AFC put off air
THERE seems to be not end in sight to the contractual feud pitting Kenya Premier League giants, AFC Leopards against KPL broadcast sponsors, SuperSports. KPL and SuperSports have maintained that the...
View ArticleRudisha rules
Kenya’s world 800m record holder, David Rudisha braved chilly conditions to win his speciality at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York on Saturday. Wary of the cold temperatures before the start of...
View ArticlePS denies throwing land commission out
MINISTRY of Lands PS Dorothy Angote has denied that she evicted the National Land commissioners from Ardhi House. The PS spoke minutes after the nine commissioners called a press conference on Friday...
View ArticleStars plan for Naivasha camp
Harambee Stars plan to shift their final training camp to outside of Nairobi in the lead up to next week’s World Cup qualifier against Nigeria. The Stars technical bench led by Belgian Adel Amrouche...
View ArticleEldoret hawkers brace for eviction from town centre
More than 10,000 hawkers who operate in the streets of Eldoret town will be evicted this week. Uasin Gishu County governor Jackson Mandago said over the weekend that his government was ready to...
View ArticleGovernment plans to mop up 800,000 illegal guns
The government is working on a plan to mop up more than 860,000 illegal guns in the hands of civilians and gangs in the country. Director of the National Focal Point on Small Arms Patrick Ochieng says...
View ArticleKeiwua's son killed in crash
THE son of former Court of Appeal judge, the late Justice Moijo ole Keiwua was on Friday killed in a tragic accident in Narok. Information Technology specialist Moshe Keiwua died after the car they...
View ArticleBody of missing Kitale boy found abandoned in well
The body of a six year old boy who was allegedly abducted by a Kitale pastor was over the weekend recovered from a bore hole in Lessos estate. The boy, Ian Gachanga, went missing in November last year....
View ArticlePoacher nubbed with fourt tusks
KENYA Wildlife Services together with Namunyak Security team have arrested one poacher and recovered four tusks in an anti-poaching operation at Lkisin area about 15km from Wamba township. The...
View ArticleGovernos' lists face rejection
Governors in Nandi and Elgeyo Marakwet are battling with county assembly members over cabinet nominees. Nandi governor Cleophas Lagat’s list of 10 nominees has been rejected. This week, Elgeyo Marakwet...
View ArticleNokia introduces mail for exchange on Asha smartphones
Nokia Asha users can now send and receive office e-mails from the comfort of their mobile phones. This follows the introduction of the mail for exchange app in the Nokia Store. The new app, which is...
View ArticleIndustrial park planned for Nakuru county
Nakuru governor Kinuthia Mbugua has an- nounced an ambitious plan to build a multi-million industrial park in the county. Mbugua said money has already been set aside for the project in which,...
View ArticleCollo launches dancing contest for music video
Rapper Collo will today unveil a competition for his fans that will see them star in his music video for his new song Kudyambo. The competition will run online with the top three dancing groups getting...
View ArticleEAC set to adopt the harmonised edible oil standard
THE East African Community states have agreed to harmonise standards used in the manufacture of edible oils. Until recently, what one bought in Uganda to prepare their popular matoke meal and what was...
View ArticleRutto forms Bomet team on alcohol laws
RESIDENTS of Bomet county have welcome a move by Governor Isaac Rutto to regulate sell, distribution and drinking of alcohol. Governor Rutto recently formed a nine member task force to formulate...
View ArticleNational Bank of Kenya sheds troubled image, plans rights issue
National Bank of Kenya has re-branded as part of a new strategy to shed old under-performing image that has dogged it for years.The bank on Friday unveiled a new brand image and announced a five year...
View ArticlePolice nab two rape suspects in Naivasha
Police in Naivasha are holding two suspects including a 70 year old woman over cases of rapes in the area. One of the suspects is believed to have raped over five women in the town after luring them...
View ArticleRetail sector seen as a key economic driver
The wholesale and retail sector is showing great promise as a key economic driver after recording good performance last year, the 2013 Economic Survey shows. It is now the second biggest contributor to...
View ArticleThugs shoot dead Kitale policeman, steal gun
A police officer was shot dead at the weekend in Kitale town by thugs who also made off with his G3 rifle. The officer, Simon Masika, was killed when he responded to a distress call from the home of...
View ArticleWhy I said no to Big Brother - Chef Ali
Celebrity TV chef Ali Said Mandhry told Word Is why he decided to turn down the offer to participate in the eighth season of the popular Big Brother Africa reality show which was launched last night....
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