The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has issued an alert warning of heavy rainfall expected across most parts of the country from Thursday, October 23, to Wednesday, October 30. According to Advisory No. 03/2025, released Wednesday morning, the ongoing rains in the Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, and Highlands West of …
Read More »Five Dead, 45 Hospitalized in Narok Cholera Outbreak
Narok County is on high alert after a cholera outbreak in Trans Mara claimed five lives and left at least 45 others hospitalized. Health authorities have moved swiftly to contain the spread by closing eateries, banning the sale of cooked food in open markets, and dispatching a rapid response team …
Read More »Government Uses Drones to Tackle Quelea Bird Infestation
The government, through the State Department for Agriculture, has deployed drones to target over 5 million quelea birds that have been damaging wheat, sunflower, and barley crops in Narok County. At the launch of a five-day spraying operation at Sansora farm, located on the border of Narok and Nakuru counties, …
Read More »Two Varsity Students Drown in Enkare-Narok River
Two Maasai Mara University students drowned after slipping and falling into the Enkare-Narok river in Narok Town. County commissioner Kipkech Lotiatia confirmed the incident and stated that the search for the bodies is underway. The students were male and female and were crossing over the river, but they didn’t use …
Read More »Narok: Police Arrest Three, Seize Elephant Tusks Valued at Ksh.2.7M
In Narok, authorities have detained three individuals on suspicion of possessing four elephant tusks, collectively weighing 27 kilograms and estimated to be worth Ksh.2.7 million. The trio, identified as Joseph Mutuku (44), Julius Mwanduka Kiema (72), and Alfred Nzioka Mutie (44), was apprehended in the Kisiriri area of Narok North …
Read More »Alarm as Donkey Theft Cases Increase
Concern is mounting among donkey farmers in Narok County due to a noticeable rise in cases of donkey theft in the region. The Association of Donkey Owners of Kenya (ADOK) Narok Branch Chairperson, Margaret Mpatiany, alongside fellow farmers, has expressed alarm over the disappearance of over 50 donkeys within the …
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