Omtatah to stop MPs salary raise
ACTIVIST Okoiti Omtatah went to court yesterday seeking orders to bar the Parliamentary Service Commission and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission from increasing MPs' salaries. MPs want their pay...
View ArticleTJRC to give the President its report
The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission is set to present its final report to President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday. The long awaited report covers investigations into violations spanning from...
View ArticleMP wants Sh16 million fraud case dropped
HOMABAY MP Peter Kaluma has urged the court to terminate a case in which he is charged with fraud. Kaluma through lawyer John Khaminwa told the court that the case should be withdrawn so that he can...
View ArticleHouse team has 14 days to vet Cabinet nominees
The Committee on Appointments will today meet to begin vetting Cabinet nominees. President Uhuru named 16 out of a possible 18 nominees last week. According to the Majority Leader of the National...
View ArticleCourt enjoins Waititu in Embakasi land dispute
A real estate developer has yesterday in a High Court involved former Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu in a land dispute in which Rangwe MP George Ogalo is accused of illegally subdividing. Benson Ritho...
View ArticlePSC locks media out of interviews for new PSs
THE Public Service Commission yesterday conducted interviews for Principal Secretaries behind closed doors, locking out the media. PSC chairperson Margaret Kobia said the decision had been arrived at...
View ArticleWoman seeks child support from Linturi
THE case of a woman who accused police of not arresting Igembe South MP Mithika Linturi for failing to pay monthly maintenance of Sh50,000 will be heard today. She claims she has made many trips to...
View ArticleKnut gives TSC notice on hardship allowance
KENYA National Union of Teachers has given the government 14 days to reinstate teachers' hardship allowances. The union also demanded that the government through Teachers Service Commission implement...
View ArticleMPs to cut vetting time for Cabinet
THE Leader of Majority in the National Assembly Aden Dualle has indicated that the House may speed up the vetting of Cabinet nominees. Standing orders provide up to 14 days for vetting but Dualle said...
View ArticleUK pathologist to examine Mutula's body
THE postmortem of the late Makueni County Senator Mutula Kilonzo will be conducted today. Mutula's family requested for the postponement of the postmortem from yesterday to this afternoon to allow for...
View ArticleCabinet nominees to be vetted from May 8
Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi has today officially tabled the names of the nominees to the Cabinet that were announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta last week. Muturi read out the list...
View ArticleMUTUNGA WAS UNDER PRESSURE ON RULING
CHIEF Justice Willy Mutunga had been under intense personal pressure before his outburst yesterday. Former colleagues in academia, civil society, politicians and friends have been questioning the...
View ArticleLawmakers oppose Sh5 million car grant
MPs and Senators have objected to the recent proposal by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission to award them Sh5 million grant to buy cars. They said the offer by the commission led by Sarah Serem...
View ArticleICC hides Judge Wyngaert reason for quitting
THE International Criminal Court hid from the public the second reason why a judge declined to try President Uhuru's and Deputy President William Ruto's cases. Judge Christine Van den Wyngaert did not...
View ArticleNarok man arrested with homemade pistol
Police in Narok this morning arrested a man for possession of a homemade pistol and nine rounds of ammunition. The suspect was arrested following a police operation after members of the public tipped...
View ArticleICC hides Judge Wyngaert reason for quitting
THE International Criminal Court has concealed from the public the second reason why a judge declined to try President Uhuru’s and Deputy President William Ruto’s cases. Judge Christine Van den...
View ArticleLawmakers oppose Sh5 million car grant
MPs and senators have objected to the proposal by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission to award them Sh5 million grant to buy cars. They said the offer by the Sarah Serem commission is in bad faith...
View ArticleTwo die in Busia attack
Two people were killed last night in Akabait village in Busia county after a gang wielding crude weapons attacked the village. Two other people were left in critical condition while 11 others suffered...
View ArticleBlind farmer inspires others with his crops
A blind farmer has bitten all odds to set up a three acre farm of well cultivated crops in Giaki location, Imenti North district in Meru. Josphat Kimathi Limbitu who is totally blind has portions of...
View ArticleCourt finds Iranians guilty of possessing explosive material
Two Iranian nationals arrested and charged with being in possession of explosive materials have been found guilty by the High Court in Milimani, Nairobi. The two, Ahmad Mohammad and Sayed Mansour were...
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