CCK targets more Royal Media TV frequencies
The Communication Commission of Kenya is set to shut down seven more broadcast transmitters belonging to Royal Media Services, just months after another crackdown and an ongoing legal tussle. The...
View ArticleMigori governor in unity pledge
Migori governor’s office will cooperate with the county commissioner for faster development. Mwita Mahanga, the deputy governor, said there are no tensions between the two offices over leadership or...
View ArticleMigori TNA poll agents demand pay
TNA agents for Migori in the March 4 general election have demanded for their dues. Led by John Warenge, TNA assistant co-ordinator for Nyatike, the agents said they were to receive Sh2,350 for the...
View ArticleKakamega appoints house teams
The county assembly yesterday constituted the house business committee and the selection committee. Khalaba ward representative Majibmo Okumo was named the leader of the majority while John Musakali...
View ArticleEmbattled school Teso head denies sex claims
AN embattled Teso secondary school head yesterday denied claims he was condoning sexual immorality in his institution. The Moding Secondary School Principal Tom Okeyo said at no time had he allowed...
View ArticleMalaria prevalence rate drops to 38% in Kakamega
THE prevalence of malaria iin Kakamega has dropped to 38 per cent, government officials have said. County director of medical services Maurice Wakwabubi said the rates were above 50 per cent a year...
View ArticleSuspected burglar killed by Busia mob attack
A robbery suspect was yesterday killed by angry members of the public at Korinda in Busia as the suspect attempted to break into a shop. The suspect was among a gang of 10 robbers who had raided a...
View ArticleLusaka to name Bungoma executives on Monday
Bungoma governor Kenneth Lusaka yesterday postponed, for the second time, the naming of individuals to the county executive committee to Monday. In a brief to journalists, Lusaka said the postponement...
View ArticleState sends aid to Baringo flood victims
The government yesterday sent food aid for the more than 2,000 families displaced by floods in parts of Baringo county. Kenya Red Cross has deployed its staff to assist the families mainly in Marigat...
View ArticleEldoret wife kills husband over Sh500
A woman stabbed her husband to death in Langas Estate in Eldoret town yesterday following a domestic quarrel over Sh500. Wareng Police boss Nicholas Maina said the two quarreled when the woman refused...
View ArticleCompensate us, farmers tell Kengen
More than 400 farmers from Eburru village in Naivasha yesterday held a demonstration demanding compensation from Kengen for their damaged crops. The farmers said steam from the Eburru geothermal power...
View ArticleKhaemba warns power, water firms
Trans Nzoia governor Patrick Khaemba has warned two parastatals against overcharging. Speaking in Kitale yesterday, Khaemba said Kenya Power and Nzoia Water and Sewerage Company have been exaggerating...
View ArticleRutto orders headcount of ex-Bomet councils staff
Bomet government has began a headcount of former employees of the three local authorities who recently merged. Speaking during a public consultative forum for Bomet county budget yetserday, Bomet...
View Article50 injured as gangsters terrorise Bungoma village
Over 50 people were yesterday admitted to hospital with deep panga cuts after armed gangsters raided Kikwewchi village in Kanduyi, Bungoma. The armed gangsters are reported to have mounted a...
View ArticleMunya picks Meru county executives
A former Igembe North MP Ntoitha Mithiaru has been picked by Meru governor Peter Munya to head the co-operatives, marketing, tourism and industry docket. Mithiaru was named when the governor unveiled a...
View ArticleMbugua unveils Sh9 billion budget for Nakuru
Nakuru governor Kinuthia Mbugua has unveiled a Sh9 billion budget for the county with capital projects getting a lion share of the funds. While launching the 2013-14 budget at the Naivasha Municipal...
View ArticleTraders defend Ngilu's nomination to Cabinet
The nomination of former Kitui Central MP Charity Ngilu’s as a cabinet secretary in President Kenyatta’s government has been hailed as overtly based of merit. Traders in Kitui town said Ngilu’s...
View ArticleMuhuri wants security review
A lobby group at the Coast has appealed to the government to review the security in Kwale and construct more police stations in the county. Muslim for Human Rights yesterday asked the government to...
View ArticleMidiwo is a liar, says Supkem
The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims yesterday accused Deputy Minority Leader Jakoyo Midiwo of hypocrisy. Supkem Coast spokesman Faisal Gatibaru said Midiwo is unhappy with Charity Ngilu's and Najib...
View ArticleGrabbed land to be repossessed
The Kilifi government has issued a warning to people subdividing and selling public land in the county. Speaking to the press in his office on Thursday, governor Amason Kingi said large tracts of...
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