Ongwae to focus on education
KISII governor-elect James Ongwae yesterday asked education players to help boost the county’s dwindling standards. Addressing teachers’ from public and private schools at Dados Hotel, Ongwae said he...
View ArticleSerut wants state to grant amnesty to ex-SLDF members
Mt Elgon MP- elect John Serut has asked the gov- ernment to grant amnesty to the Sabaot Land Defense Force militias on the run and those currently in prison. Speaking in Mt Elgon, Serut said the former...
View ArticleLobbying for Kakamega speaker post hots up
LOBBYING for the speaker‘s position for Kakamega county assembly has intensified with various names being fronted. Former clerk to the dis- solved Municipal Council of Kiambu Henry Wany- undi has been...
View ArticleUse funds wisely, governors told
MIGORI Governors have been urged to avoid misuse of funds as councils transi- tion into county govern- ments. Speaking to the press yesterday, Kenya Local Government Workers Union Migori chairman...
View ArticleYour jobs are safe, local authority workers in Kisumu county assured
Local authority work- ers in Kisumu have been assured of their jobs in the new county government. Addressing the media at the proposed governor’s offices in the New Nyanza Provincial headquarters,...
View ArticleFarmers told to take up early maturing sugarcane
SUGARCANE farmers in Western Kenya have been advised to plant early ma- turing sugarcane varieties. This will improve deliver- ies to millers to remedy the shortage being experienced. West Kenya...
View ArticleNema denies carrying out raids in Teso
NATIONAL Environmen- tal Management Authority has denied reports that its officers from Bungoma are “harassing” Teso traders. Kocholia residents claimed Nema officers raided Nice Video Show and...
View ArticleSpeaker post for all, says hopeful
NYAMIRA An aspirant for the Nyamira assembly speaker’s post yesterday said the position is not reserved for lawyers. Speaking to the Star, Joash Nyamoko said some people are out to create the...
View ArticleRespect Uhuru win, Raila told
LEADERS have been asked to respect the office of the President-elect. People’s Democratic Party national chairman Stephen Nyarangi asked Prime Minister Raila Odinga to heed a warning from the Supreme...
View ArticleNyanza police pledge tough action on Kuria bandits
Nyanza police boss Joseph ole Tito has denied that they are losing the war against cattle rustling in Kuria. His remarks come after leaders in Kuria accused the police of laxity following the deaths of...
View ArticleWorkers on strike over salary arrears
WORKERS of Kehancha Municipal Council in Migori have gone on strike demanding Sh8.3 million five month salary arrears. Speaking to the press yesterday at their offices, where they had locked the chief...
View ArticleKnut chief angers teachers
TEACHERS in Siaya have criticised the move by Knut chairman Wil- son Sossion to support President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta. Led by Knut Siaya branch executive secre- tary Gilbert Ndolo, the teachers...
View ArticleBe fair when electing speaker, Kakamega reps told
AUDF leader has asked county assembly members to exercise sobriety when electing the speaker. Kakamega party county chairman Moses Lumiti said representatives should not be driven by partisan...
View Article23 in race for Kisii county speaker seat
Twenty-three candidates will vie for the Kisii assem- bly speaker’s position to- morrow. Speaking in his office, County assembly clerk James Nyaoga said the speaker will be elected by the county...
View ArticleStudent wins Wangari Maathai scholarship
ABIGAEL Ndinda, a second year student at Mt Kenya University, is the recipient of the Wangari Maathai Schorlaship Fund. Ndinda will be awarded the scholarship on March 21 by Eme Essien Lore at the...
View ArticleKabogo tells Raila to await court verdict
Kiambu county governor-elect William Kabogo has asked Prime Minister Raila Odinga to await the Supreme Court's verdict on an election petition Cord has filed in court before inciting Kenyans. Speaking...
View ArticleKnut opposes longer school first term
THE Nyeri branch of Knut wants schools to be closed for the first term as scheduled. The branch executive secretary Mutahi Kahiga said that teachers and students should go for the three week break,...
View ArticleMinistry gives Maragua farmers 4.5 tonnes of maize seeds
The ministry of Agriculture has provided farmers in Maragua constituency, Murang’a county, with 4.5 tonnes of seeds to uplift farming in the region. The District agricultural officer John Waihenya said...
View ArticleConstable commits suicide at Mukurweini police lines
A regular police officer in Mukurwe-ini district, Nyeri county, has committed suicide. The body of the police constable was found in a bathroom after he hanged himself using a rope at Mukurwe-ini...
View ArticleGandpa, 68, charged with molesting boy
A 68-year-old man who allegedly sodomised a two-and-half year-old boy in Thika district has been charged in court. Daniel Macharia appeared before principal magistrate Daniel Orimba to answer charges...
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