Wajir residents count losses as fire razes down local market
Residents in Wajir county were last night left counting millions of losses after a fire outbreak in the town’s largest business market- Soko mjinga. The market which is at the heart of the town and is the source of livelihood for thousands of traders in Wajir county was burnt to ashes with businessmen and women […]
Wajir County: Six cops nabbed for allegedly being involved in exam cheating
Six police officers are among seven people who were on Tuesday, March 9 nabbed in Wajir County for allegedly being involved in examination malpractice. A police report reveals that the suspects were arrested after the police were tipped by a source of the suspects’ intentions to engage in exam malpractice at the Ereteno exams centre. […]
Four people die in Wajir County after their vehicle ran over explosive device
Four people on Wednesday, February 2, died after a vehicle they were driving in ran over an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Wajir County. In a police report seen by K24 Digital, the terror incident took place at 10:30 am in a place called Erga along Wajir- Gerile road. The attack also took place 14 […]
Locals arrest police officer for alleged robbery with violence in Wajir
Police in Wajir are detaining their colleague after he was arrested by residents for allegedly robbing with violence. In a report seen by K24 Digital, Hassan Mohammed Suleiman of Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit (CIPU) based in Wajir was nabbed by members of the public who later handed him over to the police. In a police […]
Shootout between police and armed bandits leaves two dead in Wajir
Two heavily armed bandits were killed in a fierce shoot-out in Dabadarer junction Wajir county on Tuesday, August 24. The gunfight happened during a normal patrol by police officers of kps and Npr around the area. According to a police report, the bandits were challenged to surrender but they defied the order leading to the […]
Drama as impeached Wajir Governor Abdi is forced out of Matiangi’s meeting attended by Governor Mukta
The power struggle in Wajir County continues to intensify as impeached Governor Mohamud Abdi insists he is the bonafide officeholder despite the swearing-in of his former Deputy Muktar Ali as the county boss. Their standoff took an ugly turn on Tuesday after the two attended a meeting presided over the Interior CS Fred Matiang’i where […]
Off the hook? Senators form special committee to handle Wajir Governor’s impeachment
Should the committee find no merit in any allegations brought to it, the Governor will walk free since the case ends at committee level.