Eldoret to re-name streets after athletics champions
All streets in Eldoret central business district will be re-branded and named after the region's celebrated athletes, Uasin Gishu deputy governor Daniel Kiprotich Chemno has said. Chemno said the move...
View ArticleBoost research, varsities told
Universities in Uasin Gishu have been told to conduct thorough research on farming in order to spur the sector's development. Mt Kenya University principal Lokapel Elim said most universities are not...
View ArticleRift Valley farmers urged to insure crops, livestock
Farmers in Rift Valley should embrace agriculture insurance to secure return from crops and livestock in case of drought or excessive rain. CIC General Insurance Managing Director Kenneth Kimani has...
View ArticleNaivasha college closed
There was drama in Naivasha after government officers moved in to close an environmental college due to its deplorable conditions. Students from Everbest Youth Environmental Organization joined the...
View ArticleFugitive gets two years
A middle aged man who attempted to escape from police custody has been sentenced to two and a half year’s imprisonment by a Naivasha court. Isaac Anjelimo who had been arrested and detained at the...
View ArticleTraders ask leaders to solve Naivasha sewerage crisis
Residents and traders in Naivasha have called upon the newly elected leaders to prioritise the expansion of the town’s sewerage system. The residents say despite the commissioning of a Sh90 billion...
View ArticleMoi Hospital warns over rise in child sexual abuse cases
Cases of sexual abuse among children are on the rise in the North Rift region. The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret has warned that the number of sexual abuse cases against children...
View ArticleMututho warns over brews law
Former Naivasha MP John Mututho has warned of dire consequences following a move aimed at legalising the sale of alcohol in plastic bottles. The former MP who sponsored the Alcohol Control Act in...
View ArticleBomet traders raise concern over delays in completion of Bomet market
Traders have raised concern over the delay in completion of a Sh50 million ultra modern market in Bomet town. The traders have called for the intervention of Bomet Governor Isaac Rutto for the fast...
View ArticleSeven Kitale poll losers file petitions in High Court
The High Court in Kitale has received seven petitions opposing the March 4 election results. Trans Nzoia governor loser Noah Wekesa through lawyer David Onyancha has opposed the election of governor...
View ArticleWoman jailed for shoplifting
A woman has been jailed for one year by a Naivasha court for stealing and handling stolen property. Jecinta Waithera Kimani, 30, was sent to jail by resident magistrate Elector Rianny. Prosecution said...
View ArticlePolice begin search for Kericho carjackers
Detectives in Kericho town have launched manhunt for at least four suspected,kidnappers who carjacked a Kericho business man on Saturday night before releasing him after getting Sh200,000 ransom fee....
View ArticleKibaki praised for signing law
A university don has said the University Act 2012 signed into law by immediate former president Mwai Kibaki is a major boost towards higher learning. Mount Kenya University deputy vice chancellor Evans...
View ArticleNakuru man kills wife, flops in suicide attempt
A village in Nakuru woke up to the shock of discovering that their middle aged neighbour had bludgeoned his wife to death before attempting to commit suicide. Residents of Namba Nne village in...
View ArticleCollapsed Trans Mara bridge cuts link to Kisii
Transport has been paralysed along the Shartuka-Romosha road in Trans Mara since a bridge on the road was swept away by floods one week ago. This has affected many economic activities in the area as...
View ArticleEldoret clerics want terror act reviewed
MUSLIM Clerics in North Rift have appealed to president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy president William Ruto to push for the review of anti-terrorism act 2012. North Rift chair of the Council of Immans...
View ArticleKFS to evict squatters from Embobut Forest
Kenya Forest Service has warned that it will evict squatters who have invaded Embobut forest in Elgeyo Marakwet. KFA Zonal manager in the region Alfred Nyaswabu warned that they would not allow...
View ArticleGovernor Ongwae decries Kisii town garbage mess
KISII governor James Ongwae yesterday said solid and liquid waste management is the biggest challenge facing urban centers in the county. Ongwae said the county has become a dumping site. “Every space...
View ArticleCourt lifts order on Migori project
CONSTRUCTION at a water and sanitation project in Migori funded by the African Development Bank has resumed after a court injunction was lifted. The High Court lifted an injunction stopping the project...
View ArticleCurb Nyamira tea hawking, county rep asks KTDA
THE Tea Board of Kenya has been petitioned to find a lasting solution to tea hawking in Nyamira County. Bogichora County representative Beauttah Nyaporo yesterday said tea hawking will kill the tea...
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