Sh800m on water, light
The county government will spend more than Sh800 million on water, drainage and street lighting in the 2014-15 financial year. Speaking at his office in Mandera town on Tuesday, Water executive Ahmed...
View ArticleCourt to have full-time judge
Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has promised that the county High Court will get a full-time judge. Speaking on Tuesday during the tour of Mwingi law courts, Mutunga said the court has been operating under...
View ArticleMeru told to rehabilitate offenders
Meru county probation officer Patrick Kobia has called for collective participation in reintegration of offenders into the society. Kobia yesterday said probation officers need community cooperation...
View ArticleHire contract nurses or we'll strike - Embu nurses
EMBU Nurses yesterday said they will strike on November 22 to push for permanent employment of colleagues whose contracts have expired. Kenya National Union of Nurses Embu officials yesterday told the...
View ArticleBrothers admit shop burglary
Two brothers were yesterday charged in a Makueni court with burglary. Francis Musyimi and Jacob Nzioka pleaded guilty to the charge before principal magistrate Richard Koech. According to the...
View ArticleFKF gives hotel fake cheque
A Machakos hotel has reported the Football Kenya Federation to the police for issuing a Sh603,000 dud cheque. Kyaka hotel yesterday said they hosted an FKF seminar for coaches from June 15-20 and...
View ArticleMeru Town in for Sh106m 'urban' facelift
Meru county probation officer Patrick Kobia has called for collective participation in reintegration of offenders into the society. Kobia yesterday said probation officers need community cooperation...
View ArticleMP to appeal police recruitment ruling
Two Embu leaders yesterday said they will appeal the High Court ruling nullifying the countrywide police recruitment. Manyatta MP John Muchiri and Embu county assembly deputy speaker Ibrahim Swaleh...
View ArticleWoman snatches cash in Embu bank
A woman robber was yesterday arrested at the Cooperative Bank Embu branch. The woman, whose name was not immediately established, snatched the money from a worker of Magunandu Supermarket. The worker...
View ArticleMan injured in twin Mandera explosions
One man was seriously injured when two explosions went off in Mandera town yesterday morning. A tractor grading the road was badly damaged. After the 7.20am blast, a crowd gathered around the scene,...
View ArticleMudavadi urges state to review security policies
UDF leader Musalia Mudavadi has asked the government to review the country’s security system. He said recent killings in Baringo county are a wake-up call on the government to improve security. “We...
View ArticleKibabii varsity student records statement over threats
A university student leader has said his life is in danger. Simiyu Barasa, the secretary general of the Kibabii University Students’ Union says a gang kidnapped and tortured him for hours on Sunday for...
View ArticleMP Bosire's advice on tea markets
KITUTU Masaba MP Timothy Bosire yesterday asked the government to maintain the traditional tea markets. This will enable farmers to sell the produce at better prices, he said. Bosire said the country...
View Article4,890 candidates sit KCPE examination in Mumias
MORE than 4,890 candidates in Mumias district are sitting the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination. The exam started on Tuesday and ends today. Area district education officer Tom Mukabi...
View Article1.420 sit KCPE exam in Bunyala
A total of 1,420 candidates are sitting this year’s KCPE examination in Bunyala subcounty. The exams started on Tuesday and end today. Speaking to the Star at his office yesterday, subcounty education...
View ArticleLusaka assures MYWO its Bungoma prime land is safe
THE Bungoma government does not plan to take over the Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organisation's land in the county, Governor Kenneth Lusaka has said. He said the county government will protect the women's...
View ArticleKuria nurse swept away by floods
A nurse in Kuria West district has drowned in River Hibwa. Nyamekongoroto Health Center's Samson Owiti drowned as he attempted to cross a flooded bridge on his way to Masaba center on Tuesday night. He...
View Article500 treated for malaria in Kombewa
MORE than 500 residents of Kombewa subcounty in Seme constituency, Kisumu have benefited from free malaria test and treatment. They were also issued with free mosquito in a campaign that aims to...
View ArticleWater shortage hurts Homa Bay residents
AN acute water shortage has hit Homa Bay town and its environs. Residents fear the week-long shortage lead to an outbreak of water-borne diseases. The residents have been forced to fetch raw water from...
View ArticleWomen urged to run for seats
SIAYA Women have been take up elective positions in a bid to uphold the gender parity rule in the constitution. Women's representative Christine Ombaka said she is disappointed by how women from the...
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