Cops lob tear gas at MP and striking staff
POLICE fired tear gas yesterday to disperse thousands of textile workers in Mombasa protesting poor working conditions in Changamwe. The protesters are from Ashton Apparel and MK Apparel Export...
View ArticleLax chiefs face the axe
GARISSA The government will take action gainst chiefs and their assistants who do not report criminal activities in their areas of jurisdiction. During a security briefing in Garissa town yesterday,...
View ArticleKalonzo’s projects wait
MWINGI NORTH Residents have urged the government to complete projects that were left halfway done by former MP Kalonzo Musyoka. Speaking yesterday at Tseikuru, resident Maru Muthengi said it is a pity...
View ArticleStipend for the elderly
GARISSA The county government will introduce a social welfare stipend for the elderly this year, Governor Nathif Jama yesterday. Speaking at a Garissa hotel, Jama said a Sh3,000 stipend will be given...
View ArticleLands boss defends self over board jobs
The Embu Lands executive Josphat Kithumbu has exonerated himself from blame for the failures of the county Lands Management Board. Speaking to the press at Mutus Secondary School yesterday, Kithumbu...
View ArticleEmbu teachers harvest their crops
As the teachers strike entered its fourth day yesterday, many in Embu were busy harvesting beans, potatoes and doing other chores on their farms. Embu teachers have avoided street demonstrations with...
View ArticleKitui traders protest high taxes
Traders at Kalundu market yesterday held a demonstration in Kitui town, protesting against high market charges by the county government. The traders, led by Rogers Wambua, marched to the county...
View ArticleMatatu owners slam NTSA on vehicles ban
The Mt Kenya Matatu Owners Association yesterday criticised the National Transport and Safety Authority for banning 462 vehicles belonging to Neno and Inana matatu saccos whose vehicles were involved...
View ArticleClasses on in private schools
TANA RIVER As the nationwide teachers' strike continues to paralyse classes in public schools, it is business as usual in private schools. At Life Frontier School in Madogo location, Tana subcounty,...
View ArticleEmbu dad gets 40-year term for child rape
A man was sentenced by an Embu court yesterday to 40 years in jail for repeatedly raping his 12-year-old daughter. The 45-year-old man was convicted of incest by resident magistrate Vincent Nyakundi....
View ArticleKitui flags illegal sale of trust land
KITUI county government has warned against illegal sale of gazetted trust land in areas rich with mineral resources. ''We have seen unregulated production and transportation of charcoal and sand,"...
View ArticleNurse, husband clash over twins' custody
A nurse at Kitui County Referral Hospital is seeking state protection for her fiveyear- old twins following her estranged husband’s bid to seize custody. Abishang Mutanu, 29, told the media on...
View ArticleAccept Uwezo amounts – rep
MERU Uwezo Fund recipients in Meru have been urged to appreciate the amounts they receive even if it less than what they had applied for. Speaking in Meru on Thursday, women's representative Florence...
View ArticleThousands of mourners troop to Bondo for Fidel Odinga's final journey
Thousands of mourners have started arriving at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology to pay their last respect to Fidel Odinga. Hundreds of mourners camped outside the venue...
View ArticleNigerian forces fight to reclaim town of Baga from Boko Haram after mass...
Nigerian ground forces backed by air strikes are fighting to reclaim Baga from Islamist militant group Boko Haram which seized the northeastern town and a nearby military base at the weekend, a...
View ArticleKenya to start ICC tourney against Namibians
Kenya will face Namibia in the opening match of the ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament starting on Saturday in Windhoek. The World Cup Cricket League gives opportunity for teams to...
View ArticleGicharu in Paris
Kenyan boxer meets Turkey’s Selcuk in APB bout Police Corporal Benson Gicharu left for Paris, France, on Sunday for his third Aiba Pro Boxing (APB) bout tomorrow. Bantamweight Gicharu, who will be...
View ArticleSelebwa now confirmed as the Shabana coach
Former AFC Leopards coach Gilbert Selebwa has been appointed Shabana coach for the 2015 season. Reports indicate that Selebwa, who was caretaker boss, has relinquished his services as a pundit for...
View ArticleBukhungu Stadium set to get a facelift at a cost of Sh800m
BUKHUNGU Stadium in Kakamega is set to undergo a Sh800million facelift, starting this financial year, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has said. Renovation of the stadium will be done in the next...
View ArticleChemelil target keeper Gathongo
Kenya Premier League side Chemelil Sugar are closing in on the signature of goalkeeper Joseck Gathongo who was released by rivals Sony Sugar. Should the move materialise, Gathongo will replace jairus...
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