Money or power will not save you-Uhuru
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday vowed to continue with the war against corruption and impunity and urged the public to join in apprehending perpetrators.The President said he is ready to lose...
View ArticleRaila wants fast assets recovery in war on graft
ODM Leader Raila Odinga wants the government to move fast to recover assets acquired from the proceeds of corruption.His statement came as President Uhuru Kenyatta said he has lost lots of friends in...
View ArticleHow Swazuri authorised suspicious payout for SGR land
Beleaguered National Land Commission boss Muhammad Swazuri went behind the backs of his commissioners to authorise compensation for dubious plots that has now landed him in hot soup.Phase One of the...
View ArticleUhuru fighting impunity, Swazuri's 'backdoor' payouts, Domestic violence:...
Power and money will not save you - UhuruPresident Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to continue with the war against corruption and impunity and urged the public to join in apprehending perpetrators.The...
View Article[VIDEO] Waititu: Don't demolish buildings, move rivers instead
Property owners should be forced to 'divert rivers' instead of facing demolition, Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has said.If your house is next to a river, let the government tell you to carter for...
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A third of your money goes to taxes in new Kenya Power tariffs
If you send Kenya Power Sh1,000 for electricity tokens, only Sh712.07 will be your actual expenditure while the rest will go to taxes and levies to particular organisations.This is the result of new...
View ArticleDemolish all illegal structures
Nobel laureate and Kenya’s foremost environmentalist, the late Prof Wangari Maathai, once said, “Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking, so that humanity stops...
View ArticleGovernor Waititu, rivers can’t change their course
Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has proposed that authorities should re-route rivers, rather than unnecessarily demolishing buildings ( see P7).As a former Deputy Mayor of Nairobi, Waititu should...
View ArticleAssassin’s bullet was meant for me, says MP Kibunguchy
The thugs who killed Likuyani MP Enoch Kibunguchy’s driver on Sunday night were trying to assassinate him instead, the lawmaker has said.“I have no doubt that the bullet was meant to kill me. Even if...
View ArticleZoning will hurt cane farmers, private millers, says Khalwale
Former Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale has opposed reintroduction of zoning within the sugar belts.He said farmers and private millers such as Butali and West Kenya would suffer. “Why is zoning not...
View ArticleGirl killed for refusing to marry grandfather
A 13-year-old girl was beaten to death by six Pokot youths on Saturday for refusing marriage to a 60-year-old grandfather.The teenager was among hundreds of girls who recently underwent female genital...
View ArticleGideon: Stop 2022 talk and help people
Baringo Senator Gideon Moi has said he will not divide the Kalenjin community ahead of the 2022 General Election.The senator asked politicians to stop the 2022 election debate and instead deliver...
View ArticleLet MPs investigate themselves
It is commendable that the Speaker of the National Assembly has pronounced himself on this unfortunate matter which has brought the House into disrepute.The institutional integrity of Parliament has...
View ArticleNLC calls crisis meeting as chair Swazuri charged
The National Land Commission has called a crisis meeting today to discuss the way forward following the arrest of chairman Muhammad Swazuri.Swazuri was yesterday charged with five counts of corruption...
View ArticleKeep off Nairobi matters, Sonko tells Waititu on demolitions
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko wants his Kiambu counterpart Ferdinand Waititu to keep off the capital's issues, especially where ongoing demolitions are concerned.He said this on Tuesday in response to...
View Article33 Kenya Airways passengers injured in road accident
Thirty three Kenya Airways passengers were injured in an accident involving their shuttle at about 2 am on Tuesday.In a statement, the airline said 30 were treated and discharged while three were still...
View ArticleCMA hopes budget proposals will re-energise NSE listings
Capital Markets Authority is optimistic some of the budget announcements will boost trade at the Nairobi securities Exchange.It cites relaxation of interest rate caps, establishment of the Kenya...
View ArticlePrice of graft not costly enough
Corruption is still a low-risk crime. You steal public money in the billions. If you are unlucky, you are arrested five years later, then given Sh2 million bail for a case that may stall for a decade....
View ArticleBungoma ghost workers eating Sh6 million a year
Bungoma is losing close to Sh6 million every year to ghost workers in the department of agriculture, an audit shows.The audit which was ordered by Governor Wycliffe Wangamati sought to unearth...
View ArticleToo many politicians are now ambassadors
Career diplomats are unhappy that an increasing number of political and external appointees are getting ambassadorial posts (see P6).Some countries like the USA allow political appointees but they...
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