KEBS MD Charles Ongwae arrested
Nairobi, KENYA: Police have arrested Kenya Bureau of Standards KEBS Managing Director Charles Ongwae over suspected contaminated sugar into the country. Ongwae who was arrested on Friday and taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation DCI for further questioning. Nine other Kebs top officials have also been arrested including quality assurance and inspection director, Mr. […]
High court denies application by DPP to suspend NYS suspects sureties
Nairobi, KENYA: The High court in Nairobi has declined an application by the Director of Public Prosecution( DPP) to suspend the sureties for the release of suspects in the Sh. 9 billion National Youth Service scam. Chief Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi agreed that the suspects be released pending the verification of the bail securities. Mugambi on […]
Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi denies assaulting police officers
Mombasa, KENYA: Changamwe Member of Parliament Omar Mwinyi has refuted claims that he assaulted two police officers during ODM party primaries. Mwinyi gave sworn evidence on Friday after the court found him with a case to answer for allegedly assaulting two police officers. “I did not throw any stone to a police officer and I […]
From sons to fathers, Diamond and Ommy Dimpoz fathers clash
Its no longer a secret that Tanzanian superstars Diamond Platnumz and Ommy Dimpoz do not get along. The source of their beef is not well known however many trace it to 2015 when photos of Ommy Dimpoz and Wema Sepetu in a compromising position surfaced in the internet. At the time Diamond Platnmuz had just […]
Lamu residents accuse KDF of forcing them to swim in sewarage
Lamu, KENYA: Residents of Mpeketoni, Lamu county and neighboring areas have accused KDF soldiers undertaking the Linda Boni security operation of harassment. Those who spoke to Baraka FM on Friday said the soldiers have been humiliating them whenever they conduct their daily night patrols in the area. Area MCA James Komu has asked Interior CS […]
Google to train 5,000 youth in Mombasa on digital skills
Mombasa, KENYA: Over 5,000 youth in Mombasa are set to benefit from Digital Skills training provided with Google in partnership with the County Government. Speaking in Mombasa, Google Country Manager Charles Murito, said through the Grow With Google programme, Google has trained jobseekers and businesses where they are – in roughly 100 communities across a […]
Mombasa tourism sector performing dismally despite having top attraction sites
Mombasa, KENYA: Mombasa’s tourism sector has been said to be performing poorly compared to Kwale, Malindi and Lamu. Speaking during the 16th conference of Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers on Thursday, Tourism CS Najib Balala said that Mombasa has not been doing well in the tourism sector despite having more tourist attraction sites. “The […]
ISIS Terror suspect acquitted by Mombasa Court
Mombasa, KENYA: A terror suspect charged with being a member of the Islamic State of Syria (ISIS) and Islamic State of Levanter ISIL was on Thursday acquitted by a Mombasa court over lack of evidence. Jillo Mohamed Jillo was charged with radicalization and seven counts of being in possession of radicle articles. It is alleged […]
Mps want CS Adan Mohammed to resign over toxic sugar remarks
Nairobi, KENYA: Members of Parliament now want Trade and Industrialization Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohammed to resign over remarks he made that sugar being nabbed by government agencies does not entail toxic substances. In a media briefing at parliamentary buildings, the leaders urged Mohammed to resign over such remarks terming him as a government official who […]