November 11, 2023

Butula Residents Urged To Join Cooperatives To Benefit From Grants

Butula Member of Parliament Joseph Oyula has urged residents to join a cooperative society to benefit from numerous grants and empowerment funds from both national and county governments and boost their businesses. Speaking at Butula Deputy County Com…

State Puts Raft Measures To Avert Flood Disasters

The government has assured the nation that it has taken all the necessary measures to reduce the negative impact of the rains that have caused havoc in more than 19 Counties in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) and non-ASAL areas. Deputy President R…

Floods Alert Issued In Budalangi

In response to the imminent threat posed by heavy rains and the risk of flooding, Bunyala Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) Dr. Paul Papa has issued an alert urging residents to evacuate to higher grounds as a precautionary measure. The move comes afte…

Kiharu Women Groups Benefit From Sh22.9 Million Uwezo Fund

Twenty-four women groups drawn from Kiharu constituency, Murang’a have been issued with Uwezo Fund cheques amounting to Sh22.9 million. Four of the groups were each issued with a Sh200,000 during the occasion held in Murang’a town and presided by the …

Government Kicks Off Tree Planting In Makindu

Environment Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has called upon environment stakeholders to put more effort in restoring the degraded ecosystem in the country by engaging in massive tree-planting initiatives to replenish lost forest cover. Tuya said such in…

Governor Offers New Approach To Disarmament In The North Rift

Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich has called on the national government to deploy intelligence-based disarmament strategies to succeed in riding off guns from the wrong hands in the North Rift. Rotich said with the correct intelligence report, se…

One Person Drowns, Two Others Rescued In Mukaa

Makueni Acting County Commissioner (CC) Moses Gicharu has appealed to the residents in the area to stop crossing flooded rivers as they risk being swept away by raging waters due to increased rainfall pounding the area. The appeal comes at a time when…

Over 100,000 Trees To Be Planted By Stakeholders In Kisii

At least 110,000 tree seedlings will be planted by various stakeholders in Kisii County to mark the National Tree Growing Day slated for November 13. The County Commissioner Tom Anjere speaking to the press in Kisii town, noted preparations for the da…