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Inside the battle for Kitui governorship

The race for Kitui governor’s seat has seen four aspirants lining up to dethrone Charity Ngilu.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Raila is a government project, Kenya Kwanza tells Kitui voters

The Kenya Kwanza team led by DP Ruto yesterday urged Kitui County residents to support Ruto and reject ODM leader Raila Odinga

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Let’s prioritise Kenyans; avoid greed, Cyrus Jirongo jibes at Musalia Mudavadi

Cyrus Jirongo spoke in Kitui Stadium, where he accompanied Kalonzo Musyoka and Gideon Moi on the campaign trail.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

OKA now stronger than ever before, Kalonzo says

Kalonzo Musyoka said OKA is still intact, despite Musalia Mudavadi jumping ship.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

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You betrayed our cause, Kalonzo tells ANC leader over alliance with Ruto

The Wiper leader said his conscience could not allow him to stay on and that is why he decided to storm out of the meeting.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Money, romance woes linked to prosecutor’s suspected suicide

Neighbours who interacted with the judicial officer said he had recently seemed troubled.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

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I won't step down for anyone in top race, Kalonzo declares

Kalonzo insists OKA intact as clergy endorses the Wiper leader to go for top seat on August 9, urge him to unite Kamba leaders.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

What next for Kalonzo as elections draw near?

Majority of Ukambani residents are waiting with bated breath to see Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka's direction on the presidential race.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Ngilu warns Kalonzo to be wary of leaders rooting for his 2022 bid

Some Kamba politicians tell Wiper leader not to settle for anything less than the presidency but Ngilu says politicians are after selfish interests.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Tributes pour in for crash victims

Church holds emotional mass for Enziu river tragedy victims. 33 members of St Cecilia choir were killed in the accident on Saturday.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

River Enziu tragedy: Families collect bodies as priest recalls gloom at wedding

The couple demanded to be driven to the river to see for themselves what had happened.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

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Enziu River tragedy: Groom recounts the dark day he lost 10 relatives

Couple that was renewing their wedding vows lost 10 family members in bus tragedy.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

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Empty promises as locals drown in river of death

Between April 2018 and December 2019, 10 people had drowned in the same river while trying to cross it.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

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Mwingi bus crash survivors recount ordeal as search continues

The rescue team from the Kenya Defence Forces and National Youth Service are on the ground.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

18 confirmed dead in Kitui river bus accident

Some of the passengers could be seen screaming and raising their hands through the windows as the bus sank gradually.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Several feared drowned after bus with 30 choir members plunges into Kitui river

Police say the victims were heading for their male colleague’s wedding, when the accident happened.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Drama at Kabati Market as suspected thieves return stolen goods

Residents were caught by surprise when the two men emerged carrying a television set a gas cylinder and a mattress and confessed they had stolen.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Climate action: Group now makes nutritious food from wild fruits

Group not able to carry out mass production because it has not obtained requisite certifications from Kenya Bureau of Standards.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

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Police unravel how Kamiti escapees made it to Kitui

Details have now emerged that the three terrorists who made a daring escape from Kamiti Maximum prison before being re-arrested in Kitui county.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

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Kamiti 3: Escaped convicts sat under trees and told us they were charcoal men

They took public transport to Machakos, then Endau in Kitui East before using motorcycles to slip through villages.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

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Kamiti escapees: Villagers throng market to have a look at Al Shabaab

The place is often deserted save for a few herders who routinely dash inside the shops to buy some items.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Convicted terrorists who escaped from Kamiti captured

Three convicted terrorists who escaped from Kamiti on Monday have been arrested.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Ruto pledges Sh50b kitty for small traders

DP urges Ukambani voters to join his team. He promises cheap loans to small, medium businesses.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

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DP Ruto vows to create 4 million jobs and fund small businesses

Deputy President William Ruto says his three-pronged approach would revive Kenya’s economy.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Senators seek Sh2 billion for Wikithuki Irrigation Scheme

The Senate Committee on Agriculture has promised to seek more funding for the expansion of Wikithuki Irrigation scheme in Kitui County.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Governor Ngilu, top officers ordered to appear in court for failing to pay studying doctors

Governor Charity Ngilu has been summoned to appear before the Employment and Labour Relations court to show cause why they should not be punished

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Ruto out to fool you with ill-gotten wealth, Kalonzo says

Kalonzo Musyoka dismissed Ruto’s bottom-up economy approach, saying it was a handouts-oriented model.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Plant Your Age initiative makes strides in achieving forest cover

The initiative was founded in honour of Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Man stabs college girl after she 'refused to date him'

Makau says her harrowing ordeal occurred at 9am, when she’d left her rented house in Mwingi Town to buy airtime from a nearby shop.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Coffee farmers to sell direct to South Korea

The inaugural networking forum was meant to enhance direct sale and marketing of Kenyan coffee while positioning it as unique and of high quality.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Join OKA to form strong alliance, Moi tells Raila

Senator Moi said a strong alliance would ensure that the country was united.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

OKA welcomes Raila Odinga to join them, says Gideon Moi

Senator Gideon said that a strong alliance would ensure that the country was united.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Makueni, Kitui heat not too hot for Covid

In Wote town, Makueni County, temperatures can soar to 30 degrees Celsius and above.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

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Kitui priest acquitted on charges of assaulting mother, child

A Catholic priest accused of assaulting a woman and child born out of their relationship has been acquitted by a Kitui court.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Boy who missed KCPE composition paper to join top school

Tutus Musili missed the last paper after he was sent away by the deputy headteacher over an outstanding Sh400 for the school feeding programme.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Kitui man discharged after ordeal with black mamba and eagle

David Musyoka claims he was bitten by a black mamba after the snake was dropped by an eagle from the skies, entered his car and bit him on the hand

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

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Kitui to get a spanking shopping mall after minister kicked out

At the heart of Kitui town on a one-acre piece of land, construction has started to put up a modern shopping mall, whose completion is set to change..

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Kitui priest facing aggravated assault charges on his lover and child

A Kitui Catholic priest accused of attempting to kill his lover and her child will know his fate on June 16, 2021.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Grave in Mwingi lies empty as parents refuse to hand over body

A dispute has emerged over the burial place for the slain Mwingi woman who was shot dead by a Prisons officer alongside her one-year-old son.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Family of woman killed by warder refuse to hand over body to ex-husband

The body of Mwende, together with that of her one-year-old son, is still lying at Mwingi Level Four Hospital mortuary where a post-mortem.

By Philip Muasya 4 years ago