SUPKEM and CIPK donate food for Muslim prisoners

Two Islamic organizations SUPKEM and CIPK on Wednesday donated foodstuff to Muslim inmates at the Garissa main GK prison to supplement their diet the holy month of Ramadhan. The foodstuff that included rice, cooking oil, sugar and dates for breaking the fast were presented to the inmates through the prison’s authorities. Speaking at the facility […]

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County assessing current drought, to scale up mitigation measures

The  Garissa  county government has embarked on an exercise to assess the current drought with the aim of scaling up  mitigation  measures following failed long rains, area governor, Ali  Korane has said. Speaking  to  the press at his residence on Wednesday, Korane said few parts of the county received rains but were not  enough, noting […]

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Special desk at immigration department for pilgrims going to Hajj

A  special desk has been set at the Immigration Department for Muslim pilgrims going to Hajj this year to avoid inconveniences. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the annual Quran Memorization Competition among students from various Madarasa and Quran Centres held at Masjid Ibn Qayim mosque in Garissa Town, National Assembly Majority Leader, Aden  Duale […]

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Elders condemn abduction of Cuban doctors and urge leaders to denounce Al-Shabaab

A  section of elders from Garissa have condemned last week’s abduction of the Cuban doctors by suspected Al-Shabaab militants. The elders have also urged leaders from the region to denounce the terror group and all its activities. The  elders, led by Kenya Livestock Marketing Council Chairman, Dubat  Amey, while speaking to KNA Monday regretted that […]

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