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Linus Kaikai, TJ Kajwang in trouble as police pounce on Raila oath allies

The government yesterday launched a crackdown on opposition leaders involved in the swearing-in of Nasa leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday.Last evening police were camping outside Nation Centre claiming...

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Why county audit funds are withheld

Treasury bosses are expected to explain to a Senate committee why they failed to allocate Sh200 million for special audit of Sh99.2 billion outstanding bills in 47 counties.The Senate Public Accounts...

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77 NASA MPs, 15 county chiefs snubbed Raila 'oath'

The majority of NASA governors and MPs gave Raila Odinga’s oath a wide berth, exposing what could be a sharp division in the alliance.About 90 close Raila allies kept off Tuesday’s Uhuru Park function,...

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Kenya to reap Sh8.1 billion in new open skies agreement

Kenya is among 23 countries in Africa that launched the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), a move expected to lower air transport costs in the continent by 25 per cent. The open skies treaty...

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Border row between Taita Taveta and Kwale counties flares up

Kwale leaders yesterday accused Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja of derailing efforts to amicably solve a long-standing boundary dispute between the two counties.The two neighbouring counties are...

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ODM hijacked Raila and Kalonzo swearing-in plans, Wiper says

ODM hijacked NASA's swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Kivutha Kibwana has claimed, and demanded respect from the party.Raila Odinga, who was inaugurated as the people's president, is the leader of the...

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Miguna asks NASA supporters to remove Uhuru portraits, dares Matiang'i

NASA supporters were on Thursday directed to remove all of president Uhuru Kenyatta's portraits from their business premises."We are ordering NRM soldiers to take down Uhuru portraits from all homes,...

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How Wanjigi pushed Raila to be sworn in

The NASA coalition yesterday rallied together to dispel speculation that they were falling apart, even as details filtered in about the force behind Raila Odinga's Tuesday oathing.Eccentric businessman...

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Miguna claims arrest amid Raila oath crackdown

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has reported that an "assassination squad" is looking for him at his Runda home in Nairobi.Miguna, who vied for Nairobi governor in August 2017, was one of those who helped...

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[VIDEO] Miguna arrested for swearing-in Raila

Lawyer Miguna Miguna was arrested in a dramatic fashion at his Runda home in Nairobi on Friday.Police used force to break into his house before arresting him after a brief standoff.Miguna was arrested...

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NASA manipulated data to show Raila won - expert

The NASA coalition has been accused of manipulating data to show opposition leader Raila Odinga won the August 8 presidential election.In a five-part series on his website, political historian Charles...

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[VIDEO] Uhuru 'chases' journalists for closed session at IG conference

President Uhuru Kenyatta shocked journalists on Friday when he ordered them out of his function soon after delivering his speech.The reporters went to Lower Kabete in Nairobi to cover his opening of...

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Miguna’s arrest continues state attack on Nasa

The whereabouts of NASA 'General' Miguna Miguna remained unknown on Friday evening after he was dramatically arrested in the morning in the state crackdown on participants in the Tuesday's swearing-in...

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'God's case no appeal': Jubilee only ready for development talks - Ruto

Jubilee Party is ready for dialogue but not on anything to do with Kenya's rulers.Deputy president William Ruto said this on Saturday noting he and president Uhuru Kenyatta were duly elected by the...

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CS Wamalwa scolds politicians for claiming government neglected Yvonne

Political battles took centre stage during Yvonne Wamalawa's burial on Saturday, Moses Wetang'ula accusing Jubilee politicians of betraying Luhyas.The Nasa principal told them they were pursuing...

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Media Owners’ silence on TV ban is deafening

A week has passed since the Government switched off Kenya’s biggest television stations Royal Media Services’ CitizenTV, the Nation Media Group’s NTV and the Standard Media Group’s KTN.The High Court...

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Let’s admit it: Kenya has a ‘Kikuyu Power’ problem

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu says his county should not elect “foreigners”. In the last election, a Luo and an Asian were elected to the county assembly.In December, Kiambu county passed a motion...

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A mother’s lonely quest to have her baby circumcised

“Do you want to kill your son with pain?” This is what David’s father asked Maureen Atieno, 19, when she suggested they get their 14-day-old son circumcised.She had learned about the circumcision of...

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Male cut advocates in Nyanza turn their attention to infants

Circumcision is a surgical procedure that removes the foreskin covering the glans (rounded tip) of the male organ. Circumcision of babies, medically known as early infant medical male circumcision...

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Closure of Kings College is malicious, says owner

Directors of Kings Medical College in Nyeri have accused the government of harassing investors.Owner Moses Njue, a former chief government pathologist, said closure of the institution last week is...

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