Universities lecturers’ strike stopped
THE Planned lecturers’ strike that was to begin on Monday has been stopped by the Industrial Court. Justice Nzioki wa Makau issued the orders yesterday and directed the Inter-Public Universities...
View ArticleCruise ship with 1,000 visitors docks at Mombasa
Six hundred-and-sixty-three tourists and 400 crew members from 15 European countries aboard the MV Nautica will dock at Mombasa port today. The tourists will be coming from the United Kingdom, Brazil,...
View ArticleKibaki praises Malawi friendship
President Kibaki has urged agricultural organisations in Kenya and Malawi to share experiences in production methods to boost production. He said sharing of experiences will increase the supply and...
View ArticleKRA investigates Sh100 million Ivory container
Kenya Ports Authority and Kenya Revenue Authority have launched in-house investigations into the Sh100 million ivory consignment that was nabbed at Mombasa. KRA deputy commissioner Gitau Gitau...
View ArticleUK introduces new visa for short notice applicants
UK Border Agency (UKBA) has introduced a new priority ‘fast-track’ visa service that will see those wishing to travel to the UK from Kenya take shorter time in processing their visas. Visiting UK Trade...
View ArticleFears grow as UK plans miraa ban
MIRAA prices are likely to crush if a UK government advisory body recommends its ban, traders have said. According to a BBC report, the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs will next week release...
View ArticleNarok ODM supporter injured in fight
A middle-aged man was yesterday injured when two factions of ODM supporters clashed at a polling station in Narok town. Officials closed St Peter Primary School and end the exercise at around 4pm...
View ArticleFury as aspirant's branded condoms land in Kandara
There was an uproar when male condoms bearing an aspirants name were found in polling centres at Kandara yesterday. The condoms which bore the name of parliamentary aspirant Alice Wahome were...
View ArticleURP agent shot dead in Koibatek
A middle-aged man was shot dead by police at Seguton polling station in Koibatek during the URP primaries. Witnesses said Edward Serem, an agent of one of the URP aspirants in Eldama Ravine...
View ArticlePoll papers delay Siaya nominations
VOTING in Siaya was yesterday delayed after it emerged that crucial voting requirements were missing. According to the county observer Monicah Amolo, there was insufficient ink and the IEBC register...
View ArticleNyatike youth destroy ODM ballots over rigging claims
ODM nominations in Nyatike flopped after two groups of supporters tore nomination papers and broke ballot boxes claiming the exercise would be rigged. Police hurled teargas canisters and fired in the...
View ArticleUDF members vote in Shanzu ODM primaries
Several UDF members in Shanzu ditched the party for ODM following the late arrival of ballot materials in various polling stations. UDF members camping at Shanzu Teachers’ Training College that served...
View ArticleIranians' explosives missing
The 85kg of RDX explosives that were to be used by two Iranian terror suspects in a planned attack have not been recovered, a Nairobi court heard yesterday. The investigating officer told chief...
View ArticleEX-employee sues Barclays for Sh58m
A FORMER manager with Barclays Bank has sued the institution for reducing his lumpsum amount when he retired a decade ago. Wilfred Mutua wants the bank to pay him Sh58 million saying it deliberately...
View ArticleRefugee bosses risk jail
Kenyans who hire refugees without a work permit should be prosecuted, a magistrate said yesterday. Giving his sentiments in a case where a refugee, Abdi Hassan, is charged with working without a...
View ArticleOmtatah seeks MPs pay refund
A Nairobi court wants Parliament to furnish activist Okiya Omtatah with addresses of 220 MPs to enable him serve them with court documents. High court judge David Majanja yesterday directed the MP’s...
View ArticleWaiganjo wanted in Nairobi for other fraud charges
A Nairobi court wants alleged police imposter Joshua Waiganjo to appear before it on January 28 to face fraud charges. The court yesterday issued a second order for Waiganjo in connection with another...
View ArticleUS based hopeful sues IEBC over dual citizenship rule
A Kenyan of dual citizenship interested in the Taita Taveta senator's seat has moved to court to challenge a requirement that bars him from vying. Bishop Donald Kisaka says the requirement recently...
View ArticleMsambweni aspirant faints as name missing in ballot papaers
AN ODM parliamentary aspirant in Msambweni yesterday collapsed after he found his name missing from the nomination papers. Hamisi Omar Mwandaro fainted and when he came to, blamed the ODM elections...
View Article80-year-old man dies on his way to vote
An 80-year-old man died and three others were injured when the vehicle they were traveling in was involved in a road accident on their way to an ODM polling station in Trans Mara. Kirop ole Napong’a...
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