6,000 pupils with eye defects get free treatment
Mwangi Willy @PeopleDailyKe At least 6,000 pupils with eye defects in Trans Nzoia county yesterday benefited from free treatment. The pupils were identified in an ongoing screening programme dubbed...
View ArticleTribunal finally recommends Mutava sacking
The ghosts of the infamous Goldenberg scandal yesterday returned to haunt suspended High Court judge Joseph Mutava, who acquitted its chief architect Kamlesh Pattni, in controversial circumstances...
View ArticleWho will be Kenya’s next Chief Justice?
All eyes are on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) as it announces, either today or tomorrow, the nominee for the position of Chief Justice. After completing the process of picking the designate...
View ArticleUhuru, Ruto ‘to attend’ Koitalel fete
The family of Koitalel arap Somoei has organised a ceremony to mark 111 years since the legendary Nandi resistance chieftaincy was killed by colonialists. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy...
View ArticleJubilee afraid of TJRC report, claims Raila
Murimi Mutiga and Atieno Akumu @PeopleDailyKe Cord co-principal Raila Odinga claims that the government is reluctant to implement the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) report because...
View ArticleLucky few who sat on the big seat since 1963
In colonial days, Chief Justice’s post was preserve of Britons but this changed after independence and ever since nine of the 14 CJs have been Kenyan, writes MUKALO KWAYERA Sir Alfred J. Ainley...
View ArticleTeam with the honour to name Supreme Court chiefs
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is established under Article 171 of the Constitution. It is composed of 11 members drawn from the Law Society of Kenya (two), Supreme Court (one), Court of Appeal...
View ArticleCoast scribes in demo over increasing threats assaults
Coast-based journalists yesterday flocked the streets of Mombasa to stage a peaceful demonstration over increasing incidents of harassment and attacks. They presented to authorities a petition...
View ArticleFood insecurity in Siaya alarming, says official
Eric Juma @PeopleDailyKe Food insecurity is stalking Siaya with the recent deaths of four children at Uhuru village, South East Alego Ward being linked to hunger and starvation. The children are said...
View ArticleTeam picks Maraga for Chief Justice
Mukalo Kwayera and Luke Awich @PeopleDailyKe Hitherto little-known Court of Appeal judge Justice David Maraga, who was yesterday nominated to replace immediate former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, had...
View ArticleLawyer jumps protocol to name new top judge
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Kisii Governor James Ongwae joined lawyers in congratulating Justice David Maraga on his nomination for the post of the Chief Justice, expressing faith in his...
View ArticleMvurya switch to Jubilee driven by greed, says Raila
Cord leader Raila Odinga led Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leaders in castigating Governor Salim Mvurya for defecting to Jubilee Party saying the move was driven by greed and selfish interest. He,...
View ArticleForum to cure doctors’ woes
The State has convened an intra-governmental consultative forum to address the crises that have gripped health services across the country. Health Principal Secretary Dr Nicholas Muraguri yesterday...
View ArticleNyamira MCAs demand report on causes of low tea bonus
Evans Nyakundi @PeopleDailyKe Nyamira county Assembly has asked Agriculture committee chairman Boniface Ombori to table a report in the House in two weeks on the causes of low tea bonus payment in the...
View ArticleState vows to shield scribes from attacks
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy The government has vowed to arrest and prosecute perpetrators of crimes against journalists while on duty, as the country heads towards the August 2017 General Election....
View ArticleKibochi new army commander
PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday at State House, Nairobi, witnessed the swearing-in of the newly-appointed Kenya Army Commander, Lt General Robert Kariuki Kibochi. “As I congratulate you, I ask...
View ArticleMutava set to appeal tribunal’s decision
Suspended High Court judge Joseph Mutava has said he will appeal the decision by a tribunal investigating him to recommend his removal from office. He read malice in his indictment for alleged gross...
View ArticleNYS case suspects seek gag order on Waiguru
Nine accused persons in the Sh791 million NYS money laundering case now want the court to issue a gag order against former Devolution Cabinet secretary Anne Waiguru. Through lawyer Maina Wachira who...
View ArticleLawyer jumps protocol to name new top judge
Protocol appeared to have been breached as news of Justice David Maraga’s nomination to be Kenya’s 13th Chief Justice was announced by a member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) other than the...
View ArticleMoi University stand off : North Rift leaders trash Matiang’i’s directive,...
Just days after education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matingi named Prof Ayiero as the new Moi University Vice Chancellor on an acting capacity and maintained that his decision was final after was...
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