New policies to boost housing sector
Meza Mwanza @PeopleDailyKe Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Aidah Munano has said the ministry is reviewing construction policies and regulations to capture aspects of modern...
View ArticleSonko ‘sorry’ for albino slur on TV show
Nairobi senator Mike Sonko was yesterday forced to apologise to Kenyans and nominated MP Isaac Mwaura for the remarks he made on a local television station that seemed to demean albinism. The senator,...
View ArticleSenate reads mischief in proposal to scrap House
The Senate has told off members of the National Assembly for proposing that the Upper House be scrapped. Led by Speaker Ekwee Ethuro, senators dismissed a proposal by the National Assembly Budget and...
View ArticleMatiang’i warns school manager over misuse of funds
Education Cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i has put on notice school principals and board members over mismanagement of resources meant for their institutions. He said money allocated by his ministry...
View ArticleAmani to stagger primaries for sake of party harmony
Amani National Congress (ANC) has announced it will stagger nominations from April 3 to April 20 and set Friday as deadline for complying with nomination requirements. The party’s National Elections...
View ArticleChief charged with defiling orphan minor
Roy Lumbe @lumbe_roy An assistant chief was yesterday arraigned in a Nakuru court charged with defiling a 14-year-old orphan in Rupara location, Nyandarua county. Jonah Ndegwa was charged that on...
View ArticleTuju appointed Jubilee boss in party shake-up
Seth Onyango, Sarah Ndung’u and Bernard Gitau @PeopleDailyKe Jubilee Party has appointed Raphael Tuju, who is also head of secretariat, as its secretary general. At the same time, the party has...
View ArticleUrban population thirstier than rural, study shows
Accessing water in urban areas is harder than in rural areas, a report released yesterday has shown. The survey by Twaweza East Africa indicates that more people living in cities are currently...
View ArticleMCAs demand compensation for eight months pay
Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) yesterday used the ongoing legislative summit in Mombasa to demand eight months salary and benefits to cover the “premature” ending of their term following August...
View ArticleGive Raila mandate, Duale dares Nasa team
National Assembly Leader of Majority Aden Duale has described ODM party leader Raila Odinga as the best suited presidential candidate for the National Super Alliance (Nasa) team. He described Raila as...
View ArticleBouncing back after becoming a widow at15
On a sunny Tuesday morning, Teleyio Yankasa Nkononi braves the smoke coming out of her one-roomed house in Kumpa area in Kajiado County. In the grass-thatched, mud-walled house, Nkononi prepares tea...
View ArticleSave us from Chinese fish, traders urge State
Fish mongers in Kisumu have asked the National government to formulate policies that will protect them from invasion of cheap fish from China which has negatively impacted on their businesses. The...
View Article25 officers honoured for exemplary service
Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet yesterday called on officers to always go beyond call of duty to make the country safe. He said this as he presided over the Manu Chandaria Bravely Awards...
View ArticleMuturi suspends Ouko discussion as MPs protest
Beleaguered Auditor General Edward Ouko got a reprieve after Parliament stopped its probe pending an appeal in a case in which the High Court barred MPs from debating his removal. Speaker Justin...
View ArticleMailu urges sobriety as he unveils new Poisons board
The Health ministry has urged the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board (KPPB) to resolve consistent wrangles in the institution in order to respond to the needs of the public effectively. Following a...
View ArticleSpare Pokots KDF operation pain, governor tells President
West Pokot deputy governor Titus Lotee has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to revoke the order deploying Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to Baringo, Markwet and Pokot counties. He said the operation by the...
View ArticleAll doom as Nasa team disagree on flag bearer
A fallout looms within opposition National Super Alliance (Nasa) after irreconcilable cracks appear to have wracked the 12-member committee of negotiators mandated to come up with a formula to pick...
View ArticleCongratulations as Nyaruiru Mungai admitted to the Bar
Chief Justice David Maraga (right) congratulates a new advocate Nyaruiru Mungai after she was admitted to the Bar at the Supreme Court of Kenya in Nairobi yesterday. Some 260 new advocates were...
View ArticleTrio take Nyeri Cabinet hiring dispute to court
Three Nyeri residents yesterday petitioned the High Court to nullify the appointment of the six-member County Executive Committee that served under fallen Governor Nderitu Gachagua. They claim the...
View ArticleJubilee ordered to accept Njenga Senate bid papers
Political Parties Tribunal yesterday ordered Jubilee Party to unconditionally accept former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga’s nomination papers for the Laikipia county senatorial seat contest. The...
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