The long road to internal party democracy
The party nomination exercises were every bit as messy as expected; and the howls of outrage by the losers who cried foul, were as loud as had been foreseen. Clearly Kenya has a long way to go in...
View ArticleI did not defile boy, says pastor
A pastor from a church in Nairobi's Uthiru was yesterday charged in a Kibera court with defiling a 14-year-old boy. Dismus Ochieng, 35, denied sodomising the boy on diverse dates between May and...
View ArticleFarmer denies Sh35m fraud
A 32-year-old farmer was yesterday charged in a Kibera court with fraudulently obtaining Sh35 million. Boniface Karanja denied obtaining the money fraudulently from Rukia Salim in Nairobi's Westlands...
View ArticleNakuru magistrate withdraws from paternity suit
A Nakuru magistrate has withdrawn himself from a case where two men are contesting the paternity of a two-and-half-year-old child. Resident magistrate Gerals Mutiso yesterday allowed an application by...
View ArticleJudge trashes Royal Media’s bid to stop stations switchoff
An attempt by the Royal Media Services to bar the Communication Commission of Kenya from switching off its vernacular stations was yesterday dismissed. High Court judge David Majanja said the CCK did...
View ArticleHow parliament diluted the gains of the new constitution
When the new constitution was enacted and subsequently promulgated on August 27, 2010, Kenyans heaved a sigh of relief. A sense of achievement and rare patriotism pervaded every corner of the country....
View ArticleCollege student remanded for impersonating Kimaiyo
A college student was yesterday charged in a Nairobi court with impersonating Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo. Jackson Siro, a student at the Tecnical Training Institute, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleTrader wins Emurua Dikirr URP ticket
David Keter, a businessman in Bomet and Narok counties, was yesterday declared the winner of URP ticket for the newly created Emurua Dikirr constituency seat. Keter, popularly known as 'Dolaline', got...
View ArticleJubilee tears into Cord reform credentials
The Jubilee coalition yesterday questioned Cord's reform credentials. Campaigning in Garissa, TNA presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate William Ruto said Cord's leadership could...
View ArticleNarok two held with 8,000 fake ballots
TWO people were yesterday arrested with 8,0000 fake ballot papers for ODM Narok governor. They were nabbed when they tried to present the results from Narok South and Emurua Dikirr constituencies to...
View ArticleJoint nominations a sham, says Balala
Republican Congress Party of Kenya leader Najib Balala has dismissed the recent party nominations by Cord, Jubilee and other parties as a sham. Speaking to the Star on phone, Balala said party...
View ArticleMakueni five nabbed over Wiper ballots
Police in Makueni have arrested five people in connection with WDM nominations irregularities in Makueni county. The five, three women and two men, were nabbed at Nthangu Primary School with ballots...
View ArticleKajembe son clinches ODM Jomvu MP ticket
THE eldest son of Changamwe MP Ramadhan Kajembe, Seif Kajembe, garnered 2,333 votes to clinch the ODM ticket to vie for the new Jomvu constituency in Mombasa after beating his brother-in-law Bady...
View ArticleParties now focus on solving disputes
POLITICAL parties will today shift their focus on settling disputes that have arisen from the just concluded nominations ahead of presenting their nominees to the electoral commission on Monday. IEBC...
View ArticleHow Uhuru and Raila performed in the coalition government
As the presidential race enters the homestretch in the coming weeks, leading hopefuls for the top seat have now engaged their gears to making promises of what they will do when elected. Prime Minister...
View ArticleMungatana’s case to go ahead
THE Director of Public Prosecutions yesterday opposed an application by outgoing Garsen MP Danson Mungatana to postpone his case till after the general election. Mungatana, through his lawyer Jared...
View ArticleIEBC urged to reject direct ticket aspirants
The National Gender and Equality Commission wants the IEBC to reject aspirants illegally cleared by political parties. The commission said any aspirant who has not undergone the required nomination...
View ArticleMigori governor nominations flop
ODM nominations for Migori governor were called off following irregularities. Police in Migori arrested Mark Ouma, the chief campaigner of one of the governor aspirants, with ballots. Ouma was trailed...
View ArticleSmall parties benefit from confusion in nominations
SOME small parties were yesterday strengthened by the arrival of dissatisfied veteran politicians who lost in the nominations. Some TNA aspirants were reported to be seeking certificates from other...
View ArticleUhuru and Ruto may be impeached - ICG report
UHURU Kenyatta and William Ruto face a possible impeachment if they become president and deputy president after the election, according to the International Crisis Group. The report entitled Kenya’s...
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