Lusaka pledges to realize devolution as senate speaker
Nairobi,KENYA:Senate speaker elect Kenneth Lusaka has pledged to ensure make sure that the realization of devolution is achieved as devolution speaker. Speaking at parliamentary buildings after being elected Lusaka said that following the fact that the senate is a legislation house for counties ,as a speaker he will champion for the realization of devolution that […]
COG threatens fire striking nurses after a week
Nairobi,KENYA:Council of governors have issued an ultimatum of one week to striking nurses to resume work or else be sacked. This is after all governors held a consultative meeting to discuss the nurses strike that has transitionally paralyzed services in public hospitals across the country. Addressing the media on Thursday in Nairobi, the council of […]
12 members of new criminal gang arrested in Likoni
Mombasa,KENYA:Police in Likoni,Mombasa are holding 12 suspected criminals of a sect known as “Marcus’ who are suspected to have butchered a bodaboda rider in Mtongwe on Thursday. The suspects had earlier clashed with bodaboda riders in the area after the bodaboda riders tried to arrest one of their members who had tried to rob a school child. […]
Mbunge Babu Owino azua kioja bungeni!
Nairobi,KENYA:Mbunge wa Embakasi mashariki Paul Ongili maarufu kama Babu Owino alizua kioja bungeni wakati wa kuapishwa. Owino aliazimika kurudia kiapo cha kuapishwa bungeni. Hii ni baada ya kutaja jina la kinara wa NASA Raila Odinga kwenye kiapo kinyume na sheria. Aidha wakati wa kutamatisha kula kiapo, kwa mara nyingine mbunge huyo alitamka neno “Tibim”, ambalo […]
Coca cola Zero sugar launched in Kenya
Nairobi,KENYA:Leading non-alcoholic beverage Coca-Cola Company has launched Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, in a bid to modify its brand portfolio and further extend its market share. The new product which has an improved taste is more like the original Coca-Cola and without sugar. Addressing the media on Thursday in Nairobi, Marketing manager Kenya Lucy Oduar pointed out that, they have taken the […]
School in terror prone areas in Lamu fail to reopen
Lamu,KENYA:Schools in areas undergoing the Linda Boni Security Operation in Lamu county have remained closed even as the third term of learning commences. A total of eight schools in Basuba,Milimani,Mangai,Mararani and Kiangwe wards in Lamu East and those in Pandanguo,Jima,Maleli and Kakathe in Lamu west haven’t been opened due to insecurity from Alshabaab. The situation […]
Food insecurity to worsen in Tana River in September
Tana River,KENYA:Food insecurity is expected to worsen in Tana River county in the period of the next 3 months. This is according to a research conducted by the Kenya food security steering group. According to the report Tana north sub-county is set to be worst affected by the food insecurity with factors contributing to the […]
3 dead after vehicle overruns IED in Lamu
Lamu,KENYA:Three people died after a Probox vehicle they were travelling in ran over an IED planted by suspected Alshabaab militants at Nyongoro area on Wednesday evening. The probox was had left Garsen and was heading to Lamu before the incident happened. An unspecified number of survivors are being treated at the Witu hospital after they […]
Mvurya fronted for Council of Governors’ chairman
(PSCU,NAIROBI)President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday met governors elected on Jubilee Party tickets and its affiliates where they agreed to back Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya as chairman of the Council of Governors. Governor Mvurya, who defected from the opposition and won re-election, has previously served as deputy chairman of the CoG for two terms. Jubilee controls […]
Armed men kill boda boda rider in Likoni
Mombasa,KENYA:A bodaboda rider has been killed by suspected armed criminals in Mtongwe neighborhood of Likoni. An area local leader who requested anonymity told Baraka FM trouble started when one of the gang members was cornered by members of the public after he attacked a businessman in an attempt to rob him. He later escaped […]