Two million children ‘facing malnutrition’
The government has called for multi-sectored collaboration in the fight against malnutrition, saying more than two million children’s lives are at risk of malnutrition. The revelation was made...
View ArticleChurch leaders warn politicians against incitement
Seth Mwaniki Church leaders have condemned political leaders whose utterances have the potential to cause chaos in the country. The more than 100 leaders drawn from Nyeri, Nanyuki, Meru, Isiolo and...
View ArticleSupreme judges dismiss Rawal’s age limit appeal
Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal and suspended Supreme Court judge Philip Tunoi have lost their bid to stay on in the Judiciary until they attain the age of 74 years. In what could go down as a mark...
View ArticleKenya revs up pace of minting millionaires
Kenya churned out more millionaires last year, outdoing major African economies such as South Africa and Nigeria, a report released yesterday reveals. The New World Wealth Kenya 2016 report notes the...
View ArticleHIV/Aids remains a serious health risk, says First Lady
PSCU First Lady Margaret Kenyatta yesterday said HIV remains the single biggest killer of adolescents despite the many battles won against the scourge since its discovery in the 1980s. She said the...
View ArticleMPs gobble up Sh2.1b on trips, says budget office
The National Assembly incurred the highest expenditure in domestic travel at Sh2.1 billion in the third quarter of the 2015/16 financial year. The amount which accounted for a whopping 40 per cent of...
View ArticleTrade top agenda in Uhuru Belgium trip
PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday said relations between Africa and Europe are set for a better future based on trade and investment. He said with the increasing economic progress in Africa,...
View ArticleNCIC blames Judiciary for rise in hate speech
National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) is now pointing an accusing finger at the Judiciary over an increase in the number of hate-speech cases in the country. The commission says...
View ArticleCJ’s last official job could seal duo’s fate
Interestingly, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga’s last official courtroom appearance will be to preside over the split five-judge Supreme Court bench that will determine whether to provide Justices Rawal...
View ArticleNCIC vows to continue crack-down on leaders spreading hate speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9SfCxPm6NM In their quest to reign in on errant hate speech offenders, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission has vowed to continue apprehending leaders...
View ArticleConcerns raised over increased number of suicides on Nyali, Likoni bridges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNTUuS_qDxI Several concerns have been raised over the increasing number of people committing suicide by plunging themselves into the Indian Ocean at the Nyali bridge...
View ArticleToday marks Chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga’s last day in office, one year...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgskUb-RrgA With the Chief Justice set to officially exit office today, one year ahead of his time, the fate of the third arm of the government still remains in limbo...
View ArticleChief accused of frustrating justice efforts after defilement of young girl...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f1KaufjO8g A chief in Sinendet location of Nakuru County is on the spot after a parent of a 15 year old class six pupil who was defiled and impregnated by a mason...
View ArticleCommunities in North Eastern Kenya ordered to surrender illegal weapons to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dDcHJ7xTBM Communities living along the Wajir, Garrissa border have been ordered to end the constant squabbles and surrender illegal weapons. North Eastern Regional...
View ArticleSex pest teacher gets 90 years behind bars
A 23-year-old paedophile will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a Murang’a court found him guilty of sexually assaulting nine of his pupils – all of them boys. The court found John Gichia...
View ArticleSmaller parties call for inclusion in poll talks
Smaller political parties in the country want the IEBC talks expanded to accommodate other outfits currently not represented in Parliament. The parties, under National Political Parties’ Liaison...
View ArticleNCIC to prefer fresh charges against legislators
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) yesterday said it will prefer fresh charges against the eight legislators detained in police cells and opposed any move to have them released on...
View ArticleTSC boss taken to task over retirees pensions
Roy Lumbe The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nancy Macharia appeared before the High Court in Nakuru yesterday where she was at pains to explain the commission’s failure to pay retired teachers...
View ArticleCrooks infiltrating demos, say cops
Nyanza regional police coordinator Willy Lugusa yesterday said police are hunting down a group of youth who are taking advantage of anti-IEBC demonstrations in the lakeside town to steal and destroy...
View ArticleCJ’s exit opens Supreme Court succession wars
Independent Kenya’s 12th Chief Justice, Willy Munyoki Hassanali Mutunga, yesterday called time on his tenure at the summit of the country’s Judiciary amid a hail of controversy. His exit, together...
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