Embobut squartters to be re-evaluated
MORE than 3,000 squatters evicted from Embobut forest in Elgeyo Marakwet county will undergo fresh vetting before they are resettled by the government. The fresh vetting is aimed at ensuring that...
View ArticleKiambu man denies assaulting his wife
A 70-year-old man yesterday appeared in court for assaulting his 62-year-old wife on April 25. John Gathu Mwaura was charged before Gatundu resident magistrate court DM Ndungi at Gacharage village in...
View ArticleThika resdidents stop brew project
Residents of Ngoingwa estate in Thika yesterday stopped the establishment of a brewery and mass residential house by a private investigator saying the move would adversely affect security in the area....
View ArticleBusinesman seeks justice
A Malaba businessman yesterday pleaded for justice after a traffic accident was allegedly reversed to victimise him. Simon Kamau said he was driving to his Ndeiya home in Limuru on April 30 when a...
View ArticleWomen's reps seek own kitty
Women representatives in the country are planning to table a bill in Parliament to have them allocated funds for socio-economic development. Plans are now on top gear as they have unanimously agreed to...
View ArticleGashagua promise to upgrade Nyeri slums
NYERI governor Nderitu Gachagua has promised to upgrade slums in the county. Gachagua said his county government is examining the upgrading of informal settlements in Majengo, Witemere and Kiawara in...
View Article10 injured in Lari crash
Scores of people were injured in a morning accident that involved three buses and five lorries which rammed each other along the Nairobi-Naivasha highway. The accident caused a huge traffic jam at...
View ArticleNyeri council workers strike arrears
More than 400 workers of Nyeri Municipal Council yesterday went on strike over Sh40 million arrears. This is the second month the workers are downing their tools over a delay in their salaries. The...
View ArticleNanyuki man to hang for violent crime
A man has been sentenced to hang by a Nanyuki court.Martin Gitonga was found guilty of violent robbery.The worker at Tima Farm in Timau Township Buuri district had been accused of violently robbing...
View ArticleLaikipia seeks to raise sh5billion budget locally
The Laikipia county government is hoping to raise Sh5 billion locally to boost the money allocated by the central government. The central government has allocated the county Sh3.3 billion in the next...
View ArticleCrumbling houses drive out Murang'a residents
More than 50 families in Murang’a have abandoned their homes after the governor and provincial administration declared their village a no-go zone. Governor Mwangi Wairia said the move was taken after...
View ArticleTerror gangs attack village in Nyandarua
Leaders in Nyandurua county were up in arms over the weekend incident in Olkalau constituency where a terror gang invaded a village leaving many people seriously injured. The leaders took security...
View ArticleMruttu urges uhuru to uphold devolution
Taita Taveta governor John Mruttu has blamed President Uhuru Kenyatta's government for undermining devolution by reducing their funding. Speaking during the opening of a two day induction course of...
View ArticleMP wants commissions cut
A politician from Coast province wants the government to reduce the number of constitutional commissions. Mwatate MP Andrew Mwadime wants the commissions to work on part-time basis saying most of them...
View ArticleWater firm clash with operators
Water kiosk operators in Mombasa on Monday protested an alleged move by the Mombasa Water Company to deregister them. Mombasa Water Kiosk Operators Association chairman Gabriel Amok told a press...
View ArticleHomes Expo for May 31
THE ninth and biggest Mombasa Homes Expo is expected to kick off from May 31 to June 2. MySpace property CEO Mwenda Thuranira said they expect this year's exhibition to be more successful than last...
View ArticleGlobal firm to launch kwale forests plan
A leading organisation in wildlife conservation and endangered species will today launch a forest management plan in Kwale to improve forest cover and management. The WWF, a global conservation...
View ArticleMwatate MP nullifies CDFC elections citing irregularities
Mwatate MP Andrew Mwadime has nullified the election for CDF committee members in the constituency following irregularities. This is after civil society organisations in the region raised alarm that...
View ArticleChidzuga roots for education
KWALE county women's representative Zainab Chidzuga has pledged to roll out a project that will ensure those who dropped out of school in the past years get technical education. Chidzuga attributed the...
View ArticlePrison Officers yet to pe paid
More than 8,000 prison officers contracted by the IEBC to provide security during the general election are up in arms over failure by the body to pay them. The officers who manned the 33, 000 polling...
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