Childcare can be state's primary responsibility
In November last year, CCTV footage of a Ugandan househelp beating a three-year-old child left in her care shocked us all. Mothers, and hopefully many fathers, are not just shocked but seriously...
View ArticleCharlie: Why we don't say everything we can
A week, after the despicable attack on its office that killed 12 people, the Parisian satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, has declared its defiant new edition will feature a cartoon of the Prophet...
View Article5-Minute-Interview: In another life I'd have been a mountain gorilla
I’m good at…………singing. I’m very bad at……mathematics. The last book l enjoyed reading is.......Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office by Zack O'Malley Greenburg. The...
View ArticleUhuru should emulate Kikwete on anti-corruption
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday warned Cabinet Secretaries against corruption. The problem with corruption and Kenyan presidential administrations’ declarations of intent has for 50 years been the...
View ArticleDon't blame tribalism for failed cash crops
Much has been said about the astonishing lack of courtesy showed by the crowd of mourners to ‘non-Cord eulogists’ at the funeral of Fidel Odinga. And it has even been announced by some that what was...
View ArticleMCAs oppose pulling down Eastlands flats
TWO Nairobi MCAs yesterday faulted President Uhuru’s directive that all unapproved buildings in Eastlands be demolished. Uhuru gave the directive on Tuesday, when he launched a slum upgrading programme...
View ArticleSafe and clean water by 2030, says Wakhungu
MEASURES have been put in place to ensure that Kenyans have access to adequate clean and safe water by 2030, Environment Cabinet Secretary Judi Wakhungu has said. She said Kenya is classified as a...
View ArticleParent sues on behalf of 49 pupils
A parent has been allowed to sue the Kenya National Examination Council on behalf of 49 candidates whose KCPE results were cancelled. Justice Weldon Korir certified the matter as urgent and directed...
View ArticleLSK appeals court ruling against centre
The Law Society of Kenya has filed a notice of appeal against the High Court’s decision to bar it from compelling lawyers to contribute money towards the International Arbitration Centre. LSK has moved...
View Article10,000 jobs for youth in Nairobi slums upgrade
SOME 10,000 youth will be hired in Nairobi’s three slums under the Youth Empowerment Programme, Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru has said. The youth will be involved in the slum upgrading...
View ArticleNairobi warns quarry owners over 'hazard'
The Nairobi County government has written to a quarry owner in Tassia estate asking him to restore the quarry which its says has become an environmental hazard. The county government also wants the...
View ArticleThree Kenyans set to meet Queen Elizabeth
Three Kenyans are among 60 young people from across the commonwealth countries selected as receivers of the prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award. The three will be awarded by the Queen of England...
View ArticleMbithi takes over as new vice chancellor of Nairobi university
PETER Mbithi is officially the seventh vice chancellor of the University of Nairobi. During his installation ceremony presided over by chancellor Vijoo Rattansi at Taifa Hall yesterday, Mbithi said he...
View ArticleUhuru, Ruto to hold Jubilee MPs retreat in Naivasha
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto will next Thursday host Jubilee MPs to a retreat in Naivasha. National Assembly majority leader Aden Duale yesterday said the two will chair...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
Did Kibra residents beat up some National Youth Service personnel in the area recently? Sources within the Nairobi’s largest informal settlement area indicate that some NYS officers were roughed up by...
View ArticleNCPB stores now too full
NCPB stores in Eldoret are filled up with maize as farmers queue to deliver their produce. The board was relocating the stock yesterday to create space. Farmers’ representative Samwel Ayabei said some...
View ArticlePublic input on NGO law
PUBLIC hearings on proposed controversial amendments to the Public Benefits Organisations Law will begin January 21. The amendments limit PBOs from receiving more than 15 per cent of their total...
View ArticleReport on Sudan crisis
THE international community should not extend amnesty to those responsible for the conflict in South Sudan, activists have said. They said armed actors in the war-ravaged country have committed gross...
View ArticleUnions call off strike by teachers
THE teachers' strike, which started as the schools opened for First Term, ended yesterday. The strike was called off after daylong negotiations between Teachers’ Service Commission lawyers and those of...
View ArticleBid to end rustling
Communities whose members steal cattle will be forced to compensate victims. The resolution was made at a security meeting at Boma Hotel, Nairobi, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery...
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