Uhuru, Ruto sign alliance agreement
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto finally signed a coalition agreement yesterday and exuded confidence that they will form the next government. The two vowed at the...
View ArticleCourt told KNCHR said Wambui paid for PEV guns
FOUR voters yesterday claimed in court that activist Mary Wambui had financed the purchasing of firearms from Ethiopia. The four businessmen are opposing Wambui’s bid to stand for MP in Othaya. They...
View ArticleKALONZO AGREES TO BE RAILA'S RUNNING MATE
PRIME Minister Raila Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka are today expected to sign their pre-election coalition pact at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre. They will bring together ODM...
View ArticleKalonzo vows to bringing Hague cases home
Vice president Kalonzo Musyoka has committed to pushing for the Hague cases to be brought to Kenyan courts if the coalition he penned with Raila Odinga and Moses Wetangula wins the March 4 general...
View ArticleKinango voters get Sh500 to register in Voi
Voi aspirants have been accused of offering Kinango voters Sh500 to entice them into registering there. The accusation was made by Mackinon Road Township councillor Ahmed Musa who said the voters were...
View ArticleCulture ‘hurting’ Coast women in politics
Coast women yesterday admitted they have lagged behind in political leadership because of culture biases and poverty. They were speaking during a media encounter between women groups and journalists...
View ArticleTurkish Airlines new flight for Coast
Turkish Airlines, a member of Star Alliance, has commenced a triangular flight from Istanbul to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Mombasa. The first passenger flight touched down yesterday at the Moi...
View ArticleCourt shown Iranian explosives site
Nairobi Chief Magistrate Kiarie Waweru yesterday had his court session in the open when he went to Mombasa to see where two Iranians are alleged to have hidden 15 kilogrammes of explosive materials....
View ArticleLikoni tunnel will end ferry woes - Kibaki
A master plan for Mombasa's infrastructural development was yesterday unveiled by President Mwai Kibaki. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony of the Mombasa port second container terminal, the...
View ArticleMYWO Machakos boss to fight for women’s seat
Machakos county women's representative seat has attracted two new entrants both fighting for the Wiper party ticket. Machakos Maendeleo ya Wanawake chairperson Mary Mbiu will fight it out with Dr Susan...
View ArticleScrap metal dealers vandalise pipes, roads in Kibwezi, Makindu
Residents of Kibwezi and Makindu in Makueni county have raised alarm over increased theft of metal rails by unscrupulous businessmen. They said metal rails from bridges and on roadsides have been...
View ArticleMan, 107, says Action Aid owes him Sh0.5m
A Mwingi elderly man has accused an international NGO of delaying to clear his arrears amounting to Sh500,000. The partially blind Peter Mathuva who says he 107-years-old is now demanding that Action...
View Article68 petty offenders freed by Embu court
The High Court in Embu has released 68 prisoners who had been convicted of petty offences at the Embu Prison. The aim is to decongest the prisons. Justice Hedwig Ong'udi with the help of probation...
View ArticleIsiolo ward aspirants sign MoU with locals
SIX ward aspirants in Isiolo yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with the community to honour the local's manifesto and budget. A grassroot delegation led by Isiolo Social Accountability...
View ArticleHaji backers boo Maalim
Deputy speaker Farah Maalim yesterday officially launched his Garissa senator bid at Masalani. The area is his arch-rival Defense minister yussuf Haji’s home. However the function was marred by...
View ArticleMaara has few BVR kits
More than 30 per cent of eligible voters at Maara in Tharaka Nithi may not vote in the general election because of insufficient registration material. Aspirant John Micheni claimed some polling...
View ArticleTigania locals furious as chief on trial over killings is freed
Transport on the Meru-Maua road was disrupted when residents of Mbaranga in Tigania East staged demonstrations to protest against the release of an assistant chief who allegedly authorised the beating...
View ArticleWiper primaries set for January 5
Wiper nominations will be held on January 5. National election board vice chair Leonard Opollo made the announcement at the Makueni delegates meeting in Wote town yesterday. He added that the party...
View ArticleIntegrity a challenge in public service, Dalmas says
PUBLIC Service Minster Dalmas Otieno yesterday said that practising ethics and integrity within the public service remains a daunting task. He said while all the rules and guidelines exist paper,...
View ArticleLecturers set to issue a strike notice next week
LECTURERS and University staff unions will issue a strike notice next week over the government's failure to implement a pay agreed reached in September. University Non-Teaching Staff Union secretary...
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