Government to assist families displaced by rising waters of Lake Baringo

The  National government will provide tents, blankets and mattresses to 1000 families displaced by flooding due to the rise in water levels of Lake Baringo. The  Rift  Valley Regional Commissioner (RC), George Natembeya said that the government through the Ministry of Devolution will intervene by distributing non-food items among other forms of assistance to the […]

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Nakuru positions itself as regional energy hub

Nakuru County is positioning itself as a promising energy hub following initiation of various multi-billion projects in the sector by the national government. The County Commissioner (CC), Erastus Mbui Mwenda noted drilling of Sh.109.1 billion Olkaria I geothermal wells being undertaken by Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) was 18.5 percent complete. In an interview with […]

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Faultline wreaks havoc as it spreads into Public Primary School

A fault line that initially developed in parts of Nakuru West Sub-County recently continues to wreak havoc after spreading into a public primary school destroying feeder roads and structures at the institution. Governor Lee Kinyanjui said geologists from Kenya Electricity Generating Company (Kengen) and seismologists from Geothermal Development Company (GDC) were assessing the extent of […]

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It’s now official, tall buildings in Nakuru are a catastrophe in waiting

The  Nakuru County Government has declared a Moratorium on building approvals for structures within sections of the Central Business District and its suburbs after experts confirmed that the areas were geologically unstable and were experiencing subtle volcanic faulting. Seismologists and geologists from Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) and Geothermal Development Company (GDC) have also called […]

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Fault line sparks fear in Nakuru as roads and residences are cut off

A  fault line has cut across roads in Nakuru West Sub-County following heavy rains that have pounded the region for the past three days sparking fears among residents of Koinange, Shabab and Kaptembwa Estates. Governor Lee Kinyanjui said his administration had engaged services of geologists from Geothermal Development Company (GDC) and Kenya Electricity Generating Company […]

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