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Lands CS Alice Wahome told Senators that the parcel had been under the control of the former City Council of Nairobi for decades and was registered in its name on March 23, 1956, under a 99-year lease beginning November 1, 1953.
Nominated Senator Tabitha Mutinda, who sits on the Senate Health Committee, said inspections conducted by the committee had exposed major gaps in ambulance operations, with many vehicles either grounded or operating in poor condition.
The deadliest accident happened at the notorious Mlima Punda black spot along the Eldoret-Nakuru highway, where seven people, among them two students travelling home for the school holidays, were killed after three vehicles collided.
Speaking during a church service in Maralal Ward, Samburu County on Sunday, Murkomen ordered the County Commissioner to conclude interviews for the positions within a week to allow successful candidates to be deployed immediately.
According to National Police Service, officers acted on credible intelligence before flagging down the vehicle and carrying out a search that led to the discovery of the cooking oil consignment.
The dialogue, held in Segel, brought together elders, women and youth representatives, peace committees, local administrators and security officials to address grievances arising from the incident and promote reconciliation.
The court has marked the case as urgent and allowed the residents to serve BP outside the country. Other parties will be served through a newspaper advertisement. The case will be mentioned on May 6 for further directions, but the court declined to grant temporary orders at this stage.
Officers apprehended a 23-year-old woman, Morme Wario, together with a 50-year-old man identified as Haron Muthuri, a suspected unlicensed practitioner who allegedly carried out the procedure.
The areas affected are Hillo Gorgora, Hillo Orofa, Hillo Walkite, Hillo Tanzania, Hillo Irress Abamartille, Hillo Gootu, Hillo Tessum Qalicha, Hillo Karray, Hillo Hudda, Hillo Qoranjido, Hillo Irress Shindia, Hillo Rabaalee, and Hillo Godde Haroressa.
Ruto said the new system of delivering medicines and other health commodities directly to hospitals, rather than through county stores, will guarantee uninterrupted provision of health services under the Universal Health Coverage programme.
The tusks, which had been concealed in a bag, were seized alongside a red Boxer motorbike and are now held as exhibits.
Marsabit County Commissioner James Kamau said a multi-agency security team has been dispatched to track down the suspects, arrest them, and recover the weapons used.