Sportpesa AllStars leaves for England ahead of Hull City friendly match
Nairobi, KENYA: The selected Kenyan Premier League team dubbed Sportpesa AllStars left the country Wednesday afternoon for England where it will play a friendly match with Premier League club Hull City. The 18-man squad under the tutelage of Harambee Stars tactician Stanley Okumbi is scheduled to take on Hull City on February 27 at the […]
Armed gang members disrupt school games causing chaos
Mombasa, KENYA: Police in Likoni on Tuesday arrested three suspects belonging to Young thugs gang armed with machetes and other crude weapons after they disrupted ongoing school games in the area. The suspects identified as Lawrence Wekesa 15,Mwinyi Omar,18 and Abdallah Rashid 16, were arrested at Consolata playground after attacking a civilian police officer. The officer […]
Unilever signs deal increasing canola oil production
Nairobi, KENYA: Production of Canola Oil is expected to double at the tail end of 2017 after Unilever East Africa, Agventure Ltd. and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, signed a Memorandum of Agreement MoA to achieve this. According to the agreement an investment of sh. 23 million shared among the three partners has been made to […]
Police launch manhunt for suspects who killed colleague after drinking spree
Taita Taveta, KENYA: Police have launched a manhunt for three people accused of killing their colleague in a local drinking den in Taveta. The deceased was allegedly hit on the head with a blunt object following a disagreement in Riata village on Tuesday night as they were sipping illegal alcohol at night. Taita Taveta OCPD […]
Women empowered to fight radicalization in Kenya
Mombasa, KENYA: Several women civil society groups in five counties in the country with the help of UN-Women and the Japanese government, in partnership with Kenya’s National Cohesion Integration Commission (NCIC) are being empowered in ways to prevent radicalization and extremism among youths. Women from Mandera, Wajir, Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi counties are participating in […]
Mombasa Uber drivers decry low profits, demand higher rates
Mombasa, KENYA: Uber drivers in Mombasa on Tuesday protested over what they termed as low profits gained from fares charged by their company to their clients. Evanson Mbugua, the chairman of the Uber Association in Mombasa said the owner of the company has dropped the fares which has made the business difficult to operate. Mbugua […]
Lamu county threatens to fire striking health workers
Lamu, KENYA: The county government of Lamu has warned that it will fire any health worker who chooses to strike. The health workers including laboratory technologists, nutritionists, biological engineers, councilors, physiotherapists, pharmaceutical and health record workers at the Lamu King Fahad County Hospital and the Mpeketoni Sub-County hospitals have been on a go-slow since Tuesday […]
Suspect arrested in Likoni with links to stolen police firearm
Mombasa, KENYA: Detectives in Likoni have arrested another suspect linked to the stolen G3 firearm at Likoni police station in October last year. The arrest of Mohammed Rashid Chambey, 42, adds the list of suspects to two, after his alleged accomplice Rahma Ali Banana,30, was arrested last year in possession of the modified firearm. The […]
School closed over land dispute in Kilifi
Kilifi, KENYA: There is tension at Timboni -Shariani area in Kilifi county following a land dispute where residents are accusing private developers of wanting to grab their land. On Tuesday, residents in the area clashed with police officers whom the residents have accused of siding with the developers; leading to closure of a primary school […]
Etihad airways signs contract with KQ to optimize aircraft performance
Nairobi, KENYA: Etihad Airways Engineering has signed an agreement with Kenya Airways to perform checks on its Boeing 787-8 fleet. In a press statement on Tuesday, Jeff Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways Engineering, said that was part of an integration programme for the airline’s fleet. “We are pleased to support Kenya Airways in […]