Cord settles nomination headache, ODM receives defectors
Cord has will let member parties conduct separate nominations in some areas. The national executive board is set to issue a statement to put the matter to a rest. Cord presidential aspirant Raila...
View ArticleCrackdown on hate speech to begin
GOVERNMENT is today expected to announce a number of measures aimed at controlling hate speech, especially on the social media. Information PS Bitange Ndemo, IEBC chair Issack Hassan, Inspector General...
View ArticleRaila for President secretariat restructured
Andrew Mwavwa and Ken Wanyama have been included in the expanded Raila Odinga presidential campaign secretariat. The changes, sanctioned by Raila, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, Moses Wetangula and...
View ArticleUhuru denies his campaign is worth billions
DEPUTY Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday said that his ongoing presidential campaign will not cost Sh10 billion. The Jubilee Coalition presidential nominee said that a Star story on Monday that...
View ArticleFake cop arraigned in court again
YESTERDAY police imposter Joshua Waiganjo was arraigned in a Naivasha court just hours after Rift Valley PPO John M’mbijiwe and two seniors officers were interdicted. Under heavy guard Waiganjo was...
View ArticleJirongo joins CORD
Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo is has announced his defection to CORD coalition at the Serena Hotel, Nairobi at 1pm today. The Federal Party party of Kenya leader had ditched the Pambazuka Coalition last year...
View ArticleTension high in Mathare slums
Tension is still high in Nairobi's Mathare slums following an overnight incident in which a man was killed and 20 houses torched in suspected retaliatory attacks. The incident happened after a police...
View Article'Fake police boss' released
A man accused of masquerading as a senior Rift Valley Police Officer has been released on a 4 million shilling bail by a Naivasha Court. Despite efforts by the prosecution to oppose the bond, Joshua...
View ArticleSeven killed in fresh attacks in Tana
At least seven people, six men and a woman are feared dead following fresh attacks in Nduru Village in Tana River. Reports indicate that armed militia attacked the village early Wednesday morning....
View ArticleGovernment to crack down on hate speech
Communication PS Bitange Ndemo has said 2 vernacular radio stations, several bloggers and social media users are behind hate speech propagation. He added that the Ministry of Information and...
View ArticleMudavadi, Kenneth, Kiyapi headache over running mate
PRESIDENTIAL candidates outside CORD and Jubilee are racking their brains on whom to pick as running mates. The deadline is still three weeks away on January 29 when the presidential candidates have to...
View ArticleCBK to sell Sh15 billion in Treasury bonds
THE Central Bank will auction five-year and 20-year Treasury bonds, worth Sh15 billion in January, traders said on Wednesday. Chris Muiga, interim vice-chairman of the Kenya Bond Traders' Association...
View ArticleShilling drops against dollar on rate-cut bets
The shilling inched lower yesterday as importers bought dollars in anticipation of an interest rate cut later in the week. Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 86.50/70 to the dollar, slightly down...
View ArticleUAP new shares start trade over the counter
UAP Group's new shares yesterday started to trade at the over the counter market ahead of planned listing at the main securities market within 18 months. The new UAP shares were on offer during the...
View ArticleBullish Trend Gets More Fierce At The NSE
We have seen a fierce bull move in 2013 and it just got fiercer yesterday. The Nairobi all share rallied 2.12 points to close at 101.03. The Nairobi all share has rallied 6.504% in 2013 and this is...
View ArticleKonza extends bid time for developers
The Ministry of Information and Communication has given two more weeks for firms eyeing the second delivery partner contract to apply. The deadline for submitting the expression of interest has been...
View ArticleState ‘failed to lobby against Dutch miraa ban’
Miraa farmers, traders and consumers have expressed anger with Kenyan authorities for failing to lobby the Dutch government to reverse a decision to ban it despite a one year window before the...
View ArticleMPs adopt report to privatise parastatals
PARLIAMENT yesterday adopted a report that proposes the privatisation of state owned companies and parastatals. The report will give the Privatization Commission the go-ahead to privatise five public...
View ArticleAMAA extends deadline due to movie low submissions
The organisers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards have extended the deadline for receiving film entries to January 31, 2013. Tony Anih , the executive secretary of AMAA, says this extension is aimed at...
View ArticleEurope dance group to preach peace in Kenya
Europe based dance group, Trip en masse are in the country to preach peace this election year. The Dutch award winning group for best Dutch dance production 2011, aims to remind people of the tragic...
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