3 charges facing Sonko dropped
The state has withdrawn three of the four charges against Nairobi senator candidate Gideon Sonko. State lawyer Nelly Wang’ele told Principal Magistrate Lucas Onyina that the after "analysing all...
View ArticleCMC orders on Jaguar deal extended
ORDERS suspending the termination of a distribution deal between Jaguar Land Rover and CMC motors have been extended. Commercial judge Eric Ogolla directed the matter to be placed before the presiding...
View ArticleGuard gets 20 years for attempt to kill boss
A security guard will spend the next 20 years behind bars for attempting to kill his boss. Boniface Ateka Ongara attempted to murder Edward Maina Nguchugu last Tuesday at Nkoiri village in Kajiado. The...
View ArticleODM aspirant in Homa Bay charged with conspiring to steal Sh10m land
An aspirant for Homa Bay parliamentary seat has been charged with conspiring to steal land worth Sh10 million. However the charges against George Peter Opondo Kaluma were differed until February 8...
View ArticleThe poverty disconnect in the rich and bountiful Narok county
From a bowl of millet porridge for breakfast, to salad with finger-licking 'chapatis' for lunch and an evening of ugali special for dinner, no county can best provide this at source than Narok. It’s a...
View Article5 judges to hear Raila, Uhuru integrity case
Chief justice Willy Mutunga has appointed five judges to hear three cases questioning the integrity of presidential candidates and their running mates. The CJ has directed judges Mbogholi Msagha, Luka...
View ArticleIs this your baby?
THE Nairobi Rescue Centre yesterday paraded fifty lost and abandoned children and called on the public to help identify their families. The event at Milimani Children’s Court is normally conducted...
View ArticleOdingas political dominance finally ends
This election could consign familiar names to the dustbin of history. Save for James ole Kiyiapi, Martha Karua and Peter Kenneth, the rest of the presidential aspirants are from big political families;...
View ArticleKaindi lands deputy IG job
The Kenya Airport police chief Grace Kaindi has been appointed the deputy Inspector General of Police. CID director Ndegwa Muhoro has retained his position while Samuel Arachi has been appointed Deputy...
View Article10th Parliament voted the most unpopular public institution
Parliament has overtaken the Kenya Police Service as the most unpopular public institution. The latest Ipsos Synovate poll released yesterday shows that Parliament has 41 per cent approval rating...
View ArticleRaila to take 50% pay cut if elected
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has promised that he will take a 50 per cent pay cut if he is elected president in the March 4 elections. During an interview on the BBC World Service’s News Hour programme...
View ArticleWaiganjo is not my man, says Iteere
Former Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere yesterday denied hiring, promoting, deploying or even know police imposter Joshua Waiganjo who is the subject of an ongoing probe. Iteere denied claims made by...
View ArticleTHE COLLAPSE OF KENYANS DYNASTIES
Political dynasties are a well known feature the world over. These are families that have straddled the political landscape of their countries like colossi confounding friend and foe alike. Their names...
View ArticleWhat triggers sexual attraction?
What is romantic love? Where does it come from? How does it start? Can we instigate it? How do we keep it forever? These questions have boggled the human mind for eons and finally psychologists,...
View ArticleRAILA, UHURU CAN'T AVOID A RUN-OFF
A presidential run-off between Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his deputy Uhuru Kenyatta would be inevitable if the elections were held today the latest Ipsos Synovate poll says. Raila’s approval...
View ArticleMalindi kids abandon school to beg from tourists
MORE than 2000 children in Malindi have not returned to schools since January. According to Shela Chief Nicodemus Mwayele has attributed this to the high tourism season as the children are now found...
View ArticleKCPE results out today
MORE than 800,000 pupils who sat for KCPE examination will get their results today, Kenya National Examination Council boss Paul Wasanga said in a statement yesterday. A majority will be the second...
View ArticleKavuludi says police nominees fit for office
National Police Service Commission chairman Johnston Kavuludi has backed President Mwai Kibaki’s appointment of the Grace Kaindi and Samuel Arachi as deputy police inspector general and Ndegwa Muhoro...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
Is there a 'government project' hidden in the ongoing presidential campaigns. Our moles tell us that a top civil servant is right in the thick of the campaigns of one of the candidates and has been...
View ArticleDo not gamble with your vote, urges Mudavadi
Amani Presidential candidate Musalia Mudavadi yesterday told Kenyans not to gamble with their vote in choosing the next president. Mudavadi cautioned that the decision Kenyans will make in choosing...
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