Six people were on Monday killed in Mandera when a passenger vehicle ran over an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a suspected Al Shabaab attack. According to Police Spokesman Bruno Shioso, seven others were injured in the incident that occurred at about 7.30am on the Arabia-Mandera RoadShioso said police were yet to establish the whereabouts…
The Judiciary is reviewing the security status of all officers and staff following an attack on Garsen Law courts employees in Lamu by suspected Al Shabaab militants. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening where a team of court officials were shot at and injured by the militants. In a statement however, Chief Justice Martha Koome…
The government is set to kick off a sensitization exercise in a bid to dissuade members of the public, especially residents of slum areas, against dangers of vandalism. The rollout will be done alongside wide-ranging reforms targeting the scrap metal sector which has be singled out as the single biggest absorber of vandalized materials which…
West Kenya Sugar Limited has asked the court to enjoin it in the case sugarcane farmers are challenging leasing of Mumias Sugar Company. Through lawyer Paul Muite, West Kenya told commercial court judge Wilfrida Okwany that they deserved to take over the ailing miller having been the highest bidder. The Kenyan miller now wants the…
Top security chiefs will on Thursday hold a meeting to discuss the security of the energy sector infrastructure. The meeting comes in the wake of increased vandalism especially of government infrastructure which President Uhuru Kenyatta had described as economic sabotage. President banned any further dealing in scrap metal until guidelines to regulate the sector have…
The government has lifted the ban imposed on all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) two weeks ago. According to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director General Gilbert Kibe, the flight was lifted on Monday midnight. He however pointed out that “the reason for lifting up the suspension is…
The wrangle over the control of a State-owned sugar mill in Kisumu’s Chemelil town escalated on Tuesday after rival groups engaged in clashes prompting police intervention. A standoff ensued after a section of workers attempted to deny Chemelil Sugar Company Managing Director Gabriel Nyangweso access to the mill claiming he had been sent on compulsory…
A non-profit organization called Transparency International Kenya has called for enactment of a law to regulate campaign financing ahead of the 2022 General Election as a measure to curb corruption. The organization which seeks to develop a transparent and corruption-free society through good governance and social justice initiative, said in a statement on Tuesday that…
A 31-year-old male teacher risks a long jail term for allegedly authoring a Facebook post claiming that Nancy Macharia, the Teachers Service Commission CEO, had died. A tweet by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) indicated that Jeremiah Mwawuganga Samuel allegedly authored a Facebook post using a fake account purporting to be that of the…
The bodies of a police couple were yesterday morning found in a pool of blood in their house at Kiungani Police Station in Kiminini, Trans Nzoia County, in what is suspected to be a homicide-suicide act. The officers, Constable Abel Andari (28) and his wife Dorcas Chebet (27) had a one-year-old child. County Police Commander…