New traffic law good, Nanyuki boda boda men told
Boda boda operators in Nanyuki town have been urged to observe the new traffic rules for their own safety. Nanyuki mayor Isaac Mathenge said the law was enacted to curb road carnage and not punish...
View ArticleRespect us, pro-Matiba Mzalendo Saba Saba tells Uhuru’s TNA
A party affiliated to political veteran Kenneth Matiba has vowed to resist pressure to join Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta's TNA. Mzalendo Saba Saba chairman George Gachugu and secretary general...
View ArticleDrugs firm, WHo launch campaign to curb bilharzia
AN international drugs firm and WHO have launched a campaign to eradiacte bilharzia in 56 districts. The initiative seeks to save more than 16 million Kenyans who are either sick or at risk of...
View ArticleKingi warns against transfer of voters
Fisheries minister Amason Kingi has warned against the ferrying of voters from one area to another. Kingi said voter-buying is illegal and warned that anyone found conducting it will be charged in...
View ArticleTaita hopeful rejects KWS plan on ranches
A Taita Taveta governor aspirant has opposed a proposal by the Kenya Wildlife Service to turn ranches adjacent to the Tsavo National Park into conservancies. Elija Mwandoe, who is also the Taita Taveta...
View ArticleQuality checker blames poor tests on food for cancer rise
The rise in cancer can be blamed on Kenya’s uncontrolled quality assurance sector, the Kenya Accreditation Service has said. Kenas chairperson Miriam Mutugi said the food, water and air consumed by...
View ArticleMombasa duo denies port pollution
Two top managers of a shipping company were on Friday charged in a Mombasa court over pollution. James Rarieya and Edmund Ndegwa allegedly failed to manage phosphoric acid that was found leaking from a...
View ArticleKisauni DC orders crackdown against anti-voting leaflets
Leaflets warning resident not to register as voters were circulated in Mjambere in Kisauni at the weekend. The leaflets had the words Msijihusishe na kura. Msichukue Kura (Don’t be involved in...
View Article98 Coast teachers get new skills
NINETY eight teachers from institutions at the Coast graduated in professional development in educational management on Saturday. They were sponsored by the Aga Khan Foundation to equip them with...
View ArticleMung’aro opens Mnarani pub
MALINDI MP Gideon Mung’aro has expressed confidence that the March 4 general election will be peaceful, free and fair. He said the country will always remain stable. Addressing tourists and investors...
View ArticleLoroupe, athletes root for peace in Tana Delta
Kenyan world athletics champions took the peace campaigns to the Tana Delta. They aimed to help restore peace between the warring communities involved in the violence that left 120 people dead and...
View ArticleTobiko warns poll inciters
Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has warned political aspirants against hate speech to avoid a repeat of the 2007/2008 post election violence. Tobiko was speaking on Saturday at Kalikoni...
View ArticleProstitution up in Embu
Embu County Commissioner Hellen Kiilu has warned of increased risk of HIV infection following a rise in the number of prostitutes in the county. Kiilu said despite the county being rural chances of...
View ArticleIsiolo Aids patients cry foul over food donations
Hundreds of people living with HIV virus in Isiolo county yesterday raised concern over poor management and coordination in distribution of food supplement donated by various donors to the needy...
View ArticleDC cautions on surging crime
Embu West acting DC Daniel Obudo has expressed concern over increasing cases of gang rapes and use of children in crime. He cautioned against increased cases of "fake" abductions. Obudo cited an...
View ArticleMutua vow on food security
Former government spokesman Dr Alfred Mutua has said the era of food aid in Ukambani will be soon be phased out through a farming subsidies. He promised to ensure farmers get free tractors,seeds and...
View ArticleWamalwa firm on voter period
Justice minister Eugene Wamalwa has told Kenyans there will be no extension for the ongoing voter registration despite the challenges. He said despite the minor handicaps in the registration brought...
View ArticleKitui leaders tell Ngilu to work with Kalonzo
Leaders in Kitui have asked Narc party leader and Water Minister Charity Ngilu to work with vice president Kalonzo Musyoka for the benefit of the Akamba community. Speaking at a consultative meeting...
View ArticleMakueni cries for its grabbed public land
The Makueni residents want the Lands ministry to repossess public land illegally taken by private developers in the area. They said hundreds of acres of public land in Wote town and other areas in the...
View ArticleKWS raises red flag on jumbo numbers
The Kenya Wildlife Services has raised alarm over fall in the number of Elephants and grevy Zebra in the larger Laikipia, Samburu, Isiolo and Marsabit complex in the last three years. KWS director...
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