Locusts still invading farms in Kirinyaga as coffee farmers sound alarm

By Citizen Team,

Desert locusts have become the bane of residents in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County for the second week. Also Read: ‘Those are grasshoppers’: Kirinya...

locusts , oguna

‘If DP says he has the power to shut down BBI, that’s bad manners’ – Kamket

By Johnston Keti,

Deputy Resident William Ruto has been criticised for disrespecting his boss Uhuru Kenyatta over the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Tiaty MP Wil...

Ledama Ole Kina

Three Counties fail to beat FKF nomination deadline

By John Kyanda,

Samburu, Tana River and Lamu Counties are the only regions that failed to beat today’s deadline of submitting nominations for the County Representat...

Counties , FKF elections , lamu , Nomination deadline , Samburu , Tana River

Police nab Prado ferrying sandalwood worth KSh.850,000

By Johnston Keti,

Three people were on Friday arrested and 1.7 tons of sandalwood seized by a joint security team at Lpus area along Maralal-Wamba road in Samburu Count...

sandalwood

Coast, North Eastern FKF CR aspirants hand in nomination papers

By Agencies,

Aspirants from Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Taita Taveta, Wajir and Garissa counties have today submitted their nomination forms to the FKF Electoral Board...

coast , FKF , north eastern

Locusts threaten more countries in eastern Africa: FAO

By Reuters,

Swarms of desert locusts could ravage more countries in eastern Africa and threaten the livelihood of many more people, the United Nations’ Food and...

locusts

BWIRE: Counties should develop land use policies to minimize conflicts

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The absence of proper land use plans across the country is to blame for the increased conflicts over use of natural resources, that...

Blow to DPP as court thwarts bid to lock up Lenolkulal

By Dzuya Walter,

An application seeking to have bail revoked for Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been thrown out. The court said it was not persuaded on claim...

Lenolkulal , Mumbi Ngugi

Police nab Prado ferrying sandalwood worth Ksh.2.5M

By Josphister Lengarpatei,

Police in Samburu County on Tuesday impounded a vehicle that was caught ferrying sandalwood worth Ksh.2.5 million. Samburu County Commissioner John...

sandalwood

Court to rule on whether to cancel Governor Lenolkulal’s bail

By Dzuya Walter,

Embattled Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal will on Thursday this week know his fate on whether the court will cancel his bail or not. This is afte...

Moses Lenolkulal , Samburu Governor

Judge disqualifies herself from hearing Sonko case

By Dzuya Walter,

Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi has disqualified herself from hearing the case involving Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko. This comes a month after the e...

Mumbi Ngugi , Sonko

Hope for top KCPE pupil Yusuf Aker after story airs on CitizenTV

By Evans Chuma,

Yusuf Aker who scored top marks in the KCPE 2019 exams will not be repeating Class 8 for failing to raise secondary school fees. This is after well...

aker , Kapsabet Boys

Yusuf Aker: Top KCPE performer who was to repeat Class 8

By Evans Chuma,

A student who scored 380 marks in the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations has been forced to repeat Class 8 after failing ...

Baringo County , Kapsabet boys’ high school , kcpe , poverty

Mumbi Ngugi ruling upheld, spells doom for Governors

By Citizen Team,

The Justice Mumbi Ngugi ruling, which instructed that elected executives cannot continue to attend to office functions when facing corruption related ...

Mumbi Ngugi

Sonko wants three judges barred from hearing his appeal case

By Dzuya Walter,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko now wants three judges barred from hearing an appeal case he filed on Wednesday seeking a review of the bail terms blockin...

Grace Ngenye , Mike Sonko , Moses Lenolkulaal , Mumbi Ngugi

KYISA Games: High-flying Busia sail to basketball semis

By Joseph Saasia,

Busia men basketball team maintained a perfect run at the Kenya Youth Inter-Counties Sports Association (KYISA) Games after beating Turkana 145-76 at ...

basketball team , Busia , KYISA Games , turkana

Sonko set to face assault charges in Voi

By Sam Ogina,

Embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko is expected in court on Wednesday in Voi to answer to assault charges. Sonko is set to face three count...

Mike Sonko , voi

Mixed results for Busia as KYISA Games kick off

By Joseph Saasia,

Team Busia registered mixed results, winning two matches and losing one on day one of the Kenya Youth Inter-Counties Sports Association (KYISA) Games ...

Busia , KYISA Games

CoG to challenge ruling barring governors charged with graft from office

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Council of Governors has vowed to move to court challenge a court ruling requiring governors charged with economic crimes to vacate office for the...

Council of Governors , FERDINAND WAITITU , Mike Sonko , Moses Lenolkulal , Oparanya

Property worth millions destroyed at luxurious Larsens Camp in Samburu

By Josphista Namnyak,

Property worth millions of shillings was destroyed at Larsens Camp inside the Samburu National Reserve. River Ewaso Nyiro broke its banks due to he...

larsens camp , Samburu National Reserve