Mutula Cord unity appeal
Wiper Party secretary general Mutula Kilonzo has called on the Cord affiliate parties to work together in campaigning for Raila Odinga. He said infighting among Cord candidates may weaken the alliance...
View ArticleMusila cleared in the race for Kitui senator
Defence assistant minister David Musila was yesterday cleared by the electoral commission to run for Kitui Senator on the Wiper Party ticket. Musila presented his nomination papers to the Kitui County...
View ArticleEx-KBC boss joins Mwingi TNA campaign team
Former Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Managing Director Caxton Munyoki has shelved his intention to run for the Mwingi West Parliamentary seat. Caxton Munyoki said he had taken a job as the Jubilee...
View Article5-year-old killed as house catches fire in Kanyuambora
A boy was burned to death yesterday morning in Mbeere North District. Five-year-old Eliud Muriuki died at around 7am in Nguthi village, of Kananki sub location in Kanyuambora area. The house is said to...
View ArticleCouncil to monitor hate speech on radio stations
The media council is monitoring 80 radio stations round the clock to ensure they operate within the confines of the law and observe the code of conduct. Council chief executive Dr Haron Mwangi said the...
View ArticleMuthama to mediate in AIC row
Outgoing Kangundo legislator Johnstone Muthama will mediate over a four-year leadership dispute facing the African Inland Church (AIC). The move follows the realisation by the church authorities that...
View ArticleSpinal hospital CEO calls for private sector backing
THE National Spinal Injury Hospital CEO, Soren Otieno, has asked the private sector to support government efforts for improved service to patients. Otieno says Public Private Partnership will enable...
View ArticleCotu backs nobody - Atwoli
THE Central Organization Trade Union has asked its 1.5 million members to freely choose any of the presidential candidate they consider fit to lead the country. Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli...
View Article3 bloggers on NCIC’s wanted list
NATIONAL Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) is pursuing three bloggers of hate speech whose investigation files are almost complete, a national steering committee on media monitoring has said....
View ArticleKagwe, Thuo call for peaceful campaigns
NYERI aspirants Mutahi Kagwe and Thuo Mathenge have called for peaceful campaigns in Nyeri. The senator and governor aspirant respectively, were speaking yesterday outside Nyeri information hall after...
View ArticleHassan cleared for Kamukunji election
The IEBC yesterday cleared immediate former Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan to run in the March 4 elections. Kamukunji constituency returning officer Joseph Ole Masindet said he was satisfied with Yusuf...
View ArticleState to step up healthcare in counties
THE government will enhance provision of quality health services ahead of devolution. Resource mobilisation, sensitisation and strengthening of health institutions will be improved to ensure strategic...
View Article1.5 million rely on relief food – drought agency
The number of Kenyans affected by famine has decreased from 2.2 to less than 1.5 million because of high food production. National Drought Management Authority said it is carrying out a fresh survey to...
View ArticleMombasa court clerk in corruption case
A Mombasa court clerk arrested by anti-corruption officers over claims of soliciting a bribe will take a plea before a Mariakani court. Fredrick Ndonye was arraigned before Mombasa’s chief magistrate...
View ArticleJudge denies architect Sh13 million
A judge yesterday dismissed an application by a city engineer seeking Sh13 million from the City Council of Nairobi. Nguyou Consulting Architects wanted CCn to pay Sh13 million for failing to honour a...
View ArticleYouth summit gets 2,000 to preach peace
MORE than 2,000 youths yesterday pledged to preach peace in all 47 counties ahead of the March 4 general election. Some 15 youth were picked from each county to attend a two-day forum under the...
View Article3 women fight for voting rights in Limuru Golf Club
THREE women members of a golf club have accused their male counterparts of discrimination. The three members of the Limuru Golf Club have decried punitive disciplinary measures slapped on them for...
View ArticleUsalama Forum demands clear security plans for March 4 polls
Civil societies have expressed their concern on security preparedness ahead of the March 4 elections. The group, under the Usalama Reforms Forum, yesterday urged the National Security Council to...
View ArticleLand reforms on course – Orengo
The Ministry of Lands is ahead of schedule as it awaits the gazettement of the National Land Commission members, minister James Orengo said yesterday. Orengo said he has formed a committee that will...
View ArticleWife sues IT man for assault
A bank employee yesterday denied assaulting his wife. Police alleged that Charles Karanja Wakianda, 45, assaulted Gathigia Anne Maitho on January 12 at Karainde in Karen. Wakianda and Maitho allegedly...
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