President Kenyatta commutes the death sentences of 2,747 prisoners
Days after setting free over 7,000 petty offenders from prison, president Uhuru Kenyatta has once again invoked the power of mercy and commuted the death sentences of over 2,000 death row inmates to...
View ArticleSelection panel advertises positions for new commissioners
The IEBC selection panel has set in motion the process of reconstituting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission after it advertised positions for new commissioners and a chairman for the...
View ArticleMihang’o residents protest closure of an access road by KDF
Tension remained high for the second week running in Nairobi's Kayole estate following violent demonstrations which saw residents barricade several roads to protest a move by the Kenya Defense Forces...
View Article59 killed in police college in Pakistan
At least 59 cadets and guards have been killed in an attack by militants on a police college in the Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say. Three militants wearing suicide bomb vests entered the...
View ArticlePresident Kenyatta cancels his official visit to Angola
President Uhuru Kenyatta has cancelled his official visit to Angola following the attack in Mandera that left 12 people dead. President Kenyatta was to travel to Angola Wednesday for a security...
View ArticleKRA intercepts milk powder at Mombasa
Kenya Revenue Authority yesterday seized two containers with milk powder that had not been declared by the importer. Customs officials at the Port of Mombasa said the consignment originated from the...
View ArticleCanada seeks Russia unity
Ottawa, Wednesday Despite tensions over conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, Russia and the West have maintained a strong working relationship in the Arctic and Canada’s new Liberal government is looking...
View ArticlePresident Kenyatta cancels Angola trip over Mandera attack
President Uhuru Kenyatta has called off his scheduled trip to Angola to deal with the breach of the security situation in Mandera after suspected Al Shabaab militants staged yet another attack on the...
View ArticleNtimama ‘son’ seeks body exhumation
A 60-year-old man who claims to be a son to former minister the late William Ntimama, wants his body exhumed. George Kariuki Njoroge, alias George Kariuki Ntimama, filed an amended application...
View Article11 bodies out of the 12 people killed in Mandera attack flown to Nairobi
Eleven bodies out of the 27 people killed in the Al Shabaab attack on a hotel in Mandera town were this evening flown to Nairobi's Wilson airport to a sombre reception, before being transferred to the...
View ArticlePAC calls for arrest of Business woman for skipping NYS scam probe
The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee has asked the Inspector- General of police Joseph Boinnet to arrest shadowy businesswoman Josephine Kabura after she once again failed to appear before the...
View ArticleMan kills wife ,2 children and commits suicide in Maragua
A man in Murang'a brutally murdered his wife and two children aged four and two years before committing suicide under unclear circumstances. The assailant is alleged to have dismembered his wife and...
View ArticleHoliday Parenting: Parents grappling with effects of long school holidays
Brenda Kerubo speaks to a single parent to understand how she plans to manage the added burden that comes with the unusually long holiday for her children. Meanwhile the reality of the directive by...
View ArticlePolice spokesman hints at joining elective politics
Police Spokesman Charles Owino has hinted to joining politics in the future, even though he did not name what political office he would go for. He said he will declare his political ambition in the...
View ArticleFormer Capital FM Presenter Grace Makosewe Passes On
Former Capital FM presenter Grace Makosewe (@makosewe) has passed on. She is said to have been found dead in her apartment. Stay with us for more details on this story. The post Former Capital FM...
View ArticleI’ll defeat Ruto in Bomet race, says Laboso
National Assembly deputy Speaker Joyce Laboso has said that she is best placed to unseat Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto in next year’s General Election. Speaking in Gilgil, she said she has all the...
View ArticleGambia joins African queue to leave Hague
Dakar, Wednesday The Gambia says it will pull of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after accusing the tribunal of persecuting and humiliating Africans. The small West African nation joins South...
View ArticleImperial Bank Sh42 billion recovery takes new twist
The dispute pitting Imperial Bank former directors, shareholders, Central Bank and depositors yesterday took a new twist after the lender filed an application seeking to have three firms barred from...
View ArticleFormer Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph appointed KQ’s new chairman
Former Safaricom's Chief Executive Officer, Micheal Joseph is the new chairman of the national carrier, Kenya Airways. He replaces ambassador Dennis Awori who took a bow from the national carrier...
View ArticleHigh court rejects bid to stop Lenaola appointment
The High Court judge has declined to grant orders stopping the appointment and gazettement of justice Isaack Lenaola as Supreme Court judge following a case filed by the national gender and equality...
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