Emptiness, death now rule Baringo
Angela Cheror On a normal day, towns in Mukutani would be a hive of activities. The economic engines of Baringo county, the towns now remain ghostly, almost dead. An uneasy silence strikes you as you...
View ArticleIEBC seeks order to stop party-hopping lifted
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) wants the High Court to suspend the orders that stopped the electoral body from implementing party hoping laws. IEBC wants the court to...
View ArticleUhuru woos Kisii voters, blames Raila for 2008 PEV
Robert Ochoro and Luke Awich @PeopleDailyKe President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed Opposition leaders for the 2007/08 post-election violence, saying they incited Kenyans against one another, causing...
View ArticleLusaka hits back at Weta over graft claim
Yusuf Masibo @PeopleDailyKe The rift between Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka and Senator Moses Wetang’ula continued to widen after the two threw barbs at each other in public yesterday. Addressing the...
View ArticleFirst Lady awarded for healthcare initiatives
PSCU First Lady Margaret yesterday received the presitigious Fellowship of Honoris Causa Award from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in South Africa. The honorary accolade...
View ArticleKenyans have right to protest over polls, says Judge
Kenyans have the right to protest after the August 8 election, a judge has said. It comes amid growing furore by the Opposition over government’s plans to enact a law criminalising mass action after...
View ArticleFocus turns to nuclear, off-grid power stations
The government has signaled interest in nuclear fuel resources exploration and development by reallocating Sh100 million to the State department for energy projects in its budget streamlining...
View ArticleMPs probe NLC boss over graft
A fresh bid to have National Lands Commission (NLC) chairperson Muhammad Swazuri removed from office has now started. This is after a petition calling for his ouster was forwarded to a parliamentary...
View ArticleKenya, Somalia strike commercial flights deal
Kenya and Somalia are on to a fresh start, with recent developments being relaunching direct flights between Nairobi and Mogadishu in two weeks time as well as opening two border posts. President...
View ArticleRay of hope as Kano farmers bury hatchet
A wind of change is blowing across the rice fields of Kano plains after local farmers resolved to end internal leadership wrangles in a move aimed at uplifting the scheme’s dwindling fortunes....
View ArticleMPs slash Sh16b from Rotich’s proposals
Members of Parliament have slashed Treasury’s earlier borrowing plan by Sh16 billion. The MPs have given Treasury Cabinet secretary Henry Rotich go-ahead to borrow an additional Sh205.95 billion in...
View ArticleAspirants’ checklist out ahead of election
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy A group of stakeholders has published a checklist of integrity and constitutional requirements for all elective seats aspirants ahead of the August 8 General Election. In a...
View ArticleAward tender at your own risk, Wamalwa tells PS
Water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa has told his Principal secretary Patrick Nduati Mwangi that he will singularly be held responsible if his decision to award the Sh62 billion Thakwe Multi-Purpose...
View ArticleDrought could spill over to next year, Met warns
Climate change experts are warning that the drought facing the country could spill over to next year. They said the country should ready itself with long-term plans and strategies to respond and...
View ArticleUhuru sends team to arrest deadly water hyacinth in Lake Victoria
Thousands of people who depend on Lake Victoria for survival have reason to smile after President Uhuru Kenyatta sent a team on a fact-finding mission to eradicate the notorious water hyacinth. The...
View ArticlePolice in Murang’a hold two suspects linked to killing of Pastor Pius Muiru’s...
Police in Murang’a are holding two suspects linked to the killing of Maximum Miracle Centre head Pastor Pius Muiru’s mother. A watchman guarding the home is now in police custody after he allegedly...
View ArticleNasa wants power for the sake of it, says Ruto
Deputy President William Ruto has chided the opposition for its pre-occupation with seeking power for self-glorification as opposed to serving Kenyans. He said they had failed to name a presidential...
View ArticleUnion urges TSC to post qualified heads to special learning institutions
Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (Kusnet) wants Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to deploy qualified head teachers to special schools. The union said it would resist posting of heads...
View ArticleMSK denies claim that women aspirants are not well covered by media
Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has embarked on a programme to track women political aspirants for various elective positions in a bid to ascertain their preparedness. A preliminary test conducted...
View ArticleIEBC directly procures integrated polls kit from French firm
Days after terminating the Kenya Integrated Elections Management System (KIEMS) tender, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has now opted to procure the technology directly from a...
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