Traffic police begin safety campaigns in Malindi
Traffic police officers in Malindi have launched a campaign to educate boda boda operators on road safety measures. Malindi traffic base Commander Bernard Imbaya has directed all boda boda operators to...
View ArticleTransition authority to recruit 1,000 staff
The transition authority is set to recruit close to 1,000 officers to take up positions in 47 counties. Transition authority chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi said yesterday that out of 6,000 applicants,...
View ArticleCrew held for 1,000 days by pirates arrive in Kenya
SOME of the 23 crew members who had been hijacked and detained by pirates for 1,000 days arrived in Kenya at the weekend. Seven of the crew members of the Panama flagged roll/roll ship Iceberg 1 were...
View ArticleThree people commit suicide in Embu
Three people have committed suicide in Embu on the eve of New Year. The first incident took place in Mutunduri Village where a farmhand, Boniface Gituma Mbae, was found hanging from a tree. At Dallas...
View ArticleHopeful calls for peaceful campaign
A Wiper party hopeful for Kitui west constituency Ben Mbai has said he is overwhelmed by the massive popularity he is enjoying that has sent his competitors into a panic mode. “I am pleasantly...
View Article40 coop members charged with trespassing on land
More than 40 members of Katheka Kai co-operative society in Machakos were yesterday charged with trespass. The allegedly trespassed on more than 5,000 acres of land owned by Muambi Estate Property Ltd...
View ArticleKiraitu’s ‘bus’ still backs Uhuru’s presidential bid
The Alliance Party of Kenya has confirmed that they are still back Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential bid despite the collapse of talks which led to their withdrawal of his support in November last year....
View ArticleKick out corrupt traffic officers, Kimutai tells IG
MATATU Owners Association Chairman Simion Kimutai has called on newly-appointed Inspector General of police to overhaul the traffic police unit. Speaking yesterday in Nairobi, Kimutai said traffic...
View ArticleParents protest planned privatisation of Visa Oshwal Primary School
PARENTS and teachers of Visa Oshwal Primary School yesterday took to the street to protest alleged privatisation of the institution. They claimed that the neighbouring community had invaded the smooth...
View ArticleKarua to name running mate on January 10
Presidential hopeful Martha Karua will name her running mate on January 10. The Narc-Kenya leader said her party will hold party nominations on the same day after which she will unveil a campaign...
View ArticleMan held over judge’s shooting
Police in Eldoret have arrested a suspect alleged to have shot at a judge who was driving to her home in Eldoret last October. The suspect, who is also accused of snatching a gun from a police officer...
View Article42 police guns stolen in Suguta still missing
The government is yet to recover any of the 42 guns stolen by bandits who killed police officers at Suguta Valley in Samburu last month. Rift Valley Police boss John M'mbijiwe said police are still...
View ArticleThree Somalis cleared in al Shabaab case
THREE Somali nationals have been cleared of being al Shabaab members but charged with being in the country illegally and released on cash bail of Sh 200,000 and a Kenyan surety each. Senior principal...
View ArticleSupermarket sells ministry mosquito nets
A racket involving sale of government mosquito nets has been unearthed at the Malaba border. Journalists yesterday stormed a leading supermarket in the town where they found mosquito nets to the public...
View ArticleSolicitor General’s son kills himself
The first born son Of Solicitor General Wanjiku Muchemi was yesterday found dead in the family home in Nairobi. James Muchemi Wanjuki , 31 , was found dead by police who had to break into the the...
View ArticleStanchart ATM scam suspect is charged
A city businessman linked to the fraudsters who have been stealing money using ATM Lobby from Standard Chartered Bank in Nairobi and Nyeri was yesterday arraigned in a Nairobi court charged with...
View ArticleRV Railways sued over layoff plan
RIFT Valley Railways company has been sued over planned retrenchment of employees. The Industrial Court is being asked to halt the retrenchment because of the company's failure to put workers claims...
View ArticleMutula faults TSC nomination process
Education minister Mutula Kilonzo has said only those cleared by the vetting process should be appointed as commissioners of the Teachers Service Commission. KUPPETand KNUT have the list of nominees...
View ArticleWe are not gold smugglers, businessmen say
Two businessmen adversely mentioned in connection with alleged smuggling of gold worth billions of shillings from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) yesterday defended themselves against the claims...
View ArticleJubilee members fail to agree on dispute
UHURU Kenyatta, William Ruto and Musalia Mudavadi yesterday failed to agree on how to resolve the “breach of coalition agreement” dispute. officials from Uhuru's TNA, Ruto's URP and Mudavadi's UDF...
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