Wajir. A ferocious overnight fire has gutted Wajir’s iconic Soko Mjinga market, reducing large sections to ashes and leaving traders counting losses estimated in the hundreds of millions of shillings. …
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As Missing Wajir Huduma Centre Manager Is Found Alive, Questions Turn to Who Held Him for Months.
By:Ali Sheikh
By:Ali Sheikh
Wajir. The Wajir community is breathing a collective sigh of relief after the discovery of Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed, the Wajir Huduma Centre Manager and Assistant County Commissioner, who had been …
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Inferno Sweeps Through Two Diani Beach Resorts, Destroying Key Facilities.
By:Uthman Bakari
By:Uthman Bakari
Diani, Kwale. Two leading beachfront resorts in Diani were severely damaged on Friday afternoon after a fast-moving fire tore through the Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa and spread to …
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Two Kenyan Border Patrol Officers Killed in Al-Shabaab IED Ambush Near Somalia Border.
By:Ali Sheikh
By:Ali Sheikh
Garissa. Two officers from Kenya’s Border Patrol Unit were killed and five others critically injured on Wednesday after their patrol vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected …
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Government Promises Kakamega Residents Share of Sh683 Billion Gold Discovery.
By:Wycliffe Musinde
By:Wycliffe Musinde
Kakamega. The government has reassured Kakamega residents that the Sh683 billion gold deposit discovered in Isulu–Bushiangala will deliver direct benefits to the local community. Speaking at a Monday forum, Government …
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Eastleigh Residents Association Demands Immediate Action from Nairobi Water Over Prolonged Shortage.
By:Ali Sheikh
By:Ali Sheikh
Nairobi. Residents and business owners in Eastleigh are calling for urgent intervention from the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company after a week-long water shortage that has disrupted daily life …
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Garissa Human Rights Activists Demand Justice for Grade 9 Student Allegedly Raped and Killed by Uncle.
By:Ali Sheikh
By:Ali Sheikh
Garissa. Human rights activists in Garissa are calling for swift and uncompromised justice after a Grade 9 student was allegedly raped and killed by her paternal uncle in Borehole 5 …
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Wajir and Tana River Leaders Chart Reconciliation Path in Bura as Tensions Rise in Tana River County.
By:Ali Sheikh
By:Ali Sheikh
Bura. Leaders from the Degodia and Orma communities convened an emergency peace meeting in Bura on Thursday, seeking to defuse rising tensions after recent clashes left three people dead and …
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Crackdown on Illegal Mining Nets 11 Arrests in Migori and Siaya Counties.
By:Sarah Anyango
By:Sarah Anyango
Nairobi. Security agencies have arrested 11 suspects — nine foreigners and two locals — in a coordinated crackdown on illegal mining operations in Migori and Siaya counties, signaling a major …
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Wajir South MP Blasts KWS Over Secret Transfer of Orphaned Giraffes to Private Sanctuary.
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Ali AwDoll
By:
Ali AwDoll
Wajir. Wajir South Member of Parliament Mohammed Adow has accused the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) of violating community trust and conservation ethics after two orphaned Somali giraffes were secretly relocated …