Fire survivors seek justice
Survivors and families of victims of the January 28 2009 Nakumatt Downtown supermarket fire have petitioned the Head of Public Service Francis Kimemia to help them get compensation three years after...
View ArticleThree more elephants die
Kenya has lost three more elephants to poachers in the last four days. Two elephants were found dead with their tusks hacked off near Kuku Ranch on the border of Amboseli National Park and an old bull...
View ArticlePipeline in losses after parrafin spills at Tsavo
Kenya Pipeline is counting losses after millions of litres of paraffin were spilled when a pipeline broke at Manyani area in Taita Taveta. Witnesses said the line which supplies paraffin to Nairobi...
View ArticleKibaki under fire over MPs send-off pay bill
President Kibaki has stirred a fresh row by referring the controversial Retirement Benefits Bill 2012 to Attorney General for re-drafting. Civil society groups yesterday complained that the President...
View ArticleShun leaders with corrupt past, Karua urges Kenyans
Narc-Kenya presidential candidate Martha Karua has cautioned Kenyans against electing leaders with questionable characters. She called on Kenyans to shun such leaders as they will the country at "a...
View ArticleKamenchu quits Labour party
Youthful presidential aspirant Kingwa Kamenchu has pulled out of Labour Party. Kamenchu quit after the party joined Cord Alliance against her wish. In a statement sent to newsrooms, she denied that she...
View ArticleStop focusing on The Hague, Jubilee tells Cord
Jubilee coalition leaders led by its presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta have told the Cord alliance to stop using The Hague issue in their campaigns. Uhuru said the Jubilee coalition is selling...
View ArticleI am not a spoiler, says Mudavadi
Leaders of the Amani coalition today took their campaigns to Kitale refuting claims that they are being used by Jubilee coalition to spoil Western region votes. The coaltion's presidential aspirant...
View ArticleEx-Zambia leader to give tips on run-off
FORMER President of Zambia Rupiah Banda is the guest speaker at a two-day seminar on presidential election run-offs starting this morning in Nairobi. Banda lost power to the current President Michael...
View ArticleKenyans are the real pollsters, says Kenneth
Presidential hopeful Peter Kenneth yesterday said he is not bothered by opinion polls as they do not reflect the reality on the ground. Speaking when he attended a church service at Nairobi Pentecostal...
View ArticleI was almost sworn-in at Uhuru Park after the 2007 election, says Raila
Prime Minister Raila Odinga yesterday disclosed that there was one judge who was ready to swear him as the country’s President after the disputed 2007 general election. Raila said he however...
View ArticleConfusion ahead of Jan 17 party nominations deadline
Political parties are faced with logistical nightmares which they have to resolve in the next four days if they are to meet the January 18 deadline set by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries...
View ArticleI am still in the race - Waititu
Embakasi Member of Parliament has denied reports that the TNA’s party’s election board is querying his degree certificate. Speaking at a press conference today, Waititu said there is nothing wrong with...
View ArticleCounty-rep aspirant killed by gangsters
An ODM county - representative aspirant has been killed after gangsters attacked his home in Kuria West last night. Peter Masese Nyagiri died after he was shot by the gangsters. Meanwhile in...
View ArticleWe will not use schools for nominations - TNA
The National Alliance yesterday said it will not use schools for its nomination exercise scheduled for Thursday. TNA’s secretary general Onyango Oloo said the party will use churches, mosques, chief...
View Article200 houses burnt down in Mukuru fire
More than 1,000 people are this morning homeless after a fire burnt down at least 200 houses in Mukuru slums. Police say the fire broke out at about 8 pm from one of the structures. No one was injured...
View ArticleCORD TEAM TO SPEND SH13 BILLION IN ELECTION
Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his CORD coalition plans to spent Sh13 billion between now and March 4 when the general elections will be held. The money was raised in the last one year from what the...
View ArticleI am worth Sh56 million - Karua
NARC-Kenya party leader and presidential aspirant Martha Karua has declared that she is worth Sh56 million. She said this while addressing a press conference in Nairobi. Karua challenged other...
View ArticleKibaki package debate rages as KHRC calls for demonstrations
President Kibaki has stirred a fresh row by referring the controversial Retirement Benefits Bill 2012 to Attorney General for re-drafting. Civil society groups yesterday complained that the President...
View ArticleERC sets new pump prices
Kenyans are set to enjoy marginally low pump prices from tomorrow as the Energy Regulatory Board has announced new pump prices that will run until midnight February 14. In Nairobi Kerosene which has...
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