Suspended CS says she is in Jubilee to stay
Suspended lands cabinet secretary Charity Ngilu has defended her stand declaring that she is still in government and warned her critics to stop linking her with the opposition cord coalition. Speaking...
View ArticleUS President to address the nation from Kasarani Sports Centre
Just five days to his expect arrival in the country, its now clear that US President Barack Obama will give a public address to the nation from the Kasarani Safaricom stadium on Sunday next week. State...
View ArticleReady for Obama : Workers put final touches on beautification of city
Excitement is high ahead of President Obama’s visit in just under 5 days with the country putting final touches on preparations to welcome kenya’s most prominent son. Along the streets of Nairobi,...
View ArticleKajiado residents decry meagre compensation
The longstanding compensation deadlock pitting Kajiado residents and the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) has degenerated further after locals swore to block any undertaking to use...
View ArticleLet NHIF be optional, say workers’ bodies
Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) and Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) now want the controversial NHIF scheme be made optional for institutions with superior medical cover for their...
View ArticleObama to address Kenyans at Kasarani Stadium on Sunday
The government has released details of United States President Barack Obama’s visit to the country this week. Among the activities he will take part in include a public address at Kasarani Stadium in...
View ArticleArrest drug barons, leaders urge police
Mombasa political leaders have urged regional police to arrest key drug barons in the ongoing fight against drugs. Led by Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho, they urged police to intensify the war on drugs...
View ArticleInfinix Zero 2 makes an entry into Kenyan market
Smartphone and tablet manufacturer Infinix Mobility and online store jumia.co.ke last week launched a premium smartphone device - Infinix X509 (Zero2) into the Kenyan market. Coming in the wake of a...
View ArticleState must monitor operations of donor-funded academies
A fortnight ago, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) secretary general Wilson Sossion raised a pertinent issue that is likely to adversely affect Kenyan children in the coming days, and which,...
View ArticleKang’ata leads protest plot over likely gay speech
A group of MPs led by Kiharu legislator Irungu Kang’ata is planning to disrupt US President Barack Obama’s address to Parliament if he touches on the thorny gay agenda. Kang’ata yesterday told People...
View ArticleEquity launches thin sim
Equity Bank group has today launched its thin sim card that had initially faced a lot of opposition from its competitors in the telecommunications sector, delaying the process. the thin sim card which...
View ArticleKsh50 billion World Bank credit to rebuild Eldoret-Nadapal road
The government has signed a 50 billion shilling credit from the world bank for construction of the 601 kilometre road from Eldoret to Nadapal town at the border with South Sudan border. The entire...
View ArticleFiner details of Obama visit guarded secret
With just over 72 hours before the arrival of US President Barack Obama on a historic trip to Kenya, important information pertaining to his travel and stay is still such a tightly guarded secret,...
View Articleto save local economy
Kilifi County Assembly has passed the Coconut Bill, legalising the sale and consumption of palm wine in the region. The palm wine, locally known as mnazi, is a popular alcoholic drink in Kilifi county...
View ArticleMP denies plot to oust Ngilu
A Jubilee MP has disassociated central Kenya legislators from an alleged plot to sponsor a vote of no confidence against suspended Lands Cabinet secretary Charity Ngilu. Central Kenya Parliamentary...
View ArticleWorld Bank, State launch Sh8.3b project for counties
Pastoral communities from the arid and semi-arid counties will benefit from a Sh8.3 billion project funded by World Bank and the National government to support key development priorities. The project...
View ArticleCheck-ups can save you from cancer, Mugo advises
“Beth, what will kill you is not cancer but old age or something else.” Those were the words of the then Beth Mugo’s doctor who pronounced the now nominated senator cancer-free two years ago. Mugo, a...
View ArticleCourt halts Anglo Leasing trial pending Kamanis’ bid
The anti-corruption court has suspended trial of suspects accused of defrauding the government in the multi-billion shilling Anglo Leasing scandal pending the determination of an application to...
View ArticleThe greening beauty
Grace Wanene, Miss Earth Kenya first runners-up is strutting the catwalk with a conservation agenda at the back of her mind Beauty queens exude confidence and glamour and it’s rare to see one who is...
View ArticleSuspended Marakwet Speaker resumes duty
Suspended Speaker of Elgeyo Marakwet county Assembly Albert Kochei resumed duty yesterday after staying in the cold for more than 90 days after he was mentioned alongside 175 public and State...
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