KAKAMEGA - Council to demolish illegal structures
The municipal council has notified the owners of illegal structures that it intends to demolish the buildings. The targeted structures have been constructed on road reserves and access roads servi |
TANNAHILL SHIELD - Top clubs brace for `Easter Tournament'
With this year's Tannahill Shield still more than three weeks away, most of the nine clubs represented in the competition have already embarked on their preparations. |
Poll violence accused to be taken for mental exam
A man who admitted two charges of arson and malicious damage to property during the post-election violence two years ago has been ordered to undertake psychiatrist test before he is returned to cour |
CEMETERY SHAME - Mudavadi quizzed by KACC over plot fraud
Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi was yesterday questioned for close to three hours by detectives from the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission investigating the graves scandal. The KACC team, l |
It was a clean deal, says cemetery broker
The man who brokered the transaction in which City Hall bought a Sh24 million plot for Sh283 million yesterday claimed it was all above board. Mr Maina Chege, the owner of Naen Rech Ltd, which sold |
MPs vote against Naivasha law talks
MPs yesterday called off a consensus building meeting scheduled for this morning, in a surprise turn of events. The House was supposed to adjourn yesterday to allow MPs travel to Naivasha for a thr |
How money meant for land was shared out
The Sh283 million that was meant to buy land for a cemetery in Mavoko was transferred to various individuals and firms from a joint account operated by three law firms. The Local Government min |
MOMBASA - Woman found with 1,000 rolls of bhang
A 25-year-old woman was arrested with a haul of bhang. This brings to five the number of women arrested with drugs in just two weeks. The woman was found with 1,100 rolls of bhang during a police crac |
KAPENGURIA - Census officials protest over delayed allowances
Some 148 officials in last year's national population census in North Pokot District yesterday claimed that they had not been paid their dues amounting to Sh10 million. The officials included 28 |
BUSIA - Trainees stopped from writing prescriptions
Medical trainees at the district hospital have been banned from prescribing drugs for patients. Hospital superintendent Roselyne Atieno said only clinical officers would be allowed to do that. R |
NYAMIRA - Police hold brothers over mother's rape
Police have arrested two brothers who allegedly raped their mother after drinking an illicit brew. Area police boss Shadreck Maithya yesterday said he ordered the brothers' arrest after villagers in |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Kenya's Silicon Valley in the making right inside Ugenya
Sega in Ugenya District is a typical dusty village with a reputation for tidit, a potent local brew. But that is changing fast and it is now transforming itself into a hub of information technology.
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KENYAN PREMIER - You cannot punish us, we are big, says duo
Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards lament a ruling that they will play their next home matches in an empty stadium following crowd trouble by their fans. |
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Five-star Arsenal wipe the floor with Porto
Big Dane Nicklas Bendtner made a pig's ear of his finishing on Saturday but he brought home the bacon on Tuesday night. |
DEMOLITIONS - Bulldozers to start rolling again
New buildings worth millions of shilling will be demolished as construction of by-passes and link roads begin in Nairobi. And, according to Mr John Mwicha of the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura), bu |
Ruling on Ruto fraud case set for next month
Agriculture minister William Ruto will have to wait for a month before he can know whether the government will be allowed to pursue a Sh96 million fraud case against him. Mr Ruto's fate will be d |
TRUTH COMMISSION - Kiplagat blamed over Somali deal
Lobbyists yesterday produced documents they claimed revealed that Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Bethuel Kiplagat mismanaged chair Bethuel Kiplagat mismanaged the Somali peace process.
