Otiende's writes to have Koikai deployed as envoy
The chairman of the Commission on Administrative Justice has written a complaint letter to the Foreign Affairs PS Thuita Mwangi. The letter dated April 20 written by Otiende Amolo accuses Thuita for...
View ArticleNew CEO for police commission is unveiled
The National Police Commission has a new Chief Executive Officer. Elijah Achoch, a certified public secretary, was named NPSC boss on Friday after he emerged top on a list of 10 candidates. His main...
View ArticleLamba to block MPs pay rise
CIVIL societies yesterday said they will exert pressure to block MPs salary increament. The organisations said they will hold demonstrations this week in support of the Salaries and Remuneration...
View ArticleOmawumi visits Kenyatta National Hospital
Award-winning Nigerian musician and Mortein Doom brand ambassador Omawumi Megbele on Friday visited the Kenyatta National Hospital maternity wing where she engaged with over 50 new mothers and close to...
View ArticleAfrica's Opportunities Look Great
This week past, a lady called Angel Jones came by my office. She has set up a web site for the diaspora called the 'Homecoming Revolution' and she asked me; "So Aly-Khan why did you come back home?"...
View ArticleJulie Gichuru shoots new show for African jet-setters
TV personality Julie Gichuru is working on a new TV show that features Africa jet setters. The production called Africa Leadership Dialogues is produced under her production company, Imagine Pictures....
View ArticleFloods kill 56, displace 80,000
At least 56 people have been killed and more then 85,135 displaced by the heavy rains. Statistics released by the Kenya Red Cross yesterday show that four people are missing, 19 injured while 13,042...
View ArticleKenyan beauty is Worldwide Top Model
Everline Aboka, a Kenyan model based in Canada, won the Top Model Worldwide title in a stiff competition, beating contestants from more than 47 countries. Everline also received the Model Award due to...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
A song a female MP sung some time back with a prominent Kikuyu musician may end up causing her more pain than joy now that she is a mheshimiwa. Some male MPs have been scouting for the video of the...
View ArticleState to decide Raila,Kalonzo security detail
Raila Odinga and former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka will have to wait for a government directive on how many security officers they will retain after losing the March 4 polls. Head of Public Service...
View ArticleSpotted
Spotted: Musician Suzanne Kibukosya driving a black Voxy on Riverside Drive on Friday mid-morning. She was in an animated mood.Read more about SpottedComments
View ArticlePoaching fines must be made punitive
ON Friday a Vietnamese man was fined Sh40,000 for smuggling Sh5.7 million of ivory through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. This ruling was totally ridiculous. It as if a robber steals $1,000,000...
View ArticleMy Agenda For Education Secretary
According to article 53 of our constitution, children have a fundamental right to free and compulsory basic education. Our government has pledged to uphold this right. However, although we know that...
View ArticleFORA/SIBANDUKI Are Mistaken
The Friends of Raila lobby group is “demanding” that Raila Odinga must be a member of either the National Assembly or the Senate or the reform movement in Kenya is doomed. The group cannot really be...
View ArticleRuto donates Sh1million for AIC's prayer centre
The African Inland Church will build a Sh350 million conference hall in Kasarani. The project which is being spearheaded by women in the church kicked off in 2011. The facility will be known as AIC...
View ArticleSupreme Court Decision Exposes Legal Minefield
The recent Supreme Cour decision was not only historic as it involved the office of the presidency which is the highest symbol of majoritarian democratic power in Kenya. It also provided the court with...
View ArticleMake Friends With A Book Today
The school holidays are on and I’m hoping that students are spending a good portion of their time with their noses buried in a good book. Not a text book, but a fun, well-written, absolute page turner....
View ArticleSystemic failures of local governments a thing of the past
The Association of the Local Government Authorities of Kenya has been in existence since 1962. To be in sync with the new constitutional order, the organisation is now called the Association of County...
View ArticleWhat Would Populism Be Without The People
Nicolás Maduro’s narrow victory in Venezuela’s presidential election raises an important question (quite apart from the opposition’s question as to whether Maduro really won): Can populism thrive...
View ArticleKudos Uhuru, Raila For Moving Kenya Forward
There is no doubt that some Kenyans will take a while to move beyond the results of the last elections. This is a right that should be respected by all, as long as it does not interfere with those who...
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