Nurses in Tana River to down tools next week
Tana River, KENYA: Nurses in Tana River County are planning to go on strike as from next week over the failure by the county government to adhere to the nurses’ pay agreement. Speaking to Baraka FM on Thursday Tana River secretary general branch Mr. Damon Kwaraa said that they have been patient enough to the […]
Body of Tana River hippo attack victim recovered
Tana River, KENYA: The body of a man who was allegedly attacked by a hippo in Maziwa village at the Tana Delta, Tana River County has been found. Speaking to Baraka FM on phone on Saturday, a relative to the deceased said Enock Bonaya’s body was found floating on river Tana waters at Maziwa village. […]
Tana River hippo attack victim still missing
Tana River, KENYA: A man who was attacked by a hippopotamus when crossing River Tana on Thursday morning is still missing. Enock Bonaya a father of secondary school children is suspected to have plunged into the river after a hippo knocked down the canoe they were crossing the river with leaving it capsized. Security officers […]
Pharmacy refrigerators breakdown as measles outbreak toll hits 96
Tana River, KENYA: Pharmacy refrigerators in various health centers Tana River county have broken down throwing health officials in limbo amidst an outbreak of the viral measles disease in pastoral areas of the county. A spot check by Baraka FM revealed that the refrigerators in dispensaries Bangalore, Bangale, Subukia, Nanighi, Boka, Delta and Galole were […]
Tana River County youth ignoring polytechnics, say they are for failures
Tana River, KENYA: Tana River County government has set aside over seventy million shillings in efforts to enhance vocational training centers (VTC) in the county. Speaking during exhibitions function held at Hola stadium County Executive (CEC) for Education Abas Kuno said the funds would be used for infrastructure and procurement of facilities that would raise […]
National schools in Tana River struggle to recover lost glory
Tana River, KENYA: Secondary schools in Tana River are struggling to recover their lost glory. This was after the county recorded a mean grade of D- in last year’s KCSE results with two national schools scoring a mean grade of D. Hola boys secondary school and Ngao Girls school which are both national schools got […]
Godhana maintains his stance on Somali refugees going back
Tana River, KENYA:Tana River Governor Dhadho Godhana has maintained his stance that Somali refugees should go back home to rebuild Somalia. This is despite the backlash he has received from Members of the public and Members of the county assembly in his own county. Tana River County assembly members in a meeting accused the governor of […]
New twist as residents protest plan to impeach governor Dhadho
Tana River, KENYA: Hola residents in Tana River County on Monday took to the streets to protest a plan by county assembly members to impeach governor (rtd) Major Dhadho Godhana. Demonstrating outside the county offices, the residents said to have been angered by their MCAs decision towards their governor arguing that Mr. Godhana had assisted […]
5 cases confirmed in Tana River measles outbreak
Tana River, KENYA: Five out seventy-four suspected cases have tested positive for the measles outbreak in the Tana North sub-County of Tana River County. Speaking on phone, Kenya Red Cross Society manager in the county Mr. Jerald Bombe told Baraka Fm that 69 cases were yet to be confirmed. Mr. Bombe said that a joint […]
Hussein Dado’s era debts still haunting us, Dhado Godhana
Tana River,KENYA:Tana River County governor rtd. major Dhado Godhana has said that his county is still reeling from the effects of debts left by his predecessor Hussein Dado. Speaking at a ceremony at Mikinduni on Wednesday, the county boss said that contrary to reports doing rounds that his government had blocked payments of debtors, his […]