By John Kaleke Narok county commissioner (CC) Kipkech Lotiatia has said that the state will employ force to evacuate people living in areas prone to floods and mudslides if they don’t heed the government’s directives to move to safe grounds during this flooding season. Speaking at Sarova lodge in Maasai Mara, the county commissioner reiterated the government’s commitment to use force to move people who reside adjacent to rivers that are flooded and other areas that are prone to floods and mudslides. Lotiatia urged the residents to be vigilant and to take necessary precautions to protect lives and property. 40…
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By John Kaleke Forty guests and several staff members were rescued at Masai Mara Game Reserve on Sunday after River Talek burst its banks and overflowed. Speaking to the media in Sarova Mara Lodge, Narok Governor Patrick Ntutu said 40 guests and several staff were rescued with no casualties or fatalities reported. Nine camps have been impacted by floods including Tipilikwani camp, Mara Leisure camp, Mara Base camp, Olkinyei camp, Mara Big Five, Mariot Camp, Sweet Acacia, Pride Inn Mara and Kananga camp. Governor Ntutu said that the river had overflowed at midnight affecting sections of Talek town leaving guests…
The fatal incident that occurred at around 3am on Monday caught families unaware with fears the number could rise as search and rescue operations continue.
By Joseph Ng’ang’a The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has begun to compensate farmers who bought substandard fertilizer. NCPB Managing Director Joseph Kimote said that the move follows a directive from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MOALD) that all farmers who bought KEL fertilizers be compensated. “All affected farmers are urged to lodge formal complaints by filling a Claim Declaration Form that will be provided at the depot or selling centre where they bought the fertilizer. They are also required to present their original national ID cards and evidence of purchase including the exhibits where applicable (for…
By Isaiah Nayika The County Government of Trans Nzoia has issued an ultimatum to doctors on strike to resume duty or else face the sack. Speaking in Sabaot Constituency on Monday, Governor George Natembeya warned that his government will no longer tolerate the striking doctors, and gave them a two-week notice to rethink their stand and resume duty or face the music. He explained that failure to act, will attract harsh sanctions hinting at sacking all those who would continue with the strike come the end of April. “As a county government we have fulfilled everything which our doctors wanted…
The State of Employee Experience (EX) for Customer Experience (CX) Success survey reveals that 30 percent of employees are not very happy, while 24 percent do not find their workplaces to be desirable.
By Muoki Charles Kiambu deputy speaker John Njiru Njue was arraigned before a Thika Court on Tuesday, April 17, 2024. He was charged with soliciting a Sh130,000 bribe from a private developer to allow her to continue developing her plot in his ward. Njiru, who also serves as a UDA MCA for Hospital ward, denied the charges before Thika Chief Magistrate Atiang Mitullah and was released on a Sh1 million bond or Sh500,000 cash bail. He was charged with soliciting the financial advantage on May 29, 2023, at Africana Hotel in Thika town, within Kiambu County. It was alleged that,…
By Sarah Njagi A medical officer will testify at a Kericho court in a case involving a former school teacher facing charges of sexually assaulting five girls, aged between the ages of 8 and 12 years. The accused, Nicanor Kirwa Yego, 60, who was arraigned before Kericho Senior Resident Magistrate Fredrick Nyakundi, was dismissed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) seven years ago for defiling a student. A dismissal letter dated 31 July 2017 from TSC tabled before the court indicated that the accused used to be a teacher and was dismissed from the service after he sexually assaulted a…
By Kiptanui Cherono A key witness in the murder trial of a police constable accused of killing her estranged husband was stood down by the Presiding Judge in an Eldoret Court citing work overload. A house help Sharon Jepchirchir who was working for the accused, Lilian Biwott at the time of the incident, had been called to the dock to give her evidence-in-chief against her former employer but was stood down by Justice Reuben Nyakundi. Justice Nyakundi explained that he could not proceed with the hearing of the murder case since he had more than 50 rulings and judgments to…
By Geoffrey Makokha Suna West Member of Parliament Peter Masara has advised the government against its planned move to cut the salaries of civil servants as a way of reducing the wage bill. Masara who was speaking after a church function at Ombo SDA church in Migori Town urged the government to look for alternative ways of collecting revenue instead of subjecting poor civil servants to pay cuts. The MP who is also a member of the Budget and Appropriation Committee in the National Assembly, outlined that the government has already introduced heavy taxation on civil servants including the recently…