Man accused of robbing cop
A man yesterday denied violently robbing a police officer. Wilfred Kanja is accused of robbing AP officer Benjamin Chedotum on January 7 at Moi Avenue in Nairobi. He was allegedly armed with a club and...
View ArticleTrader seeks Sh207 million from grain supplier
A businessman wants a grain supplier to pay him Sh207 million for breach of contract. Sundip Jagdish Patel says he used Sh30 million to facilitate the supply of 40,000 tonnes of maize to the National...
View ArticleWoman denies elephant tusk charge
A middle-aged woman was yesterday charged at a Kibera court for handling an elephant tusk. Kenya Wildlife Service rangers allegedly found Irene Njeru Wangari with an elephant tusk at at Githembe in...
View ArticleNSSF ex-manager to get half pay, rules court
THE industrial court has ordered the National Social Security Fund to reinstate its former manager on half salary until a criminal case she is currently facing is determined. According to justice...
View ArticleSalon owner faces retrial in murder case
A businesswoman charged with the murder her husband two years ago may undergo a retrial after the trial judge was removed from office. The Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board last December declared...
View ArticleCorridors Of Power
It was obvious that Royal Media owner S.K. Macharia's public declaration that he would use his media outlets and resources to campaign for Prime Minister Raila Odinga would not go down well with...
View ArticleJobs, food and security top in Jubilee manifesto
JUBILEE coalition will priotitise job creation, food security, health-care, education and security, according to its manisfesto to be launchen on Sunday. Other issues the alliance will give priority...
View ArticleUhuru wants his ICC case heard to the end
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has said he would not want the ICC to drop his charges he wins the presidency in March 4. Uhuru, the Jubilee presidential candidate, said he wants the court to...
View ArticleReforms to end Coast’s land problems – Swazuri
THE constitution has provisions that will help solve all land disputes, the designated National Lands Commission chairman has said.Mohammed Swazuri yesterday assured Coast residents that their plight...
View ArticleTeso South aspirant held
A TESO South parliamentary aspirant was yesterday arrested after he presented fake voter registration documents to IEBC officials. Patrick Oliwa was nabbed in Amukura after he presented the documents...
View ArticleSonko gets green light for city seat
Former Makadara MP Mike Sonko was yesterday cleared to contest the Nairobi senator seat. Sonko, who was accompanied by his supporters, said he will launch his campaigns today. “I believe I have helped...
View ArticleShabhal calls for fairness
Mombasa governor aspirant Suleiman Shahbal and his senator counterpart Hassan Omar have asked the police not to take sides during the elections. Speaking after receiving their nomination certificates...
View ArticleIEBC clears Kidero to run for governor
The IEBC yesterday cleared four candidates for the Nairobi governor race. Former Mumias Sugar CEO Evans Kidero was the first to be cleared in the morning by IEBC's returning officer Fiona Waithaka....
View ArticleIEBC blocks 5 governor aspirants over degrees query
Two gubernatorial candidates— TNA's Abdallah Mwaruwa from Mombasa and ODM's Jack Ranguma faced a setback yesterday when their papers were rejected by the IEBC. Transport minister Amos Kimunya was...
View ArticleSue me over land, Uhuru dares Raila
JUBILEE Alliance presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta has dared Cord coalition's Raila Odinga to take him to court if he had any evidence that he had illegally acquired huge tracts of land. Uhuru...
View ArticleKenya shines in day 1 of Wellington 7s
The Kenya 7s Shujaa team got off to a flying start at the Hertz Wellington Sevens tournament, the fourth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series. Victories against France (24-12), Argentina (12-0) and...
View ArticleNaivasha flower farm workers down tools
Workers from two flower farms in Naivasha have downed their tools after some of their colleagues were injured in a road accident. Over 2,000 workers from Panda and Star flower farms have gone on strike...
View ArticleWAIGANJO DECISION A 'COVER - UP'
Civil society groups yesterday condemned a decision by the committee investigating alleged police impostor Joshua Waiganjo that suspended Rift Valley Police chief John M’Mbijiwe and Anti-Stock Theft...
View ArticlePresident Kibaki may stay in power till June
President Kibaki may stay in power up to June if the outcome of the March 4th elections is successfully challenged in court. Head of Public Service Francis Kimemia says the president may be sworn in on...
View ArticleLeopards sign Sharks’ ace Omoto
AFC Leopards again proved to be the moneyed team of the Kenya Premier League when they splashed Sh765,000 to buy Kariobangi Sharks teenage, Patillah Omoto and Western Stima’s Jackson Saleh. Leopards...
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