Four Othaya voters fail to halt Wambui bid for seat
For the second time in a week the High Court yeterday declined to stop businesswoman Mary Wambui from vying for Othaya parliamentary seat. Justice David Majanja said he cannot grant orders for a...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
A prominent Central MP known for bragging that he has so much money that he can use it to boil githeri was overheard saying he had imported 10,000 voters from other parts of Central to register as...
View ArticleSix injured in Nairobi estate grenade blast
Six people were last evening injured after a grenade exploded in California estate in Nairobi. Preliminary investigations by the police indicated that the explosion was caused by an improvised...
View ArticleI refused to be swallowed up, Eugene tells Embu supporters
Justice minister Eugene Wamalwa yesterday said there were attempts to get him to drop his presidential bid and instead be a running mate or take up other offices in some of the newly-formed alliances....
View ArticleDon’t vote for the ICC suspects, Annan warns
Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan yesterday urged Kenyans not to vote for politicians facing trial at the ICC in the March 4 elections. Annan, who is in Kenya as an African Union envoy overseeing...
View ArticleGroup wants pacts revealed
A civil society group has written to the Registrar of Political Parties Lucy Ndung’u demanding that she formally releases to the public all pre-election agreements taken to her office. The...
View ArticleRegistrar kept waiting for pacts
Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto and Musalia Mudavadi kept the registrar of political parties waiting for their pre-election pact on Tuesday night. The three secretaries general called Lucy Ndung'u several...
View ArticleAspirants have to pass integrity test – EACC
Aspirants should fill and submit commissioned self-declaration forms to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission by Friday 21. This is a requirement under section 13(2) and 55 of the Leadership and...
View ArticleWinners and losers after coalition deals
After the last minute dash to resolve the coalition quagmire, Cabinet minister Moses Wetangula and the Ford Kenya party thrust themselves back on the national political stage. The position of Deputy...
View ArticleBeth Mugo drops senate bid
Public Health and Sanitation Minister Beth Mugo has dropped her bid for the Nairobi County senate seat. At a press conference held in her offices today Mugo said that she is stepping down for health...
View ArticleOne dies in Eastleigh blast
One person has died after succumbing to injuries sustained in an explosion that occurred in Nairobi's Eastleigh area last night. The victim succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the...
View ArticleIS UHURU ABOUT TO STEP DOWN FOR MUDAVADI?
SPECULATION is mounting that Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta may not run for president on March 4 and will instead back Musalia Mudavadi. On Monday Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi was about...
View ArticleCoast police bosses grilled over Tana clashes
Some police chiefs in Mombasa have appeared before a commission probing the Tana Delta clashes that claimed over 100 lives in September this year. The commission was established to investigate the role...
View ArticleTim Kitum keeping his focus on Moscow
Olympic 800m bronze medallist Timothy Kitum has laid his focus on next year’s World Championships in Moscow. Kitum, who is back in training in Nyeri after his successful first Olympics outing, said he...
View ArticleKenya in final
Penalty kicks separate Harambee Stars and Zanzibar after they finish all square in regulation and extra time KENYA.................................2 (4) ZANZIBAR..................2 (2) Abdalla Juma...
View ArticleBandari trying out 12 players for KPL
TWELVE players have been on trial with Mombasa based Bandari FC as they prepare for the Kenya Premier League kick-off in February. The Kenya Ports Authority sponsored side have cast their net wide and...
View ArticleLugulu coach worried over school status
The elevation of Lugulu Girls School to national status has sent the technical arm of the team into panic as they seek to redeem their national volleyball image. Head coach Moses Lukorito said the...
View ArticleAfrica cross country champion wants world senior men’s title
Africa cross country champion wants world senior men’s race title REIGNING Africa cross country champion Clement Lagat has set sights on the world cross country senior men’s race. Speaking in Eldoret...
View ArticleRudisha it is
World 800m world record holder David Rudisha is the 2012 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Rudisha was crowned last night at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) held at Carnivore...
View ArticleReigning champions Co-op now staring at play-off abyss
REIGNING men’s basketball champions Co-operative Bank of Kenya are staring at play off elimination. They meet KCB Lions in play off Game Two at the Nyayo National Stadium gymnasium tomorrow. In...
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