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I stole my boss’ sheep - worker

WILSON Wanjala told Kitale magistrate P.Kulecho that he stole a sheep from his boss who had refused to pay his salary of three months. The prosecution told the court Wanjala stole the sheep valued at...

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TA rejects county reps pay rise

APPEALS by county representatives-elect to have their salaries increased have been denied by chairperson of the Transition Authority in Nakuru, Sammy kagiri. Kagiri while addressing workers of the...

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ODM angers the Maasai

MAASAI elite have are not happy with the nomination of ODM members to the National Assembly and the senate. They said that no one from the Maasai community was nominated. They claim that Cord's...

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Africa wildlife conservationists want poaching declared a national disaster

WILDLIFE conservationists have protested against the rate of poaching in the Kenyan parks. Through the African Network for Animal Welfare, the conservationists say unless poaching is stopped, Kenya's...

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Kittony to champion women issues

FORMER Maendeleo ya Wanawake chairperson Zipporah Kittony has said she will champion peace and women issues in the senate. Kittony has been nominated to the senate by Kanu. She said she will work with...

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Trans Nzoia county to have three senators

Trans Nzoia will have three senators. Political parties nominated two more from the county. Zipporah Kittony who has been nominated by Kanu and Catherine Mukite, a Ford Kenya nominee, will work with...

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KenGen kicks off fundraising drive

ELECTRICITY generating Company KenGen has picked a consortium of local financial advisors to help drive its plans to raise $5 billion (Sh428billion) for project development over the next five years....

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Raila and Uhuru should stop petty fights

This week Kenyans have been treated to a war of words between Prime Minister Raila Odinga and President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta. While in Mombasa, Uhuru told Raila to stop inciting Kenyans to violence and...

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NLC is toothless, it will fail Kenyans - Ndung'u

LAWYER Paul Ndung'u who chaired the Ndung'u Land Commission says that the National Land Commission is a weak institution that will not be able to deal with land problems in the country. He was Speaking...

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Amani in Naivasha retreat

Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi's Amani coalition parliamentary group team is in Naivasha for a two-day retreat which begins today. Vihiga senator-elect George Khaniri confirmed that the meeting...

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Busia firm’s employees ‘insult’ villagers

TANGAKONA villagers residing closer to the West Kenya Sugar company’s weighbridge at Tangakona in Busia County have expressed concern over misbehavior by the sugar miller’s employees manning the cane...

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Knut faults new Knec rule over lack of exam registration

A directive by the Kenya National Examination Council seeking to block candidates from unregistered schools to sit for national examinations has been criticized. The Kenya National Union Teachers...

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Lack of latrines costs Kenya Sh27 billion every year

The government uses over Sh27b annually to address disease outbreaks and resulting complications brought about by outdoor defecation. Details emerged that 5m Kenyans defecate in the open due to lack of...

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Sh3.8 billion Webuye-Malaba road project by EU stalls

RESIDENTS of Nambale and Teso North districts want the government to shed light on the Northern Corridor project which have stalled since December last year. The Sh3.8 billion European Union funded...

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Don’t rush into any pacts, Khalwale tells Mudavadi

KAKAMEGA senator Boni Khaklwale has advised Amani presidential candidate Musalia Mudavadi against rushing into post-election pacts. “Mudavadi should stop displaying frustration and wait for the right...

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Miwani Sugar back in court over title deed holding

THE Kisumu High Court was yesterday urged to charge with contempt one of the parties in a civil suit involving Miwani Sugar Company. The sugar company's lawyer, Dave Otieno, said that Nagendra Saxena...

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Statute of limitations

I was sitting with a group of girlfriends a few weeks ago, celebrating a very boozy birthday when I received a phone call. It was a guy. A hot guy. A guy I am attracted to so I guess I did that...

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West Kenya firm sues sugar board

WEST Kenya Sugar Company has moved to court seeking to overturn a directive by Kenya Sugar Board stopping it from the construction of a cane-buying center in Nyando sugar belt in South Nyanza. Through...

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Two teachers wanted over defilement in Nanyuki

A Nanyuki court has issued a warrant of arrest against two teachers who allegedly defiled two minors in Laikipia North district last weekend. This is after the two suspects failed to appear in court to...

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Limuru DC, Nacada to address illicit brew use

Limuru District Commissioner Kang’ethe Thuku and his team have launched a massive campaign against illicit brews consumption in the area. Kangethe said that consumption of the brew is on the rise and...

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