Night ban on PSVs is not sustainable
IT is now clear that the rules stopping PSVs from travelling at night are untenable. The massive travel delays over the last five days have been economically disastrous. In 2007, presidential candidate...
View ArticleTobiko bows to EACC's call to charge Onyonka with fraud
The Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has approved the prosecution of Kitutu Chache South MP Richard Onyonka for corruption. Tobiko said Onyonka should be charged with fraud and abuse of...
View ArticleMoi campus to become Kitale University
The government in conjunction with Trans Nzoia government will upgrade Moi university Kitale campus into Kitale University. Political Affairs Director in the Office of the President Joshua Kuttuny said...
View ArticleJKUAT students develop system to protect land
Two Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology students have developed an innovative solution aimed at streamlining land registration and title deed acquisition process. The biometric land...
View ArticleTSC demotes Kisii heads over results
THE Teachers Service Commission has demoted three primary school heads in Kisii South district over poor performance in last year’s KCPE exams. Area DEO Gilbert Oloo said Alexander Nyagosia, John...
View ArticleBright inmates to be moved
FIFTEEN inmates from Narok Prison, who did their KCPE exams last year, will proceed with their secondary education at Naivasha Prison. The officer in charge of the prison, Alfred Musila, said their...
View ArticlePolice sent to evict Keiyo squatters
The government has deployed police at a forest in Elgeyo Marakwet county to evict more than 15,000 squatters who have defied orders to vacate from forests in the area. A 21-day notice to the squatters...
View ArticleThe Stigma Placed On GMO Foods A Misplaced Notion
In August, at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, a group of activists vandalized test fields of so-called “golden rice,” which has been genetically engineered to contain...
View ArticleWelcome To Kenya's 'Steakholders' Table
That this country has its owners - literally- is a fact that needs no substantiation for Kenyans who can tell the difference between vested interests and the national good. Forget public resources...
View ArticleTraders in Nakuru oppose Finance Bill
Transporters of building materials have opposed the new Nakuru county Finance Bill, which was approved by the assembly two weeks. They said the bill introduces hefty levies. The bill, which has been...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Crisis Due To Corruption And Tribalism
South Sudan is in turmoil. Most of it self-inflicted through incompetence, corruption, tribalism, nepotism and intolerance of its leaders. On December 3rd, 2013, South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir...
View ArticleMurang'a nuts factory workers strike over pay
Workers from a factory in Murang'a associated with Equity Bank chairman Peter Munga have gone on strike. They blamed the factory management of poor wages and refusal to pay their leave allowances. The...
View ArticleEmbu priest dies 10 days after ordination
A Catholic priest has died barely two weeks after he was ordained. Reverend Simon Mwaniki, 32, died on Monday night in an accident on Embu-Ishiara road in Mbeere North district. Mwaniki died after he...
View ArticleRep tells DP Ruto to stop criticising Raila unfairly
A Kisumu county MCA has said Deputy President William Ruto should not direct his anger towards former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Nyalenda ward representative Jacktone Onunga said Ruto has been...
View ArticleeReaders transform learning in a Nairobi school
Even with the government's plan to have the laptop project launched early this year, some schools have already gone digital with the adoption of eReaders to replace text books in classrooms. These...
View ArticleTribute to Patrick Karegaya 1960-2013
A man of two nationalities, held three times effectively a political prisoner, Patrick Karegaya’s exciting but unsettled life embodied many of the experiences of his generation of East Africa’s Tutsi....
View ArticleAgency slams 'vandalism'
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry has faulted the Mombasa county government over 15 billboards that it pulled down. The KNCCI Mombasa county chairman, James Mureu, on Sunday said the...
View ArticleKingi saves students from board's wrath
KILIFI Governor Amason Kingi has opposed proposals to close down Kilifi Township Secondary School. He said the school will remain open despite recommendations by the school's board of governors and...
View ArticleMatatus strike over Garissa's 'selective' rule
Transport in Garissa town was paralysed yesterday as matatu operators took to the streets to protest against “selective application of the law and harassment by the county government”. Dekow Tawane of...
View ArticleTeaching Has Lost Its Way With Technology
I have lately been wondering why I am so lacking in enthusiasm for my new job. I am part of a small team setting up a brand new university in the middle of Turkey where no expense has been spared. Day...
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