Death has robbed me my only hope, says KU twins mother
Ombega Momanyi and Robert Ochoro The mother of the twin Kenyatta University sisters who perished in a road accident on Kilgoris-Kisii road last Friday yesterday saidshe had been robbed of her hope....
View ArticleState plan to push up cost of university education
The cost of university education is expected to rise after the government introduces the Differentiated Unit Cost (DUC) financing model, which will see students pursuing science, medicine, engineering...
View ArticleLeaders, envoys demand action over trio’s killing
Kinyuru Munuhe, Peter Leshan and Seth Onyango Operations at the Judiciary could be paralysed starting today once lawyers down their tools to protest the murder of colleague Willie Kimani and two...
View ArticleDemos to push for slain trio’s justice
Anger was expressed widely by lawyers, members of the civil society, taxi operators and politicians yesterday as they poured into the streets of major towns across the country to protest the brutal...
View ArticleKaraba wants caning reintroduced in schools
Senate Education committee chairperson Daniel Karaba has called for the re-introduction of corporal punishment in schools to deal with increasing cases of indiscipline among students. He said the...
View ArticleHelp us find missing kin, Boinnet told
A family in Nakuru has petitioned the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet over the mysterious disappearance of their kin more than a month ago. Alfred Cheruiyot an employee of Geothermal...
View ArticleMuthama declines to record statement on hate speech
Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama yesterday failed to record a statement at the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) over hate speech charges. He maintained that the remarks he made in...
View ArticleNTSA in new tactic to curb road carnage
Nasibo Kabale and Clement Kamau @PeopleDailyKe The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) will link its database with insurance companies in a new strategy to ensure uninspected vehicles are...
View ArticlePolice retracing trio’s abduction
Detectives investigating the murder of lawyer Willie Kimani and two others are now hunting for three Administration Police officers believed to have abducted the victims. The three APs, who have since...
View ArticleMoi allies grabbed Sh954m land from widow, court told
A police officer has produced documents in court showing how six senior retired President Daniel arap Moi’s allies grabbed a piece land worth more than Sh954 million belonging to a widow in Eldoret,...
View ArticleAPs in lawyer’s murder remanded for 14 days
Three APs accused of killing lawyer Willie Kimani, his client and a driver will be remanded for 14 days to allow police conclude investigations. Chief Magistrate Daniel Ogembo allowed police the 14...
View ArticleAutopsy to reveal death details, says Oduor
Postmortem analyses conducted at the Kenyatta National Hospital morgue yesterday may unravel the extent of torture slain lawyer Willie Kimani, his client and a taxi driver endured before their deaths....
View ArticleCourt stops release of Sh25b CDF allocation
The High Court has ordered Treasury Cabinet secretary Henry Rotich not to release Sh25 billion allocated to the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in this year’s national budget. Justice Joseph...
View ArticleMedia council, NCIC team up to fight hate speech
Mike Ratemo and Luke Awich @PeopleDailyKe Media Council of Kenya (MCK) and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) have teamed up to fight hate speech and incitement through media...
View ArticleKuria alleges foul play in CJ hiring process
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) yesterday came under sharp criticism for crafting rules to enable it to pick a preferred candidate for the position of Chief Justice. Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria...
View ArticleFBI roped into rights lawyer’s death probe
Investigations involving the death of lawyer Willis Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda and taxi driver Joseph Muiruri will be completed within 14 days, Director of Criminal Investigation Ndegwa Muhoro...
View ArticleState re-launches civic education ahead of poll
The government has re-launched the Kenya National Integrated Civic Education Programme (K-NICE) as the country makes preparations for General Election scheduled for August next year. The relaunch is a...
View ArticleNyanza MPs say no to China fish
There is something fishy about tilapias entering the Kenya market from China as it emerged they are also being imported illegally. Legislators from Lake region have now expressed fears over the...
View ArticleBungoma boys skipping class to ready for ‘cut’
Yusuf Masibo @PeopleDailyKe Secondary and Primary School boys in Bungoma county who are scheduled to be circumcised this year have started deserting schools to practice for the festivals to be staged...
View ArticleUN agency condemns lawyer’s killing
Kinyuru Munuhe and Irene Githinji @PeopleDailyKe The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNCHR) has condemned the killing of human rights lawyer Willie Kimani, his client and a taxi...
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