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The helicopter droned overhead, as it skimmed the surface of a maize plantation at maximum velocity. It’s tiny moving shadow lazily loomed over the ground hundreds of meters below. The distant...
View ArticlePolice impound Sh1.8 million bhang haul in Kuria
Police in Kuria West have impounded a bhang haul worth about Sh1.8 million in street value. The impounding of the 189kg haul comes barely a week after security officers in the region netted another...
View ArticleBack in the day, Kibaki was a great speaker, I was there
Apart from when I am dealing with conspiracy theories and speculation, I generally like to have my facts straight. Getting the facts straight means getting as much background information on a topic as...
View ArticleOur leaders, our success stories
Just like you, I have been watching the political debates on TV avidly. I have also been following commentary on Facebook and after about a week of this, I have finally figured out what I think and...
View ArticleOngeri, Obure cleared for Kisii senator race
Foreign Affairs minister Sam Ongeri and former East Africa Legislative Assembly MP Reuben Oyondi will battle it out for the Kisii County senator seat. Ongeri will run for the post on a TNA ticket while...
View ArticleReflections On The Nairobi Governor Race
I think I might have fallen for Cliff. Clifford Waititu. But I’ll get to that in a bit. For now, I recall reading an article in The Star by Jack Tumwa, an aspiring Governor for Bungoma County. Mr....
View ArticleOngeri, Obure cleared for Kisii senator race
Foreign Affairs minister Sam Ongeri and his Public Works counterpart Chris Obure were yesterday cleared by the IEBC to vie for the Kisii county senator seat. Others cleared for the race are former...
View ArticleMP aspirant causes stir in Mwingi town
Transport in Mwingi town was yesterday affected when thousands of residents accompanied an aspirant to the IEBC offices to present his papers. Joe Mutambu, a Mwingi Central parliamentary aspirant, led...
View ArticleIn The Pink Corner: I miss days when visitors were no burden
In the good old days when food cost next to nothing and we loved all of our extended family, you would have relatives from the village come over to visit you for a fortnight or more. They came with...
View ArticleI am ahead of Musila, says Ngilu
Water minister Charity Ngilu has said she will beat Defence assistant minister David Musila to the Kitui senator seat. The Narc party leader said she has an assailable advantage over Musila because she...
View ArticleKivuti cleared for Embu senator in dramatic event
Outgoing Siakago MP Lenny Kivuti yesterday caused a stir when he landed at the Embu Stadium in a chopper.Thousands of residents had gathered at the stadium to accompany Kivuti to the Embu Municipal...
View ArticleThe cat on the table and the knife in the cat
"The cat on the table and the knife in the cat.""I’m sorry, what was that?""It’s a Finnish saying. It’s about speaking your mind." As a cat-lover, I’m astonished. We’re sitting around the table on New...
View ArticleTrending with Nana G: Bikram Yoga
Samsung duo Back in December, Samsung revealed the Galaxy Grand but didn’t say when it would be launching. If you’ve been looking forward to the handset and happen to live in India, then this week your...
View ArticleCourt orders City Council boss arrested
A warrant of arrest has been issued against the Director of City Planning after he failed to appear in court over a disputed land case. High court judge Fred Ochieng also ordered the Chief Land...
View ArticleFive constituencies have no IEBC office assistants
FIVE constituencies may be ill-prepared for the March 4 General Election after IEBC failed to hire Constituency Office Assistants by November last year. The delay has been attributed to vested...
View ArticleDay In The Life: I’m happy that I can provide jobs for others after years of...
“I always dreamt of owning my own business. Being under someone’s supervision has never appealed to me,” says John Ndirangu, a self-employed welder in Kayole. After completing a course in welding, he...
View ArticleJamleck doubts the pollsters
Nairobi metropolitan Minister Jamleck Kamau has dismissed the recently conducted opinions polls that put Cord in the lead.Kamau said the poll was not credible and insisted Jubilee would trounce Cord....
View ArticleKamotho, Kaberere, Mwangi cleared for Murang’a race
A candidate for the Murang'a County governor seat and his running mate who were turned back after they missed necessary document have been cleared. Julius Kaberere of the Alliance Party of Kenya (APK)...
View ArticleJoho forgives detractors, woos college students
MOMBASA governor hopeful Ali Hassan Joho has said he holds no grudge against his detractors who tried to block his name from the ballot. The Transport assistant minister, who was cleared by the...
View ArticleTeacher on the run after making schoolgirl pregnant
The Education department in Magarini has launched a manhunt for a teacher who ran off after impregnating a schoolgirl.Mako Kazungu is allegedly had an affair with a standard eight pupil but ran away...
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