Film board shifts focus to herbalists, healers
Noven Owiti and Reuben Mwambingu The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has cautioned traditional healers, herbalists and witchdoctors against advertising unlicensed material. Board CEO Ezekiel...
View ArticleMan turns to best friend to tame poachers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neTMmu1WKs8 Now global attention turns to Kenya this weekend when President Uhuru Kenyatta leads the nation and a host of other dignitaries in burning stockpiles of...
View ArticleAlarm as gaming machines churning out child criminals
Pressure is mounting on the government to clamp down on the addictive high-stake gambling machines, after a group of cross-party legislators and leaders raised concerns over its dangers. Already...
View ArticleSearch for missing granny intensified
Wangari Njuguna and Atieno Akumu @PeopleDailyKe The search for an 80-year-old woman reportedly swept off by a landslide on Tuesday evening in Murang’a has intensified. Tabitha Njeri’s neighbours said...
View ArticleMama Lucy’s body to arrive in Nairobi Sunday
Body of former First Lady Lucy Kibaki will arrive in the country from London on Sunday morning. Government Spokesman Eric Kiraithe said upon arrival of the body, three days of national mourning will...
View ArticleUhuru to torch 16,000 jumbo tusks tomorrow
The 105 tonnes of ivory to be set ablaze tomorrow at the Nairobi National Park translate to the death of over 8,000 elephants and 300 rhinos. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said it counted up to 16,000...
View ArticleYour protests won’t move me, President tells Cord
Bernice Mbugua and Robert Ochoro @PeopleDailyKe The government yesterday tightened the noose on Cord’s resolve to eject the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as President Uhuru...
View ArticleMutava ‘close to ex-judge’
Suspended High Court judge Joseph Mutava read several judgments on behalf of retired judge Leonard Njagi but could not find one specific file, a witness disclosed yesterday. Court clerk Violet Waswa...
View ArticleDuo charged for failing to drive away demons
A self-proclaimed bishop and a prophetess were yesterday charged with fraudulently obtaining Sh6 million from two members of their church after promising to drive away demons from their families....
View ArticleSeparate dates issued for police recruits to report
The Administration Police has scattered reporting dates for police recruits. Recruits from Eastern, North Eastern and Coast are supposed to report to the Administration Police Training College (APTC)...
View ArticleTunoi probe adjourned as witness denies role
The special tribunal investigating bribery allegations against suspended Supreme Court judge Philip Tunoi was yesterday adjourned to May 17 to allow a witness to provide an original affidavit sent to...
View ArticleSoaring youth appetite triples demand for rice
The country’s rice production has tripled in the last seven years and outstripped demand thanks to increased consumption by the youth. Despite the rise in production, which stands at close to 150,000...
View ArticleTerror suspect charged
Sophie Njoka A suspected terrorist, who was arrested in Kibokoni area, Mombasa county was today charged in a Mombasa court. Mkubwa Sadi Ramadhan, who appeared before principal resident magistrate...
View ArticleState puts 19 hot spots under microscope ahead of 2017 poll
The government has activated peace programmes in 19 areas identified as hot spots ahead of 2017 election. Interior and National Coordination ministry Principal secretary Dr Karanja Kibicho said the...
View ArticleState to construct 25,000 houses for police in three years, says PS
KNA The government will construct more than 25,000 units for police in the next three years. Lands, Housing and Urban Development Principal secretary Prof Paul Mwangi said construction of 1,000 units...
View ArticleSenator bid to get accuser phone details flops
Sophie Njoka Nominated Senator Emma Mbura has suffered a blow after a Mombasa court dismissed an application that had sought to compel activist Kalinga Mgandi to disclose the Personal Identification...
View ArticleHow communities are helping to protect endangered species
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT1KIYE9vb0 One of the world’s most endangered species that conservationists are keen to protect is the rare black rhino whose population dropped by close to 98%...
View ArticleMombasa babies born with a shared liver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drf8EHKypAI Doctors at the coast general hospital in Mombasa were working the extra mile to keep alive two conjoined twins who were born sharing a liver. The baby boys...
View ArticleHigh court temporarily stops CORD protests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFIire0dHKg The opposition Coalition for Reforms and Democracy- CORD was on Friday headed for a confrontation with the government and the judiciary after its leaders...
View ArticlePresidents Museveni, Bongo attend giants club summit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM64X9k51nA Kenya has affirmed its opposition to the illegal trade in ivory with President Uhuru Kenyatta declaring that the government will be lobbying for a total ban...
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