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Crisis Looms In Counties As Governors Say Treasury Yet To Disburse Funds For Four Months

7Apr

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Crisis Looms In Counties As Governors Say Treasury Yet To Disburse Funds For Four Months

Operations in a majority of counties have been paralysed following the delayed disbursement of funds from the National Treasury for four consecutive months. According to Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa, who appeared before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Thursday, Treasury owes county governments about Ksh.96 billion arrears accrued from January this year. Governors have decried the dire situation saying they’re staring at the possibility of strikes by county staff over delayed salaries. The financial crisis across all counties continues to deepen with the devolved units now entering the fourth month without their monthly disbursement from the exchequer. This is the longest time the devolved units have gone without receiving cash from the National Trea...

Kenyans In Diaspora To Be Able To Marry At Embassies

6Apr

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Kenyans In Diaspora To Be Able To Marry At Embassies

Kenyans nationals in the diaspora will soon be able to marry at Kenyan embassies in their respective countries of residence, President William Ruto said on Wednesday. Ruto said Attorney General Justin Muturi is working on the gazettement of Kenyan embassies worldwide as legally-recognised places of marriage. “The Attorney General has given concurrence that he is going to gazette our embassies as a place you can get married,” he said in Kigali, Rwanda during a meeting with Kenyans living in the country. However, Ruto said the marriages will be within the confines of Kenyan law, meaning same-sex marriages will not be officiated regardless of whether the country of residence legally recognises gay marriages. “The law of Kenya will continue to apply; if you are a man, you can ...

KU Student Found Dead Days After Date With Mystery Lover

5Apr

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KU Student Found Dead Days After Date With Mystery Lover

A female student from Kenyatta University, June Jerop, pursuing a master's degree, was found dead on Monday, March 20, hours after leaving for a date with a mystery lover. According to her family and friends, the girl's phone went off when she left the institution at around 5 pm. "Her friends told us she informed them that she was going to meet a male friend, but did not disclose much more about it," Jerop's sister lamented. She was reportedly found dumped along the road in Nairobi before police transferred her body to the City Mortuary. According to the police, her body was found swollen and blood-stained, raising questions about whether she was caught in the nationwide demonstrations or was murdered. After several attempts to call her at work and s...

One killed, dozens injured as school buses collide along Baricho road in Kirinyaga

5Apr

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One killed, dozens injured as school buses collide along Baricho road in Kirinyaga

One person died and several pupils were injured after two school buses they were travelling in were involved in an accident along the Kagio-Baricho road in Kirinyaga. Police said the incident happened Wednesday, April 5, at about 6 am and involved a Trinity Academy Kagio and Kutus Municipality buses which collided head-on. The buses' windows were shattered and the front parts were damaged following the impact. The area residents rushed to the scene and could be seen using welding machines to cut the buses' parts to rescue the trapped victims. The injured learners were rushed to a nearby hospital while the deceased, a school manager, was taken to the morgue. The cause of the accident was yet to be ascertained at the time of publishing this article. Police said they ar...

Mukumu Girls Closed Down After Bacterial Infection Kills 2, Over 500 Others Infected

3Apr

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Mukumu Girls Closed Down After Bacterial Infection Kills 2, Over 500 Others Infected

Mukumu Girls High School has been closed indefinitely after two students died and scores more were infected with bacteria from contaminated food and water. One student is said to be recovering in the intensive care unit. Jared Obiero, Western Regional Director of Education, confirmed the incident to the media on Monday. According to Obiero, the decision to suspend school learning came after consultations between the school, the Ministry of Education, and the county government. In recent weeks, the school has made headlines after a large number of students were hospitalized with vomiting, diarrhea, and dizziness. In late March, 72 students from the Kakamega County-based school were admitted to the Kakamega County General Hospital, with health officials suspecting a Chole...

Death Toll in Naivasha accident involving Pwani University bus has risen to 17

31Mar

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Death Toll in Naivasha accident involving Pwani University bus has risen to 17

The death toll in the Naivasha accident has risen to 17 after three more patients succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment. The most affected was Pwani University which lost ten students and staff while others were left fighting for their lives in different hospitals following the accident on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. Survivors of the accident narrated how they were advised to wear safety belts minutes before the bus rammed a matatu and crashed into a drainage ditch in Naivasha. The bus that was driving downhill was flashing and hooting before hitting the matatu in Kayole estate on Thursday mid-day, as both vehicles then crashed by the roadside. Nakuru Health CEC Jackline Osore said 76 patients have so far been treated, adding that they have also ...

Student nurses severe injuries after 107 strokes of cane from teacher

30Mar

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Student nurses severe injuries after 107 strokes of cane from teacher

An investigation is underway by police in Nyamira following an incident where a primary school teacher allegedly flogged a grade four pupil at Riang’ombe Primary School. According to a report by Nation, social media users under the hashtag Justice for Grade 4 Pupil have demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the teacher for contravening the Ministry of Education's policy on corporal punishment. Reports show that the pupil was assaulted last Sunday. His injuries were so severe that his teachers conspired to cover up the incident by keeping him in the dorm and denying him medical attention. “We took the boy to Nyamira hospital and after we undressed him, we noticed the injuries were very severe to an extent that a huge tissue had been cut o...

30Mar

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Azimio Protests On Thursday

Azimio la Umoja supporters took to the streets on Thursday for the third round of protests against the government. Early Thursday, police officers in full riot gear were seen patrolling Mathare and Kibra in Nairobi, as well as the lakeside city of Kisumu. Despite a ban on protests and a warning from police that they would do anything to prevent any kind of gathering, Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga has vowed that the protests will continue. third day of Azimio la Umoja's mass demonstrations kicked off on Thursday, March 30, as the opposition side sought to petition the Kenya Kwanza administration over the high cost of living affecting Kenyan citizens. Under instructions by Interior CS Kithure Kindiki, the heavy security detail was deployed at strategic points along the...

Journalists Covering Demos In Kibra Attacked By Knife-Wielding Gang, Robbed

27Mar

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Journalists Covering Demos In Kibra Attacked By Knife-Wielding Gang, Robbed

Journalists from local and international news outlets were attacked by a knife-wielding gang in Kibra on Monday while covering the first day of bi-weekly anti-regime protests. Several others were injured after a rowdy gang pelted their vehicles with stones within Kibra's DO area. According to Jase Ndungu, a journalist covering the protests in Kibra, an armed gang descended on journalists covering the protests, forcing them to flee for their lives. "As we were covering the ongoing demonstrations, protesters had lit bonfires and we were watching the protests unfold when we were attacked," Ndung'u told Citizen Digital. "The gang had pretended to be part of the protesters but it turned out that they were actually armed," According to reports, journalists who wer...

DCI Bows To Pressure, Issues Apology For Using Wrong Photos Of Chaos During Maandamano Rally

25Mar

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DCI Bows To Pressure, Issues Apology For Using Wrong Photos Of Chaos During Maandamano Rally

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has issued an apology after being put on the spot for using the wrong images to depict ‘Maandamano’ protests on Monday. In a social media post on Saturday, DCI said, "The Directorate of Criminal Investigations wishes to unreservedly apologize to the public for the mix-up of images in yesterday’s communication, which was meant to appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of criminal suspects involved in Monday’s illegal demonstrations." The DCI pushed part of the blame on citizens, saying, "The mix-up was partly occasioned by the overwhelming information that we had received via the online platform regarding the reported incidents of violence. While we work towards rectifying the same and maintaining public confide...