Family bank registers a sh.187.8 million profit in 9 months
Nairobi, KENYA: Family Bank’s performance has continued going on an upward trajectory registering a sh. 187.8 million net profit in the nine months ending September 30, 2018. According to Family Bank’s Acting Managing Director and Chief Finance Officer Charles Njuguna, this has largely been driven by a drive in digital banking that has seen growth […]
Moses Dola slapped with 10 year sentence for killing wife Wambui Kabiru
Nairobi,KENYA:Moses Dola, a former journalist was on Thursday sentenced 10 years imprisonment over the killing of his wife Wambui Kabiru, a former NTV journalist. Dola had on October 5 been found guilty of manslaughter by judge Roselyne Korir. The court heard that On that fateful day on May 1, 2011, Wambui Kabiru’s lifeless body was found in […]
LAPSSET’s Lamu-Isiolo road construction to commence in January
Lamu, KENYA: The construction of the Sh.60 Billion Lamu-Garissa-Isiolo highway which is a major component of the upcoming Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport corridor project-LAPSSET has been set for January 2019. The 530-kilometer stretch road is expected to link the new Lamu port through Garissa, Isiolo, Samburu and wind up at Lokichar in Turkana […]
Women run businesses win sh.1 million in reproductive health challenge
Nairobi, KENYA: Three local women-run enterprises providing sexual reproductive health solutions have each won Ksh1 million grant to scale up their innovative solutions. The three; Inteco Kenya ARI, Silmak Agencies, and Mum’s Village emerged victorious at the I AM 2.O final pitch-event held at Nailab beating seven other finalists to the prize. Organized through a partnership by […]
Marijuana worth sh.200,000 nabbed in Kwale
Kwale, KENYA: Police in Kwale county have seized 40kg of marijuana and another 200 rolls of bhang worth Sh. 200,000 at Magandia roadblock along the Likoni-Lunga Lunga highway. Confirming the incident, Matuga OCPD Joel Chesire said the bhang was discovered after police officers intercepted two suspects who were on a motorbike but they defied the […]
‘Lamba Lolo’ hitmakers songs deleted following row with manager
Controversial group Ethic have had their songs deleted on YouTube. The songs that have been deleted are their debut song “lamba lolo” which had gained over 800,000 views on YouTube and their collabo “position” which they have featured Kansoul. The latest development has left their channel Ethic Entertainment which has 38,081 subscribers reading as no […]
110 arrested over irregularities as KCSE winds up
Nairobi, KENYA: A total of 110 people, including candidates, who are alleged to have attempted cheating during the just concluded KCSE examinations were arrested and four other students deregistered for impersonation. Speaking during the last day of monitoring Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education KCSE exams in Nairobi, Education cabinet secretary Amb. Amina Muhammed said that in addition, […]
15 police officers to be charged over taking bribes from Kwale motorists
Kwale, KENYA: At least 15 police officers are to be charged after they were found in possession of sh. 11,000 believed to have been extorted from motorists as bribes. The 15 officers were arrested after they failed to report any traffic offense arousing suspicion from senior police officers. The officers who were on a Monday […]
Jose Mourinho escapes punishment over celebration
Jose Mourinho will face no action over his bizarre celebration after Marouane Fellaini’s injury-time winner for Manchester United on Tuesday night. The goal prompted Mourinho to pick up a crate full of drinks bottles and throw them to the ground, as his team secured a 1-0 Champions League win over Young Boys at Old Trafford. In […]
Why Prof. Magoha wants pornography sites blocked
Kenya National Examinations Council chairman Prof. George Magoha wants pornography sites in Kenya blocked. Speaking on Wednesday, Magoha says such websites are a contributor moral decay in teenagers that has resulted in many reported early pregnancies during the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education(K.C.P.E) exam period. He further suggested that the introduction of sexual education lessons should […]