CJ WANTS ELECTION CASES FAST TRACKED
JUDGES have been instructed to fast-track all pending election-related cases before them. Chief Justice Willy Mutunga issued a memo yesterday asking judges to “prioritize” all criminal or civil...
View ArticleODM nullifies certificates in Nyanza
The ODM National Elections Board chairman Franklin Bett has announced the nullification of nomination certificates that the board had issued to aspirants in Nyanza and Western following the party’s...
View ArticleTwo injured in Morning Ruiru blast
A building complex in Ruiru was this morning the scene of an explosion following a gas leak. The complex that houses residential rooms, lodgings and businesses was damaged after the gas leaked for the...
View ArticleHigh Court judge carjacked
High Court Judge Justice Grace Nzioka and her husband were last night carjacked and kidnapped in a robbery incident in her Karen home in Nairobi. She was driving into her compound at about 10 pm when...
View ArticleSomali al Shabaab rebels threaten to kill Kenyan hostages
Somali insurgents linked to al Qaeda have demanded that Kenya release all Muslims held on terror charges within three weeks, failing which they said they would kill their Kenyan hostages. Al Shabaab...
View ArticlePolice imposter sittings to begin in Nairobi
The commission investigating the conduct of police imposter Joshua Waiganjo moves its sittings to Nairobi this morning where it is expected to hear accounts from high profile witnesses. The team had...
View ArticleTeachers' union issues 7-day strike notice
Learning in public schools is under threat of disruption after KNUT chairman Wilson Sossion yesterday issued an ultimatum for the Education ministry to settle teachers arrears or risk the teachers...
View ArticleFestival organisers ready to defy CK
Cricket Kenya have refused to approve and sanction the proposed Cricket Wars festival organised by Dream Factory for February 1-3. However, the organisers insist the event will go on at the Nairobi...
View ArticleRodriguez to know his Gor Mahia future today
The future of Gor Mahia’s Brazilian striker Giovanni Rodriguez will be known today. This is when coach Zdravko Logarusic presents his report on the status of the Gor Mahia squad to the clubs executive...
View ArticleNorth Rift protest as national office calls off mini-league
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) North Rift branch is planning to boycott the national office fixtures after it cancelled the mini-league meant to promote clubs to Nationwide One league. Western zone...
View ArticleAFC officials meet over ‘jinxed’ search for the head coach
AFC Leopards meet today to deliberate on the circus surrounding the appointment of Portuguese coach Vito Salvado. Club vice chairman Walter Onyino led the ill-fated pursuit of Salvado, who was...
View ArticleBamburi Super series reconstituted as franchises earn new names
The 2013 Bamburi Super series has been reconstituted with existing franchises being renamed. All six Kenyan franchises have adopted Swahili names. Ngong Road sides Impala, Total Nondies and Lunch Bar...
View ArticleTeam beefed up
STAR winger Collins Injera, fly-half Biko Adema and loose forward Oscar Ouma return to the Kenya squad ahead of the IRB Sevens Series in Wellington and Las Vegas next month. Strathmore’s Michael...
View ArticleKenya get invite to Homeless World Cup
Kenya is among 64 countries invited for the 11th annual Homeless World Cup scheduled for August 10-18 in Poznan, Poland. Out of the total, 48 will take part in the men’s competition while 16 will...
View ArticlePrisons target World Club event this year
KENYA Prisons men’s team head coach Gideon Chenje hopes to qualify for the World Club Championships as he leads his charges to the African Championships in April. No Kenyan men’s club has ever featured...
View ArticleEgyptians stand in Kenyans’ way to Africa showpiece ticket
Kenya yesterday beat Rwanda 71-39 in the on going FIBA Africa Nations Cup qualifiers in a match played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania yesterday. The win saw Kenya move closer to...
View ArticleKenyans benefit
This year’s Barclays Kenya Open Championship will feature a total of 28 Kenyan professionals and amateurs, officials confirmed yesterday. Kenya Open Golf Limited (KOGL) chairman, Peter Kanyago said 22...
View ArticleTrust is the currency of the social economy
If there is ever a maligned group of people in Kenya, the people referred to as fundis rank right up there. The word fundi describes any artisan whether they be tailors, mechanics or plumbers. Their...
View ArticleCentrak Bank sells dollars after shilling hits one-year low
The Central Bank sold dollars early yesterday to support the shilling after it fell to a one-year low on strong importer demand for greenbacks, traders said. The shilling fell 0.5 per cent intraday to...
View ArticleYouth fund to promote poultry farming
THE Youth Enterprise Development Fund has extended its financial support to buying assets for eligible entrepreneurs who run poultry businesses, according to a notice published yesterday. The fund...
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