Row over demotion of school head
A row has erupted at Morako Secondary School in Nyamira county after the principal Peterson Ontiri was demoted and transferred. Parents who converged at the school to discuss the matter read accused...
View ArticleTNA's Uhuru to tour Western province in two weeks
JUBILEE presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta's TNA party has recruited over 60, 000 members in Western province in readiness for a visit by the Deputy Prime Minister to the area in two weeks time. TNA...
View ArticleOkundi pledges to address challenges facing Homa Bay if elected governor
FORMER Rangwe MP Phillip Okudi has put poverty redution and improvement of health facilities, infrastructure, education and agriculture top of his development agenda for Homa Bay county. "I will ensure...
View ArticleNyong'o pressured to resign as ODM Secretary General
ODM secretary general Anyang’ Nyong’o has been told by his rival to relinquish the post as required by the political parties act and the party’s constitution. Ocholla Ogoda, Nyong’o’s main opponent for...
View ArticleAspirant pleads for good roads
An aspirant for the county representative seat in the newly-created Narok East constituency has asked the government to repair roads in the area. Hosea Nkoile said the deplorable roads are retarding...
View ArticleEx-knut official dies of asthma
A former Knut official yesterday after suffering a bout of Asthmatic attack. Jonathan ole Kimei was pronounced died on arrival at the Trans Mara district hospital yesterday night where he had been...
View ArticleFour police bases to boost Nakuru security
Four police patrol bases have been established in areas plagued by insecurity in Nakuru. There have been an outcry from the residents over the rising number of criminal cases in the residential areas,...
View ArticleBoda riders to back their own for seat
Boda boda operators in Nakuru plan to support their own for a county seat in the March 4. More than 1, 500 operators are expected to hold a consultative meeting today to deliberate on the issue. “We...
View ArticleBomet MPs pledge to foster peace
Four MPs from Bomet county have vowed to conduct peaceful campaigns a head of the March 4 general election. Speaking at Bomet green stadium during a URP rally, the MPs said they want to act as role...
View ArticleRuto leads Jubilee MPs to New Year peace concert
Eighteen MPs from the Jubilee Coalition attended a peace concert to welcome the New Year in Eldoret. Eldoret North MP William Ruto led the MPs at the concert. The MPs urged Kenyans to maintain peace...
View ArticleWant our votes? address our issues, Youth forum tells politicians
NATIONAL Youth Forum has said that they will only support those leaders who are willing to address youth concerns in this year’s general elections. The forum secretary general, Ngacha Njeri, said the...
View ArticleWamalwa denies nomination certificate claims
NEW Ford Kenya party leader Eugene Wamalwa has said no aspirant has a party nomination certificate. Speaking in Kitale during the swearing in of the party’s election’s board officials, Wamalwa said the...
View ArticleMuslim leaders vow to back Raila
MUSLIMS leaders have re-affirmed their support to Prime Minister Raila Odinga's presidential bid in the March 4 general election. SUPKEM deputy secretary general Hassan ole Naado said that they have...
View ArticleBomet tea farmers in threat to boycott polls
A SECTION of tea farmers in Bomet have threaten to boycott the election of KTDA directors later this month. The farmers from Chemaner and Tegat have vowed to paralyse the election if KTDA will not use...
View ArticleMau forest destruction worries Narok residents
Conservationists and Narok North area residents are concerned about an increasing illegal logging and charcoal burning in the Mau forest. The Kenya Forests Working Group said logging in Enaibelibel and...
View ArticleMurugi and Ruto visit Kerio Valley victims
SPECIAL Programmes Minister Esther Murugi and Eldoret North MP William Ruto toured areas affected mudslides and floods in parts of the North Rift region to asses the situation. Murugi led the...
View ArticleHome invader fined Sh2,000
A man who woke up his neighbor and started chasing him around with a stick has been fined Sh2,000 by a Thika court after pleading guilty to the charge. Patrick Irungu Karanja was convicted of chasing...
View ArticleSh1.5m con man nabbed in Thika
A man has been arraigned before a Thika court charged with conspiring to obtain Sh1.5 million through false pretences. Appearing before principal magistrate D. A. Orimba, David Nguyo denied that on...
View ArticleCID imposter gets 2 years jail term
A man who impersonated a CID officers and threatened to arrest a woman in Thika for allegedly “having illegal firearms” has been jailed for two years by a Thika court. Joseph Njuguna Ngigi, 27 is said...
View ArticleNGO wants state to care for the elderly
AHADI Kenya Trust has strongly opposed the proposed Bill outlining hefty retirement package for the President, the Prime Minister and other top officials. Executive Director Stanley Kamau said the...
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