Kenya will not shut down internet on Election Day
Kenya has no plans to shut down the internet before, during or after the general election in August, the Communications Authority said yesterday.The Authority officials made the statement in response...
View ArticleDoctors choose Kamiti over talks with state
Doctors’ union officials yesterday chose to be jailed for one month rather than negotiate with the government within the next two weeks.Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists’ Union...
View ArticleWill TVET colleges attract ‘failed’ Form Four students?
The poor performance in the recently released 2016 KCSE examination results may be a blessing in disguise for Technical and Vocational Colleges, which have suffered a crunch in admissions for many...
View ArticleHow Jubilee Party smart card will work
The Jubilee Party smart card, that will be launched on Friday by President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto, is aimed at ensuring free and fair nominations.The card will ensure only registered voters...
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Joho, MP Nassir allegedly detained at Mombasa Urban police station
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho was allegedly detained at Urban Police station after visiting a relative arrested earlier on Friday.County director of communications Richard Chacha said the Governor was...
View ArticleTVs, radios to lose licence and frequencies if they allow hate speech – CA
The Communications Authority of Kenya will revoke the licences and frequency spectrum of television and radio broadcasters that allow politicians to incite violence and spread hate speech through their...
View ArticleMPs ‘ignored’ petitions against IEBC nominees
A key parliamentary panel has been accused of brushing aside petitions from the public objecting to the nomination of at least two people as commissioners at the electoral agency.Homa Bay Town MP Peter...
View ArticleGovernor Joho a retrogressive myopic conman, says Kiraithe
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho is a “political conman full of retrogressive thinking” and is keen to discredit state projects for undeserved political mileage, the government spokesperson has said.Eric...
View ArticleAdama Barrow leaves Gambia after talks for Jammeh to step down fail
The Gambia's President-elect, Adama Barrow, has left the country after talks failed to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to step down.Nigeria's president flew to Banjul to try to broker a deal but Jammeh...
View ArticleJoho now enemy of the state for defying Jubilee, says ODM
Hassan Joho's alleged arrest alongside two MPs on Friday was aimed at intimidating opposition leaders, ODM has said.The Mombasa Governor and MPs Abdulswamad Nassir (Mvita) and Rashid Bedzimba (Kisauni)...
View Article[VIDEO] Joho wanted suspected drug baron released, was not arrested, says Marwa
Hassan Joho was not arrested on Friday, Nelson Marwa has said, adding the Mombasa Governor stayed at the police station to cause chaos.Marwa, who is Coast regional coordinator, said Joho stormed...
View ArticleI will write to ICC about Duale, Kalonzo repeats in Garissa
Kalonzo Musyoka has reiterated that he will write to the ICC about incitement remarks against Kambas allegedly issued by Aden Duale.The Wiper leader first said this on January 9, after the emergence of...
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Peter Kenneth makes Nairobi governor bid official as cliques draw battle lines
Former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth has officially declared he will vie for Nairobi governor on a Jubilee ticket in the August election.Kenneth, formerly of the Kenya National Congress party, said he was...
View ArticleProbe Jimmy Wanjigi over Jacob Juma murder - family
Fresh details have emerged in the investigations into the controversial murder of businessman Jacob Juma last May 5. A brother of slain whistle-blower Juma has asked police to investigate billionaire...
View ArticlePolice probe Joho link to alleged drug trade by kin
Police are investigating if Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has any links to the alleged illicit business his purported relative, Ibrahim Khatri, is reportedly transacting, Nelson Marwa has said.The...
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BIG READ: The Rise and Fall of Coast tycoon TSS
Prominent Mombasa businessman Tahir Sheikh Said, popularly known as TSS, was laid to rest on Tuesday, marking the end of his reign over a multibillion-shilling empire.Despite the massive wealth he...
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[VIDEO] Uhuru delivers 500 police vehicles, promises to fill 'glaring gaps'
Police have received 500 new vehicles to enhance their mobility and welfare.President Uhuru Kenyatta commissioned the vehicles on Monday saying one of the most glaring gaps in the security sector was...
View ArticleUhuru still leads Raila by far - poll
If the election were held today, President Uhuru Kenyatta would defeat opposition chief Raila Odinga by 54 per cent to 32 per cent in the first round, a survey indicates.However, the poll by the Star's...
View ArticleOnyango Oloo ditches Jubilee for ODM, merger intricacies resurface
Onyango Oloo, who was TNA secretary general, has ditched Jubilee Party for ODM.He did not reveal his reasons but sources said TNA's dissolution for the Jubilee merger made things difficult for him.Oloo...
View ArticleState of emergency declared in Gambia as inauguration day looms
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, state television said, after refusing to hand power to opposition leader Adama Barrow who won an election on Dec. 1.The terms of...
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