Politicians praise, dismiss Synovate poll
DEPENDING on how they faired in the Ipsos Synovate opinion poll released yesterday, politicians either praised or dismissed the poll. Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi, who scored 5 per cent, said...
View ArticleDefectors not honest- Kabogo
Kiambu governor aspirant William Kabogo has urged voters to reject aspirants who defect from TNA party to other parties. Speaking at a thanks-giving rally in Gatundu South and North, Kabogo said those...
View ArticleRespect Kibaki, says aspirant
OTHAYA parliamentary aspirant Peter King’ara has urged residents to respect President Kibaki as he enters retirement. Speaking in Othaya yesterday, King’ara said the only way to respect Kibaki is by...
View Article2 gangsters shot dead
Police in Kiambu yesterday morning shot dead two suspected gangsters. Speaking to the press, Kiambu OCPD Moses Lubicia said they received a tip-off from the public that there were seven thugs planning...
View ArticleTea factory buys 107 acres of land
Kiambu county commissioner Wilson Njenga has decried the high number of bogus land buying companies in the area siphoning millions of shillings from unsuspecting land buyers. He was speaking yesterday...
View ArticleClergy forum backs Nyoro for governor
Kiambu Senior Clergy Forum yesterday endorsed former Rockefeller Foundation boss James Nyoro for governor. Speaking during a meeting at Mianzi hotel, chairman Macmillan Kiiru of Anglican Church Sigona,...
View ArticleThree facing kidnap charge in Murang’a denied bond
Murang’a senior resident Magistrate John Masingacourt has rejected a plea to release three suspected kidnappers on bond. Josephat Karanja, John Mukigi and Worris Muiruri were charged with kidnapping...
View ArticleHundreds protest over Murang’a kidnappings
Tension was high in Murang’a town yesterday after hundreds of residents took to the streets over increased insecurity. They stormed the county commissioner’s office Kula Hache demanding immediate...
View ArticleGathuthi
GATHUTHI Tea Factory in Othaya has purchased 107 acres of land for tree planting. Speaking yesterday during the factory's AGM, chairman Geoffrey Kagondu said the land was purchased in Kieni West for...
View ArticleSquatters reject Kilifi surveyor
A private land surveyor from the Kilifi County Council was on Thursday afternoon chased away from the land he had been hired to survey by angry squatters. Kenneth Kazungu had been hired by Mibuyu Saba...
View ArticleHopeful Safari picks deputy
Former Bahari MP and Kilifi governor seat aspirant John Safari Mumba has named an accountant as his running mate.Mumba said Leonard Jefa Kalama, a University of Nairobi graduate with a degree in...
View ArticleLobby decries male abuse
Eighty per cent of male foreigners in Coast are victims of domestic abuse, a lobby group that fights for the rights of male victims has said. Maendeleo ya Wanaume Organisation yesterday in Mombasa town...
View ArticleUDF downplays Shahbal’s exit
UDF team in Mombasa county has downplayed the departure of Suleiman Shahbal to Wiper.Shahbal was expected to contest the Mombasa governor seat on a UDF ticket but changed his mind the last minute. He...
View ArticleSupporting ICC suspects shows disdain for rule of law
The fact is that Uhuru and Ruto are suspects awaiting trial at the International Criminal Court. I am at a loss as to why reasonable politicians would persuade their supporters to follow these suspects...
View ArticleRelease hostages unconditionally, Al Shabaab told
The Somali government and Kenya security agents have dismissed threats issued by Al Shabaab militants that they will execute Kenyan hostages unless terror suspects held in Kenya are released. Somalia...
View ArticleKones, Salat dynasties tumble in primaries
A dynasty which has ruled Bomet county for the last 45 years came down tumbling last week during URP nominations. The defeat of Home Affairs assistant minister Beatrice Kones during Bomet East...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
A former ambassador who was representing Kenya in a North African country has found himself between a rock and a hard place after he quit the diplomatic service for the hurly burly world of politics....
View ArticleNew-age excuses inspired by politics
After living in Nairobi for a few years, people pick up some habits. Giving excuses is one example. There are several excuses that are only given by people who have lived in Nairobi. “I was in traffic...
View ArticleChaotic primaries may point the way forward
Shambolic. Chaotic. Confusion. Violent. These were some of the polite words used by the media to describe the recent eye popping primaries as the various political parties limped across the finishing...
View ArticleTNA protests over A Mbaru’s APK ticket
The last minute defections by some aspirants may see them disqualified from the elections as they are in breach of the election law that bars one from belonging to more than one political party at any...
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