Court awards Matiba Sh504m in damages
Veteran politician Kenneth Matiba was yesterday awarded Sh504 million compensation for illegal detention and torture in 1991 that rendered him physically incapacitated. In his judgment, Supreme Court...
View ArticleKimunya most likely candidate for powerful Budget Committee
Former Finance minister Amos Kimunya is likely to chair the Budget and Appropriations Committee in the National Assembly. The Kipipiri MP-elect, who seems to be winning the backing of majority of MPs...
View ArticleOutcry greets government move to deregister NGOs
Judy Akuma and Mike Ratemo @PeopleDailyKe Several organisations continued to condemn the government’s move to deregister two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with the European Union Election...
View ArticleCity Hall operations on hold until Sonko is sworn in
Nairobi County government has halted the execution of contracts, leases, assignments and processing of payments until governor-elect Mike Sonko is sworn in on Monday. County secretary Robert Ayisi...
View ArticleIs 2017 election rematch of 2013 to the finish line?
Njonjo Kihuria @PeopleDailyKe A feeling of deja vu has trailed the 2017 presidential election owing to the many ways in which it appeared like a replica of the 2013 event. Had the loss of Raila Odinga...
View ArticleI will vie for presidency in 2022, says Weta
Yusuf Masibo @PeopleDailyKe Bungoma Senator-elect Moses Wetang’ula yesterday announced that he would be vying for the presidency in 2022. Wetang’ula, who is also Nasa co-principal said he would go...
View ArticleMutua, Kalonzo to flex muscle over naming of Speaker
Former Machakos County Assembly Speaker Bernard Mung’ata and his deputy Nathaniel Ng’ang’a are set to square it out for the influential county government Speaker position. Mung’ata, who was among top...
View ArticleKabogo ‘steals the show’ at Waititu swearing in function
Oliver Musembi and Clement Kamau @PeopleDailyKe In a rare show of camaraderie, bitter political rivals in the persons of outgoing Kiambu Governor William Kabogo and successor Ferdinand Waititu shared...
View ArticleGive us cleaning jobs too, street families say
Nairobi street families yesterday protested the employment criteria in the city’s clean up exercise initiated by governor-elect Mike Sonko. The street families have decried discrimination citing that...
View ArticleMove out of Boni, locals advised ahead of strikes
Reuben Mwambingu and Harrison Kivisu @PeopleDailyKe Civilians living in Boni Forest have until midday to vacate as Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) prepares to initiate intensive airs trikes to flush out...
View ArticleElachi slated for City Assembly Speaker
Sarah Ndungu and Wangui Githugo @PeopleDaily Former nominated Senator Beatrice Elachi could become the Nairobi County Assembly Speaker if new Jubilee MCAs unanimously support her candidature in the...
View ArticleKaparo maps out 16 regions affected by conflicts after election
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has identified 16 regions where cases of conflict have been reported after the August 8 General Election. According to the commission, the...
View ArticleUhuru urges unity, asks Kenyans to live in peace
PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto yesterday joined Catholic faithful for a Sunday mass at a Ngong Cathedral where they urged Kenyans to continue praying for peace and...
View ArticleWhy Nasa left out hacking claim in poll petition
People Daily Team @PeopleDailyKe The National Super Alliance (Nasa) curiously omitted as a petition ground its initial claim of hacking of the electoral server, that had been the first grudge cited...
View ArticleSossion now turns down ODM nomination offer
Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) secretary-general Wilson Sossion has written to Orange Democratic Party declining a nomination to serve in the 12th Parliament. The move may seem a tactical...
View ArticleArchbishop urges Kenyans to accept Supreme Court verdict
Mombasa Catholic Archbishop Martin Kivuva has urged Kenyans to accept the verdict that will be issued by the Supreme Court after the hearing and determination of the presidential petition lodged by...
View ArticleGovernors talk tough as they take counties mantle
At least 28 governors across the country officially took office yesterday in ceremonies that were characterised by pledges to end endemic corruption in counties. In Nairobi, President Uhuru Kenyatta...
View ArticleTwo held over Swiss couple murder
Police in Mombasa are holding two key suspects to help in the ongoing investigations over the murder of an elderly Swiss couple. Coast Regional Police Commander Larry Kieng said the gardener and the...
View ArticleOuko’s wife dies in road accident
The wife to former Foreign Affairs minister Robert Ouko is dead. Christabel Ouko passed on last evening following a tragic road accident on Koru-Kericho road. She was pronounced dead on arrival at the...
View ArticleUse your influence to unite Kenyans, Uhuru, Raila told
Clerics from Central region have appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta and National Super Alliance (Nasa) presidential candidate Raila Odinga to take advantage of their influence to unify the country....
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