Murang’a women urged to vie for top positions
Women in Murang’a county are shying away from vying for political seats. Several women leaders have expressed fears that the area might not achieve the on-third gender constitutional requirement after...
View ArticleChaos mars Kimende AIPCA elections as followers disagree
A Sunday service at the African Independent Pentecostal Church in Kimende ended in disarray when the faithful disagreed on the mode of voting their new officials. The disagreement occurred when some...
View ArticleKimathi university students loot shops in insecurity riots
CHAOS erupted in Nyeri town yesterday when more than 2,000 Kimathi University students were demonstrating over insecurity in their hostels. The students from the university, which is about five...
View ArticleBusinessman joins Laikipia governor race
A businessman has joined the race for Laikipia governor. Mburu Kamau is the fourth person to declare interest in the seat. Others in the race include Public Works assistant minister Mwangi Kiunjuri and...
View ArticleObstacles faces women aspirants, says hopeful
An aspirant for women representative sea in Murang’a has raised concerns over the security of female politicians eyeing elective posts. Wanjiru Chege asked the government to provide security for women...
View ArticleTwo MPs condemn TNA chaos
Limuru MP Peter Mwathi and his Kikuyu counterpart Lewis Nguyai have accused three Kiambu governor aspirants of causing violence in meetings. The MPs said the chaos portray a bad picture for the Kiambu...
View ArticleI will establish industries in Nyeri- Musalia
UDF presidential candidate Musalia Mudavadi has promised to establish industries in Nyeri if he is elected president next year. Mudavadi said industrialisation is the only way to address youth...
View ArticleAids patients suffer stigma, says agency
PEOPLE living with HIV/Aids still suffer stigmatisation despite a remarkable reduction on pandemic's prevalence in the country, National Aids Control Council has said. Speaking in Mombasa yesterday...
View ArticleKPA, Kengeleni choirs dominate music fete
KENYA Ports Authority choir and ACK Emmanuel Kengeleni church dominated this year’s Coast edition of Kenya Music and Cultural Festival Coast Province at the weekend. KPA won the Zilizopendwa , East...
View ArticleTaveta councillor pleads for 200 evictees
A Taveta councillor has said more than 200 people might not register as voters following the destruction of their property by lands officials recently. Kimorigo Kitobo councillor Sammy Kasanga said the...
View ArticleMalindi hotel readies for conference on tourism boom
A three Star hotel in Malindi has embarked on a Sh50 million upgrading and renovation programme of their facility for conference tourism. Sai Eden Roc Hotel, which is currently under new management, is...
View ArticleWe are ready for fresh vetting, says Kavuludi
NATIONAL Police Service commission boss Johnston Kavuludi said yesterday the commission is ready to do the vetting afresh if the Parliamentary Committee on Administration and Security rejects the...
View ArticleFour in court over car theft
Four men, including a watchman were charged with stealing a car worth Sh800,000. Joseph Sikuku, Dominic Otieno, Geoffrey Nabiswa and Eric Ombati were accused of the theft of the salon car on October 20...
View ArticleTheft suspect out on bond
A man was charged before a Mombasa court with stealing two mobile phones both valued at Sh8,500. Jaffer Ali accused of stealing the phones at Maweni in Kisauni on November 15. Ali allegedly stole a...
View ArticleMan fined Sh30,000 for scalding neighbour
A man was yesterday fined Sh30,000 or one-year in prison after pleading guilty to scalding his neighbour with hot water. Kennedy Kizingo Gideon was sentenced by senior resident magistrate Elvis...
View ArticleTotal clerk charged with theft
A Total Kenya clerk was yesterday charged with theft of oil products worth Sh10 million. Quincy Chaka is accused of conspiring with two other employees to steal 80 drums and 896 cartons of assorted oil...
View ArticleIEBC blames rainfall for delays
The Independent Elections and Boundary Commission in Malindi constituency yesterday defended the delays in delivering biometric voter registration kits in some centres blaming heavy rains. Malindi...
View ArticleKMA urges action on sea of crime
THERE is an urgent need to curb the security threats in the Maritmes sector, Kenya Maritime Authority has said. KMA director Nancy Karigithu said cases of piracy, terrorism, illicit trade and...
View ArticleVoi ODM Mashinani hit by wrangles
Divisions emerged in the launch of ODM Mashinani Taita Taveta in Wundanyi constituency at the weekend, when two groups fought over leadership the position. Tourism Minister Dan Mwazo who is the ODM...
View ArticleMore MRC backers register as voters
Members of the outlawed Mombasa Republican Council have for the last one week been registering as voter in the IEBC registration. Yesterday, two former influential leaders of MRC turned up to register...
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