Obama brother enters Siaya governor's race
US president Barack Obama’s brother, Malik Obama, has launched his bid for the Siaya county governor’s seat.Malik, who will run as an independent candidate, said he would use his close links with...
View ArticleAspirant accuses MP of plot to rig nominations
Busia governor aspirant Kizito Wangalwa has accused MP Sospster Ojaamong of trying to rig Thursday's nominations.He accused Ojaamong of allocating 46 polling stations in Teso Noth compared to 106 in...
View ArticlePollster right Oburu tells Uhuru, Ruto
FINANCE assistant minister Oburu Oginga has rubbished claims by the Jubilee Alliance that the recent opinion polls released by Infrotrack were “skewed”. The opinion polls indicated that Cord is likely...
View ArticleLusaka wants sale of Nzoia sugar factory postponed
Livestock ministry former PS Kenneth Lusaka wants the privatisation of Nzoia Sugar Factory halted until the county governments come into place. Speaking at the Posta grounds during the Amani Coalition...
View ArticleNyamira ODM officials differ over coordinator
A row has erupted in Nyamira ODM branch ahead of Thursday's nominations following the sacking of the county coordinator Justus Omiti. Immediate former chairman Timothy Bosire opposed the sacking at a...
View ArticleHome Bay residents wants Kajwang' barred from polls
A voter has moved to block Immigration minister Otieno Kajwang' from vying for any elective seat in the March 4 election.Edward Ochieng Otieno from Homa Bay has written to the Law Society of Kenya...
View ArticleAspirant lauds Kibaki over MPs perks
KIENI parliamentary aspirant Joseph Mathenge also knowns as Kanini Kega has lauded President Kibaki for declining to sign the Retirement Send Off Bill, saying MPs do not deserve any money. Kega said...
View ArticleLimuru mayor wants me arrested - trader
Limuru Municipal Council is embroiled in a tussle with a businessman over a plot.Stephen Kironji said the council has issued an order to the head of AP in Limuru to have him arrested and all his...
View ArticleMatiba party issues 300 direct tickets
A party associated with former opposition leader Kenneth Matiba has issued direct tickets to over 300 candidates for the March 4 elections. Mzalendo Saba Saba party has also said it will not hold...
View ArticleLaikipia to become a full varsity
Plans to elevate Laikipia University College into a fully fledged university have entered the homestretch after stakeholders converged to ratify the proposed institution’s charter. Laikipia University...
View ArticleMotorists killed in Kenol matatu , saloon crash
At least one person has been killed in a grisly road accident on the Nairobi-Murang’a highway.Several other travellers were seriously injured with some fighting for life at Maragua District hospital....
View ArticleUhuru gives KIbaki thumbs up over bill
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has praised President Mwai Kibaki for not signing the controversial bill that would have seen MPs get hefty send-off pay. Uhuru said the President is the only who...
View ArticleAspirant warns over opinion poll
Opinion polls are likely to cause chaos in the country if they are not conducted professionally, a ward representative aspirant has said.Paul Karungu Thangwa, a former radio presenter, said the opinion...
View ArticleKikuyu elders ban sex on election eve
KIKUYU Council of Elders has urged members of the community to avoid sex on the eve of the March 4 general election. The elders said all members should abstain from sex and alcohol at least 12 hours...
View ArticleWe on 'Dzipapa', Shrikisho tells Mwakwere
The Shirikisho Party of Kenya wants Environment minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere to stop using the ‘dzipapa’ slogan which it says is its symbol. The party says Mwakwere has quit the party and should not be...
View ArticleChangamwe rivals hold joint Cord rally
FIVE politicians eyeing the Changamwe parliamentary seat addressed a joint rally at the weekend where they asked residents to promote peace. The politicians, who were led by Kibwana Jaffa, addressed...
View ArticleFresh blood will change Kisauni, says hopeful
KISAUNI parliamentary aspirant Caleb Ng’wena has appealed to the constituency's residents to stop "recycling leaders".Ng’wena said the constituency is not developed because it's recycled leaders have...
View ArticleMungatana blames Tana conflicts on 'hidden hand'
Garsen MP Danson Mungatana has termed the Tana Delta killings as the work of a ‘hidden hand’.Mungatana said the ‘hand’ must be investigated urgently to restore peace in the area. “The people behind the...
View ArticleShippers unite for better pay
TWO major maritime players have signed an agreement to fight against the exploitation of Kenyans by international shipping companies and agents. The deal by the Kenya Seafarers Union and the Kenya Ship...
View ArticleMagarini to build college for teachers
Kilifi county will soon have a teachers’ training college after the education department received Sh1.5 million from Magarini CDF kitty.Magarini MP Amason Kingi said the money will help the education...
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