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More Pain For Gikomba Traders After Another Fire Incident

24Nov

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More Pain For Gikomba Traders After Another Fire Incident

Property of unknown value has been destroyed following a fire incident in the wee hours of Thursday morning at Gikomba Market. According to reports the fire broke out at Jua Kali area razing down shedloads of stalls, with traders now calling for a lasting solution to the perennial fires. Meanwhile, traders and firefighters are at the scene in efforts to put out the inferno. Over the years, a number of fires have ravaged Gikomba market, East Africa's largest open market. In October 2017, the government said that it had laid a Ksh.19 billion blueprint to construct a multi-storey market where the more than 20,000 Gikomba traders were to be accommodated as well as ensure an end to the frequent fires. The plan has yet to be implement

DPP Nurdin Haji Calls On Garissa Youth To Take Up Teaching Profession

13Nov

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DPP Nurdin Haji Calls On Garissa Youth To Take Up Teaching Profession

The Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji has urged form four leavers in Garissa to take up the teaching profession in order to bridge the huge gap of teacher shortage in the county. Haji said as long as the local community shies away from the profession, the region will continue to lag behind in education due to teacher shortage. Speaking in Garissa during the launch of Young Muslim Girls High School, the DPP urged parents to encourage their children to take up teaching as a career saying the region’s progress was suffering due to lack of adequate teachers. The DPP gave a recent incident where the leaders from North Eastern held a meeting with officials from TSC to discuss teacher shortage. The leaders were told that no local students who want to be teac...

Nick Cannon Has Welcomed Another Kid, Just That Fast

12Nov

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Entertainment

Nick Cannon Has Welcomed Another Kid, Just That Fast

The news comes just over a week after it was confirmed that he also has another kid on the way. he welcomed a baby with radio personality, Abby De La Rosa. the news on Instagram, sharing a photo of him embracing Abby and their newborn baby. "A BEAUTIFUL DAY for 'BEAUTIFUL ZEPPELIN CANNON' to arrive!" he wrote. He then shared some words for his daughter, whom he affectionately calls "Bizzy B." "Get ready because the world is yours!" he wrote. "Daddy loves you!" All together, Nick now has 11 children, with his 12th on the way. It was just annouced a week and a half ago that he's expecting another baby with model Alyssa Scott. Nick has a one-month-old son named Rise, a two-month-old daughter named onyxa three-month-old son named Legendary, a two-year-old daughter named ...

Kenya Receives Additional Ksh.15.5 Billion Financing From IMF

9Nov

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Kenya Receives Additional Ksh.15.5 Billion Financing From IMF

Kenya has unlocked Ksh.15.5 billion ($127.4 million) in additional financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This follows successful discussions to amend the country’s ongoing program with the multi-lateral lender to provide additional financing. In a statement Tuesday night, the IMF says the extra financing which is equivalent to $162.84 million worth of special drawing rights (SDRs) covers external financing needs resulting from drought and challenging global financing needs. $1=Ksh.121.67 The additional financing is expected to trickle in as part of the ksh 52.4 billion fourth tranche loan from Kenya’s 38-month program which currently awaits the approval of the IMF Executive Board. Kenya had access to up to Ksh.27.2 billion in beyond its Ksh.284.6 billi...

Eric Shares loss of his unborn child with his girlfreind Lynne

8Nov

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Eric Shares loss of his unborn child with his girlfreind Lynne

Eric Omondi has shared that he lost his unborn child with his girlfriend Lynne on the night of November 7. While sharing the sorrowful news, the funny man described the said night as one of the longest nights of his life, adding they fought for over five hours in an attempt to save the life of their unborn baby. Eric said they never got the chance to meet the baby physically but they surely felt and will forever love him or her eternally. "Last night was one of the Longest nights of my life. We fought for over 5 hours to try and save our little Angel but God had other plans. We never met you but we sure felt you and will Forever Love you. Respect to all Women, no man on earth has that kind of strength Lynne stay strong. It is well," he shared. The latest turn of event...

