Jua Kali sector generated 90% of 2016 jobs, state data shows
About 89.72 per cent of the 832,900 new jobs created last year were from the informal sector as the Jubilee administration failed once again on a million-jobs-a-year pledge in 2013. The 2017 Economic...
View ArticleAwiti will not deputise Joho, that’s wishful thinking – VDP
Vibrant Democratic Party has termed as "gibberish and wishful thinking" claims that boss Hezron Awiti will join forces with Governor Hassan Joho in the Mombasa governor race in August.Awiti formed the...
View ArticleDPP never pursued sexual crimes claims after PEV, witness tells High Court
A senior prosecutor told the High Court the DPP has never followed up on allegations of sexual crimes made to two government-appointed commissions that investigated the violence that followed the 2007...
View ArticleI did not endorse Peter Kenneth, I only asked for prayers, Uhuru says
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said he was misquoted in reports about an endorsement for Nairobi governor aspirant Peter Kenneth.It was reported that the President appeared to endorse the former Gatanga...
View ArticleNASA relaunches 'The Pentagon' at Bomas, says momentum fresh
NASA relaunched 'The Pentagon' at the Bomas meeting at which it is expected to give the way forward on a flag bearer.ODM leader Raila said this in his address to an enthusiastic crowd at the Nairobi...
View ArticlePregnant teen in a coma after birth condition
A 13-year-old girl from Kajiado county is fighting for her life after developing birth complications at Kajiado District Hospital.Comatose Naimayo Leiyo is admitted in the intensive care unit at the...
View Article[VIDEO] Lupita endorses her father for Kisumu governor seat in passionate...
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o has endorsed her father’s bid for Kisumu governor in a passionate video message posted on Thursday.The actress said she looks forward to seeing Kisumu grow into a centre of...
View ArticleThe Pentagon is back; NASA candidate on 27th
NASA has recreated the famous opposition Pentagon to spearhead their onslaught on President Uhuru Kenyatta.The announcement yesterday by opposition leader Raila Odinga evokes memories of his formidable...
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Anxiety as primaries cancelled indefinitely in key Jubilee Party strongholds
Jubilee Party primaries were cancelled indefinitely in most counties on Friday following an acute shortage of ballot papers.This happened despite JP secretariat chairman Raphael Tuju reaffirming that...
View ArticleJubilee's total poll failure, Tuju cancels all nominations
It was a mess.Chaos, long delays, insufficient ballot papers, missing names and general confusion forced President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party on Friday to stop nominations in 15 of 21 counties.Most...
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Bullets used by Pokots in Laikipia raids are from state's Eldoret artillery -...
The bullets that killed a Laikipia ranch worker on Thursday were from the Eldoret ordnance factory, a source has told the Star.They said on Saturday that the bullets fired to murder Duncan Murimi on...
View ArticlePunishment of the gods and DP Ruto's strategic interest in JP primaries
When the gods wish to punish us, said Oscar Wilde, they first answer our prayers. There is a way in which the gods are getting ready to punish Kenyans in this nominations season. They will answer our...
View ArticleConservationist Kuki Gallmann shot by armed Laikipia raiders, airlifted to...
Gunmen wounded Italian-born conservationist Kuki Gallmann at her conservation park in Laikipia on Sunday.This was the latest of a string of attacks during land invasions in drought-stricken northern...
View ArticleSpeculation over Sonko, Kenneth talks rife as Jubilee postpones Nairobi polls
Jubilee Nairobi primaries have been moved to Wednesday, Secretary General Raphael Tuju has said.Tuju did not give reasons for the postponement of the polls were earlier scheduled for Monday.This came...
View Article[VIDEO] Kalenjin ritual in Eldoret town sparks fear of violence, chaos
Kalenjin elders have criticised Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago and Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter for leading hundreds of youth to perform a cultural ritual on the streets of Eldoret town to protest...
View ArticleKalonzo pushes Raila hard for the NASA ticket
Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka is pushing hard to be the NASA presidential candidate or at least, Musalia Mudavadi’s running mate.Last Thursday, the National Super Alliance announced it would reveal its...
View ArticleCops charged with Willie Kimani murder want LSK, IJM stopped from probing...
Police officers charged with the murder of lawyer Willie Kimani and two others want LSK, IJM, and lawyers representing victims blocked from cross-examining witnesses.The five are accused of hatching a...
View ArticleNASA agrees on how to form government
NASA co-principals will form a five-year transitional government if they win.This means, the 2017 flagbearer will not be allowed to run in 2022, and will instead endorse one of the other Pentagon...
View ArticleMoses Kuria curses on TV, blames opposition for Gatundu primaries chaos
Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria on Tuesday cursed on national TV after he was asked about chaos that marred primaries in the constituency.This was after an NTV journalist asked Kuria what was his take on...
View ArticleAt least 1,200 quit political parties to run as independent candidates
MORE than 1,200 aspirants have sought clearance to contest various seats as independent candidates, the highest number ever and expected to rise in the coming days.Many cite the spate of shambolic or...
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