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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…
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,…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
The political arena in the country appears to be far from offering a level playing field for women politicians, at least going by the recent party primaries where only handful…
In this interactive series, we invite our readers to send in questions to select public figures. This week, Nancy Macharia, the chief executive officer of the Teachers Service Commission, responds…
Anti-jigger campaigners will distribute 10 million shoes to school-going children in the country.Ahadi Trust Chief Executive Officer Stanley Kamau on Friday said the fight against jiggers is crucial to enable…
Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and Senator Mike Sonko have renewed their bitter war over garbage collection in the city.The county government has warned against unauthorised garbage collectors after the Sonko…
Equity Bank #ticker:EQTY has recorded a 6.1 per cent drop in net profit for the three months to March 2017, joining lenders that are counting the cost of reduced interest…
Moody’s on Wednesday slashed China’s credit rating for the first time in almost three decades citing concerns about the country’s rising debt and slowing growth, but Beijing rejected the downgrade…
Nokia has settled its patent dispute with Apple and signed a business collaboration deal with the US giant, the Finnish firm said on Tuesday, sending its shares sharply higher.Nokia said…
The government is in the process of blacklisting regions with poor repayment records of soft loans given through various social welfare and enterprise funds.The coastal region, with a repayment rate…
It was a busy afternoon for Sofapaka and Kariobangi Sharks goalkeepers in their SportPesa Premier League clash that ended in a goalless draw at the Narok Stadium on Saturday.Had it…
With the on and off rains being experienced in several parts of the country, extra caution needs to be taken when tending to backyard plants.Everything in excess leads to destruction…
The Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) Council says high taxation and cost of production are driving the current wave of private sector job cuts.Council chairman Elijah Sitimah said high…
Israeli airline Arkia will take longer to begin direct flights to Nairobi because the carrier lacks a plane to deploy on the route it stopped plying in 2003.The Israeli embassy…
Regulatory charges have pushed up ticket prices, slowing air travel in East Africa despite more than 10 years of liberalisation of the aviation sector, a new study indicates.The study commissioned…
Ousted South Sudanese army chief, Paul Malong, has returned to the capital Juba on Saturday after he was fired by President Salva Kiir earlier in the week. Malong said he…
A British company has said it is putting finishing touches to a $250 million (around Sh26 billion) biogas plant it set up in Homa Bay County that will use hyacinth…
Mauritian firm SBM Holdings has appointed three new local directors at Fidelity Commercial Bank after getting green light from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to takeover the lender.Fidelity Commercial…
The US Central Intelligence Agency said Wednesday it had formed a special unit dedicated to assessing North Korea’s nuclear weapons threat.The CIA created its first single country-focused mission center, pulling…
Kenyan betting firm SportPesa has launched operations in Tanzania as it seeks to become the regional leader in sports gaming.The firm’s entry into Tanzania comes at a time when sports…
Health Secretary Cleopa Mailu has moved to reassure the public, saying the United State’s suspension of direct assistance will not impact service delivery by his Ministry and will only affect…
Rwanda has doubled the price of gorilla permits from about Sh77,400 to Sh154,800 for all visitors, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said in a statement last weekend.A new exclusive package…
Google.Org has announced Sh200 million (USD2 million) grant to support the use of technology in schools.The fund will be released to RTI International to help in improving learning outcomes among…
The Higher Education Loans Board is owed Sh9.5 billion by past beneficiaries, making it hard to meet the demands of financing higher education.To enhance repayment, the board has issued a…
Entrepreneurship and money are like a game of chess, providing both traps and opportunities. Your success in the game largely depends on how you make your move: a smart move…
UBA bank has been ranked the cheapest lender for Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) in the country’s financial sector according to a new study by consulting firm Think Business…
Co-operative Bank of Kenya #ticker:COOP plans to raise its authorised shares by 50 per cent or 2.5 billion units to cater for its upcoming bonus issue and future capital raising.The…
Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK) has become the second lender to predict a drop in earnings this year, attributing the gloomy outlook to the interest rates cap law which has…
Orange Democratic Movement presidential candidate Raila Odinga has formed a legal team to represent him in court battles during the campaign period.The team will also handle legal matters on his…
Twitter Inc is partnering with Bloomberg Media for a round-the-clock streaming television news service on the social networking platform, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.The channel, which is yet…
Uber says it wants to launch a system of flying cars to move people around cities, with a goal of putting demonstration projects in place by 2020.The ridesharing giant announced…
Kenya’s largest telecom operator Safaricom could be facing stiff penalties after an outage left millions of customers in a communication blackout on Monday.The network suffered outages between 9:40am and 4:30pm…
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta led his countrymen in saluting Mary Keitany and Daniel Wanjiru after their London marathon titles on Sunday.Keitany, who claimed a third women’s title in London to…
Evergreen American sprinter Justin Gatlin struck gold when he anchored his team to victory at the IAAF World Relays in Nassau on Saturday, while double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson shone…
Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi has been arrested after he led his supporters in disrupting voting at a polling station.Mr Mwinyi, who stormed Bomu Primary School, accused Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho…
KCB Group KCB • 34.75 ▲ 2.21% is set for another round of layoffs in an early retirement scheme for its employees intended to save Sh2 billion per annum in…
Housing Finance Company (HFC) #ticker:HFCK, the mortgage lending and banking subsidiary of HF Group, has partnered with payment solutions firm MasterCard to issue debit cards as part of the bank’s…
