By Amy Moyi Residents of Ngong town in Kajiado North sub-county have decried the vandalism and theft of solar panels that powered street lights within the town. The solar energy street lighting project by the Kajiado county government aimed at utilising sustainable and renewable green energy through the use of solar panels to generate electricity….
Ken Saota, a resident of Athi River yesterday wowed many in Nairobi CBD with his locally built vehicle named KENYA ONE. Saota had travelled to Nairobi following an invitation by a man described by many online, as the most hardworking chief officer in Kenya, Geoffrey Mosiria. The no nonsense chief officer for environment, Nairobi county. Saota…
A Coroner’s Court in Oxford, UK, last month on 26 September 2024, ruled that the cause of death of a research scientist in Offord, Uk as suicide after a full inquest was held over the death. The body of 28 yr old Miss Achia who was born in Kenya, was discovered early in the morning…
By Amy Moyi The Rotary Club of Ongata Rongai East has donated laboratory equipment at Gataka Health Centre in Nkaimurunya ward as part of the club corporate social responsibility(CSR) initiative. The level three facility has received a microscope, centrifuge, diagnostic sets, consumables and furniture equipment. According to the project champion Rotarian Dismus Wakla, the laboratory…
By Amy Moyi In Mathare, an informal settlement area of Ngong town, there is an increase in the number of neglected elderly persons. Most of these elderly persons live alone and have little to no contact with their families. This neglect by their family members including their children who have migrated to urban areas has…
The arrest of the main suspect of the brutal murder of two children and attempted murder of their young auntie on 13 September 2024 in Bondeni, Ngong is a wake up call for landlords, employers and parents. The 35 yr old suspect who was arrested in a family home next to Olkeri primary school this…
There is hope for parents who had given up on their sons and daughters who are addicted to drugs and illegal substances, after The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse NACADA opened an office in Ngong Town. NACADA was established through a Gazette Notice dated April 26, 2001, to undertake public…
According to psychologists, blessing of a father over his children is critical in shaping their independent life. Olkeri community elder Nicholas Ndung’u Njoroge did not hesitate to bless his daughter Mary Wanjiru when she recently paid him a visit. Experts also affirms that it is a father’s blessing that empowers the son or daughter to…
Ngong road commuters will benefit from Rapid Bus Transport (BRT) services starting November 2024 if plans by The Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (NaMATA) in partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the county government of Kajiado succeeds. The BRT Pilot project will see 40 buses from 10 operators plying a route named CHUI…
For decades, politicians have used the ‘loudest of all in the village’ to heckle opponents during political rallies and shamelessly during funerals. The loudest hecklers are slowly being replaced by a youthful, educated and digital literate online political bloggers who are doing it purposely to make money. The political bloggers engage in publicity, information manipulation…
