Kenyan chef showcases Swahili cuisine on Dubai TV
Kenya's chef representative in the International Hall Of Fame, Ali Said Mandhry was invited to cook live on DubaiTv with Chef Osama el Sayed on his show Ma Osama Atyab . Chef Ali who is back from Dubai...
View ArticleEric Omondi for Stand Up Africa in Johannesburg
Stand Up Africa, the comedy show that brings together Africa’s finest comedians will feature Kenyan comedian Eric Omondi among other renowned comedians. Set for February 1- 2 in at the Lyric Theatre in...
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View ArticleOrthodox Russians celebrate new year
While its already two weeks into the year 2013, January 14th is when the new year officially begins for the Russian orthodox faithful who follow the old Julian calender. The Russian new year is all...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Discipline
When I was young I loved watching the movie Sound of Music. I remember in particular the part where the father (who was a military man) came home from a trip and his eight children lined up to greet...
View ArticleWho will rescue us from this madness? Tana Delta residents cry out
In the past four months, there have been mass killings of innocent people in Tana Delta District of Tana River County, following what is believed to be historical ethnic differences. All the economic...
View ArticleHoteliers unite to conserve maasai Mara, Serengeti ecosystem
TOURIST facilities in the Maasai Mara and Serengeti National Parks generate high volumes of solid and liquid waste. Management of the waste has been a challenge to some of the facilities in the two...
View ArticleMeritocracy Doesn’t Exist In Our Politics
“The conduct of elections was so materially defective that it is impossible to establish true or reliable results for the presidential and parliamentary elections,” said Johann Kriegler, former...
View ArticleHow We Can Attain Quality Education
Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states: “Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary...
View ArticleBoda Bodas Need To Be Streamlined
Driving in most rural towns in Kenya today requires more than just a certified driving license. Drivers have the onerous task of dodging the myriad boda bodas that crowd our roads besides wriggling...
View ArticleWill Mali War End Up Like Afghan Conflict?
“Those days are over,” said Frances President Francois Hollande last month, when asked if French forces would intervene in the war between Islamist insurgents who have seized the northern half of Mali...
View ArticleDon’t give mining shares to elite
ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources minister Ali Chirau Mwakwere has given mining companies three weeks in which to show how they will hand over 35 per cent of their equity to Kenyans. He made it clear...
View ArticleTreasury Ploy To Derail Devolution
The Treasury wants to scuttle Devolution. Devolution is a central issue in the election in the next few weeks. Over two-thirds of Kenyans voted for it in the Referendum. It is a corrective to our bad...
View ArticleFord-K got a raw deal, MP says
SHINYALU MP Justus Kizito has asked Cord to make public the stake for the Luhya community in the alliance before seeking its support. “Raila should tell Luhyas what he has set a side for them because...
View ArticleDrunkard kills young wife
A forty-year-old man on Monday afternoon stabbed his wife of three years to death after a drinking spree at Shinyalu in Kakamega. Hudson Savayiet fled after the killing at Matioli village. “The man and...
View ArticleMidiwo backs Orengo’s rival
GOVERNMENT chief whip Jakoyo Midiwo has endorsed Lands minister James Orengo’s rival in the 2007 elections for the Ugenya parliamentary seat. Speaking at a rally in Siaya town on Sunday, Midiwo said...
View ArticleHoma Bay residents vet 3 governor aspirants
A civil society group yesterday vetted a section of aspiring governors in Homa Bay. Three aspirants attended the meeting organised by Bunge La Wananchi at Homa Bay County Hall. Ben Odero and Tom Ogada...
View ArticleCord will bag 60 per cent of the votes – Kajwang’
Cord has put in place measures to ensure they win by 60 per cent in the March 4 elections, says Immigration minister Otieno Kajwang'. “Cord is the only coalition which has supporters across the...
View ArticlePM clears way in Bungoma for Wetang’ula’s poll win
Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetang’ula and ODM point man Alfred Khang’ati rivals have quit the race for Bungoma senator and governor. This comes after Prime Minster Raila Odinga endorsed the two for the...
View ArticleCouncillors get marching orders
Nyanza Kenya Local Government Workers Union chair has told outgoing councilors to keep off council affairs during the election period. Speaking to the press in Migori town yesterday, Joseph told off...
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