Celebrations born in 1952, transforms in 2010
The first Mashujaa Day was celebrated on October 20, 2010, two months after the promulgation of the new Constitution, which created it. Mashujaa, which is observed in recognition of Kenya’s heroes,...
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The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) halted the recruitment of the 70,000 relief teachers immediately the court stopped the exercise. In a statement to newsrooms, TSC head of communication Kihumba...
View ArticleKnec officials, varsity students in cartel selling exam materials
The integrity of the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams is under serious jeopardy after it emerged that a cartel involving, among others, university students, teachers and...
View ArticleWill the real heroes please stand up?
Mau Mau war veterans and their families are marking the sixth Mashujaa Day a happy lot after the recognition—if belated—of the guerrilla army’s role in helping liberate Kenya from the yoke of...
View ArticleJubilee governors in trouble over Ruto prayer rallies snub
Jubilee-allied governors skipping ongoing prayer rallies for Deputy President William Ruto and journalist Joshua Sang risk punishment “if they do not toe the line”. Jubilee leaders, including...
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The Anti-Banking Fraud Investigations Unit now says Local Purchase Orders used to siphon Sh791 million from National Youth Service were forged. Investigations also show a conspiracy to steal a further...
View ArticleRuto lawyers to file ‘no-case’ plea at ICC
Deputy President William Ruto’s defence is scheduled to file a motion of no-case- to answer before the end of this week. The anticipated application will determine the course of the case that has...
View ArticleSystem of education churning out half-baked graduates, claims Auma
US President Baraka Obama’s half-sister Dr Auma Obama has faulted the education system in the country saying it is substandard. She said the system is producing “half-baked professionals” explaining...
View ArticleDeath toll on roads has soared, says NTSA
The number of Kenyans who have lost lives in road accidents in the last one year has increased according to the latest figures from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). The authority...
View ArticleSave Del Monte from counties, says Atwoli
The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) has urged the National government to intervene and end the court battles between Del Monte Company and two neighbouring counties. Cotu said the feud...
View ArticlePresident maintains that Jubilee is on track to achieve prosperity, growth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTslfZK5s6c President Uhuru Kenyatta used Tuesday's Mashujaa Day celebrations to caution leaders against growing intolerance and politics of hatred as he rallied...
View ArticlePresident Kenyatta tells off ICC Judges over Jubilee prayer meetings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqhagNpUrAU President Uhuru Kenyatta has broken his long silence with a rare a direct attack at the International Criminal Court over the ongoing trial facing his...
View ArticleHundreds of teenagers arrested at a bar in downtown Nairobi engaging in a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kttpa4EXTMM Hundreds of underage children are spending the night at the Central Police station in Nairobi after they were arrested engaging in a driniking spree at...
View ArticleWater shortage forces Pwani University closure
Pwani University has been closed indefinitely following an acute water shortage that has hit Mombasa and Kilifi counties. The shortage has been caused by the disconnection of water supply to the...
View ArticlePolice release names of five recruited suicide bombers
Security agencies have released names and pictures of five wanted Kenyans believed to have been recruited by the al Shabaab militia group as suicide bombers. The five, including a couple and a former...
View ArticleKenya praised for protecting refugees, internally displaced
Kenya has been cited as one of the countries with best practices in handling refugees, immigrants and Internally Displaced Persons. Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro told world parliamentarians meeting...
View ArticleCops deployed in crime prone Eldoret town
Security agencies will deal firmly with criminal gangs causing mayhem in Uasin Gishu, County Commissioner Abdi Hassan warned yesterday. He said a team of police officers have been deployed in estates...
View ArticlePressure mounts over controversial media bill
Pressure continued to mount over the controversial media bill with the Kenya Correspondents Association (KCA) threatening to go to court should the National Assembly fail to rescind it. The...
View ArticleState ready to diversify tourism sector, says CS
The government has announced plans to put up a spacious conferencing facility near the Nairobi National Park as part of tourism recovery strategy aimed at bolstering arrivals. Tourism Cabinet...
View ArticlePrayer rallies will go on, Uhuru tells ICC, roots for free media
President Uhuru Kenyatta has finally broken his silence on the continued debate surrounding the International Criminal Court (ICC) case against his Deputy William Ruto and former radio journalist...
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