Sh9.3 billion landowner says he won’t move
The owner of a 930-acre piece of land in Likoni, Mombasa County, says he will not accept offers of an alternative land from the government to in order to avert a crisis over the planned eviction of...
View ArticleScramble for power: Another distracting issue in Sudan
Nothing is more dangerous to societies and nations or even ambitious individuals than distractions. In the whole world today, there is probably no nation that is too distracted from focusing on its...
View ArticleSiaya county senate race causing jitters
The battle for the Siaya county senate seat is threatening to divide ODM party right in the middle. The race which has attracted two ODM stalwarts, Lands minister James Orengo and Finance assistant...
View ArticleSurviving the city after a few days’ holiday
If there is one thing the folk in this town love to do, it has to be travelling long distances. People will plan for weeks or even months on a destination that they have been dreaming about for a...
View ArticleProsecution wraps up assault case against activist Njogu
A doctor who examined activist Ann Njogu’s father yesterday said the elderly man suffered soft tissue injuries on his face and lower back. Dr Sammy Gituku, who testified before the court in the assault...
View ArticleNakuru court summons TSC
The director of pensions and the Teachers Service Commission secretary have been summoned to appear before a Nakuru court. Judge Anyara Emukule yesterday ordered the two to appear before him on...
View ArticleSuspected terrorist charged
A man arrested by anti terror police in Majengo was yesterday charged in a Mombasa court with intentions to commit murder. Seyid Hamisi denied charges of planning to carry out grenade attacks at...
View ArticleNabutola, Ong’ong’a and Muriuki freed on cash bail
After spending two months in jail, former Tourism PS Rebecca Nabutola and two others were yesterday freed on bail pending an appeal. Nabutola, former Kenya Tourism Board managing director Achieng...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
An MP who is tipped to be the running mate of a presidential aspirant seems to be convinced he will be Kenya's first Deputy President. The man, according to our tipster, made a secret tour of the newly...
View ArticleRaila lobby accuses Uhuru, Ruto of sabotaging integrity case
Friends of Raila lobby group yesterday said it read subversion of justice in the withdrawal of the integrity case against Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto. Fora secretary general Alloys Obare said it is...
View ArticleElections may lead to violence
There are clear signs that the coming general elections may not be completely trouble-free after all. In some parts of the country, the much feared tribal clashes have already occurred and there are...
View ArticleGroup in fresh bid to block Uhuru, Ruto candidature
PRESIDENTIAL aspirants Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto are now faced with a new suit that will determine their eligibility to hold public office. The suit comes a day after an earlier petition, which...
View ArticleDon't strike, nurses told by union
THE Union of Kenya Civil Servants is calling on nurses to ignore the call for a strike and report to work on Monday. Head of medical chapter Evans Nasebe appealed to nurses to report to work and offer...
View ArticleCity’s digital deadline looms
The analogue television signal will be switched off on December 31 in Nairobi. This will be replaced by the digital signal. Some four million television sets in Nairobi will go blank on January 1 2013...
View ArticleTeachers warned on corporal punishment
An education ministry official has warned teachers they will be prosecuted if they administer corporal punishment. “It is time teachers read and understand the constitution on matters to do with...
View ArticleKenyans abroad fight for vote
Two Kenyans from the diaspora have asked the IEBC to clarify whether they will register Kenyans living outside the country, saying they feel cheated. Addressing a press conference in Nairobi yesterday,...
View ArticleMatatu operators defy return-to-work appeal
Public transport in Nairobi and many parts of the country was paralysed for the second day as matatu operators ignored a plea to return to work. Thousands of commuters were stranded in many parts of...
View ArticleAccept defeat, Uhuru tells opponents
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday asked his rivals to accept defeat if he beats them in the March 4 poll just as he did in December 2002 when he lost the presidential race to Mwai Kibaki....
View ArticleOthaya voters file case to block Wambui
Businesslady Mary Wambui's ambition to succeed President Kibaki as the Othaya MP has run into its first political headwind — the integrity test. Four Othaya voters, who yesterday moved to court to stop...
View ArticleWhat your mother did not tell you about marriage
There used to be a time in the African setting, just after negotiations of dowry, where a mother would tell her daughter to have a seat because they needed to ‘ talk ’ . And as they watched the...
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