Governor hopeful, town clerk clash
Mombasa governor aspirants yesterday held a debate at the Swahili Cultural Centre in Mombasa town. This forum was to give each hopeful a chance to tell residents what their aspirations are for the...
View ArticleLocal tourists flock Taita Taveta hotels
TOURISM activities in Taita Taveta are in top gear as tourists flock the region during this festive season. Taita Hills and Sarova Saltlick hotels manager Willy Mwadilo said majority of guests are...
View ArticleI have no links with al Qaeda - Sheikh Qatada
Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Qatada has once again defended himself against claims that he is linked to al-Qaeda. Qatada was arrested and questioned by CID officers in Webuye on Monday and spent the...
View ArticleThere will be no ferry mishaps this X-mas season, says official
Kenya Ferry Services have rolled out a plan to streamline ferry operations during this festive season. Speaking to the Star yesterday, KFS public relations officer Aaron Mutiso said management has put...
View ArticleMRC fails to stop polls in ‘Pwani si Kenya’ zone
IEBC will now hold elections at the Coast after a Mombasa High Court struck out an application by MRC seeking to stop the polls. A five judge bench yesterday ruled that MRC is an unlawful society and...
View ArticleMan arrested with bhang
A man was yesterday arrested with bhang in Mwingi. Mwingi AP boss John Munyoki said the man was arrested in a matatu which was heading to Mui from from Mwingi town. “The suspect was caught with one...
View ArticleYouth group warns leaders
A youth council has urged politicians in Meru to stop misusing young people. The National Youth Council Meru Chapter accused some politicians of giving the youth handouts, alcohol and drugs to lure...
View ArticleEx-MP cleared of defilement
Former Kangundo MP Moffat Maitha was yesterday acquitted of charges of defiling a 15-year-old primary school girl. Also acquitted was s Veronica Nthenya, who had been accused of taking advantage of her...
View Article100 nurses in Embu resume work
Some 100 nurses at the Embu Provincial General Hospital have abandoned the strike The hospital has about 200 nurses. However, operations are yet to resume in most of the wards, which are empty. “We are...
View ArticleKathuri’s brother in court after fight with activist
A brother of Manyatta MP Emilio Kathuri was yesterday charged with assaulting an Embu political activist. Lawrence Ngugi was charged with assaulting Simon Njagih Njiru alias Gikundo on Decemer 10 in...
View ArticleSiaya four sentenced to death for robbery
FOUR people have been sentenced to death by a Siaya court in two robbery with violence cases. In the first case, Aggrey Otieno, Bernard Ouma and Patrick Omondi were sentenced to death after they robbed...
View ArticleIEBC says it surpassed 14 million in voter registration
More than 14 million Kenyans had registered as voters by the close of the exercise on Tuesday. Yesterday, IEBC chairman Issack Hassan asked the media to give the commission time to compile the register...
View ArticleGang shoots Wavinya’s dad
Assistant minister and Kathiaini MP Wavinya Ndeti's father was yesterday shot by thugs. Four armed gangsters broke into Mzee Peter Nzuki Ndeti's Athi river home and shot him together with a grandson....
View ArticleParents told to help cut school dropout cases
Education assistant minister Patrick Olweny has asked parents to ensure that school going children enroll and complete their basic education. Olweny said this will allow for an early identification and...
View ArticlePeace programme seeks more counsellors in Eastleigh
A programme aimed at empowering and creating harmony amongst the communities living in Eastleigh has been launched. The initiative, which seeks to unite and enhance peaceful co-existence in the suburb,...
View ArticlePoliticians warned against attacks on rivals
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission has warned politicians against inciting their supporters against their opponents. Commissioner Jane Kiano said stern action will be taken against any...
View ArticleUhuru and Ruto tell Bensouda of ‘shame’
WITHDRAW the Kenyan cases now or face yet another embarrassment! This is the unsolicited advice Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto gave ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
Just hours before the the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board announces its determinations of all the 30 High Court judges, our moles tell us that between five and seven of the judges may be shown the...
View ArticleChandaria donates Sh100 million to Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital
Industrialist Manu Chandaria has donated Sh100 million to Getrude's Children's hospital. A statement sent to the newsroom by Gertrude's foundation said the money will be spent on a new ICU expected to...
View ArticleKenneth, Wamalwa and Tuju to form ‘third force’
Presidential hopefuls Peter Kenneth, Eugene Wamalwa and Raphael Tuju are now considering uniting to present a 'third force' in the coming elections. Speaking to the press yesterday after their meeting...
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