Flower exports drop by 7.5pc on market lockdown
Kenya’s flower exports dropped by about 7.5 per cent in the last one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic
By Anthony Gitonga 2 years ago
Flower exports drop by 7.5pc on market lockdown
Autopsy: Journalist Gatonye Gathura was strangled using computer cable
A post mortem conducted on the body of seasoned journalist Gatonye Gathura has now revealed that he was killed through strangulation.
By Anthony Gitonga 2 years ago
Autopsy: Journalist Gatonye Gathura was strangled using computer cable
Veteran journalist Gatonye Gathura found dead
Gatonye Gathura, who wrote for The Standard and Nation in the past, ran a Health and Science blog called Rocket Science.
By Anthony Gitonga 2 years ago
Veteran journalist Gatonye Gathura found dead
Modified maize and cassava seeds to improve food security now in the market
The National Bio-safety Authority has released genetically modified maize and cassava seeds into the market.
By Anthony Gitonga 2 years ago
Modified maize and cassava seeds to improve food security now in the market
25-year-old man kills wife, 30, by stabbing her 15 times
The suspect and his spouse had recently separated, and the woman went to put up at her aunt’s place; not far from her matrimonial home.
By Anthony Gitonga 2 years ago
25-year-old man kills wife, 30, by stabbing her 15 times
Teen kills man in fight over woman
The man is said to have promised the polytechnic student a job, resulting in the meeting, which ended tragically.
By Anthony Gitonga 2 years ago
Teen kills man in fight over woman
Keroche bets big on new beer brand
Keroche exuded confidence that it would hit the target despite a sharp drop in beer sales due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Anthony Gitonga 3 years ago
Keroche bets big on new beer brand
Spurned man splits throat in public
The condition of the man, as of the time of publishing this story, had improved, Naivasha OCPD Samuel Waweru told The Standard.
By Anthony Gitonga 3 years ago
Spurned man splits throat in public
Mystery of Sh2m ransom note in woman’s murder
Beth Mwihaki’s death was discovered by her relatives, who went to check on her at her Kayole estate house in Naivasha.
By Anthony Gitonga 3 years ago
Mystery of Sh2m ransom note in woman’s murder
Elderly woman sexually abused, murdered in Naivasha
The body of the woman who was living alone was found by one of her siblings who came to check on her after she failed to pick his calls.
By Anthony Gitonga 3 years ago
Elderly woman sexually abused, murdered in Naivasha
Kenya stands to lose Sh25b due to diplomatic row
Kenya to lose Sh25b in flower exports to UK.
By Anthony Gitonga 3 years ago
Kenya stands to lose Sh25b due to diplomatic row
Agency alarmed by high dropout rate in technical colleges
Mutungi identified financial support and staffing as some of the pressing challenges the technical institutions are facing.
By Anthony Gitonga 3 years ago
Agency alarmed by high dropout rate in technical colleges
Flower exports rise to 80 per cent
Kenya’s flower exports have risen to 80 per cent from 30 per cent in the last one month
By Anthony Gitonga 3 years ago
Flower exports rise to 80 per cent
Anguish as motorists spend night in Nakuru highway traffic
She said she left Nakuru on Friday at 6pm and by 8am on Saturday she was still trapped in the jam.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Anguish as motorists spend night in Nakuru highway traffic
Flooding: Nakuru-Nairobi highway motorists asked to be careful
Motorists using the Nairobi-Nakuru highway have been put on high alert after River Malewa burst its banks due to heavy rains pounding the area.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Flooding: Nakuru-Nairobi highway motorists asked to be careful
Boy stabs girl over 10 times, dumps body
Residents of a Naivasha estate woke up to a rude shock following the gruesome killing of a 16-year-old girl by her teenage friend.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Boy stabs girl over 10 times, dumps body
Nakuru, Narok counties issue warnings on floods
Nakuru and Narok counties have issued warning to residents living in flood prone areas to move to safer ground.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Nakuru, Narok counties issue warnings on floods
Sh15b dam opposed over lake
A section of stakeholders have opposed plans to construct a dam that will divert water from a river the empties in Lake Naivasha.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Sh15b dam opposed over lake
Court orders arrest of Gilgil MP's ex- husband
The three are facing robbery with charges after raiding the home of the Mp in Gilgil and allegedly beating and robbing two security guards.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Court orders arrest of Gilgil MP's ex- husband
School principal dies while going to collect KCSE papers
School principal dead, another injured after their vehicle rammed into a stalled lorry in Mai Mahiu while going to collect KCSE papers.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
School principal dies while going to collect KCSE papers
State stops projects around dry port land
