Okumbi calls up 26 players for Angola tie
Nairobi, Kenya: National men’s soccer team Harambee Star’s head coach Stanley Okumbi has summoned 26 players to report to camp ahead of their friendly match against Angola slated for June 4 at Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos. Kenyan Premier League top scorer Stephen Waruru of Ulinzi Stars who has netted six goals this campaign is among the […]
Man arrested for indicating bribe amount on leg during KDF recruitment
Tana River, KENYA: Two people have been arrested in Galole Tana River County after allegedly trying to use dubious ways to find their way into Kenya Defense Forces Recruitment. Speaking to the press at Hola stadium where the exercise was held on Thursday, senior recruitment officer lieutenant col. Kyalo Munyao, said one suspect used forged […]
ODM blasts IEBC for appealing against High court ruling
Nairobi, KENYA: The Orange Democratic Movement ODM has criticized the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission IEBC for appealing against a High Court ruling that requires results declared at Constituency level to be final. Secretary General Dr. Agnes Zani while addressing journalists at Orange House in Nairobi on Thursday, stated that IEBC appealing this judgement is […]
Automobiles back on Lamu old town despite ban
Lamu, KENYA: The number of automobiles operating on the Lamu old town continues to grow by the day despite an existing ban that bars all vehicles,motorcycles and bicycles from the town. In August last year, the county government of Lamu banned all automobiles including vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles from the Lamu Old Town as a […]
Families rendered homeless after floods cause havoc in Lamu East Villages
Lamu, KENYA: Several families in Lamu East have been left in the cold after their homes were swept away by floods caused by the heavy rains pounding the region. Hundreds of villagers from Kiunga,Bonini and Marerini have had to seek and set up temporary shelters elsewhere after they were rendered homeless by the floods. According […]
Gunmen shoot Mombasa M-pesa businessman
Mombasa,KENYA:A businessman was shot and seriously wounded in the stomach in an armed robbery incident in Mikoroshoni area Bamburi, Mombasa. Two gunmen riding on a motorcycle ambushed Joshua Muendo, 40, who operates a number of M-pesa as he was heading home with his wife, Police said. The suspects made away with 26,000 shillings in cash from […]
Ex-town clerk flouted procurement rules,PPPU boss tells court
Mombasa,KENYA:The director of the Public private partnership unit Stanely Kamau on Wednesday told a court in Mombasa that proper procedures were not followed in issuance of a contract in a corruption case involving former Mombasa Town clerk Tubman Otieno. Kamau who is a witness in the case, told the court before chief magistrate Julius Nang’ea […]
4 suspected members of Wakali kwanza gang gunned down in Mombasa
Mombasa,KENYA:Police in Mombasa have gunned down four members suspected to be leaders of Wakali kwanza criminal gang,in separate shootings. The suspects were killed in Mshomoroni in Kisauni sub-county Wednesday night. Police arrested two suspects and seized several machetes and rolls of bhang from the suspects. In the first incident, a suspect said to […]
Maize flour prices still high in Mombasa despite govt’s directive
Mombasa,KENYA:Mombasa residents have not yet felt relief over the price of maize flour as traders refuse to yield to government’s directive to lower the cost of unga. A spot check by Baraka FM showed that supermarkets and shop owners are still selling a 2kg unga packet between 135 to 150 shillings instead of the […]
Kenyan data firm gets certification to host tech giants Google and Amazon
Nairobi,KENYA:East Africa Data Center EADC a subsidiary of Liquid telecom Kenya has received Tier III Certification. General Manager Dan Kwach has said that this translates to high standard service levels in data hosting and reliability. “This means guaranteed uninterrupted services for organizations that store immense amounts of data like Google and Facebook,” Mr. Kwach remarked […]