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Kibwana suspends 3 for funds misuse
Makueni governor Kivutha Kibwana has suspended three senior county council employees for allegations of misappropriations of public funds. Fredrick Ndede (interim county secretary), Gabriel Yulu (revenue officer II) and Rebecca Mutua (senior accountant) received letters yesterday notifying them of their suspension. A letter addressed to Ndede said he has been suspended to pave way for investigations over how Sh132 Million received from LAFT in March was spent. The letter said the amount was used on projects it was not designated to. “This suspension will pave way for investigations on how...
4 local authorities to be investigatedEmbu County Assembly has passed a motion authorising the formation of a committee to investigate loss of millions of shillings in revenue collected by the local authorities within the county. There is a reported drop in the revenue collection in the four local authorities since the the county governments came into operation. The local authorities targeted by the committee for investigation include municipal councils of Embu and Runyenjes, and Embu and Mbeere county councils. Moving a motion for the establishment of the committee, Kagaari South ward representative Robert Njiru said the... |
Governor picks four womenIsiolo Governor, Godana Doyo has picked four women to meet constitutional requirement on balance on gender. Doyo who unveiled the County Executive and Public Service Board members on Friday appointed Asha Abdi Ali to the powerful docket of the County treasurer and Econimic plannig, while Amina Boru was nominated to head for Enviroment, Natural resources and Tourism docket. The governor also nominated Safia Adan and Faridah Mohamed to the the board tasked with recruiting new staff. Other nominees include Ahmed Boru Shone (Education, Sports and Social Services), Abdullahi Ali Surrow (Water and... |
Women reps urged to uniteWomen members of Kitui County Assembly have been urged to unite and champion the cause of the women in the County. “It is time the women ward representatives from across the political divide buried the hatchet and worked together to effectively address issues related women in the county assembly,” said Kitui deputy governor Penninah Malonza. Speaking to the media Ms. Malonza also called on the women MCAs to be committed to attend and fully participate in county assembly sessions without feeling intimidated by the men. She said for the sake of solidarity the MCAs should form their local... |
Tseikuru DC unhappy with story on herders in Kitui Media reports that I have allowed pastoralist communities from elsewhere into the area are false, Tseikuru district commissioner Stephen Momanyi has said. Yesterday’s star newspaper ran a story in which Mwingi North MP John Munuve claimed Momanyi had allowed pastoralists in the area which was causing a security scare. Munuve had petitioned Kitui county commissioner Moffat Kangi over the matter. The DC told the Star yesterday said the report is “sensational.” Momamnyi, who had earlier refused to answer calls from the Star, was angry at the report. The DC threatened to take the reporter to... |
Assembly members puzzled on what to call Kitui governor Kitui county assembly do not know what title to use while addressing or make reference to their governor Julius Malombe, the members have said. The memebrs told the county assembly Speaker George Ndotto yesterday that they do not know how to refer to their governor to denote his status. They asked the Speaker whther they should refer to Malombe as 'His Excellency', 'Honourable', or 'Governor'. Speaker Ndotto is yet to give direction on the issue. Mbitini ward representative Grogan Mbivi asked the Speaker tto address the matter. The Speaker said he too did not know the right reference for... |
Reservist shot dead in DadaabA Kenya police reservist was yesterday morning shot dead by unknown assailants at the Ifo market in Dadaab district. Police said the reservist was patrolling the market at 6 am when he was shot dead and his gun stolen. Dadaab senior police officer in charge of operations Abdalla Sharif told the Star no arrest has been made in relation to the incident. “We are yet to arrest suspects in the murder of the KPR officer but we have launched. We will catch the culprits in due course,” Sharif said. The slain reservist, only identified as Mohamed, was among those given the responsibility of patrolling... |
Al Shabaab recruiting youth onlineThe Somali and Kenyan youth have been cautioned against being recruited to the al Shabbab terror group through the social media. Speaking at a social media forum that brought together Kenya and Somali youth at Laico Regency Hotel in Nairobi yesterday, Somali Ambasador to Senegal Mohamed Hussein Owliyo and Somali's former director of National Security Intelligence Ahmed Moalim said terror groups like al Shabbab have shifted to recruiting youth through social media. “They can send you a friend request on Facebook, follow you on twitter and get to know more about you. The information you post on... |
Garissa elders tell off Degodia leader A group of elders in Garissa yesterday told off communities unhappy with the composition of the county government. Led by Mohamed Simeget, the group said sentiments expressed by a disgruntled community amount to fanning clan animosity and jeopardising the county's fragile security. Earlier this week, Garissa Township County Assembly member Abdifatah Kassim led members of his Degodia community to protest over the cabinet composition saying they have been left out. They threatened to go court if governor Nadhif Jama does not withdraw his list and submit an all-inclusive. There are 32 clans in... |
Embu's crime- free WednesdayEmbu county has recorded its lowest crime rate with only person being arrested since Wednesday. Embu and Mbeere South districts police bosses Gasper Makau and Berstaein Shari said one arrest was made in the five districts on Wednesday. Yesterday, there were no fresh cases or pleas at the Embu courts. Reliable sources at the Mbeere North police headquarters confirmed the two bosses report. The one arrest was made at the Manyatta police station Virginia Wanja of Makengi found selling 150 litres of a traditional drink called machore without a license. In court yesterday, she denied the charges... |
Kitui MP wants DC , herders kicked outAn MP from Kitui yesterday petitioned county commissioner Moffat Kangi over what he termed as a serious security threat in his constituency. Mwingi North MP Munuve Mati accused Tseikuru DC Stephen Momanyi of allowing "outlandish pastoral communities" to encroach into the constituency. He said some of the pastoralist have guns. Yesterday, Kangi told the Star on the phone he is yet to get Momanyi’s side of the story. He said he will announce his decision after meeting the DC. “I can only sanction the presence of the herding community into my constituency if they compensate for the seven people... |
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