Joseph Muia
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Three NCPB officials in Ksh.209M fake fertilizer case freed on Ksh.1M cash bail
The NCPB officials were released after pleading not guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud farmers by selling 139,688 bags of fake fertilizer.Josiah Kariuki Kimani, another suspect who failed to appear in court, was ordered to present himself on May 6 fa...
Man arrested for conning foreigner over Ksh.800M in fake gold deal
Frederick Thuranira M'mburi was nabbed by DCI detectives at his home in Utawala's Githunguri area while in possession of fake US currency and about 80kgs of fake gold nuggets.
Heavy rainfall, strong winds to continue until Monday next week - Met Department
The Met. Dept. cautioned of intensified high rainfall which may be accompanied by floods in the Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, Highlands West and East of the Rift Valley including Nairobi and Southeastern lowlands among other areas in 41 counties.
Masinga Dam full to highest level ever recorded - KenGen
KenGen said despite the dam recording the highest level ever in history, its walls were built to withstand high pressure hence there is no need to panic.The company implored people living downstream along the River Tana to heed to the government’s directive and move t...
Flooding is currently a global issue, let's not politicise it: CS Malonza
Speaking on Citizen TV’s JKLive Show on Wednesday, CS Malonza revealed the extent of the current flooding countrywide caused by the heavy rains saying it was not an isolated issue in Kenya but regional and global.
Floods: Death toll rises to 179 after 10 more people killed in 24 hours
Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura, in a statement released on Wednesday evening, said out of the 179 people, 164 are adults while 15 are children.The national tally for the missing people is now at 90 after 20 more were reported missing within the last 24 hours, ev...
Three more roads closed, Thika Superhighway opened as flooding continues
KeNHA Director General Kung'u Ndung'u, in separate traffic advisories issued on Wednesday evening, said the three roads had been affected by flooding occasioned by the heavy rains presently ongoing across the country.
'Keep calling me Zakayo, but pay your taxes!' President Ruto tells Kenyans
Ruto, who spoke on Wednesday during the 59th International Labour Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi, reiterated his awareness of the nickname christened by Kenyans on social media, instead urging citizens to be faithful in paying their dues.
‘JKIA roof leakage lasted only 30 minutes': Murkomen says situation exaggerated
Speaking on Citizen TV’s 'The Explainer' show on Tuesday night, the CS claimed Kenyans were just being ‘hyperbolic’ about the whole occurrence after a video showing the mess at the airport surfaced last week.
Russian missile hits educational institution, kills five in Ukraine's Odesa
Regional governor Oleh Kiper, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said that in addition to those killed in the attack, one man died after suffering a stroke attributed to the strike.