4 people killed after wall collapses following heavy rains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKDeJs0zpVE 4 people have this evening been confirmed dead after a perimeter wall collapsed on them as they were shielding themselves from heavy rains in Nairobi....
View ArticleCivil society lobbies MPs to support gender bill
Civil society organisations now want Parliament to pass the two-thirds gender rule law without further procrastination. Under the auspices of the NGO Council of Kenya, the groups have urged MPs to...
View ArticleMKU, Chinese university seal training deal
Mount Kenya University (MKU) has signed a deal with China University of Petroleum to tackle structural engineering skills gap in the oil and gas sector. MKU chairman Simon Gicharu and the Dean...
View ArticleI will not vote for women, vows MP
Mwangi Willy Endebes MP Robert Pukose has said he will not vote for the two-thirds Gender Bill saying it will raise the number of legislators at a time when the country’s wage bill is skyrocketing....
View ArticleCounties asked to remit workers pension
A fresh row is brewing between the Council of Governors and the Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich over failure by counties to remit pension and other statutory deductions for workers to relevant...
View ArticleKalonzo to join Uhuru in tour of Ukambani
Wiper Democratic Movement leader Kalonzo Musyoka says he will be among leaders to welcome President Uhuru Kenyatta to Ukambani when he takes a developmental assessment tour of the region this month....
View ArticlePolice suspect church row in Likoni leaflets
Police believe feuding church leaders are behind leaflets with pro-terror messages that were dropped outside the Salvation Army Church in Likoni, Mombasa yesterday, causing fear among residents,...
View ArticleOwner of killer building surrenders, to be charged
The owner of the ill-fated building in Huruma estate that has so far killed 21 people will be charged in court after he surrendered to the police. Samuel Kamau presented himself at the Pangani Police...
View ArticleDisaster survivors to undergo surgeries
Survivors of the collapsed building in Huruma estate and those who suffered injuries following the collapse of the Department of Defence (DoD) wall will require to be operated on. Health Cabinet...
View ArticleExperts say 200 houses do not meet standards
More than 200 unapproved buildings in Nairobi have been earmarked for demolition. Out of 2601 buildings inspected by the Department of Public Works, 266 were found to be unsafe for habitation and will...
View ArticleNkaissery warns Cord on protests against IEBC
The government will not allow anyone to incite the public to engage in activities that can threaten peace and stability of the country, Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery has said. He said...
View ArticleFive suspects in the Huruma tragedy to know bail fate today
A Nairobi court yesterday ordered the locking up of two brothers and three government officials accused of approving the construction of the building that collapsed killing more than 20 people in...
View ArticleWiper on way out of Cord, declare MPs
The Wiper Party is on its way out of Cord, according to three Ukambani legislators. This follows Coalition leader Raila Odinga assertion that an agreement struck with its leader Kalonzo Musyoka is no...
View ArticlePolice avert biological terror raid
Kinyuru Munuhe and Nasibo Kabale @PeopleDailyKe Police have averted a major biological terror plot using anthrax virus by Kenyan and Ugandan medical students linked to al Shabaab, Inspector General of...
View ArticleRuto wants Bensouda probed over ‘lying witnesses’
Brian Mureithi @brayomureithi Deputy President William Ruto has filed a case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) seeking to have the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) compelled to appoint an amicus...
View ArticleJKUAT loses Sh100m to ‘rogue dons’
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) closed its campuses in Kigali, Rwanda and Arusha, Tanzania because they have been making losses, vice chancellor Mabel Imbuga has...
View ArticleRequiem mass for former First Lady set for today
Kenyans from all walks of life will today gather at the Consolata Shrine in Westlands for a Requiem Mass to celebrate the life of Former First Lady Lucy Kibaki who will be buried in a private ceremony...
View ArticleCord leaders visit Huruma as police tear gas accompanying crowds
Cord leader Raila Odinga was forced to hide in his car after police lobbed teargas canisters at a crowd accompanying him to the site where a building caved in at Hurumu slums. Police reportedly had to...
View ArticleMama Lucy left rich legacy, says Kibaki
Bereaved former President Mwai Kibaki yesterday spoke for the first time in public since he accompanied the body of his wife, Lucy, from the UK on Sunday morning. But even as the mood at his Tchui...
View ArticleUoN unveils reforms on Sonu tenure
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has now given in to pressure and agreed to make drastic reforms on Sonu leadership. In a statement last evening, Vice Chancellor Peter Mbithi said the university senate...
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