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Day: April 1, 2023

Bamburi Cement Set To Launch Shale Mine Project In Kwale

Bamburi Cement Ltd is set to launch a multimillion shillings shale mining factory in Matuga sub county of Kwale. The cement manufacturer has been undertaking exploration and prospecting of shale (clayey materials compacted into rocks over time) in Kwa…

Maritime Security To Enhance Surveillance In Blue Spaces

The government has brought back the National Maritime Security Committee to enhance security surveillance in Kenya’s blue spaces. Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Salim Mvurya says the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) will…

8 Students Nursing Injuries After Another Bus Tragedy

Just 2 day after 18 people perished in a grisly road accident in Nakuru, some eight students are nursing serious injuries at Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital (NTRH) after their bus overturned at Burguret area, along Nyeri -Nanyuki highway on Fri…

Ancient DNA Study Reveals Origin Of Swahili People

The largest and first ever ancient DNA study from the East African Coast that meaningfully restores the heritage of the Swahili people was published Thursday in London in the British Scientific journal, Nature. The study, pushes back to more than 500 …

Farmers Get Compensation For Locust Invasion Losses

It was a reprieve for hundreds of farmers in Embu who lost their crops and pasture following desert locust invasion three years ago after they received Sh. 17. 9 million from the World Bank as compensation. The funds channeled through Government Emerg…

70 Arrested, 94 Pharmacies Shut In A Weeklong Crackdown

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has arrested 70 people and closed down 94 pharmaceutical outlets in Central, Nairobi and Kajiado regions following a weeklong crackdown. During the swoop that targeted illegal outlets in Kajiado, Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Nairo…

Central Bloc Pushing For 8 Crops Into Priority Value Chain

Governors from the Central Region Economic bloc (CEREB) have called upon the national government to include several crops key to their region into the priority value chain of the country due to their importance to the economy of the region. The govern…

Turkana Receives Phase-2 Relief Food Consignment

Turkana acting Director of Disaster Risk Management Moses Nawoton has confirmed the county has received the first consignment of assorted supplies meant to be distributed as relief food to households across the region in order to reduce vulnerability …

Wahome Asks Governor To Help End Murang’a Water Wrangles

Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has requested Murang’a Governor Irungu Kanga’ta to hurriedly resolve the differences which has rocked two local water companies in the region. Wahome on Friday said the wrangles between Murang’a Wate…