Kenya News
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 11:30:00 +0300Where Sh5,400 stipend means life or death for drought-stricken residents
Hunger Safety Net Programme (HNSP), a cash transfer programme by the government, aims at cushioning poor and vulnerable households from drought.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 08:53:23 +0300Mechanisation of rice farming gathers pace
An initiative has been launched to promote mechanisation of rice farming in Western Kenya.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 08:43:38 +0300Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga delivers optimistic address in election bid
Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has outlined his achievements in office as he seeks to defend his seat in next year's General Election.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 08:38:26 +0300New council of elders promises to bring unity ahead of 2022 polls
The Chonyi are the second-largest sub-tribe in Kilifi County after the Giriama. Newly appointed council will have 33 members.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 08:34:06 +0300Agency seeks water tests after 7,800 crates of rotten eggs found in rivers
KRA officials are on the spot after thousands of rotten eggs were found dumped in rivers Olando and Koga in Homa Bay.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 08:31:53 +0300Shinyalu MP Kizito charged with malicious damage to property, granted bail
Shinyalu MP Justus Kizito was yesterday charged with malicious damage to property and resisting arrest.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0300Pregnant wife of KDF soldier stabbed to death
Catherine Ruto was found in her house by her Grade Five and Grade One children who were returning home from school.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0300Police raid home of man, 42, living with missing high school girl
Officers from Ndeiya police post set an ambush at the man's milk bar at Boma shopping centre.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0300Race against time for eight still stuck in mine
The collapsed mine was among those that had been declared illegal mining sites.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0300Battle for voting blocs splits elders down the middle
The scramble for ethnic voting blocs in the Narok governorship race has split the Maasai Council of Elders into different camps.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 21:00:00 +0300Traffic cop killed in matatu accident along Valley Road
The cop identified as Mustafa Lolo was on duty and had been deployed to man the junction of Valley Road and Ralph Bunche Road.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 13:09:31 +0300Drama at Kabati Market as suspected thieves return stolen goods
Residents were caught by surprise when the two men emerged carrying a television set a gas cylinder and a mattress and confessed they had stolen.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:55:46 +0300Initiative to sensitise men on gender violence and rights kicks off
'If there are men being battered, please come out and speak so that we can get a solution'.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:25:26 +0300Two widows face charge of obtaining Sh283,368 to facilitate workers travel to Qatar
Mariana Wanjiru Tsotse and Pauline Wangui Ikua, both widows, were accused of conspiring to defraud one Margaret Wanjiru Ichanga a sum of Sh283,368.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:59:52 +0300Pilot charged in court over school football field lease
He forged a lease agreement of a football field at Kilimani Primary School claiming it had been signed and issued by the Ministry of Education.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:44:48 +0300Judge scolds lawyers for fighting over KFA case
Justice Teresia Matheka says the lawyers have delayed main case by two years.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:28:58 +0300Mining company denies illegal blasting claims
The firm has been mining stones and making ballast for construction of roads in Nyanza since 2018.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:16:00 +0300Turkana sets aside Sh8m to protect native hetitage site
The 60-acre Namorutung'a cultural site is located on the western shores of Lake Turkana along the Lodwar-Kalokol road.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:03:58 +0300Inquest into the death of 15 pupils pushed to July next year
The pupils aged between nine and 12 died in a stampede while 46 others were injured.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 21:37:00 +0300Eight people trapped in collapsed gold mine
Eight people trapped while two others escape with minor injuries after a gold mining shaft collapsed in Bondo sub-county.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 21:21:35 +0300Gatonye Gathura buried at his Ndeiya farm in Kiambu
Authorities further said that Gathura's body had been found dumped on the Naivasha-Mai Mahiu Road after he was reported missing.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:19:23 +0300Shinyalu MP Justus Kizito to spend night in police custody
Police had a rough time arresting Kizito, who was in the company of a group of youths that attempted to block the arrest.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:30:00 +0300Tamati Mauti: The 'bwana raha' who loved politics, karaoke and the altar
Friends & family are doubting police narrative - that their loved one killed Mitchell, a British national, before plunging to his death.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:37:17 +0300All 400 Maranda School Form 4 students sent home indefinitely
Siaya County Director of Education Nelson Sifuna confirmed to The Standard that over 400 students were sent home Thursday morning.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:27:18 +0300Nairobi best city to live in Africa, expats say
Nairobi ranked the best city to live and work in Africa, and 12th globally by expatriates.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:18:17 +0300Parents to know fate in Sh21 million school fire case
The same court had temporarily stopped the school's management from imposing a penalty of Sh9,823 on each student.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:01:49 +0300Teacher testifies in Lang'ata Boys' dormitory fire case against 12 students
The students were charged in 2016. The value of the property destroyed was estimated at Sh5.4 million.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:30:00 +0300Sonko: High Court mishandled my impeachment case
Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has blamed his ouster on alleged illegalities committed by the county assembly.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:00:00 +0300Nakuru: From colonial railway outpost to a city
Founded in 1904 as railway outpost, Nakuru town has evolved into a vibrant commercial hub and the country's political nerve center.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0300New technology to boost dairy farming in Meru County
The county government of Meru has started using technology that puts cows on heat through the introduction of hormones.