Insulin pen comes to the rescue of diabetes patients
UNTIL recently, diabetes was seen as a rich man's disease. However, with changing lifestyles, the disease is quickly ripping the society apart, as more cases continue to be reported across ages and...
View ArticleHELB CEO and chairman's farewell cocktail
The Higher Education Loans Board held a farewell dinner on Friday night for the outgoing CEO, Benjamin Cheboi, and chairman Prof Joseph Kimura at the Nairobi Safari Club. The event brought together...
View ArticleWhy Justice Is Crucial In Uhuru's Mission For Peace
Kenya experienced its darkest hours in 2007/08, close to one thousand five hundred people lost their lives, 600,000 others were displaced and property worth millions of shillings destroyed. Five years...
View ArticleHealth and the seasons of life
In 1968, at the summer Olympic games, Kipchoge Keino won the 1,500 metres gold. Not only did he win gold but he also did it in style, beating the then world record holder by the largest winning margin...
View ArticlePolice reshuffle after 10 killed in Garissa
The government has announced immediate interdiction of security and administrative officers in Garissa following the Thursday night shootings in which 10 people were killed at a hotel. A curfew has...
View ArticleEx-city chief Gakuo to join Kidero team
Nairobi governor Evans Kidero is this week set to unveil the team who will implement his Seven Point Agenda. The governor and his close circle of advisors were locked up in his office over the weekend....
View ArticleWatch 'Shackles of Doom', Uhuru urged
Mombasa senator Hassan Omar has urged President Uhuru to watch the Butere girls' play Shackles of Doom even if it doesn't make it to the gala. Thousands of people turned up to watch the controversial...
View ArticleRUTO ORDERS AUDIT OF PM, VP OFFICES
Deputy President William Ruto has ordered a thorough audit of all the furniture, staff and equipment previously assigned to the Office of the Prime Minister Raila Odinga andVice President Kalonzo...
View ArticleMPs lobby to vet Uhuru Cabinet list
MPs were last night lobbying to be included in the 28-member committee that will vet the 18 people President Uhuru Kenyatta will nominate to the Cabinet. The appointments committee, which is expected...
View ArticleMutunga picks judges, magistrates to hear poll petitions
Ninety-eight judges and magistrates will determine poll petitions between now and October after Chief Justice Willy Mutunga made the appointments today. The team selected by the CJ comprises 39 judges...
View ArticleSecurity operation to kick-off in Garissa
Fear has gripped some residents in Garissa town after the government announced a massive security operation to find those behind the recent spate of killings that have left dozens dead in the past few...
View ArticleKidero, NEMA to clean up Nairobi
Nairobi governor Dr evans Kidero has announced plans to work with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to clean up the county. The Nairobi Governor will work with NEMA to tackle various...
View ArticleFacebook users launch campaign to recall Linturi
The Igembe South Legislator Mithika Linturi could soon find himself outside parliament after Facebook fans initiated a page to recall him back from Parliament. The page which was initiated barely a...
View ArticleLSK to appeal Pattni acquital, question Justice Mutava's credibility
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has said it will lodge an appeal with the courts over the recent ruling by Justice Joseph Mutava that acquitted businessman Kamlesh Pattni of criminal charges in the...
View ArticleState to decide Raila, Kalonzo security detail
Raila Odinga and former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka will have to wait for a government directive on how many security officers they will retain after losing the March 4 polls. Head of Public Service...
View ArticleUniversity summons students over poll violence
Twenty-seven students from the Kenyatta University have been summoned by the institution’s disciplinary team over chaos that ensued on March 15 after students found election materials on campus. A...
View ArticleFloods kill 56, displace 80,000
At least 56 people have been killed and more then 85,135 displaced by the heavy rains. Statistics released by the Kenya Red Cross yesterday show that four people are missing, 19 injured while 13,042...
View ArticleFKF moves in to quell fracas in premierships encounters
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has formulated stringent security measures in a move aimed at reducing incidents of hooliganism in football. FKF acting vice chairman Robert Asembo said among the...
View ArticleWanyore face Blak Blad and KCB in Chairman's cup
Kenya Cup rugby champions Nakuru are pitted against KCB, Blak Blad and Daystar University in Chairman’s Cup set to start on May 4. The side also known as Wanyore will be clashing with KCB for the...
View ArticleLions maul Warriors in league ball encounter
LIONS mauled Ulinzi Warriors 84-73 in a top premier league clash at Nyayo National Stadium gymnasium. The self supporting winners trailed 36-34 at the breather but returned with venom after resumption...
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