Three killed in Webuye crash
Three people were killed at the weekend in an accident involving a trailer and a motor bike on the Webuye- Eldoret highway. Two others sustained serious injuries in the accident that occurred at the...
View ArticleMourners boo Oparanya for criticising Musalia
Planning Minister Wycliffe Oparanya was on Saturday booed and heckled during a funeral in Mumias East constituency. Oparanya was forced to cut short his speech at the funeral of Orata Wangatia, a...
View ArticleIEBC disqualifies aspirant for Kakamega governor
THE only female aspirant in the Kakamega governor race has been disqualified. Mable Muruli failed to submit a degree certificate to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission as required by...
View ArticleWetang’ula denies he wants to buy Nzoia Sugar Company
Trade minister Moses Wetang’ula has denied claims that he wants to purchase the Nzoia Sugar Company. Speaking in a campaign rally at Chwele market in Bungoma at the weekend, Wetang’ula dismissed...
View ArticleAbabu decries media curbs
Cord Effect chairman Ababu Namwamba yesterday accused the state of trying to gag the media as campaigns for March 4 elections gain momentum. The outgoing Budalangi MP claimed the move to shut down six...
View ArticleFifteen to run for governor
FIFTEEN candidates have been cleared by the IEBC to run for Nyamira governor. Nine were cleared to vie for senator while 10 for women's representative. There was reprieve for LSK former chairman Okongo...
View ArticleHopeful warns of tough race
UGENYA parliamentary aspirant Francis Oloo has asked his opponents to prepare for a tough race after his dramatic comeback. The PDP aspirant told his supporters that he will embark on a vigorous...
View ArticleMan kills himself, 2 children in house fire
A man in Kisumu's Nyalenda Estate set his house on fire on Friday night killing his two children and himself. Jeremiah Mwanje's wife had left the house after a disagreement that afternoon. Neighbours...
View ArticleAspirant’s supporters hold demo in Nyatike
General Service Unit officers on Saturday fired teargas canisters to disperse supporters of Tom Odege, an aspirant in Nyatike constituency, as they demonstrated against ODM awarding outgoing MP Edick...
View ArticleOrengo tells Siaya to elect a Raila-friendly governor
LANDS minister James Orengo has warned that rival political parties have infiltrated ODM strong zones to scuttle Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s presidential bid. Orengo asked voters to be wary of...
View ArticleFire razes Chepalungu shops, homes
Property worth millions of shillings went up in smoke at Siongiroi trading centre in Chepalungu on Saturday. A fire suspected to have been caused by an electric fault razed more than 17 shops, three...
View ArticlePolice get cars, equipment ahead of general election
Rift Valley police have received vehicles and other equipment ahead of the March 4 general election. The government has also supplied all police bosses in newly created districts in the region with new...
View ArticleSunkuli kin nomination dispute rages
NAROK Senate candidate Andrew ole Sunkuli has urged his rivals, including elder Julius to practise decency and stop propaganda based on malice. Sunkuli said his opponents were playing dirty politics...
View ArticlePoll body clears 12 for Nakuru senator seat
The Nakuru senator's race is a bruising battle between 12 candidates who were cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission by Friday. The seat has drawn the largest number of...
View ArticleReligious lobbies back Uhuru’s bid
Muslim and Christian leaders at the weekend endorsed Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential bid. The clerics said Uhuru’s Jubilee Alliance has policies that will cater for their welfare if...
View ArticleTJRC in fresh push for reconciliation in Kilifi
The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission has set up a peace and conciliation network in Kilifi for quick conflict resolution ahead of the general election. The network comprises of all the six...
View ArticleMtana picks businessman Kangangi
MOMBASA independent governor aspirant Tendai Mtana has promised to prioritise tourism if elected governor. He said tourism, the centre of Mombasa’s economy, should be upgraded to meet international...
View ArticleLobby groups collecting data to create policy on gender violence
LOBBY groups from Mombasa and Nairobi are conducting a countrywide research on sexual gender-based violence in areas marked as hotspots during the 2007 post-election violence. Centre for Collaboration...
View ArticleBabangida names engineer Chome as his running mate
Mombasa governor aspirant Ibrahim Khamis alias Babangida has unveiled his running mate after being cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Babangida picked Onesmus Chome, who...
View ArticlePort records increased import traffic
Kenya Ports Authority posted increased traffic of imported goods in 2012. Managing director Gichiri Ndua said this is a reflection of the huge imbalance of trade between Kenya and her trade partners....
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