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Gloom, doom as flower firms’ fortunes wither
Anxiety has gripped the floriculture sector in Naivasha following the loss of jobs by at least 3,000 workers this year. According to the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union (KPAWU), the...
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Law gives CAJ power to handle access to information complaints
The Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) is now better placed to play oversight and enforcement roles in handling complaints related to access to information. The new law which gives effect to...
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Driver of killer Rongai matatu in court over deaths
The driver of an Ongata Rongai matatu that was involved in an accident killing five people was yesterday charged with 10 counts of traffic-related offences. Francis Mukuria Kinyanjui, alias...
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ACK faithful in Nyeri hold anti-gay demo
Seth Mwaniki @MwanikiM Hundreds of Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) faithful from Mt Kenya West diocese yesterday held a peaceful protest in Nyeri over a defamation case filed by three defrocked...
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Raila State House bid unstoppable, say elders
Baraka Karama @PeopleDailyKe Luo Council of Elders has dismissed calls for Cord leader Raila Odinga to step down his presidential ambition by Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and his Ford Kenya...
View ArticleJubilee thwarts attempt to save Kidero from impeachment motion
An attempt by some Nairobi MCAs to retreat on Governor Evans Kidero impeachment motion has hit a snag. Leader of Minority Abdi Hassan Guyo (pictured) exonerated the Jubilee brigade from withdrawing the...
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Enforce tendering law or go home, Uhuru warns
Procurement officers in various government agencies responsible for delaying disbursement of funds to special groups risk being sacked President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned. The President said officers...
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19-year-old delivers triplets in Kuresoi, calls for support
Kennedy Kariuki @PeopleDailyKe A 19-year-old girl has given birth to triplets in Kuresoi, Nakuru county. An elated Gladys Cherotich named her three boys Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego after the three...
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Kirinyaga, Nandi lead counties in ‘list of tribalism’
A new study among public institutions has exposed shocking levels of ethnicity in appointments, with most counties and parastatals having payrolls entirely flooded with members of particular ethnic...
View ArticleWe have gadgets to fight you, NTSA boss tells rogue drivers
National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) has put rogue motorists on notice saying its officers will now be armed with speed guns, document verification gadgets and body cameras to curb the rising...
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Munya, Wamatangi clash at Senate meet
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy Meru Governor Peter Munya and Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi were yesterday embroiled in a political supremacy battle before the Senate Public Accounts and Investments...
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Gethi at pains to explain loss of NYS cash
A key witness in the loss of Sh791 million from the National Youth Service (NYS) coffers yesterday was at pain to explain loads of cash he withdrew from his bank account during the period millions of...
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Kidero ouster motion moved in chaotic sitting as EACC demands action
The motion to impeach Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero was finally tabled yesterday amid wrangles between Cord and Jubilee Members of the County Assembly. Although security in and outside the chamber was...
View ArticleSomalia-trained returnee held, gun recovered
Sophie Njoka @PeopleDailyKe Police in Mombasa are holding a Somalia-trained returnee and recovered a G3 rifle that was stolen from a police officer’s house on June 2. Likoni police boss Willy Simba...
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Facebook ‘sexmaniac’ is finally nabbed
The noose was yesterday tightening on a 29-year-old man who boasted on Facebook of having sex with a Standard Four girl after the police flushed him out of his hiding. Calvin Mbane Alfayo alias...
View ArticleNakuru county, medics in deal to end strike
Roy Lumbe @lumbe_roy Governor Kinuthia Mbugua has withdrawn a case filed in court seeking to have doctors compelled to return to work after the two parties agreed on a return-to-work formula. The...
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Timamy hops, skips and jumps from Jubilee to Mudavadi party
Mike Ratemo @PeopleDailyKe Lamu Governor Issa Timamy has once again performed a political twist and abandoned the newly formed Jubilee Party and joined the Musalia Mudavadi-led Amani National Congress...
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Swazuri wants rogue ministry staff punished
The National Land Commission (NLC) wants the Lands ministry to take action against its officers engaged in malpractices. Chairman Muhammad Swazuri said the move will restore faith in the manner in...
View ArticleBamahriz, the man who took Moi head-on
Njonjo Kihuria @PeopleDailyKe During his rule, President Daniel arap Moi would exhort Kenyans, at the end of his speeches in Kiswahili: Kaeni hivyo, hivyo, na Mungu awabariki (just stay as you are and...
View ArticleWe own the land, not Equity boss, says USIU-Africa
United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) has denied that Equity CEO James Mwangi was ever in possession of a disputed piece of land in Muthaiga Estate, Nairobi. In response to a suit...
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