Trader supports Cord on security
Nairobi A businessman has called on the government to beef up security across the country. Hillary Alila has supported Cord’s criticism of the government over the rising crime rate. “The call by Cord...
View ArticleHIV test saves AP from case
An AP officer was yesterday acquitted of gang raping a woman with another colleague. Ahamed Ali Amayo was released by the Embu magistrate Paul Biwott since the complainant was diagnosed HIV positive...
View ArticleThree cattle rustlers
HOMA BAY Three cattle rustler suspects escaped death after they were beaten up by Kawadhgone residents at Rodi Kopany village. The Probox car, in which they were travelling was torched. Homa Bay...
View ArticleThousands stuck in Narok after lorry accident
THOUSANDS of commuters including tourists to the Maasai Mara game reserve were stranded for 16 hours following an accident in near Narok town. The accident involved a lorry which ploughed into a flock...
View ArticleWiper tells group to stop attacks
A Wiper party official in Mombasa has told members of the Movement for Change to keep off its affairs. Wiper's Mombasa county coordinator Afiya Rama said Sureya Hersi of the Movement for Change is not...
View ArticleNyatike classrooms destroyed by storm
THREE classrooms have been destroyed by a storm at Nyakwera Primary School in Nyatike subcounty. Central Kadem location chief Henry Odundo said the buildings hosted Early Childhood Development classes....
View ArticleMai Mahiu IDPs fault the West
IDPs in Mai Mahiu have hit out at the Western countries over their partisan interest in the ongoing Kenya ICC cases. The victims of the 2007-08 post-election violence attributed President Uhuru's and...
View ArticleMurang'a elder's new book
Kikuyu council of elders Muranga county chairman Fr Joachim Getonga has published a book which describes Europeans as pagans. The book titled European Paganism in Africa has analysed how the Europeans...
View ArticleNanok's plan to feed hungry Turkana
The Turkana county government has put mechanisms to stamp out hunger in the area. More than 300 residents of the county are facing starvation due to lack of food and water. Governor Josephat Nanok...
View ArticleMeat firm Sh200m expansion plan
Ngare Narok Meat Industries Ltd in Rumuruti, Laikipia county has embarked on a Sh200 million expansion project. The expansion will exploit the byproducts of the abattoir operations. The company...
View ArticleThree cleared for senate by-election in Bungoma
The IEBC has cleared three candidates to run for the Bungoma senator seat in the December 19 by-election. Former Bumula MP Bifwoli Wakoli will run on the Labour Party of Kenya ticket, Musikari Kombo...
View ArticleEmbu woman curses polio dose officers
A woman yesterday prayed that curses befall health and police officers for forcibly immunising her daughter against polio.The officers, who have met resistance from residents, were on a door-to-door...
View ArticleBusia cops urged to arrest rapist
BUSIA Residents of Namboboto location in Funyula subcounty, Samia district have asked police to arrest a man who raped his 13 year-old daughter a month ago. The executive director of the Butula-based...
View ArticleKitui six to be tried for murder
Magistrate Hezron Nyaberi of the Mwingi law court has ordered six suspects to be arrested and prosecuted for murder. Kyalo Musili, Mutemi Nzuki, Kyalo Ngari, Mutua Kwara, Henry Ndenda and Kimanzi...
View ArticleSiaya county has only one dentist
SIAYA county has a shortage of dentists, a health officer has said. The director of public health, Owino Omondi, said the county has one dentist. “It is regrettable the dentist is on leave and we have...
View ArticleUS varsity to upgrade Siaya
SIAYA The University of Tennessee in the US is seeking to partner with Siaya County Referral Hospital in a bid to upgrade its standards and improve its services. Speaking yesterday during a tour of...
View ArticleGilgil mums held for denying children polio vaccination
Four people have been arrested in Gilgil for denying their children polio vaccination. One was arrested at Kamathatha in Eburru while the other three were arrested at Kaptaguana. Subcountry public...
View ArticleKilifi to buy fishing boats
THE fishing industry in Kilifi county is to get a major boost after the county government has announced plans to procure two large deep sea fishing vessels and other equipment. Speaking to the press in...
View ArticleUhuru, Ruto cautioned on ICC cases
THE Catholic Justice and Peace Commission has hit out at President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto over the International Criminal Court cases. CJPC chair Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth...
View ArticleKenha to repair Murang'a-Kenol road
THE Kenya National Highway Authority has contracted a construction company to repair the Murang’a-Kenol road. The authority's chairperson Hannah Waitherero, while speaking to the Star during a phone...
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