Mumias MP invites poll rivals to work with him
Mumias MP Johnston Naicca has stretched an olive branch to his rivals who contested with him for the seat and lost in the last general elections. He said he has no ill-feelings between him and the four...
View ArticleTrader killed in business rivalry
MALABA A business man was shot dead on Wednesday by two armed gangsters who raided his shop. Ken Eroni Andung’o, 33, was pronounced dead on arrival at Kocholia District hospital. Teso police boss...
View ArticleNGO trains farmers on animal care
More than 150 residents have benefitted from a training by an NGO on animal treatment. The Donkey Sanctuary trained Sango Self Help Group on animal rights and how to increase their income. “By...
View ArticleMigori drivers and touts clash over parking
Taxi drivers in Migori town have clashed with their counterparts and touts plying Migori-Isebania route over parking space and congestion. The clash which started as an exchange of words between the...
View ArticleMob burns houses to avenge priest's death
FOUR houses were on Wednesday burned down in Oruba village in Migori town following the killing of a priest. Members of the Kadem Clan burned Jared Odhiambo’s house accusing him of killing Felista...
View ArticleMP pushes for Teso growth
TESO NORTH Departmental heads in yesterday met with MP Arthur Odera in Amagoro to discuss the challenges they are facing. Led by District Commissioner, Josephine Onunga they said education,...
View ArticleVoter challenges Obure's election as Kisii senator
A voter yesterday filed a petition at the Kisii High Court challenging the election of Chris Obure as Kisii senator. Charles Mogere claimed Obure was not validly elected in March 4 elections. Mogere...
View ArticleCooperate with police, says forum
KISII A nongovernmental organization yesterday told Kenyans not to dependent entirely on the police for security. The Usalama Forum said that security is a responsibility of all and the police cannot...
View ArticleMob lynches suspected thief
NAMBALE Villagers yesterday lynched a suspected thief. Micah Wesonga, 40, was burnt to death after he allegedly stole ten iron sheets from business man Austine Barasa. Area chief Moses Opiyo said...
View ArticleFarmers told to use state fertiliser
The government has called on farmers in Matungu to use fertiliser during the planting of maize in order to register high yields and improve food security in the district. The deputy agricultural...
View ArticleNyanza residents protest over CDF office location
RESIDENTS in the newly-created constituencies in Nyanza have raised concerns over confusion in the location of constituency offices. Residents said they are unable to locate the CDF offices. The...
View ArticleState uses boats to rescue marooned Migori residents
MORE than 1,000 residents in Nyatike district have been displaced by raging floods after rivers Migori and Kuja broke their banks yesterday. The number rose sharply from Monday’s 380 displaced after...
View ArticlePSV driver blamed as Makuyu crash kills 9
Nine people were killed and four seriously injured in a road accident on the Thika-Nyeri highway yesterday at 7:30am. Seven men and two women died in the collision between a matatu and lorry that took...
View ArticleAP officer shot dead in Narumoru
AN AP officer was shot dead in Nyeri on Wednesday night. Three robbers armed with an AK 47 rifle stormed the home of Rukwaro Wahome, 41, at Narumoru in Nanyuki. They first forced Wahome's sister-in-law...
View ArticleNanyuki 'child thief' saved from angry mob
An administration police officer on Wednesday evening fired in the air to disperse a crowd who were baying for the blood of an elderly woman in Nanyuki town on suspicion that she was a child thief....
View ArticlePolice blamed for carnage
Government spokesman Muthui Kariuki has called on the police to enforce the Michuki traffic rules to reduce road carnage. Kariuki said he will personally talk to the Inspector General of Police,...
View ArticlePoor children in Mwea drop out of school
Women in Mwea have blamed poverty for the high school drop out rate among boys in Mwea. The women said free education is not offered in the region. “We are unable to take our children to school...
View ArticleLeader faults illicit brews
Murang’a women’s representative Wanjiru Chege yesterday asked the Provincial Administration to crack down on illicit brews and brewers. Speaking at Gikoe Secondary School where she presided over a...
View ArticleLabourer, 15, electrocuted
A teenager was on Wednesday electrocuted in Nyeri. Peter Gichohi, 15, was digging a neigbour's farm when he stepped on a live wire which had been buried in a shallow trench at Gatitu village. Nyeri...
View ArticleLimuru locals praise Kabogo
Residents of Limuru, Kikuyu and Lari in Kiambu have lauded governor Wil- liam Kabogo for his proposal to open a sub-county office in Limuru. Speaking to the press yesterday, they said Kabogo has saved...
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