Senate wants a varsity built in every county
THE senate has approved a motion compelling the national government to set up universities in each county. Members of the House unanimously endorsed the motion by Kakamega senator Bonny Khalwale saying...
View ArticleJubilee kick Khalwale out of two Senate committees
Senators allied to Jubilee voted to kick Kakamega senator Bonny Khalwale from two committees of the National Assembly accusing him of betrayal. The ruling coalition said Khalwale is identifying with...
View ArticleBishop Mark Kariuki Weds
Bishop Mark Kariuki of the General Overseer of Deliverance Church Kenya on Saturday wed the love of his life Joyce Kariuki at a glamorous ceremony at the Kasarani Gymnasium. Bishop Mark Kariuki is the...
View ArticleLesson For Kenya’s Greedy Mps
KBC Parliamentary reporter Kennedy Epalat who is best known for the programme Darubini (microscope) once told me that at one time in Amagoro Constituency in Busia County, he was surprised to see the...
View ArticleWe Must Say No To MPs' Pay Demands
Parliament's proposal to disband the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) is sinister and sets a worrying precedent of how politicians intend to undermine commissions’ set under the constitution....
View ArticleFrom Fear To Hope - Getting it Right in Somalia
It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. A child born at the onset of the Somali crisis is now twenty one. Somalia has still a long way to go: the Al Shabaab are defeated,...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Scored An Own Goal
For months, I have been waiting to tell the many who previously held the Chief Justice, Dr Willy Mutunga, in high regard, “I told you so”. Now that moment has come. But first, a little background: Few...
View ArticleRising cancer cases worry medics
AS the world grapples with a myriad of problems, ranging from unfavourable climatic conditions and population pressure on resources, disease burden is arguably one monster that continues to destabilise...
View ArticleOur education Sector Is At The Crossroads
Education at crossroads? Provision of education and training is fundamental to the economic and social development of any country. Universal Primary Education is one of the eight Millennium Development...
View ArticleCord Should Not Quit Committees
A feud has erupted within the National Oil Corporation of Kenya. Five out of nine board members have written to the Ministry of Energy complaining that CEO Sumayya Athmani has not been appraised for...
View ArticleCabinet nominees to be vetted today
The Cord coalition might not be able to participate in the vetting of the 16 people nominated to Cabinet by President Uhuru after it withdrew its MPs out of the parliamentary committees. Cord had asked...
View ArticleA great Mombasa Quiz Night 2013
THE first Mombasa quiz night 2013 went down this weekend at the prestigious Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort and Spa in Mombasa. 20 teams from the marketing and cooperate sectors came out to battle for...
View ArticleMoniko's Garden Restaurant and Bistro
Location: Off Gitanga Road at the Valley Arcade Shopping Center If you like Indian food, Chinese and Thai then you'll probably like Malaysian food which is a culinary fusion of all three cultures and...
View ArticleParties Violeted The Law In County Nominations
The IEBC has promised its full judgment about the list members for county assemblies on May 10 th, having reviewed 600 complaints about its first allocations, and has meanwhile published its revised...
View ArticleAnu Agarwal And Her Aashiqui
As Aashiqui 2 thrills the audiences at the cinemas in Kenya and abroad, the lead actress of Aashiqui who became an overnight star following her role in the film, has yet to watch it. Anu Agarwal...
View ArticleIsrael celebrates 65 years of independence
It was definitely a change from the norm as the Israel community in Kenya celebrated 65 years of independence on Tuesday night. The cocktail also served to mark 50 years of Israeli-Kenya relations. The...
View ArticleWidow speaks of loving, devoted Mutula Kilonzo
SENATOR Mutula Kilonzo was yesterday eulogised as a brilliant, generous and straight-face gentleman at a solemn but humour-laced funeral service. Senior government officials, politicians, Senators,...
View ArticleBritish PM defends Uhuru UK invitation
The British government has defended meetings by its officials with President Uhuru Kenyatta despite his indictment by the International Criminal Court. Prime Minister David Cameron told the BBC that he...
View ArticleMother wants DNA on Mutula over her son aged seven
The daughter of one of the servants of the late Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo’s has come out to demand a share of his estate claiming that he is the father of her seven year old son. Eunice Nthenya...
View ArticleLate Senator Mutula Kilonzo laid to rest
Mutula Kilonzo was a man of integrity and a man who was truly dedicated to the nation, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. Speaking today at the late Makueni Senator’s funeral service at Kima Secondary...
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