Eldoret women celebrate their success
As Kenyans celebrate 50 years since independence this year, women in Eldoret recently marked their economic independence in a ceremony organised by Solaso Kenya at Langas Primary School. Solaso is an...
View ArticleOrange African Nations Cup opens in style
The Orange African Nations Cup is here. For the next few weeks, the eyes of the African continent are fixed on South Africa as 16 teams fight it out for the honour of being the next champions of...
View ArticleThe middle class exposed
Oh give it a rest. Ferdinand Waititu on TNA it is. Firstly, the bile is a joke. Where were you when Jimnah Mbaru needed your vote? Secondly, it all comes down to the middle class, too much social...
View ArticlePolitics erodes the soul - Abdikadir Mohamed
The immediate former Mandera Central MP quit elective politics last week having served one term. The 42-year-old lawyer was a star player in the 10th Parliament chairing crucial committees but more...
View ArticleWhere are Kenya's Powerpuff Girls to rescue us?
Where are the Powerpuff Girls when you need them? After what we have witnessed in Kenya in the last one week with the political party nominations, maybe the only people who can rescue us are the...
View ArticleWorld Health Organisation issues alert over Dengue
THE World Health Organisation has sent out an alert on dengue viral disease, which it describes as a "pandemic threat". However, the head of Disease Prevention in the ministry of Public Health, Willis...
View ArticleA Final Look At Familiar Issues: Uhuru-bashing And Controversial Photos
Complaints of Star bias against Presidential aspirant Uhuru Kenyatta remain common, both on the Star website and in emails to the public editor. Typical of the latter is one a few weeks ago from Mbugua...
View ArticleHow Aspirants Cheat Their Way Into Office
Lately, I have come across red and white calendars pasted on market walls, hanging in shops and on any other available space in my constituency. The most prominent feature in these calendars are the...
View ArticleNeglected Diseases Need State Support
Africa is often the focus of the global development agenda, from HIV/Aids to economic growth, yet across the continent millions of people are also suffering from a little known group of parasitic and...
View ArticleLessons From The Party Nominations
This last week the drama has been all about the party nominations. What tickled me was how one party was bragging about being well organised as they were ‘digital’, only for their nominations to fail...
View ArticleViolence Should Not Rob Poll Winners
Violence continued in parts of the country yesterday over claims that some politicians had unfairly been handed victories. The fighting, blocking of highways and burning of tyres contributed to an...
View ArticleSnow disrupts flights, blocks roads in northern China
BEIJING Snow in northern China has forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights and the closure of dozens of highways, authorities said Sunday. Beijing Capital International Airport's official...
View ArticleBanditry locks suspected thief students out
More than 4,200 children are still out of school due to insecurity in parts of Turkana, Pokot and Baringo counties. The chair of the parents association in Pokot, Joseph Lodima, said 16 schools in the...
View ArticleBoda boda lynch suspected thief
A suspected boda boda thief was yesterday frogmarched from his house in in Kitengela and lynched by a motorbike operators. The man, in his late 20s, is suspected to be a member of a five-man gang that...
View ArticlePoison kills suicidal man
A 43-year-old-man yesterday committed suicide in Kericho after consuming a poisonous substance that killed him instantly. Reuben Chirchir, a resident of Ketitui, was found dead in his house where he...
View ArticleDiseases plague Marigat banditry victims
More than 10,000 people displaced by bandits in Marigat have been hit by disease outbreaks. The people, who include 400 children, are seeking refuge at the St Martins Catholic Church where they are...
View ArticleNorth Rift farmers boycott broke NCPB
Maize farmers in the North Rift have boycotted the National Cereals and Produce Board after it suspended the purchase of the crop. The farmers have opted to store their produce on their own saying they...
View ArticleSimam fails poll test, but Linah, Sambili go through
Senate, governor and parliamentary women aspirants in the Rift Valley failed to win in last week's nominations. URP had attracted the highest number of female aspirants in the region, most of whom only...
View ArticleNchoe wins ODM ticket for governor
FORMER Kenya Power Chief ICT manager Johnson ole Nchoe won the ODM ticket to run for Narok governor as Heritage minister William ole Ntimama secured the Narok North parliamentary seat ticket unopposed....
View ArticleConwoman arrested in Kericho Equity Bank
A suspected thief was arrested at Equity Bank in Kericho town on Saturday. The woman and her partner tried to rob Monica Chebet of Sh40,000. "I was sorting the money into various denominations when two...
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