Officials' role over KCPE
County educations directors and district staffing officers will be in charge of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination to be sat next week, it has been revealed...Read more about...
View ArticleLaikipia residents assured of security ahead of polls
THE government has assured residents of Laikipia East Central districts of their security ahead of the general election. commissioner and his Laikipia Central counterpart have guaranteed the residents...
View ArticleRaila and Mudavadi to hunt votes in Coast this weekend
POLITICAL temperatures at the Coast region are set to rise with key presidential candidates Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Deputy PM Musalia Mudavadi planning to hold major rallies at the weekend. The...
View ArticlePanic as MV Likoni veers towards the open seas
CONSTANT hitches at the Likoni ferry crossing channel occasioned by ferry breakdowns and more recently, striking workers, have left commuters using the channel a worried lot. The problem was escalated...
View ArticleNew twist in Mombasa governor race as Balala’s ally declares interest
The bid for Mombasa governor yesterday took a new twist with longtime Mvita MP Najib Balala’s ally Tendai Mtana Lewa breaking links with him to declare interest in the seat even as the former openly...
View ArticleCoastal residents asked not to shun the polls
Jamal Mzee Fankupi, a coastal peace coordinator has urged residents to vote since it is the only way to have their historical and present injustices addressed. Speaking to the Star, Fankupi said...
View ArticleShaban kin threatened Scottish geologist, cop tells court
Gender minister Naomi Shaban's relative allegedly threatened Scottish geologist Campbell Bridges on the day he was killed, a senior police officer told a Mombasa court. Testifying in the Bridges murder...
View ArticleMRC bid to sabotage Matuga voters listing fails
SOME Mombasa Republican Council members sought clerical jobs to sabotage the ongoing voter registration, Matuga IEBC coordinator Helen Sidi said yesterday. She, however, said the commission learned of...
View ArticleNakumatt opens store in Malindi
Nakumatt Holdings yesterday officially opened doors to its 38 th supermarket branch in Malindi. The first customer to be served at the Sh300 million facility at 10.30am was Malindi businessman Rakesh...
View ArticleJournalist Katan in senator race
A communications and media advisor at US embassy in Kenya Kazungu Katana yesterday joined the race for the Kilifi senator. race on United Democratic Forum party UDF ticket. Katana, who will run on...
View ArticleBVR cancer rumour scares voters
Rumours that the BVR kits can cause cancer have scared Mwakirunge slum dwellers from registering as voters, IEBC chairman Isaack Hassan has said. He told the residents to ignore the rumours saying...
View ArticleWoman on suicide bid charge
A woman was yesterday charged with attempted suicide at a Mombasa court. Constance Muganga, is said to have attempted to jump off MV Kilindini ferry into the Indian Ocean on Tuesday at the Likoni...
View ArticleKitui council work boycott enters day 4
The work boycott by the Kitui County Council staff entered its fourth day yesterday as the strikers insisted they will not budge until treasurer Alfred Kitoo is removed. Led by Kenya Local Government...
View ArticleDoctor, Maendeleo boss battle for Machakos
The battle lines for the Machakos county women representative seat have been drawn with two contestants fighting for the Wiper Democratic Movement's ticket. Machakos Maendeleo ya Wanawake chair Mary...
View ArticleHalf Eastern women don't use contraceptives
Half Eastern women don't use contraceptives BY WAMBUA KAVILA More than a half of women in Eastern province do not use any family planning method. "Fifty two per cent of women in the province do not use...
View ArticleMutua to bring foreign investors
Former government spokesman Alfred Mutua has pledged to bring foreign investors to Machakos county to set up factories for processing farm produce it elected governor. Mutua said he had made friends...
View ArticleODM aspirant survivor of police bullets lashes out DC
ODM parliamentary aspirant in Mwingi Zippora Mueni, who last weekend survived a fierce gun attack by Kyuso police officers, has hit out at the DC for telling untruths about the incident. Mueni who is...
View ArticleBank delay cause panic
Anxiety and panic gripped hundreds of Orphans and Vulnerable children’s parents and guardians in Makueni county after Equity Bank branch in Wote town failed to pay their monthly upkeep from the...
View ArticleAgriculture officer dies in accident
A 52-year-old man agricultural officer a t the Igembe South district died yesterday morning after he lost control of the motorcycle that he was riding and hit a tree. Igembe deputy police boss Joseph...
View ArticleCorridors
A Permanent Secretary and the MD of a water parastatal last week hurriedly travelled to Eastern Province to inspect a dam which has stalled for almost a year after revelations that alterations were...
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