Kenya’s expectation for oil to rise higher in 2013
Kenya has no confirmed oil deposits yet but the year 2012 will remain the best for Kenya’s quest to join the league of oil producers. For a country which a year ago had no reason to think of ever...
View ArticleEmirates in New Year fares offer
Emirates has slashed its air ticket fares in its major destinations as competition from other eastern carriers intensify. The carrier will give special price offers for bookings between December 26 and...
View ArticlePoghisio warns social media abuse
Information and Communication Minister Samuel Poghisio has warned people using social media to propagate of hate speech and incite Kenyans will be arrested and prosecuted. The minister said some...
View ArticleCar and Genral taps into motorcycle tyres
Motor dealer, Car and General has expanded its portfolio to include motorcycle tyres retail business to tap into the rapidly growing two wheel motor market. The company hopes sales from the new line of...
View ArticleFlower farm workers pay set to increase
The minimum salary for flower farm workers in the country is expected to rise to Sh10,000 per month if parliament passes the miscellaneous amendment on the labor institution act. This would also see...
View ArticleConstruction, tourism record slowest growth
THE construction and hotels and restaurants sectors recorded the poorest performance in the third quarter of this year, despite an impressive growth in the general economy. Kenya’s economy expanded by...
View ArticleP-Square's concert money stolen in Uganda
Money collected at the gates of P-Square's 'Chop Ma Money' concert last week was stolen. The P-square concert last Friday was a success with many people turning up for the show. However, despite the...
View ArticleSinger Kidum to wed soon
Kenya-based Burundian artiste Kidum, real name Nimbona Jean-Pierre, is set to tie the knot soon. The Mulika Mwizi hitmaker will wed early next year. Word Is has learnt that the middle-aged lady is a...
View ArticleLinus Kaikai weds his sweetheart in stylish nuptials
This year will be memorable for Linus Kaikai as he said ‘I do’ to his one true love, Jacinta Mueni, last Saturday. Kaikai is the managing editor of NTV while his bride is the group production manager...
View ArticleThe Last Stand of Somalia's Jihad
Can Kenya's invasion of Kismayo put an end to al-Shabab for good? Incredibly, this small port city, a study in ruin in a country that is a parable of ruin, boasts two airports. There is the new...
View ArticleThe best acceptance speech of 2012
I have often said a good impromptu speech takes at least three weeks to write (actually I can’t remember who first said this) and that if I was ever faced with such an opportunity, I wouldn’t know...
View ArticleMy girlfriend loves pubic hair. I hate it. Please help
Hi Valentine, I want my girlfriend to shave the hair on her private parts. She says she likes it that way but I want something different. How can I convince her? James Well James, humans have abhorred...
View ArticleIGAD's Shocking MOU
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development has recently published an unsigned and troubling Memorandum of Understanding which indicates that the new government of Somalia is allowing Kenya and...
View ArticleCreating More And Better Jobs In Kenya
Jobs are central to our lives: after all, we spend most of our time at work, trying to make a living. And it’s not just about what we earn. As the 2013 World Development Report argues, our work...
View ArticleJournalists Can Save Kenya Open Data Initiative
The Daily Nation published an article on November 10 titled 'The Kenya Open Data Initiative has hit a dead end, says PS'. This sounded like a death knell for a much vaunted project that had won the...
View ArticleEgypt: The Not So Bad Constitution
Egyptian politics over the past nine months has not been an edifying sight, but the new constitution does not spell the end of democracy in Egypt. It scares the 36 per cent of Egyptian voters who...
View ArticleKenyans should fund the police
Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo has his work cut out. Not only will he be expected to arrest gun-totting and grenade-lobbying criminals, he must also become the face of the much needed police...
View ArticleUhuru's Gaffes Will Destroy His Career
When you are a public figure, you are prone to public gaffes every now and then. It comes with the territory and is a result of the stress of being constantly in the public eye. We all remember the...
View ArticleCouncil buildings to host county government
Kericho Municipal Council and Kipsigis County Council buildings will house the governors after the general election Transitional Authority member Dabar Abdi Maalim said the buildings are ideal to house...
View ArticleBusaa brewer killed over Sh150
A traditional brew seller was killed by her customer over a Sh150 bill on Christmas Day at Koross village, Maridadi farm in Trans Nzoia county. The assailant stabbed Mary Nekesa, 50, in the chest after...
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