Be patriotic, pray for our leaders, says Ruto’s wife
DPPS @PeopleDailyKe Deputy President William Ruto’s wife, Rachel, has urged Kenyans to be patriotic. She said it was disappointing that some Kenyans talk negatively about their own country. “It is so...
View ArticleUoN lecturer Nzuve killed in cold blood
Walter Juma and George Kebaso @PeopleDailyKe The murder of a top University of Nairobi lecturer by thugs who raided his home in Machakos county on Saturday night, has left residents of the village in...
View ArticleBurundi mayhem leaves 87 dead as groups call for probe
Bujumbura, Sunday Scores of people were reported killed as political violence surged in Bujumbura, the capital of the central equatorial African nation of Burundi, after the Army and police...
View ArticleFirst women win council seat in historic Saudi polls
Middle East, Sunday At least two women won municipal council seats in Saudi Arabia’s first ever election open to female voters and candidates, officials said Sunday, in a milestone for the...
View ArticleEACC drops arrest threats against Cord leader Raila Odinga
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has now dropped its earlier threat that it would arrest Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) leader Raila Odinga after he submitted a statement...
View ArticleEACC: We are no longer pursuing Raila
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCQoAKA6qc The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission has now withdrawn its summons asking CORD leader Raila Odinga to appear before the commission over his claims on...
View ArticleTensions high in Burundi over fears of civil war
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GeRLom74Ls The US government has urged its citizens to immediately leave Burundi after 87 people were killed in the capital Bujumbura, many reportedly shot dead...
View ArticleSecurity beefed up in West Pokot,Turkana counties ahead of festive season
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofdZA0HOK24 Security along the Kapenguria- Lodwar highway in West Pokot and Turkana counties has been beefed up after reports that bandits were regrouping in the area...
View ArticleMinistry unveils new tool to assess Class One entrants
The Education ministry has developed a universal assessment tool that seeks to eliminate the practice of giving academic tests and interviews to children as a condition of joining Standard One. The...
View ArticleFrustrated ministers want Doha issues dropped for new agenda
Majority of Trade ministers want ‘contentious issues’ dropped for emerging topics in the latest development from ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Nairobi, a turn that threatens to...
View ArticleClassification of China among developing nations raises heat from peers
The classification of China among the developing countries such as Kenya is causing disquiet among World Trade Organisation (WTO) members. China commands the single largest share of global trade but...
View ArticleRepublican candidates clash over IS in debate
Las Vegas, Wednesday The national security focus yielded heated exchanges between Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio who clashed on surveillance and immigration policy. Jeb Bush also sought to revive...
View ArticleLiberia joins WTO family after 12 years of struggle
Liberia is the newest member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) family after her accession was unanimously approved yesterday by members in Nairobi. The country’s Head of State, Ellen Johnson...
View ArticleCountries have reached agreements without global body’s participation
The position of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the preferred platform for trade deals has been getting battered as countries across the world bypass it and enter into regional free trade...
View ArticleBig break as US, China in deal to drop ‘IT barriers’
China and US Trade ministers have reached an agreement that would reduce tariffs on information technology in what will immensely benefit Kenya and other developing countries. The move, which will...
View ArticleBurundi crisis: AU ‘won’t allow genocide’ to take place in Africa
Bujumbura, Thursday The African Union, discussing the situation in Burundi, says Africa will "not allow another genocide to take place on its soil". There are concerns that the recent deadly violence...
View ArticlePioneer Girls Thika set to admit first batch of students in January
Businessman and chair of Equity Bank, Peter Munga has expanded his investments in the education sector with a girl’s boarding school in Thika. The latest in a series of learning institutions under his...
View ArticlePutin pours fresh scorn on Turkey for downed jet
Moscow, Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin has used crude language in a furious new attack on Turkey over the downing of a Russian combat jet last month. The incident on the Syria-Turkey...
View ArticleMP Kajwang’ faces abuse of office charges
The Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has recommended that Ruaraka MP Tom Kajwang' be charged with abuse of office. But it was a sigh of relief to former Home Affairs Permanent Secretary...
View ArticleEl Nino rains wreak havoc in a Kieni village
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy More than 300 farmers and traders from Kanyagia village in Kieni, Nyeri county are counting losses after heavy rains pounding the area left a trail of destruction. The...
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