CJ warns politicians on petition
POLITICIANS and their supporters were yesterday told to desist from discussing the merits of the petitions filed in the Supreme Court over the presidential elections. Chief Justice Willy Mutunga said...
View ArticleHigh Court halts swearing in of county rep nominees
A three-judge bench at the High Court has temporarily halted the swearing in of nominated county assembly ward candidates after a gender commission raised issue with the composition of the nominees....
View ArticleMraja distances MRC from Mwaluvamba, Kwale killings
Rashid Mraja, the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) spokesman has this evening been arraigned in court to answer to charges of incitement. Mraja is on February 28 alleged to have in the company of other...
View ArticleSocial Media to stay on despite hate speech rise
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication Bitange Ndemo has said that Social Media sites in the country will stay on. Ndemo said that sites such as Facebook and Twitter...
View ArticleWaititu's poll petition to be heard
The election petition filed by the immediate former member of parliament for Embakasi Ferdinand Waititu contesting the gazettement of Dr Evans Kidero as Nairobi governor-elect will proceed to full...
View ArticleMraja to face incitement charge over MRC attacks
Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) spokesman Rashid Mraja is set to be be arraigned in a Mombasa court this morning to face incitement charges over the recent alleged MRC activities in which four...
View ArticleMRC spokesman arrested
Detectives are holding Mombasa Republican Council spokesman Rashid Mraja at the Lunga Lunga border, Mraja was attempting to sneak into the country from Tanzania. According to police, Mraja was arrested...
View ArticleTop Murang'a politicians jostle for speaker post
Intense lobbying and political re-alignment is taking place in Murang’a County as candidates look to fill the post of county assembly speaker. The candidates include, former roads assistant minister...
View ArticleDON'T QUIT, RAILA TELLS MINISTERS
PRIME Minister Raila Odinga yesterday opposed a directive by the Office of the President ordering ministers and assistant ministers who won various seats in the just concluded elections to resign from...
View ArticleRaila should accept ministers resigning
PRIME Minister Raila Odinga says he will not accept President Kibaki's order that 22 ministers and 19 assistant ministers should resign before taking up their new elective posts as governors, senators...
View ArticleEnd month imports may affect dollar
The shilling held its ground yesterday but was expected to weaken slightly in coming days as import- ers buy dollars to cover end of month purchases. The shilling has been rangebound in the 85.00-...
View ArticleIsebania boder one stop centre to be completed in August
The construction of a one stop center at Isebania border between Kenya and Tanzania is scheduled for completion in August. The Sh365 million project will house immigration and border regulation...
View ArticleDT Dobie to sell Chinese pick-ups
CICA Motors Ltd has ex- tended its market spread to Nakuru through a partner- ship with DT Dobie. The company announced its Great Wall pick-ups will now be available at the DT Dobie showroom located on...
View ArticleCBA to boost SMEs with Sh200m fund
Commercial Bank of Africa plans to ex- pand its market reach to small and medium level traders through a new fund. The bank has partnered with African Guar- antee Fund to launch a Sh200 million credit...
View ArticlePrice of Kenya coffee rises at latest auction
The maximum price of Kenya's benchmark grade AA coffee rose to $458 per bag at auction this week from $440 at the previous sale, the Nairobi Coffee Exchange said on Wednesday. Although Kenya is a small...
View ArticleKenya Airways launches extra flights to China
NATIONAL carrier Kenya Airways now has four daily flights to Guangzhou up from the four weekly flights it has been operating to the Chinese commercial city. KQ has announced that the daily flights will...
View ArticleCCK rolls out rural ICT coverage
The Communication Com- mission of Kenya is rolling out pilot ICT projects in margin- alised and remote areas ahead of its upcoming universal access mandate. The Information minister Samuel Poghisio...
View ArticleHigher sales push up profits at ARM Cement
ARM Cement on Wednesday reported a 31 per cent increase in pretax profit to Sh1.76 billion for last year on the back of a surge in cement sales. Kenya's second largest cement firm also said it expected...
View ArticleFastjet, Fly540 sale deal row in UK court
FASTJET has filed a case in the UK court over the control of regional airline Fly540. The budget airline which was to take over Fly540 in a deal initiated last year has filed a suit in the High Court...
View ArticleHead teacher a sex pest
Eburru Secondary School in Naivasha has been closed down after students went on strike to protest alleged sexual harassment by the headmaster. Ministry of education officials were forced to intervene...
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