Nakumatt evicted from City Mall in Mombasa
Mombasa, KENYA: Nakummat supermarket was on Wednesday morning evicted from City Mall in Mombasa over rent arrears totaling to sh. 27.8 million. Armed policemen were seen on the site as all the commodities inside the supermarket were being removed by auctioneers from the premises and being taken to the parking lot. This comes after the […]
Silverstone Air’s new route set to boost Tourism between Mombasa and Kisumu
Mombasa, KENYA: The launch of direct flights from Mombasa to Kisumu by local airline Silverstone Air is set to boost travel,tourism and business between the two counties. The flight that operates on Fridays and Sundays is the first airline in Kenya to launch a direct flight between the two counties. Speaking during the official launch […]
Jacob Zuma resigns as South Africa’s president ending his nine-year reign
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA: Embattled Jacob Zuma has finally resigned as the President of South Africa after intense pressure from his party. Mr. Zuma, who has been in power since 2009, through a televised statement on Wednesday evening, announced his resignation saying that he will continue to serve the people of South Africa as well as […]
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dies at 65
Harare, ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is dead. The former prime minister died at a hospital in South Africa, this is according to a senior official in his Movement for Democratic Change party. Mr. Tsvangirai, 65, had reportedly been suffering from colon cancer for the past two years. Tsvangirai who was the president of […]
Attorney General Prof. Githu Muigai resigns
Nairobi, KENYA: Prof Githu Muigai has resigned as Kenya’s Attorney General. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the resignation on Tuesday through his Twitter handle, thanking Prof Muigai for his service and replaced him with Judge Paul Kihara Kariuki. “I have received with regret the resignation of Attorney General Prof. Githu Muigai. I thank him for his […]
Former Liberian president wins 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership
Former Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been awarded The 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Monday announced that the decision was arrived at following a meeting of its independent Prize Committee who found that confronted with unprecedented and renewed challenges, Ellen demonstrated exceptional and transformative leadership. This […]
Miguna has been deported because he is not a Kenyan citizen – Matiang’i
Nairobi, KENYA: The Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National government has come out to defend their position of deporting lawyer Miguna Miguna, arguing that he was in the country illegally. In a Statement seen by Baraka FM on Wednesday, CS Matiang’i ordered for the deportation of the self-proclaimed NASA general as his presence in […]
How Cardiac Rehabilitation Program helps save lives
Mombasa, KENYA: Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs have proven to effectively improve the health of people and doctors all over the world have said it is equally safe and effective for men and women. Mombasa residents will finally get access to this program, this is after the first Cardiac Rehabilitation Program was officially launched at Aga Khan […]
SGR fares set to increase beginning April 2018
Nairobi, KENYA: Kenya Railways is set to increase Standard Gauge Railways ticket prices starting April 2018 in a bid to improve services offered and also meet the operating costs of the rail service. According to Kenya Railways Managing Director Atanas Maina, speaking during an interview in Nairobi on Friday, the new fare will take effect after […]
Police release buses ferrying NASA supporters
Taita Taveta, KENYA: The police have released three buses ferrying Nasa supporters from Mombasa that had earlier been seized for alleged traffic offences in Voi, Taita Tavetata. The buses were among six that were on Monday evening flagged off by Mombasa County Speaker Harub Khatri, before they left Mombasa for Nairobi ferrying the supporters to […]