County reps now join clamour for pay hike
County representatives have joined members of the national assembly in demanding that their salaries be improved. Threatening to sabotage devolution, Bomet county assembly members have demanded that,...
View ArticleKasuku trading rubish
Residents of Kasuku trading centre in Nyandarua county have accused the government of neglecting the drainage system. Public health officials have moved to court to compel the county council to improve...
View ArticleMai-Mahiu road opens
STUDENTS going back to Kijabe girls Secondary School in Lari district can now use the old Mai-mahiu road instead of the now impassable Kijabe-Giciingo road. Area Deputy County commissioner Bernard...
View Article2 suspected thieves killed
Two suspected criminals were on Tuesday night killed by a mob at Kasuku trading centre in Nyandarua county. They are believed to be behind a spate of crimes that have left several people seriously...
View ArticleRiuru school auctioned
THE fate of over 700 students of Happy Moments Center Academy in Ruiru town remains in a balance after auctioneers seized the school for an outstanding debt of over 5million shillings the schools...
View ArticleKuppet rejects transfers
TEACHERS in Laikipia county have protested against mass transfers of secondary school teachers in the region. A teachers union is up in arms over the move saying that it was not consulted. Kuppet...
View ArticleMP asks for fire engine
Ruiru MP Esther Gathogo has urged the county government to provide fire engines to the sub-counties. Gathogo was speaking to the press after helping residents put out fire at an agrovet in Ruiru...
View ArticleBandits kill 10 year girl
Armed cattle rustlers yesterday morning raided a village in Laikipia West district and killed a 10-year-old girl. Githiga ward county representative Peter Thomi said an unknown number of cattle...
View ArticleLaikipia county leader named
LAIKIPIA county assembly speaker Patrick Mariru has tabled a list of County executive committee nominees in the parliament to be vetted by the county ward representatives. This is after the governor...
View ArticleIllegal Nyeri loggers face arrest, prosecution
THE government has warned it will arrest and prosecute illegal loggers. Nyeri county commissioner Michael Mwangi said the illegal loggers have hindered the government and local community efforts to...
View ArticleNyandarua County reps demand Sh300,000 pay
NYANDARUA county Assembly was yesterday adjourned indefinitely in protest of low salaries and remuneration. The members passed a motion tabled by Engineer ward county representative Mwangi Gichuki...
View ArticlePoachers fail to raise Hs1m bond
FOUR suspected poachers who killed a rhino a month ago have been given a Sh1 million bond each by a Nanyuki court. Saimoti Kiloris, Misia Kaunga, Tumbesi Lengei and Kisia Shuel were ordered to remit...
View ArticleTwo thugs drown after Kisauni foiled robbery
TWO suspected gangsters yesterday drowned in the Indian ocean after a foiled robbery attempt at a tourist hotel at Shanzu in Kisauni district . Kisauni police boss Julius Wanjohi said the two are part...
View ArticleZani says he has a degree
KWALE Rejected county cabinet nominee Nicholas Zani has said he qualifies for the job. Zani was last week rejected by the local vetting board for allegedly lacking a university degree. Speaking to the...
View ArticleMuhuri renews calls to have commissioners removed
The Muslim for Human Rights Organisation has renewed calls to have county commissioners removed from office. Addressing leaders and county assembly members during the opening of an induction course...
View ArticleLay challenges Taita women to run for posts
Taita Taveta women MP Joyce Lay has challenged women from the County to vie for elective posts. Her call comes at a time when all members of the County Assembly in the county were elected from one...
View ArticleBoost schools, Jubilee told
JUBILEE government has been asked to buy desks, make toilets, hire more teachers and establish proper libraries in schools instead of providing laptops. Speaking to the Star yesterday, Aiducation...
View ArticleMombasa guns racket refuted
MOMBASA An assistant police commissioner has denied claims that firearms are being issue to unvetted people. Central Firearms Bureau chief licensing officer David Baya said firearms are only issued to...
View ArticleNigerian Jailed for one year
A Nigerian immigrant has been jailed for one year by the Mombasa court. Joseph Shimsenge appeared before senior magistrate Richard Odenyo for an unlawful presence in the country on May 7. Prosecutor...
View ArticleSpeaker to chair House rules team
The Rules and Procedures Committee will have five county representatives sitting in it and will be chaired by Speaker Thaddeus Rajwayi. Other members include Leader of Majority Khamis Mwabashiri, ward...
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