CA shuts down Citizen, NTV ahead of Raila swearing-in
The Communications Authority has shut down Citizen and Inooro TV ahead of Opposition leader Raila Odinga's inauguration at Uhuru Park.Royal Media said the CAK switched off its ADN signals at the Limuru...
View ArticleRaila to be sworn-in at 1pm, give NASA way forward
NASA leader Raila Odinga is expected to make a "heroic entry" to Uhuru Park at 12.30 pm for his swearing-in as "president of Kenya".It had been said that he and Kalonzo Musyoka would become leaders of...
View ArticleCabinet: Gaps and questions
On the 58th day, last Friday, a local daily was complimenting President Uhuru Kenyatta for breaking presidential record on delaying nominations to the Cabinet. When he did on the 59th day after being...
View ArticleJaguar suit on boda bodas ban has no merit, Sonko tells court
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has asked the court to dismiss a case filed by Starehe MP Charles Njagua, popularly known as Jaguar, challenging his boda boda ban. He yesterday said the issues raised by...
View ArticleKing's Medical College closed after raid, protests and arrests
The fate of more than 200 medical laboratory students at King’s Medical College in Nyeri is in limbo after a regulator closed the institution for offering an unaccredited course.Kenya Medical...
View ArticleThika traders, hawkers in standoff over customers
A standoff is looming in Thika town between hawkers and genuine, licensed traders.Last Sunday askaris cracked down on hawkers to flush them out of the CBD after traders protested against their influx....
View ArticleLinda Boni's Recce officers threaten strike for lack of hardship allowances
Officers from the elite GSU Recce Squad involved in Linda Boni Operation in Lamu have threatened to down their tools over unpaid risk and hardship allowances.Security officials, who spoke on condition...
View ArticleHigh court and Kadhi's court for the first time in Kwale
Kwale county will for the first time have a High Court after Chief Justice David Maraga commissioned a foundation stone. The court will cost Sh390 million.The CJ said the premises will have eight...
View ArticleCops to be part of activist Wafula’s death enquiry
Police will be involved in further investigations into the death of human rights activist Ken Wafula. Samples taken from his body by pathologists were handed over to investigators.Wafula’s death was...
View ArticleKalonzo in hiding as Raila takes oath
NASA leader Raila Odinga lived up to his vow to take a solitary oath as the People’s President, braving attempts by the government to suppress live coverage of the event.The highlight of the day was...
View ArticleCA gags TVs, but fails to block live coverage of Raila’s oath
An attempt by the Communication Authority to block live coverage of the swearing-in of NASA leader Raila Odinga as the People’s President failed as Kenyans turned to other media outlets to follow...
View ArticleRaila’s Big Day: At last he lifts the Bible
It was a moment of triumph, capping the illustrious career of Raila Amollo Odinga.Though he was threatened with jail, treason and death, though his three principals abandoned him, though the...
View ArticlePro-Raila counties ‘on their own’ - JP boss David Murathe
Jubilee Party leaders yesterday said they will not engage NASA chief Raila Odinga. “Everyone knows the person who has power and is recognised globally. We cannot be in politics throughout. We will not...
View ArticleIs Kalonzo home raid a crutch for absence at Raila swearing-in?
As cocks crowed early Tuesday morning, large groups of supporters trooped from NASA's Nairobi strongholds for the swearing-in of Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka.However illegitimate, a dream was...
View ArticleKalonzo refuses to comment on 'fabricated' home attack
Police claim the attack on Kalonzo Musyoka's Karen residence was fabricated but the Wiper leader has refused to comment.A senior officer told The Star the NASA principal called them early in the...
View ArticleRaila's only option is to vie in 2022, Kalonzo a traitor - MP Odhiambo
Raila Odinga has no option but to be on the ballot in the 2022 presidential election, Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo has said.The NASA leader had himself sworn-in as the people's president on Tuesday and says...
View ArticleMurang’a to adopt new coffee seeds to double production
The Murang’a county government will introduce new coffee varieties in a bid to double production to 70 million tonnes annually. Agriculture executive Albert Mwaniki on Tuesday said they were already...
View ArticleNyeri court upholds nomination of 12 Jubilee MCAs
A Nyeri court has upheld the posts of 12 Jubilee nominated MCAs.It dismissed, with costs, the petition challenging the nomination. Chief magistrate Wendy Kagendo yesterday said the 12 were validly...
View ArticleLamu gets tarmac road after 55 years
Lamu residents have not known or seen a tarmacked road for the last 55 years as previous regimes chose to ignore the region.All they have ever known is the dusty, muddy and potholed Lamu-Garsen road,...
View ArticleTough times ahead for Nasa
To some, Raila Odinga may have only raised a Bible and read a “useless" oath on Tuesday. But to core supporters, he not only fulfilled his promise but in the process destroyed the careers of his...
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