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Adow Jubat

Kamama to be replaced as House security committee chairman

Jubilee will replace Tiaty MP Asman Kamama from the powerful parliamentary National Security Committee, National Assembly Leader of Majority Aden Duale has said.

By Adow Jubat 7 years ago

Kamama to be replaced as House security committee chairman

Mandera terror attack hero's family yet to be paid

Mandera terror attack hero's family yet to be paid

By Adow Jubat 7 years ago

Eastleigh residents in jubilation after election of Farmajo as Somalia President

Eastleigh residents in jubilation after election of Farmajo as Somalia President

By JOSPHAT THIONG'O and Adow Jubat 7 years ago

Six held over transfer of voters in Garissa

Six held over transfer of voters in Garissa

By Adow jubat 7 years ago

Leaders want government to scale up livestock take off program

North Eastern leaders wants the government to scale up livestock take off programme by expanding its reach to far-flung areas in the region.

By Adow jubat 7 years ago

Leaders want government to scale up livestock take off program

Police reservist killed as suspected Al Shabaab attack Mandera guesthouse

A security officer was killed early Monday morning after suspected Al Shabaab militants attacked a guesthouse in Mandera town.

By Adow Jubat and Cyrus Ombati 7 years ago

Police reservist killed as suspected Al Shabaab attack Mandera guesthouse

MPs to be recalled to vet IEBC nominees

National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has said MPs might be recalled to vet the electoral agency nominees.

By Adow Jubat 7 years ago

MPs to be recalled to vet IEBC nominees

Youths heckle DP Ruto as Nandi leaders refuse to attend his function

Deputy President William Ruto met resistance in some areas he visited, with leaders snubbing his functions and youths booing him.

By Titus Too and Adow Jubat 7 years ago

Youths heckle DP Ruto as Nandi leaders refuse to attend his function

Death, misery as drought ravages Kenya’s landscape

Vulnerable communities affected by drought in Northern Kenya will receive relief food and water to help them tide over the trying period, a governor has said.

By JOSEPH MUCHIRI AND ADOW JUBAT 8 years ago

Death, misery as drought ravages Kenya’s landscape

13 people killed in terror attack at popular hotel in Mandera

Thirteen people were yesterday killed in a dawn terror attack in Mandera that seemingly aimed at causing mass fatalities.

By Adow Jubat and Job Weru 8 years ago

13 people killed in terror attack at popular hotel in Mandera

RETIRED: Clan blocks elected Mandera leaders from 2017 polls

A powerful clan in Mandera has applied a new model of ‘negotiated democracy’ which will send home all the 24 elected leaders and seeks to dismantle political dynasties and fiefdoms.

By Adow jubat 8 years ago

RETIRED: Clan blocks elected Mandera leaders from 2017 polls

Incumbents dropped as Mandera elders draw 2017 line-up

Those dropped include Governor Ali Roba and Senator Billow Kerrow in a move likely to put the elders on a collision course with the leaders.

By Adow jubat 8 years ago

Incumbents dropped as Mandera elders draw 2017 line-up

Christians remember terror attack on Garissa church

Christians in Garissa Sunday held inter-dominational prayers to commemorate the terror bombing of African Inland Church four years ago.

By Adow Jubat 8 years ago

Christians remember terror attack on Garissa church

Six shot dead during ambush on two buses heading to Mandera

Six people were killed and scores injured when a bus plying the Mandera-Nairobi route was sprayed with bullets by heavily armed assailants yesterday morning.

By Adow Jubat and Cyrus Ombati 8 years ago

Six shot dead during ambush on two buses heading to Mandera

Street protests to continue, opposition leaders vow

Opposition leaders have vowed to continue with street protests tomorrow to push electoral commissioners out of office.

By ADOW JUBAT and PROTUS ONYANGO 8 years ago

Street protests to continue, opposition leaders vow

Garissa university attack remembered

Tens of hundreds of people from all walks of life on Saturday converged at Garissa University College in remembrance of 142 students and 6 soldiers killed in April 2 terror attack at the institution.

