Police find Sh2.3 million worth of bhang in house with kids, smugglers escape
BHANG worth more than Sh2.3million was yesterday impounded by anti-narcotics police in Migori town. Police patrolling in Bondo Nyironge village received a tip off from members of the public about...
View ArticleGovernor Obado calls for more funding to improve education standards in Migori
MIGORI Governor Okoth Obado has urged more partners and stakeholders to help support education in the county. Speaking while flagging off the Equity Bank “Wings to Fly” programme on Tuesday in Awendo...
View ArticleSix-year-old girl killed in road accident
A six-year-old girl died when the driver of truck lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a cafe at Kaburengu trading centre on the Eldoret-Bungoma. The girl who was walking on the roadside on...
View ArticleConfusion as three claim Luo Elders' job
THERE is a leadership row in the Luo Council of Elders. So far three elders all claim to be the council’s chairman. This follows the registration of a group by a new team. The new group has a...
View ArticleGirl dies, six injured after lorry rams into building
A six-year-old girl died and six others were injured after a truck rammed into a building at Kabrengu trading centre in Matete subcounty, Kakamega. Witnesses said the unregistered truck was on its way...
View ArticleJakakimba bows out of Homa Bay senate race, cites threats
Homa Bay senate aspirant Silas Jakakimba has withdrawn from the February 12 by-election citing threats. In a statement posted on his Facebook page on Thursday, Jakakimba said the "hard" decision was...
View ArticleI have a right to campaign for Moses Kajwang - Raila
Cord leader Raila Odinga has said he has a right to campaign for Homa Bay ODM senator aspirant Moses Kajwang. Raila said as ODM leader he is mandated to campaign for his candidate of choice. “I have a...
View ArticlePaul Kobia denies Killing Fidel Odinga
Controversial Nairobi businessman Paul Kobia has denied allegations that he killed Fidel Odinga. Kobia said on Wednesday that the claims published on social media sites and some newspapers were "false...
View Article'Desperate' TSC wants to remove our hardship allowances, Taita Taveta union...
Taita Taveta Kuppet and Knut officials have said they will oppose any attempts by the Teachers Service Commission to withdraw hardship allowances. Kuppet branch executive secretary Shedrack Mutungi...
View ArticleCofek dismisses new fuel prices, announces plans to lobby parliament over...
The Consumer Federation of Kenya has attributed the 10 percent drop in fuel prices announced by the ERC on Wednesday to pressure from Kenyans in the wake of dropping global prices for crude oil. Cofek...
View ArticleDPP orders probe on Serut threat to student who questioned bursary allocations
Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has ordered the CID to investigate death threats allegedly made by Mt Elgon MP John Serut. The MP is said to have threatened to kill 23-year-old...
View ArticleKuria, Wadi hate speech cases raise question on whether ADR should be amended...
The hate speech case against Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria and the shift to have it resolved out of court as opposed to going to full trial continues to elicit public debate. This is more so owing to a...
View ArticleUhuru 'squeezes' into Mathare with slum upgrade goodies
President Uhuru Kenyatta 'squeezed' into a t-shirt branded 'Made in Mathare' in his latest display of how a head of state should carry himself in public. Uhuru struggled to fit into the t-shirt given...
View ArticleMoses Kuria given 30 days to comply with hate speech terms or face...
The High Court has given Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria one month to comply with the settlement terms of his hate speech case or face prosecution. Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Enock Cherono said...
View ArticleMPs Rege, Oner accuse ODM leaders of dictatorship, tell Raila to keep off...
ODM leader Raila Odinga should stop the party from imposing leaders on the people of Homa Bay county, said Karachuonyo MP James Rege. Rege, who is the Homa Bay branch ODM secretary alleged dictatorship...
View ArticleThirty physically disabled awarded Sh100 million road tenders
Thirty physically disabled road contractors in Kericho were awarded tenders worth Sh100 million on Tuesday. The tenders are part of others totaling Sh500 million awarded to contractors in all of the...
View ArticleSouthampton's Victor Wanyama out for weeks with hamstring injury
Southampton's bustling midfielder Victor Wanyama will be out for "a few weeks" after injuring his hamstring moments before he was due to be substituted in their FA Cup third-round replay win at Ipswich...
View ArticleWitness 789 continues to testify mostly in private session
A witness briefly spoke about a ceremony in which William Samoei Ruto was made a Kalenjin elder. However, the rest of his testimony in the International Criminal Court (ICC) trial of Ruto and former...
View ArticleGithurai boda boda operators lynch four suspected robbers
Githurai residents on Thursday morning lynched four suspected thugs who they accused of engaging in criminal activities in the area. Kasarani OCPD Francis Sang confirmed the incident and said that the...
View ArticleCashless Matatu payment system not failed plan, CS Kamau
TRANSPORT Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau yesterday said the cashless matatu payment system is still on. Kamau said currently all the licensed public service vehicles were expected to be using the...
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