Why Uhuru cancelled dialogue with Raila
President Uhuru Kenyatta feels opposition leader Raila Odinga is trying to bully and intimidate him into accepting major constitutional changes, multiple sources within the presidency say.Raila has...
View ArticleDamning Auditor report shows Sh1.8 billion stolen from NYS
The National Youth Service fraudulently lost Sh1.8 billion in three instances, a special audit report by the Auditor General has revealed.The report stated that businesswoman Josephine Kabura received...
View Article[VIDEO] Cord cripples MPs IEBC talks, withdraws members from Legal committee
Cord on Tuesday asked its members to withdraw from justice and legal affairs committee until further directions are given by the coalition's leaders.Siaya senator James Orengo, told the media after a...
View ArticleKarua threw constitution at Uhuru - Duale
It was a meeting at Sheria House in 2007 that set in motion the events leading to today's IEBC crisis. Or so the story goes.Opposition leader Uhuru Kenyatta had gone to see the powerful minister for...
View ArticleSpecial Parliament team to draw up IEBC’s future, as Uhuru slams Cord request
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday refused to bow to opposition demands for talks outside Parliament over the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.Instead, the President announced the...
View ArticleIs the threat of a biological terror attack by Isis in Kenya real or mere...
Alleged Islamic State leader Mohammed Abdi and his wife Nuseiba Osman alias Umm Farida, were this week charged with planning to unlease an anthrax terror attack in Kenya. This comes weeks after an...
View ArticleGood grooming, beauty, air tickets to cost more
YOU will pay more for good grooming, beauty and air travel after Treasury yesterday proposed higher taxes on cosmetics and beauty products as well as tickets.This, Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich said...
View ArticlePetrol, kerosene prices to go up, cooking gas down
Poor households using kerosene for cooking and lighting and motorists are among the big losers in the Sh2.26 trillion budget presented to Parliament Wednesday by National Treasury CS Henry Rotich. The...
View ArticleKikuyus, Kalenjins to be barred from presidency for 30 years in proposed Bill
Members from the Kikuyu and Kalenjin communities may not be able to contest the presidency for up to 30 years if a new Bill is passed by parliament.A draft bill put forward by ODM MP Zuleikha Juma aims...
View ArticleNo deal until there's a deal-Raila
Cord leaders yesterday flatly rejected a parliamentary route to resolve the IEBC impasse that has led to violence and bloodshed.Details emerged as Jubilee nominated 11 members, including controversial...
View ArticleUhuru eyes Kamba vote as leaders dance to own tune
The visit by the President to Lower Eastern has been a subject of debate, political manoeuvres and rumours since it was first mooted close to three months ago.Unlike other presidential visits to other...
View ArticleCord MPs defy order to skip House IEBC committee
ODM secretary general Ababu Namwamba (pictured) and three other opposition MPs yesterday defied a directive by Cord principals to keep off sessions of a key joint parliamentary committee.Namwamba and...
View ArticleUhuru, Raila and the battle for posterity
The campaigns for the 2017 general elections are on. It is a battle of un-equals, either as belligerent as the other. Jubilee is muscular, bashful, and haughty.Its strategy is shaping up as a drawn out...
View ArticleWhy We Should All Be Concerned About The Appointments Of The New CJ and Judges
ThenChief Justice Mutunga leaves office on 17th June. Kenya has been extraordinarily lucky in his appointment. He has carried out major reforms in the judicial system, abolished the pompous practices...
View ArticleRaila opens his wallet and starts 2017 spending
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has prepared a sturdy financial war chest for what may his last attempt at the Presidency next year.Historically Raila has been considered a stingy politician but he now...
View ArticleMoses Kuria calls for 'Raila's assassination'
Controversial Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria allegedly wants the government to "assassinate" Cord leader Raila Odinga because he is a "threat to the nation". Kuria made the remarks on Sunday at the...
View ArticleUhuru, Ruto in new deal, drop 2013 accord
PARTIES that sign post-election coalition agreements with President Uhuru Kenyatta's new party will not benefit from government appointments.A draft constitution of the Jubilee Party obtained by the...
View ArticleHow Kenya Pipeline bought spare parts at inflated price
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a Sh404 million procurement at the Kenya Pipeline Company.The investigation involves KPC’s procurement of composite sleeves in 2013-14 for...
View Article[VIDEO] Fake doctor arrested treating patients at Nakuru Level Five hospital
A 'fake doctor' was arrested at Nakuru Level 5 hospital while administering treatment to unwary patients on Monday.George Mburu, 33, had reportedly been operating at the hospital for the past one...
View ArticleDrums of war: police move in to fix hate politicians
Temperatures are rising and Kenya could be careering toward ethnic violence as leaders spew hatred and beat war drums ahead of next year's polls.It has been an ugly few days, including yesterday, as...
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