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EDUCATION - Parents to sue Knec over cancelled results
Parents have threatened to sue the Kenya National Examinations Council over cancellation of the results of some candidates. "The Kenya National Association of Parents has been given the mandate t |
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE - Foreign travel ban set to save State Sh200m
The government could save Sh200 million during a 30-day foreign travel ban imposed on Cabinet ministers. More than 30 ministers were scheduled to travel abroad in March and April before President Kiba |
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NAKURU - Sisters decline to take DNA test in land case
Four sisters embroilled in a legal tussle with their father over land yesterday refused to undergo a DNA test to prove their paternity. Chepkemoi, Emily, Agnes and Chemutai Maina are engaged in a |
NAIROBI - Trader accuses officials of selling property illegally
A businessman yesterday accused Lands ministry officials and Ecobank Kenya of fraudulent collusion in the sale of property that belonged to his father. Arguing his case in court, Mr Mohamed Abubakar t |
Three shot dead in bandit attacks in Turkana
A pupil is among three people killed by bandits in Turkana South District.The 14-year-old schoolgirl was killed and her companion seriously injured at Loyapat as they gathered firewood on Monday ev |
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The Cutting Edge
Church leaders threatening to mobilise a vote against the draft constitution over kadhi's courts could just find themselves on their own, warns Victor Abuka. "Though I'm a Protestant, I won't fo |
Snapshots - Woods practice reports set tour tongues wagging
Media reports that Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach Hank Haney have leading golfers talking of a possible return to action for the world Number One. The websites of the Golf Channel and G |
CHURCH AND SEX - You can't wish away African gays
An article by Fr Dominic Waweru (Nation, March 8) says of the ongoing crisis in Mtwapa -where the youth are beating up people on suspicion of being gay -that this is "only too comprehensible". He |
OUR-TURN-TO-EAT MENTALITY - Reprisal politics and tribalism might derail new constitution
As we embark on what hopefully is the last phase of the new constitution-making process, we must make a deliberate decision to be driven by democratic ideals if we want to succeed. We must not look at |
DANGER SIGNS - Protests in SA ahead of World Cup
South African township residents barricaded roads in Soweto today, the latest in a series of protests over living conditions that have hit the country less than 100 days before the soccer World Cup. |
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LAGOS - 55 feared dead in Nigeria in market trailer crash
At least fifty-five persons were feared dead yesterday when a trailer crashed into a market at the a Felele area of Lokoja in northern Nigeria's Kogi State. More than 30 persons were said to have sust |
MAPUTO - Mozambique to move 130,000 amid flooding
Flooding in Mozambique killed two people and displaced hundreds of families, prompting the government to step up rescue operations and issue a red alert for some areas. Torrential rains that have batt |
Letterman accuser pleads guilty
A television producer pleaded guilty today to trying to extort $2 million from US talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night progra |
German man jailed for Cindy Crawford extortion attempt
A man was sentenced to two years in jail by a court in southern Germany yesterday for trying to extort $100,000 from former supermodel Cindy Crawford, German media reported. Mr Edis Kayalar, 26, su |
LEARNING - New policy to boost special education
Learners with disabilities have a reason to smile after the government launched a policy seeking to enhance their education. Under the new guidelines launched by the Ministry of Education, sign l |
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GREED - Briton guilty in $56m pyramid scheme fraud
ABritish court today found a man guilty of defrauding thousands of investors out of 34 million pounds ($51 million, Sh3.8bn) through a series of pyramid scams.Mr Kevin Foster, 51, who promoted his |
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NEW DELHI - India's Congress faces crisis over women bill
India's ruling Congress party officials met yesterday to douse a political standoff over a contentious women's' quota bill after two of its allies quit and left the government less elbow room to pass |
ROW - Israeli minister apologises over homes plan
An Israeli Cabinet Minister apologised today after Israel embarrassed visiting US Vice President Joe Biden by announcing plans to build 1,600 more homes for Jewish settlers. Mr Biden condemned the p |
AK calls on men to reclaim Tergat's gold
World Cross 12km senior men told to break 21-year duck in Poland. |
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COURT BATTLE - Slap earns tycoon Sh20m
Aroyal slap has earned him a Sh20 million court award. But Mr Josef Brunlehner, who was assaulted by a German Prince at Lamu in 2001, would not touch the money; not even with a 20-foot pole. Why? " |
10 killed in Somali capital violence
At least eight people were killed and 21 wounded in fighting between Somali government forces and al Shabaab rebels on Wednesday in the north of Mogadishu, a Somali human rights group said. Resid |
Kenya invited Bashir despite arrest warrant
Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir received an invitation to participate in the just ended summit of the InterGovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Nairobi.Foreign minister Mose |
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AROUND AFRICA - Ex-president urges Yar'Adua's impeachment amid protests
Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari has said that the only viable option out of the present political logjam in the country is for the Executive Council of the Federation (EXCOF) to declare |
CEMETERY SCANDAL - deal that cost taxpayers Sh283 million
Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi said he was kept in the dark throughout the transaction of the Sh283 million cemetery land scandal. During a four-hour interview at his Jogoo House offices wi |
Leave me out of this, says trader
A man alleged to be at the centre of the cemetery land fraud yesterday denied involvement in the scandal. Businessman Newton Osiemo said he was neither the seller of the 120 acres in Mavoko T |
Hiring cronies to top public slots must stop
Appointment to public offices remains a thorny issue despite clear stipulations aimed at securing transparency and fair play. On paper, the Government vouches for open and competitive recruitment of t |
Fight graft, not tribe
Nairobi council and the Local Government ministry cemetery land scandal brings into focus once again, queries over the national commitment to the war on corruption. It raises worrying issues on appare |
WHAT OTHERS SAY - Why editors might soon be farming goats and yams
On March 19 and 20, the Nation Media Group and the Africa Media Initiative will hold easily the most high profile African media conference ever witnessed on this fair continent (http://panafricamedia2 |
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CEMETERY SHAME - Public-spirited officials tried to block scam
Afew officers stuck out their necks to raise the red flag over what they were convinced was an irregular land purchase. The most notable were city planning director Peter Kibinda and his deputy P |
Don links gra scandals to 2012 General Election
Opponents are using the fight against corruption to settle political scores and undermine each other as the 2012 succession battle rages, a don has said.
As a result, the government could soon lo |
CEMETERY SCANDAL - Raila on the spot over deputy PM
Prime Minister Raila Odinga was hard pressed to explain to Parliament why he has not suspended his deputy Musalia Mudavadi who has been implicated in the fraudulent cemetery land scandal. MPs als |
House Business leader to be named soon
President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are expected to announce their decision on the Leader of Government Business in Parliament very soon. The Prime Minister yesterday said they |
NAIROBI - Probe Safaricom IPO, say brokers
The Capital Markets Authority has been asked to commission a forensic audit of the Safaricom Initial Public Offering that was issued about two years ago. Players in the stock market also want th |
NAIROBI - Majiwa under pressure to quit
Nairobi Mayor Geoffrey Majiwa is under pressure to resign over his alleged role in the cemetery scandal in which the government lost Sh283 million. The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission claims he g |
NAIROBI - SPLM promises peaceful election
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement yesterday pledged to ensure Sudan had peaceful and fair elections next month.
SPLM secretary-general Pagan Amun said at a press briefing in Nairobi that all o |
NAIROBI - Man denies theft of body from hospital
A man was yesterday accused of stealing a body from Kenyatta National Hospital to avoid paying a Sh245,000 bill. Mr Douglas Munyala Malombe, the court heard, used fake documents to remove the body |
Sh3bn boost for voters' register
The Interim Independent Electoral Commission will receive Sh3 billion in this year's Supplementary Budget to be tabled later this month. The funds will be used for voter registration, set to begi |
Bursaries to be sent next week
Education minister Sam Ongeri yesterday told Parliament that Sh239 million bursary will be dispatched to constituencies on March 16.The balance Sh261 million will be sent by June. |
Report on fish deaths raises doubt
MPs yesterday contested the government position on fish deaths in Lake Naivasha, saying a full probe by a departmental committee will reveal the truth. A preliminary report showed that the fish |
Bid to censure Kiraitu fails
MPs yesterday made an unsuccessful push to censure Energy minister Kiraitu Murungi and his two deputies, Charles Keter and Mahmoud Mohammed, over their failure to explain a Sh2.8 billion half-year p |
PAY DISPUTE - Ex-teachers protest over dues
They plan to hold demos against the TSC |
ELECTION PETITIONS - 66 ballot boxes `tampered with'
Some 66 ballot boxes used in Juja in the 2007 parliamentary elections were interfered with, a judge was told yesterday. An official of the now defunct Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) said he cou |
Nacada boss term expires
The top management at the State antidrugs campaign agency has been thrown into a spin following the discovery that the term of the chairman of its advisory board expired more than six months ago. |
Wamalwa to ignore calls to halt campaigns
An MP has vowed to continue campaigning ahead of the 2012 General Election despite opposition from a section of lawmakers from Western Province.Mr Eugene Wamalwa of Saboti said he would not be in |
CONSTITUTION - Talks key in saving new law, says PSC
