Woman accused of forging letter in property row
A family’s dispute over a multi-billion estate left behind by a Thika tycoon took a new turn when one of the inheritors was charged with forging a letter of administration. Esther Mburu, one of the two...
View ArticleMombasa court bars enrolment in school
A High court in Mombasa has halted the current enrolment of public students to a church school in Kiembeni. Justice Edward Muriithi yesterday stopped the headmaster of the Kiembeni Baptist Primary...
View ArticleIMF to consider Kenya loan request in March
THE International Monetary Fund will consider Kenya's request for a new credit facility in March, managing director Christine Lagarde said yesterday. Lagarde, who completed her three day visit to...
View ArticleUhuru ignored jobs taskforce's advice
President Uhuru Kenyatta did not follow the recommendations of the task force he set up to spearhead parastatal reforms when he made the recent appointments. The task force, which was headed by Uhuru's...
View ArticleHassan Joho shuffles his Cabinet
MOMBASA Governor Ali Hassan Joho yesterday shook up his cabinet with a mini reshuffle. It is not clear why Joho reshuffled three ministers only eight months after they took office but those close to...
View ArticleKamau denies ban on PSV night travel
TRANSPORT Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau has refuted claims that the government has banned movement of public service vehicles at night. Kamau said that following consultation with industry players,...
View ArticleMachar says no ceasefire until detainees are released
Talks between the South Sudan and government and representatives of rebel forces have come up against another hurdle after the government delegation rejected calls for the immediate release of...
View ArticleODM to hold elections for party posts on February 28
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said he is likely to retain his position as party leader in the upcoming elections. Speaking after chairing the National Governing Council meeting at Orange House...
View ArticleFamilies flee from Marakwet forests ahead of police evictions
Hundreds of families are fleeing from Embobut forest in Marakwet where the government has deployed police to evict more than 15,000 squatters. Some of the families they feared the govt would use...
View ArticlePSV night travel ban case to be heard tomorrow
The High Court has this morning certified as urgent an application by public service vehicle owners challenging the night travel ban imposed by the government in December last year. Lawyer Harrison...
View ArticleUhuru, Ruto to tour Bungoma
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto are planning to visit Bungoma county to launch several road projects. Uhuru is expected to launch the multi-million shillings project that...
View ArticleNight travel ban costs 50,000 PSV drivers their jobs
Atleast 50,000 drivers in the country have lost their jobs since the introduction of the night travel ban to all Public Service Vehicle ( PSV). According to the Matatu Drivers and Conductors Welfare...
View ArticleGovt to issue 3 million title deeds in 5 years
The Government will issue 3 million title deeds within the next five years. Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties will receive close to 100,000 titles in the next one and a half years as part of the Zachary...
View ArticleExplosion at Dadaab camp misses aid workers' convoy
A group of aid workers and their police escort narrowly escaped death this morning following an explosion at IFO 1 camp at Dadaab refugee camp. According to Garissa County Commissioner Rashid Khatoor...
View ArticleNacada did not authorise growing of bhang - CEO
The National Authority for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse has denied claims that it authorised Hyaquip Kenya Ltd to carry out a bhang-related project. Nacada CEO William Okedi said bhang is an illegal...
View ArticleWETANG'ULA TO CHALLENGE RAILA FOR 2017 TICKET
BUNGOMA senator Moses Wetang'ula has declared he will run for the presidency in 2017. The Ford-Kenya leader will challenge ODM leader Raila Odinga and Wiper's Kalonzo Musyoka for the Cord Presidential...
View ArticleMP tells state not to close refinery
CHANGAMWE MP Omar Mwinyi has asked the government to quickly resolve the Kenya Petroleum Refinery stalemate. The MP yesterday said the matter is of national importance since hundreds of Kenyans working...
View ArticleNaivasha farmer drowns in well
A farmer at Kinungi village in Naivasha has drowned in an abandoned borehole. The farmer was on his way home when he accidentally fell on the uncovered borehole on Tuesday night and died. According to...
View ArticleYouth now taking more state loans
The uptake of loans by the youth at the Coast has risen sharply over the last one year, Youth Enterprise Development Fund Coast regional coordinator Joel Deche has said. Deche said the youth from...
View ArticleNaivasha abattoir lacks water
Fears of a disease outbreak have hit Naivasha slaughterhouse due to an acute water shortage for the last three months. Butchery owners have threatened to withhold their rates to the county government...
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