Three men sentenced to 25 years in prison for gang raping 9-yr-old boy
Mombasa, KENYA: Three men among them a student from Kisauni Youth Polytechnic were on Tuesday sentenced to 25 years in jail for gang-raping a 9-year-old boy. Vitalis Mumanyi, Kelvin Savania and George Omondi are said to have gang-raped the boy on two different days in April 2017. According to the evidence the accused persons took […]
Capital Markets Authority grants HF licence for custodial services business
Nairobi, KENYA: Housing Finance company HFC, the banking subsidiary of HF Group, has received approval by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to provide custodial services to fund managers, brokers, investment banks, corporates, pension schemes and high net worth individuals. In a press release on Tuesday, HFC’s Managing Director, Sam […]
Tana River Women Rep calls on Govt,well-wishers to help floods victims
Tana River, KENYA: Tana River Women Rep Rehema Hassan has appealed to government agencies and other humanitarian organizations to move in with speed and salvage the flooding crisis hitting the county. Speaking to Baraka FM on Tuesday, Hassan said that the situation is worsening after rivers burst their banks rendering many residents homeless as their […]
Babu Owino’s speech to be read at Matiba’s funeral sparks reactions on social media
Embakasi MP Babu Owino has sparked a lot of reactions on social media with his controversial speech he says he will read at the late Kenneth Matiba burial ceremony on Wednesday. Matiba had made it clear that it was his wish to be cremated when he died though it has not been made clear whether […]
Kilifi North MP wants National Lands Commission vice chair out
Kilifi, KENYA: Kilifi North Member of Parliament Owen Baya wants National Land Commission Vice Chairperson Abigael Mbagaya removed from the Commission. Baya says she should be removed on grounds of misconduct and violation of the Constitution on dealing with lands issues. He accused Mbagaya of intimidating and threating purported genuine landowners of Chembe Kibabamche and […]