Crack whip on rogue lawyers, Chief Justice to LSK
Chief Justice David Maraga yesterday challenged the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) to crack the whip on errant and corrupt lawyers. “While the Judiciary is taking the fight against corruption seriously,...
View ArticleRaila to meet PLWDs today to seek support
Cord leader Raila Odinga will today host People Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) as he endear himself to bag the 1.2 million votes ahead of August 8, 2017 General Elections ODM’s director of...
View ArticleBar Jamleck, Wa Iria ‘from vying in 2017’
A Member of Parliament wants Kigumo MP Jamleck Kamau and Governor Mwangi wa Iria barred from contesting any elective post for allegedly provoking violence. Murang’a Women’s Rep Sabina Chege, while...
View ArticleGunmen disrupt KCSE examination in Wajir
Two gunmen yesterday stormed a village in Wajir and opened fire on Abaqure High School students sitting Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination sending the entire area into panic....
View ArticleMaang’i urges Magara, Ongeri to join Jubilee
Kisii deputy governor Joash Maangi, who was appointed to spearhead Jubilee Party campaigns in the county, has assured aspirants the outfit’s nominations will be free and fair. Consequently, he has...
View ArticleNew medication offers hope for drug addicts
Kennedy Gachuhi @PeopleDailyKe An India-based pharmaceutical company, Rusan Pharma Limited, has good news for drug addicts; remedy in 11 days. The anti-addiction medicine will be implanted into the...
View ArticleAbet graft at your own risk, warns AG
The government will hold accounting officers of public entities personally liable for any incident of corruption within their jurisdictions, Attorney General, Githu Muigai warned yesterday. He said...
View ArticleAttempt to oust House Health committee chair flops
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy There was confusion at the National Assembly Health committee sitting after ouster motion of its chair Rachael Nyamai (Kitui South) and her deputy Robert Pukose (Endebess)...
View ArticleWomen MPs to hit back over Korere attack
A group of Women Members of Parliament have reacted angrily to a violent incident involving a female and a male legislator, warning sternly that they will not tolerate attacks by men colleagues. They...
View ArticleTendering law flouted, says MoH auditor
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy Ministry of Health head of Internal Audit Bernard Muchere has confirmed that there was non-compliance of the law during procurement and payments but could not tell whether...
View ArticleAfrica fails to block UN first-ever LGBT expert
Jo’burg, Tuesday A bid by African countries to delay the appointment of the first-ever UN expert tasked with investigating LGBT rights abuses worldwide was defeated late yesterday. A draft resolution...
View ArticleMCAs in bid to ‘derail Mutua ouster motion’
Mutuku Mwangangi @PeopleDailyKe Thirty one members of Machakos County Assembly have flown to Tanzania in an alleged scheme to scuttle an impeachment motion on Governor Alfred Mutua scheduled for...
View ArticleAgency defends move to charge ex-NYS boss
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday said an independent review of the evidence gathered by its team of investigators led to a decision to prosecute former National Youth Service deputy...
View ArticleNakuru County Service Board overpaid by Sh3m – report
The troubled Nakuru County Service Board has found itself under the spotlight once again after a report by the Auditor General revealed that the members had overpaid themselves by a whopping Sh3.1...
View ArticleRaila absolves Kingi from Sh1.8b scandal
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga has defended Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi over theft of more than Sh1 billion from the county’s bank accounts. He said Kingi will not resign...
View ArticleState to spend Sh5b in drought mitigation
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy The Government will spend Sh5.4 billion by January in drought mitigation, Devolution Cabinet secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has said. Appearing before Senate devolution committee...
View ArticleS. Korea, Japan sign intelligence deal, China protests
Tokyo, Wednesday Japan and South Korea today signed an agreement to share defence intelligence about North Korea, despite protests from opposition parties and activists in Seoul and strong criticism...
View ArticleTight timelines could hamper poll preparedness – IEBC
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has raised fears the tight timelines it is working under are bound to severely hamper preparedness and delivery of the General Election...
View ArticleRaila, Jubilee MPs in blame game over graft
Jubilee MPs were yesterday engaged in blame game with Cord leader Raila Odinga over runaway corruption in the country, with the legislators accusing the former premier of hypocrisy and double...
View ArticleThugs attack police station, loot armoury
Douglas Dindi and Nasibo Kabale @PeopleDailyKe Suspected gangsters raided a police post in Mumias sub-county on Tuesday night, attacked a police officer and stole seven G3 rifles and 180 bullets. The...
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