Brenda Wanga

Brenda Wanga

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  • Tourist lodges destroyed by floodwaters in Maasai Mara begin clean-up, repair efforts

    Tourist lodges destroyed by floodwaters in Maasai Mara begin clean-up, repair efforts

    The flooding that affected lodges and camps along River Talek in the Mara has left operators in the region reeling from extensive damage and losses that could take months to repair and recover from.Wednesday last week saw 14 camps and lodges situated along the majesti...

  • Looming nurses strike if SRC fails to implement CBA this week

    Looming nurses strike if SRC fails to implement CBA this week

    The nurses’ union, KNUN, is convening its governing council this week to ratify the strike notice that the union says has been necessitated by the government's slow response to their issues.

  • Met Dept warns of more rainfall this week

    Met Dept warns of more rainfall this week

    The seven-day forecast for the period starting Monday to Sunday indicates the western parts of the country, the Lake Basin region and parts of the Rift Valley including Narok, Nakuru and West Pokot, amongst others, will continue to get intense rains with thunderstorms....

  • A close look at Mai Mahiu mudslide that has so far killed 48

    A close look at Mai Mahiu mudslide that has so far killed 48

    Residents of four villages in the area are counting losses both of life and property after intense rains unlocked blocked waterways that had gathered tonnes of water, killing over seventy people and property of unknown value.

  • Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 93

    Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 93

    The loss of lives comes as the rains and the floods continue to cause massive destruction of property and infrastructure across nearly all counties. 

  • City pastor on the run after allegedly defrauding 4,000 people in Ksh.600M job scam

    City pastor on the run after allegedly defrauding 4,000 people in Ksh.600M job scam

    Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday raided Worthstart Africa offices in Pension towers after thousands of the company's victims recorded statements with the police on how they were conned millions of shillings under the guise that the preacher would help them sec...

  • Doctors' strike: Inside the return-to-work formula rejected by KMPDU

    Doctors' strike: Inside the return-to-work formula rejected by KMPDU

    Negotiations gave rise to two documents that the government had hoped would convince the striking doctors to once more grace the now-empty hospital wards and attend to patients in public health facilities.

  • Doctors' strike: KMA threatens to withdraw services in private hospitals

    Doctors' strike: KMA threatens to withdraw services in private hospitals

    KMA says the government is being dishonest in alleging that the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed in 2017 with the doctors' union was executed under duress.The remarks come as the doctors’ strike entered its 29th day on Thursday.

  • Scandal looms in Parliament over payment of millions to ghost workers

    Scandal looms in Parliament over payment of millions to ghost workers

    For its manned security checkpoints, parliament relies on layers of security personnel drawn from different security formations…the most visible are the officers from the sergeant at arms office…they take care of both the physical and ceremonial security protocols around the speaker, members, the cl...

  • Crisis in public hospitals as Clinical Officers join ongoing doctors' strike

    Crisis in public hospitals as Clinical Officers join ongoing doctors' strike

    The strike has caused a standstill in services at Level 2 to 5 hospitals nationwide, exacerbating the already dire situation caused by the ongoing doctor's strike.