GMOs answer to food insecurity, Comesa told
Nicholas Waitathu and George Kebaso @PeopleDailyKe The push for commercialisation of biotechnology in Africa has gained momentum after the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) called...
View ArticlePetty offenders congesting prisons, says agency boss
A president’s advisory committee on prison matters has raised concern over the increasing number of offenders being jailed over petty cases. Power of Mercy Advisory Committee (POMAC) wants the bail...
View ArticleMung’aro denies meeting Ababu over new party
Kilifi North Member of Parliament Gideon Mung’aro has denied reports that he secretly met former Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) secretary general Ababu Namwamba to discuss plans to join the proposed...
View ArticleCholmondeley family now accuses hospital of negligence, calls for probe
Naivasha rancher and Lord Delamere’s heir Thomas (Tom) Patrick Gilbert Cholmondeley’s family is now crying foul play over circumstances surrounding his death and has urged police to investigate. The...
View ArticleNakuru medics down tools over delayed pay
Operations in public hospitals in Nakuru county were paralysed yesterday after health workers downed tools protesting delayed salaries. According to the South Rift Medical Practitioners and Dentist...
View ArticleForget direct tickets, Raila to ODM aspirants
Munira Mandano and Njange Maina @PeopleDailyKe Orange Democratic Movement party leader Raila Odinga has assured his supporters that there will be no direct nominations for candidates vying for various...
View ArticleJubilee, Cord leaders approve IEBC deal
Anthony Mwangi and PSCU @PeopleDailyKe The joint select committee on electoral reforms has proposed legal mechanisms which will help fast-track the appointment of the new commissioners to the...
View ArticleGreedy mining firms chewing up land from hapless Taita residents
Mining firms in Taita Taveta have been accused of targeting land without title deeds from unsuspecting residents. Preliminary studies by Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) indicate that...
View ArticleNew law to bridge City Hall, residents gap
County Assembly of Nairobi has passed a legislation to create more cohesion between the county government and the citizens. The Neighborhood Associations Engagement Bill, 2015, is geared towards...
View ArticleElite raping the country’s resources, says Mutunga
Retired Chief Justice Willy Mutunga says Kenya is on the brink of joining the list of failed states due to rampant corruption. Mutunga launched a scathing attack on lawyers, whom he claimed had turned...
View ArticleRaila says key institutions have collapsed, calls for reforms
Frederick Kai Cord leader Raila Odinga yesterday called for reform of Kenya's key institutions to get the country back on track, saying they had failed. He singled out the Police, Judiciary, Ethics...
View ArticleDP Ruto, CORDleader Raila Odinga pitch camp in Kwale
The battle for the coastal vote intensified today with the two main coalitions CORD and Jubilee stepping up their efforts to appeal to voters ahead of the 2017 polls. Deputy president William Ruto was...
View ArticleFugitive Riek Machar flees to Congo DRC
The volatile situation in troubled South Sudan is back in focus after the United Nations and a spokesman for former South Sudan vice-president and opposition leader Riek Machar confirmed that the...
View ArticleNew look buses to revolutionize transport in the city
Now if you are a resident of Nairobi and you use public transport, then brace yourself for a revolution in the way you travel. Very soon you will be able to use a new range of buses which have the...
View ArticlePresident Kenyatta waives exam fees for private schools
Parents and students in private primary and secondary schools will be sleeping easy after president Uhuru Kenyatta announced a waiver of examination fees for candidates sitting national examinations...
View ArticleWomen’s 3,000m steeplechase Olympics gold medallist arrives in Eldoret
After denying Kenya gold in the women's 3,000m steeplechase, Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet brought business in Eldoret town to a standstill when she landed at Eldoret International Airport today Jebet claimed...
View Article2 arrested in connection with murder of 6 security guards
Police in Machakos have arrested 2 suspects in connection with the killing of 6 security guards during an attack at Mitaboni and Ngelani markets. Machakos county commissioner Matilda Sakwa said police...
View ArticleThe battle for the Coastal vote continues to intensify as Ruto and Raila hold...
The battle for the Coastal vote continues to intensify as deputy president William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga continues with their tour to woe voters in the coast region for the third day...
View ArticleLatest poll done by Centre For African Progress puts Uhuru in the lead ahead...
A latest opinion poll on possible presidential election outcomes, has put president Uhuru Kenyatta ahead of his political rival and CORD principal Raila Odinga, if elections were to be held today....
View ArticleMeet 32-year-old Gitau who has had 3 failed kidney transplants, and done 14...
For many people, being diagnosed with a chronic disease feels like a death sentence, especially at the point when a doctor breaks the dreaded news. Such was the case for 32-year-old Emmanuel Gitau...
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