Police hunt for 40 patients who escaped Mathare
Police have been called in to help track down 40 patients who escaped from Mathare Mental Hospital on Sunday night. The mentally ill patients broke down the door to the room in which they were sleeping...
View ArticleKeiwua case set for May 29
LAWYERS in a case involving the battle over late Judge Moijo ole Keiwua’s estate are expected to make their final submissions in the matter on May 29. The date for highlighting of final submissions in...
View ArticleWoman denies ivory charges
A 28-year-old woman was yesterday arraigned before a Kibera court to answer to charges of illegal possession of elephant tusks worth Sh1.6 Million. Police alleged that Elizabeth Mwikali Mwindi on May 9...
View ArticlePSC ordered to file reply
THE High Court yesterday directed Public Service Commission and the Attorney General to file its reply by this afternoon in a case where a man has challenged the recruitment of principal secretaries....
View ArticleFather, son in assault case
A 52-year-old businessman was yesterday charged before a Kibera court alongside his 18 year old son for allegedly assaulting their neighbour. Mohammed Razak and Abdul Razak were jointly charged that on...
View ArticleChurch man admits graft
THE director of a company associated with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa yesterday admitted receiving money from two women who have accused the organization of shortchanging them in a land...
View Article'Bestiality' girls in court
ELEVEN women arrested on Friday for suspicion of engaging in pornography including bestiality acts with a canine will be arraigned today in a Mombasa Court. The women were arrested by detectives at a...
View ArticleTwo in ivory case released on bond
A conservationist and her 30-year-old son yesterday appeared before a Kibera court charged with illegal possession of ivory worth Sh1.9 million. Susan Soila, the deputy director of Amboseli Trust for...
View ArticleNairobi Law Monthly denied KenGen dossier
A court yesterday handed citizens the right to demand any information on any public company. The landmark decision was made yesterday by High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi. Justice Mumbi however declined to...
View ArticleNSE Awaits Flagship Safaricom’s Earnings Today
The Nairobi All Share edged 0.05 points higher to close at 122.57.It is +29.211% this year . The Nairobi NSE20 Index eased 22.91 points to close at 4866.05. The Nairobi NSE20 Index is +17.735% in 2013....
View ArticleCorridors of Power
Some of the people within TNA who were hoping to get some plum appointments have been using all manner of ruses and ways to catch the attention the big man himself. There are those within the TNA camp...
View ArticleWonder kids crowned winners in K-Pop
Magicians Arts Centre, a dance crew with members as young as six, emerged winners of the maiden edition of the Korean Galore K-Pop World Preliminary Contest held on Friday at the University of Nairobi....
View ArticleMombasa power supply set to improve
Kenya Power's ongoing conversion of a ten kilometre high voltage power line in Mombasa to an underground system will be completed in July, the company said yesterday. The line that supplies large parts...
View ArticleTourism sector expected to grow after polls – PS
Kenya's tourism sector is predicting positive returns on acco8nt of stability after the peaceful general elections. The sector leaders and players are marketing Kenya as a safe destination for tourism...
View ArticleTruth commission to hand over final report this week
The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission is yet to make public its final report a week after the statutory deadline lapsed. There was talk yesterday that the commission has secured the elusive...
View ArticleShilling falls but support seen from tea inflows
The shilling fell slightly yesterday, but traders said they expected renewed support for the currency on the back of dollar inflows from the tea sector and strong foreign demand for local equities....
View ArticlePolice boss asks wananchi to help them realise reforms
INSPECTOR General of Police David Kimaiyo has said the law can enhance officers' performance. He said for police operations to be representative of the community it serves, reforms must begin with...
View ArticleBankers out to reduce incidence of unclaimed assets
The Kenya Bankers Association wants bank customers to routinely update their records as it steps up campaign to cut incidence of unclaimed financial assets. It is running a campaign dubbed ‘Be Alert!...
View ArticleEfficient port is key to growth – WB economist
Poor operations at the port of Mombasa remains one of the main hurdles to Kenya's growth, the World Bank's lead economist in the region, Wolfgang Fengler has said. He said the port needs a major policy...
View ArticleMPs want counties to control parastatals
MPs have initiated a motion to compel the government to write off the debts owed by parastatals and hand their management to the county governments. According to the motion by Sirisia MP John Waluke,...
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