1998 blast victims seek audience with Uhuru
Survivors of the 1998 Nairobi US Embassy bombing have reached out to President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto for help. They have petitioned the leaders to help them in their quest...
View ArticleGender violence on the rise - new report
Gender-based violence remains a major social problem affecting many families in Kenya, a new report has documented. The annual report that details occurrences between 2011 to 2012 released yesterday at...
View ArticleManslaughter challenged
A Nairobi court was on Friday told of weaknesses in the evidence submitted by the prosecution in a manslaughter case. Hawa Zainabu is alleged to have stabbed Catherine Mbugua to death three years ago....
View ArticleCommission will solve land issues - Amolo
The National Land Commission is not toothless and can solve the many problems in the country, the Commission on Administrative Justice has said. Speaking on Friday at an LSK seminar in Mombasa,...
View ArticleOne killed, 3 injured in Garissa grenade attack
One person was on Thursday evening killed and three others injured when a group of unknown assailants attacked a hotel in Garissa county. Witnesses said the attackers were armed with guns and hand...
View ArticleNeem roots block Mombasa water
Water pipelines in Nyali and its environs have been blocked by neem tree roots, which are preventing the smooth flow of water, Mombasa Water Company has said. Managing director Alome Achayo said this...
View ArticleAladwa challenges Mutura's victory as MP
FORMER Nairobi mayor George Aladwa has moved to court to challenge the election of Benson Mutura who was declared Makadara MP. Aladwa in his court documents now wants to be declared the duly elected MP...
View ArticleMPs' threat to wage agency dismissed
Threats by MPs to disband the Salaries and Remuneration Commission are null and void, two legal experts have said. Speaking in Mombasa yesterday at an LSK seminar on the new land laws, Commission on...
View ArticleCollared jumbo killed, tusks hacked off
A GPS collared elephant known as Heritage has been killed at the Maasai Mara. Heritage was the first jumbo to be collared in the Mara Elephant Project in collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Services and...
View ArticleKibaki showered with gifts at PSC farewell
PRESIDENT Kibaki was yesterday showered with gifts three days before he officially retires. The gifts given to him at a luncheon hosted by the Public Service Commission at State House Gardens run into...
View ArticleAdopted kids to get birth certificates
The High court yesterday ordered the government to issue all adopted children with birth certificates. High court judge Isaac Lenaola directed the Principal Registrar of Births and Deaths to ensure...
View ArticleI expect my Top Four spot chasing Gunners to blow holes in the poor Baggies
West Brom Vs Arsenal Today 5pm My Prediction: The Gunners….4 West Brom….0 Didn’t we beat these guys 2-0 in the reverse fixture? And yet then, the pressure was much less than it is now. Now we need that...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Has Spoken, Do We Move On?
Another Kikuyu has yet again been elected president. Many believe he was not elected but rigged in despite what the Supreme Court said. For its part, how the Supreme Court came to its conclusion that...
View ArticleUnsung Heroes In The March 4 General Election
In a country where the pressure to toe the ethnic line is ever greater, there are individuals who have withstood the pressure and supported a cause which they believed in. In a country where you can...
View ArticleUhuru should include rivals in government
Of all the 44 presidents the United States of America has so far had Abraham Lincoln, who served as the 16th President of America between March 1861 and April 1865 is reputed as the greatest of them...
View ArticleOpen Letter To President Uhuru Kenyatta And Deputy William Ruto
Though I don’t agree with everything you did to win power, I must acknowledge your new status and congratulate you. How else would I be writing an open letter to President Kenyatta and Deputy President...
View ArticleI saw this coming, Bensouda tells court
The ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has told the court that her office had foreseen a situation of some witnesses refusing to testify against Uhuru Kenyatta even after confirmation of charges....
View ArticleJobs, jobs, jobs... but what about a new work ethic?
A holocaust of transition-related firings and retirements accompanied by a bumper harvest of replacements and devolved government hiring will accompany the rise of the new order. Will President Uhuru...
View ArticleUnited Counties Of Kenya, Or Republic Of Kenya?
As at the national level of the incoming presidency, there will be many pressures on governors within the 47 counties to allow both competitive recruitment and to make discretionary but preferred...
View ArticleHORNY OR ADDICTED?
Between the HIV prevalence rate and Maina and King’ang’i show on Classic 105 in the morning, you don’t need further proof that Kenyans are having a lot of sex. Infidelity, unprotected sex between...
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