Kuria: We’ll Ban Mitumba Once We Find An Alternative

2Nov

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Kuria: We’ll Ban Mitumba Once We Find An Alternative

Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria says the government will ban the importation iof second-hand clothes, commonly known as ‘mitumba’, once they find an alternative from the local textile industry. Kuria while speaking at the Chamngamka Shoping Festival in Nairobi on Tuesday pointed out that Kenya exports locally made fabric at a cheaper price than it imports the second-hand clothes. He said his ministry is focused on empowering the local textile industry. “Whatever is required for us to sell to our people the same way we are selling to America, we will do. Once the option is available we will do like South Africa. South Africa banned mitumba. I’m sure you want me to say that we are going to ban mitumba, Yes, we will ban mitumba once we give peo...

The California Winemaker Who Created Two Buck Chuck Has Died

14Sep

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The California Winemaker Who Created Two Buck Chuck Has Died

Fred Franzia, the California winemaker who created the Trader Joe's wine popularly known as Two Buck Chuck, died on Tuesday. He was 79. Franzia's death was announced by the Bronco Wine Company, the vintner he founded with his brother, Joseph, and cousin John in 1973. The company said Franzia believed in creating high-quality wines at an affordable cost to consumers. The company's Charles Shaw wines famously sell for just $1.99 a bottle. Franzia died at his home in Denair, California. A cause of death was not provided. "His entrepreneurial spirit, tireless dedication, and his commitment to both his family and to the Bronco family will forever be remembered," the company said. Though Bronco produces more than 100 brands of wines, according to its website, the company is best...

MEMPHIS SHOOTINGS<br>RAMPAGING GUNMAN NOW IN CUSTODY

8Sep

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MEMPHIS SHOOTINGS
RAMPAGING GUNMAN NOW IN CUSTODY

Memphis is under siege by a gunman going on a shooting spree across town with at least 5 people hit at the time of this post ... cops are reporting multiple shootings and large parts of the city are going on lockdown. Police in Memphis says the suspected shooter is 19-year-old Eziekel Kelly and he's considered armed and dangerous. Cops say he's been changing cars and moving around the city, in a scene that sounds straight out of a video game. The alleged gunman went live on Facebook, where he claimed to have shot numerous people ... with video showing him going into an auto parts store and aiming a gun at someone and pulling the trigger. Cops say Kelly is the man in the video and he's wanted for multiple shootings in Memphis earlier Wednesday. There was previously a shooti...

Rayvanny makes surprise appearance at Nandy festival after ditching WCB

26Jul

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Rayvanny makes surprise appearance at Nandy festival after ditching WCB

Tanzanian singer Raymond Shaban Mwakyusa popularly known as Rayvanny made a surprise appearance at Nandy Festival in Songea, days after leaving WCB Wasafi. The Next Level Music (NLM) President shared a series of videos capturing his entry at the show and the crowd could be seen cheering and jumping in excitement. This is the singer’s first major concert since announcing his exit from Diamond Platnumz’s owned record label WCB Wasafi after 6 years. Songstress Nandy surprised revelers who had turned up at her Festival with Vanny Boy’s presence at the festival. A heavily pregnant Nandy also staged an electrifying performance - being the main act of the night. The singer has been organising her own shows under the tag Nandy Festival in collaboration with a section of T...

Students of Kakamega High rushed to hospital following stampede

29Jun

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Students of Kakamega High rushed to hospital following stampede

A stampede at the Kakamega High School has led to 13 students being rushed to the Kakamega County General Hospital for treatment. The students are said to have fallen from the first floor of a building block while rushing out of their classroom. The students were running in haste after a fight broke out in the class. It is alleged that two students had been involved in an altercation when one student pushed the other while throwing punches at each other. Soon after, one student fell to the ground when a steel guard rail on the staircase snapped. Panicked onlookers soon rushed out of their classes which later resulted in a stampede. During the stampede some students fell to the ground suffering major injuries. According to Dr Collins Matemba, Kakamega County Health executiv...