By Adow Jubat 8 years ago

Garissa university attack remembered

Duale: Our children shamed Sossion

Majority Leader in the National Assembly Aden Duale has accused the Kenya National Union of Teachers Secretary General Wilson Sossion of betraying residents of northeastern region by inciting non-local teachers to abscond teaching in the region during the hour of need.

By Adow jubat 8 years ago

Duale: Our children shamed Sossion

Woman with knife stuck to cheek bone fighting for life at KNH

A woman is fighting for her life at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after her husband allegedly stabbed her several times following a domestic quarrel.

By Adow jubat 8 years ago

Woman with knife stuck to cheek bone fighting for life at KNH

Kenya Defence Forces soldiers shoot dead two people in Mandera

Two people were allegedly killed and three others injured by Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers in Mandera town yesterday.

By Adow Jubat 8 years ago

Kenya Defence Forces soldiers shoot dead two people in Mandera

KDF soldiers shoot dead two people in Mandera

Two people were allegedly killed and three others injured by Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers in Mandera town Monday.

By Adow Jubat 8 years ago

KDF soldiers shoot dead two people in Mandera

State to begin border operation to flush out Al Shabaab

The Government is planning to carry out a security operation to flush out Somali-based insurgents, who are reportedly regrouping along the Kenya-Somali border.

By Adow Jubat 8 years ago

State to begin border operation to flush out Al Shabaab

Kenyan teacher kidnapped by Al-Shabaab rescued

A teacher working with a non-government organisation was rescued yesterday morning four days after she was abducted by suspected Al-Shabaab militants at Hagadera refugee camp in Dadaab.

By Adow jubat 9 years ago

Kenyan teacher kidnapped by Al-Shabaab rescued

Suspected Al Shabaab kidnap teacher from Hagadera camp

A Kenyan was on Monday morning kidnapped by people suspected to be members of Al-Shabaab militia in the sprawling Hagadera refugee camp in Dadaab, Garissa County.

By Adow Jubat 9 years ago

Suspected Al Shabaab kidnap teacher from Hagadera camp

Ijara MP wants KDF out of his constituency

Ijara MP Ahmed Abass has accused the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) of committing atrocities against civilians in his constituency.

By Adow Jubat 9 years ago

Ijara MP wants KDF out of his constituency

Religious leaders ask Kenyan government to help them fight religious extremism

Religious leaders from Garissa County have on Sunday urged the government to help them in fight against radicalisation of youth into acts of violent extremism.

By Adow jubat 9 years ago

Religious leaders ask Kenyan government to help them fight religious extremism

Five burnt alive in Bargoni terror attack

Five passengers were burnt to ashes in a huge explosion detonated by militants near Bargoni township Monday morning, sparking panic in the now chronically insecure county.

By David Ochami and Adow Jubat 9 years ago

Five burnt alive in Bargoni terror attack

Police officers narrowly escape death after running over explosive in Lamu County

Police officers from Garissa County escaped death by a whisker after the vehicle they were traveling in, was targeted in an explosive device by suspected al-Shabaab militants marauding the expensive Boni forest.

By Adow jubat 9 years ago

Police officers narrowly escape death after running over explosive in Lamu County

We told police of suspicious people prior to attack, says Mandera landlord

The owner of the estate in Mandera where 14 people were killed by Al Shabaab militants has disputed claims by the Government that it did not have prior information over the impending attack.

By Adow jubat 9 years ago

We told police of suspicious people prior to attack, says Mandera landlord

14 die in Mandera al-Shabaab raid

At least 14 people were killed Tuesday by suspected Al Shabaab militants in a north-eastern border town of Mandera, a Government official has confirmed.

By ADOW JUBAT 9 years ago

14 die in Mandera al-Shabaab raid

Suspected al-Shabaab militia kill chief in Wajir

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Islamist extremist militant group; al-Shabaab on Saturday night killed a chief in the North-Eastern border town of Wajir.

