Baringo donates grain to residents
The Baringo government has donated 400 bags of maize, beans and rice to feed the hungry residents displaced by insecurity. Governor Benjamin Cheboi said the residents are desperate at IDP camps in...
View ArticleSix Elgeyo deputy principals promoted
The Teachers Service Commision has promoted six deputy principals in Elgeyo Marakwet county. Sabina Rotich, formerly deputy principal at Queen of Peace Secondary, has been promoted to Kaptich Secondary...
View ArticleNakuru reclaims three grabbed road reserves
The Nakuru government has recovered three road reserves in the town, which had been grabbed by private developers. Roads executive Joel Maina, who led the operation yesterday, said the roads had been...
View ArticleCounties rule out maize purchase
COUNTIES in the North Rift have ruled out buying maize from farmers because they lack money. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei had suggested the counties buy some maize stocks from farmers to...
View Article40,000 Pokot locals starve, need food
More than 40,000 residents of Pokot South constituency need food following a prolonged drought. Speaking yesterday at Chepkobe centre, Pokot South MP David Pkosing said residents are starving due to...
View ArticleLuhya leaders plan to merge Ford-K, NFK
THE Luhya community in Trans Nzoia county is preparing to secure the Senate and governor’s seats in 2017 elections. The third meeting to merge Ford Kenya and New Ford Kenya parties before 2017...
View ArticleSack us, tutors tell the state
MOMBASA We are just getting started, striking teachers in Mombasa have told the government. The strike enters its fifth day today. Knut Mombasa county executive secretary Stephen Ouma said teachers are...
View ArticleWorkers deny Sh1.6m theft
MOMBASA An entertainment venue has sued two employees for theft. Gordon Otieno and Edmond Wambugu have, however, denied stealing Sh1.6 million from Bella Vista Sports Club. The two allegedly stole the...
View ArticleLobby wants Kaimenyi fired
MOMBASA A lobby has asked President Uhuru to fire Education CS Jacob Kaimenyi and his Labour colleague Kazungu Kambi. Pwani Ni Kenya chairman Alex Kasuku yesterday said the two have failed to stop the...
View ArticleStriking teachers warned to keep off private schools
KWALE county commissioner Evans Achoki has warned striking teachers against interfering with private schools. He assured private primary and secondary schools of security. Speaking in his office...
View ArticleKwale light project stalls as county seeks Kenha permit
TRADERS in Kwale market will have to wait longer for light as a street lighting project worth Sh8 million has stalled. The project was launched by Governor Salim Mvurya last August. Nurrein Mwatsahu,...
View ArticleRoad to Mombasa port expanded to hold more trucks
The major access road to the Port of Mombasa from the Central Business District has been expanded. The dual carriageway has been expanded by two metres on each course to accommodate two trucks on...
View ArticlePolice hunt for 3 gunmen in Mombasa bookshop robbery
POLICE are looking for three gunmen who robbed a bookshop on Haile Selassie Avenue, Mombasa, on Wednesday night. Police warned the gunmen are targeting bookshops because hundreds of parents are buying...
View ArticleKilifi criticised over disabled
The Kilifi county government has been criticised over the poor living conditions of children with disability. Speaking to the press yesterday, Maendeleo ya Wanawake county chairperson Witness Tsuma...
View ArticleLapsset pay questioned
FORMER Lamu municipal council chairman Famu Ahmed has criticised the government for delaying compensation for land taken for the Lapsset project. Speaking to the Star in Lamu on Wednesday, Ahmed said...
View ArticleState told to build hospital
LAMU Residents want the state to build well-equipped hospitals. Siyu chief Ahmed Yunus said they also want qualified doctors and nurses hired. He said the entire location of 3,000 people depends on...
View ArticleOfficial warns against drugs
LAMU Drug abuse and misleading beliefs are the major contributors to poor national exam results, an official has said. Lamu East district education officer David Nzinga told the Star many students have...
View ArticleDonors asked to sponsor boy
TANA RIVER As the teachers strike continues to affect public schools countrywide, it is business as usual in county private schools. At Life Frontier School in Madogo location, pupils celebrated their...
View ArticleRow over pay for new railway land
FIFTY investors whose land in Taita Taveta has been acquired for the standard gauge railway don’t want their compensation money given to Kishamba B Group Ranch. In a meeting in Birikani, Voi,...
View ArticleMombasa to audit buildings being put up
The Mombasa county government will audit and inspect all buildings under construction starting today. Lands and Planning executive Francis Thoya yesterday said the inspection will curb sub-standard...
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