Counties misused Ksh.13.8B COVID-19 funds: report

By Sam Ogina,

With the health function almost fully devolved, counties became a natural ally of the National Government in the fight against COVID-19 as the pandemi...

coronavirus

Kenya records 713 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya has announced 713 new COVID-19 infections, tested from a sample of 5,230 in the last 24 hours. Speaking during a joint press conference with t...

coronavirus

Two Baringo MCAs claim their lives are in danger

By Bernadine Tiemoi,

Two Baringo MCAs are in hiding out of fear that they might be arrested ahead of DP William Ruto's visit to the county on Friday. DP Ruto is expecte...

Baringo County Assembly , BBI , ruto

10 county assemblies commit to approve BBI legislation

By PSCU,

Ten County Assemblies have assured President Kenyatta that they will pass the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) legislation within the required legal ...

BBI , Uhuru

Embu Deputy Speaker calls for research on whether eating locusts increases ‘nguvu za kiume’

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Embu County Assembly Deputy Speaker on Wednesday called for research to be conducted on desert locusts to determine whether eating them could increase...

Embu County. , locusts , Steve Munene

Embu MCAs ask speaker to ‘touch’ female MCA to check if her tight pants are appropriate

By Anthony Ndwiga,

There was drama at the County Assembly of Embu when the Speaker was challenged to touch a Ward Representative to ascertain whether she was properly dr...

Embu MCAs , mbuya

Embu county recommends 24-hour alcohol consumption

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Embu Ward Representatives have revised the official alcohol consumption hours in the county from 5pm to 3pm from Monday to Friday in a bid to curb the...

Embu MCAs push for introduction of two ‘alcohol free’ days

By Anthony Ndwiga,

A section of Embu Members of County Assembly (MCAs) now want at least two alcohol free days set aside weekly to encourage sobriety and reduce the wide...

alcohol , Embu County. , MCAs , Muturi Mwombo

What next for Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu after impeachment?

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Ferdinand Waititu Babayao's fate as Kiambu County Governor lies in the hands of the Senate and the courts. The Kiambu County Assembly on Thursday p...

FERDINAND WAITITU , Kiambu County , senate

Audit queries raise red flag over 19 ‘secret’ bank accounts linked to Embu County Gov’t

By Anthony Ndwiga,

A report has revealed how the Embu County Government operated 19 allegedly secret bank accounts, which are suspected to have been used to pilfer milli...

Embu county government

ICU equipment worth millions ‘disappears’ from Embu Level Five Hospital

By Anthony Ndwiga,

It has now emerged that the only two Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facilities at the Embu Level Five Hospital have been closed following the disappearance...

Embu Level Five Hospital , ICU

Embu MCA wants cheap milk from Uganda banned

By Anthony Ndwiga,

An Embu MCA has called for a ban on sale of milk from Uganda to cushion the county’s dairy farmers from huge losses and exploitation by local creame...

ugandan milk

Embu County to be probed over alleged payment of Ksh.500M to ghost workers

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Embu County Assembly's Committee on Health is set to carry out a probe to determine the possibility of the County Government losing close to Ksh.500 m...

Embu county assembly , Ghost Workers , Health sector

Oscar Sudi, Kosgey among 10 silent MPs in National Assembly – report

By Ian Omondi,

A new report has revealed that 10 male Members of Parliament made absolutely no contribution during plenary in the National Assembly for the period Se...

Alex Kosgey. , Mzalendo Trust , National Assembly , Oscar Sudi

Church leaders give Kerugoya Hospital clean bill of health

By Johnson Muriithi,

A section of church leaders on Thursday visited Kerugoya County Referral Hospital in Kirinyaga County to assess the situation at the facility which ha...

ANNE WAIGURU , Kerogoya Hospital , Kirinyaga County.

Embu Chief Whip risks losing seat for claiming male MCAs are ‘uncircumcised’

By Anthony Ndwiga,

The Embu County Assembly Majority Chief Whip risks losing her seat after allegedly claiming that some of her male colleagues were uncircumcised. No...

Embu county assembly , Nominated MCA Judy Mbuya , Speaker Josiah Thiriku

Wambora: ‘Governor with 9 lives’ says impeachment attempts have taught him resilience

By Allan Irungu,

Embu County Governor Martin Wambora, has been termed as the "Governor with nine lives" after surviving a stream of impeachment attempts to remove him ...

Embu County Governor Martin Wambora , impeachment , Supreme Court Kenya

Politician arraigned for trafficking bhang worth Ksh.260K

By Anthony Ndwiga,

A former Embu County Assembly aspirant was on Thursday arraigned in court and charged with trafficking cannabis sativa (bhang) worth Ksh.260,000. D...

Dallas Estate , Dennis Mbae Mutegi , Embu County. , Embu Law Courts , Kirimari ward , Maendeleo Chap Chap , Resident Magistrate Jean Ndengeri

Embu MCA asked to vacate Ksh.800-a-month hospital servant quarters

By Anthony Ndwiga,

An Embu Ward Representative residing in a public hospital's servant quarters has been advised to seek alternative accommodation to safeguard her polit...

Embu county assembly , Majority leader Michael Njeru , MCAs , Nominated MCA Terry Mbuchi , Servant quarters

Court dismisses petition seeking to eject Governor Wambora from office

By Anthony Ndwiga,

The Embu High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed to seek orders declaring Governor Martin Wambora unfit to hold public office on integrity gr...

Embu County. , Embu Governor Martin Wambora , Wambora petition