A Farm in Mau Narok, Njoro, on March 25, 2025, [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Three people have been confirmed dead and seven others seriously injured following a violent confrontation between police officers and residents in Kimintet Ward, Transmara South, Narok County. The clash occurred on Wednesday at around 3:00 p.m., marking the culmination of a two-day standoff over a disputed piece of prime land allegedly sold by the local community over fifty years ago. This land currently hosts the luxurious Angama Camp—formerly known as Olkuruk Camp—a high-end tourism facility reportedly connected to influential local politicians and foreign investors. The land also…
Author: By George Sayagie
Moses Kipkirui Cheluget, the son of the late former Provincial Commissioner Isaiah Cheluget, has threatened to take legal action against President William Ruto. [George Sayagie, Standard] The son of the late former Provincial Commissioner Isaiah Cheluget has threatened legal action against President William Ruto over claims that the president purchased 5,600 acres of land in Narok South from the deceased. While addressing residents at Sogoo trading center during a development tour of Narok County, President Ruto stated that he consulted with the late Cheluget regarding the land acquisition to resettle over 13,000 squatters. However, Moses Kipkirui Cheluget, the late Cheluget’s…
President William Ruto addressing residents at Ol Kalou town in Nyandarua county on April 03, 2025 during his Mt Kenya Region Tour .[Kipsang Joszeph,Standard] President William Ruto has defended his broad-based government as a unifying force among Kenyans, dismissing critics, whom he described as “prophets of doom sent by the devil” for attacking the coalition through the media. Speaking on Easter Sunday during the Inter-Ministries Union (IMO) prayers held in Mosiro Ward, Narok East Sub-County, President Ruto said that unity is the foundation of national progress. “There is nothing difficult for a united people or a united country. When we…
President William Ruto addressing residents at Ol Kalou town in Nyandarua county on April 03, 2025 during his Mt Kenya Region Tour .[Kipsang Joszeph,Standard] President William Ruto has defended his broad-based government as a unifying force among Kenyans, dismissing critics, whom he described as “prophets of doom sent by the devil” for attacking the coalition through the media. Speaking on Easter Sunday during the Inter-Ministries Union (IMO) prayers held in Mosiro Ward, Narok East Sub-County, President Ruto said that unity is the foundation of national progress. “There is nothing difficult for a united people or a united country. When we…
Court gavel. (Courtesy) Police officers in Narok County are facing accusations of contempt of court after allegedly supervising the ploughing of an 81-acre parcel of disputed land, despite a court order barring any activity on the property pending the resolution of an ownership case. The incident occurred on Friday in Olchoro Division, Narok North Sub-county, where a group of ten police officers, accompanied by Narok Central Assistant County Commissioner (ACC) Abdishakurr Ali and Siyiabei Location Chief Molonget Sempele, reportedly provided security to one of the parties involved in the dispute as they began cultivating the land. The land in question,…