Fidel Odinga is a daddy
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga ' s son Fidel Castro and his wife Lwam Bekele welcomed their first child, a baby boy over the weekend at the Nairobi Hospital. His mother Ida Odinga posted a...
View ArticleOperations stopped by Busia employee count
THE headcount for employees of departments under Busia County Government started on Wednesday with numerous logistical challenges. In Amagoro, over 230 employees drawn from relevant departments in Teso...
View ArticleBill to amend Education Act
THE Committee on Education, Research and Technology chairperson Sabina Chege will introduce an amendment Bill on the Basic Education Act, 2013. In a letter the Speaker of the National Assembly, Chege...
View ArticleWings out of Africa Zone 5 championships in Burundi
REIGNING FIBA Africa Zone Five champions Eagle Wings have pulled out of the regional club tournament that throws off in Bujumbura, Burundi on Monday. Wings’ assistant team manager, Agina Wesonga,...
View ArticleBarclays unveils mobile bulk payments
BARCLAYS has revamped its mobile banking service to include bulk payments to enable corporate clients disburse payments such as salaries and dividend payments and allowances via Safaricom network....
View ArticleMotorcycle spares looted in lorry crash
A truck ferrying motorcycle spares was looted of the consignment after an accident on the Webuye-Eldoret road. The brakes of the truck failed at Lwandet trading center as it approached a bridge. “The...
View ArticleSecond bank boss attacked in a week
Another Sacco official in Murang’a county was attacked by armed thugs on Wednesday evening. The attack came a day after another Sacco official was kidnapped from his house and killed on the...
View Article2 held over Karen Hospital cheque
Police in Kirinyaga county have arrested two men who tried to defraud Family Bank in Kerugoya. John Mwangi and Paul Munyi were arrested yesterday when they presented a stolen cheque from Karen Hospital...
View ArticleGroup calls for protection of homosexuals
Gays in Mombasa have called on the government to address the increased violence against them. The group says violence against homosexuals in the country don't get protection from government agencies...
View ArticleMan denied land grabbing
A man was yesterday charged in a Mombasa court with unlawful possession of land and destruction of property. The prosecutor Peter Githoge told the court that on July 23 at Malindi Town, Japheth Kinoti...
View ArticleBoda bodas to be monitored
The government has given all boda boda operators in Garissa a one month ultimatum to register. Addressing hundreds of the operators in Garissa town yesterday , Garissa base commandant Ramadhan Mjomba...
View ArticleTeacher fights commission’s bid to declare title deed illegal
A teacher battling the National Land Commission for the ownership of a piece of land in Naivasha town wants the High Court to stop the commission from making decisions on the property. Elizabeth...
View ArticleDate to be set for Tokyo embassy suit
The High Court has directed that a case involving the purchase of a piece of land for Kenya's embassy in Japan proceed and declined to allow the state more time. State counsels from the office of the...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
A former minister who served in the waning months of the Eighth Parliament seemed to have fallen on hard times. The man was last Wednesday spotted at the gates of Parliament Buildings clutching a batch...
View ArticleGovernor tells NGOs to stop duplication of projects
WEST Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin yesterday asked non governmental organizations in the county to utilise their resources well and avoid duplication of projects. Speaking in Kapenguria during a...
View ArticleLife sentence for Zambian drug smuggler
A Kibera court has sentenced a Zambian woman to life imprisonment and a Sh10 million fine after she was found guilty of trafficking one kilogramme of cocaine. Magistrate Judith Wanjala said Catherine...
View ArticleIndustrial Court bars NSSF from hiring new boss
The National Social Security Fund has been temporarily stopped from hiring a permanent replacement of its sacked boss Tom Odongo. The directive was given by Industrial Court judge Nzioki wa Makau. The...
View ArticleCop caught over bullet trafficking allegations
AN officer at the Embu police satation was yesterday arrested for allegedly sending bullets to another person through G4S. The officer was taken to the Embu county police headquarters where he was...
View ArticleNatty upbeat as Stima prepare to tackle Sony
Western Stima’s newly acquired forward Abbey Natty says his team’s 4-0 thrashing of Thika United last weekend was not ‘a fluke’. Stima, who have previously also taken then scalp of league leaders, Gor...
View ArticleFat S assaulted during pettition hearing
Police in Mombasa are yet to make any arrest following the alleged assault of artiste Fat S real name Saim Mwinyi. The Mtoto Wa Nyanya hitmaker was assaulted by suspected political hoodlums on July 25...
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