Academy Launched
The government has launched the International Sports Academy at the Moi-Kasarani. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony yesterday, minister for youth and sports, Ababu Namwamba revealed that the...
View ArticleRadiation board raises Sh25 million from new vehicle inspection fee
CONTAINER freight stations handling vehicle imports at the port of Mombasa have so far been charged close to Sh25 million in a newly introduced fee by the Kenya Radiation Protection Board, according to...
View ArticleMPs given timeline for setting up CDF committees
NEWLY elected MPs to be sworn in tomorrow have 40 days to set up their Constituency Development Fund committees. According to the amended CDF Act 2013, the MPs should convene open public meetings of...
View ArticleFaulu Kenya and Rafiki post impressive results
Faulu Kenya Deposit Taking MicroFinance posted improved profitability last year as did its peer Rafiki DTM. Faulu said profits before tax grew to Sh97.6 million up from Sh16.1 million in 2011 as...
View ArticleShilling stable, market eyes Supreme Court ruling
The Kenyan shilling held steady against the dollar yesterday in cautious trading as the country awaited the verdict on an election petition challenging the outcome of this month's presidential vote....
View ArticleBusiness slowing over petition
A section of investors, markets and workers have adopted a wait-and-see attitude pending the Supreme Court ruling on the presidential petition raising concerns of slow economic growth for the current...
View ArticleBanks post profits despite high rates
MORE lenders yesterday published their annual results with most posting improved performance for the year 2012. Leading the pack of big performers were I&M Bank which said profits before tax for...
View ArticleTotal warns profits may drop, cites court case
OIL marketer Total Kenya yesterday issued a profit warning for its 2012 financial year citing a pending court case that may result in a huge payout if ruled against it. Total Kenya posted a Sh282.8...
View ArticleMumias bankers in court over Sh26 million fraud
THREE Cooperative Bank employees in Mumias town were taken to court yesterday. Orwa James Ojwang’, Seline Indala and Judy Wambani Wamalwa were accused of stealing over Sh26 million from the bank. They...
View ArticleWangamati urges colleagues to vote for Marende as Speaker
THE chairman of the Luhya Council of Elders Patrick Wangamati yes- terday said that all MPs should vote former parlia- ment speaker Kenneth Marende back into office. Wangamati said MPs should remember...
View ArticleYour jobs are secure, Busia workers assured
BUSIA Deputy Governor- elect Kizito Wangalwa yesterday said provincial administrators will not lose their jobs. Kizito, who addressed departmental heads and provincial administra- tion officers at...
View ArticleMedical bill sparks dispute
Bungoma-A mission hospital and the family of a detained patient are entangled in a tussle over payment of medical bills. As Florence Wasike's family claims she is mentally ill and are demanding for her...
View ArticleDistrict leads in TB treatment
Kakamega Central district leads in providing treatment to TB patients in the country. Speaking to inmates at the Kakamega GK prison on Monday during World Tuberculosis Day celebra- tions, Western...
View ArticleTNA will not work with Cord
NAIROBI The National Al- liance party has ruled out the possibility of the Jubilee alliance forming a govern- ment of national unity with Cord. TNA Secretary General Onyango Oloo said the party will...
View ArticleElders plea to Ruto over MP
Teso Elders have asked Deputy President-elect William Ruto to include Teso South MP-elect in the Cabinet. Led by Abel Karani and Aggrey Oteba, they said Mary Emaase (URP) is the only woman MP-elect in...
View ArticleStaff audit set for 9 councils
Kisii A staff audit at all nine county and town councils will be carried out, governor-elect James Ongwae said yesterday. Ongwae said: “The audit is aimed at establishing areas of development, skills...
View ArticleOjaamong pledge to hire the best
PROFESSIONALS will be appointed to serve in the Public Service Board of Busia county. Governor-elect Sospeter Ojaamong said he is going to hire people who under- stand the problems of the county....
View ArticleNyabururu KCSE candidates finally get results
There was song and dance at Nyabururu Girls School after the Kenya National Examinations Council released the 2012 KCSE results for 260 candidates. The results had been withheld over alleged...
View ArticleServer theft: Six APs charged
THE six Administration Police officers who were on duty when a CCTV server was stolen from the Nyanza provincial headquarters have been charged. The 6 appeared before principal magistrate Samuel Atonga...
View ArticleRanguma sued over wetlands
KISUMU An environmental group has said it will sue Kisumu county governor- elect Jack Ranguma for encroaching into a wetland. Magnam Environmental Network has written a warning letter to Ranguma. In...
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