Government faults efforts to legalize Marijuana
Nairobi,KENYA:The government has faulted the move by a section of activists to push for the legalization of Cannabis Sativa in the country citing it as unconstitutional. Addressing the members of press in Nairobi, government spokesman Eric Kiraithe noted that the government has learned that there is an ongoing public debate spearheaded by individuals advocating for […]
Kazungu Kambi appointed to head the Coast Development Authority
Nairobi,KENYA:Former Labour and social services cabinet secretary Kazungu Kambi is among president Uhuru Kenyatta’s new appointees to head parastatals in the country. Kambi who lost his bid for the Kilifi gubernatorial seat last election has been appointed as the chairperson of the Coast development Authority. Kambi will take over the chairmanship position from Matuga MP […]
Four out of five Kenyans lacking medical insurance,Health CS
Nairobi,KENYA:Health cabinet secretary Sicily Kariuki has said that four out of five Kenyans have no access to medical insurance. Speaking during a commemoration of world health day in Nairobi on Friday, Kariuki said that only three percent of low income Kenyans have access to medical insurance, 12 percent in rural areas and 27 percent in […]
Miguna Miguna lashes out at Jeff Koinange over mocking his deportation
This past week has seen the self proclaimed general of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Miguna Miguna make headlines with his deportation saga and the drama that came with it at the JKIA. Following the drama that ensued while the fiery lawyer was being forced into a plane,netizens were quick to come up with the […]
Medics succesfully remove toothbrush swallowed by Kilifi Man
Mombasa,KENYA:Medics at the Coast Provincial general hospital have successfully removed a toothbrush swallowed by David Charo a middle aged man from Ganze in Kilifi county. According to the Mombasa county director of communications Richard Chacha , doctors used an endoscopic retriaval procedure saving the man from being operated on to remove the toothbrush. “Succesful endoscopic […]
Kwale residents threaten to use witchcraft to fight eviction by KISCOL
Kwale,KENYA:Residents of Vidziyani village in Mswambeni Sub-county have threatened to use witchcraft to stop a court order of eviction from their ancestral land to pave way for Kwale International Sugar Company to expand its activities. Speaking in a meeting the residents said being evicted from the land is unconstitutional and it denies them their land […]
IPOA begins probe into incident of police attacking man at parking lot
Nairobi,KENYA:The independent policing oversight Authority has began probing into an incident in which a police officer was caught on camera assaulting a man in a parking lot. In an announcement on Friday, the Authority urged on members of the public to volunteer information that could aid in investigations. “IPOA is appealing to anyone with information […]