NASA leaders allays fears of cracks in Opposition alliance
Opposition coalition leaders led by ODM party leader Raila Odinga have come out to allay fears that the opposition outfit is at the verge of collapse after it was alleged that nasa was facing internal...
View ArticleIEBC awards election monitoring system tender to French firm
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission - IEBC has awarded the 3 billion shilling to supply a voter identification and results transmission system to french firm Safran barely two...
View ArticleLoruk, and Mukutani villages deserted after residents fled
Two octogenarians are fighting for their lives after they were abandoned by their fleeing relatives at Loruk centre, in Baringo County. The elderly men have now been left to depend on the carcasses...
View ArticleMeet Scott Mwangi, Kenya’s top violinist
Music is said that music is a universal human experience which transcends all barriers, including race, colour, gender, creed, and even religion. And despite the odds being stacked against him, one...
View ArticleJubilee accuses opposition of lacking agenda for the country
Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed the opposition as one without a development agenda with an outfit that was only good at organising demos. Ruto who was addressing a public rally at Kihoto...
View ArticleExperts warn of rising diseased burden due to unreported TB cases
Kenya Friday joined the rest of the world to mark the World Tuberculosis Day-with experts raising the red flag over the increased burden of TB in the country. Research findings of a survey...
View Article9 bandit attack victims buried in emotional ceremony in Baringo
Drama and tension characterised the burial of 9 victims of the Mukutani attack in Baringo County, after armed bandits dared disrupt the ceremony. A ceremony that had to be rushed, with the Kenya...
View ArticleODM leader received in Mombasa ahead of Sunday’s Tononoka Rally
The opposition NASA and the Jubilee party are scheduled to hold counter rallies this Sunday in the Coast region. The NASA team led by ODM party leader Raila Odinga will be at the historic Tononoka...
View ArticleHeads of State meet to chart way forward on Somali refugee question
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development, IGAD, heads of state, civil society representatives and Non-Governmental Organisations have all agreed on an action plan in addressing the plight of...
View ArticleResidents of Wajir make new demands for livestock food
In what may be considered a case of misplaced priorities, residents of Wajir County who have been affected by the raging drought, are now crying out for food for their livestock over and above that of...
View ArticleWidows forced to live away from the community on death of husband in Kajiado
Many African cultures have been known to deny widows their right to choose how to live their lives after the death of their husband. Many of them are forced to get inherited by the men in the...
View ArticleDrama as Election of Jubilee Election Board Members turns chaotic
Chaos and confusion marred a Jubilee forum meant for selecting nine members of the county's election board after supporters of Murang'a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria allegedly stormed the meeting venue...
View ArticleCS: Enhance research on climate change
Weather experts have been asked to conduct more research aimed at mitigating disasters caused by climate change. Environment and Natural Resources Cabinet secretary Judi Wakhungu said the aftermath of...
View ArticleMurgor calls for dialogue on IEBC ‘challenges’
Presidential aspirant Philip Murgor yesterday called for a national dialogue on what he termed as serious underlying factors regarding the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) which...
View ArticlePrimaries to settle Wa Iria, Kamau rivalry in Murang’a
The contest for the Murang’a governor’s seat has taken shape, with three candidates having already declared their interest. Incumbent governor Mwangi Wa Iria is being challenged by Kigumo MP Jamleck...
View ArticleAspirants laud move to lock out politicians with fake papers
Jubilee Party aspirants from North Rift region have lauded the government’s move to bar politicians with fake academic papers from vying for elective seats in August 8 General Election. Speaking at...
View ArticleTSC decries stagnation of teachers over budget
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has expressed concern that 11,310 teachers have served in the same grade for more than 20 years. In its annual report for the year ended June 30, 2016 tabled in...
View ArticleState plans to put up airstrips in counties
The National government will build or improve airstrips in all counties to boost transport, Transport Principal secretary Irungu Nyakera has said. He said the initial plan is to install portable...
View ArticleJubilee to punish aspirants, supporters fanning violence
Jubilee Party (JP) secretary general Raphael Tuju yesterday warned that perpetrators of chaotic scenes witnessed during the County Elections Board in Nakuru, Murang’a, Nairobi and Kirinyaga could be...
View ArticleNew storm over governor Joho academic papers
Reuben Mwambingu and Harrison Kivisu @PeopleDailyKe A fresh row has erupted over the academic papers of Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho with his Jubilee opponents calling for a thorough probe and...
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