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

Cameroonian man claims he was stripped naked, bound like luggage on Turkish Airlines

By Rene Oswere,

What should have been a nice trip for Emmanuel Chedjou turned into a nightmare after he was bound in plastic film and forced onto a Turkish Airlines p...

Cameroonian , Someon Chedjou , Turkish Airlines

Census 2019: Kikuyu, Kenyan Somali, Mijikenda among 10 most populous tribes in Kenya

By Tonny Ndungu,

Results of the 2019 population census have given more insight into the Kenyan population based on different ethnicities. In the final report from t...

kenyan census , kenyan census 2019 , Kenyan Somali , Kenyan Somalis , Kikuyu , Luo

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

Lamu: Man who fondled minor jailed for 10 years

By Rahma Rashid,

A Lamu court has handed a 10-year sentence to a 46-year-old suspect who defiled a minor after buying her petty gifts. According to detectives, the ...

man defiles a minor in lamu

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

Mudavadi faults Raila remarks on March deadline for BBI rallies

By Sam Ogina,

On Tuesday, Amani National Coalition (ANC) presented its raft of recommendations to the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Task force Committee. For...

Amani National Coalition (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi. , BBI mudavadi

Treasury freezes addional funding to counties as revenue shortfalls bite

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury is set to retain funding to counties from the national government’s equitable share at Ksh.316.5 billion for the 2020/21 finan...

Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) , Counties , National Treasury

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

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

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...

Waititu impeachment: How Senators voted

By Tonny Ndungu,

Ferdinard Waititu ceased being the Governor of Kiambu County after the senate voted to uphold his impeachment on Wednesday. The senate which was ho...

Governor Waititu impeachment , Waititu impeached

CS Magoha: About 100,000 pupils who sat 2019 KCPE yet to join Form 1

By Ian Omondi,

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has revealed that close to 100,000 students who sat last year's KCPE exam are yet to join secondary sc...

2019 KCPE , CS George Magoha , secondary school

BBI Mombasa rally kicks off with calls for powerful PM

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Coast region has tabled its list of recommendations in the ongoing Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) in Mombasa. The raft of recommendations we...

BBI Mombasa Rally

Stand-off looms as BBI Mombasa rally changes venue

By Tonny Ndungu,

Stand-off looms ahead of the BBI popularization rally at the Mama Ngina Waterfront in Mombasa on Saturday. The rally was meant to be at the Tononok...

BBI , BBI coast

Expect heavy rains for the next one week, Met. department warns

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned that there will be heavy rainfall in different parts of the country for the next one week from Thursday...

Senators reject Murkomen motion for 11-member team to hear Waititu impeachment

By Ian Omondi,

The Senate on Tuesday shot down a motion seeking to establish an 11-member committee to investigate the impeachment of embattled Kiambu Governor Ferdi...

Governor Ferdinand Waititu , impeachment , Kiambu County Assembly , Kipchumba Murkomen , senate

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

Scare as Skywards Express plane with 50 on board makes emergency landing

By Rahma Rashid,

A Skywards Express plane with 50 passengers was on Saturday forced to make an emergency landing after it reportedly developed mechanical problems. ...

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...