Runyenjes casual labourer,50, commits suicide
A 50-year-old man in Embu allegedly hang himself. Solomon Njue travelled from Runyejes in Embu East District on Sunday evening after buying a rope and travelled to Mutonduri in Embu North where he hang...
View ArticleMotor-cyclist, Woman and 2 daughters die in crash
A boda boda operator was on Monday evening killed in an accident alongside his three passengers in Kabati trading centre in Kitui West district. Kitui police chief Lilian Okembo said the accident took...
View ArticleCons hamper slum upgrading
Stakeholders in house planning in Embu have lamented over frustration of upgrading of slums. Speakers at a stakeholders forum held at the School of Government yesterday said it is difficult to...
View ArticleEmbu mum fined Sh200,000 for daughter cut
A woman who forced her 12-year-old daughter to undergo Female Genital Mutilation was yesterday charged in court. Appearing before Embu's chief magistrate Margaret Wachira, Evangeline Gichugu was...
View ArticleKitui mum fights hunger with 25kg giant cassavas
Kitui County’s Mui basin has recently gained fame for huge coal deposits but a woman farmer is giving the area a new facet as the home of rare giant cassava crop. Although, Kitui is largely known for...
View ArticleState wins bypass case against Runda residents
A High Court Judge has dismissed two petitions without costs filed by Cycad Properties and Elizabeth Wambui Githinji with 30 others of Runda Estate against Ministry of Roads and the government in the...
View ArticleCounty Speakers meet SRC over reps salary demands
MEMBERS of county assemblies’ speakers’ caucus met with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission yesterday morning to renegotiate salaries for county representatives. This comes a day after SRC...
View ArticleTwo dead, nine injured in Malindi 'hearse' accident
TWO people lost their lives while nine sustained injuries after a Malindi bound Nissan matatu rolled several times following a tyre burst at Matsangoni on the Mombasa-Malindi highway. One of them died...
View ArticleGang shoots dead Lang'ata cop
A police officer who was shot and wounded by gunmen in South C on Monday evening died hours later while undergoing an operation at a memorial hospital. Constable Daniel Mobisa died as doctors attempted...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
Some MPs were yesterday seen borrowing handkerchiefs from their colleagues within Parliament Buildings as they coughed and shed tears due to the effect of tear gas that was being lobbed at Occupy...
View ArticleOCPDs may not qualify for county top jobs
County police bosses must now have university degrees.This requirement has locked out most OCPDs from the post of Assistant Inspector General. The National Police Service Commission has advertised...
View ArticleThere's no bird flu in Kenya, says ministry
There is no cause for alarm following fresh disease outbreaks in the Middle East and China, the government has assured the public. Dr Ian Njeru, the head of disease surveillance and response at the...
View ArticleFive city council officials charged with fraud
FIVE senior Nairobi City County officials were yesterday charged with stealing Sh7 million bringing to ten the number of officials arraigned in court so far in connection to fraud at City Hall. Richard...
View ArticleEx-PCEA lawyer in PCEA case
A lawyer who drafted an agreement for the purchase of a land belonging to former Kiambaa MP Stanley Githunguri and the Presbyterian Church of East Africa yesterday testified on the deal. Juliet Mukami...
View ArticleCourt demands EACC response
THE Ethic and Anti-Corruption Commission has been directed by court to respond to a case in which former utility boss Samuel Gichuru and Nambale MP Chris Okemo are fighting their extradition to the UK...
View ArticleMurang'a hospital sued over negligence
A mission hospital has been sued for negligence after a pregnant patient allegedly bled to death at the hospital. Suit papers filed in court claim that Charity Mugure Mutiria was admitted to Kiriaini...
View ArticleDates set for Obure poll case
THE pre-trial conference for election petitions challenging the election of Chris Obure and Zebedeo Opore as Kisii senator and Bonchari MP respectively will be held on May 24 and 27. Kisii High Court...
View ArticleIEBC to release Siaya results
KISUMU High Court has ordered the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to release the results of Siaya County Governor elections in a poll petition filed by William Oduol. Oduol who vied for...
View ArticleEACC accuses Thuita of laxity in Tokyo deal
THE Ethic and Anti Corruption Commission says the acquisition of the Tokyo Embassy which was overseen by Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Thuita Mwangi was a sham. EACC says the flawed procurement...
View ArticleStar Shots
Justin Bieber's bodyguard insulted Dubai cop Justin Bieber's bodyguard was almost thrown in prison for three years after he insulted a police officer at the pop star's second Dubai concert. A team of...
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