Apprehend hate talk mongers, say elders
Kennedy Kariuki @PeopleDailyKe The Rift Valley Council of Elders has urged the government and security agencies to take action against politicians engaged in hate speech and any form of incitement...
View ArticleBuhari underfire for saying his wife ‘belongs in kitchen’
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been widely criticised for saying his wife, Aisha, belongs in his kitchen and living room, in response to the first lady’s public criticism of the president’s...
View ArticleNgilu conditions for joining Opposition
Is former Lands Cabinet secretary Charity Ngilu on the verge of joining Cord? Those privy to the ongoings in coalition have intimated that one of the conditions that Ngilu reportedly gave the...
View ArticleUhuru picks ex-army man as Nacada boss
James Murimi @Jamesmurymy President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated Col (Rtd) Julius Ayub Githiri for the appointment as the new chairman of the National Authority for Campaign against Alcohol and Drug...
View ArticlePassion for music is DJ Malaika’s biggest drive
Passion for music is DJ Malaika’s biggest drive. Her skills on the decks and looks make her a lethal combination. Chebet Korir caught up with the mix master to talk about her impeccable style When...
View ArticleKuresoi locals protest over dam land payout
Kennedy Kariuki @PeopleDailyKe Hundreds of people living around the area where the Sh34 billion Itare dam is being built in Kuresoi, Nakuru county yesterday held a peaceful demonstration demanding...
View ArticleMeasures in place to curb exam cheating, says PS
The government has laid down stringent measures to deal with cases of cheating in both the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education ( KCSE) and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE)...
View ArticleNo basis of prosecuting Waiguru, State declares
Investigating agencies stated yesterday that they have never received any file implicating former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru in the National Youth Service (NYS) scandal to warrant her...
View ArticleTunai seeks court reprieve over Sh13 million penalty
Roy Lumbe @lumbe_roy Narok Governor Samuel Tunai has moved to court to challenge the move to award a law firm Sh13 million after it successfully represented a county executive for unfair dismissal....
View ArticleMaraga gets unanimous nod to become next CJ
The National Assembly yesterday unanimously cleared Justice David Kenani Maraga to become the new Chief Justice of Kenya. Maraga is now expected to be sworn in today by President Uhuru Kenyatta as the...
View ArticleMultiChoice reduces charges on DStv
DStv customers will now pay less subscription fees following a price slash on its different packages. MultiChoice East Africa regional director Stephen Isaboke announced the decrease alongside a...
View ArticleUhuru laughs off Senator Sonko over ‘acting president’ remark
President Uhuru Kenyatta has told off Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko over controversial remarks he made at a funeral service last week. Uhuru said he remains the President, whether in or out of the...
View ArticleDavid Maraga sworn in as new Chief Justice
Justice David Maraga has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Kenya in an event witnessed by President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi. Maraga, 64, was crowned the new head of the...
View ArticleCorruption to blame for Kilifi hunger, says Mung’aro
Corruption in Kilifi County government leadership to blame for the recurrent starvation that has continued to bite residents, Kilifi North MP Gideon Mung’aro now says. Speaking in Ganze, Mung’aro...
View ArticleSenate PAC grills Ruto over staff salaries raise
By James Murimi Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto was yesterday hard-pressed to explain why his administration increased monthly salaries and allowances of staff from Sh94.7 million to Sh117.9 during the...
View ArticleNewly-appointed Chief Justice swears in IEBC commissioners’ selection panel
By Nasibo Kabale and Paul Muhoho The process of recruiting new commissioners for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) began yesterday with the swearing-in of the selection panel....
View ArticleThe non-violent liberation heroes from Ukambani
By Njonjo Kihuria With the exception of such national figures as Paul Ngei, Muindi Mbingu, Syotune wa Kathukye (Syokimau) and JD Kali, little else is known of freedom fighters from the Kamba...
View ArticleForgotten lot which lost everything for us
By Njonjo Kihuria “Just before independence, calculated intrigues and schemes to bar freedom fighters from the gains of independence were engineered by the colonial government and its African...
View ArticleCity MCAs reject CPA nominees
Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero nominees for the County Policing Authority (CPA) have been rejected by the Assembly over alleged fake education certificates. Justice and Legal Affairs committee rejected...
View ArticleRaila wades into anti-graft war fireworks
Fireworks ignited by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday over the war against corruption continued to flare yesterday, with Cord leader Raila Odinga and interested State agencies wading into the fray....
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