Nairobi security tightened but hotspots calm
Security was yesterday beefed up in the city but with no signs of demonstrations by members of the Cord alliance as had earlier been predicted by the police. Hundreds of uniformed and plainclothes...
View ArticleResidents miss Uhuru fete over city blackout
Residents in most parts of Nairobi were yesterday a disappointed lot following a power outage at their homes. Most were unable to watch the live proceedings of the swearing in of President Uhuru...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
In an effort to keep his job, the managing director of a state technical institution has been working round the clock hoping to catch the attention of the Cabinet secretary responsible so that he can...
View ArticleRaila to jet back today from South African holiday
Outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga and other CORD leaders are expected back today, a day after the inauguration of Uhuru Kenyatta. Raila, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetang’ula have been...
View ArticleZambia's Banda barred from visiting Kenya
Despite a court order releasing former President Rupiah Banda’s passport and official notification to immigration authorities approving his travel to Kenya for the inauguration, yesterday authorities...
View ArticleProtocol goofs at Kasarani
DESPITE months of preparations, the swearing in ceremony of Kenya's fourth president Uhuru Kenyatta had it's fair share of protocol goofs and mistakes. Deputy President of the Chinese Congress People’s...
View ArticleCement uptake rises faster in second half 2012
Cement consumption was four per cent higher in the second half of 2012 than a similar period in 2011, signalling the construction sector’s return to health. Data from the Kenya National Bureau of...
View ArticleDJ Joe Mfalme heads search for pool champ
DJs Joe Mfalme, Ricky and Nelly will lead the DJ units in the countrywide tours in search for Kenya's pool champion. According to tournament organisers, there will be after-parties hosted by DJ’s of...
View ArticleState to shed stake in three hotel properties
State-owned Kenya Tourist Development Corporation will sell its shareholding in Hilton, Intercontinental and Serena hotels, the Privatisation Commission said on Friday. The KTDC is seeking to divest...
View ArticleIs there a cheaper way to own a home in Nairobi at present?
Before things started going haywire in the second half of 2011, stepping on the property ladder seemed quite an easy thing to do. Banks and mortgage financiers were all over hawking loans, and sure...
View ArticleStanlib plans to invest in Nairobi’s undersupplied real estate market
Another South African firm has set sight on Nairobi’s property market, seeking to exploit the existing strong supply-demand mismatch. Stanlib, an investment manager, has established the African Direct...
View ArticleJust A Band, Camp Mulla collabo with Lisbon acts
Nairobi's popular stars will be hitting the studio with Lisbon based acts. This will be part of Club Cultures in Africa and Europe project initiated by Goethe-Institut Kenya. Just A Band and Camp Mulla...
View ArticleCelebrity couple want to turn our schools green
Celebrity couple Bon Eye and fiance Elizabeth Wangeci run WEB Limited, a green construction consultation company. Their main goal is to turn the Kenyans schools green one at a time through the Green...
View ArticleNairobi high-end home rents top global chart
High-end rental prices in Nairobi have edged up the highest for the second year in a row, Knight Frank’s latest index that tracked 16 cities shows. The firm’s Prime Global Rental Index for the fourth...
View ArticleHouse builder offers pay-rent-to-buy deal
A house builder in Nairobi is dangling a tempting deal for prospective home buyers with a “pay-rent-to-buy” offer, a novel concept in the homes market. The deal appeals to both first-time home buyers...
View ArticleFive minute Interview - Mumbi Kamau
I am good at... multitasking. My job requires me to talk to colleagues, deal with customers' telephone calls and the administration work of CICA Motors. I am bad at... Sports. I have always enjoyed...
View ArticleWednesday
NTV senior anchor Nimrod Taabu at Tamasha Hurlingham on Saturday night. He was in the company of two other men and was dressed in a blue and white striped shirt and beige shorts.Read more about...
View ArticleThe Passing On Of Iron Lady Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was the woman who began the shift to the right that has affected almost all the countries of the West in the past three decades. She died in London on Monday, 34 years after she...
View ArticleTeaching children how to keep pets
For as long as I can remember Toriah, my second born, has always wanted to own a dog. Unfortunately he suffers from allergies and animal fur is one of the things he is allergic to. I remember once we...
View ArticleLSK Is Tainted By Political Prejudice
There was a time; long ago, when the council of the Law Society of Kenya was a non-partisan, conscientious and principled champion of the ordinary man’s legal interests. The council was at the...
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