Two more succumb to COVID-19 in Mombasa
Two more people have died from the deadly COVID-19 in Mombasa in the last 24 hours, out of the three new deaths recorded countrywide, the health ministry, said on Thursday. Health Cabinet secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the two had other underlying health conditions that complicated their treatment, while the third victim died in Kiambu county. […]
Taita Taveta Man arrested over beheading uncle
Police in Mwatate, Taita Taveta County are holding a 20-year-old man accused of beheading his uncle. A police report indicates that the suspect chopped off his uncle’s head before taking it to his uncle’s wife on Wednesday night. Neighbors say the suspect has been threatening to kill other people in the Mrughue village where he […]
KEPSA urges gov’t to re-open economy
Members of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) have called on the government to gradually and partially re-open the country to preserve the economy and support health response to the COVID-19. Speaking during a virtual meeting with the government chaired by interior cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’ i, KEPSA Chief Executive Carole Karuga said the effort must be made […]
Mother ‘ rejected by children’ wants sh 440,000 monthly upkeep from husband
The wife of a man whose story went viral after he alleged that his three children had rejected her over abandoning them two years ago wants monthly upkeep of sh 440,000 from her husband. This is according to documents of the ongoing court battle seen exclusively by Baraka FM. According to the documents, Grace Wachera […]
Mishi Mboko replaces Aisha Jumwa in PSC as NASA cracks whip on Ruto’s allies
Likoni MP Mishi Mboko has replaced Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa as the Orange Democratic movement moves to crack the whip against legislators perceived to be Ruto’s supporters. The Thursday purge has seen Jomvu MP Badi Twalib and Kaloleni MP Paul Katana de-whipped from their positions in the Budget appropriations committee and the Public Investment Committee. […]
Equity bank registers Ksh.900 million loss over COVID-19 effects
Equity Group Holdings registered a 14 percent loss of Kshs.900 million after-tax in the first quarter of 2020, compared to a similar period last year, owing to non-performing loans occasioned by the economic impact of the COVID-19, the group, said in a statement on Thursday. The bank’s profit before tax and the loan provisions was […]
Body of Man who drowned in River Sabaki found
The body of man who drowned in River Sabaki, Kilifi County on Tuesday has been found. The deceased, 30, drowned while crossing the swollen river by a boat together with three people who survived by swimming to the shore. A relative to the deceased Rama Kitsao, said his brother was overpowered by strong currents before […]