MKU ventures into Somalia
The Somalia government has given Mount Kenya University the go-ahead to put up a branch in Somaliland. The university board of trustee chairman Simon Nyutu Gicharu said they have letter of interim...
View ArticleTraders decry spate of robberies in Gitaru town
Gitaru junction in Kikuyu has become a notorious place where businesses have been raided on since Friday last week with goods worth millions of shilling being stolen. According to Limuru Constituency...
View ArticleLeopard mauls 105 sheep in Laikipia
A 81-year-old man from Chumvi village in Laikipia East district is counting losses amounting to over shs400,000 after his sheep were killed by a leopard. Kakono Leseketeti said a leopard invaded his...
View ArticleJoho freezes bank accounts
Mombasa governor has ordered the freezing of 13 bank accounts operated by the former City Council of Mombasa. Joho stopped outstanding payments to suppliers until further notice. He ordered the stop of...
View ArticleSh135 million for environment in Tana River
World Bank yesterday disbursed more than Sh135 million to Community Based Organisations along the Tana River delta. The funds will engage locals in environment management activities. Project manager...
View ArticleGarbage truck drivers swindling millions from council - Joho
Mombasa governor Hassan Joho yesterday said corrupt county council workers will be sacked. Speaking during the inspection of county utilities that have been abandoned including the motor vehicle yard,...
View ArticleWe will work for you, says Speaker
THE Mombasa county assembly will work for the wellbeing of the locals to improve their living standard, the county deputy speaker has said. Rashid Mswaba said they will ensure they make legislation...
View ArticleMwinyi hails the late Okuta
Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi has paid tribute to the late Knut national secretary general David Okuta. Mwinyi described Okuta as a brave fighter who had the teachers’ welfare at heart. Mwinyi is a former...
View ArticleTana River county urged to appoint leaders fairly
Tana River county government has been called upon to uphold fairness while doing county nominations. Peace trainer Issa Koffa said if leaders do not choose fairly, the region will not heal, after many...
View ArticleMP Mwinyi vows to improve education in Changamwe
Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi has promised to give education a priority after starting his work officially. Mwinyi said he will form an education committee which will include teachers from his constituency...
View ArticleNine MRC suspects charged with murder
Nine suspected members of the Mombasa Republican Council were yesterday charged with two counts of robbery with violence and murder of two officers at the Malindi law courts. They appeared before...
View ArticleEmbu labourer in court over woman's rape case
AN Embu casual labourer accused of filling a 55- year-old woman’s mouth with soil before raping her was yesterday arraigned in court. Robert Nyagah was charged on April 8 after he allegedly raped the...
View ArticleMachakos Kanu vows to support Jubilee
Machakos Kanu branch yesterday urged ukambani residents to support the Jubilee government even after voting for the Cord coalition. The branch said now that President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy...
View ArticleKalembe claims poll witnesses threatened
Independent Party leader Kalembe Ndile yesterday said his witnesses in an election petition before the high court in Machakos are being threatened. The politician said presiding officers from Kibwezi...
View ArticleSauti Sol to be featured in new TV show
Sauti Sol will be part of Channel O Africa's new season of Volt . The show takes viewers on a journey Beyond the Music of some of the biggest artistes in Africa. Volt takes a biographical look at some...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
The demand for more money by some of the newly elected governors seem to know no bounds. Not only do they want more power and more money for themselves, one of the governors was overheard asking for a...
View ArticleEfya confirmed for Nairobi gig
Ghanaian songstress Efya has been confirmed for the Tusker Malt 100 Club concert set for April 25 at the Carnivore's Simba Saloon. She’ll perform music from her latest album The Love Genesis as well as...
View ArticleTeachers and parents warned over holiday tuition
TEACHERS and parents have been warned not to carry out tuition to children during the April holiday. Education PS, George Godia yesterday reminded teachers, parents, education managers and pupils that...
View ArticleBudget for your revenue, experts tell governors
The Kenya Institute of Supplies Management yesterday asked the country’s 47 governors to plan well for their counties. Led by chairman Chris Oanda, KISM said planning, and not the amount of development...
View ArticlePrincipal testifies in sexual harassment case
THE principal of the Technical University of Kenya yesterday in court defended the institution against claims that it has failed to implement a sexual harassment policy. Francis Aduol told magistrate...
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