Aspirant calls for disarmament in Trans Nzoia
Centre for Human Rights and Democracy former chair Ken Wafula has asked the newly-appointed Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo to disarm residents. Addressing Kapuretwa residents on Boxing Day,...
View ArticleWife kills husband for drinking instead of buying family gifts
A woman killed her husband at Kinamba Estate in Naivasha on Christmas Day after a quarrel. Witness Jane Waithera said the man spent the day drinking and staggered home at midnight. “The two started...
View ArticleKuttuny says no to land tax
Cherangany MP Joshua Kuttuny has criticised the ODM manifesto which proposes to tax all idle land. Two weeks ago, the star reported that ODM will tax idle land to discourage under-utilisation. ODM says...
View ArticleHelb ex-boss Cheboi to run for Baringo governor
Former CEO of the Higher Education Loans Board Benjamin Cheboi has launched his bid for Baringo governor. Cheboi will vie on a URP ticket and is one of the front-runners for the position. "My priority...
View ArticleMP pays for taxi driving classes
Eldama Ravine MP Moses Lessonet has sponsored the training of more than 110 untrained motor cycle operators in Koibatek. Speaking at Eldaam-Ravine town yesterday while handing over the Sh325,000 cheque...
View ArticleSunkuli's wife in race for Kilgoris
THE first woman aspirant for the Kilgoris parliamentary seat launched her campaigns yesterday. Janet Naserian, former minister Julius Sunkuli's wife, said the region has never been represented by a...
View ArticleState to settle IDPs by March
Head of Civil Service Francis Kimemia has said the government has spent Sh11 billion to resettle the 2007-08 post-election violence IDPs. Kimemia said the remaining IDPs will be resettled before the...
View ArticleGilgil priest pleas for disabled
A priest in Gilgil has asked parents with children with disabilities not to detach them from the society to avoid embarrassment. Fr Vincent Marube of the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish implored parents to...
View ArticleSabaot elders dump Jubilee for Raila’s Cord
More than 200 elders from the Sabaot community in Trans Nzoia have ditched the Jubilee Alliance for Cord. The elders said they made the decision after URP leader, Eldoret North MP William Ruto, dropped...
View ArticleNandi governor hopeful picks running mate
An aspirant for the Nandi governor's seat Cleophas Lagat has picked Dominic Biwott as his running mate ahead of Jubilee's nominations on January 14. Speaking during a rally at Maraba grounds in...
View ArticleSquatters resist eviction from Delamere farm
Anxiety has gripped more than 1,000 squatters in Naivasha over a plan to evict them from a prime land they have occupied for 60 years. The squatters living on the land in Manera village have accussed...
View ArticleWomen nabbed with Sh0.5m fake cash
Police in Matete have arrested a 58-year-old woman found with Sh500,000 fake notes. Lugari police boss John Leshimpiro said Margaret Ayuma was arrested during a police swoop at Chimoi trading centre in...
View ArticleBaragoi officer buried in Teso after DNA test proves identity
A victim of the Baragoi bandits attack was buried on Wednesday at Osuret village in Teso South after nearly two months. A DNA test released a few days before Christmas enabled the identification of AP...
View ArticleStay away from politics, Teso leader tells Kenyan elders
A Soroti-based Teso cultural leader on Wednesday warned elders against engaging in politics. Emorimor Augustine Osuban said cultural groups and elders should deal on issues devoid of politics as is the...
View ArticleWamalwa, Mudavadi seek to block alliances from Western
UDF leader Musalia Mudavadi and his New Ford-Kenya counterpart Eugene Wamalwa are working on a plan to lock out the Jubilee and Cord alliances in Western. Speaking during the Maragoli cultural festival...
View ArticleEugene loses ally to ODM
Justice minister Eugene Wamalwa suffered yet another blow when his strongman in Kanduyi, Mulunda Khaoya, ditched New Ford-Kenya for ODM. Speaking to the star yesterday, Khaoya said the New Ford Kenya...
View ArticleJirongo says Eugene is insincere
Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo has quit the Pambazuko Coalition. Jirongo accused Justice minister Uegene Wamalwa of insincerity and claimed the Saboti MP is being used along with UDF leader Musalia Mudavadi...
View ArticleAP shot dead in Ntimaru
AN AP officer was on Wednesday night shot dead in unclear circumstances in Ntimaru Trading Centre in Kuria East. The officer, shot twice in the abdomen, was pronounced dead upon arrival at a local...
View ArticleURP says it will field candidates in Kisii despite TNA zoning
Kisii County URP organising secretary Zaheer Jhanda has asked the Jubilee Coalition to clear the confusion over parliamentary nominations. Jhanda, who is contesting the Nyaribari Chache parliamentary...
View ArticleMigori women’s seat hopeful pledges to start tobacco plant
Women and youth should be included in development and governance, Migori women's representative aspirant has said. “The new constitution has included a seat for women which is set to bring equality in...
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