Day In The Life: Hellen Akoth Mtawali - Music director, choreographer,...
As a multi-skilled woman who operates between Daystar's Athi River campus and Valley Road campus, Hellen Mtawali's day is clogged with activity. She is a teacher of music, a linguist, music director,...
View ArticleThe Shame Of Kenyan Leadership
When the National Rainbow Coalition swept into power in 2002, Kenyans were rated the most optimistic people all over the world. As it happens with the installation of new leadership expectations were...
View ArticleOf dreams and demons in African Divine church
A joke for you: there was a prophet, God and a young British man in a room filled with fervent Kenyan worshippers, hoping for a means to improve their Church. Who do you think they asked for support?...
View ArticleCurtain falls on primary schools presentations at drama festival
Presentations for the Primary School category at the 54th annual Kenya Schools and Colleges National Drama Festival ended yesterday. This year's edition brought together over 65 primary schools from...
View ArticleAre we taking gender parity the wrong way?
Tracey walked into the café looking frazzled and ready to tackle any pit bull that may charge her way. Every once in a while, our group of five would make up an excuse so as to leave work early and...
View ArticleKNCHR tells off MPs over pay
The human's right commission has condemned the plan by MPs to disband the salaries panel. Anne Ngugi, the acting chair of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, said the move is uncalled for...
View ArticleFour Books Uhuru And Ruto Should Read
We are still in the early days of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration. However, these are the top four books that I will recommend to him, and to his deputy, William Ruto. 1. From Third World to...
View ArticleUhuru, Ruto Will Not Save Sheep From Slaughter By Carnivores
ICC is a national problem that all Kenyans must discuss openly, truthfully and publicly without shame or recrimination. How can President Uhuru govern responsibly without debating his most serious...
View ArticleGive reasons for pay rise, Nyachae to MPs
The Commission on Implementation of the Constitution has criticised MPs for demanding a pay rise without following the right process. CIC chair Charles Nyachae said MPs have not provided reasons why...
View Article7 Deadly Sins of Dating
There are seven commandments that women should not break but we do. They have never been written on a stone tablet or preached to us from a pulpit but we know them by instinct, word of mouth, numerous...
View ArticleSupreme Court Ruling Shameful
When the Supreme Court dismissed former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's and Africog’s petitions on March 30, 2013, more than half of the country went into shock hoping to recover after the court issues a...
View ArticleA Sacrifice For Peace And Unity In Kenya
When the curtains of the just concluded general election in Kenya fell, one Raila Amolo Odinga was, together with his supporters, left disillusioned. Raila Odinga, without a shadow of a doubt is the...
View ArticleCord MPs grumbling over Nyenze
DISQUIET is intensifying amongst Cord MPs over their leadership in the National Assembly. With presidential candidate Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka outside Parliament, several Cord MPs are quietly...
View ArticleNine killed in Garissa shooting
Nine people were killed when two masked gunmen walked into the lobby of a hotel in Garissa and sprayed the guests with bullets as their three accomplices kept guard outside. Four people were injured...
View ArticleHISTORY AND OBJECTIVES OF DEVOLUTION
Significance of devolution Though limited in some ways, devolution represents a major transformation of the state and undoubtedly, in course of time, of society. It reverses the system of control and...
View ArticleDON'T CALL ME 'PRIME MINISTER', SAYS RAILA
CORD leader Raila Odinga yesterday asked Kenyans not to refer to him as Prime Minister. He was attending the burial of former KNUT secretary general David Okuta in Ahero, Kisumu county with President...
View ArticleFloods kill 56, displace 80,000
At least 56 people have been killed and more then 85,135 displaced by the heavy rains. Statistics released by the Kenya Red Cross yesterday show that four people are missing, 19 injured while 13,042...
View ArticleSecurity operation to kick-off in Garissa
Fear has gripped some residents in Garissa town after the government announced a massive security operation to find those behind the recent spate of killings that have left dozens dead in the past few...
View ArticleFacebook users launch campaign to recall Linturi
The Igembe South Legislator Mithika Linturi could soon find himself outside parliament after Facebook fans initiated a page to recall him back from Parliament. The page which was initiated barely a...
View ArticleState to decide Raila, Kalonzo security detail
Raila Odinga and former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka will have to wait for a government directive on how many security officers they will retain after losing the March 4 polls. Head of Public Service...
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