MP Kaluma backs payrise demand as bishop objects
MPs deserve a salary of up to Sh2 million, Homa Bay South legislator Peter Kaluma said yesterday. Speaking at St Barnabas ACK church in Kapsabet, the MP defended his colleagues' clamour for higher pay,...
View ArticleEldoret traders vow to defy eviction orders
UASIN Gishu governor Jackson Mandago will to unveil his cabinet in a few days. Speaking to the Star at the weekend in his office, he said he unveil the cabinet despite a crisis over notices issued by...
View ArticleRuiru MP gives out Sh2.3 million in CDF bursaries
Ruiru MP Esther Gathogo has disbursed bursaries worth Sh2.3 Million from the Constituency Development Fund kitty. The money was part of the Sh7.7 Million which was left in the accounts of the former...
View ArticleKabogo puts lazy workers on notice
Kiambu County governor William Kabogo has warned unproductive workers they will be sacked. Kabogo also said he will not entertain any nepotism in the offices saying that there will be no more relatives...
View ArticleKPLC to replace oil transformers with dry ones
Kenya Power and Lighting Company to replace oil transformers with dry ones to reduce vandalism. Speaking at a Gatundu hotel during the company's open day, deputy regional manager in charge of Mount...
View ArticleThika traffic 'hindering ambulances'
Traffic snarl-ups in Thika prevent emergency medical personnel and firefighters from saving more lives, disaster managers have said. The Thika Disaster Management Committee said there is an urgent need...
View ArticleElders criticise clamour for increased salaries
Elders from three ethnic communities in the country have criticised members of the national and county assemblies over what they termed as unwarranted demand for salary increment. Patrick Muiru of...
View ArticleSecurity worries as two are shot dead in Kieni
HUNDREDS of residents of Chaka in Kieni East district of Nyeri county have complained about rising insecurity in the area after two people were killed on Friday. The two were killed seven kilometres...
View ArticleLobby wants leaders to help fight alcoholism
An anti-alcoholism lobby has urged the government and leaders address the alcoholism menace in Central region. Gama Africa Foundation, through it's boss Gathoni Muchomba, said failure by the government...
View ArticleSpeaker links poor pay to graft
Poor pay may lead some county representatives to be corrupt, Kitui Speaker George Ndotto has said. Ndotto said county representatives' remuneration should be commensurate to their work. Speaking at the...
View Article5.6 million Kenyans lack toilets
Careless disposal of human waste costs Kenya Sh27 billion annually, a water and sanitation expert has said. Adam Mohamed on Friday said Kenya’s human resource is significantly affected by preventable...
View ArticleTrain students, ship owners told
KENYA Maritime Authority has appealed to ship owners and shipping companies to offer opportunities for onboard learning to maritime students. KMA director general Nancy Karigithu yesterday said the...
View Article'Kisite Mpunguti is public land'
PERSONS claiming to own the controversial Kisite Mpunguti Island should appear before the National Land Commission to ascertain the claims. NLC chairperson Mohamed Swazuri said the land is a gazetted...
View ArticleLivondo asks court dismiss car theft case
POLITICIAN Stanley Livondo now wants a car theft case filed against him by Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Bakhresa struck out after the complainant failed to appear in court several times. On Friday,...
View ArticleTerror suspect's kin want state to negotiate with US
THE family of terror suspect Mohamed Abdul-Malik Rajab has called on the state to negotiate with the US and other relevant authorities over his release from Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The family at...
View ArticleYour jobs are safe, Kilifi chiefs told
Kilifi county commissioner Erastus Ekdor has assured chiefs of their jobs. Most chiefs wanted to resign and apply for county jobs. Speaking at the Kaloleni DC’s office on Saturday, Ekdor said no civil...
View ArticleSokoni nominates 5 to Kilifi North CDF
SOKONI ward in Kilifi North constituency at the weekend produced a list of five nominees for the CDF committee after weeks of infighting. The nomination of the five representatives had been cancelled...
View ArticleMuhuri asks police to probe aristocrat's death
A human rights body at the Coast has challenged the Independent Police Oversight Authority to investigate the death of British aristocrat Lord Nicholas Monson son’s death. Muslim for Human Rights has...
View ArticlePolice in search of Kenyan woman in pornography case
Detectives are hunting down a Kenyan woman behind an international syndicate of bestiality and pornographic trade. Police said the woman is believed to be a business partner of Swiss national...
View ArticleSh18 million weighbridges for Likoni ferry channel
THE Kenya Ferry Service has begun construction of two weighbridges at the Likoni crossing channel. The Sh18 million weighbridges, expected to be complete in two weeks, is part of KFS’ plan to improve...
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