DJ Mantix in a Dubai road mishap
DJ Mantix, was involved in a near death experience in Abu Dhabi in the UAE on Saturday. Mantix, two promoters and two other members of his entourage were headed to the airport after their last...
View ArticleTwo Tribes Cannot Rules Us Indefinetly
Last week I explained how the first ever general election in Kenya – in 1963 – saw the Kikuyu and Luo in one party, Kanu; and much of the rest of the country (and specifically the Rift Valley, Coast...
View ArticlePlease Mr Ambassador, now give us fiction!
A few days ago, Phoenix Publishers CEO John Mwazemba, and Editor Wanjiru Marima, invited me to a book launch. Were it not a privileged invitation, I would not have given it a thought, for it had...
View ArticleReal Challenges Of Governance In Kenya
Kenya has just completed peaceful elections that many see as a starting point to improve governance. Better governance is said to support and enhance development in the country. Let us hope this is the...
View ArticleSpotted
Spotted :Former MP Marsden Madoka in a brown suit by the Kenya National Theatre on Harry Thuku Road in Nairobi last Thursday morning.Read more about Spotted Comments
View ArticleObama should now sign Rome Statute
BARACK Obama was elected president in 2008 and promised to close down the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Obama halfheartedly tried to close it in his first term but was overruled by Congress. Now Obama has...
View ArticlePresident Uhuru assures UK envoy of partnership
RESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta has said that the government will continue to partner with the United Kingdon in development agendas. He told the British High Commissioner to Kenya, Christian Turner, who paid...
View ArticleLake Turkana may dry up in our lifetime
New report say it's a matter of when and not if the lake, the largest desert lake in the world, is going to disappear if the ongoing Gibe III dam project is not halted It is regarded by many...
View ArticleCelebrating a century of Bollywood
A hundred years ago, on May 3, 1913, Dadasaheb Phalke, who is considered to be the father of Indian Cinema, released his epochal feature film Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra. He had no idea that they were...
View ArticleThere's Need To Temper The Genetic Revolution
We may not be fully aware of it, but future generations will likely consider our era truly historic. Never before has mankind been able to understand the functioning of cells, tissues, and organs, the...
View ArticleNew Osteria in Gigiri a taste of Italy in Kenya
Back in time when Venice was a smaller town, poor Italian folk used to carry their own home-made food to little inns where they could buy wine and dine at leisure. Such little inns were called...
View ArticleA smashing Dutch Celebration
The Netherlands has a new King. This happened on Tuesday where Queen Beatrix was abdicated from the throne and her son Karl Willem-Alexander took over as the first Dutch King since 1890. The occasion...
View ArticleJubilee's Laptop Initiative Needs Some More Thought
Providing solar-powered laptops for Standard One pupils an idea whose time is yet to come for Kenya. Budget considerations alone means that the provision of laptops will cost taxpayers a whooping Sh52...
View ArticleMinimum wages raised to Sh9,781
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday raised the minimum wage by 14 per cent. Uhuru said the increment will cushion workers from the high cost of living caused by the high cost of food and basic goods....
View ArticleFriday afternoon query in Mutula death probe
Mystery surrounds the late Mutula Kilonzo movements between noon and 3pm when he drove into his Machakos ranch on Friday. A traffic policeman at a check point near the turn-off to the ranch said Mutula...
View ArticleAtwoli 'army' beats up protestor
A gang of youth hired by Cotu boss Francis Atwoli yesterday beat and injured controversial activist Boniface Mwangi before police intervened and whisked him away. Mwangi tried to shout down Atwoli when...
View ArticleCabinet nominees to declare wealth
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta's 16 nominees for Cabinet Secretary will have to declare their wealth, according to tough new rules planned by MPs. The draft rules prepared by the MPs on the new Committee for...
View ArticleRAILA THINKS ABOUT RETURN TO PARLIAMENT
CORD presidential candidate Raila Odinga has said in London that he is considering a possible return to Parliament to lead the opposition. The former Prime Minister has been attending the Times CEO...
View ArticleMedia won't be gagged - Uhuru
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that his government will prioritise freedom of the press and will push for the fast tracking of media related bills to be tabled before Parliament. The president was...
View ArticleLeaders Telkom Orange sign Masibo for the new season
National Hockey champions, Telkom Orange have signed Terry Juma Masibo for the upcoming season. Masibo joins Telkom from Blue Eaglet and coach Jos Openda said the arrival of Masibo will strengthen the...
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