Players to keep maritime code
Players in the maritime sector must adhere to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods and Solid Bulk Codes to improve maritime safety. Kenya Maritime Authority director general Nancy Karigithu has...
View ArticleKibwana group starts session
The task force appointed by Raila Odinga to address coast grievances had its first public hearing at Bandari college in Mombasa at the weekend. The chairman of the committee former retired chief of...
View ArticleTwalib blasts commissions
CHANGAMWE MP Badi Twalib over the weekend expressed dismay in commissions formed to investigate matters saying they never come up with concrete findings and solutions. Speaking when he attended the...
View ArticleKilifi locals fail to collect title deeds
KILIFI land office has said there are 20,000 title deeds which lie uncollected at the office. Speaking to the press at the lands office on Friday, deputy land registration officer Bernard Ndambuki said...
View ArticleMRC appeal against IEBC ruling
The Mombasa Republican Council has filed an appeal challenging a High court ruling. The group had filed an application before a Mombasa High Court last year challenging the validity of the IEBC to...
View ArticleMruttu seeks support from Taveta members
Taita Taveta governor John Mruttu has appealed to county assembly members to fast-track development related bills. Speaking at the official opening of the Taita Taveta County Assembly last Thursday,...
View ArticleTwo dead in boat mishap
Two people died while two others escaped death narrowly after their canoe capsised while attempting to cross the flooded River Sabaki on Saturday evening. Reports indicate that the small canoe was hit...
View ArticleColleges condemn tribalism
TRIBALISM and bad leadership dominated presentations from universities at the weekend in the ongoing Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama Festival in Mombasa. The universities that took a break from...
View ArticleSecurity heightened at Mombasa drama festival
SECURITY at the ongoing Kenya Schools and Colleges National Drama festival has been tightened barely two days after 9 people were killed in Garissa town at the weekend. Police have been deployed to all...
View ArticleGarissa Churches empty for fear of terror attacks
As Christians around the country thronged churches on their day of worship, many faithful in Garissa town chose to stay away from churches for fear of insecurity. A spot check by the Star revealed that...
View ArticleFloods sweep away six bridges, livestock in Timau
Residents of Timau ward in Buuri constituency have called on the government to help them rebuild their infrastructure and farms destroyed by heavy rains at the weekend. Six bridges were damaged, more...
View ArticleNew jikos for 100,000
More than 100,000 women in Embu will receive eco-friendly jikos in the next four years in a campaign to reduce carbon dioxide. Robert Gitonga, the managing director of Climate Pact, said the project is...
View ArticleKitui set to tap in to minerals
Kitui governor Julius Malombe has painted a rosy picture of the future of the largely underdeveloped and poverty scarred county. Malombe said that the county had the potential of outstripping most of...
View ArticleMuggings up in Meru town
Muggings increase in Meru during school holidays, police have said. Imenti North police boss Tom Odero said the youth form groups and rob residents. He made the statement after the arrest of a robbery...
View ArticleParty loyalty splits counties
Politician Josephat Mulyungi wants measures taken to stop county governments from going back to the one-party rule. Yesterday, Mulyungi said if not checked, most of the 47 county governments which...
View ArticleMandera Highway upgrade
The government plans to tarmack the 765km Mandera-Wajir-Garissa road. Mandera governor Ali Ibrahim Roba said President Uhuru wants the highway upgraded. The road is classified as B9 by the Ministry of...
View ArticleThree M-Pesa outlets robbed
Armed thugs raided three Embu town M-Pesa outlets and stole money and phones. Two thieves stole four mobile phones from Samchi Telecom near Kobil Petrol station on Saturday evening. Another group stole...
View ArticleWambora to release list today
Embu governor Martin Wambora will appoint his dream team of highly educated individuals today. Speaking during the official opening of the Embu county assembly, Wambora said the cabinet will be made up...
View ArticleTrader uses juju to flush out robbers
Two men were yesterday left dazed and drowsy after a witchdoctor allegedly administered a potent to flash out robbers A businessman in Machakos hired the witchdoctor to track down thugs who robbed him...
View ArticleManson wants Raila in Parliament
AN MP from Kisii county yesterday supported calls to have Raila Odinga return to parliament. South Mugirango MP Manson Nyamweya yesterday criticised those opposing the move. “Raila’s entry to...
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