The Parliamentary Select Committee on the constitution is prepared to meet religious leaders over clauses in the new law that they have objected to. "No number of threats will address the concerns |
DRAMA FESTIVAL - Lack of funds locks schools out of fete
The Coast provincial drama festival kicked off yesterday with a low turn-out. Sources attributed this to lack of funds in schools. Primary and nursery schools took to the stage in different |
MPs query sacking of ports boss
A parliamentary team has described former Transport minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere's push for the sacking of Kenya Ports Authority managing director James Mulewa as unprocedural. Parliament's Trans |
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COVER STORY - MOVING ON AFTER LOSING A SPOUSE
ged 13, 11 and nine. "All my children were in pper primary and being a housewife, I could ot figure out how I would see them through chool," she says. "On returning from the burial in Khwisero n We |
AS THEY GROW - Make time to be with your kids
In recent months, various people I have talked to have been unanimous on the need for parents to be close to growing children. "Make time for your child" has become a refrain in my interviews for this |
The Cutting Edge
Eldoret resident Jay Jay is baffled that there is no longer any mention of the dispute between Kenya and Uganda over the one-acre rocky island in Lake Victoria that some time back soured relations b |
NAIROBI - Date for Kirinyaga Central poll case set
Chief Justice Evan Gicheru has directed that a case challenging the election of Kirinyaga Central MP Ngata Kariuki be heard on March 23. The CJ directed the case, which will be heard by three ju |
NAIROBI - Judge cleared of bid to kill reinstated
The High Court judge cleared of attempted murder late last year has been told to resume duty. Sources at the Judiciary informed the Nation that Mr Justice G.B.M. Kariuki had been reinstated. The judge |
BUNGOMA - Smoking in public places outlawed
The Bungoma municipal council has outlawed smoking in public within the town and its environs. Addressing a one-day seminar on tobacco yesterday, mayor Barasa Mbinga said that the council had set |
NAIROBI - Soldier charged with bigamy
A soldier charged with bigamy has been given a chance to defend herself. Mrs Miriam Mumina Mohammed was found by a lower court to have a case but the magistrate has been barred from delivering j |
REP UTATION MARKETING - Risky business units should be given separate branding
Ihave followed the story of the G4S associated heist with keen interest. One, it is interesting to see what can happen when human beings falter and fall to the entrapment of their hedonistic urges. |
Snapshots - Lohan's fashion adventure ends after just one show
Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan's design career has ended after a single collection for Parisian label Emanuel Ungaro, leaving the fashion world divided over whether her work was a disaster. Ung |
CRIME
Stolen body of former Cyprus president recovered |
MY DILEMMA - My husband wants to go abroad without me
I'm a woman in my mid twenties with one child. Barely two years into our marriage, my husband dropped a bombshell that he wants to go abroad, ostensibly to make money, and would I mind waiting for him |
MASS BURIAL AFTER NIGERIA KILLINGS
President sacks security adviser amid calls for an end to impunity |
FUEL SHORTAGE LOOMS OVER FEES
Oil marketers cannot access products until they pay inspection charges they term punitive. |
CORRUPTION - Mudavadi probed in graves plot scandal
Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi is under investigation by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission over the Sh283 million cemetery land fraud. KACC yesterday said it wants to establish whether th |
Widow in cemetery saga goes into hiding
A widow who claims the cemetery land was grabbed from her has gone into hiding following what she says are threats to her life. The Daily Nation yesterday traced Ms Agnes Nenkau to her hideout, where |
CONTROVERSY - Nyong'o faulted over hiring of college boss
ACabinet minister is facing a test of integrity over his appointment of the director of Kenya Medical Training College.Although Dr Mathews Onudi Olango is qualified to hold the position, it is the |
RESPECT THEM - Don't stifle women's rights, urges Blair
The right of women to empower themselves and take part in leadership should never be stifled, Mrs Cherie Blair, wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair has said. Speaking in Kibera on |
SUCCESSION - Fazul believed to have taken over al-Shabaab reins
The man who masterminded the 1998 terrorist attacks on US embassies in Nairobi and ar es Salaam is believed to have taken over the leadership of alShabaab in war-torn Somalia, Kenyan counter-terro |
New strategy to fight graft
The fight against graft in public offices will from next week take a different dimension. Officials from the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission have been training a group of civil servants on |
Uganda's opposition seeks to revoke oil deals
Uganda's opposition will revoke existing production sharing agreements and force oil companies in the country to renegotiate their deals, a senior official said today. The east African country st |
Zanzibar power back after months
Electricity was restored to Tanzania's Zanzibar island after a three-months blackout in the idyllic Indian Ocean tourist spot, officials said. The archipelago's main island, Unguja, had been with |
WORLD PEACE - Asian answer to global questions
