UN Secretary General wants more troops in CAR
UN chief Ban Ki-moon spoke Monday with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on increasing the number of European and African troops in the Central African Republic, the UN said. Ban "asked what could...
View ArticleGovernor Rutto defends counties' expenditure
Bomet Governor Isaac Rutto has defended county governments over allegations of lavish expenditure. Ruto, who is the chairman of the Governor's Council said it is natural for county governments to spend...
View ArticleKenya to map water reserves
KENYA needs to increase its hydrographic surveys in order to generate more factual and accurate data on its territorial waters, acting director of survey Cesare Mbaria has said. A hyrographic survey is...
View ArticleState tipped on eye disease aid
THE Jubilee government has been urged to start campaigns on cornea donation. Optometrist Jayaram Ankala said the government should collaborate with the private sector to in the campaigns across the...
View ArticleParents told to monitor kids teeth
AN oral hygienist has called on parents and caregivers to observe their children’s teeth from birth. Sheliza Mitha from the Aga Khan University Hospital says good oral hygiene begins before the baby’s...
View ArticleNaivasha bride dead
A newly married woman committed suicide in Karagita estate in Naivasha. There were allegations that the 30-year-old woman hanged herself after learning that she could not conceive. A neighbor Anita...
View ArticleTwo Mara jumbos killed
Two elephants have been poached in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in the last week. One elephant was found with it’s face hacked off and the ivory taken by poachers. The large bull elephant was found...
View ArticleUhuru receives four new envoys to Kenya
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday received four new ambassadors who presented their credentials to him at State House, Nairobi. They were High Commissioner Marcel Chirwa of Malawi, Ambassadors Liu...
View ArticleLow-cost computers for NGOs
CIVIL Society organisations will benefit from low cost computers to enable them integrate technology in their operations. A South African company -TechSoup Global- in partnership with Computers for...
View ArticleHerdsman slashed to death with knife in Tana River
A pastoralist was yesterday hacked to death by his fellow herdsman at Kikomo village in Tana River on Monday evening. Area deputy county commissioner Mike Kimoko told the Star the two, who hail from...
View ArticleLifestyle change will avert illnesses - Macharia
HEALTH Secretary, James Macharia has called for enhanced public knowledge on health risks to relieve of Kenya's disease burden. He appealed for behaviour change, through community empowerment...
View ArticleFirst Lady launches Sh50 million project for Mathari Hospital
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has launched a Sh50 million rehabilitation project forMathari Mental Hospital. The money was contributed by Safaricom as part of the mobile giant’s contribution to Kenya at...
View ArticleRailway project will ease traffic
TRANSPORT Secretary Michael Kamau has said the completion of the controversial standard gauge railway, which will cost Sh327 billion is the only way to ease congestion on public roads. Kamau said the...
View ArticleMombasa shortlisted for IBM challenge
MOMBASA city has been shortlisted on the International Business Machines Corporation Smarter Cities Challenge. This follows Governor Hassan Joho’s application in October last year, during the second...
View ArticleMPs to use biometric system in the House
Members of the National Assembly will now be required to use the biometric attendance registration system when they attend the House proceedings in the debating chamber. The biometric register uses the...
View ArticleCurrent rain likely to end this week
The current storms in several parts of the country might last until the end of this week. The meteorological department had predicted the southern half of the country would get another heavy downpour...
View ArticleThree deny having ivory
THREE men have been charged with having ivory worth Sh2.2 million. Gibson Kariuki, James Irungu and Peter Otieno were allegedly found with 22 pieces of ivory weighing 18kg on Monday at Naivas Eastlands...
View ArticleKenya Power staff on theft charge
THREE employees of Kenya Power were yesterday charged with theft. Samuel Omondi, Kamau Kariuki and Christopher Awour allegedly stole six prepaid metres worth Sh330,939 from Kenya Power between January...
View ArticleMan charged with robbery attempt
A man was yesterday charged with attempted robbery with violence. Ibrahim Mangi alias Ibra Mambo is said to have committed the offence on January 10 at Den House in Majivuni village, Malindi district....
View ArticleMaiyo to seek vice chairman's position in KVF elections
TURKEY-Based left attacker Phillip Maiyo will contest for the vice chairman position in the forthcoming Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) elections. Maiyo announcement comes after national volleyball...
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