Family in fear after arrest of Akasha son, foreigners
The son of slain drug baron Ibrahim Akasha and two foreigners were arrested on Saturday and driven to an unknown location.Mr Ibrahim Akasha Abdalla, Mr Gulam Hussein and Mr Vijaygiri…
Local gangs not left out in flowing cash
Two years ago, President Uhuru Kenyatta ventured into the crime infested Nyalenda slums in Kisumu, mingling with locals with his security nowhere in sight.Never before had a Head of State,…
Courses to determine lecturers’ pay
University lecturers’ salaries will be based on the course taught as a new funding formula for the institutions takes effect in the new financial year that starts in July.Under the…
Ngeta city: Why muggers are having a field day in Nairobi
Within seconds of being attacked, the image of Marvin Wandabwa became an instant hit on social media depicting the mugging menace that has taken the Central Business District (CBD) by…
Growing expenses more than halve Unga Group net earnings
Human and animal feeds manufacturer Unga Group saw its net profit drop 2.4 times to Sh132.8 million in the half year ended December on the back of higher costs.It made…
A woman has claimed she has been denied the right to acquire a national identity card.
Mary Jessica Atieno, 27, applied for the document in Murang’a County, where she is married, but was instructed to make the application in her birth district in Kisumu County.Her husband,…
New IEBC team puts politicians on notice over incitement
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has urged politicians to desist from making statements during campaigns that would divide the country.Chairman Wafula Chebukati said political parties should respect the…
Fuel shortage looms as night transport ban sparks protests
The Interior ministry’s recent directive barring petroleum tankers from moving at night on Tuesday sparked off a row between the government and transporters that, if not resolved, could plunge the…
Unions maintain universities staff strike still active
Public universities academic staff have denied claims that they have called off their strike and vowed not to relent on their demands to have a proposed collective bargaining agreement approved.Representatives…
Why Uhuru rejected Mwangi Kiunjuri’s request to resign
President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked Devolution Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri not to vie for gubernatorial seat in Laikipia.President Kenyatta told the CS during a rally in Laikipia County not to…
Did President Uhuru Kenyatta make it rain in Nyeri?
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s voter registration drive in central Kenya was disrupted in Nyeri after heavy rains pounded the region when he started to address a crowd on Friday.Pushed by the…
Nairobi bourse worst-performing market globally – Bloomberg
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is the worst-performing market globally year-to-date according to Bloomberg, with risk-averse investors shunning stocks for safe-haven government debt.The chief executive of the NSE Geoffrey Odundo…
Jubilee and Cord chiefs urge voters in their strongholds to register ahead of polls
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Cord leader Raila Odinga are on their nationwide tours to urge Kenyans to turn out in large numbers to register as voters.The ruling coalition and the…
IEBC rejects use of waiting cards in voter listing
The electoral commission says it registering an average of 2,000 per county per day in the month-long listing that started on Monday.Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission CEO Ezra Chiloba on…
Zimbabwean doctors down their tools over low pay, poor working conditions
Zimbabwean doctors working in public hospitals went on strike Wednesday demanding better pay and improved working conditions at a time the government is struggling to pay its workers on time.The…
This is the intelligence that Hassan Joho received that made him vacate his Nyali house IMMEDIATELY
Mombasa governor moved out of his house in Nyali last week following friction with the national government. Apparently Joho received intelligence that made him make the move.Sometimes last week, Flying…
Tit for tat? Flying Squad raid the house of Joho’s close ally a day after the Mombasa governor chased police out of his compound
The friction between Mombasa governor and the government is thought to be the reason why police officers raided the house of his close ally today.Daily nation reports that Flying Squad…
Kenyans in last-minute rush to list as voters
It is not in doubt that Kenyans are given to the last-minute rush.And on Tuesday, they did not disappoint when they flocked voter registration centres, hours to the expiry of…
Aubameyang, Gabon denied in Africa Cup of Nations opener
Juary Soares grabbed a dramatic late equaliser for debutants Guinea-Bissau as they recovered from a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strike to hold hosts Gabon to a 1-1 draw in the Africa Cup…
UoN Vice Chancellor Warns First Years To Stay Away From Thirsty Male Students
A tweet which was posted by University of Nairobi (UoN) Vice Chancellor Prof. Peter Mbithi caused quite a buzz on the social networking platform.In his tweet, the VC asked female…
The government is set to receive 50 more locomotives by May 2017, ahead of the commissioning of the Sh372 billion standard gauge railway (SGR) on June 1.
Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said in Mombasa on Wednesday that the second batch of six locomotives are expected to arrive at the Mombasa port in February while the last…
Donald Trump the “Twitter President”
Donald Trump says he was not surprised to come under attack from “liberal movie people” like Meryl Streep at last night Golden Globe awards.Meryl Streep berated the President elect in…
South African 800m athlete Caster Semenya and long-time partner, have officially tied the knot.
Sport24 reports that, Semenya and Raseboya were the toast of Twitter on Saturday afternoon with pics of their wedding ceremony flooding social media.Semenya first shot to stardom in 2009 when…
Mercy Masika to build Kes 20 million school in Pokot
The flourishing gospel singer has embarked on a multimillion shillings project in one the most marginalized areas in Kenya.When Pokot is mentioned, the next thing that strikes your mind is…
Doctors to assess State’s pay deal to end strike
The government has offered doctors a pay hike of more than 40 per cent to end their month-long strike.In an offer announced from State House In Mombasa after a day-long…
President Uhuru Kenyatta meets doctors in Mombasa over strike
The doctors’ union and a negotiation team from the government are meeting President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House in Mombasa over their strike.Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU)…
Selection panel defends choice of new IEBC team
The selection panel that submitted nominees to President Uhuru Kenyatta for chairman and commissioners of the new-look electoral commission, has defended its choices, amidst growing criticism.Mrs Bernadette Musundi, the chairperson…
Seven counties yet to pay their doctors, says union
Seven counties have not paid more than 300 striking doctors their December salaries, the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has disclosed.Union officials named Mombasa, Bomet, Kwale, Siaya,…
Man who clung on Raila’s chopper in Meru denies suicide charges
The man who clung on Cord leader Raila Odinga’s chopper last week has denied charges of attempted suicide before a Maua court.Senior Resident Magistrate Anthony Munene ruled yesterday that Julius…