Mumias to increase bursaries
The Mumias West CDF committee has increased bursary allocations to university and college students from the constituency. The area MP Johnson Naicca said university students will now get Sh15,000, up...
View ArticleDo not hide jiggers - rep
Ngewa ward representative Karungo wa Thangwa has called upon the community not to be embarrassed about having jiggers “There are people who are willing to help the infested and can only do so if people...
View ArticleGroup trashes Balala graft
A lobby group based in Mombasa has defended under fire Mining Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala over graft allegations. Pwani ni Kenya initiative chairman Alex Kasuku said those accusing Balala of...
View ArticleMombasa NHIF staff charged with graft
AN inspector with the National Hospital Insurance Fund was yesterday charged before a Mombasa court with soliciting bribes amounting to more than Sh250,000 from members of the public. William Machora...
View ArticleMugenda to resolve KU employee's case out of court
AN Industrial Court judge has told Kenyatta University vice chancellor Olive Mugenda and a former employee who was fired from the institution to resolve their dispute out of court. D Marete said the...
View ArticleGovernment's demand to boost office space uptake in Nairobi
Demand for administrative offices for the government is presently the key driver of commercial space uptake in Nairobi. The government's need for space is largely concentrated in the central business...
View ArticleWhen children are alone at home...
Today I left my children home alone for the first time ever. They are home for the holidays and the help has gone AWOL. There was a time the fact that the house help did not show would have seemed a...
View Article'My Left Foot' charity screening
The Society we live in today is faced with many challenges and more so if you are a person living with disability. There is little support and families and friends are usually left with little option...
View ArticleKWS ranger hurt in gunfight
A Kenya Wildlife Service ranger was shot and injured by suspected poachers during a gunfight in Lake Nakuru National Park on Monday night. The exchange of fire erupted when the ranger and his...
View ArticleNyeri chief of staff defends Sh61m tender
NYERI county chief of staff has said the tendering process for Sh61.5 million from the Transition Authority to refurbish his offices was not irregular. Maina Mathenge said earlier claims on the...
View Article'Hazina ya Pwani' boost for Kwale
KENYA Marine and Fisheries Research Institute yesterday launched a grant “Hazina ya Maendeleo Pwani” as a development project in Kwale. The project is a joint initiative of KEMFRI and the Kenya...
View ArticleMeridian medical seeks Sh800 million from NHIF deal
Meridian Medical Centre has sued the National Health Insurance Fund to be compensated with more than Sh800 million for breach of contract. The facility which was mentioned in the recent NHIF scandal...
View ArticleAK pick 20 for Africa junior championship in Mauritius
Athletics Kenya have selected 20 youths for the 11th African junior championships set for August 29 and September 1 in Mauritius. Eastern Africa Youth 1,500m silver medallist Sheila Chepngetich will...
View ArticleYego targets 85m in his javelin campaign in the Russian capital
National javelin record holder Julius Yego has expressed confidence in beating his current mark when the javelin event kicks off in Moscow tomorrow. The Team Kenya captain revealed he is looking to...
View ArticleSavage and Stoehr land Safari Classic Rally slots after driver withdrawals
With only a few months left before vintage speed merchants converge in Mombasa for November’s Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally, the event’s secretariat at Riverside Drive in Nairobi is...
View ArticleCCK could halt further rate cuts across networks
The Communications Commission of Kenya is considering carrying out a fresh cost study on the mobile market operations to determine whether to pursue further cuts on Mobile Termination Rates. The...
View ArticlePump prices to rise over railway levy
PUMP prices are likely to rise by a wider margin tomorrow compared to the previous month when the Energy Regulatory Commission factors in the 1.5 per cent import levy announced introduced in the new...
View ArticleTame Greed To Save The State
My favorite quote while studying political science was Thomas Hobbes description of man’s life in the state of nature. “Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short,” Hobbes described man’s anarchic social...
View ArticleCouncil seeks Teso MP support for the disabled
THE National Council for People with Disabilities has challenged Teso South MP Mary Emase to lobby her parliamentary colleagues to support their draft Bill which seeks to improve the welfare of the...
View ArticleKitale High Court orders recount of Saboti votes
The High Court in Kitale yesterday ordered the recount and the re-tally of Saboti parliamentary votes in 11 polling stations. Jonus Kuko, who unsuccessfully vied on the URP ticket filed an election...
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