KRA change tack to nab stamb duty and ETR tax cheats
The taxman has issued new excise duty stamps starting this month as one of the measures to curb increasing tax evasion. The Kenya Revenue Authority said Friday that counterfeit stamps have become...
View ArticleTo be or not to to be, Raila's stand on active politics
FORMER Prime Minister Raila Odinga is undecided on whether to quit active politics. This emerged after a forum with Luo Nyanza elders, professionals, religious and political leaders at Ukweli pastoral...
View ArticleSang'alo institute destroyed by rains.
THE Sang’alo Institute of Science and Technology was destroyed with the ongoing rains over the weekend Several structures including a science laboratory, and mechanical workshop were destroyed by trees...
View ArticleBusia residents block road to protest killing
WESTERN PPO Alfred Ombaba had to intervene to end a standoff that saw irate Busia residents paralyze operations along Busia-Nambale road yesterday. The Teso South and Bukhayo West residents blocked the...
View ArticleTreatment plant to boost kidney centre
KIDNEY patients in Nyanza and Western region got a reprieve following the donation of a water treatment plant. The donation to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu can...
View ArticleCounty reps threaten to sue Gesami
A section of county assembly representatives in West Mugirango constituency have threatened to sue MP James Gesami over elections for CDF committee members. The county representatives are accusing...
View ArticleBusia bike operators protest rising crime insecurity
BUSINESS in Busia town was yesterday brought to a standstill for more than two hours when irate boda boda operators took to the street over rising insecurity in the town and its environs. Led by Busia...
View ArticleMigori wants new bridge as promised
MIGORI town residents and business people have called on the government to speed up the construction of a bridge over River Onyinjo. The bridge which overflows cuts off the town forcing residents to...
View ArticleBungoma disabled want posts in county
Persons with disabilities from Bungoma have asked governor Ken Lusaka to include one of them in the county executive committees. Speaking to the press in a Bungoma hotel on Saturday, the director of...
View ArticleAddress Luo , KUria post-poll anxiety, NGO tells leaders
The political anxiety between the Luo and Kuria communities in Migori over the voting pattern in the last election should be addressed, an NGO has said. A consortium of NGOs under the Peace Initiative...
View ArticleEngage in more than legislation and oversight role, county reps urged
SIAYA county speaker George Okode has asked county assembly members to engage themselves in more than legislation and oversight role. Okode asked members of the assembly to partner with other...
View ArticleGovernment urged to save lake
THE annual Lake Victoria day came to an end yesterday with call for the government to enhance lake conservation. Participants at the 14 th Lake Victoria Day said the lake was fast receding and needs...
View ArticleSiaya MP wants Dominion land lease reviewed
BONDO MP Gideon Ochanda has asked for a review of a land lease between an American investor and the newly formed Siaya county government. Ochanda said the move will end the persistent tussle between...
View ArticleTwo students found dead in Eldoret town
Two college students were brutally murdered in Eldoret town over the weekend as insecurity in the area continues to cause fear among residents. Angry residents lynched street boys alleged to have been...
View ArticleNakuru plan pyrethrum lift
Nakuru governor Kinuthia Mbugua has said a task force will be formed to come up with modalities of reviving the Pyrethrum sector in the county. Speaking to farmers and board members of the Pyrethrum...
View ArticleRift counties call for funds from Treasury
Most counties in the Rift Valley are still waiting for government to release funds to enable them start operations. Officials from the counties are in Nairobi to follow up on the release of funds from...
View ArticleKhaemba to boost farming in Trans Nzoia
Trans Nzoia governor Patrick Khaemba has said his government will invest in agriculture and modernise farming. Addressing the County assembly on Thursday during it’s official opening, Khaemba said he...
View ArticleAdvertise jobs, Khaemba told
Trans Nzoia governor Patrick Khaemba has been asked to advertise all County jobs so that professionals can apply for the jobs. Speaking to mourners at Birunda in Saboti yesterday, governor loser Kakai...
View ArticleUhuru urged to name Cabinet
KITALE:Two elected leaders from Trans Nzoia County have asked President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto to announce cabinet members. Saboti MP David Wekesa and Trans Nzoia women rep Janet...
View ArticleNarok child buried alive in landslide
A child was on Saturday morning killed after their house was destroyed by a landslide at Kajonga area in Narok. Kenya Red Cross Narok coordinator Ali Juma said the child's mother escaped narrowly and...
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