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How deadly teething traditions are claiming children's lives in Ukambani
The practice involves slicing open a child’s teething gums with crude tools, ostensibly to cure teething-related diarrhoea and fever.
By 1 month ago
How deadly teething traditions are claiming children's lives in Ukambani
Kindiki alleges coup plot, warns protest organizers will be treated as terrorists
There is a calculated scheme by some forces to overthrow President William Ruto's government, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has claimed.
By 2 months ago
Kindiki alleges coup plot, warns protest organizers will be treated as terrorists
Kindiki now blames Church, diplomats for youth protests
Kindiki claimed that calls on the young people to exercise their right to picket incited Wednesday demonstrations.
By 2 months ago
Kindiki now blames Church, diplomats for youth protests
Kindiki woos Ukambani MCAs as Wiper rebels face sanctions
DP Kindiki rallies Kamba leaders to back the Government Development Agenda.
By 2 months ago
Kindiki woos Ukambani MCAs as Wiper rebels face sanctions
Kitui boosts farming outreach with 21 new motorbikes for extension officers
Kitui empowers farmers with a mobility drive to promote modern Agriculture.
By 3 months ago
Kitui boosts farming outreach with 21 new motorbikes for extension officers
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How deadly teething traditions are claiming children's lives in Ukambani
The practice involves slicing open a child’s teething gums with crude tools, ostensibly to cure teething-related diarrhoea and fever.
By 1 month ago
How deadly teething traditions are claiming children's lives in Ukambani
Kindiki alleges coup plot, warns protest organizers will be treated as terrorists
There is a calculated scheme by some forces to overthrow President William Ruto's government, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has claimed.
By 2 months ago
Kindiki alleges coup plot, warns protest organizers will be treated as terrorists
Kindiki now blames Church, diplomats for youth protests
Kindiki claimed that calls on the young people to exercise their right to picket incited Wednesday demonstrations.
By 2 months ago
Kindiki now blames Church, diplomats for youth protests
Kindiki woos Ukambani MCAs as Wiper rebels face sanctions
DP Kindiki rallies Kamba leaders to back the Government Development Agenda.
By 2 months ago
Kindiki woos Ukambani MCAs as Wiper rebels face sanctions
Kitui boosts farming outreach with 21 new motorbikes for extension officers
Kitui empowers farmers with a mobility drive to promote modern Agriculture.
By 3 months ago
Kitui boosts farming outreach with 21 new motorbikes for extension officers
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How deadly teething traditions are claiming children's lives in Ukambani
The practice involves slicing open a child’s teething gums with crude tools, ostensibly to cure teething-related diarrhoea and fever.
By 1 month ago
How deadly teething traditions are claiming children's lives in Ukambani
Kindiki alleges coup plot, warns protest organizers will be treated as terrorists
There is a calculated scheme by some forces to overthrow President William Ruto's government, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has claimed.
By 2 months ago
Kindiki alleges coup plot, warns protest organizers will be treated as terrorists
Kindiki now blames Church, diplomats for youth protests
Kindiki claimed that calls on the young people to exercise their right to picket incited Wednesday demonstrations.
By 2 months ago
Kindiki now blames Church, diplomats for youth protests
Kindiki woos Ukambani MCAs as Wiper rebels face sanctions
DP Kindiki rallies Kamba leaders to back the Government Development Agenda.
By 2 months ago
Kindiki woos Ukambani MCAs as Wiper rebels face sanctions
Kitui boosts farming outreach with 21 new motorbikes for extension officers
Kitui empowers farmers with a mobility drive to promote modern Agriculture.
By 3 months ago
Kitui boosts farming outreach with 21 new motorbikes for extension officers
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How deadly teething traditions are claiming children's lives in Ukambani
The practice involves slicing open a child's teething gums with crude tools, ostensibly to cure teething-related diarrhoea and fever.
By Philip Muasya 1 month ago
How deadly teething traditions are claiming children's lives in Ukambani
Kindiki alleges coup plot, warns protest organizers will be treated as terrorists
There is a calculated scheme by some forces to overthrow President William Ruto's government, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has claimed.
By Philip Muasya 2 months ago
Kindiki alleges coup plot, warns protest organizers will be treated as terrorists
Kindiki now blames Church, diplomats for youth protests
Kindiki claimed that calls on the young people to exercise their right to picket incited Wednesday demonstrations.
By Philip Muasya 2 months ago
Kindiki now blames Church, diplomats for youth protests
Kindiki woos Ukambani MCAs as Wiper rebels face sanctions
DP Kindiki rallies Kamba leaders to back the Government Development Agenda.
By Philip Muasya 2 months ago
Kindiki woos Ukambani MCAs as Wiper rebels face sanctions
Kitui boosts farming outreach with 21 new motorbikes for extension officers
Kitui empowers farmers with a mobility drive to promote modern Agriculture.
By Philip Muasya 3 months ago
Kitui boosts farming outreach with 21 new motorbikes for extension officers
Kalonzo: Ruto plotting to rig 2027 election
Kalonzo claimed that the president had panicked as the opposition coalesced together to unseat him.
By Philip Muasya 4 months ago
Kalonzo: Ruto plotting to rig 2027 election
Opposition leaders vow to forge united front to take on Ruto in 2027
Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua has reaffirmed the opposition's commitment to stick together in their resolve to unseat President William Ruto in the 2027 presidential elections.
