President cuts ministries from 44 to 18
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday reduced the number of ministries from 44 to 18 as he unveiled the new structure of his government. The President is now likely to send the names of his 18 Cabinet...
View ArticleJudge defends KRA over goods seizure
THE High Court has come to the defense of the Kenya Revenue Authority for seizing suspected smuggled goods belonging to a manufacturer of wines and spirits. Crywan Enterprises had accused KRA of...
View ArticleOkuta's body flown to Kisumu ahead of burial
THOUSANDS of teachers and members of the public yesterday turned up to receive the body of Knut secretary general Okuta Osiany in Kisumu. The body arrived at the Kisumu International Airport before...
View ArticleFight against malaria still on, says PS
PUBLIC Health PS Mark Bor has said the government will continue providing free medication to malaria patients. He said more insecticide treated mosquito nets will be distributed to areas prone to...
View ArticleEducation ministry okays Butere Girls school play
THE Ministry of Education yesterday confirmed that a play by Butere Girls Secondary school will be showcased at this year’s National Drama and Music festival. The case was filed by activist Okiya...
View ArticleSK Macharia loses in suit against CCK
MEDIA owner SK Macharia could be prosecuted over accusations of illegal installation of frequencies after a case challenging the same was dismissed. High court judge Lydia Achode ruled that the...
View ArticleOmawumi to collabo with Wyre
VISITING Nigerian star singer, actress and Voices Against Malaria champion, Amawumi Megbele , has strongly indicated that she will, in the foreseeable future, be recording songs with a few Kenyan...
View ArticleKivuitu family to take up ECK case
Samuel Kivuitu's family will have to appoint an administrator to take up a case filed by former Electoral Commission of Kenya commissioners following their sack in 2008. Three judges yesterday directed...
View ArticleGreedy Leaders Must Be Stopped
The Kenyan tax payers are a very unlucky lot. They will never get it right with their elected leaders. Despite voting massively to remove one lot after another since the Ninth Parliament, any set of...
View ArticleWill Free Delivery Reduce The High Mortality Rate?
Today as you read this story, 21 mothers will die during delivery. In fact, many more will die in North Eastern region.By the end of the year about 8,000 mothers will have died during labour, three...
View ArticleMombasa drug peddler imprisoned
A man found with Sh700 drugs was yesterday jailed for two years by a Mombasa court. Fredrick Wanyama pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing narcotics. He was charged with one count of possessing...
View ArticleJudge blocks Sh600 million tax demand on KDN
A judge yesterday extended an order blocking Kenya Revenue Authority from demanding tax arrears in excess of Sh600 million from Kenya Data Network. Justice Weldon Korir issued the temporary order...
View ArticleChinedu to remain in custody
LAWYERS of Nigerian businessman Anthony Chinedu was in court yesterday to respond to an application by prosecutor Onesmus Towett. Towett had asked the court to deny chinedu bail claiming that he may...
View ArticleProcurement to share poll audit with CID, DPP
The Public Procurement Oversight Authority, which has been investigating the impropriety in the procurement of electronic elections equipments at the IEBC, will share its findings with the Director of...
View ArticleCity rep held for forgery, impersonation
A Nairobi county representative is scheduled to appear in court today for impersonation and several electoral offences. Okari Simba/Elkana Omoga Mauti, the Kwa Reuben ward representative, was arrested...
View ArticleKisumu governor pledges food security
KISUMU governor Jack Ranguma has said his government will ensure sufficient food for its people. Addressing the first sitting of county representatives, Ranguma said he will improve agriculture and...
View ArticleADB approves Sh19 billion loan for Kenya, Tanzania link roads
THE Sh22 billion road project linking Kenya and Tanzania through Taita-Taveta that is set to be completed on December 2018 has received a major boast after the African Development Bank approved two...
View ArticleKCB sued over Sh2.2 billion deal snag
A longstanding dispute between Kenya Commercial Bank and a cousin of President Uhuru Kenyatta was back in court yesterday. Samuel Kungu Muigai of Benjoh Amalgamated is seeking Sh2.2 billion in damages...
View ArticleCounty officials charged with fraud
FIVE senior Nairobi County officials were yesterday charged with conspiring to defraud the former City Council of Nairobi of Sh3.45 million. Senior acting procurement officer, Vicent Kamenya, Simon...
View ArticleUhuru to brief envoys on Jubilee's foreign policy
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta will next week meet Kenya's ambassadors and head of missions where he is expected to outline his government's foreign policy. Last week, the government summoned all its...
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