Act on deadly boundary feuds, MPs tell State
Five herders out of the 12 people killed by suspected Borana and Samburu bandits in Igembe North and Tigana East were yesterday laid to rest as leaders condemned the killings and accused the...
View ArticleAre any foods safe to eat anymore? Here is the truth
Food was once seen as a source of sustenance and pleasure. Today, the dinner table can instead begin to feel like a minefield. Is the bacon on your plate culinary asbestos, and will the wheat in your...
View ArticleGovernors want Act on urban areas hastened
Governors want the amendments to the Urban Areas and Cities Act of 2011 fast tracked in order to draw clear lines on classification and management of urban areas. Further, the county chiefs have...
View ArticleYouth Fund board suspends chiefs over Sh181m scandal
The Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) board has admitted loss of millions of shillings between February and April this year, and revealed that its chief executive officer and the finance...
View ArticlePope visit plan almost complete, assures CS
The government targets to complete all preparations ahead of Pope Francis’ visit by Tuesday next week. Speaking yesterday after touring the University of Nairobi grounds, St Mary’s School and St...
View ArticleChicken give women’s group wings
When they suggested that they wanted to start poultry keeping, members of Chuodho Women Group were ridiculed. Who would buy their products and how would so many people benefit from a joint venture?...
View ArticleTame MCAs, urges Ndathi
Kirinyaga Governor Joseph Ndathi has called for the amendment of the County Government Act to deny MCAs powers to impeach governors. The governor argued that the Act is unconstitutional as it gives...
View ArticleODM slams Uhuru over state of economy remarks
ODM has slammed President Uhuru Kenyatta over his remarks on the state of the country’s economy, claiming he has lost touch with reality. ODM MPs Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja), Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay Women’s...
View ArticleMuseveni approach should open region’s eyes, push GMO agenda
The storm stirred by the expected lifting of the ban on the importation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) foods seems to have petered out in the last few weeks. When Deputy President William...
View ArticleIEBC requests legal advice before deciding on Wetang’ula fate
The electoral commission has requested its legal department to study the Supreme Court ruling that found Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula guilty of bribing voters in the 2013 General Election and...
View ArticleCouncil claims Youth Fund lost Sh350m to corruption
The controversy surrounding graft-hit Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) yesterday took another twist after it emerged that more than Sh350 million had been lost through corrupt deals. National...
View ArticleAladwa to appear in court
The court has issued summons against former Nairobi mayor George Aladwa to appear before it on Friday to answer incitement charges. This was after Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) made an...
View ArticleRaging Narok floods kill three, sweep cows
Two brothers and a herdsman were on Monday evening swept away by flash floods in Talek area near Masai Mara National Reserve. More than 300 sheep and three cows were also swept as the El Nino rains...
View ArticleLenders approve Sh61.2b loan as Raila criticises move
Lenders have approved the government’s Sh61.2 billion second international syndicated loan even as Cord leader Raila Odinga criticised the government of negotiating another expensive debt and ignoring...
View ArticleRay of hope for kidney patients in country
There is hope for patients who need kidney transplants after the government rolled out the second phase of Interlife kidney transplant programme at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). KNH, is the...
View ArticleMarwa assures peace caravan of State security
The government will provide security to the peace caravan of more than 2,000 Mombasa Catholic diocese faithful who will travel to Nairobi for the historic Pope’s visit, County Commissioner Nelson...
View ArticleGrave refuses to go ‘silent’ after 25 years
Family members, church elders and villagers repeatedly sing around a tomb belonging to Joseph Macharia Githua at Matanya-Marula village in Laikipia East. For a moment, the entire village is united by...
View ArticleDevolution ministry’s Sh8,700 for one biro
The Devolution ministry is once again on the spot over highly inflated expenditures amounting to Sh14 billion spent at its headquarters and at the National Youth Service (NYS). Members of Parliament...
View ArticleExplain Eurobond cash use, Karua tells Rotich
Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua has urged National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich to explain how the government used Eurobond cash. Addressing a press conference at the party’s...
View ArticleHow urbanisation is hurting healthcare to access to Family planning services
A new survey paints a bleak picture of the country’s state of healthcare system. The urban survey on reproductive health shows that rapid urbanisation is worsening the situation. And as the country...
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