Three in court for stealing piglets
Three people yesterday denied stealing piglets and animal feed in Muranga. Prosecutor CJ Wambua said Joel Chege Mbage, Milka Wambui Ndirangu and Samuel Kamau Gitau are accused of stealing six piglets...
View ArticleResidents furious senator
Kiambu town residents have termed county senator and members of parliament as incompetent for not defending the move by Governor Kabogo to relocate offices to Thika. "We are bitter by our senator Paul...
View ArticleKabogo to open Limuru office for Kabete, Lari
Kiambu governor William Kabogo has denied shifting Headquarters of the county to his former parliamentary base Thika Town District Instead, Kabogo said that only his office has been taken to Thika for...
View ArticleTrucks stuck on Tana roads after downpour
MORE than 100 trucks are stuck in Bura after River Tana flooded the roads after heavy rain.The trucks were transporting supplies to Garissa and Daadab when they got stuck. The drivers of the trucks...
View ArticleCops search Kaloleni for MRC gangs
POLICE in Kaloleni yes- terday said Mombasa Republican Council members are hiding in Arabuko- Sokoke Forest Reserve in Malindi. The Anti-Stock Theft and Administration Police units conducted an...
View ArticleResident asks government to build dams on Tana River
A peace trainer in Tana Delta yesterday asked the governments to construct dams to control floods which have affected over 1500 families in the delta. Issa Koffa said the floods are a natural disaster...
View ArticleKnut plans strike in Taita Taveta
KNUT has threatened to lead teachers in the Coast region in a peaceful demonstration against the Teachers Service Commission decision to withdraw hardship allowances for teachers in Taita Taveta. Knut...
View ArticleInternational donors tour Tanadelta after supporting reconstruction work
TANA DELTA International donors said a modern bridge, proper road network and introduction of large scale production can boost the living standards of residents and sustain the economy of the county....
View ArticleKisauni activist recovering in Mombasa
THE human rights activist who was attacked by a six-man gang on Monday evening, yesterday said she had been receiving threatening text messages prior to the attack. Speaking from her hospital bed at...
View ArticleMshomoroni families face eviction
Over 100 families in Mshomoroni in Kisauni are crying foul after they received letters from people purporting to own the land in which they have been living in since 1975 asking them to pay millions of...
View ArticleThree on police murder trial bond application set for Friday
POLICE in Mombasa yesterday applied for an adjournment in the trial of three suspected MRC members that allegedly ambushed and killed four police officers. State prosecutor Brian Ayado said the...
View ArticleVoi hotel instals Sh26 million sewage plant
The Voi Wildlife Lodge has installed a Sh26 million modern sewage plant in its facility. The state-of-art machine recycles sewage where water is used to irrigate 3,000 trees planted at the hotel, said...
View ArticleMtana hits out at Balala, Mwakwere over Cabinet
A Mombasa politician says ministers who lost in the May 4 general election should not seek Cabinet positions. Tendai Mtana, who was an independent candidate, said Najib Balala, Charity Ngilu and Chirau...
View ArticleWe're not behind insecurity in Garissa, youths claim
Just days after Garissa county commissioner Maalim Mohamed blamed area youth over the rising level of insecurity, a group of youths have come out to distance themselves from this accusations. Mohamed...
View ArticleCourt told how 2 Embu boys broke into houses
Two Embu boys accused of stealing Sh36,500 worth of goods and a group of men who allegedly use them for the attacks were yesterday charged in court. The boys were arraigned before Senior Principal...
View ArticleKitui man arrested for 'bewitching' dad to death
A 45-year-old man was yesterday being held at the Kwa-vonza police station in Lower Yatta, Kitui over bewitching his 62-year-old father to committ suicide. The man who will be charged before the Kitui...
View ArticleGranny, 80, assaulted
An 80-year-old woman in Embu was on Thursday night raped by her farm hand. The victim said the man accessed her room after drilling a hole on the wall of the mud house. She said he had initially tried...
View ArticleMwingi residents call for prayers to prevent deaths
Clerics in Mwingi have been urged to rescue the town from deaths. Mwingi town residents led by Muthui Musili said deaths have been on the rise since the Mandera bound bus rolled seven times killing 39...
View ArticleBlackout mars Uhuru fete in Mwingi
Mwingi residents yesterday missed out on President Uhuru's inauguration ceremony due to ongoing power outage in the region. Many residents were forced to pay to enter premises with generator powered TV...
View ArticleMeru youth's Munya plea
The youth in Meru have asked the Meru county government to support the formation of their assembly to ensure their grievances are addressed down to the village level. Youth representative Frank Muthuri...
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