Kuppet officials taken to court
THREE Kisii county Kuppet officials on Thursday denied charges of malicious damage to property before a Kisii Court. Union Chairman Argwings Obaga, Executive Secretary Ben Nyaundi and Treasurer Jerald...
View ArticleBack Mudavadi Uhuru, Ruto told
Housing Minister Soita Shitanda has asked presidential aspirants Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto to step down in favor of DPM aspirant Musalia Mudavadi. Shitanda asked the two to support Mudavadi after...
View ArticleIEBC warns on early campaign
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission yesterday issued a stern warning to aspirants who are already circulating their campaign posters in Kisumu. IEBC regional coordinator for Nyanza Central...
View ArticleFord People, Kenya Social Congress urged to join ODM
FORD People and Kenya Social Congress parties were yesterday challenged to work with ODM. Nyamira County ODM chairman Timothy Bosire cautioned the two parties against entering into ‘unworkable’...
View Article4 Nyando hopefuls unite against hooliganism
FOUR Nyando Parliamentary contestants have appealed to their supporters to refrain from hooliganism and remain peaceful during the elections period. In a news conference at the Nyanza Provincial...
View ArticleIEBC blamed for low registration turnout in Kakamega county
OFFICIALS of political parties in Kakamega county have blamed the slow pace of voter registration on poor voter education by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). County ODM...
View ArticleOlando says opponents fearful of TV debates
KAKAMEGA county Governor aspirant Paul Olando has accused his opponents of fearing public debates on leadership. “Anytime we have been called for a debate by a local TV station, I have ended up being...
View ArticleA day in the life: I have to go home by 5pm to help my wife with housework
I wake up at 5pm and the first thing I do is take a bath. Since I do not like disturbing my wife, I prefer making my breakfast and just let her rest. After having my breakfast, I leave my house at...
View ArticleCape Town police use pedal power to fight crime
Back in the day police used to chase suspected robbers down the streets, through narrow alleys etc and march them off to court to be tried for their crimes. I guess as the men and women in blue lost...
View ArticleBVR kit damaged in boda boda accident
THE IEBC was on Thursday evening forced to convene an impromptu meeting of coordinators in Amagoro after a Biometric Voter Registration kit was damaged. The damage to the BVR kit occurred when a clerk...
View ArticleMuhuri wants top cops probe
A Mombasa-based human rights group has called for a closer scrutiny of the recommended candidates for the positions of Inspector General of Police and the two deputies. The Muslim for Human Rights...
View ArticleMwiria blasts separatist MRC
Higher Education assistant minister Kilemi Mwiria has slammed the Mombasa Republican Council for calling for secession. Mwiria, without mentioning names, said those steering the agenda are to blame for...
View ArticleCDF team trash report
The Changamwe CDF committee has dismissed a report by the National Taxpayers Association that indicates it wasted Sh12.9 million on dubious projects and embezzled another Sh8.7 million on a ghost...
View ArticleDemand good roads, Coast investors told
Banks and the private sector have to be more aggressive when dealing with the government if meaningful development is to be achieved, a hotelier has said. Mombasa and Coast Tourist Association chairman...
View ArticleIn the Pink Corner: The miracle of life is a double-edged sword
So the good news is, we’re expecting again. The bad news is that this time we’re doing it the biological way. The last time we were expecting, it took several weeks of prayer, three months of being...
View ArticleState is fighting illegal fishing at Coast – Chiaba
MONITORING of fishing activities at the Kenyan coast will be improved, an assistant minister has said. Fisheries assistant minister Abu Chiaba said plans are underway to upgrade the Monitoring Control...
View ArticleTrending with Nana G: Not your usual hen weekend
Flowers for a good cause Remember my local florist at Muthaiga Mini Market? I passed by this week and saw bunches of roses in different colours put together. So I asked, “What’s happening here?” I was...
View ArticleBalala ‘ready to give his party job to Mwakwere’
Republican Congress Party chairman Najib Balala has said he is ready to relinquish the position to Environment minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere. The Mvita MP said yesterday he has no issues with Coast...
View ArticleIEBC clerks keep away from Kieni West
KIENI West residents have protested over the slow pace of voter registration. They said the biometric voter registration machine registered few people on Monday. The more than 30 residents protested...
View ArticleMt Kenya University strikes deal with GDC
Mt Kenya University has partnered with the Geothermal Development Company to promote their training programmes. The two institutions are working on a plan to give opportunities to MKU students to gain...
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