Retired President Kibaki flown to SA for specialized treatment
Former President Mwai Kibaki was flown to South Africa yesterday for specialized treatment.The retired President had spent the better part of Sunday at Karen hospital. But later in the evening, a...
View ArticleRaila allies say he will be on the ballot in 2017
OPPOSITION chief Raila Odinga will not endorse anyone for the Presidency without competitive nominations, his allies have warned, in what is likely to mar muted early celebrations in Musalia Mudavadi's...
View ArticleAsbel Kiprop’s excuse is he missed Manang'oi
Three-time world 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop has attributed his poor show on the last day of the Olympic Games track programme on the absence of training-mate Elijah Manongoi. Asbel clocked 3:50.87 to...
View ArticleMzee Jomo Kenyatta: The carpenter who became president and a renowned...
Mzee Kenyatta is acclaimed from all quarters of the world as a true son of Africa, a visionary leader. During his tenure, Kenya enjoyed political stability, and economic progress. In 1974, he declared...
View ArticleUhuru to pick 7 IEBC chiefs from 11 names
Opposition leader Raila Odinga today holds an urgent meeting of Cord MPs and governors to thrash out complaints the IEBC deal gives sweeping power to the President to pick the commission.This and...
View ArticleCop asks vetting panel to take him to 'adamant' wife for bank statement
A police officer has requested commissioner Ronald Musengi to take him to his wife so he can ask her to surrender her bank statement.Chief inspector Policarp Ochieng said his first wife, Elizabeth, who...
View ArticleKibaki is 'awake and talking contrary to negative reports' - family
Former President Mwai Kibaki is fine‚ family members said on Tuesday.A visitor accompanying the family said Kibaki is recovering well at Johannesburg's Netcare Sunninghill Hospital.The former...
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Semenya presents wife with gold medal upon return to South Africa
Controversial runner Caster Semenya arrived home to South Africa on Tuesday after her predictably dominant victory in the women’s 800-metre race at Rio 2016.The athlete handed her gold medal to her...
View ArticleRaila decides to run – all options open
Cord leader Raila Odinga will make a fourth stab at the presidency — and all options are open.Speculation has swirled about his intentions. He could run as ODM flagbearer, the Cord candidate or head of...
View ArticleKenya’s son to head India’s reserve bank
Reserved, observant and cool fellow is how most childhood friends of Kenyan-born governor-designate of Reserve Bank of India, Urjit Patel remember him.India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi settled on...
View ArticleThe Doping menace is deeply entrenched in Kenyan sports
The doping menace is deeply entrenched in Kenyan sports, far much more than what is in the public domain.Professor Moni Wekesa, who has been involved in anti-doping activities in Kenya, said there are...
View ArticleCop shoots herself dead at JKIA
A female police officer identified as corporal Gaudencia Wausi, attached to the JKIA police station has shot herself dead.The officer is said to have reported back to work from leave on Tuesday."She...
View ArticleUhuru finally assents to interest rates bill
President Uhuru Kenyatta has finally assented to the Banking Amendment Act 2015 as passed by parliament in July.The law will cap commercial interest rates at 400 basis points above the central bank’s...
View ArticleNjonjo, Gideon Moi among attendees at Cholmondeley burial
Tom Cholmondeley, the fifth heir of the Delamere family, was laid to rest in an emotional ceremony held on Friday at his Soysambu farm.The remains of the aristocratic who died last week while...
View ArticlePolice arrest KK guard who disappeared with Sh25 million
A KK Security staff who disappeared with Sh25 million that he was transporting from Mombasa to Nairobi has been arrested.Hudson Nyasaka was arrested in Homa Bay on Sunday alongside three others after...
View ArticleHigh Court quashes CJ, DCJ, Supreme Court judge shortlist as interviews commence
The High Court has quashed an advert shortlisting candidates for the position of Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice and Supreme Court judge until the JSC reconsiders applicants who were left out of...
View ArticleYouthful aspirant causes stir at MP Jamleck's event, arrived in chopper with...
A youthful parliamentary aspirant caused a stir during the thanksgiving ceremony of Kigumo MP Jamleck Kamau on Saturday.Benson Gatu, 25, arrived at the event in a chopper accompanied by Nairobi senator...
View ArticlePolice criticised as extrajudicial killings increase
It's the "dark stain" on Kenya's law enforcement, outrage is mounting.In yet another apparent extra-judicial killing, the body of a Meru nurse allegedly abducted by cops was discovered yesterday at a...
View ArticleThe hidden side of Bukusu mass circumcision
At least 30 boys may be recovering from bungled circumcisions in the just conluded mass exercise by the Bukusu in Western Kenya. Although medics have not released the figures, a spot check by the Star...
View ArticleCFC Stanbic slashes rates for old and new loans
CFC Stanbic Bank has become the first lender to cut rates for all loans - both new and existing.In a press briefing this morning, CFC chief executive officer Philip Odero said the bank has answered the...
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