Indiza holds on to lead after Day Two of KCB Tour
Mumias Resident professional Dismas Indiza is a heart beat away from winning the third round of the KCB East African Tour following his brilliant display at the par 70 Nyanza Golf Club. Oozing...
View ArticleFan gets life ban
Axe falls on football fan caught on camera causing trouble at Leopards and Chemelil game In a move meant to send a strong message to fans who breach the peace at match venues, the AFC Leopards...
View ArticleNakuru best at athletics show
Jeruto runs away with the steeplechase gold medal at Moi. Kasarani finals Nakuru region dominated the athletics programme of the Brookside Kenya Secondary School Sports Association finals came to a...
View ArticleMiss World Kenya's day out
Miss World Kenya 2012 Shamim Nabil visited New Life Homes in Nairobi, an institution which cares for vulnerable children. She was accompanied by Ashleys CEO Terry Mungai. They presented food donations...
View ArticleNairobi phase of Project Ten Cities begins
After the launch in Luanda last year, followed by phases in Lagos and Johannesburg, the Ten Cities project that brings together 50 DJs, producers and musicians from Africa and Europe is set to hit...
View ArticleKenyans qualify for Pan African football contest
Four Kenyan teams have qualified for the Guinness Football Challenge Pan African phase that is schedule to start next week in South Africa. The four pairs from Kenya - Francis Ngigi and Kepha Kimani,...
View ArticleCamp Mulla to launch solo careers
Plans are at an advanced stage for hip-hop award-winning group, Camp Mulla, to launch solo musical projects. Speaking to Word Is, one of the group members, Shappa Man, said in about two months, the...
View ArticleSpotted
Spotted: Citizen TV news anchor Janet Mbugua walking along City Hall Way in Nairobi on Tuesday morning. She had a pair of grey jeans and black sweater and was carrying a red handbag.Read more about...
View ArticleEast African Staple Foods cookbook launch
With the Kenyan lifestyle undergoing dynamic change, the Eastern Africa Grain Council launched a cookbook manual that outlines and informs the public on eating nutritional and healthy foodstuffs. The...
View ArticleLeaders should get their priorities right
When Kenyans went to the polls on March 4, hopes were high that the incoming leaders would be different from their predecessors. It was the expectation of the electorate that the new leadership will...
View ArticleRains have wreaked havoc in game parks
Deputy President William Ruto was quoted as saying that Kenyans have a special way of doing their thing. I certainly concur with him. After such a grueling period of politicking, competition, winning...
View ArticleWhere are the fanatics who could kill for Uhuru or Raila?
I wonder how all those people who spent time feuding over their support for Uhuru Kenyatta or Raila Odinga after the March 9 Supreme Court decision must have felt on Saturday last week when these...
View ArticleLetter To My Friend Ngunjiri Wambugu
My dear friend Ngunjiri Wambugu: Allow me to vehemently disagree with you over your recommendation that the International Criminal Court (ICC) cases on Kenya should be withdrawn now that at least 6.1...
View ArticleKenya's Fly In The Soup Challenge
For 50 years, Kenya’s branding challenge has remained remarkably the same: how to diminish - to insignificance - the ugly in the beautiful. Or, to use a more graphic, if somewhat revolting metaphor,...
View ArticleKenya Railways slashes off-peak fares
Kenya Railways has slashed fares to Sh30 for a one-way ticket during off-peak hours as it targets mass commuters on the Syokimau train service. The firm has been charging Sh100 for a return ticket,...
View ArticleDollar demand slightly affects shilling
The Kenya shilling weakened slightly early on Friday, weighed down by dollar demand from importers and banks covering their positions before the weekend. But traders said the local currency could firm...
View ArticleNaikuni denies reports 'he is leaving KQ for Cabinet post'
KENYA Airways CEO Titus Naikuni has refuted reports that he has resigned from the company. Speaking yesterday at the airline's Pride Center in Embakasi, Naikuni termed the reports as non factual adding...
View ArticleHigh staff costs eating into banks earnings - report
Commercial banks are grappling to keep their employees costs down as they seek to save their earnings. The banks were last year hit by a 13 per cent increase in employment costs which out-paced the...
View ArticleKRA collects Sh179bn from January to March
The Kenya Revenue Authority has collected Sh179.7 billion between January and March, rising by 12 per cent over Sh160.4 billion in a similar period last year. The taxman said performance in the third...
View ArticleJust one bank yet to meet core capital law
One bank is yet to meet the minimum core capital requirement of Sh1 billion as set out by the Central Bank of Kenya. According to CBK, as per the 2012 audited financial statements, two banks had not...
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