Two killed, 3 missing in Mandera
Two people were Saturday morning shot dead at Gabargole village, 50km from Mandera town. Three people have been reported missing since Saturday afternoon. Mandera county police commander Noah Mwivanda...
View ArticleEmbu thugs caught on CCTV cameras
GANGSTERS who raided a new health centre in Embu town, were captured on CCTV cameras. The two-man gang stole five computers from Open Focus Medical Centre after breaking its doors on Thursday. The CCTV...
View ArticleFollow Your Skill - The True Career Capital
Last week, I had the privilege and absolute mind-massaging pleasure of spending Wednesday with the KCB under 30 Dream-team of Joshua Oigara. Even as we tried to impart the few life lessons we had for...
View ArticleKiambu to donate old cars to colleges
Kiambu government will donate unused vehicles to technical schools to assist in learning. Education executive Esther Ndirangu said students doing motor engineering and mechanic courses will use the...
View ArticleReferendum a waste of time, says UDF MP
CALLS for a referendum are "mere" waste of resourcesand time, an MP has said. Nambale MP John Bunyasi said Cord's push for a referendum is "unreliastic" and untimely. He said it is the duty of the...
View ArticleKenyan woman dies in Kabul base bomb
A Kenyan woman working for an American private military contractor was killed last Tuesday in the latest suicide bombing targeting a US military base in Kabul, Afghanistan. Lilian Boit is a former...
View ArticleI regret killing my mother, Kabando's brother says
THE mother of Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando has been hacked to death in a bizarre family tragedy that sent shockwaves throughout Nyeri County. Kabando's youngest brother, Caesar Thiari, beheaded his...
View ArticleAre you there Google? How the internet became our most trusted friend
From 'Am I pretty?' to 'Why won't he have sex with me?', it's Google we ask about all our darkest worries. So how did a search engine become our closest confidant? If you were to look at the search...
View ArticleHiring of KPC staff is tribal, says Ombudsman
A damning report by the Office of the Ombudsman has found the Kenya Pipeline Corporation culpable for nepotism and discrimination in staff recruitment. The new report is a direct indictment of KPC...
View ArticleUnmarried men scramble for 'free wives' in Busia
OVER 100 men thronged Nambale in Busia County on Sunday to receive "free" women and a pack of goodies. Word had gone round that an NGO had offered to ferry beautiful women from Ukambani and offer them...
View ArticleInternews to close down on Thursday
INTERNEWS,an international non governmental organization known for training journalists in health and other areas is one of the organisations in Kenya closing down after USaid cut funding. Country...
View ArticleKenyan Muslims protest Israel's assault on Gaza during Idd-Ull-Fitr
A section of Muslims in Nairobi marked the end of Ramadan Monday, Idd-Ull-Fitr by calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza. At least 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel- Hamas conflict...
View ArticleCourt reduces cash bail for Cord blogger Disembe Dikembe from Sh2.5m to...
The Nairobi Magistrates court has reduced the cash bail of blogger Seth Odongo also known as Dikembe Disembe from Sh2.5 million to Sh500,000. Principal Magistrate Helen Ndung’u also reduced the bond...
View ArticleEACC PROBES MPs OVER CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS
THE activities of the National Assembly Committee on Administration and National Security are under scrutiny by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. This follows claims that the Committee bungled...
View ArticleTrouble at EACC over proposed changes
TROUBLE is brewing at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission over what appears to be attempts by Parliament to create two centres of power within the agency. The Star has established that through an...
View ArticleCouple blames hospital for newborn's death
A family in Kirinyaga County is blaming Kerugoya county hospital for negligence leading to the death of their new born child. According to the mother Willie Kinya 26, she was admitted on Friday while...
View ArticleLiberia closes borders and steps up Ebola screening
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has announced the closure of most of the Ebola-hit country's land borders, with stringent medical checks being stepped up at airports and major trade routes....
View ArticleKenya is safe, says 67 US tourists
Tourist attractions sites and hotels in Nakuru are recording an increase in the number of visitors as many foreign national continue to avoid the coast over security concerns. A group of 67 American...
View ArticleFootbridges unsafe, says MAK chair
THE Motorist Association of Kenya has demanded the removal of adverts mounted on footbridges. The association’s chairman Peter Murima said the adverts make the walkways dark and, hence, a hideout for...
View ArticleMwadeghu formally accepts Minority Whip position
Wundanyi MP Thomas Mwadeghu has formally accepted the position of Minority Whip in the National Assembly. Expressing his appreciation for the appointment by Cord In a letter dated July 24 2014, and...
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