Eala MP backs MP's demands
EAST Africa Legislative Assembly member Joseph Kiangoi has faulted the plan by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission to reduce MP’s salaries. Kiangoi, a former MP and assistant minister backed MP’s...
View ArticleLoser blames winner, IEBC
VIHIGA constituency parliamentary aspirants yesterday blamed electoral malpractices by the Independent electoral and boundary commission and his competitor over his failure to clinch the seat....
View ArticlePupils body found in dam
HOMA BAY Police have retrieved a body of a Standard Five pupil from a dam in Makongeni Estate. Hillary Ochieng, 12, a pupil at Homa Bay Primary School is said to have been swimming in the dam with...
View ArticleBe accountable CDF team told
Nambale MP John Bunyasi has asked Constituency Development Fund Committee members to play their role with transparency and accountability. “CDF is taxpayers’ money. Therefore, I want the newly...
View ArticlePolice hunt for gang members
TESO Police have launched a manhunt for four ‘dangerous’ gang members believed to be behind the recent attacks in Busia and Bungoma. Police chief Elphas Korir said the four have been identified as key...
View ArticleMP Neto wants youth welfare
AN ODM MP wants the government to consider unemployed youths in its social welfare protection programme. Ndhiwa MP Neto Oyugi said catering for the youth in this way will cushion them from criminal...
View ArticleCleric tells off MPs over salary
AN Anglican cleric from Southern Nyanza diocese has called on the members of Parliament to back down on their demands for a pay rise. Bishop James Ochiel opposed the plan by the MPs plans to have the...
View ArticleIEBC hasnt paid us, say suppliers
THE IEBC is once again on the receiving end for failure to pay some of its suppliers and hoteliers. The Commission is yet to pay some of its suppliers and hoteliers among other personnel who offered...
View ArticleState needs Sh800bn to upgrade slums
THE Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development has said it requires Sh800 billion for upgrading slums and informal settlements in the country. The government hopes to have eradicated slums...
View ArticleHeadman killed in Bungoma
One more person has been killed in the crime wave in that has hit Bungoma county and its environs. Joseph Wasike, the headman of Chebukwabi village in Kimilili constituency, was murdered on Tuesday...
View ArticleOjaamong vows to remove cane zoning
BUSIA Governor Sospeter Ojaamong said yesterday his government will remove zoning in cane farming to spur economic development. The assurance came after Western Development Initiative Association...
View ArticleWho'll inspect parade on Madaraka Day?
Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya and Western PC James Serian both expect to inspect the guard of honour during the upcoming Madaraka Day celebrations at Bukhungu Stadium. The two have been unable to...
View Article9pm curfew in Kisumu town over rising crime
KISUMU residents are living in fear as gangs rob, kill and maim innocent people. In Nyalenda estate, an unofficial curfew has been put in place from 9pm as shopkeepers and small traders close shop in...
View ArticleNarok youth thank state
A youth group in Narok county has thanked the government for recognising them by nominating youth to the county assembly. Through spokesman Manasseh ole Ntutu, they said the youth now have full...
View ArticleIEBC blasted over petition delay
Justice George Kimondo was yesterday asked to dismiss IEBC's response in a petition challenging Kajiado East MP Peris Tobiko's win. Hamisi Maimai said the electoral body filed their response out of the...
View ArticleTomato scarcity hits Eldoret town
Eldoret town faces acute shortage of tomatoes as their prices shoots up. Caro Kimtai, a tomato vendor in Eldoret Town, said the price change is because of increased transportation cost from the farmer...
View ArticleOutcry over Cabinet posts
FORMER Kenya National Union of Teachers national chairman Joseph Chirchir said the distribution of cabinet secretaries positions in Rift Valley was not fairly done. In a telephone interview with the...
View ArticleTunai’s case set for July
Narok governor Samuel Tunai has asked the court to strike off his name from a suit by a civil society which has accused him of collecting revenue from a game reserve in the county. Tunai said he...
View ArticleMP wants deeds for land owners
SABOTI MP David Wekesa on Sunday said lack of title deeds is the cause of land disputes in the constituency. Wekesa asked the government to speed up the issuing of the titles to genuine land owners. He...
View ArticleKuttuny faults MP’s priorities
Former Cherangany MP Joshua Kuttuny has faulted MP Wesley Korir for collaborating with some American NGO’s to distribute condoms in the constituency "instead of prioritising key issues". Speaking to...
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