How Makueni reduced maternal mortality in less than three years
In 2021, Makueni County had one of the highest maternal mortalities and 479 deaths per 100,000 live births.
By Stephen Nzioka 4 months ago
How Makueni reduced maternal mortality in less than three years
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Johnstone Muthama courts Kalonzo side citing UDA raw deal
The former senator claims the Akamba community has no representative at the high table where the national cake is shared as Kalonzo endorses unity proposal.
By Ndung'u Gachane and Stephen Nzioka 4 months ago
Johnstone Muthama courts Kalonzo side citing UDA raw deal
Officers deny allegation of minor's death while locked in police cells
The alleged death of a minor in a police cells in Makueni County has taken a new twist after officers denied knowledge of the incident.
By Stephen Nzioka 5 months ago
Officers deny allegation of minor's death while locked in police cells
Questions over death of child in police cells over Sh465 debt row
The woman says her child, who was sickly, might have been hit during the altercation.
By Stephen Nzioka 5 months ago
Questions over death of child in police cells over Sh465 debt row
Leaders oppose forceful eviction of families from riparian land
They said the demolition of houses was causing untold suffering to poor families who have nowhere to go.
By Stephen Nzioka 5 months ago
Leaders oppose forceful eviction of families from riparian land
Death toll in Kwa Muswii River tragedy rises to 10
The body of a woman who drowned has been recovered from River Kwa Muswii in Makueni bringing the death toll to 10.
By Stephen Nzioka 6 months ago
Death toll in Kwa Muswii River tragedy rises to 10
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Kalonzo warns Mutula against reckless talk
According to Mutula, Mutisya who was close with former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi, did a lot for the region.
By Stephen Nzioka 6 months ago
Kalonzo warns Mutula against reckless talk
Court orders warring parties at Makindu hospital to agree
Justice Teresia Matheka asked the warring the parties to seek Alternative Dispute Resolution over the matter as the health facility render services uninterrupted.
By Stephen Nzioka 6 months ago
Court orders warring parties at Makindu hospital to agree
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Meru MCAs alter Mwangaza's fiscal plan
The Meru County Assembly has altered Governor Kawira Mwangaza's ambitious development budget for the financial year starting July 1, 2024.
By Stephen Nzioka, Phares Mutembei 6 months ago
Meru MCAs alter Mwangaza's fiscal plan
Legalise our traditional brews, elder tells court
Augustus Muli, the patron of the Anzauni Ndene clan, observes that Kaluvu and Mawa brews were widely used in Akamba socio-cultural ceremonies.
By Stephen Nzioka 6 months ago
Legalise our traditional brews, elder tells court
Makueni disaster teams undergo emergency response training
The team that underwent joint life-saving training on board a responder rescue boat were also trained on how to operate the boat.
By Stephen Nzioka 6 months ago
Makueni disaster teams undergo emergency response training
Most victims of the Mlima Kiu accident were members of the same family
Among those who died on the spot was the driver of the hired Spanish matatu from Nakuru. NTSA boss says the stretch where accident happened lacked crucial road signs.
By Stephen Nzioka 7 months ago
Most victims of the Mlima Kiu accident were members of the same family
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Kalonzo to Ruto: Prepare for new wave to sweep you out of power
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has warned to President William Ruto of a brewing political wave that will sweep him out of power.
By Stephen Nzioka 7 months ago
Kalonzo to Ruto: Prepare for new wave to sweep you out of power
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Shock of Kibwezi school where girls are sexually abused for fees
Police say they are looking for a 62-year-old man accused of impregnating a girl he was supporting and procured an abortion for her.
By Stephen Nzioka 8 months ago
Shock of Kibwezi school where girls are sexually abused for fees
Linturi puts on notice agrovets selling counterfeit seeds, substandard farm inputs
He asked Kephis to move in speed to ensure investigations on various shops that are reaping big from local farmers unaware of what they were purchasing.
By Stephen Nzioka 8 months ago
Linturi puts on notice agrovets selling counterfeit seeds, substandard farm inputs
Family's agony as Form One student dies under unclear circumstances
A family in Kitengela is seeking justice following the death of their son Emmanuel Kirimi, a Form One student at Kilungu Boys in Makueni county.
By Stephen Nzioka 9 months ago
Family's agony as Form One student dies under unclear circumstances
Matatu crash kills 10, injures 10 others in Makueni County
Ten people have died, while 10 others have been rushed to Mbooni Sub-County Hospital following a road accident at Kwa Mbisu along the Kikima-Kali-Machakos road in Mbooni, Makueni County.
By Stephen Nzioka 10 months ago
Matatu crash kills 10, injures 10 others in Makueni County
Profits for divers taking locals across killer river
Muuoni River in Makueni County has been attracting rescuers and visitors, especially at the spot where eight people drowned while attempting to cross the swollen river last Thursday.
By Stephen Nzioka 11 months ago
Profits for divers taking locals across killer river
Floods claim two more lives in Makueni county
Two people have died after their car was swept away by the flooded river Ivoesyo in Nzaui sub-county, Makueni county, on Saturday night.
By Stephen Nzioka 11 months ago
Floods claim two more lives in Makueni county
Eight feared dead after they are swept by flooded river in Makueni
8 people are feared dead in Makueni after a vehicle they were traveling in was swept by flooded River Muuoni last night, area chief Norman Musyoki confirms.
By Stephen Nzioka 11 months ago
Eight feared dead after they are swept by flooded river in Makueni
Girls dominate KCPE in Makueni, Machakos as private school shine
Makueni's AIC Malivani School, a public institution, had nine candidates scoring 400 and above marks. Private schools generally continued to outshine public schools in the exams.
