Articles by Johnston Keti

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...

Red Cross rolls out cash programme for 1500 drought-hit families

1053, March 8, 2017 (EAT)

A total of 1500 families that are severely affected by hunger in Samburu County have been selected to benefit from a cash transfer programme...

Women fined one goat each for protesting against Raila

1310, February 23, 2017 (EAT)

Women from Samburu County who protested against Opposition chief Raila Odinga during his February 6 visit to the county have been summoned to appear b...

Please buy our dying cattle, Samburu herders tell gov’t

1214, January 17, 2017 (EAT)

Livestock farmers in Samburu North are appealing to the county and national governments to speed up the process of buying 12,000 heads of cattle from ...

Clergy urges politicians to carry out peaceful campaigns

1620, January 17, 2017 (EAT)

Maralal Catholic Diocese Bishop Virgilio Pante has urged politicians eyeing various elective seats across the country to carry out peaceful campaigns ...

Samburu residents say gov’t considers elephant life more important than human life

1314, January 12, 2017 (EAT)

Residents of Kirimon area in Samburu Central Sub County on Wednesday held demonstrations against the frequent elephant attacks in their vill...

Samburu pastoralists plead with gov’t to supply them with grass

1351, January 5, 2017 (EAT)

Livestock farmers in Samburu County have called on the county and national government to supply grass to the region to save their livestock from dying...

Samburu and Turkana communities have struck a peace agreement

Samburu women vow to compete with men in 2017 polls

1325, December 15, 2016 (EAT)

Women in Samburu County have declared that they will unite and compete against men for elective posts in the coming 2017 General Election after an emp...