Fly540 plane forced to make emergency landing in Turkana

By Citizen Reporter,

A Fly540 aircraft was forced to make emergency landing in Lokichar, Turkana County after it developed mechanical problems. The plane that had 49 pa...

fly540

US kills terror leader behind Kenya attack

By Tonny Ndungu,

A US airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab leader who had a role in "planning and directing terrorist operations," including a January attack on M...

Suspected Al Shabaab militant surrenders to police in Mandera

By Ian Omondi,

Police officers in Mandera County are holding a suspected Al Shabaab militant who reportedly surrendered on Thursday. According to Mandera County C...

Al Shabaab , Mandera County. , Onesmus Kathya

3 killed after al Shabaab attack bus in Mandera

By Citizen Reporter,

Three people were killed after al Shabaab attacked a bus in Sarmani, Mandera County on Wednesday. Five other passengers sustained injuries as score...

shabaab

Magoha, Mutyambai, Macharia summoned over teachers’ crisis in North Eastern

By Edwin Obuya,

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has directed Education CS George Magoha, IG Hillary Mutyambai and Teachers Service Commission (TSC) boss Nancy...

CS George Magoha , Education Committee , IG Hillary Mutyambai , Nancy Macharia , north eastern , Speaker Justin Muturi , Teachers crisis , tsc

Facebook alert on a terror attack lands Kenyan man in hot soup

By Paul Ruto,

Senior Magistrate Kipkurui kibelion has allowed detectives from Bomet police station to detain for four days a man who warned of an impending terror a...

Two vehicles burnt following Al Shabaab attack in Lamu

By Rahma Rashid,

Two road construction vehicles were on Sunday burnt following an attack by suspected Al Shabaab militants at Milihoi on the Lamu-Garsen road. Confi...

Al Shabaab , Lamu-Garsen road

Garissa leaders demand action against TSC boss Nancy Macharia

By Amos Sambu,

A section of political and religious leaders from Garissa County want the government to take action against Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nanc...

garissa , tsc

Man found dead in Machakos 3 months after he was abducted in Kwale

By Nicky Gitonga,

The body of a 28-year-old man from Kibundani village in Ukunda, Kwale County has been found at the Machakos County Referral Hospital mortuary three mo...

KWALE

Chiefs to be held responsible for not identifying terrorists, says CS Matiang’i

By Ian Omondi,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has announced that administrators will be held personally responsible for not identifying terrorist re...

CS Fred Matiang’i , Garissa County , terrorism

KDF boss General Mwathethe commissions six MD 530F helicopters

By Kimeli Arap Kemei,

Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF) General Samson Mwathethe presided over the commissioning of six MD 530F helicopters on Thursday at the Joint H...

KDF

Lamu police thwart attempted attack by 50 suspected Al Shabaab militants

By Citizen Reporter,

Police in Lamu County have thwarted an attempted attack by at least 50 suspected Al Shabaab gunmen. The militants reportedly stormed Pandanguo vill...

Al Shabaab , Irungu Macharia , Lamu County

Garissa residents call for Mohamud Saleh’s return following Al Shabaab attacks

By Citizen Reporter,

The Clergy and Garissa County locals are calling for the former North Eastern Provincial Commissioner Mohamud Saleh to be included in security matters...

OPINION: Undeterred: Kenya’s tourism faces 2020 confidently

By Joseph Bonyo,

Last weekend I was in Diani, Ukunda. Famed for its white sandy beaches and hospitable facilities, it was a welcome relief to Nairobi’s hustles. T...

Diani Reef Beach Resort and Spa , tourism

Matiang’i: Passports, IDs, birth certificates to be issued within a day

By Citizen Reporter,

The government intends to start the issuance of identity cards, passports, birth and death certificates on the same day of application. Interior Ca...

Matiang’i , Passports

Garissa stares at teaching crisis as non-local teachers begin moving out

By Raquel Muigai,

Garissa County is staring at a teaching crisis after non local teachers began moving out of the area after three of them were killed in a dawn terror ...

garissa

Three teachers killed, child injured in suspected Al Shabaab attack in Garissa

By Citizen Reporter,

Three people have been killed and one injured after suspected Al Shabaab militants attacked a school in Garissa County. According to police, the gu...

Al Shabaab attack , garissa

Lamu: Police boss announces transport curfew to curb terror attacks

By Rahma Rashid,

Security chiefs in Lamu have announced a strict curfew halting all transport vessels from operating at night following a recent spate of terror attack...

Lamu curfew

Chinese company suspends works on Lamu Port over fear of Al Shabaab

By Rahma Rashid,

A Chinese construction company has suspended works on Lamu Port following last Sunday's Al Shabaab attack in the area. The company, in a statement ...

Al Shabaab , Lamu port , Manda airstrip , US Africa Command

Garissa Al Shabaab attack ringleader identified

By Ian Omondi,

Police have identified Maulid Bilal as the ringleader of an Al Shabaab militant group that staged an attack at a primary school in Garissa County. ...

Al Shabaab , Garissa County , Maulid Bilal , Saretho