Topic: Wajir
Controller of Budget flags Sh3 billion in irregular salary payments by counties
Jan 29, 2024 at 06:45 PM
County governments across Kenya have come under fire for paying Sh3 billion in salaries outside the approved payroll systems in the first quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year, r...
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Questions linger as KDF and private choppers crash just hours apart in Wajir
Nov 20, 2023 at 11:38 PM
In a disconcerting turn of events, a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) logistics helicopter crashed in Buna, Wajir North, on Monday, as it carried out relief operations for flood-affected...
Busia police make startling discovery of marijuana concealed in a hearse
Aug 28, 2023 at 08:13 PM
Police officers have made a surprising discovery, intercepting a consignment of 12 sacks of marijuana concealed within a hearse en route to Kisumu, leaving authorities bewildered b...
Immigration Department addresses passport processing delays amid corruption allegations
Aug 25, 2023 at 06:48 PM
The Directorate of Immigration Services has taken steps to address concerns over extended processing times for passports, while also defending itself against allegations of corrupt...
Mandera leaders alarmed as 60 per cent of county falls under Al-Shabaab control
Jul 22, 2023 at 11:44 AM
Leaders from four counties along the Kenya-Somalia border gathered in Wajir County to address the pressing issue of Al-Shabaab insurgency in the region....
Doctors amputate Eldas IEBC Presiding Officer after election day chaos shooting
Aug 19, 2022 at 02:40 AM
An Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Presiding Officer at the Towheed polling station in Elnur Tula Tula ward, Eldas constituency who got shot by unknown indiv...
UDM's Ali Roba, leaders from Mandera ditch Raila Odinga for William Ruto
Aug 18, 2022 at 05:36 PM
Raila Odinga has suffered a blow after Mandera Senator-elect Ali Roba together with other leaders from the region ditched the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition for Kenya Kwanza A...
Speaker Muturi throws out Fatuma Gedi evidence on DP Ruto 'land grabbing'
May 11, 2022 at 10:01 AM
The National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has thrown out the evidence presented by Fatuma Gedi on Deputy President William Ruto’s alleged land grabbing....
Fatuma Gedi links DP Ruto to 'land grabbing', to table evidence - VIDEO
Apr 13, 2022 at 07:22 AM
Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi caused a stir in Parliament on Tuesdsy after she claimed Deputy President William Ruto had 'grabbed' various parcels of land across Kenya....
Raila Odinga apologises for ‘madoadoa’ remarks, explains context
Mar 11, 2022 at 08:06 PM
The Azimio la Umoja presidential aspirant Raila Odinga has apologised for his use of the ‘madoadoa’ remark during a rally in Wajir on Wednesday....
NCIC summons Raila Odinga over his use of ‘madoadoa’ term in Wajir
Mar 11, 2022 at 03:20 PM
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has summoned Azimio la Umoja presidential aspirant Raila Odinga over his use of the term ‘madoadoa’ during a rally in Wa...
Wajir court imprisons two men for 50 years each for bhang trafficking
Mar 01, 2022 at 12:42 AM
A Wajir court has sentenced two men to 50 years in prison and a fine of Sh63 million for trafficking narcotics....
4 members of same family die in another IED attack in Garissa
Feb 10, 2022 at 07:04 PM
Four members of the same family lost their lives on Thursday morning following another Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in Sangailu, Garissa County....
4 confirmed dead after another IED destroys a vehicle in Wajir
Feb 02, 2022 at 06:22 PM
Four people have been confirmed dead after the vehicle they were travelling in was destroyed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Wajir County....
UDA pulls out of Eldas ward by-election
Aug 11, 2021 at 08:09 PM
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party will not be fielding a candidate in the forthcoming Eldas by-election....
Wajir governor Mohamed Abdi impeachment confirmed by Senators
May 17, 2021 at 07:08 PM
Senators on Monday overwhelmingly voted to confirm the impeachment of Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi Mohamud by the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs)....
Wajir Governor Mohamed Mohamud impeached by 37 MCAs
Apr 27, 2021 at 05:23 PM
Mohamud was ousted on Tuesday afternoon by Wajir Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) over claims of abuse of office, gross misconduct and financial misdemeanor....
2 arrested ferrying narcotics in Bamburi Cement lorry
Apr 05, 2021 at 06:52 AM
Two suspects were on Sunday afternoon arrested after a lorry they were using to ferry 93 bales of bhang was intercepted at Hadado in Wajir County....
