PATRICK GATHARA: US can't lecture on democracy
Kyle McCarter, Donald Trump’s ambassador to Kenya, takes office at a time when the US is facing a slew of Third World problems —from entrenched corruption to a seemingly unaccountable Executive to...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Will Mutua sentence be a turning point?
The police are under pressure and it is a good thing. For years they have used extrajudicial killings as a crude policing tool and it is no longer acceptable.Yesterday the High Court sentenced former...
View ArticleHow cops killed Baby Pendo in Kisumu
“Not a shriek, not even a cry. But a cri de coeur (cry of the heart) expressed simply as a sudden tight, tiny, tot’s grip of her mother’s arm.”Those were the words of Kisumu resident magistrate Beryl...
View ArticleNurses defiant as Uhuru order takes effect today
A standoff looms today between the striking nurses and the county governments as the President’s order that the health caregivers resume work takes effect.The nurses are defiant, maintaining that the...
View ArticleEXPERT COMMENT: IPOA committed to clean police service
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority conducted independent investigations into the death of Martin Koome Manyara, who was assaulted by former Ruaraka OCS, chief inspector Nahashon Mutua.The...
View ArticleHome torched at the Narok-Migori border in land feud
Police surveillance has been intensified on the Migori-Narok border after a land dispute between two communities.Arsonists set ablaze a home in Kilgoris, Narok, on Wednesday.Ghati Mugendi lost three...
View ArticleNLC moving 900 families for dams
The National Land Commission has started to relocate more than 900 families from 6,000 acres in the Kerio Valley to make way for construction of two hydropower dams.The mega dams will be built at...
View ArticleNaivasha flower jobs wither and die, production costs blamed
As the world marks Valentine’s Day, hundreds of flower farm workers in Naivasha have complained ofincreasing job losses.In the last three years, more than 6,000 workers have lost their jobs and others...
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Married again: Dennis Okari kisses wife Naomi Joy in church wedding
Media personality Dennis Okari has found love a second time tying the knot with his fiancee Joy Naomi in a colourful ceremony at a church in Nairobi.Okari dressed in a grey suit patterned with black...
View ArticleHold referendum in 2022 - MP
A referendum on the Constitution should be held in 2022 together with the General Election, Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua has proposed.This would reduce the cost of the referendum, Gachagua said on...
View ArticleJoho hits out at critics as DCI trashes forged Interpol letter
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has told off critics linking him to narcotics trade.“They will not disrupt me [in seeking the presidency]. The facts have come out. Let them deal with them,” Joho yesterday...
View ArticleGovernor Abdi calls for unity after court victory
Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi has appealed for reconciliation after a grueling court battle that has left the county deeply divided.The Supreme Court on Friday upheld his election, which had been voided...
View ArticleAtwoli roots for more inclusive state, presidential system unfair
Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli has called for a more inclusive government that accommodates election losers.The trade unionist said the presidential system has unfairly excluded some communities...
View ArticleBondo cops on spot over death of rape suspect
A family in Bondo is demanding justice after their son died while in police custody in Bondo, Siaya county.The family of Samuel Odhiambo, 38, wants officers at Usenge police station to explain...
View ArticleOliech left out of Harambee Stars squad
Despite banging goals with ease since his return to the local football, veteran Gor Mahia striker and Kenya’s all time top scorer Dennis Oliech was left out as Harambee Stars coach Sebastien Migne...
View ArticleCourt ruins former wife’s hopes of Muthama riches
Machakos Woman Rep Agnes Kavindu Nduya’s hopes of sharing former Senator Johnson Muthama’s billions have been ruined.High Court judge William Musyoka on Friday ruled that Kavindu, who divorced Muthama...
View ArticleRevealed: How insiders' loans fraud sunk Chase Bank
Former Chase Bank Kenya chairman Zafrullah Khan awarded himself a three-year consultancy contract for unspecified projects in the bank, 16 months before it collapsed on April 7, 2016.A special audit...
View ArticleAl Shabaab resilience, diplomatic row muddle troop withdrawal from Somalia
The ongoing withdrawal of troops from Somalia is raising concerns of a security vacuum that a resurgent al Shabaab will exploit.The African Union Mission in Somalia was initially meant to deploy with...
View ArticleForm 4 student shot dead over poaching in park, guns seized
A Form 4 student was on Friday shot dead by Kenya Wildlife Service rangers at Tsavo National Park.Benedict Kyule Kioko, 17, was with another man who escaped. The tragedy happened in Kibwezi East,...
View ArticleBig data can cut cost of health care by 63 per cent, experts say
Kenya’s agenda for universal health care can be achieved faster with big data technology, industry players have said.CarePay chief executive Kees Van Lede, while releasing a status update of the firm’s...
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