The news on Monday that six people had died after a fuel tanker they were siphoning fuel from caught fire on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway brought forth memories of a similar incident in the area in 2009, when about 100 people lost their lives. Elsewhere, a newly reinstated water director returned to court to seek Sh14 million from the Nakuru governor and Nawassco.
On Tuesday, Nacada boss John Mututho revealed that more than 4,000 bars were operating using fake permits. Meanwhile, Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua said the county was clearing bills for the Salgaa accident victims.
As bar owners were given a deadline to renew their operating licences on Wednesday, it was revealed that part of the Bahati CDF was to be used in procuring greenhouses for farmers.
Bahati constituency dominated the headlines on Thursday as the Geothermal Development Company donated an ambulance to a local hospital. Meanwhile, area MP Kimani Njunjiri said he was in talks with government officials to allow farmers grow pyrethrum in forests.
On Friday, the new dates for fresh police hiring in affected areas were announced. On the same day, the county government revealed plans to set up a livestock market in Solai.
After a long wait, the Kenya Generating Company began moving Maasais to modern two-bedroom houses in order for them to move out of Olkaria, to pave way for the construction of a new power plant. And Nairobi County continued to dominate the inter-counties sports competition by successfully defending the soccer title.