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Nov 14, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Anthony Gitonga |Kenyatta Otieno |Daniel Chege |Lilian Chepkoech
Police are pursuing a prominent Naivasha businesswoman for allegedly swindling hundreds of people including former Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), billions of shillings from donors. The trader who has gone into hiding had promised the victims funding through over 70 Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) for various projects before going into hiding.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Kenyatta Otieno |Anthony Gitonga |Daniel Chege |Lilian Chepkoech
The Internet has been rife with the story of Equatorial Guinea man who recorded his sexual escapades with more than four hundred women. The Bull of Malabo was trending above Donald Trump’s win in the USA presidential elections. Many people did not know where the oil rich former Spanish colony is on the African map. Equatorial Guinea is squeezed in the armpit of Africa, between Gabon, Cameroon and the Atlantic Ocean. That man is the wrong ambassador who did a wrong job so well.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Anthony Gitonga
Two children aged four and two died while undergoing treatment after they sustained serious burns when fire broke out in their house in Naivasha. During the incident at YMCA Camp in South Lake, property worth thousands of shillings was reduced to ashes. The incident comes a fortnight after three minors were burnt to death in Kinungi village along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. Naivasha Deputy County Commissioner Josiah Odongo, said the two minors were alone when the incident occurred around 8pm.
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May 29, 2024 | 
the-star.co.ke | Anthony Gitonga
Over fifty people who were swept away by the recent floods are still missing as the government started closing down camps hosting victims of the environmental disaster. With close to 200 camps still active, the government said that it was time affected families who have been living in schools and churches moved back to their homes.
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May 14, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Anthony Gitonga
Children affected by the Maai Mahiu flash flood tragedy may not be able to report to school because they are traumatised. Having lost all their learning materials and relatives, the minors are deeply traumatised by the incident that left over 60 dead and scores missing. Two weeks after the incident, counsellors are working extra hours to manage the minors who, they say, are not ready for classes.
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May 13, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Anthony Gitonga
Children affected by the Maai Mahiu flash flood tragedy may not be able to report to school because they are traumatised. Having lost all their learning materials and relatives, the minors are deeply traumatised by the incident that left over 60 dead and scores missing. Two weeks after the incident, counsellors are working extra hours to manage the minors who, they say, are not ready for classes.
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Oct 10, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Anthony Gitonga
A 13-year-old boy drowned in Lake Naivasha on Tuesday during a swimming expedition with his friends. Police and members of the public retrieved the body after a one-hour search. The incident has raised concerns about the safety of minors swimming in the lake, as there have been several cases of drowning in recent months. Amos Kimani, a fisherman in the area, said they heard screams near the landing beach while preparing their nets.
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Oct 2, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Caroline Chebet |Anthony Gitonga
The government has allocated Sh23 million for the creation of an integrated national wildlife database. The integrated database is a tool targeted at informing policies in a move to reverse the decline of wildlife species across the country. Wildlife Research and Training Institute Director Patrick Omondi said the database will ease access and understanding of scientific research for policymakers and legislators.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Julius Chepkwony |Anthony Gitonga
The evening of May 9, 2018, was just like any other. Most families in Solai had retreated to their homes. The evening turned unusual with a loud bang. A roar of moving water released from a dam sliced a crater through a hill, washing away power poles and destroying buildings. In minutes, the once-thriving agricultural villages of Nyakinyua, Nyandarua and the Energy centre were submerged. At least 48 people died in the tragedy.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Anthony Gitonga
Multiple underground faults coupled with heavy water seepage caused Solai dam to collapse five years ago, killing 48 people. Like other locations in Rift Valley, the dam had underground drainage faults which left the ground without adequate support, hydrologists and geotechnical experts have told the court. The experts noted earth dams such as Solai rarely collapse on their own except in cases of earthquakes or other erosive forces that weaken the structure.
