Kenyans unbowed: Westgate rises from ashes like a phoenix
City mall’s rebirth shames terrorists who thought the 2013 attack would break the country. The shopping complex feels even safer, with better security machinery, narrates Kimathi Mutegi Exactly two...
View ArticleGovernors threaten to sue over delayed counties cash
The Council of Governors (CoG) has threatened to move to court to push the government to release money allocated to counties that has been held for three months if it’s not released within a week....
View ArticleFocus on youth as Kenyans remember deadly terror attack
Kenyans yesterday held prayers and lit candles in the capital, Nairobi, to mark the second anniversary of the Westgate Shopping Mall attack by Somalia-based al-Shabaab terror group. In the Nakumatt...
View ArticleI am ready for you in 2017, defiant Munya tells Kiraitu
Chairman of the Council of Governors Peter Munya has dared Meru Senator Kiraitu Murungi to brace for a battle royale for the governor’s seat in 2017. The Meru governor said he is not scared of facing...
View ArticleRefund fees or we meet in court, Ndunda dares State
Kenya National Parents Association has given the government seven days to refund parents this term’s school fees. This follows the government’s order to close schools over the ongoing teachers strike...
View ArticleSouth Sudan conditions have worsened, warns UN
Conditions in wartorn South Sudan have worsened with thousands fleeing fighting since a ceasefire deal three weeks ago, the United Nations has warned. In the northern battleground state of Unity,...
View ArticleKenya now in dilemma over blowing up ship with drugs
Kenya is facing another dilemma on whether to blow up one of the biggest vessels ferrying United Nations (UN) peace-keeping mission trucks, after suspected heroin of unknown value was allegedly found...
View ArticleOfficials raid academies, force them to close
Police and Ministry of Education officials moved to forcibly close down public and private schools which had defied a directive by the government to close by yesterday. The officers raided several...
View ArticleKeep off politics or else… legislators warn Eugene
Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa could find himself in hot soup after two members of the National Assembly from Western region threatened to introduce an impeachment motion...
View ArticleFormer Finance Minister David Mwiraria to appear in court over Anglo Leasing
Former Finance Minister David Mwiraria summoned to appear before the anti corruption court on 23rd November to take plea in relation to the Sh10 Billion Anglo leasing case. The post Former Finance...
View ArticleNHIF Sh96m fraud case adjourned
A case in which former National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) boss Richard Kerich and four other managers are charged with conspiring to defraud failed to proceed yesterday and was instead adjourned...
View ArticleDestruction as students protest Helb cash delay
Students drawn from various public and private universities yesterday engaged police in running battles as they protested the delay in disbursement of Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) funds. At...
View ArticleTo boost economic growth, Africa must transform aviation sector
Air connectivity will play a critical role in the development of African economies going forward. The continent is huge, with sometimes difficult topography that can make travelling, whether by road,...
View ArticleWest Pokot welcomes Sh12b cement factory
The much-awaited construction of a Sh12 billion cement plant in West Pokot county is scheduled to kick off early next year, Governor Simon Kachapin has said. Speaking in Kapenguria after receiving a...
View ArticleTSC appeal on salary award pushed to next week
Kenya National Union of Teachers scored big yesterday after they managed to push the substantial hearing of an appeal by three government agencies to next Tuesday. A three-judge bench also said...
View ArticleYouth get cows in ambitious project
Murang’a county government has rolled out a youth empowerment programme that will see youth in the area benefit from high-yielding dairy cows to lure them into livestock farming business. The...
View ArticleKuria claims he has ‘enough evidence’ to nail Ruto fixers
Undeterred by a threat to sue him, Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has piled more allegations of International Criminal Court (ICC) witness procurement by former Justice minister Martha...
View ArticleStep aside over NYS scandal, URP MPs tell Waiguru
Some MPs allied to United Republican Party are demanding the stepping aside of Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru. Alfred Keter (Nandi Hills), Ronald Tonui (Bomet Central) and Charles Mwangangi...
View ArticleMeru official defends Sh7.8m curtains buy
The Meru government is unapologetic for spending Sh7.8 million to buy curtains for various health facilities in the county. Health executive Dr William Muraah yesterday challenged those aggrieved by...
View ArticleCoup leaders, troops loyal to government in Burkina Faso sign deal
Coup leaders in Burkina Faso and troops loyal to the government sign deal to avoid violence in capital, mediator tells Reuters This comes after West African leaders and their military chiefs traveled...
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