Kitui trader jailed in Sh130,000 ivory case
A 55-year-old Kitui businessman found guilty of illegally possessing 11 tusks from six slain elephants was yesterday sentenced to one year imprisonment and fined Sh130,000. Harrison Mulang'a was...
View ArticleMPs vow to amend CDF Act to control constituency finances
MPs yesterday ganged up to have the CDF Act amended to give them direct control of the funds. The MPs argued they are in direct contact with their constituents and hence are best-placed to be in charge...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
Cherangany MP Wesley Korir will make history on Monday when he takes to the course to defend his Boston Marathon title. Korir has been training hard for the event despite his new status as an MP and...
View ArticleThree thugs shot dead in Nairobi
THREE suspected thugs were yesterday shot dead in Nairobi’s Marurui estate. Police recovered two pistols, eight bullets, a toy pistol, a rope, knives, a claw hammer, and other crude weapons from the...
View ArticleUN pushes for more towns
THE UN Habitat undersecretary and executive director, Joan Clos yesterday said the government should create economic opportunities for the youth and women. Clos said the organisation promotes effective...
View ArticleCourts to determine fate of 18 governors
THE Judiciary has received election petitions challenging the election of 18 governors and six senators. The governors and senators risk losing their seats if courts rule against them in election...
View ArticleUpheavals in the Church of Jesus Christ
The Roman Catholic Church recently elected a new Pope to lead its billion followers after its former leader, for almost a decade, Pope Benedict VIX resigned. This was because of his advanced age and...
View ArticleItalian denies insulting Kilifi neighbour
AN Italian citizen residing in Kilifi was on Wednesday charged in court with using abusive language against his neighbour. Cress Gulio was charged before resident magistrate Edgar Kagoni Matsigulu with...
View ArticleTraders allowed to use NCCK land
A Nairobi court has ordered members of Classic Jua Kali Co-operative Society to conduct their businesses at NCCK grounds in Makadara, Nairobi, until the matter is heard inter partes. The more than...
View ArticleEx-police boss to be sued over Waiganjo saga
The Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has directed that two senior police officers be charged with abuse of office over impostor Joshua Waiganjo's saga. Tobiko has recommended the...
View ArticleNairobi Park Diary: Some gud gnu's
As I sat from a hilltop viewpoint overlooking the Athi river basin , in the distance a rolling cloud of dust moved . Then looking again with binoculars I saw them . T he entire cloud was caused by a...
View ArticleIn the Pink Corner: Will witchcraft come into the 21st century?
If you throw a stone into a random crowd in any part of Uganda, chances are you will hit someone who believes in witchcraft. And it does not matter whether the setting is the dusty taxi park or the...
View ArticleTNA member opposes Lesuuda's nomination as senator
A member of The National Alliance has challenge the nomination of Naisula Lesuuda as senator in court. Lydia Mathia, who was on the TNA’s list of those to be considered for nomination, says the...
View ArticleEncounter with witchcraft in downtown Nairobi
Last week I related the experience in my visit to a downtown Nairobi witchdoctor. Seconds away from interviewing a summoned spirit, I sat terrified in Dr Ali’s cramped office, with his young apprentice...
View ArticleSign Sinai fire suit papers, Sonko told
The High Court yesterday ordered Nairobi Senator Gidion Mbuvi Kioko Sonko to sign the amended plaint in a case he has filed on behalf of victims of Sinai fire tragedy. The MP is seeking over Sh25...
View ArticleDay In The Life: Michael Mwaniki Kimani
Twenty six year-old Michael Mwaniki Kimani is among hundreds of young Kenyans who have benefitted from the DT Dobie and Company Kenya Limited apprentice scheme. He joined the scheme in 2005 and after...
View ArticleDad's way of delivering us from evil
Back in the days, our aunties and other visitors would come with all the hodge-podges of niceties, packed in kyondos (baskets) to the brim. And we would, as children, play outside with vigour, not...
View ArticleShivam and Tutu renew rivalry in tomorrow's race at Jamhuri Park
MX1 defending champion Shivam Vinayak and Tutu Maina are headed for another rare showdown in the third round of the Kenya national motocross championships scheduled for tomorrow at the Jamhuri Park...
View ArticleAll set for Salama Fikira Kenya Derby at Ngong Race course
After months of waiting, the Kenyan racing family gets to witness another prestigious race of its kind dubbed the ‘The Salama Fikira Kenya Derby’ on Sunday at the Ngong race course. Being the most...
View ArticleSugut hopes to retain crown in Vienna run
Kenya’s Henry Sugut start favourite as he returns to this year’s Vienna City Marathon tomorrow to defend his title. Sugut clocked an Austrian all-comers record of 2:06:58 to win the race last year....
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