Probe MP Kihagi, says peace team
THE Naivasha subcounty peace committee wants area MP John Kihagi investigated for alleged incitement over the sale of Ngati land to Kengen. Addressing the press in Naivasha town yesterday, the...
View ArticleMandago bans logging in Uasin Gishu forests
GOVERNOR for Uasin Gishu Jackson Mandago has banned logging in forests to save rivers. Launching road repairs in Kaptagat ward yeserday, he said destruction of forests by loggers is drying up rivers....
View ArticleSpeaker backs Tutui in Kajiado Central poll
KAJIADO Speaker Johnson Osoi yesterday said he will support Patrick Tutui in the TNA primaries for the Kajiado Central by-election. Osoi said Tutui stood with TNA from its inception. This pits Osoi...
View ArticleTeam to investigate Taita revenue loss
The Taita Taveta county assembly will form a special committee to investigate loss in revenue collection. County assembly Finance Committee chair Arresmus Mwarabu said revenue collection in Voi and...
View ArticleLamu curfew now a burden, says Sheikh Ngao
Muslim clerics have questioned the motive behind the prolonged Lamu curfew. The Kenya Muslim National Advisory Council yesterday accused the government of applying double standards in tackling...
View ArticleCoast governors heading to Lamu to strategies on launching of JKP
COAST governors and professionals have planned a meeting to discuss how to market the Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani, an inter-counties union. The union is expected to address economical, social and...
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo cartoons 'not in good faith'
The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya has condemned the ridiculing of Prophet Muhammad by French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Speaking in his office in Mombasa town yesterday, CIPK...
View ArticleCourt Withdraws Theft Case
A Malindi court has withdrawn a case in which a man was accused of stealing two she-goats. Benson Wangechi had allegedly stolen the animals on July 29, 2013 at Marereni sub location in Magarini...
View ArticleMinor deny defilement charges
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with defiling a girl. The boy allegedly defiled the 14-year-old girl on January 4 at Maweni village in Malindi. He is also charged with committing an indecent act...
View ArticleCar theft case postponed
A suspected car thief’s case has been postponed by a Malindi court. Lenox Kahindi allegedly stole the vehicle on March 16 last year at Happy House Children’s Home in Watamu, Kilifi county . The car...
View ArticleMan denies killing animal
A man has denied killing an animal in a forest. Ngala Mwangandi allegedly killed an Arders Duiker on September 17 last year at Dakacha Woodland Conservation in Magarini subcounty without the authority...
View ArticleSpelling competition to be launched this year
THE Kenya National Spelling Bee, a local version of the internationally acclaimed Scripps National Spelling Bee in the USA will this year launch a competition for primary schools in the country. Pupils...
View ArticleTaita family in need of financial support for their daughters brain operation...
A family in Taita Taveta is seeking Sh1.5 million from wellwishers for their daughter's operation in India. Betty Wawuda's mother, Angeline Ndunda, said her daughter developed a brain tumor after she...
View ArticleDori gives youth Sh2m he was accused of stealing
MSAMBWENI MP Suleiman Dori on Monday handed over Sh2 million to youths. The money was raised at a function attended by Deputy president William Ruto at Ukunda show grounds on March 30 last year. A...
View ArticleKFS to wait longer for purchase of two new ferries
THE Kenya Ferry Services will have to wait for a court case to be heard and determined before two ferries can be bought. Judge Edward Mureithi directed that the matter be handled with urgency and also...
View ArticlePolice worry over new shootings in Mombasa
POLICE are investigating a new wave of shootings in Mombasa, increasing pressure on the already strained security apparatus. The shooting of an elderly man, Ngoro Nyaga, at Buxton estate by unknown...
View ArticleAgree to appraisals, teachers told
TEACHERS should sign renewable performance contracts to ensure they are productive, Othaya MP Mary Wambui has said. Wambui said to improve students’ performance in public schools, teachers should sign...
View ArticleNewborn found dead in plastic bag
The body of a newborn boy was found yesterday in the bush in Acre Tano, Kikuyu, Kiambu county. Kerwa community policing chairman Peter Kabiru said children walking past the bush told their parents...
View ArticleAppeal to Ngilu for help in land woes
A 73-year-old woman who spent New Year in custody has appealed to Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu to intervene to save her family's land from illegal demarcation. Nancy Kabui said police are...
View ArticlePolice calm farmers as Ragati Tea Factory AGM turns chaotic
THE annual general meeting at Ragati Tea Factory ended in disarray yesterday and police were summoned. The tea farmers complained about low bonuses and ineffective, elderly company directors. The...
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