Rapid Deployment Unit thwarted five Al-Shabaab attacks in April
On the rainy night of April 9, Senior Superintendent *Ali Hussein (not his real name) received a distress call informing him that suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen were scaling the wall of a residential building in Wajir Town.
By Boniface Ongeri 9 years ago
Rapid Deployment Unit thwarted five Al-Shabaab attacks in April
Al-Shabaab suspect arrested in Wajir
The Government has acknowledged holding incommunicado a Madrassa teacher arrested on suspicion of links with Al-Shabaab in Wajir town.
By Boniface Ongeri 9 years ago
Al-Shabaab suspect arrested in Wajir
Pupils idle in school as teachers abscond citing insecurity
Learning has almost been paralysed in Wajir, Garissa and Mandera counties as teachers have refused to report back to work because of insecurity.
By BONIFACE ONGERI 9 years ago
Pupils idle in school as teachers abscond citing insecurity
Man arrested with pistol at military checkpoint
A man in possession of an illegal gun was yesterday arrested by the military at a security checkpoint.
By Boniface Ongeri 10 years ago
Man arrested with pistol at military checkpoint
Mandera County installs system to boost revenue
The county government has launched an automated revenue control system to maximise on revenue collections and help deliver services.
By Boniface Ongeri 10 years ago
Mandera County installs system to boost revenue
County official storms radio station
Wajir police are investigating an incident in which a county official allegedly stormed a local radio station, switched off broadcast and harassed a presenter and a watchman.
By BONIFACE ONGERI 10 years ago
County official storms radio station
Group prepares Somali refugees for repatriation
Following government announcement of plans to close Dadaab camp, volunteers are preparing families for what they termed as inevitable repatriation.
By BONIFACE ONGERI 10 years ago
Group prepares Somali refugees for repatriation
Residents chase away oil explorer for ‘sidelining’ them
Residents of Garseqoftu location in Wajir County have blocked oil exploration in the area over alleged exclusion in jobs, tenders and hire of vehicles.
By BONIFACE ONGERI 10 years ago
Residents chase away oil explorer for ‘sidelining’ them
Court annuls man’s three-month marriage of a teenage girl
Wajir’s Kadhi Court has annulled a three-month marriage of a teenage girl to a man, 36.
By By BONIFACE ONGERI 11 years ago
Court annuls man’s three-month marriage of a teenage girl
Police probe claims of business rivalry in Garissa milk depot attack
Police were yesterday investigating whether business rivalry was to blame for the weekend attack on a milk depot in Garissa town in which property worth millions of shillings was lost.
By - BONIFACE ONGERI 11 years ago
Police probe claims of business rivalry in Garissa milk depot attack
Kind priest gave me wings to fly
Orphaned at an early age, DR MOHAMMED ABDILLE, 36, was forced to learn survival tactics as a child. He has risen above many odds, and is now a molecular parastoligist and one of the few lecturers from North Eastern at Egerton University. He spoke to BONIFACE ONGERI
By -BONIFACE ONGERI 11 years ago
Kind priest gave me wings to fly
Nominees briefed ahead of vetting
Uhuru, Ruto’s picks taken through the Public Appointments Act under which they will be vetted
By Cyrus Ombati and Boniface Ongeri 11 years ago
Nominees briefed ahead of vetting