A delegation of Japan’s used car dealers has arrived in Nairobi to help craft strategies against fraud that has seen Kenyans lose millions of shillings through online vehicle purchases.Officials of…
Former Safaricom #ticker:SCOM chief executive Michael Joseph is set to step down as Vodafone’s director of mobile money later this year as part of a wider plan to disengage from…
The taxman and a Chinese firm are headed for a major legal brawl over a contested Sh3.5 billion outstanding tax, which the company claims has been exaggerated.High Court Judge Chacha…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed he is feeling the effects of being Manchester United’s main man in a hectic first season at Old Trafford.Ibrahimovic has already made 44 appearances and scored…
President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a Bill that offers retired Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and Kalpana Rawal, who served as his deputy, more than Sh1 million in monthly…
Two Rivers Development Limited (TRDL), a company partly owned by investment firm Centum #ticker:ICDC, is seeking to raise Sh2 billion through short-term debt to fund its real estate projects.TRDL, whose…
Mastermind Tobacco will be the biggest beneficiary of the tax reduction on unfiltered cigarettes, according to London-based investment bank Exotix.Exotix says in a research note that Mastermind will gain the…
A butterfly house is changing the lives of coastal peoples living near tropical forests in Kilifi, Kwale and Taita Taveta.The Mombasa Butterfly House, which is a Centre for Biodiversity and…
Brazil team-mates Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino rose from the bench to score as Liverpool hit back to win 2-1 at Stoke City in the Premier League on Saturday.Jonathan Walters’s…
Antonio Conte has warned his Chelsea stars not to worry about Tottenham’s results as the Premier League title race hots up this weekend.With just eight games remaining Chelsea are clinging…
Telecoms firm Airtel has discontinued the service that allowed customers to top-up airtime using local scratch-cards whenever they travelled in Africa.The roaming top-up service was terminated last month and customers…
At least 230,000 Kenyans are using Safaricom’s healthcare app M-Tiba, representing a five-fold growth since the product was rolled out nationwide six months ago.M-Tiba allows users to save money that…
Increased provisioning for doubtful debts from clients in Asia, Francophone countries in Africa and the Middle East by over five times (485 per cent) saw Kenya Re post a 7.5…
Roger Federer beat Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (11/9), 6-7 (9/11), 7-6 (7/5) in a thriller on Friday to set up a mouth-watering Miami Open final against Rafael Nadal.Federer and Kyrgios…
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said late on Monday that it plans to sell refurbished versions of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, the model pulled from markets last year…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has joked that the club’s injury blight may force him to pick himself for Sunday’s home game with Swansea City.Already missing six senior players, United…
Misfiring Malawi have recalled veteran Joseph Kamwendo for a must-win African Nations Championship qualifier against Madagascar in Lilongwe Saturday.A late Morelin Raveloarison goal gave the dominant Madagascans a 1-0 first-leg…
Sebastian Vettel out-manoeuvred Lewis Hamilton and the world champion Mercedes team with a stunning victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday.Vettel won by almost 10 seconds…
The High Court has brought to an end a supremacy battle between the National Quality Control Lab and the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, after it quashed an order by Health…
Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa has told his PS Patrick Nduati Mwangi to carry his own cross on the controversy surrounding the award of a Sh62.3 billion tender…
The sale of the mobile-based M-Akiba Treasury bond starts on Thursday, ending a one-and-a-half-year wait for small retail investors to invest in government debt.M-Akiba, whose proceeds are earmarked for infrastructure…
Over the past decade, digital technologies have disrupted nearly every industry.Kenyans have not been left behind by these advances and research shows that they are increasingly switching to online shops,…
The newly built fertiliser plant in Eldoret has started sales after the government bought five tonnes to be offered to farmers under the taxpayer-funded subsidy plan.Japanese conglomerate Toyota Tsusho owns…
Stewart Hall is AFC Leopards biggest signing this season.Yes, the Englishman joined the club as head coach last October, but it is he – and not anyone else at the…
Bacary Sagna insists Manchester City will make amends for their Champions League misery by securing a crucial win against Liverpool, while leaders Chelsea aim to move a step closer to…
Tiemoue Bakayoko’s superb header fired Monaco into the Champions League quarter-finals as Wednesday’s 3-1 victory condemned Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to a painful exit on away goals.Trailing 5-3 from the…
Officials on Wednesday remained mum as Ukraine announced that Kenya planned to import five million bags or 450,000 metric tonnes of yellow maize for the first time in five years…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hailed goalkeeper Keylor Navas’s contribution as the European champions leapfrogged Barcelona into top spot in La Liga despite the latest a series of blunders this…
Philippe Coutinho is proving invaluable to Liverpool as they attempt to secure Champions League qualification and his return to full health is crucial as they travel to West Bromwich Albion…
New Zealand edged past Canada 15-14 on Saturday to top Pool D and book a quarter-final showdown with England at the Vancouver World Rugby Sevens.The Kiwis finished day one with…
Liverpool’s season in the Premier League has developed a pattern of success against the top teams and struggles against those sides lower down.It is why last Saturday’s convincing 3-1 win…
Tea prices at the Mombasa auction dropped by Sh14 this week after remaining flat in the previous two weeks, defying the ongoing drought that had been touted to increase the…
Kenya on Monday clinched the Las Vegas Challenge trophy after beating Samoa 21-14 in the final at the Sam Boyd Stadium. It was Shujaa’s second piece of silverware in this…
Harry Kane extended his hot streak with a blistering brace as Tottenham beat Everton 3-2 to close the gap on leaders Chelsea to seven points on Sunday.Kane opened the scoring…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) wants the court to suspend an order stopping it from seeking capital gains tax following a verdict that declared its law unconstitutional.In a suit filed…