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Anti-FGM Board Warns Perpetrators Against The Cut During Christmas Holidays

3Dec

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Human Interest

Anti-FGM Board Warns Perpetrators Against The Cut During Christmas Holidays

The anti-Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) board has sent a warning to perpetrators in Garissa County that they will be arrested and prosecuted if found undertaking the outlawed practice. At the same time, parents and guardians were advised to exercise high levels of vigilance during this long holiday by ensuring that their kids are safe from these vices. It has been established that many parents from the region living abroad and in Eastleigh take advantage of the long vacation to sneak in their kids to be cut secretly and then return them back. Speaking after engaging Garissa University students on promoting the board in creating FGM awareness during the holiday, anti-FGM board Head of Communications Brian Mureithi said the prevalence rate in Northern Kenyans stands at 96 ...

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...

60-Year-Old Man in Garissa Loses Eye After Attack By Hyena

3Oct

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60-Year-Old Man in Garissa Loses Eye After Attack By Hyena

A 60-year-old man was left nursing serious injuries to his face following an attack by a marauding hyena in Raya village, Garissa county. Mzee Abdi Afi Mohamud suffered deep bite wounds around his face area and limbs following what residents termed as an unprovoked attack by the hyena. The old man is said to have been out grazing his herd of goats when the hyena suddenly emerged from the bushes and attacked his flock. “The old man tried to scare away the hyena after it attacked his goat, only for the wild animal to turn on him ferociously,” a source told Wananchi Reporting. According to his neighbour Abdi Hussein, such attacks have increased tenfold due to the prevailing drought. “These attacks only happen during drought, when the animals sneak into our homes in search ...

Six Killed, 8 Injured After Gas Cylinder Explodes In Matatu On Thika-Garissa Highway

15Jul

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Six Killed, 8 Injured After Gas Cylinder Explodes In Matatu On Thika-Garissa Highway

Six people have died and eight others seriously injured after a matatu they were travelling in collided with a car in a road accident at Kwa Majini bridge on the Thika-Garissa highway in Machakos County. The deceased were burnt beyond recognition after a gas cylinder that was in the matatu burst into flames following the collision. According to police, the injured were taken to Matuu Level 4 Hospital with serious burn injuries. More to follow

7Apr

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Life Style, Travel

Dozens killed in Malindi road crash

At least 14 people died in a road crash on the Malindi-Kilifi Highway on Wednesday morning. The accident involved Muhsin bus from Mombasa to Garissa and a Sabaki shuttle minibus heading to Mombasa from Marereni. Kilifi county commissioner Kutswa Olaka confirmed 15 people died and another 14 were injured in the crash. Both drivers died on the spot. There are also several Kilifi county government employees who have died from the crash. Eyewitnesses said the bus heading to Garissa was overtaking and lost control hitting the shuttle killing over 20 and leaving many others in critical condition. Witnesses blamed ongoing road construction for the accident as the road was raised and has not been completed for months. A combined team of Police, Kenya Red Cross, Ki...