Development activities have been temporally halted around the 1,000-acre land proposed for dry port and industrial park in Mai Mahiu,
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
State stops projects around dry port land
Shock as dogs feast on human remains in Naivasha
Residents of Mai Mahiu area in Naivasha woke up to a rude shock to find a pack of dogs feeding on the remains of a human being.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Shock as dogs feast on human remains in Naivasha
Shame of Kenya’s ‘richest’ road paved with potholes
Moi South Lake in Naivasha is served by what could be termed as one of the ‘richest’ roads in the country.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Shame of Kenya’s ‘richest’ road paved with potholes
Two die in freak road accident near Delamere farm
Two people have died after a Nissan matatu and a tour van collided head-on near Delamere farm in Naivasha along the Nakuru- Nairobi highway.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Two die in freak road accident near Delamere farm
Five people killed in Naivasha road accident
Five people die, several others injured in road accident involving a 14-seater matatu and lorry at Nyakairu along Nairobi-Naivasha highway.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Five people killed in Naivasha road accident
Over 88 per cent of Nakuru households enumerated, PS says
In Naivasha town, the figures stand at 89 per cent
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Over 88 per cent of Nakuru households enumerated, PS says
When the rain started beating Keroche brewery
Naivasha-based brewery, Keroche, that has been slapped with a Sh14 billion tax evasion case, has had several run-ins with the State and competitors
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
When the rain started beating Keroche brewery
Dramatic arrest of Keroche owners
Keroche Breweries owners Tabitha Karanja and her husband Joseph Karanja spent Wednesday night in their offices as officers laid siege to the premises
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Dramatic arrest of Keroche owners
Keroche bosses in court seeking to stop arrest
Keroche Breweries CEO Tabitha Karanja and her husband Joseph Karanja have now gone to court seeking to stop their arrest over alleged Sh14b tax fraud
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Keroche bosses in court seeking to stop arrest
Three people among them minor killed in Naivasha accidents
Two people died in a road accident near Maguna trading centre, along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway on Monday morning.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Three people among them minor killed in Naivasha accidents
KVA asks State to ban use of preservatives in all meat outlets
KVA now wants the government to ban the use of preservatives in all meat outlets with immediate effect.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
KVA asks State to ban use of preservatives in all meat outlets
Nine workers injured in accident at Olkaria power plant
Two of the workers from H-Young Company, which has been contracted to construct the plant, were in critical condition.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Nine workers injured in accident at Olkaria power plant
Kemsa commends Nakuru for clearing bill in time
According to the latest data, Nakuru had even surpassed its debt by Sh9,000 and had drugs to run until the end of September.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Kemsa commends Nakuru for clearing bill in time
Baby in trafficking claim dies
A newborn allegedly bought by woman for Sh50,000 in Nairobi has died at Naivasha Sub-County Hospital.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Baby in trafficking claim dies
Naivasha flower firm count losses as workers strike over pay
Operations in two flower farms in Naivasha have been paralysed for the last three days
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Naivasha flower firm count losses as workers strike over pay
Children in hospital over food poisoning
Eight children have been hospitalised after they ate a poisonous plant.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Children in hospital over food poisoning
Fear as lions spotted near busy road
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has issued an alert after a pride of lions was spotted roaming in the area north of Lake Naivasha.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Fear as lions spotted near busy road
DP Ruto: Gold scam will strain diplomatic relations with UAE
This came as Ruto led over 20 MPs in lashing out at Opposition leader Raila Odinga over the scandal.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
DP Ruto: Gold scam will strain diplomatic relations with UAE
38 million listed, says Mucheru
At least 38 million people have registered for Huduma Namba, according to ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
38 million listed, says Mucheru
Cleric arrested after exhuming seven bodies
A cleric was yesterday arrested after he was found exhuming bodies of his relatives at Kinamba in Naivasha yesterday.
By Anthony Gitonga 4 years ago
Cleric arrested after exhuming seven bodies
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