Kenyans back Matiang’i exam rules
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy Majority of Kenyans have expressed support for stringent measures introduced into the process of national examinations by Education Cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i. Three...
View ArticleCops on drug lords payroll, claims Ruto
The verbal fray over the war on drugs, occasioned by the deportation to the United States last week of two Akasha brothers and their accomplices escalated yesterday with Deputy President William Ruto...
View ArticleBill proposes drastic changes for Judiciary
A drastic change will be implemented in the Supreme Court to allow the senior most judge take over as the acting Chief Justice (CJ) in the absence of both the CJ and the Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ)....
View ArticlePriest in land dispute with nuns
Roy Lumbe @lumbe_roy A former Catholic priest Dr Bill Fryda desecrated the holy church sacrament by forcibly removing the Assumption Sisters from St Mary’s Hospital in Elementaita, the court heard...
View ArticleMudavadi warns leaders over Nasa ticket anxiety
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi has warned against “personal endorsements of the presidential flag-bearer” in the National Super Alliance (Nasa)....
View ArticleRuto brokers Shahbal, Mwaboza JP ticket deal
Deputy President William Ruto’s Coast tour appears to have borne fruit, after former Kisauni legislator Anania Mwaboza dropped his bid for the governor’s seat in favour of businessman Suleiman...
View ArticleDisquiet over amendments to Police Act
Senior police commanders are up in arms over various amendments currently before the National Assembly which they claim were drafted without their input. The amendments to the National Police Service...
View ArticleCourt denies Sinai victims Sh25 billion compensation
Survivors of the Sinai slum fire tragedy in Nairobi five years ago left the High Court empty-handed yesterday when their hopes for Sh25 billion compensation were extinguished. More than 100 people...
View ArticleSpeed up ID issuance, Raila urges
Cord leader Raila Odinga has urged the government to speed up issuance of Identity Cards to youths to aid them register as voters. He said majority of the youth in Cord’s strongholds who had applied...
View ArticleKalonzo denies plan to ditch Nasa, go it alone
Robert Ochoro and Charles Muasya @PeopleDailyKe Wiper Democratic Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka yesterday claimed his political detractors were behind allegations that he is planning to leave the...
View ArticleIEBC misses voter listing target, rules out extension
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has registered 2,164,185 voters in the third week, missing yet again their weekly target in spite of the heightened political mobilisation....
View ArticleState disburses Sh22b free education cash to schools
James Momanyi and Douglas Dindi @PeopleDailyKe The Education ministry has finally disbursed Sh22.4 billion to schools for the current school term free primary and secondary education programme. Last...
View ArticleJoho, Wambui come out to deny drugs trade claims
Sophie Njoka, @PeopleDailyKE Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho and Othaya MP Mary Wambui have denied any involvement in international drugs business and dared the government to arrest them if any...
View ArticleWe’re neither in Jubilee nor Cord, KSC leaders say
Kenya Social Congress (KSC) will field a presidential candidate in the August 8 poll, party national leader Atati Kengere has said. Speaking at Kisii Sports Club yesterday after relaunching the party...
View ArticleWas Gen Karangi picked to fill Kibaki’s shoes in Nyeri?
The appointment of former Chief of Kenya Defence Forces General Julius Karangi to lead voter registration mobilisation in Nyeri county has exposed an apparent leadership vacuum following the...
View ArticleWestern region governors to defend scorecard
With only a few months to the General Election, Western Kenya leaders, particularly governors, are hard-pressed to prove that they have used their time in office to stir economic development and...
View ArticleMPs now demand Sh3b payout for ‘lost months’
Members of the 11th Parliament—both the National Assembly and the Senate—are plotting to reward themselves a hefty Sh8 million send-off package each for the duration they will not be in office. The...
View ArticleOswago, Oyombra arrested by EACC detectives over Chickengate
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission detectives have arrested former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chief executive officer James Oswago over the Chickengate scandal. Oswago was...
View ArticleChickengate scandal suspects charged, released on cash bail
Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chief executive officer James Oswago has been charged alongside procurement officer Haminda Ali Kibwana and Trevy James Oyombra over the...
View ArticlePS defends Treasury over drought cash claims
Nicholas Waitathu @PeopleDailyKe Agriculture Principal Secretary Richard Lesiyampe has denied media reports that the National Treasury is sabotaging activities outlined to mitigate the severe drought...
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