Self-declared god, jehovah Wanyonyi, said to have died
He declared himself god of the Abaluhya. Jehovah Wanyonyi is now feared dead. A death that is surrounded by controversy with some of his followers convinced that their god cannot die. Wanyonyi is...
View ArticleInnovators position themselves for funding ahead of the Global...
Top 25 early startups in East Africa will on Tuesday battle it out amongst themselves at the pivot East competition in the presence of local and foreign investors in the country as they seek funds to...
View ArticleCraftsman makes life size Obama figure ahead of his Nairobi visit
As the country prepares itself for President Obama’s visit, entrepreneurs are in a race to outdo each other. Artists are strategizing on how to capitalize on the spotlight brought by Obama’s visit....
View ArticleOne-on-one with one of Kenya’s top entrepreneurs, Gina Din-Kariuki
She is one of the most prominent Kenyan women entrepreneurs having founded one of the most succesfull communication companies in the country more than 15 years ago when the Public Relations industry...
View ArticleKenyans on social media poke fun at Nairobi Governor over Nairobi beautification
The beautification of capital city ahead of the highly anticipated visit by the U.S President Barack Obama to the country must be giving Nairobi Governor Dr. Evans Kidero sleepless nights, even as...
View ArticleBurundi votes amid gunfire bomb blasts
Bunjumbura, Tuesday Burundians voted today amid gunfire and grenade blasts, with President Pierre Nkurunziza widely expected to win a third term despite international condemnation and thousands of...
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Hassan linked to 2013 poll kits tender scandal
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson Issack Hassan and commissioner Mohammed Alawi may soon find themselves in trouble after a former commission senior officer...
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Rebel chief’s ICC case set for Kampala
The confirmation hearing of charges facing Dominic Ongwen, Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group’s former commander, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) could be held in Uganda. ICC Outreach...
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Coast hospital performs first open-heart surgery
Coast Provincial General Hospital (CPGH) made history for being the first public hospital in the country to initiate an open-heart surgery or cardiothoracic surgery programme outside Nairobi....
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Uhuru vows to lobby for cancer resources
PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta has pledged to lobby his counterparts across the world to mobilise resources to fight cancer. Uhuru said cancer has caused more pain to many families as it has not only...
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Traders upbeat as pre-summit starts ahead of Obama’s visit
Great expectations abound from hundreds of business people and innovators showcasing their products and services in the Pre-Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 launched yesterday by President Uhuru...
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Alarm as audit report exposes massive theft, rot in counties
Most counties cannot account for funds both allocated by the National government and those raised internally, with a majority of devolved units plundering taxpayers money at abandon. Auditor General...
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Lockdown looms over Obama visit
The full impact of US President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya that starts tomorrow became clear yesterday as police and airlines announced traffic changes set to affect hundreds of thousands of...
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A travellers’ gem amidst Nyeri farms
Located 50 kilometres from Nyeri town, Hotel Giraffe Ark is a facility of its kind amidst huge tracts of farmland in the agriculturally rich Kieni constituency. For first time visitors, one would be...
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KAA appointee ‘on US watch list’
A newly gazetted Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) Board member and businessman Bootsy Mutiso may after all not assume office after it emerged he is on the American authorities’ watch list and a wanted...
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Women cry out for State tenders
Greed and corruption in State agencies is hampering uptake of the 30 per cent public procurement quota set for youth, women and Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) with a paltry six per cent of an...
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Kenyan start-ups court business giants
More than a dozen start-ups showcased their works at the pre-Global Entrepreneurship Summit exhibition yesterday, in a bid to have their products adopted by business giants. The expo, which ends today...
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Foreign visitors flock the Mara
Most hotels in Masai Mara Game Reserve are recording heavy bookings as the annual tourism peak season takes off and US President Obama arrives in Kenya. Hoteliers said virtually all lodges and camps...
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Chepkwony sacks nine officers over accident
Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony has sacked nine law enforcement officers after they allegedly threw spikes on a moving matatu, causing an accident that claimed the lives of two people. He said...
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Interior designer cut his teeth in mum’s fabrics shop
He learnt the ropes of the trade merely through observation and took to it with a passion. When Moiz Sharafali finished high school, he enrolled in colleges abroad to pursue further education and...
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