By Stephen Nzioka and Erastus Mulwa 11 months ago
Girls dominate KCPE in Makueni, Machakos as private school shine
Calls for improved child health, survival
The World Prematurity Day was nationally marked on Friday at Makueni's mother and child unit, with the annual celebration used to give voice towards care for preterm babies.
By Stephen Nzioka 11 months ago
Calls for improved child health, survival
Government to gazette water catchment areas
President William Ruto on Monday declared that all wetland areas and water towers across the country will be secured and gazetted.
By Stephen Nzioka 11 months ago
Government to gazette water catchment areas
Makueni leaders unhappy over President Ruto's proposal on Tsavo revenue
President William Ruto's directive that Taita Taveta residents will get at least 50 per cent of the revenue collected from Tsavo National park has not been received well by Makueni leaders.
By Stephen Nzioka 1 year ago
Makueni leaders unhappy over President Ruto's proposal on Tsavo revenue
Five killed in dawn road accident in Makueni
Area police boss Peter Maina said the bus rammed into the rear side of a tractor with the impact throwing it onto the other lane before it collided head-on with a trailer.
By Stephen Nzioka 1 year ago
Five killed in dawn road accident in Makueni
Three KWS rangers who killed student cleared
By the time of his death in 2019, Kyule was a KCSE exam candidate at Kiuani Secondary, Kibwezi East, Makueni County.
By Stephen Nzioka 1 year ago
Three KWS rangers who killed student cleared
Makueni: Governor commits to streamline coffee sector
Mutula said the County and the national government were keen on boosting the sector across 7 coffee factories.
By Stephen Nzioka 1 year ago
Makueni: Governor commits to streamline coffee sector
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Juliana Cherera and Irene Masit fled for dear life, Raila claims
The two, alongside commissioners Justus Nyang'aya and Francis Wanderi had opposed former Chairman Wafula Chebukati's declaration of William Ruto as the fifth president.
By Stephen Nzioka 1 year ago
Juliana Cherera and Irene Masit fled for dear life, Raila claims
Governor condemns shooting of unarmed protesters as victim's family seeks justice
Family says kin was innocent and was only selling water when he was shot, as Makueni governor warns police against using live bullets on demonstrators.
By Stephen Nzioka and Erastus Mulwa 1 year ago
Governor condemns shooting of unarmed protesters as victim's family seeks justice
New initiative seeks to make family planning more accessible
Makueni, Kakamega, Isiolo and Kwale will enjoy a five-year programme whose goal is to scale up quality Post-Partum Family Planning services.
By Stephen Nzioka 1 year ago
New initiative seeks to make family planning more accessible
Standard Group, Makueni seek partnership
uring a meeting with Standard Group CEO Orlando Lyomu at the county headquarters in Wote, Governor Kilonzo Jnr affirmed the need for partnerships with the media.
By Stephen Nzioka 1 year ago
Standard Group, Makueni seek partnership
Court orders body exhumed after mix-up at morgue
Waema Nguku, 95, died on September 6, 2022 at his home in Kilanga village
By Stephen Nzioka 2 years ago
Court orders body exhumed after mix-up at morgue
Hard choices for farmers as crop failure looms in three counties
Farmers have been urged to plan accordingly ahead of the rainy season but most seem unmoved, and not knowing how best to prepare.
By Stephen Nzioka, Erastus Mulwa, Philip Muasya 2 years ago
Hard choices for farmers as crop failure looms in three counties
Family in shock as body of man, 95, goes missing from mortuary
The 95-year-old man's relatives said the body Makueni County Referral Hospital mortuary management presented to them was not his.
By Stephen Nzioka 2 years ago
Family in shock as body of man, 95, goes missing from mortuary
Changing tack: Is Ukambani region joining forces with Kenya Kwanza?
Governor Mutula while addressing mourners in a burial at Nzeveni Primary School, Mbooni West, said he knew that the Azimio case in the Supreme Court was bound to fail.
By Stephen Nzioka 2 years ago
Changing tack: Is Ukambani region joining forces with Kenya Kwanza?
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Seasoned politicians, lawyers eye Speaker positions in Ukambani
Makueni county has six constituencies and pundits argue that the speaker should be drawn from Kaiti, Kibwezi West or Kibwezi East constituencies.
By Stephen Nzioka 2 years ago
Seasoned politicians, lawyers eye Speaker positions in Ukambani
Enhanced healthcare and graft war top Kilonzo Junior agenda
Mutula Kilonzo acknowledged the leadership of his predecessor Kivutha Kibwana, promising to improve where the outgoing administration may have failed.
By Stephen Nzioka 2 years ago
Enhanced healthcare and graft war top Kilonzo Junior agenda
Kibwana dumps Raila for Ruto, to defend the Pres-elect in court
Kibwana's decamping comes barely a week after he alleged that Odinga was rigged out of the presidential race.
By Stephen Nzioka and Winfrey Owino 2 years ago
Kibwana dumps Raila for Ruto, to defend the Pres-elect in court
Alarm as hospitals run out of test kits, condoms derailing war on HIV
There are fears that the situation will lead to increase in HIV infections and other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as unwanted pregnancies.
By Stephen Nzioka 2 years ago
Alarm as hospitals run out of test kits, condoms derailing war on HIV
A ballot cast is never lost, win or lose, it will build our future
In reality, the vote is not and was never intended to be an instrument of prediction, and certainly not for ensuring we get our preferences.
By Stephen Nzioka 2 years ago
A ballot cast is never lost, win or lose, it will build our future
FKF delegates endorse Barry for presidency
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