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By Kipchumba Kemei

Deadly cattle disease hits Narok County

Thousands of livestock in Narok County might be wiped out following outbreak of the Contagious Bovine Pleuropnemonia (CBPP).

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 9 years ago

Deadly cattle disease hits Narok County

Narok residents stone to death huge python

Narok residents stone to death huge python

By By Kipchumba Kemei 9 years ago

Villagers attack, injure two policemen

Villagers attack, injure two policemen

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 9 years ago

MP says State should pay Anglo Leasing debts

MP says State should pay Anglo Leasing debts

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 9 years ago

Man hacks wife to death in domestic row

A man hacked his wife to death in a domestic dispute in Ewaso Ngiro, Narok North Sub-county.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 9 years ago

Man hacks wife to death in domestic row

KWS ups allowances for rangers to curb poaching

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has increased allowances for rangers protecting rhinos and elephants in a bid to end poaching.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

KWS ups allowances for rangers to curb poaching

Two burn to death in Ntulele trailer accident

Police watched helplessly as two people burnt to death after a trailer they were traveling in from Nairobi to Kisumu crashed at Ntulele area along the Narok-Mai Mahiu Highway Wednesday morning.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Two burn to death in Ntulele trailer accident

Several aliens arrested in Narok security operation

Police in Narok have launched a massive operation to net aliens.

By BY KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Several aliens arrested in Narok security operation

Police net elephant tusks worth Sh1.2m in Narok

Police in Narok have seized three pieces of elephant tusks worth more than Sh1.2 million in a private residence outside the town.

By By Kipchumba Kemei 10 years ago

Police net elephant tusks worth Sh1.2m in Narok

KWS-KFS merger opposed, says CS

Cabinet Secretary Environment, Water and Natural Resources Prof Judi Wakhungu has said there is strong opposition to the intended merger of the Kenya Forest Service and the Kenya Wildlife Service by a group of conservationists and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who have been funding the latter.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

KWS-KFS merger opposed, says CS

Another rhino killed at Lake Nakuru National Park

Mystery surrounds an alleged killing of black rhino inside the Lake Nakuru National Park Wednesday morning as Kenya wildlife service (KWS) issued conflicting statements.

By By Kipchumba Kemei and Patrick Kibet 10 years ago

Another rhino killed at Lake Nakuru National Park

Police intercept 120kg of zebra meat in Narok

Police in Narok have intercepted about 120 kg of zebra meat that was being transported from Masai Mara Game Reserve to Nairobi.

By BY KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Police intercept 120kg of zebra meat in Narok

Poachers kill rhino at Mara Game Reserve and dehorn it

Poachers have killed a male black rhino in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve and removed its horns.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI and BOAZ KIPNGENO 10 years ago

Poachers kill rhino at Mara Game Reserve and dehorn it

County outsources Mara gate services

Narok County government has outsourced the collection of entry fees to the Masai Mara National Game Reserve.

By BY KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

County outsources Mara gate services

Three killed in an accident along Narok-Mai Mahiu Highway

Three people died at Duka Moja area along the Narok-Mai Mahiu road in a grisly road accident involving a trailer and a saloon car.

By By Kipchumba Kemei 10 years ago

Three killed in an accident along Narok-Mai Mahiu Highway

15 prisoners moved to Naivasha for further education

Fifteen prisoners who sat for last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) at Narok GK prison and performed well have been moved to Naivasha Maximum Prison to further their education.

By BY KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

15 prisoners moved to Naivasha for further education

Two guards injured in fight for catch with hyena

Two farm guards were on Wednesday night injured as they fought off a hyena that had snatched the carcass of a gazelle they had hunted earlier in the day.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Two guards injured in fight for catch with hyena

Polygamist seduces and elopes with son’s girlfriend

A village in Narok North is in shock after a village elder eloped with a girl his eldest son was planning to marry.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Polygamist seduces and elopes with son’s girlfriend

Three morans mauled by lioness they set out to kill

When the three young men entered the forest brandishing various weapons, their mission was ‘simple’: to kill a lion and come out unscathed.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Three morans mauled by lioness they set out to kill

Inmates honoured for good results

Fifteen prisoners who sat last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) at Narok GK Prison were yesterday feted for their achievements.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Inmates honoured for good results

