DNA gives away defiler of Nyandarua schoolgirl
A man has been handed a 15 years in jails for defiling and impregnating a 16-year -old girl in Nyandarua. The ruling by a Naivasha court came after the presentation of DNA results showed that the...
View ArticleElect leaders who care for you, farmers urged
Murang’a farmers have been urged to elect leaders with a vision to revive agriculture in the county. Kenya National Federation of Agricultural Producers chairman Nduati Kariuki yesterday said it will...
View ArticleMan fined for selling brew
A couple has been arraigned in Mombasa and charged with selling alcoholic drinks without a license. Koki Orimba and Beatrice Adhiambo were allegedly found selling two litres of ‘changaa’ in Likoni in...
View ArticleKenya, Belgium partner to revamp the fishing industry
Kenya is taking big steps to improve the fishing industry. “Our government is making great efforts to improve the fisheries sector to boost to our economy,” the marine and coastal fisheries principal...
View ArticleJomvu residents hold demo over traffic snarl-ups, terrible road
Residents of Kwa Jomvu yesterday led a demonstration demanding the relocation of Container Freight Stations and warehouses located in their area. The angry residents took to the streets from around 4...
View ArticleTana IDPs plea on poll register
Tana Delta residents are now calling on the government to extend the voter registration period. Issa Kofa a resident said if IEBC is going to take only 30 days, many people from the area are going to...
View ArticlePregnant woman, nurse die in crash
A pregnant woman and a nurse were among the three people who died in an accident at Takaungu on the Mombasa-Malindi highway yesterday. Her husband lost control of the Toyota saloon car and hit a tree...
View ArticleWomen’s leaders boost voters’ roll
A women's lobby group in Coast province is mobilising the youth in the Mombasa Republic Council strongholds to register as voters. The Women of the Flag founder and chairperson Emah Mbura and her team...
View ArticleBella Vista blast suspect might escape if given bond, say police
THE anti-terror police yesterday opposed the release of Bella Vista grenade blast suspect on bail, saying he might disappear to Saudi Arabia or Somalia ''where he has a network of friends''. When being...
View ArticleJournalists advised on poll reports
JOURNALISTS have been advised to uphold professionalism when covering elections next year. A journalism lecturer at the United States International UniversityAfrica Joe Kadhi said: ‘‘If journalists...
View ArticleECD teachers in Mombasa protest over poor salaries
MORE than 100 early childhood development education teachers took to the streets of Mombasa town yesterday demanding to be integrated in the mainstream education system. Chanting slogans, the teachers,...
View ArticleKitui planner fired over plots scam
Kitui town planner James Mbirika has been interdicted following investigations by the CID into an alleged plot scandal. Kitui mayor Alexander Munyoki said Mbirika will be interdicted until...
View ArticleCID destroys Sh2m Embu raw bhang consignment
The Sh2 million bhang haul confiscated from a car by CID officers was yesterday destroyed in Embu. The bhang, recovered after after a long car chase, was destroyed by the Embu deputy CID boss Daniel...
View ArticlePoor basic education has slowed growth – Kiyiapi
Restore and Build Kenya presidential aspirant James ole Kiyiapi yesterday said lack of a good educational foundation is to blame for the country's underdevelopment. He said Early Childhood Development...
View ArticleHopeful says lack of labs killing sciences in schools
A former senior officer at the Community Development Trust Fund is worried that Embu may not achieve Vision 2030 because it has few laboratories in most days secondary schools. Stephen Kithinji...
View ArticleIEBC clerks refuse to take Akorinos photos
Registration clerks yesterday turned away members of the Akorino sect from polling stations in Mbeere North for insisting on keeping their turbans on for the photograph. The sect is popular in the...
View ArticleMP Nyamai wanted by Kitui police
Police are investigating Kitui West MP Charles Nyamai on allegation that he threatened a Catholic priest working in his constituency. The Kitui OCPD Lilian Okembo said the legislator has been summoned...
View ArticleThugs steal Sh3 million in Naivasha
Thugs raided a cigarette shop in Naivasha Town and made away with over Sh3 million.The armed struck when the shop attendant was preparing to take the cash to the bank. Business was paralysed on the...
View ArticleRuto, Balala take lead in proper use of CDF kitty – NTA
AN audit report released by National Taxpayers Association has revealed that Eldoret North Mp William Ruto and his Mvita counter part Najib Balala have properly utilised CDF. The report said all the...
View ArticleRegister as voters, Kidero urges Nairobians
A Nairobi governor aspirant has urged city residents to come out in large numbers and register as voters . Evans Kidero asked the more than 1.8 million eligible voters to register in the ongoing...
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