By Adow Jubat 9 years ago

Suspected al-Shabaab militia kill chief in Wajir

Five Kenyans killed, seven injured in attack along border with Ethiopia

Five pastoralists from Kenya were killed at the country’s border with Ethiopia by unknown gunmen on Tuesday.

By Adow Jubat 9 years ago

Five Kenyans killed, seven injured in attack along border with Ethiopia

Terrorists raid village in Garissa

Suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen raided a border village in Garissa County on Saturday night, hours after targeting a military vehicle with an explosive device.

By Adow Jubat 9 years ago

Terrorists raid village in Garissa

Al-Shabaab raids border village after targeting an explosive device on a military vehicle

Gunmen suspected to be al-Shabaab militia have raided a border village in Garissa county on Saturday night, few hours after targeting an explosive device on a military vehicle.

By Adow Jubat 9 years ago

Al-Shabaab raids border village after targeting an explosive device on a military vehicle

North Eastern region faces education crisis as 95 schools shut over insecurity

About 95 public schools in the volatile North-Eastern region have been closed due to insecurity posed by terrorists.

By Adow Jubat 9 years ago

North Eastern region faces education crisis as 95 schools shut over insecurity

Government to recruit, train police reservists in county to fight terror

The Government will recruit and train Kenya Police Reservists (KPR) in the county in a bid to tackle escalating terror related incidents, the county commissioner said yesterday.

By ADOW JUBAT 9 years ago

Government to recruit, train police reservists in county to fight terror

Security officers’ brutality exposed in pictures posted on social media

Police officers have launched investigation concerning pictures circulating on social media platform showing police officers mercilessly flogging and stepping over some unidentified youth in Yumbis location, Garissa County.

By ADOW JUBAT 9 years ago

Security officers’ brutality exposed in pictures posted on social media

Man, 70, succumbs to shock after getting bad news about elderly dues

A 70-year-old man collapsed and died after queuing for two days in a row under a scorching sun to receive his share of the money meant for the elderly from a bank in Garissa town.

By Adow Jubat 9 years ago

Man, 70, succumbs to shock after getting bad news about elderly dues

Four killed, 9 injured as rival herders clash in Isiolo

Four people have died and nine others were injured as herders from two rival communities engaged in a gun battle for hours at Attan, Isiolo Central.

By Ali Abdi and Adow JUBAT 9 years ago

Four killed, 9 injured as rival herders clash in Isiolo

Militants ambush Kenyan police during patrol in Garissa

Conflicting accounts swirled around over the number of police officers injured in an ambush set up by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Yumbis, Garissa County.

By Adow Jubat and Cyrus Ombati 9 years ago

Militants ambush Kenyan police during patrol in Garissa

Duale tells North Eastern residents to support State in war on terror

Leader of Majority in the National Assembly Aden Duale has called on residents of the North Eastern region to support the Government initiatives to combat terrorism in the region

By ADOW JUBAT 9 years ago

Duale tells North Eastern residents to support State in war on terror

Three police officers injured in explosion in Garissa

At least three police officers were seriously injured Monday evening after a landmine went off under the vehicle they were travelling in.

By Adow Jubat 9 years ago

Three police officers injured in explosion in Garissa

MCAs condemn petition filed against the county

Members of Wajir County Assembly have dismissed a petition filed at the Senate by a group of residents seeking dissolution of the county.

By Adow Jubat 9 years ago

MCAs condemn petition filed against the county

Assembly issues arrest warrants for 2 executives

A county assembly committee probing illegal foreign trips of two executives want the duo arrested.

By Adow Jubat 9 years ago

Assembly issues arrest warrants for 2 executives

State officer in Garissa to face relief food theft charges

Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has given the green light for the prosecution of a former State official over misappropriation of relief food for hunger stricken families in Garissa County.

By ADOW JUBAT 9 years ago

State officer in Garissa to face relief food theft charges

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