Articles by Johnston Keti

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...

More controversy emerges over Prime Minister post

Gharama ya amani kati ya Samburu na Pokot

2014, October 14, 2017 (EAT)

Wafugaji kutoka jamii ya Wasamburu wanaoishi katika maeneo yaliyo karibu na mipaka ya kaunti ya Samburu na Baringo wamedhamiria kudumisha amani kati y...

Samburu leaders urge youths to maintain peace ahead of polls

1728, April 11, 2017 (EAT)

Leaders from Samburu County have challenged youths from all ethnicities across the country to unite and coexist peacefully irrespective of their tribe...

Samburu leaders accuse gov’t of shooting, bombing livestock

1730, April 3, 2017 (EAT)

A section of Samburu leaders led by women representative Maison Leshoomo and Nominated Senator Naisula Lesuuda are now asking the national government ...

Pastoralists accuse KMC of exploitation in livestock off-take programme

814, March 28, 2017 (EAT)

Livestock farmers in Samburu central sub-counties have complained of being exploited by Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) that they are accusing o...

Banditry attacks threatening Samburu peace

1722, March 17, 2017 (EAT)

Samburu North residents are calling upon National Government to launch a security operation in the area in order to disarm bandits whom they say are ...

Samburu gets weighing scales to keep track of nutrition

1714, March 16, 2017 (EAT)

Samburu County has received weighing balances worth Ksh 1.6 million courtesy of World Food Programme (WFP) in bid to keep track of nutrition for child...

Samburu to pay health workers 60% allowance hike

1308, March 13, 2017 (EAT)

The County Government of Samburu has promised to pay health workers in the county a 60 percent allowance after the workers demonstrated against its fa...