Car owners to get new mandatory NTSA stickers
Over 2 million motor vehicle owners in the country are required to acquire a new, mandatory National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) sticker starting July 1.The Third License Sticker will…
Doctors and Cleopa Mailu ink CBA
The government has inked the doctors Collective Bargaining Agreement at last.Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu and Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) chiefs signed the document on Friday…
Nyeri woman rep aspirant urges politicians to empower youths
Nyeri Jubilee Party woman representative candidate Rahab Mukami has challenged fellow politicians to channel their money to income-generating projects for young people in the region instead of misusing them.Speaking while…
Nasa pledges forum on county, national govt cooperation
The National Super Alliance (Nasa) will begin its administration with a national conference on cooperative government and intergovernmental relations, if it forms the next government.In its manifesto launched Tuesday evening,…
Activist Ndungu Nyoro hands over control of millions to lung patient Gladys Kamande
Gladys Kamande’s plight was highlighted after pictures of her went viral on social mediaKamande was seeking help to get specialized surgeryWell-wishers donated over Sh9 million, but Ndungu Nyoro, was accused…
Tenants evacuated from Kware building after scare
Tenants of a building in Kware, Embakasi have been evacuated following fears that it could collapse anytime after cracks were noticed in one of the floors.Just two weeks ago, another…
Pipeline defends itself against claim of unnecessary meetings
Kenya Pipeline has defended itself against allegations that it is holding unnecessary board meetings to gobble up taxpayers’ money.In an interview with the Nation, John Ngumi, the chairman of the…
New Act paves way for IEBC to pay printers
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s assent to the Supplementary Appropriation Bill on Wednesday made it possible for the electoral commission to pay for the printing of ballot papers for the General Election…
Uphill task for Opiyo Wandayi as he defends Ugunja seat
One of Orange Democratic Movement’s (ODM) loyalists, Mr Opiyo Wandayi, is facing an uphill task in his quest to retain his Ugunja parliamentary seat as rivals, some of them from…
Varsities rush against time to comply with CUE directive
Universities are racing against time to improve on instruction hours for school-based programmes (holiday learning) as directed by the regulator.The Commission for University Education (CUE) gave the institution six months…
National Bank says income to stay flat
National Bank of Kenya has projected a flat growth in its interest income for this fiscal year, attributing the gloomy outlook to the interest rates cap law which has narrowed…
Police grill Aisha Jumwa over alleged plot to murder ex-supporter
Security officers, religious leaders and non-profit organisations in Nakuru have come up with various strategies to sell peace messages to residents of the county.The peace campaigns have been anchored on…
Two Tanzanian energy tycoons charged over graft scandal
Two Tanzanian energy magnates on Monday became the first big industrialists to be charged over a multimillion-dollar corruption scandal that led to the sacking of several top officials three years…
Nasa will not get votes in Meru, insists Kiraitu Murungi
Meru Senator Kiraitu Murungi has downplayed Nasa’s influence in Meru, saying the large crowds witnessed on Saturday during a rally cannot translate into votes.Mr Murungi has also asked Governor Peter…
Reprieve as government lifts suspension on lease renewal
This week’s decision by the government to lift the suspension on renewal of leases came after a cry from real estate developers and banks for loss of business.In December, the…
Wiper, ODM in supremacy war over Kajiado woman rep seat
Sharp divisions continue to dog the Nasa affiliates Wiper and ODM over who should reign supreme in the Kajiado woman rep race.The latest incident to play out in public was…
Counties to get Sh302bn after after parliamentary deal
Counties will get Sh302 billion in the next financial year after a committee set up to negotiate a compromise between the Senate and the National Assembly struck a deal.The mediation…
Kwale miller eyes mass market with 500g sugar
A Kwale-based sugar factory backed by Mauritian giant, Omnicane, has begun modifying its packaging line to pack smaller retail units beginning July, as the company eyes the mass market.Kwale International…
Doubts raised on electoral commission over tendering
The manner in which the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission conducted itself in the period leading to the single-sourcing of ballot papers tender to the Dubai-based Al Ghurair Printing and…
Wildebeest migration attracts thousands of tourists at the Coast
National parks and game reserves are experiencing a rise in visitor numbers ahead of the high season next month.The Kenya Association of Tour Operators (Kato) Tsavo East and West National…
Kakamega senatorial candidate, MCA aspirants attacked outside church
A Kakamega senatorial candidate and his campaign team was on Sunday attacked by armed youth in Matawa sub-location, Mumias West leaving one MCA aspirant with a deep cut on the…
Nasa goes full force in hunt for Coast vote
The National Super Alliance fought hard this week to consolidate its support at the Coast when four of its five co-principals toured the region ahead of the August polls.Only Chama…
‘Leakage’ of forged letters is an old trick in the book
Newsmakers know the value of leaked official letters to the Press and that has been put to good use over the years.On Thursday, in the United States, former FBI director…
Nurses’ strike enters fourth day
A woman made a punishing 50-kilometre journey to hospital to deliver her fourth child as the nurses’ strike entered its fourth day on Thursday.Gladys Wairimu, who had been booked for…
Our towns are filthy, says Francis Atwoli
Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) boss Francis Atwoli has accused the national government of failing to address environmental issues in major towns nationwide.Mr Atwoli decried the government’s failure to…
Police arrest four for selling subsidised maize flour at Sh120
Police in Malindi have arrested four traders found selling Sh90 subsidised maize flour for Sh120.The arrests follow a crackdown on traders who had inflated the prices of the staple food.Malindi…
Deaths at Coast General Hospital as nurses’ strike enters second day
Six patients have died at Coast General Hospital as the nurses’ strike entered its second day on Tuesday.The deaths happened between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, Mombasa Health Chief Officer…
Senator Kindiki’s brother, Isaiah, says Raila Odinga wooed him to Nasa
Prof Isaiah Kindiki, the man leading National Super Alliance (Nasa) campaigns in Tharaka-Nithi County, did not just appear in the Opposition.He says he had a series of meetings with Nasa…
A tale of a ‘traitor’ and a VP
Charles Njonjo had escaped the Andrew Muthemba treason trial unscratched but, as US World War II General Douglas McArthur would have put it, the grandmaster of political chess, President Daniel…
Victim recalls life on crutches after fatal crash
Angela Luchivya narrowly cheated death in November 1999 when she was involved in a road crash at Maungu, 120 kilometres from Mombasa.Five other passengers who were with her in the…
Expect more deaths as tobacco firms seek new markets
Each year, smoking and use of tobacco kills nearly 31,000 Kenyans aged 30 and above and about seven million people globally.This, according to the World Health Organization, makes tobacco use…
Police arrest six suspects as crime spikes in Kisumu
Police in Kisumu have arrested six people suspected of raiding a hotel in Mamboleo estate and robbing guests, including a foreigner.Kisumu County police commander Titus Yoma said the suspects colluded…