Harvesting of mangroves in Lamu banned
Lamu, KENYA: The Kenya Forestry Services (KFS) in Lamu County has banned minimal harvesting of mangroves to comply with Deputy President William Ruto’s order to suspend logging in all forests in the country for the next 90 days. Speaking to Baraka FM in Lamu on Monday, County Forest Conservator Evans Maneno said no resident is […]
18,000 bags of rice disbursed as relief food for coastal counties
Mombasa,KENYA:18,000 bags of rice have been received as relief food that will be disbursed to hunger-stricken counties in coastal Kenya which are Tana River, Kilifi, Kwale and Lamu. The bags were disbursed by the Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa at the Mombasa port on Monday. Speaking at the Mombasa port, Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa […]
Court dismisses petition challenging Kisauni MP Ali Mbogo’s win
Mombasa, KENYA: Mombasa high court on Monday dismissed an election petition challenging the declaration of Ali Mbogo as the elected MP for Kisauni constituency. Justice Erick Ogolla ruled that former Kisauni Member of Parliament Rashid Bedzimba did not render enough evidence to prove that Mr.Mbogo was not validly elected by the people of Kisauni. Bedzimba […]
UASU wants Education CS Amina Mohammed to intervene on lecturers strike
Nairobi, KENYA: University lecturers’ Academic Staff Union (Uasu) and other staff unions including KUDHEIHA Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers have urged Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed to intervene and end the ongoing lecturers strike. In a media briefing in Nairobi, the UASU national deputy treasurer Mohammed Mwachiti said that […]
Lamu boda boda operators celebrate Timamy’s loss
Lamu, KENYA: Businesses were interrupted for hours in Lamu town on Saturday after boda-boda operators took to the streets to celebrate in a special way just a day after former governor Issa Timamy lost his petition challenging governor Fahim Twaha. The jovial boda-boda operators ran around the streets of Lamu Island, singing and dancing while […]
Kenya picks 10 points in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, USA: National men’s rugby 7s team Shujaa finished seventh in the fifth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series that culminated in USA Monday morning. This was after losing 26-21 to Australia in the 5th place semi-final which was decided on extra time following a 21-21 draw during the normal time. Shujaa beat […]
Zari throws shade at Hamisa ahead of her reality show debut
A few weeks after breaking up with her baby daddy Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz, Zari the bosslady seems like she is not done with the ‘people’ who ignited her breakup with the Salome crooner. On Sunday, the self-proclaimed bosslady threw shots at one of Diamond platnumz’s baby mama’s Hamisa Mobetto mocking her over an interview […]
Diamond wishes Rick Ross well after emergency hospitalization
In the past few weeks, there have been rumors about the American rapper and entrepreneur William Leonard Roberts known for his stage name Rick Ross, having a grudge with the bongo star Diamond Platnumz, both being the waka waka hit makers. This was indicated after Rick Ross deleted diamond’s pictures on his Instagram handle. Well, […]
KNH denies patient affected in brain surgery mix-up saga passed on
Nairobi,KENYA: The Kenyatta National Hospital has denied claims that a patient caught up in the brain surgery mix-up saga that saw doctors open the skull of a wrong patient has passed on. On Sunday, the late Angelo Miano’s family in Kitale claimed that the third year University of Nairobi Bachelor of Commerce student had missed […]