Is there an "Asian way" to resolving global problems? The conventional answer is No. But elements of an Asian way are emerging. Given Asia's growing influence, the world should pay attention -and ma |
MOLO - Ogiek to be involved in reclaiming Mau forest
The Ogiek community is to be part of efforts to reclaim Mau forest after years of complaining that they had been marginalized. They will now sit with the government and other decision-makers appoint |
JUJA - Africa warned of climate change-induced food crisis
Experts have warned of a food crisis on the continent as a result of the effects of climate change. An expert on agriculture and water management, Prof Bancy Mati, said the number of people facing f |
NAIROBI - Two ministries owe cereals board Sh2bn
The National Cereals and Produce Board is facing a financial crisis due to debts owed by the government, a senior official has said. The State owes Sh2.5 billion through the ministries of Agriculture |
KAJIADO - Seven children escape death as toilet collapses
Seven children narrowly escaped death yesterday after a toilet block at their school collapsed. The pupils at Mwisyani nursery school, Kajiado District, sustained slight injuries and were treated at t |
MERU - Man jailed five years for trying to rape neighbour
A 30-year-old man who tried to rape his neighbour was yesterday jailed for five years by a Meru court. Magistrate Kiarie Waweru heard that Marangu gained entry to his victim's semi-permanent house t |
WATER WOES - Marsabit welcomes dam, but wonders if water will ever fill it
Afirst-time visitor to Marsabit town might be surprised at the frequent sight of large numbers of teenagers -especially girls -crowding around a water tap with jerricans. Many others can be see |
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Kenya Open prize kitty receives Sh7m boost from sponsors. |
UEFA LEAGUE - Beckham to face Man United at Old Trafford
AC Milan's David Beckham returns to Old Trafford for the first time in seven years tonight and fully expects to face Wayne Rooney. |
NEW LAW PNU - seeks to strip Senate of powers
The powers of the Senate and transitional clauses are part of the agenda of MPs' talks on the draft constitution in Naivasha starting tomorrow. The Party of National Unity and the Orange Democratic |
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WAJIR - Millions missing from county council coffers
Millions of shillings meant for projects in the cash-strapped Wajir County Council have been misappropriated, according to an audit report. The money is part of more than Sh42 million the council re |
NAIROBI - Police violated my rights, says accused in arms case
A key suspect in the Narok arms cache seizure yesterday accused police of searching his premises without a warrant. Mr Muneer Ismail told a court that police violated his constitutional rights. The |
POWER SHOW - Somalia welcomes US air support in offensive
Somalia's government would welcome US air support for an expected offensive aimed at retaking control of areas from al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab rebels, President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said today.Speak |
VERDICT - Zimbabwe Speaker wins election case
Zimbabwe's High Court has dismissed a challenge on the election of the country's first opposition Speaker of Parliament by a close ally of President Robert Mugabe. Former Information and Publicity |
There was easier way to get plot
If taking over the cemetery land was matter of life and death, the officers involved could have used an easier route. They could have asked the government to exercise its right of land ownership to |
PSs complain about `selective discipline'
Permanent secretaries are a worried lot following a spate of interdictions of their colleagues while their political bosses get away scot-free. Permanent secretaries met at Harambee House on Mon- |
HILDESHEIM - Princes fined Sh20m for assaulting hotelier
A German court has fined Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband Sh20 million (200,000 euros) for assault in 2000. Prince Ernst August of Hanover was found guilty at an earlier trial in 2004 of causing |
PREMIER LEAGUE - Liverpool flat on their back after Wigan loss
The season cannot end soon enough for Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez who once bagged a Champions League title but would now settle for fourth in the Premier League |
KENYAN LEAGUE - Caf flops Sofapaka and AFC Leopards clash
Deposed continental club football aspirants Sofapaka and AFC Leopards reacquaint themselves on the domestic scene today. |
PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE - 13 ministers hit by trips ban
A t least 13 Cabinet ministers have been caught up in President Kibaki's temporary ban on foreign trips to facilitate debate on the draft constitution. Those affected include Deputy Prime Minister |
DHAKA - Teacher canes pupils over forgotten pencils
Eight Bangladeshi children received treatment in hospital after being caned by their headmistress for forgetting to bring coloured pencils to school, police said yesterday. "She went on the rampage |
FEATURE - I won my battle with the bottle
F r z f om an early age, Fr Baptiste Regina Mapunda knew he wanted to serve God. Born in Mbinga, southern Tanania, in 1959, the fourth son in a amily of eight was inspired by the missionaries who ofte |
WHAT A LIFE
Marriage lasts longer than living together US marriages last longer than unions where couples live together outside matrimony, the Centre for Disease Control reported recently.
