UK MPs say No to miraa ban
BRITISH MPs have prepared a report saying ban on Miraa may do more harm than good in UK. They said the decision to control miraa was not based on any evidence of medical or social harm. The...
View ArticlePresident Uhuru suspends JSC six
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday suspended six members of the Judicial Service Commission and constituted a tribunal to probe their conduct. Those suspended are Ahmednasir Abdullahi, Samuel Kobia,...
View ArticleCord will reject Media bill - Musila
The Wiper democratic movement party has said it will marshal all members of parliament affiliated to the Cord coalition in rejecting the controversial media bill. Addressing the press after a two day...
View ArticleKENYA'S NGOs ALMOST DEFEATED UHURU IN HAGUE
PUBLIC squabbles between civil society and the government delegation at the just concluded Assembly of State Parties at The Hague almost scuttled efforts to rescue President Uhuru Kenyatta from his ICC...
View ArticleMIXED FORTUNES FOR KENYA AT ICC MEETING
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta is not yet out of the woods on ICC despite the impression created by the results of the just-concluded Assembly of State Parties in The Hague. Although Foreign Secretary Amina...
View ArticleOthaya family wants state to help find missing son
A family from Othaya is seeking help from the government to search for their son who got lost two months ago in Mlolongo, Machakos county. Speaking in Mathome in Othaya on Wednesday, Grace Waithera and...
View ArticleICC will not entertain politics-Bensouda
ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says the court will not entertain politics to interfere with its work. Bensouda says the court had tried its best to stay as a judicial institution but there had...
View ArticleTeenager raped and killed in Naivasha
A form two students has been raped and killed in County Council estate in Naivasha town. Some of the relatives and friends broke into tears as police moved in to collect the teenager's half-naked body....
View ArticleScientists hold talks over Lake Naivasha
Scientists have attributed the recent rise in water levels in Lake Naivasha to the ongoing conservation efforts in the catchment area. As an international conference on the lake's status started...
View ArticleKDF rejects HIV stigma against its employees
THE Defence vice chief Lieutenant General Samson Mwathethe has said the force will not condone discrimination against staff living with HIV-Aids. Mwathethe called on soldiers to go for voluntary...
View ArticleMP Tiren tells farmers to sell maize to NCPB
MOIBEN MP Silas Tiren has announced the National Cereals and Produce Board has Sh3 billion to buy maize. He said the NCPB will buy a 90 kilogram of maize at Sh3,000. Tiren was speaking to farmers on...
View Article20 girls rescued from FGM in Narok county
SOME 20 girls have been rescued from undergoing Female Genital Mutilation at Mulot area, Narok county. According to Enerelai assistant chief Erickson Ng'eno said the girls aged between 15-19 year had...
View ArticleNGOs oppose award to IEBC boss Issack
MORE than 30 Non-Governmental Organisations have opposed the proposed nomination of IEBC chairman Isaack Hassan for an international election award. The Organisations have written to International...
View ArticleFirm's share dispute goes to the House
THE National Assembly Justice and Legal Affairs Committee will this week discuss a petition challenging the manner in which the directorship of a private firm was changed. Businessman George Karanja...
View ArticleMPs support Uhuru on JSC move
Two members of the National Assembly Justice and Legal committee have supported the President’s decision to establish a tribunal to investigate six Judicial Service Commission members. Committee...
View ArticleJournalists to hold demo over media bill
JOURNALISTS will tomorrow hold a silent demonstration to protest the proposed amendments to the Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill 2013. Officials of journalists associations have...
View ArticleGMO ban likely to end soon
THE ban on genetically modified foods may be lifted after a leading scientific journal withdrew the heavily criticised study that informed the ban in Kenya. A section of local scientists said yesterday...
View ArticleYouth told to uphold values
MALINDI youths have been asked to desist from immorality in the fight against HIV/Aids infection. Deputy county commissioner Joshua Nkanatha many youth engage in immoral behaviors. “I know that some...
View ArticleNacada doubts liquor safety
The National Authority for Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse has expressed its concern over the status of second generation brews in the market. Ncada says a research conducted two months ago...
View ArticleWoman killed in bus ambush
A middle-aged woman was shot dead when raiders ambushed a bus at Kambi Karaya village near Turkwel-Kainuku junction. Four other passengers were injured during the attack on the bus which was travelling...
View Article