Residents lynch suspected carjackers
Drama unfolded in Ruiru when three suspected carjackers were arrested by the public and made to repent of their sins before being bludgeoned to death.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Residents lynch suspected carjackers
Three injured in Mombasa explosion
Three people have been injured after an explosion went off Thursday night at Biashara street along Old Kongowea road in Mombasa. Police officer and a civilian injured in the attack have been rushed to hospital for treatment.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Three injured in Mombasa explosion
Ministry develops automated performance tracking system
The Ministry of Industrialisation and Enterprise Development is developing an automated performance tracking system to help monitor the implementation of its projects and programmes.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Ministry develops automated performance tracking system
Man sues wife for stealing documents
A 34-year-old woman was Wednesday charged in a Kibera court with stealing a title deed, firearm certificate and birth certificate.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Man sues wife for stealing documents
Three-year-old girl dies from snake bite
A three-year-old girl died Friday after being bitten by a poisonous snake at an expansive sisal estate in Taita-Taveta County. The incident comes at a time the government is grappling with persistent human-wildlife conflict in the region.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Three-year-old girl dies from snake bite
Don’t tax biogas devices, State told
Farmers have urged the Government to waive import duty imposed on biogas appliances to promote use of renewable energy and conserve the environment.
By By Standard REPORTER 10 years ago
Don’t tax biogas devices, State told
100 charged with flouting Mututho laws
Some 100 people have been arraigned at the Kapsabet Court since Monday on alcohol-related charges.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
100 charged with flouting Mututho laws
Journalists awarded 23pc pay rise
The Standard and Nation Media Group journalists have been awarded a 23 per cent salary increment among other benefits following the signing of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
By By STANDARD REPORTERS 10 years ago
Journalists awarded 23pc pay rise
Man arrested after nephew’s testimony
Police have arrested the director of the defunct Format Supermarket in Kisumu for questioning after the hearing of a case filed against him.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Man arrested after nephew’s testimony
Form Three student commits suicide after quarrel with mother
A Form Three student of Odoyo Mara Secondary School was found dead after allegedly committing suicide at Kabaazi area in Nyandarua County on Wednesday evening.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Form Three student commits suicide after quarrel with mother
Teacher found dead after drinking spree
A former teacher was Saturday found dead in Bomet County after he allegedly took too much of an illicit brew. The retired teacher’s body was found at Kapletunga trading centre near Sotik town after a drinking spree with friends.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Teacher found dead after drinking spree
Baringo residents receive more relief food
Hunger-stricken residents of Baringo East received 300 bags of maize, 150 bags of beans, 35 cartons of cooking oil and 10 bales of nutropap from the Government as part of the ongoing relief interventions to address the effects of drought in various parts of the country.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Baringo residents receive more relief food
Student admits he damaged officer’s gun
A man, who told a Nakuru court he is a secondary school student yesterday admitted to damaging a police gun.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Student admits he damaged officer’s gun
Government petitioned to weed out corupt contractors
The Government has been urged to weed out corrupt contractors in order to reduce the cost of constructing rural roads by 60 per cent.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Government petitioned to weed out corupt contractors
KDF remains tightlipped on amount of much-needed compensation for injuries
KDF has remained tight lipped on the amount of compensation the families are supposed to receive. Despite frequently seeking feedback from the military on the care of injured soldiers and compensation for injuries to the next of kin for fatalities, the military has not given a clear response.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
KDF remains tightlipped on amount of much-needed compensation for injuries
Why care groups would come in handy
Even as eyes are fixed on the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to provide care to veterans and their families, the public must also play a role in offering support.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Why care groups would come in handy
MKU gets go-ahead to start medical school
The Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (MPDB) has approved a new medical school in Thika.
By By STANDARD REPORTER 10 years ago
MKU gets go-ahead to start medical school
‘Fake cop’ Waiganjo to know his fate today
Joshua Waiganjo who is charged for being a police imposter will Wednesday appear before Nyeri Chief Magistrate to know if he has a fraud case to answer.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
‘Fake cop’ Waiganjo to know his fate today
Wiper co-ordinator quits over Kalonzo remarks to journalist
Following former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka’s discriminatory remarks towards a journalist, Kajiado County Wiper co-ordinator Solomon Kinyanjui has withdrawn his support for the party, citing frustration over the party leader’s utterances.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Wiper co-ordinator quits over Kalonzo remarks to journalist
Man killed in fight over a woman at a bar
A fight over a woman by four men at Kathangariri market, Embu North sub-county, ended tragically after a man lost his life in the ensuing scuffle.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Man killed in fight over a woman at a bar
Rift in Muslim leadership widens
The bitter falling out between Muslim leaders over a proposed meeting to discuss youth radicalisation has intensified with organisers accusing opponents of resisting change and avoiding elections.
