Surveyors want all land boards reconstituted
The Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) has raised concerns about prolonged closure of land control boards saying it is affecting operations in the land sector and affecting the economy. It...
View ArticleNigerian arrested with fake identification papers
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is investigating a Nigerian national arrested in possession of falsified documents including a birth certificate. Ayeni Rotimi, is alleged to have...
View ArticleJournalists lay down cameras to help deliver ‘Baby Mayian’
At 5:30pm on July 23, deep in the recesses of Maasai plains, Josephine Ndanin lay writhing in pain. The woman has just given birth, with the only assistance at hand being her two daughters. But the...
View ArticleStrict policies to blame for student unrest, says Cord
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy Opposition leader Raila Odinga has attributed the wave of school unrest to the stringent measures introduced by the government including change in term dates. He added that...
View ArticleTSC spells out measures to counter schools crises
Brian Mureithi and Victor Raballa @PeopleDailyKe The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has now come up with a raft of measures to counter the rampant wave of arson attacks that has hit secondary...
View ArticleKisii ‘bats chaser’ wants pay from county government
Robert Ochoro @PeopleDailyKe A physically challenged man whose scarecrows chased away a colony of bats that had occasioned huge environmental damage including felling of trees, destruction of...
View ArticleRe-route SGR from park, activists urge
Wildlife activists want construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) snaking through the Nairobi National Park halted and rerouted, saying it will disrupt wildlife habitat. Under the auspices of...
View ArticleMore arrests made on students over arson
More arrests were made yesterday on students accused of arson attacks in their respective secondary schools. This comes as education stakeholders struggled to unravel the mystery behind the frequent...
View ArticleAtwoli wants law granting Cotu House representation
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy Central Organisation of Trade Unions secretary general Francis Atwoli has called for enactment of the law to allow for the nomination of members of the union to Parliament....
View ArticleState feeds thousands of drought-stricken residents
Kilifi County Commissioner Joseph Keter has announced that the National government is this week scheduled to deliver 105 tonnes of relief food for distribution to the hunger-stricken residents of...
View ArticleObama to step up support for Clinton
Washington, Wednesday President Barack Obama steps onto the Democratic convention stage Wednesday to champion former political foe Hillary Clinton, defend his own legacy and bury Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleFirst Lady lauded as role model on health matters across Africa
PSCU @PeopleDailyKe First Lady Margaret Kenyatta was yesterday described as a great and committed role model on matters of health, not only in Kenya but across Africa. Delegates at the just ended 10th...
View ArticleApologise to Kidero? No! Sonko tells Senate team
Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko yesterday refused to drop claims he made against Governor Evans Kidero and instead tabled before the Senate Powers and Privileges Committee documents to support his...
View ArticleSector stakeholders rule out schools closure over unrest
James Momanyi and Nasibo Kabale @PeopleDailyKe The second term will not be cut short despite pleas to close schools to stem unrest, the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders have insisted....
View ArticleMuthama off hook in hate speech case
Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama yesterday got a reprieve after a Nairobi court terminated hate speech and incitement to violence charges against him. Milimani chief magistrate Daniel Ogembo said...
View ArticleCord piles pressure on CS to resign
Cord legislators continued to pile pressure on Education Cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i to resign over schools unrest. Addressing the press at Parliament Building yesterday, coalition leaders in...
View ArticleCourt rejects plea in Sh791m NYS scandal
Eleven suspects facing money laundering charges in the Sh791 million National Youth Service (NYS) scandal will now answer to the charges after a magistrate court declined to stop their prosecution....
View ArticleJoin us in anti-terror fight, CS urges China
Kenya has asked China to assist in the war against terrorism. Defence Cabinet secretary Raychelle Omamo said Kenya’s endeavour was part of the global fight against the al Shabaab and the country...
View ArticleGusii leaders pledge to work with Jubilee
Several leaders from Kisii and Nyamira counties have pledged to work with Jubilee for the sake of development. The 12 leaders, who visited State House, Nairobi, yesterday, said they held discussions...
View ArticleEACC wants Kinisu out ‘to pave way for probe’
Embattled Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) chairman Philip Kinisu has been asked to step aside to pave way for an independent probe into his dealings with the National Youth Service (NYS)....
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