Trans Mara school dorm burnt down in Arson case
A fire razed down a boy’s dormitory at Kapweria Mixed Secondary School in Trans Mara East district of Narok county yesterday morning.The fire destroyed property worth thousands of shilling. The...
View ArticleHyena mauls 12-year-old Kajiado student to death
A 12-year-old girl was at the weekend killed by a hyena in Kajiado. The hyena also injured a man who was trying to rescue the girl, a student at Oloontulugum Primary School, from the hyena that was...
View ArticleNaivasha church members destroy property in tussle
Members of a local church at Karate village in Naivasha fought in public over the running of the facility. Victorious Gospel International Church of Kenya congregation hurled insults at each other....
View ArticleNarok poll hearing for May 20
PARTIES in an election petition challenging the election of Narok governor Samuel Kuntai Tunai will hold a pretrial conference on May 20. Judge Roselyne Wendoh has ordered the 14 parties in the suit to...
View ArticleAnti-poaching walk in Mara
Narok An anti-poaching protest walk was staged on Saturday at the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. The anti-poaching awareness campaign is dubbed ‘Ivory belongs to elephants’. Elephant Neighbours Centre...
View ArticleUproar over Nakuru county Cabinet nominees
THE Naivasha Professional Association has dismissed the list of nominees for the positions of executive members of Nakuru County. The association said that it was heading to court over the list which...
View ArticleBody of Baringo girl, 14, killed by floods retrieved
The body of a girl who disappeared two days ago following heavy rains in Baringo has been retrieved by the Kenya Red Cross. The 14-year-old girl’s body was found at River Lawina Mboo in Sangarao...
View ArticleElgeyo Marakwet reps reject nominees list
ELGEYO MARAKWET county assembly members yesterday rejected governor Alex Tolgos' list of nominees to the Public Service Board. The 20 county assembly members rejected the list on the ground that it is...
View ArticleRuiru MP roots for the youth
Ruiru MP Esther Gathogo has blamed unemployment for the high level of alcohol consumption among the youth.She asked leaders not to misappropriate the Sh6 billion allocated to the women and youth funds....
View ArticleTwo suspected thieves killed
Nanyuki Two suspected robbers were killed by resi- dents of Nturukuma village on the outskirts of Nanyuki town at the weekend. According to Laikipia East police boss Joshua Lutukai, the suspects were...
View ArticleGraft commission to shame corrupt counties, says Keino
The anti-corruption commission will begin to regularly rank the level of graft in counties.The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission vice chair Irene Keino said they will regularly carry out corruption...
View Article70-year-old man sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling minor
A Limuru Law Court yesterday sentenced a 70-year-old man to life in prison for defiling a minor. Mburu Kimani a shoemaker in Nyambari Shopping Centre was accused of defiling a 10 year old girl in 2010....
View ArticleWarden dies in his house
The Nanyuki Prison deputy warden has died mysteriously.Laikipia East police boss Joshua Lutukai said Samson Kiprop died at his house in Nanyuki town on Sunday. “He attended mass at Christ the King...
View ArticleLet Serem resolve the salaries issue, says MP
Gatundu North MP Kigo Njenga has asked fellow legislators pushing for increase of their salaries to let the relevant commissions resolve this thorny issue. Saying the matter should not be politicised,...
View ArticleMan jailed for robbing father
A man caught stealing two goats from his father has been jailed for three years. Samuel Waruinge pleaded guilty before Thika chief magistrate S Mbungi. He admitted to stealing the Sh12,000 goats from...
View ArticleKibaki makes first visit to Nyeri since retiring
RETIRED President Kibaki is expected to visit his Nyeri home for the first time this Friday since he handed over presidency to President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kibaki is expected to be among guests who will...
View ArticleKabogo supports salary increase for ward reps
Kiambu governor William Kabogo has defended demands of salary increase by ward representatives. Kabogo said the salary is not enough to cater for the representatives and their people. “Some travel from...
View ArticleKIAMBU beggers threatened with arrests
Kiambu deputy county commissioner Alexander Mativo, has told disabled street beggars who flock Kiambu town during market days that they will be arrested if caught. Mativo said the provincial...
View ArticleNGO teaches court routine
A human rights organisation has launched a public awareness campaign on election petitions filed at Mombasa law courts. Kituo cha Sheria over the weekend started using plays to educate members of the...
View ArticleWe don't earn Sh132,000, says rep
Counties Association of Kenya secretary general Jabess Oduor has dismissed a report that states that members of the county assemblies earn more than they declare. According to the report which appeared...
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