Kitui’s low voter turnout shocks Kiema
Mutitu MP Kiema Kilonzo has expressed shock that the people are not enthusiastic to register as voters. Kiema yesterday registered as a voter at Kavalula Primary School polling centre in Zambani in...
View ArticleRoad blocked after trailer overturns
Traffic flow on the Meru-Nanyuki road was interrupted yesterday after a trailer overturned and damaged part of the road at Mutethia shopping centre. More than 200 vehicles and hundreds of commuters...
View ArticleCharcoal in bread van seized
Kyuso DC Peter Maina has urged traffic police to inspect all vehicles operating in the area in the wake of increased criminal activity. He issued the order following the impounding by police of a bread...
View ArticleReject bad-tempered aspirants, Musalia says
Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has asked voters to vet all presidential aspirants. The UDF presidential aspirant on a campaign tour in Embu yesterday said it was critical that the electorate...
View ArticleMachakos drivers told to learn new laws
Public service vehicle drivers in Machakos were yesterday educated on the new traffic amendment act which takes effect from December 1. The initiative was done by Lower Eastern Transporters and Welfare...
View ArticleMeru potato farmers to get better yields and prices
Potato farmers in Buuri District of Meru are set to benefit from partnerships with local NGO's and other institutions. According to the chairman of Timau Farmers Association James Kasisi, KARI has...
View ArticleKorane tells Garissa to enrol as voters
Garissa governor aspirant Ali Korane has voiced his concern over the low voter turnout at registration centres. He told IEBC they need to do much more if they are to meet their target. “As it stands...
View ArticleKitui County Council workers strike, want treasurer axed
Operations at the Kitui County Council offices were for the second day yesterday paralysed after workers staged a protest to demand the removal of treasurer Alfred Kitoo. Kenya local Government Workers...
View ArticleOshwal school parents protest privatisation
PARENTS and children of Visa Oshwal Primary School yesterday took to the streets to protest against a take-over. The change from public to private follows a court ruling in March allowing the Oshwal...
View ArticleI punched passenger – tout
A tout admitted to assaulting a passenger after hiking fare prices by Sh10 in Nairobi. The 19-year-old Christopher Kariuki is accused of punching a passenger's nose causing him to be admitted to the...
View ArticleProsecutor 'crisis' hits Kibera
Proceedings at the Kibera court were nearly brought to a standstill yesterday following a shortage of prosecutors. Some four prosecutors serve the nine courts in Kibera. A prosecutor must be present at...
View ArticleCCTVs on way to cut city crime
Traffic offenders and criminals in Nairobi may soon find themselves in the hands of law enforcers, thanks to the launch of a first ever surveillance camera system. The Nairobi metropolitan ministry...
View ArticleRail upgrade greenlight
A STUDY for the upgrade of the Mombasa and Malaba railway line will now proceed without a hitch after the High Court dismissed an objection raised by a company that lost in the tendering process....
View ArticleBishop denies giving false information
An archbishop with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya was yesterdaycharged with giving false information to a public officer. Bishop Walter Obare, 64, allegedly told a public officer in the...
View ArticleNairobi Law Monthly warned over Kengen articles
THE Nairobi Law Monthly has been reprimanded for writing articles touching on an alleged multibillion shilling scam involving Kengen contracts. Justice Mumbi Ngugi issued the warning after lawyers...
View ArticleFormer military officer set free after court quashes his 22-year sentence
A former military officer has been set free after the court quashed his conviction and set aside his sentence. Henry Osiemo was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison after being found guilty of...
View ArticleMan charged with Garissa killings
A man was yesterday charged with killing of three Kenya Defense Forces soldiers. Ibrahim Jelle Belle was, however, not required to plead to the charges as the prosecution asked for more time to...
View ArticleWaititu accuses Tobiko of delaying his trial
Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu is now accusing the office of the Director of Public Prosecution of using delaying tactics to delay his trial which kicked off yesterday. Yesterday, the prosecution which...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
A prominent Eldoret lawyer is planning to move to Nairobi after an embarrassing scene at a nightclub. According to colleagues, he almost raped a young man in the club. Only the shouts of the lawyer's...
View ArticleStep-father jailed 25 years for killing toddler
A middle aged man has been sent to jail for 25 years for killing his step-son. George Otieno was found guilty of killing two-year-old Brian Omondi at Njoro Njokerio Estate in Nakuru on June 15, 2009....
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