Woman found dead after drinking spree in Baringo

By Evans Chuma,

A middle-aged woman was on Thursday found dead at Kipsaraman shopping center in Baringo County after a drinking spree. Peris Chemweno is said to ha...

alcohol , Baringo County

‘Stop briefing on coronavirus cases,’ Health ministry tells governors

By Ian Omondi,

Ministry of Health Director General Dr. Patrick Amoth has now urged county governments to refrain from announcing any coronavirus cases within their j...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Patrick Amoth , Governor Wycliffe Oparanya , Kakamega County

19-year-old student in Kakamega tests positive for coronavirus, MCA quarantined

By Juma Kefa,

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has announced confirmation of a coronavirus case in the county. According to the governor, the patient is a 19-...

KAKAMEGA , Wycliffe Oparanya

Embu residents now forced to eat locusts since the govt’ has abandoned them- MCAs say

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Embu Ward Representatives have expressed disappointment with the National Government’s saying it has completely abandoned the fight against desert l...

Desert locust , Embu locusts

Kenya Power employee arrested for allegedly demanding Ksh.300K bribe

By Johnson Muriithi,

An employee from Kenya Power has been arrested after he allegedly demanded Ksh.300,000 as a bribe to reconnect electricity for a customer. Officers...

bribe , Electricity

Nairobi County Assembly suspends sittings, bans foreign travel

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi County Speaker Beatrice Elachi has suspended county assembly sittings for the next  30 days to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among MC...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Nairobi County Assembly

Vihiga MCAs withdraw impeachment motion against Governor Ottichilo

By Citizen Reporter,

The planned impeachment motion against Vihiga Governor Dr. Wilber Ottichilo has been withdrawn. This comes after the Vihiga Council of elders and r...

Wilber Ottichilo

Man who threatened to kill Siaya MCA on SMS tells the court he sent message by mistake

By George Amolo,

Gabriel Akoth who appeared before resident Magistrate Muthoni Mwangi was charged with the offence of threatening life. The court heard that on Febr...

Nairobi MCA Habiba Hussein who lost her seat underwent two surgeries, lost baby

By Tonny Ndungu,

Senator Millicent Omanga has defended nominated MCA Habiba Hussein who lost her seat on Tuesday, having missed plenary sittings for two years. She ...

Nairobi MCA in bursaries fraud saga denies involvement, blames Sonko

By Stephen Letoo,

Kitisuru Ward MCA Alvin Olando Palapala implicated in the Nairobi County Assembly bursary fraud has denied involvement saying he is not a signatory to...

Alvin Olando Palapala , Nairobi bursaries

Homa Bay MCAs impeach County Assembly Speaker, Majority Leader

By Aly Abich,

Homa Bay County Assembly Acting Speaker Evans Marieba and Majority Leader Walter Were Muok were on Tuesday removed from office. The MCAs, after hea...

Godfrey Anyango , Homa Bay County , Jeff Ongoro

Over 400 people living with disability treated at free medical camp

By Citizen Reporter,

Over 400 people living with disability have received artificial limbs and calipers at a camp in Nairobi courtesy of the Pattni Brotherhood and the Raj...

Requiem mass held for the late Cyrus Omondi ‘Gearbox’

By Erick Owenga,

A requiem mass for Kahawa Wendani MCA Cyrus Omondi alias Gearbox took place on Wednesday in Nairobi. The body was taken to St Joseph Catholic Churc...

Cyrus Omondi , gearbox

Man accused of defiling mentally challenged girl fails to raise Ksh.1M bond

By George Juma,

A man suspected to have defiling a mentally challenged girl in Uriri sub county has been remanded after failing to raise Ksh.1million bond. Area po...

defilement

BWIRE: Cross border movements and conflicts require more than security interventions

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The questioning of eleven Members of Parliament from North Eastern Kenya by police on Sunday on return from a visit to Somalia once...

High Court now stops Governor Sonko impeachment motion

By Dzuya Walter,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has received a temporary relief after the High Court on Monday stopped an impeachment motion against him. The motion fi...

impeachment , Mike Sonko

Uhuru meets Nairobi MCAs, Sonko’s impeachment motion dropped

By Tonny Ndungu,

On Saturday, President Uhuru Kenyatta met Nairobi Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) from all parties at State House, Nairobi. Out of the 122 Na...

Nairobi MCAs , sonko impeachment

Former Homa Bay County legislator collapses and dies while moppping her house

By Aly Abich,

Former MCA for North Kabuoch ward in Ndhiwa Sub county Rosemary Atieno Oluoch collapsed has died aged 44. Rosemary popularly known as Dwasi was ele...

Dwasi , Rosemary Atieno Oluoch

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

Elachi gives Sonko until Monday 10am to respond to impeachment motion

By Ian Omondi,

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi has now directed embattled Governor Mike Sonko to submit written replies to the allegations raised in ...

Governor Mike Sonko , impeachment , Nairobi County Assembly , Speaker Beatrice Elachi