Mudavadi cautions over threat on devolved system
The UDF leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has decried the lack of common understanding on matters of devolution. He said there is need to create a common theme on devolution....
View ArticleInvestors to pay 20 per cent royalty to counties - Senator
A Senator wants all investors compelled to surrender 20 per cent of their turnover as royalties to the counties in which they operate. The motion is sponsored by nominated Senator Agnes Zani who gave...
View ArticleHouse committees to conduct elections today
National Assembly departmental committees are expected to conduct elections for their chairpersons and deputies today. MPs interested in the committee leadership had by yesterday evening intensified...
View ArticleSub-committee formed to review Senate's standing orders
THE Senate’s Rules and Business Committee has established a sub committee to review the Standing Orders and recommend possible amendments. The Standing Orders, which were drafted and approved by MPs...
View ArticleUhuru puts 'crime lords' on notice
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta has warned politicians accused of fuelling and financing crime that their days are numbered. Kenyatta said that days are numbered for such politicians and so they will face the...
View ArticleIt's All About Page Views And Money
In a world hungry for negative news, gossip and scandal, page views are generated by catering to the lowest common denominator and the lowest, primal need in a human being. The need to be vile. In the...
View ArticleTycoon's son jailed for faking his own kidnap
A London court has sentenced a 21-year-old son of a wealthy Mombasa businessman to three years in jail. Viraj Mashru, the son of Rajendra Mashru, whose family owns one of the biggest transport...
View ArticlePolice kill terror 'suspects' after 12-hour siege
A man and his pregnant wife who are suspected to be terrorists were shot dead at their home in Githurai Kimbo estate yesterday. Police claim the man, Felix Nyanganga Otuko aka Salim had links with...
View ArticleStrike on as county pay talks collapse
The ongoing strike by county assemblies to force the Salaries and Remuneration Commission improve their salaries is expected to continue after the salary negotiation talks collapsed. The chairman of...
View Article'Occupy Parliament' activists arraigned in court
Seventeen activists who took part in a demonstration against demands for a salary increment by Members of Parliament have refused to plea to the charges against them. The seventeen who were arraigned...
View ArticleElgeyo Marakwet top in brews abuse
Elgeyo Marakwet county has been rated as one of the leading in consumption and manufacture of chang’aa and busaa. The government has threatened to arrest parents who allow their children to engage in...
View ArticleUhuru puts 'crime lords' on notice
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta has warned politicians accused of fuelling and financing crime that their days are numbered. Kenyatta said that days are numbered for such politicians and so they will face the...
View ArticleFormer ICC lawyer joins Ruto defence team
The defence team of Deputy President William Ruto got a boost after a lawyer who formerly worked with the prosecution team at the International Criminal Court joined Ruto’s defence team. Shyamala...
View ArticleAmina Mohammed sworn-in as Foreign Affairs Secretary
Amb. Amina Mohamed has been sworn-in as Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Speaking during the brief swearing-in ceremony at Sagana State Lodge, President Uhuru Kenyatta congratulated Amb. Amina on...
View ArticleRAILA: I DO NOT WANT UHURU JOB
CORD leader Raila Odinga has dismissed reports that he is hoping for a state job in Uhuru Kenyatta's government. The former Prime Minister told a church service in Nairobi yesterday that he was not...
View ArticlePro-gay group calls for the protection of minorities
AN organisation that empowers sexual minorities has urged the government to make laws that will protect the rights of all. In a statement to the Star, Persons Marginalised and Aggrieved Kenya said the...
View ArticleBlogger charged over offensive message to Harun Mwau
A blogger has appeared in court today accused of sending an offensive message to Former Kilome Member of Parliament John Harun Mwau. Stephen Kariuki was charged with sending a grossly offensive message...
View ArticleMutula grave under 24-hour police guard
Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo’s grave at Utangwa in Mbooni is under 24-hour security surveillance. This follows rumours that some men are planning to raid the home to steal the casket. Speaking to the...
View ArticleBandits attack Kalembe Ndile's home
The Independent Party Leaders Kalembe Ndile, narrowly escaped death this morning after bandits allegedly stormed his Syokimau Estate home but were repulsed by his personal security. Athi River police...
View ArticlePoliceman shot dead in Mombasa
An Administration Police Officer has been shot dead following a robbery attempt at Wells Fargo Security Company at Railways area in Mombasa. Coast provincial intelligence boss Ambrose Munyasia said the...
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