By Philip Muasya 4 months ago
Opposition leaders vow to forge united front to take on Ruto in 2027
I will defeat you even if you appoint yourself as IEBC chair, Kalonzo tells Ruto
Opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka and Eugene Wamalwa have slammed President William Ruto for allegedly attempting to control the IEBC ahead of the 2027 elections.
By Philip Muasya 4 months ago
I will defeat you even if you appoint yourself as IEBC chair, Kalonzo tells Ruto
CS: New border police stations to get extra officers
The government will in the next three weeks deploy police officers to the eight police stations constructed by the Kitui county government along the bandit-stricken border with Tana River County.
By Philip Muasya 4 months ago
CS: New border police stations to get extra officers
Kitui county to get Sh800M stadium ahead of Mashujaa Day
Kitui County is set to get a 10,000-seater stadium ahead of this year's Mashujaa Day national celebrations that will be hosted in the county on October 20.
By Philip Muasya 5 months ago
Kitui county to get Sh800M stadium ahead of Mashujaa Day
Kitui county banks on industrial park to unlock economic potential
Kitui County has set aside 1,500 acres of land for an industrial park in efforts to drive economic growth and create job opportunities.
By Philip Muasya 5 months ago
Kitui county banks on industrial park to unlock economic potential
Health strategy gives Makueni's malnourished fighting chance
Malnutrition, especially among newborns and children under five, has been on the rise in Makueni, prompting the county government to invest heavily in tackling the issue.
By Philip Muasya 5 months ago
Health strategy gives Makueni's malnourished fighting chance
Kalonzo warns UDA, ODM against constituting IEBC without consulting opposition
Kalonzo Musyoka has warned the UDA coalition led by Ruto and the Raila against constituting the IEBC without consulting the opposition.
By Philip Muasya 5 months ago
Kalonzo warns UDA, ODM against constituting IEBC without consulting opposition
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From scraps to style: Glass artisan creates eco-friendly masterpieces
Tosheka Products repurpose glass waste into reusable household items to conserve environment. Statistics show 48 tonnes of waste in Nairobi is glass.
By Philip Muasya 6 months ago
From scraps to style: Glass artisan creates eco-friendly masterpieces
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Sunflower farming brightens life in semi-arid Kitui village
At the sleepy Kyandula trading centre in Kitui South, a group of women gathers around a specialised posho mill, readying a sack full of sunflower seeds.
By Philip Muasya 7 months ago
Sunflower farming brightens life in semi-arid Kitui village
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Bernard Kavuli: I was stripped, beaten severely and denied food
Bernard Kavuli, narrated how he was grabbed at a petrol station in Ngong on December 22, 2024, and bundled into a car.
By Philip Muasya 8 months ago
Bernard Kavuli: I was stripped, beaten severely and denied food
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Kala-azar: Body-wasting disease, leaves tragedy in its wake
Dr Hussein Buro, Director of Clinical Services at Garissa Teaching and Referral Hospital, says that kala-azar is endemic in parts of Garissa and Kitui county.
By Philip Muasya 8 months ago
Kala-azar: Body-wasting disease, leaves tragedy in its wake
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Woman's dream for an education comes true despite early marriage
Poverty forced Winfred Vaati to marry a man who promised to pay her school fees.However, the man became abusive and she left him three years later but with two babies.
By Philip Muasya 9 months ago
Woman's dream for an education comes true despite early marriage
Kenya is on the right track, says Kindiki
DP Kithure Kindi said that two years after Ruto came into office, the economy has shown good signs of growth, with the shilling gaining steadily against the dollar.
By Philip Muasya 9 months ago
Kenya is on the right track, says Kindiki
Six school children killed in Kitui road accident
Among the dead are two girls in grades three and six from the same school.
By Philip Muasya 1 year ago
Six school children killed in Kitui road accident
CS Malonza, Kitui South MP bury the hatchet
In the recent past, CS Penina Malonza and Rachael Nyamai have been at loggerheads, occasionally clashing publicly in what many interpreted as supremacy battle.
By Philip Muasya 1 year ago
CS Malonza, Kitui South MP bury the hatchet
Company plan to set up cement factory now thrown into limbo
Devki Group took over the Ngaaie piece of land that was initially owned by Athi River Mining Company (ARM) which it acquired in 2020 at Sh5 billion in 2020.
By Philip Muasya 1 year ago
Company plan to set up cement factory now thrown into limbo
Compensation row derails Devki plans to build cement factory in Kitui
Plans by the Devki Group to set up a multi-billion-shilling cement factory in Mwingi have been thrown into jeopardy following protests by a section of the community over unpaid compensation.
By Philip Muasya 1 year ago
Compensation row derails Devki plans to build cement factory in Kitui
Wolf in sheep skin: Pastor killed in botched robbery had a toy pistol
Ezekiel Muinde Mwangangi, a preacher at Heaven City Chapel based at Soweto in Kitui West was shot dead at the busy Kavisuni market.
By Philip Muasya 1 year ago
Wolf in sheep skin: Pastor killed in botched robbery had a toy pistol
State allocates Sh300 million to boost mobile network in Kitui
The government, through the Universal Service Fund (USF), has set aside Sh300 million to improve mobile network coverage in remote parts of Kitui County.
By Philip Muasya 1 year ago
State allocates Sh300 million to boost mobile network in Kitui
Raila defends ODM's cooperation with Kenya Kwanza
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Maureen Kunga: Elani is not dead, we are still together
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56 mins ago
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