Two deny robbing KTN journalist of mobile phone
Two men accused of at- tacking a KTN journalist a week ago yesterday denied charges of violent robbery. John Githinji Mugo and Dennis Mbuvi Kioko are accused of attacking Dennis Onsarigo on March 15 at...
View ArticleDismiss petitions against MPs and governors, High Court told
The Senate and National Assembly clerks have urged the High Court to dismiss a petition chal- lenging the swearing in of MPs, governors and senators. The two argued that the court lacks jurisdiction...
View ArticleCarpenter, maid in court over robbery
Two people yesterday denied robbing a man and his son at gunpoint in Nairobi. Alice Halima Shibishi, 52 and James Ambani Isalamambo, 50, are accused of robbing Manvinde Singh Sehmi and beating his son,...
View ArticleMan gets two years for escaping jail
A Kibera court yesterday sentenced a 28 year-old man to two years behind bars for escaping jail. Moses Kamaindo confessed that on March 23 at Nairobi West Prison officers' mess, while in the custody of...
View ArticlePrincipal to testify in sex policy case
A university principal has been ordered to testify in a case in which a former clerk has sued the institu- tion for failing to imple- ment the Sexual Harass- ment Act. Principal magistrate S Atambo of...
View ArticleJudges order IEBC to file list of county reps in 3 days
THE High Court has directed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to file an affidavit contain- ing all parties’ lists for nomination to the county assem- bly within three days. The court...
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Law Society of Kenya chairman Eric Mutua hosting a delegation from LSK at the Bhandini restaurant at the Hotel Intercontinental, Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon.Read more about SpottedComments
View ArticleAthletes open bone department
It's common knowledge that athletes put a lot of strain on the bone joints even as they post winning times the world over. Sport related injuries often see them travel abroad to have corrective...
View ArticleKenyans, Not The Supreme Court, Will Give The Ruling
I have been toying with the question as to whether we actually enacted a vague constitution that just cannot be implemented. The furore generated by the Supreme Court petitions arising out of the just...
View ArticlePakistan National Day celebrated in Nairobi
Today is the Holi Festival and all Indians around the world will be celebrating it. The Holi Festival is one of the major festivals in India, celebrating the turn of the seasons from winter to spring...
View ArticleTribute to Chinua Achebe, the patriarch of African literature
A cultural repertorium Unrepentant African mythologist Memoirs in novel, Soldier-Ram A poet’s accolade supersedes the rest -Khainga O’Okwemba It was Amilca Cabral, the fighter-philosopher who memorably...
View ArticleCord And Jubilee Must Find A Political Way Out
The unsettling political situation in the wake of the recent presidential elections in which Uhuru Kenyatta’s win is vigorously being challenged at the Supreme Court and beyond, is food for thought for...
View ArticleMushroom farming takes root in Kenya
Mushroom farming in Kenya is not common and this could be due to the fact that it is a delicate endeavour which requires a lot of attention especially when planting or spawning as it is referred. Peter...
View ArticleIs China's Charm Offensive Sincere?
Once every two decades China’s leadership transition occurs simultaneously with the US presidential election. Barack Obama was re-elected president for the next four years of an eight-year term and Xi...
View ArticleHigh Court Ruling On Waititu Poll Petition
Election petitions must comply with the electoral laws, rules and procedures Ferdinard Ndungu Waititu v Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission High Court at Nairobi Election Petition No. 1 of 2013...
View ArticleRaila's affidavits
PRIME Minister Raila Odinga has supplemented his evidence of alleged March 4 electoral fraud with expert af- fidavits and fresh evidence. The new evidence includes claims of vote inflation and...
View ArticleInaugural Wangari Mathaai Scholarship Award ceremony
Two years since Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai passed away but her legacy still continues. There was a ceremony held to commemorate Wangari Maathai Day on Thursday morning at the Green Belt...
View ArticleTobiko clears PS, Kimemia, Gen Karangi
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko yesterday ordered closed investigations into allegations that senior civil servants had plotted to rig the elections. Tobiko said investigations by the...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects Cord poll petition affidavits
The Supreme Court has rejected the application for the admission of the new evidence that Prime Minister Raila Odinga had through a sworn affidavit applied to admit to the court. The affidavits in...
View ArticleU.S embassy issues advisory to citizens
The US embassy in Nairobi has issued a security alert to its citizens warning of impending disruption following the Supreme Court ruling on the case challenging the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as the...
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