Mututho survives Parliament vote to head Nacada
FORMER Naivasha MP John Mututho's appointment as Nacada chairman was yesterday endorsed despite a report declaring him unfit to head the agency. MPs in the Parliamentary vetting committee amended a...
View ArticleBan Ki Moon backs ICC to end impunity
THE United Nations fully supports the Rome Statute which created the International Criminal Court. Secretary General Banki Moon wants all UN members to ratify the Rome Statute and commit themselves to...
View ArticleDebate on AU Rome Statute amendments starts at ICC Assembly
Debate has started at the ICC Assembly of State Parties (ASP) on the proposal of the African Union (AU) to amend the Rome Statute in order to protect sitting heads of state from tried tried at the ICC....
View ArticleGovt, IBM to provide better services to Kenyans
IBM senior Vice-President Rodney Adkins said his company will work with the Jubilee Government in ensuring Kenyans received better services. Speaking today when he paid a courtesy call on President...
View ArticleMuthama denies asking Mutua to kneel before him
Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama has refuted claims that he told Governor Alfred Mutua to “kneel before him” before declaring his candidature. Muthama yesterday denied that he is opposed to the...
View ArticleNGOs oppose AU's Rome Statute Amendments at ICC meeting
Civil Society groups have opposed proposals by the African Union (AU) to amend the Rome Statute in order to shield sitting heads of state from trial. The NGOs who are members of the Coalition for the...
View ArticleAU proposed changes on Hague agenda today
THE ICC Assembly of State Parties began at The Hague yesterday. A proposal by the African Union to amend the Rome Statute was endorsed as an agenda to be discussed by member states today. However, ICC...
View ArticleDP Ruto leaves for ICC trials at the Hague
Deputy President William Ruto left the country this morning to attend his trial at the International Criminal Court Ruto had been excused from attending the proceedings while President Uhuru Kenyatta...
View ArticleGovernor Timmamy reclaims seat as court quashes nullification
Issa Timammy has reclaimed the Lamu County Governor seat today after the Court of Appeal overturned a ruling by the High Court which nullified his election. The ruling delivered by a three-judge bench...
View ArticleGAG RUTO, BENSOUDA ASKS JUDGES
CHIEF Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda wants Deputy President William Ruto stopped from discussing the Kenyan cases at the ICC Assembly of State Parties meeting that began yesterday at the Hague. Bensouda...
View ArticleAG Muigai argues Kenya's case at ICC Assembly
Attorney General Githu Muigai has addressed the ICC State Parties Assembly (ASP) supporting the African Union (AU) proposal to amend the Rome Statute so as to shield sitting heads of state from trial...
View ArticleICC rejects gag order application against Ruto
The presiding judges of Trial Chamber V(b) at the ICC have dismissed an application by chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that sought to compel Deputy President William Ruto to be in court during today's...
View ArticleDon calls for radical action to end carnage
THE chairman of Kenyatta University Council, Ratemo Michieka has called for action to reduce road accidents. Michieka called for stiffer penalties and attitude change to restore sanity on the roads....
View ArticleAfrican, Arab states to fight terrorism
African and Arab countries have declared war on terrorism. In a communique at the end of the Third Arab-Africa Summit at the Bayan Palace in Kuwait city, the Heads of state and government agreed to...
View ArticleCourt blocks City Hall from Highridge land
The Nairobi county government has been barred from encroaching on land belonging to the Highridge Health Centre in Parklands, Nairobi. Issuing the temporary injunction on Tuesday, High Court judge J...
View ArticlePlease mark exams, PS tells teachers
TEACHERS’ unions have been asked not to boycott KCPE and KCSE examination marking. Education PS Belio Kipsang yesterday said disruption of examination marking will destroy the candidates’ future, . In...
View ArticleGender chair wants men protected
THE National Gender and Equality Commission has urged men to stop living in denial about their own issues and vulnerabilities.In a statement to Mark the International Men’s Dayon Tuesday, the...
View ArticleMPs wage fresh war with Senate, want it abolished
Members of the National Assembly have once again called for the dissolution of the Senate. MPs said there is no work for the 67 senators and they should be forced to go home and help in lowering the...
View ArticleCourt blocks City Hall from Highridge land
The Nairobi county government has been barred from encroaching on land belonging to the Highridge Health Centre in Parklands, Nairobi. Issuing the temporary injunction on Tuesday, High Court judge J...
View ArticleTrattoria, landlady in row over county safety rules
THE management of Trattoria Restaurant has denied failing to comply with safety regulations required by the Nairobi county government. In a letter to the owner of the building, Jaonina Wanjiku Maina,...
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