Son fakes kidnapping to get Sh138million from his father
The 20-year-old son of a wealthy Mombasa businessman has admitted to faking his own kidnaping so to get the Sh138million ransom from his father. A London court, Southwark Crown, last Friday heard that...
View ArticleWaiganjo mystery to be unravelled by end month
The mystery surrounding police impostor Joshua Waiganjo will be unraveled by end of this month, National Police Service Commission has announced. Speaking yesterday during the inauguration of a...
View ArticleCity aspirant sues Justice commission
An aspirant has moved to court to challenge recommendations by the Commission on Administrative Justice to bar him from the elections over integrity issues. John Ndirangu, who intends to run for the...
View ArticleWoman says she sent rude SMSs to MP
A 45-year-old woman was yesterday charged by a Kibera court with sending offensive text messages to Mathira MP Ephraim Maina. Eunice Wanjira Njira admitted to sending several offensive SMSs to the MP...
View ArticleCongolese trader denies stealing child
A Congolese businessman yesterday denied stealing a two-year-old child from its mother. Claude Gaya, was released on a Sh300,000 cash bail and two sureties of a similar amount by chief magistrate...
View ArticleAG seeks review of orders on nurses strike
THE Attorney General’s office wants the orders issued by the Industrial Court regarding the nurses strike to be reviewed and set aside. Under a certificate of urgency, the AG, through litigating...
View ArticleCar firm rejects orders on continued deal with CMC motors
Jaguar Land Rover Exports has declined to remain in a distributorship agreement with CMC motors. Jaguar, in its court documents, states that it should not be forced to remain in an agreement it has...
View ArticleCourt accepts surveyor on Kirima case
The High Court has adopted the appointment of a surveyor to quantify two prime plots in Nairobi owned by former MP Gerishon Kirima. Justice Isaac Lenaola accepted the Geometric Survey Ltd to survey the...
View ArticleOjode widow gets power to run estate
The wife of former Internal Security assistant minister Orwa Ojode has been given the authority to manage his estate. High Court judge Luka Kimaru declared Ojode’s mum Ulda Aloo as a dependent and...
View ArticleAG says IEBC will deal with primaries disputes
The electoral commission is the only body charged with determining disputes arising from political party nominations, Attorney General Githu Muigai has said In an advisory opinion to the Political...
View ArticleKibaki calls for peace in party nominations
PRESIDENT Kibaki has urged all Kenyans to maintain peace during tomorrow's party nominations. He told aspirants to behave like true democrats by accepting defeat and being humble in victory. “Peace is...
View ArticleIEBC won’t alter party nominee lists
The electoral commission will not alter the list of nominees submitted by parties at the end of the primaries. IEBC secretary James Oswago yesterday said the law bars IEBC from making any alterations...
View ArticleCord and Amani accuse each other of violence
Cord and Amani coalitions yesterday accused each other of causing violence during the ongoing campaigns. Musalia Mudavadi, who is the Amani coalition presidential candidate, said a faction of the Cord...
View ArticleInmates have voting rights, judge rules
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has been given 48 hours to explain the steps it has taken to enable risoners to register and vote on March 4. High Court judge David Majanja directed...
View ArticleMudavadi ends five-day tour of Western province
Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi yesterday completed his five-day campaign tour of Western province. Mudavadi vowed that an Amani government will help Kenyans economically. Addressing supporters...
View ArticleGNU backs Uhuru for President
GNU leader Mwangi Kiunjuri yesterday announced that the party will back Jubilee Coalition presidential aspirant Uhuru Kenyatta. "We have consulted widely across our membership and agreed that we should...
View ArticlePublic schools to close for parties’ nominations
The government yesterday directed that all public schools be closed on Thursday to allow parties to conduct their nominations. Head of public service Francis Kimemia said the Ministry of Education...
View ArticleOtuoma sends home councillors, mayors
Local authorities were yesterday dissolved to pave way for the March 4 general election. Local Government minister Paul Otuoma, mandated to oversee the move, issued a directive for councillors, mayors...
View ArticleJudges Aroni, Apondi dismissed
THE Judges and Magistrates vetting board yesterday dismissed two more judges bringing to 13 the number of judges who have been sent packing. Meru resident Judge Muga Apondi and Lady Justice Abida...
View ArticleBensouda says she has new evidence
ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says that she has gathered additional evidence sufficient to prove that Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and former Cabinet Secretary Francis Muthaura supplied...
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