Parents now want schools opening dates staggered
Narok parents have urged the Education ministry to stagger opening dates for primary and secondary schools as well as institutions of higher learning. They blamed coinciding opening dates for heavy...
View ArticleStakes high as Senate votes on election laws
By Mercy Mwai and James Murimi @PeopleDailyKe All eyes are on the Senate this morning when members convene for a special sitting to consider the controversial changes to the electoral laws that were...
View ArticleUganda CDF inspects AMISOM defence positions in Somalia
The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces UPDF Gen ‘Katumba Wamala Wednesday inspected defence positions of the African Union Mission in Somalia, Amisom in Barawe and Goryole in...
View ArticleNeedy but bright student in Kiambu risks not joining Form 1
398 marks in the KCPE results released in the month of December last year warrants one to be the talk of town, considering the top candidate scored 437 marks out of a possible 500. Such a candidate...
View ArticleBeehive of activities as schools around the country re-open
Normal operations in various schools around the Country have resumed, following the reopening of schools. Transport in many areas is said to have received a boost following the back to school rush...
View Article11 people killed, 7 others injured in Kisumu morning crash
11 people are reported to have died and 7 others injured in a road accident along the Kisumu-Kendu Bay road after the Matatu they were travelling in veered off the road and plunged into a ditch at Pap...
View ArticleCounty Governments urged to hire more female workers
County Governments have been advised to hire more women in construction and civil works jobs as they are deemed to excel just as much as men. Speaking at Nyakio Plant Operator and Driving School in...
View ArticleHundreds of Rivertex workers down their tools over pay
Business in Eldoret town came to a standstill after more than 300 Rivertex employees thronged the streets to protest poor working condition at the factory. The workers claimed they had been victimised...
View ArticleN. Assembly Justice & Legal Affairs C’ttee vets EACC Chair nominee
Retired Anglican Archbishop Eliud Wabukhala was this morning grilled by the National Assembly Legal Affairs Committtee for his nomination by president Uhuru Kenytta as EACC chair. Wabukhala's...
View Article14 dead, four injured in grisly Kisumu road crash
By Daniel Ogendo Fourteen people died and four others injured in a road accident at Pap Onditi on the Kisumu-Kendu Bay road. Nyanza regional traffic commander Andrew Naibei said the early morning...
View ArticleNo degree pressure for aspiring MPs, MCAs
By James Murimi Politicians vying for National and County Assembly seats will not be required to have a bachelor’s degree and diploma respectively, to contest in this year’s General Election. Senate...
View ArticleOfficers in panic after arrest of businessman Chris Obure
Still on police matters, we are informed that panic has gripped officers at both Vigilance House and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) after the arrest of controversial businessman...
View ArticleDoctors to give ‘diagnosis’ of State deal today
The decision on whether doctor’s one-month strike will end will be known today when their union meets the government side at the Treasury this morning. Yesterday, the doctors remained skeptical about...
View ArticleAlarm raised over a wave of sexual abuse targeting elderly men in Nakuru
Residents of Gilgil, in Nakuru county have raised alarm over a wave of sexual abuse targeting elderly men with at least more than ten men being sodomized over the last one month. Residents suspect the...
View ArticleStudent who scored 407 marks may not join high school due to lack of fees
As parents prepare to take their form one children to start Secondary school education next week, all is not well for a few of these students who may not get the chance to advance their education due...
View ArticleHealth workers reject Gov’t offer, maintain that 2013 CBA must be honoured
Doctors have today registered their rejection of President Uhuru Kenyatta's 40 percent increment deal saying it fails to honor the collective bargaining agreement signed between them and the...
View ArticleSeveral MPs record statements at the DCI headquarters
Former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Farah Maalim and Mbalambala Member of Parliament Abdikadir Aden are recording statements with the Directorate of criminal investigations over allegations...
View ArticleUnclaimed bodies at Molo Sub-County Hospital mortuary to be disposed off
The Public Health Department in Molo sub-county is in the process of disposing off 7 unclaimed bodies that have been lying in the mortuary for the last 3 months. According to health officials, the...
View ArticleSenate passes the contentious Election Laws Amendment Bill
The country is staring at a fresh round of street protests by the opposition after Senators voted in favour of a controversial law seeking to have a complimentary manual back up system to support the...
View ArticleMung’aro delegation assures Uhuru of Coast votes
PSCU Coast region residents will vote for the Jubilee Party because of the development projects President Uhuru Kenyatta's government has implemented in the past four years, local leaders said on...
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