'Swag' and drama as Kisumu residents welcome first ever escalators
Thrilled Kisumu shoppers have since Tuesday visited Kenyatta Avenue's new Naivas supermarket not to shop but to go up and down the escalators, the first ever in the city. Naivas unveiled the new...
View ArticleLonyangapuo denies role in Kapedo raid
WEST Pokot Senator John Lonyangapuo has denied involvement in the West Pokot-Turkana Kapedo border conflict. In a statement in the Senate yesterday, he said he played no role in the attacks that...
View ArticleVehicle Checks Will Increase Corruption
Since its inception, the government’s Vehicle Inspection Unit has been known as a hub for corruption with motorists who take their cars for checkups forced to part with kitu kidogo whether their...
View ArticleIt's Time We Took Our Security Seriously
Security is now firmly back on the agenda in Kenya. The news media is today awash with coverage of the response to the weekend attacks on police and military installations at the coast and the murder...
View Article5-Minute-Interview: I treasure my education though I didn't get much of it
I’m good at.........singing. I’m very bad at.............I believe I always do well in my work as the senior-most elder in Embu County. But I leave it to God (and possibly society) for judgment. The...
View ArticlePopulist Gestures Should Be Tested in Cabinet
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday made a couple of populist declarations concerning the public transport sector. (See page 3) Among other things, he lifted the ban on matatus and other PSVs from being...
View ArticleYou Have Got To Start Somewhere
What does it take to rise to the top of the political ladder in this country? In my opinion, just three things: first, start on your journey as early as possible; second don’t care if people laugh at...
View ArticleReps slam new plan on city growth
The Nairobi County Integrated Development Plan does not spell out how city suburbs and slums will be upgraded, MCAs have said. They said the CIDP does not have proper plans to increase revenue from...
View Article3 killed in Machakos road crashes
Three people have died in separate road accidents in Machakos this week. Alex Ngungi,42, on Monday night was hit by a saloon car near Mlolongo town on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway and died on the spot....
View ArticleRespect Supreme Court orders
Kenyans have been urged to respect Supreme Court rulings. Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board vice chairperson Roseline Odede said Supreme Courts are the highest legal institutions, whose rulings set...
View ArticleDuo denies stealing from church
Two church members were yesterday charged in a Makadara court with burglary. Patrick Njuguna and Rodah Kasaya allegedly broke into Christian Restoration Ministry of Mt Calvary Church, Kayole, and stole...
View ArticlePolice question man over wife's stabbing
Police in BuruBuru are questioning a man suspected of stabbing his wife to death. The couple allegedly quarrelled because the woman came home late and drunk. Kevin Nyagendo, 39, was picked from their...
View ArticleCaretaker in court over forgery
A woman was yesterday charged before a Makadara court with forging bank slips. Lillian Awuor, 35, a caretaker, allegedly forged Cooperative Bank slips on October 12 in attempt to defraud Pamela Ombati...
View ArticleNew bill on agriculture
A new bill is seeking to enhance food security and nutrition in Nairobi county by supporting and developing agriculture. The Urban Agriculture Promotion and Regularization Bill 2014 was tabled before...
View ArticleCity council blamed for Gikomba land grab
Original landowners in Majengo, Gorofani and Gikomba are being evicted by people who have allegedly been irregularly allocated title deeds by the Nairobi City, residents have said. The residents want...
View ArticlePS refutes NYS report
INTERIOR Principal Secretary Monica Juma has dismissed media reports that the National Intelligence Service is concerned over reforms in the National Youth Service. In a press statement, the PS said...
View ArticleOngera wants funds released
NOMINATED Senator Janet Ongera has challenged the government to explain why it cannot implement the legal requirement that 0.3 per cent of the national budget be set aside for political parties. She...
View ArticleLift curfew, says Omar
MOMBASA Senator Hassan Omar wants the state to explain the continued curfew on Lamu county and the progress made in the restoration of normalcy. Deputy Speaker Kembi Gitura yesterday ordered the...
View ArticleKajwang hits out at Karangi
Homa Bay senator Otieno Kajwang has accused Chief of Defence Forces Julius Karangi of politicising the military through his approvals of KDF’s intervention in internal security matters. He said Karangi...
View ArticleHouse team takes up petition to cut counties
THE National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs Committee will soon begin interrogating a constitutional amendment petition to reduce the number of counties from the current 47 to 12. The new law...
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