World Bank addresses port snags
MOTOR vehicles importers in the country have welcomed the move by the World Bank to address challenges at the Mombasa port. The Bank had earlier warned Kenya to improve efficiency at the port or risk...
View ArticleKongowea market to upgrade security
Traders in Momabasa's Kongowea market want the facility electrically fenced. In a meeting held on Tuesday afternoon at the market, the traders said the market should at least have a police booth and...
View ArticleKPA expects rise in cargo
KENYA Port Authority is expecting a further increased traffic of both imports and transit goods. Managing director Gichiri Ndua yesterday said business is picking up at the port after a decline during...
View ArticleMagarini man attacked over corcery claims
An old man is recuperating at the Malindi District Hospital after he was attacked for allegedly practising witchcraft at his Adu home in Magarini District on Tuesday night. A gang raided Kitsao Gona...
View ArticleGerman in court over assault
A Germany national was yesterday issued a Sh1 million bond with two sureties of that amount. Petrausch Peter denied assaulting his two female house helps before Shanzu senior resident magistrate James...
View ArticleMung'aro to help settle Kilifi squatters
KILIFI North MP Gideon Mng’aro has pledged to work with the provincial administration and other stakeholders to resettle squatters in his constituency within two years. Speaking in Kilifi yesterday...
View ArticleRefinery staff protest plant closure
MORE than 200 employees of the Kenya Petroleum Refinery Ltd plant at Changamwe in Mombasa yesterday protested closure of the plant following doubts on its viability. The employees called on the...
View ArticleTsavo cameras ot help keep poachers at bay
The Tsavo Conservation area will receive a Sh70 million grant to set up anti-poaching cameras. There has been an increase in rhinos and elephant poaching in Kenya. Conservationists from Zoological...
View ArticleBallot boxes were stuffed - Shahbal
WIPER democratic party governor candidate Suleiman Shahbal has said ballot boxes in the Mombasa governor election were stuffed to hand Hassan Joho a win. Shahbal who was testifying as the first witness...
View ArticleUgandan held in Mwingi jail
A man was yesterday pleaded guilty to being in Kenya illegally. Wananchi grew suspicious of Binojjo Freddy after he withdrew money from an Mpesa outlet at Nuu market because his name sounded...
View ArticleTeachers told to study Act
Meru County Commissioner Chege Mwangi has urged headteachers to familiarise with the new Education Act. He advised them to buy several copies and place them in staff rooms. Speaking at Kaaga Girls,...
View ArticleMwingi man denies defilement case
A man was yesterday charged in defiling a child. David Karega appeared before mwingi senior principal magistrate. He allegedly defiled Rosemary Musyimi on May 29 and 30 at Nguni market in Mwingi east...
View ArticleFAO helps pastoralists
The Agriculture ministry and the Food and Agriculture Organization is working on ways to help communities living in arid areas improve farming. Some of the initiatives include setting up...
View ArticleKitui NGO opposes coal extraction
A Kenya lobby group has opposed the mining of coal in Kitui until policy issues concerning the exploration of the mineral are resolved. The Regional Institute for Social Enterprise (RISE)-Kenya said...
View ArticleKirinyaga land broker murdered
A land broker was found murdered outside his house in Miringa-iri estate in Kirinyaga central district. Douglas Njagi was found dead outside his house. Police suspect that a dispute over land could...
View ArticleUS seeks partnership with Embu
The US is looking for ways to partner with various county governments to help in economic and social growth. Speaking in Embu, US Ambassador Robert Godec said they are in discussion various governors....
View ArticleActivist disrupts vetting of Isiolo executive team
The vetting of nominees for the Isiolo county executive committee was yesterday temporarily disrupted by leaders presenting their petition. A group led by activist Joseph Kalapata stormed the offices...
View ArticleThief lynched by Embu residents
A robber was yesterday lynched after stealing money from an Embu petrol station. The suspect was pulled down from a mango tree where he had hidden after he and his colleagues stole from Paruma Petrol...
View ArticleMutomo dorm goes up in flames
A dormitory was on Tuesday night burnt down at Mutomo Mixed Secondary School in Kitui county. The fire broke out at 8pm while the students were in their evening studies. Police yesterday said they have...
View ArticleNgilu urges police to address insecurity
Land, Housing and urban development cabinet secretary Charity Ngilu and seven members of the National Assembly have called for quick remedy in tackling insecurity that has continued to hit various part...
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