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Sanaipei love tips: Stop playing hard to get

Former radio presenter and singer, Sanaipei Tande, has a new song out that disapproves of popular comedian Steve Harvey's love theory. I Wish was released recently and according to Sanaipei: “All my...

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Waititu's case against city council dismissed

Hundreds of families in Kamukunji constituency were yesterday dealt a big blow after former Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu abandoned his quest to block the City Council from pulling down their houses....

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NGO appeals against Pattni's exonoration

THE Court of Appeal has certified as urgent an application seeking to overturn a High Court ruling of Kamlesh Pattni. Pattni was cleared of criminal charges in the Goldenberg scandal. According to a...

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Ethiopian suspect faces forgery charges

A magistrate has ordered prosecution to supply witnesses' statements to an Ethiopian national charged with forgery. The case against Samson Gebreizi had been scheduled for hearing yesterday before...

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MPs told to insure schools

MPs should ensure schools in their areas take insurance cover to mitigate against arson, theft and other damages to property. Addressing the media during a sensitisation meeting for MPs, Africa...

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Man denies Sh700,000 theft charge

A credit officer was yesterday charged in a Nairobi court with stealing more than Sh700,000 from a his employer. It was alleged that between May 15 last year and April 22 this year, Benson Mathenge...

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Mathare pets to get rabies jabs today

A brief statement of the Africa Network for Animal Welfare said dogs and cats in two Mathare locations, Kwa Chief and Shooting Range, will be vaccinated today. The animal welfare will also set up a...

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Bodaboda operators in court

Two boda boda operators were yesterday charged in a Kibera court for robbery with violence. Police alleged that Francis Kamau and Alfred King’oo on April 23 at Ongata Rongai in Kajiado, while armed...

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House committee to vet Cabinet nominees

The Parliamentary Committee on Appointments will start vetting Cabinet nominees. This follows the naming of 16 out of a possible 18 nominees by President Uhuru and Deputy President William Ruto. Uhuru...

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Posta sues RBA chiefs

The trustee of Teleposta pension scheme has gone to court seeking orders to stop the Retirement Benefit Authority from replacing its members with an interim administrator. The Trustees told the court...

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Kamba council lauds Uhuru for Ngilu job

THE Thome Wa Akamba Council has welcomed President Uhuru's nominaion of former Water minister Charity Ngilu as a cabinet Secretary. Patron, Ibrahim Abdi Sungwa said the nomination of Ngilu to the...

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Attendant charged with Sh2 million theft skips court

A Kibera court has issued a warrant of arrest against a former shop attendant. Umar Hussein is accused of stealing jewelry valued at Sh1.5 million and electronic equipment worth Sh500,000 from Leo...

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Ong'ong'a fraud suit continues

A case in which former KTB boss Achieng Ong’ong’a is accused of fraudulently obtaining more than Sh2.4 million from a businesswoman is yet to be withdrawn. This is after the complainant, Judith Kashem...

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Corridors of Power

Employees of one of the county governments are up in arms with their governor who they accuse of unilaterally slashing their allowances. The employees were shocked when the flamboyant governor summoned...

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Raila's aide to block Chirchir

FORMER Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s campaign manager Eliud Owalo has said that he will petition the rejection of Davis Chirchir who has been nominated Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum. In a...

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Laboso's mother dies in city

Deputy National Assembly Speaker and Sotik MP Joyce Laboso yesterday lost her mother. Rebecca Laboso, a prominent farmer and former councillor, died at Nairobi Hospital. Speaker of the National...

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Cameroon national fined Sh200,000

A Nairobi court yesterday fined a Cameroonian Sh200,000 for being in Kenya illegally. The man, Chiminyi Sani, pleaded guilty to the charge. The prosecution told the court that immigration officers...

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Spotted

Spotted: President Uhuru’s mother, Mama Ngina Kenyatta, walking up the stairs of Soin Arcade in Westlands, Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon accompanied by her bodyguard. She was in an elegant dress and...

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'Swirl n Sip' the best South African wine

It is always such a pleasure to experience new wines. Swirl, sniff, sip and swallow. That is the procedure when trying out a new wine. Take in the blends, the aroma, feel the texture and let your...

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Children teach us that we are all the same

During the early-to-mid 70’s, Nairobi was experiencing the expected inward population drift. “ Roundah ”, our estate in Nairobi’s Eastlands was receiving an influx of Kenyans of all tribes and races as...

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