Head of the Catholic Church in Kenya Cardinal John Njue has urged people of Nyanza province to unite and participate in the on going national healing process. Addressing the press in Kisii central, cardinal Njue said during the post election skirmishes, church leaders were divided along ethnic lines and stressed on the need for the [...]
Barely two months after Eldoret Municipal council ordered hawkers out of Central Business District and latter relocated them in west open air market, still some do their business within the CBD. According to Peter Mungai, Eldoret Municipal Council wants them to get licenses for their businesses which they cannot afford now, since the business has [...]
Residents of Kapsumbeiywet village, Kiplombe location in Eldoret are up in arms against dealers of bhang in the area.Led by their area councilor John Chemwaina the residents threatened to lynch the ten suspects who are widely known in the village. Speaking at Kapsumbeiywet village pastor Job kosgey of the United Pentecostal church whose son has [...]
Police over the weekend mounted a crackdown on law breakers in Eldoret town to reduce criminal cases and maintain law and order. According to Eldoret OCPD Mwinde Kioko, 190 people were arrested with various offences. 11 illegal hawkers, 9 drunkards and four people operating their businesses without licenses were captured. He also revealed that police [...]
An inspector working with Eldoret express bus company today netted 20 liters of illicit brew in a bus going to Nairobi. Peter Murage informed journalists that the illicit brew had been parked in plastic bags and hid in a bag carrying fruits. The bus was heading to Nairobi from Western Province and according to Murage [...]
An 18 year old boy has been beaten to death by angry residents after he allegedly attacked his mother over delaying to prepare food. The residents stormed the boy’s home in Ndhiwa division of Homabay district after the mother screamed for help. The body of the boy who is said to have been drunk at [...]
Kenya national union of teachers is reiterating its calls to the government to fulfill the pledge of teachers’ salary increment. Uasin Gishu branch Kenya national union of teachers’ executive secretary Sammy Bor says it has taken a long time for the government to meet the teachers’ demands and threatened to go on strike if not [...]
Sudanese War Veterans have closed the Sudan-Kenya border at Lokichoggio to protest a seven month delay in payment of their monthly compensation. Confirming the closure Lokichoggio District Officer Geoffery Wafula said the blockade set up by the war veterans had paralyzed transport and movement of commuters along the Lokichoggio-Juba highway since last week. According to [...]
The government has stated that all learning institutions will now be required to set up Guidance and Counseling units. Minister for education Professor Sam Ongeri says a crash programme is underway to prepare teachers for the task ahead. He was speaking yesterday at the opening of the first Kenya Education Stakeholders’ Conference and Exhibition that [...]
The electronic vote tallying at the KICC during the December 2007 general elections was prone to abuse as it relied on the integrity of officers entering the figures. The Kriegler led Commission of inquiry into the disputed elections was informed that the team were not prepared for electronic tallying process and as prone to abuse. [...]