Three clearing agents charged over sh. 1.7 million tax evasion
Three directors of two clearing and forwarding firms were on Thursday arraigned before a Mombasa court and charged with using false customs documents to evade payment of import duty amounting to Ksh1,722,211. Mohamed Ali Abdi and Abdifatah Ali Noor, directors of All Freight Logistics were charged with declaring imported goods under tax exemption regime code knowing […]
Mombasa records four new COVID-19 cases as 796 are infected nationally
Kenya recorded the highest number of COVID-19 infections on Thursday, registering 796 positive cases, and heightening fears over the impact of the recent lifting of containment measures across the country. The latest figures came out of a sample of 6,754 people tested over the past 24 hours, and pushed the total number of positive cases […]
Third fire razes Tsavo national parks in less than a month
A razing fire is currently destroying thousands of acres of grassland and bushland at the Tsavo west national park. The fire that began on Wednesday evening spread from the neighboring Tsavo East National park according to a press release from the Kenya Wildlife Service. “The third fire broke out in the Kikundu part of the […]
Diamond Platnumz’s manager Babu Tale floors agriculture minister to clinch CCM ticket
Diamond Platnumz’s manager Hamisi Shaban Tale Tale alias Babu Tale is the Morogoro south east constituency Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) flag bearer. This is after he trounced Tanzania’s assistant Agricultural minister Omary Mgumbe who is the incumbent to clinch the CCM seat. Tale garnered 318 votes against Mgumba’s 242 votes. Former Morogoro council treasurer Kibena […]
German conservationist escapes death narrowly after being stabbed in Malindi
A 74-year-old German conservationist narrowly escaped death on Tuesday morning after she was stabbed by a person who was allegedly felling trees on her farm. Her farm located in Mere area of Malindi sub-county is made up of a 21-acre forest. The conservationist identified as Silvia Jenkins Pirelli who has been conserving her land for […]