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Makueni residents on Facebook vote No to dissolution

Last year in November, more than 50,000 residents from Makueni county filed a petition to President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve the county government due to the persistent wrangles between Governor Kivutha Kibwana and Members of the County Assembly (MCAs). The...

Mombasa County garbage removal trucks an eyesore

When the current Mombasa County government came into power, one of the promises it rode to power on was to ensure proper garbage collection and disposal. A few months into its term and the government introduced huge trucks parked...

Shootings in Old Town worries residents

At around 7.30 P.M on Sunday evening Khalid Ibrahim Khatri was relaxing with friends along Ndia Kuu near Masjid Shikelly like he does on many evenings. Unknown to him, a gunman was planning to end his life at that...

Mombasa residents against intention to buy County inspectorate vehicles

The recent announcement that the county government of Mombasa would introduce a fleet of 25 new patrol vehicles which will assist in its security strategy seems to have rubbed many the wrong way. There are already a number of...

Law compelling Mombasa businesses to display Governor’s portrait causes stir

There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of law#JohoPotrait @Maskani254 — The Maverick (@jshikuku) May 29, 2015 Business owners in Mombasa, have one additional requirement if a new law passed by the county assembly is...

Former political detainees financially haunt current regime

Yesterday's decision in which the High Court ordered government to compensate former political detainees shines a spot light into governments’ past mistakes, its current obligations and future decisions. Many Kenyans were wrongfully detained, with and without trial, for many...

Kenya accuses Norway of “supporting” terror

In a startling development, a highly placed spokesperson for the Kenyan government has accused Norway of “supporting” terrorist activities in Kenya. Dennis Itumbi, the Director of Digital Communication in the Office of the President, on Monday morning tweeted that...

Infotrak ranks Makueni Senator position 22

The CountyTrak Senator’s approval survey, conducted by Infotrak Research on behalf of the Daily Nation on the perceived performance of Senators and published on Tuesday this week ranked Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jnr position 22 with an approval rating...

Makueni probe team orders the arrest of a witness for perjury

The commission of inquiry looking into the possible dissolution of Makueni County has directed the police to arrest a witness for perjury. The head of the probe team Lawyer Mohammed Nyaoga ordered police to arrest Peter Mwanthi, a former councilor...

Election pledges return to haunt MPs

Election pledges made during the run-up to the 2013 general elections have returned to haunt Members of Parliament who have failed to deliver on their promises to voters two years into their term. Kenyan MPs regularly attract the anger...

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