Kilifi leaders raise flag on voter import
KILIFI county commissioner Erastus Ekidor has directed the Kilifi North IEBC constituency election coordinator Hassan Mwakulonda to investigate claims that people from other provinces are being ferried...
View ArticleLikoni planned evictions a threat to poll peace
THE planned eviction of more than 120,000 people on a 930-acre piece of land in Likoni is a threat to security and the general election if not properly handled, lobby groups have warned. Hamisa Zaja of...
View ArticleMRC’s top leadership request Raila to help release 40 youth
MOMBASA Republican Council top leadership on Sunday demanded that more than 40 youths in remand and with pending cases at a Mombasa court be dropped. The leadership said only then will their members...
View ArticleKiembeni police station bomb hurts constable
A police officer was yesterday seriously injured after unknown assailants hurled a petrol bomb at him inside the Kiembeni police station in Kisauni district. Kisauni police boss Julius Wanjohi said...
View ArticleIEBC urged to educate voters
THE National Alliance Coast region coordinator Patrick Kabundu has cited poor civic education as the reason for low voter registration at the Coast. Kabundu said both the local leaders and IEBC did not...
View ArticleMatatus strike in Malindi town
More than 1000 matatu operators in Malindi yesterday rejected the new traffic laws calling them 'inhuman'. They asked the government to review the penalties and reduce them by 50 percent so they can be...
View ArticleFour hijacked South Korean crew to dock in Mombasa today
FOUR South Korean crew members of a Singaporean palm oil vessel, who were last year hijacked by pirates, will arrive in Mombasa today. The four, who are aboard a South Korean warship, include the...
View ArticleEx-Olympic champion Komen sponsors Tana Delta bright students
All KCPE candidates who score 400 marks and above in this year’s examinations in Tana delta district will get full sponsorship from three times Olympic world record holder Daniel Komen. Komen said...
View ArticleKituo cha Sheria launches booklet on land issues
A human rights organization has launched a booklet on land cases, to campaign for speedy delivery of justice on land issues at the Coast. The booklet titled ‘Successful Land Justices Under the New...
View ArticleAbdulswamad, Cidi call for voter poll education
COAST politicians have raised a red flag over the low turnout at voter listing stations calling on ‘an emergency voter education campaign in the region’ even as the deadline set by the Independent...
View ArticleCommuters stuck in Wote town as matatu operators join strike
Public service vehicles in Makueni have joined the ongoing matatu strike to protest over the new traffic laws that came into effect on Saturday. The strike that started yesterday morning paralysed...
View ArticleIgembe man held over mum’s battering
Police officers in Igembe North have arrested a man who seriously injured his mother who had gone rescue her daughter-in-law from his beatings. Stanley Thuuku from Kathelwa allegedly wanted to hack his...
View ArticleEmbu supermarket staff deny pinching Sh24,000 goods
Five workers at Magunandu Supermarket in Embu were yesterday charged with stealing assorted goods worth more than Sh24,000. Margaret Wanjiru, David Muriithi, Nephat Muhia, Zakary Muriithi, and Pujrity...
View ArticleThree scientists cheat death in Kemri car blast
Three medical researchers escaped death narrowly when a car they were travelling in caught fire while on motion in Mwingi on Sunday evening. The three Kenya Medical Research Institute researchers and...
View ArticleBhang garden uprooted in Embu town
More than 500 bhang plants were yesterday uprooted by chiefs and AP officers in Embu town. The plants were planted in a house's backyard garden. The plant was uprooted by the Embu Municipality chief...
View ArticleBus, TNA supporters engage in running battles at Maua town
Violence rocked Maua town on Sunday afternoon after supporters of Alliance Party of Kenya and The National Alliance engaged each other in running battles. The violence led to stoning of vehicles and...
View ArticleIsiolo leaders worry over slow registration
Isiolo leaders have raised concern over the slow pace in voter registration in the county as December 18 deadline nears. Deputy governor aspirant Mohamed Guleid said only 7,000 people have registered...
View ArticleMwingi police probe Mueni aides shooting
CIDs investigating an incident in which police opened fire at the ODM hopeful for the Mwingi North parliamentary seat Zipporah Mueni have recorded statements from her injured aides. A team of...
View ArticleChurch ‘ethnically divided’
SOME of the problems that face Africa including peace, justice and dignity are founded on misplaced spirituality, All Africa Conference Churches President Archibishop Valentine Mokiwa has said. In a...
View ArticleMore cash for the disabled
The government will enhance cash transfer programme to all disabled persons in Kenya. Gender minister Naomi Shaban said currently, the programme benefits 14,700 households of persons with severe...
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