Three suspects have been arraigned in a Marsabit court facing charges of malicious damage to property at Kukub Farm Primary School in Turbi-Bubisa Sub-County, Marsabit County. Ali Abduba Yattan, Tura Katelo Ibrae, and Adano Jarso Sora are accused of jointly with others not before the court willfully and unlawfully damaging a metallic fence and other…
Three suspects have been arraigned in the Marsabit Law Courts over the malicious damage of property at Kukub Farm Primary School in Turbi-Bubisa Sub-County, Marsabit County. The suspects Ali Abduba Yattan, Tura Katelo Ibrae, and Adano Jarso Sora are accused of willfully and unlawfully damaging a metallic fence and other school property valued at Ksh…
The government is set to launch a security operation to recover illegal firearms in Tana River County following the expiry of a 60-day amnesty period granted for the voluntary surrender of the weapons. The planned operation comes amid renewed clashes in Bangale Sub-County, which authorities say are linked to political rivalry. The violence has claimed…
Residents of Loyoro and Napeget villages in Kangatotha Ward now have renewed hope for clean and reliable water after the Turkana County Government commissioned two upgraded rural water supply projects. Implemented by the Turkana Rural Water Services Company (TURWASCO) in partnership with Feed the Children Kenya, the projects were officially handed over on Thursday, July…
Residents of Wajir County could soon access specialized healthcare services closer to home following the launch of construction of the Baitulmaal Level 4 Not-for-Profit Hospital, a project expected to reduce the need for patients to travel long distances in search of treatment. The hospital, whose construction officially began this week, is a joint initiative between…
The Marsabit County Government has called on local traders and residents to utilize homegrown resources to expand businesses, create jobs, and boost the county’s economy. Deputy Governor Solomon Gubo Riwe made the appeal during the 104th International Day of Cooperatives (Ushirika Day) celebrations and business exhibition, held at the Marsabit Stadium in Saku Constituency. Addressing…
Police in Marsabit have arrested eight suspects linked to a sophisticated SIM swap fraud that resulted in the theft of over Sh1.2 million from an M-Pesa agent’s account. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspects were intercepted at the Merille barrier in Marsabit County. They were traveling in a white Toyota Probox,…
County Director of Meteorological Services, Taita Taveta County Geofrey Mwongela, has issued an urgent call to county residents to begin early preparations to mitigate the potential impacts of the upcoming El Niño rains. Speaking on the weather outlook, Mwongela advised citizens especially those living in flood prone areas to start digging drainage channels to prevent…
VOI – The long-standing water crisis at Mwanyambo School may soon become a thing of the past. This follows a KSh 2.4 million funding boost for the construction of a borehole, courtesy of Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Labour, Shadrack Mwadime, in collaboration with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). According to PS Mwadime,…
Nearly a year after moving into new resettlement homes, residents of Napeitom village in Turkana East Sub-County are battling a fresh crisis, severe hunger. Food insecurity has replaced active banditry as the village’s most urgent threat, adding another painful chapter to a community that has been in the national spotlight since its initial resettlement following…
