Articles by Johnston Keti

Tension in Samburu North as two shot dead in suspected bandit attack

921, November 24, 2020 (EAT)

Tension is high in Baragoi, Samburu North Sub-county after two people were killed and one injured in two separate attack incidences on Monday. A ni...

Police nab lorry ferrying sandalwood worth Ksh.15M in Samburu

1207, September 18, 2020 (EAT)

A multi-agency team comprising officers from National Police Service, Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the Kenya Forest Service have seized ...

DCI sleuths question Samburu Senator Steve Lelegwe over alleged incitement

1106, August 18, 2020 (EAT)

Samburu Senator Steve Lelegwe arrived at Maralal Police Station at 10am for questioning by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations ...

Samburu gov’t accuses MoH of misreporting COVID-19 case in the county

952, August 2, 2020 (EAT)

Samburu county government has clarified that there is no COVID-19 case in the county as reported by Ministry of Health on Saturday. While speaking ...

Schoolboy shot dead, scores injured during a cattle raid in Samburu

1221, July 19, 2020 (EAT)

A school boy was shot dead and two others seriously injured at Marti area in Samburu North Sub County during a cattle raid incident. While speaking...

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

1145, February 25, 2020 (EAT)

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

Police nab Prado ferrying sandalwood worth KSh.850,000

1813, February 14, 2020 (EAT)

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...

Four teachers arrested for hiding KCSE exam leakage in toilet

1400, November 14, 2019 (EAT)

Four teachers among them a deputy principal were arrested at Baragoi Boys Secondary School in Samburu County for allegedly colluding to assist student...

Samburu County Gov’t driver arrested transporting Ksh.1M cash

1754, June 2, 2019 (EAT)

A driver attached to the Samburu County Government was on Saturday evening arrested after he failed to account for Ksh.1,099,000 found by police in a ...

Police officer killed, 3 others injured by bandits in Samburu

1931, April 24, 2019 (EAT)

A police officer was killed and three others injured on Tuesday evening by armed bandits in Marti area, Samburu County. Samburu County Police Comma...

Samburu: Court acquits teacher charged with defiling girl over ‘lack of evidence’

1608, April 16, 2019 (EAT)

A teacher in Maralal, Samburu County who had been charged with defiling a 12-year-old girl at Milimani Primary School in Samburu Central has been acqu...

Form Two student allegedly stabs neighbour to death in Samburu

1127, April 13, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Samburu have launched a manhunt for a Form Two student who is alleged to have stabbed his neighbour to death at Kawap village in Samburu Nor...

‘Carry your own cross,’ Governor Lenolkulal tells staff implicated in Ksh.2B graft

1923, February 21, 2019 (EAT)

Samburu County Governor Moses Lenolkulal on Thursday said he was ready to face the consequences if found guilty of embezzling Ksh.2 billion as allege...

8 school girls spend night in police cells for loitering in Maralal

1840, January 5, 2019 (EAT)

Eight secondary school girls were forced to spend a night at Maralal Police station in Samburu County after they were arrested for loitering in the st...

Samburu: Women turned away from KDF recruitment exercise

1538, November 22, 2018 (EAT)

Women from Wamba town, Samburu County on Thursday took to the streets to protest against the county government for alleged gender discrimination durin...

Government issues warning against illegal mining

1846, May 27, 2018 (EAT)

The government has issued a stern warning against investors who have engaged in illegal mining activities without applying for licenses from the Minis...

Ksh.50 million for new bus park in Samburu

1157, May 14, 2018 (EAT)

The Samburu County government is set demolish a section of Maralal's miraa market to make way for the construction of a new Ksh.50 million bus park. ...

Residents threaten to sue KPLC over power surge

1332, April 18, 2018 (EAT)

Residents of Maralal Town in Samburu County have threatened to sue the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) after their electric appliances were da...

Father’s plan to marry off 4-year-old daughter to 70-year-old man aborts

1909, January 2, 2018 (EAT)

A father’s plan to marry off his 4-year-old daughter to a 70 year old man on Tuesday, January 2 aborted after National Council for Children Services...

Wafugaji Samburu waanza kufuga ng’ombe wa kisasa

2018, November 11, 2017 (EAT)

Visa vya mara kwa mara vya uvamizi unaotekelezwa na wezi wa mifugo na ambavyo husababisha vifo vya wafugaji na mifugo wao vimewafanya wafugaji 141 kat...