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The body of Benjamin Imbai, 30, was retrieved from a thicket in Thika and taken to General Kago Funeral Home. [Courtesy]
A second body of the four men who went missing in Kitengela, Kajiado County on April 19 has been found in Thika Sub-County.
The body of Benjamin Imbai, 30, was retrieved from a thicket in Thika, Kiambu County and taken to General Kago Funeral Home.
Imbai’s family declined to speak to the media with police saying the body was moved to the morgue on April 20, a day after he and the other three went missing.
Earlier on, the body of Elijah Obuong , 35, was also retrieved from Mathioya River in Murang’a County stashed in a sack.
Kiambu Waives Taxes for Traders
Kiambu Governor James Nyoro appearing before Senate Committee on Monday, August 10, 2020.
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Thousands of Kiambu residents are set to benefit after Kiambu Governor James Nyoro waived taxes in various sectors.
A report by
NTV on Tuesday, April 27, indicated that market levies for those trading in livestock as well as bus park fees for all transport vehicles including Boda Bodas and tuktuks were waived.
For matatu operators, 60 per cent of the regular requisite payments was waived while landowners received 100 per cent waiver on all penalties accrued as of December 2020.
The move is likely to attract traders from the neighbouring Nairobi and Machakos counties into areas such as Githurai, Ruaka, Thika and Kikuyu where the waiver will be effected.
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A mountain of garbage at Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi. Study shows six counties grappling with waste management. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]
The management of 5,990 tonnes of waste generated daily in six counties remains a major challenge.
Kisii, Busia, Nakuru, Mombasa, Nairobi, Kiambu, Kisumu and Uasin Gishu counties are grappling with waste management, according to an investigative report that has flagged sugar factories as the major environmental polluters. National Environmental and Complaints Committee (NECC), in a report, said the six counties cumulatively generate 5,990 tonnes, with Nairobi and Mombasa being the lead generators.
Nairobi and Mombasa contribute 4,600 tonnes of waste translating to 76 per cent of the waste generated across the six counties.
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Police officers manning a roadblock mounted at Mau summit area along the Nakuru - Eldoret Highway while enforcing Lockdown and Night curfew due to Covid 19 Pandemic on March 29, 2020. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
It was swift and unexpected, but measures put in place to check the rising cases of Covid-19 in five counties have come with devastating effects.
The real impact of the government’s decision has been stinging, with statistics indicating that over 100,000 jobs have been lost in Nairobi, Machakos, Kiambu, Kajiado and Nakuru counties in the last month after the lockdown.
Mostly hit by the drastic move to extend curfew hours and close all entertainment joints as well as limit restaurants to takeaway service only, have been workers in the Hospitality Industry and the Transport sector.
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