155,000 bags of relief rice from China to be distributed among Kenyans
Mombasa, KENYA: The government has assured Kenyans of enough food supply that will cater for their needs until the next harvest, even as the country is currently facing a countrywide shortage of maize flour. Speaking in Mombasa on Tuesday during the flagging off of a consignment of 155,000 bags of relief rice from China, Devolution […]
Patients forced to seek medical services in private facilities owing to nurses strike
Kilifi,KENYA:Patients all over the country have been forced to look for health services in private health facilities. This is owing to a nurses strike for the past three weeks that has paralyzed health services in most public hospitals. A spot check by Baraka FM shows that a large number of patients from various rural parts […]
Nkaissery assures political aspirants of security during campaigns
Nairobi, KENYA: Interior cabinet secretary Joseph Nkaissery has assured political aspirants especially women across the country that the government has put in place security measures to ensure that they conduct their campaigns peacefully. Speaking in Nairobi Nkaissery said that such initiatives will be undertaken so as to give every candidate an opportunity to enhance his […]
Chebukati vows not to halt publishing of ballot papers
Nairobi,KENYA:Independent electoral and boundaries commission IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati, has vowed not to halt the publishing of ballot papers if the opposition have no concrete evidence on the allegations linking President Uhuru Kenyatta’s family with the tendered company. Chebukati who was speaking to journalists in Nairobi on Tuesday, retorted that the time is limited to […]
Governor Timamy urges women in Lamu to bear more children
Lamu, KENYA: Lamu governor Issa Timamy has urged women in the county to give birth to more children in order to increase the county’s population. Speaking during the official opening of the Mkunumbi and Sinambio dispensaries in Mpeketoni on Monday,Timamy said the health sector in Lamu was doing well and so he saw no reason […]
9 reported dead as Boat capsizes in Lamu
Lamu, KENYA: Nine people have been confirmed dead after a passenger boat capsized on the Indian Ocean in Lamu on Tuesday morning. More than ten others are feared dead following the accident which happened at around 10.30am Tuesday morning. Among the dead are four children and four adults. The boat which was travelling from Lamu […]
Businesses urged to solve disputes outside courts
Nairobi, KENYA: The Ministry of Trade and industrialization has undertaken business reforms so as support small businesses by offering the chance of mediation to settle cases instead of litigation for cases in courts. Speaking in Nairobi on Monday, Justice Elizabeth Tande said that businesses with cases in court can use mediation which will be provided […]