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Traffic Rules Will Make The Police Even More Corrupt

Even as the political temperatures rose a notch higher this week with the signing of the various pre-election pacts, Kenya once again became a walking nation as the public service sector put their...

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Driver pays the cost of ignoring small details

Just how much attention do we pay to details while going through our daily chores? Most times, we look at the big things that are visible at a glance and ignore the little things that could mean the...

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Mudavadi Will Beat Raila In First Round

A close scrutiny of the latest political trends in the country reveals that political parties and their respective presidential flag bearers have already signed their coalition pacts. It is evident...

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Luhya unity plan can’t work, Oparanya says

PLANNING minister Wycliffe Oparanya has dismissed the proposed Luhya unity plan started by Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli. Oparanya said Western leaders have remained divided and "lack the...

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Kibwana lines up Ndetei as running mate

The former Kibwezi MP Agnes Ndetei has dropped her candidature for a women representative’s position to become a running mate of Professor Kivutha Kibwana who is vying for the Makueni county governor's...

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Uncertainty Of Coalitions Is A Clear Message To The Kenyan Civil Service

The flurry of political activities towards the deadline for filing coalitions this week could have passed as shocking but certainly not surprising. In the anticipated new dispensation, a reasonable...

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Day In The Life: These days I have to close business at 9pm to avoid carjackers

I wake up at 5am and pray to God that he blesses my day. I then get ready for work. I live in Kibiko, Ngong, so I leave my house by 5.15am and by 5.30am, I'm in Ngong town. I'm very lucky that I own...

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Mwakwere And Joho Battle For Coast Votes

BITTER rivalry between Environment minister Ali Chirau Mwakwere and Transport assistant minister Ali Hassan Joho will play out ahead of the forthcoming general elections as the two lead two different...

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Aspirants in Machakos walk out on Wiper election board

Wiper party aspirants from Machakos county yesterday walked out of a national elections board meeting in Machakos town to protest what they termed failure by the board members to answer their...

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Let's declare December month of politics in Kenya

As you may know, according to a prophesy by an ancient people somewhere in Central America, the end of the world arrives with the winter solstice of 2012, in other words December 21, 2012. Basically,...

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Man fined for beating child

A 29-year-old man who canned a 10-year-old boy causing him bodily harm has been fined Sh10,000 by a Thika court after pleading guilty to the office. Augustine Kang’ethe Mburu was convicted to serve a...

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Kieni to get Sh50m dam

MORE than 600 families from Ndiriti sub- location and parts of Gatere area in Narumoru Kieni East district will benefit from a Sh50 million irrigation dam project being initiated in the area. Speaking...

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In The Pink Corner: The television is rotting my brain for real

Having been bedridden for the better part of a month now, it is no wonder that the television has become a constant companion. However, it is not always good to me. First of all, who authorises some of...

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TNA to use 12 days of music to woo voters

Kiambu TNA officials have launched a 12-day music extravaganza to be held in each part of the constituency starting December 12. Addressing the press yesterday at Village Inn in Kiambu v ice chairman...

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Trending with Nana G: Christmas coundown

Christmas is literally round the corner and I'm already feeling sad. It comes and goes so quickly and before you know it, the gifts and food, especially for me, are all over before you know it. It's a...

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Forum wants Voi hospital be upgraded

Participants at a forum in Taita Taveta residents said the Voi District Hospital should be elevated to a referral hospital to cater for the emergency cases following accidents on the Nairobi-Mombasa...

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Hundreds protest over Lamu survey

Hundreds of residents of a village in Lamu on Thursday held demonstrations against land adjudication saying it is flawed. The residents, under the Siyu Welfare Group,said the committee formed to...

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Land source of Coast conflicts, says Kilele

Land in Tana River has not been demarcated properly since independence, Coast PC Samuel Kilele has said. Kilele said this has been the source of constant conflicts in the region. He was speaking at a...

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Maid denies stealing Sh250,000 from her boss in Mombasa

A housegirl was yesterday charged with robbing her employer. Teresia Kitili Kathoka allegedly stole Sh 250,000 and two phones worth Sh 20, 000 from Aunali Gulamabas. Kathoka was armed with a pistol...

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The marriage Bill

There are two things in the proposed marriage bill that have given me pause. The first is the legalisation of polygamous marriages and the second is the designation of cohabiting for more than six...

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