By By STANDARD REPORTER 10 years ago
Rift in Muslim leadership widens
City contracts company to collect revenue
The Nairobi County government has contracted an e-payment firm to collect revenue on its behalf, making Nairobi the second city in Africa after Johannesburg to outsource revenue collection.
By By STANDARD REPORTER 10 years ago
City contracts company to collect revenue
Girl,13, dies after undergoing FGM
A 13-year-old-girl in KMQ village, Kajiado County has died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) on Monday.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Girl,13, dies after undergoing FGM
Dadaab airstrip rocked by explosions
Two powerful explosives rocked Dadaab airstrip in Garissa County on Thursday night.
By By STANDARD REPORTER 10 years ago
Dadaab airstrip rocked by explosions
University ordered to readmit student suspended over strike
The High Court Tuesday ordered a Nyeri-based public university to re-admit a student it had suspended for two years for allegedly leading a strike.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
University ordered to readmit student suspended over strike
Counties bag Sh2.6b for ICT
World Bank has approved $30 million (Sh2.6b) for ICT applications to support Nairobi and other counties enhance accountability in their revenue management.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Counties bag Sh2.6b for ICT
Tackling tax evasion could raise $57 more per school child in Kenya, says UNESCO
A new paper released by the Education For All Global Monitoring Report (EFA GMR) at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) reveals that improving Kenya’s tax system and modestly increasing the share of the Government’s budget allocated to education could raise over $700 million (Sh60.9b) more for education and allow for spending per primary school aged child to increase by $57 (Sh4,959).
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Tackling tax evasion could raise $57 more per school child in Kenya, says UNESCO
DPP Keriako Tobiko appoints four senior officers
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has appointed four chief officers as part of ongoing restructuring.
By By STANDARD REPORTER 10 years ago
DPP Keriako Tobiko appoints four senior officers
Man killed for bewitching son
An elderly man was killed and his private parts chopped off at Ziwa La Furunzi area in Malindi District, Kilifi County, Thursday.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Man killed for bewitching son
County hires 727 ECDE teachers
Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) has been given a boost after Governor Paul Chepkwony’s administration presented 727 ECDE teachers with their appointment letters.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
County hires 727 ECDE teachers
Striking staff want varsities probed
University workers have called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to order a probe into financial management in all public universities terming them as dens of corruption.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Striking staff want varsities probed
Four police officers who robbed trader suspended
Four flying squad officers accused of robbing a businesswoman of money and arresting her in mysterious circumstance have been interdicted.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Four police officers who robbed trader suspended
Woman burnt to death in love gone sour case
A woman was burnt to death in her former employer’s shop in a suspected love gone sour incident at Kibuye market, Kisumu County.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Woman burnt to death in love gone sour case
Man, 55, takes his life after his brother disappears
A 55-year-old man has committed suicide a week after his brother disappeared in a forest in Keria area, Embu County.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Man, 55, takes his life after his brother disappears
Ntimama defection meeting aborts
A planned meeting at State House where former Heritage minister and ODM’s pointman in the Maa community William Ntimama was to decamp to TNA aborted Tuesday.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Ntimama defection meeting aborts
Butcher kills himself with shop knife
Shock engulfed Shamata village in Nyandarua County after a butcher killed himself using a knife in his butchery.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Butcher kills himself with shop knife
Harun Mwau wants name deleted from drugs report
Former Kilome MP Harun Mwau wants references to his name deleted from a report by a South African researcher on drugs trade.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Harun Mwau wants name deleted from drugs report
Hippo crashes illegal fisherman to death
Operations around Lake Naivasha were temporarily paralysed after a fisherman was attacked and killed by a hippo.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Hippo crashes illegal fisherman to death
Mob turns on bribe demanding officers
Two Administration Police officers attached to Makutano police station in West Pokot County escaped the wrath of an angry mob after they allegedly demanded a bribe from a boda boda operator.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Mob turns on bribe demanding officers
Witchdoctors invited to Embu festival
Embu County plans to register traditional healers in its annual music and cultural festivals.
By By Standard Reporter 10 years ago
Witchdoctors invited to Embu festival
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