Woman wounded by leopard near Maasai Mara

A woman escaped death narrowly after she was attacked by a leopard while fetching firewood in a village near the Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Woman wounded by leopard near Maasai Mara

Blow as wildebeests return to Serengeti for calving

Hundreds of thousands of wildebeests that had three weeks ago returned to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve from the Serengeti plains have gone back.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Blow as wildebeests return to Serengeti for calving

Tourists head back to Mara for wildebeest migration

Tourists are trooping back to Maasai Mara Game Reserve to watch thousands of wildebeests migrating back from Serengeti plains in Tanzania, almost two months after they left.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Tourists head back to Mara for wildebeest migration

Drought in Tanzania forces wildebeests back to Mara reserve

Hundreds of thousands of wildebeests that migrated to Serengeti plains in Tanzania from Maasai Mara Game Reserve two months ago have returned.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Drought in Tanzania forces wildebeests back to Mara reserve

Forest land owners call for lifting of sanctions

Settlers who lay claim on the 146,800 hectares of land in Mau Forest want the Lands ministry to lift limitations it placed on their plots.

By BY KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Forest land owners call for lifting of sanctions

Kenya tourist arrivals in Mara drop as wildebeests return to Tanzania

Tourist arrivals in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve dropped by about 50 per cent over the weekend compared to 98 per cent in the previous one, hoteliers said.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Kenya tourist arrivals in Mara drop as wildebeests return to Tanzania

Kenya Government deploys GSU to Mara entry points

The Government has deployed the General Service Unit (GSU) to all entry points to the Masai Mara National Reserve following the Westgate Mall terror attack.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Kenya Government deploys GSU to Mara entry points

Tourist hotels still fully booked despite Westgate attack

Most hotels in Masai Mara Game Reserve remained fully booked at the weekend despite the Westgate Mall terror attack.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Tourist hotels still fully booked despite Westgate attack

VC sent on compulsory leave following unrest at varsity

The Education Ministry has sent the Maasai Mara University acting Vice-Chancellor Prof David Serem on compulsory leave.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

VC sent on compulsory leave following unrest at varsity

Masai Mara lions devour nine cows

About 20 lions on the loose from Masai Mara Game Reserve descended on a neighbouring village and devoured nine cows.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Masai Mara lions devour nine cows

Wheat farmers warn against imports

Wheat farmers want the Government to stop imports until the produce being harvested is offloaded to the markets.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Wheat farmers warn against imports

KWS: We have no intention of taking over management of Mara

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has said it has no intentions of taking over the management of Masai Mara Game Reserve from the Narok County Government.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

KWS: We have no intention of taking over management of Mara

Hoteliers count losses after tourists cancel bookings following airport fire

Hundreds of tourists expected in lodges and camps in Masai Mara Game Reserve failed to arrive yesterday after the fire incident at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport that led to its closure.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI and PHILIP MWAKIO 10 years ago

Hoteliers count losses after tourists cancel bookings following airport fire

Birds invade wheat farms in Narok

Wheat farmers in Narok County are starring at losses running to millions of shillings after Quelea birds invaded their farms.

By By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Birds invade wheat farms in Narok

Hoteliers decry half-baked graduates

Hoteliers in Masai Mara Game Reserve have an unsavoury verdict on most universities and colleges offering hospitality courses.

By BY KIPCHUMBA KEMEI 10 years ago

Hoteliers decry half-baked graduates

Lobby group wants Governor to resign

A human rights group wants the Narok County Governor Samuel Kuntai to vacate his position because of alleged abuse of office

By By Kipchumba Kemei 10 years ago

Lobby group wants Governor to resign

Hoteliers prepare for tourism season

Hoteliers in Masai Mara Game Reserve are recording impressive bookings ahead of the July-October tourism peak season.

By By Kipchumba Kemei 10 years ago

Hoteliers prepare for tourism season

Two children killed in Narok landslide

Two children died on Wednesday morning after their house was destroyed following a landslide in Narok.

By By Kipchumba Kemei and Leonard Korir 11 years ago

Two children killed in Narok landslide

Wildlife feared dead in Mara, Serengeti fires

Tens of wildlife are feared dead in fires that have also destroyed hundreds of acres of vegetation in Kenya’s Maasai Mara Game Reserve and Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.

By By Kipchumba Kemei 11 years ago

Wildlife feared dead in Mara, Serengeti fires

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