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Sun, 02 May 2021 13:00:00 +0300
Malindi space centre that few Kenyans know about
Project came to fruition following a joint space cooperation programme between the University of Rome, NASA and Kenya in 1963.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Hunger stricken areas turn into food baskets after free certified seeds
'Chakula kwa Wote' is a free maize seeds scheme started by Governor Wa Iria seven years ago aiming to boost food security.

Sat, 01 May 2021 20:38:34 +0300
Drunk driver arrested for defying, assaulting traffic cop (video)
The suspect was arrested near Karen Country Club after defying the officer and attempted to escape

Sat, 01 May 2021 18:49:46 +0300
Bodies of two men retrieved from Thika River
The discovery of the Gatanga bodies comes two days after two of the missing Kitengela men were found murdered and their bodies stashed in sacks.

Sat, 01 May 2021 18:39:33 +0300
Two children killed as family house collapses in Bondo
The father of the deceased appeals for help to get new shelter, bury them

Sat, 01 May 2021 18:03:09 +0300
Mama Keziah Obama laid to rest
She died on April 13, 2021, while receiving treatment at a UK-based hospital.

Sat, 01 May 2021 17:10:26 +0300
Husband kills wife in bottle attack
Renald Kamerima Allan is alleged to have smashed a bottle against his spouse's head, killing her on the spot on Friday night.

Sat, 01 May 2021 14:07:47 +0300
Nairobi woman loses Sh52,000 to fake UK-based boyfriend
The DCI warns young women that the fake online lovers are mostly operating from Kisumu and Kiambu counties.

Sat, 01 May 2021 12:55:40 +0300
Atwoli: Workers have little to celebrate
Francis Atwoli warned that corruption has become a threat to national development and service delivery.

Sat, 01 May 2021 11:12:07 +0300
Police assaults woman in row over family car
The woman, 31, claimed her husband attacked her while inquiring about the whereabouts of his car.

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Thugs kill two security guards
Siaya OCPD Bernard Muriuki said the police had launched investigations to nab the culprits.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:58:40 +0300
State imports Sh200m equipment to end Homa Bay town water crisis
Once completed, the new project will produce 8.8 million litres of water per day.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:57:42 +0300
Man killed by crocodile in Lake Victoria, another survives attack
Eyewitnesses said the crocodile emerged from a nearby papyrus weed on the shoreline before it attacked the deceased by grabbing him.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:05:04 +0300
Keziah Obama's body arrives in Siaya for burial
The body was received by Kisumu County chief protocol officer Bob Madanji.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:30:06 +0300
11 suspected MRC members arrested
The Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) is a separatist group advocating for the independence of Mombasa from the rest of Kenya.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:05:24 +0300
Two men in soup for transporting 'light' bread
The bread was to be supplied to shops and supermarkets in Migori Town.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:35:38 +0300
Huduma Namba cards: Youth out of reach after throwing away sim cards
Murang'a has 1.2m people according to the last census; More than 600,000 residents registered for huduma namba cards.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:43:15 +0300
Meru man chokes wife to death with cooking stick
According to her landlady's daughter, Wanja Faith, attempts by locals and the police to dislodge the stick failed.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:27:13 +0300
Keziah fundraiser: What the Obamas raised
The burial committee treasurer, Nelson Ochieng, told The Standard the money has been raised by, among others, family members, friends and politicians.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:51:29 +0300
Ward reps question how county spent Sh859m World Bank funds
The money was part of the Sh2.5 billion donated by the World Bank for the implementation of mega water and sanitation projects.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
MCAs probe how Muthaiga public land changed hands
Plot was allocated for a clinic and nursery school by the defunct City Council in 1978, but a multi-million-shilling complex was later constructed.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Prosecution fails to prove case, two freed
The accused persons, however, denied the offences saying they were not the developers of the said property.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Gold miner killed as floods displace 300 residents
The victims said they have also lost property, including livestock, that was swept away by floods.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Where lives hang in a balance with each crossing
Twelve people have died in one year as they made their way across the raging waters.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Nubians plead for help as floods disturb their sleep
A field where they were relocated to is prone to floods a fact that has made a bad situation worse.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Locals protest over 'grabbing' of public land
Reuben Kiprotich said residents were angered after the investor allegedly blocked a key road.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Woman challenges court's ruling to separate her sons
In a fresh case filed at the High Court, she argues the children should not suffer the consequences of their parents' differences.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:28:56 +0300
Body of Obama's stepmother leaves UK for burial in Kenya
Keziah, the mother to Malik, Auma, Aboo and Sadik died at a London hospital on April 13, after a long illness.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:05:41 +0300
Two arrested with game meat in Kajiado
Investigators acting on a tip-off, laid a trap in the bush and arrested the two while in possession of zebra and dik-dik meat weighing 180kgs

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:59:47 +0300
Court defers murder charge against Velvine Nungari's prime suspect
Murimi previously told police he met Velvine at Ruiru's Destiny Park where she worked and asked her out on a date.



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