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FEATURE - Let's all live together in harmony
As official efforts to help the different communities affected by the postelection violence move slowly along, a group of women from Burnt Forest, an area that experiences violence practically every e |
WITH 191 MARKS IN KCPE SHE WAS TOP IN FORM FOUR
A Principal denied her a chance to join Form One because of low marks but she went on to top her school in KCSE. |
HEALTH - Get your child the right bag
The type and weight of a school bag, as well as the length of time and the way a child carries it, has serious implications for the youngster's health. Yet school kids are today carrying more and heav |
HAVE YOUR SAY - Sisters, let us bring up responsible sons
So much attention has been paid to issues affecting girls that boys have been practically forgoteen. But just thinking about what it takes to raise a responsible man makes me realise that we need to p |
COVER STORY - MOVING ON AFTER LOSING A SPOUSE
It is a Saturday morning and a group of about 40 men, women and children are chatting or having fun at the Nairobi Mamba Village playground. But this is not your ordinary family outing. It is a widows |
NUTRITION - Does your child have an extra-sweet tooth?
You don't need to be n expert to know hat kids like sweets. n fact, most kids love nk food and would most junk food and would gladly trade their dinner for their snack of choice. That's why I found |
FATHERHOOD 101 - Taking school to a whole new level
Wr arning to new excited righteous dads (Nerds): never put your three-yearold daughter in the dock unless she's been coached by the super-duper Johnnie Cochran. You doubt me? Check this out..."Wher |
FAMILY LAW - We fear institutions won't recognise our son's adoption certificate
My wife and I settled in Kenya 10 years ago and recently completed the process of adopting a son. The first thing we wanted to do was to open a bank account for him. However, when we presented his bir |
CEMETERY SHAME - Land scandal started off as part of noble
Awell-intentioned idea by City Hall to buy cemetery land ended up providing an avenue for fraudsters to swindle taxpayers of Sh260 million.Audit reports by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (K |
Key players in land deal that cost taxpayers Sh260 million
The following are some of the public officials adversely mentioned in connection with the cemetery land scandal.
Mr Sammy Kirui Before his appointment as permanent secretary at Local Government, |
Fuel inspection row raises grave queries
The heat of the fuel inspection controversy finally smoked out the authorities. Yet, instead of clearing the air, the Ministry of Industrialisation -which gazetted the higher 0.675 per cent levy to |
Sudan needs fair polls
Regional Heads of State and Government meeting in Nairobi yesterday asked Sudan to ensure that the forthcoming elections are free and fair. Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) leaders s |
TELKOM KENYA PRIVATISATION - Quietly tell French firm to stop burdening Kenyan taxpayers
According to a story in the current issue of our sister paper, The EastAfrican, France Telecom, which acquired a 51 per cent stake of Telkom Kenya following privatisation of the firm in December 2007, |
SECURITY - US pledges to aid Israel in case of attack
US Vice President Joe Biden assured Israel today of Washingon's commitment to its security and said the agreed resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks provided a "moment of real opportunity" for peace |
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NEW YORK - A drink a day may keep women's weight down
Ladies, raise your glasses: new research has found that women who drank one to two alcoholic drinks a day were 30 per cent less likely to gain weight than teetotallers. The study, led by Dr Lu Wang, |
ALL ABOUT FOOD - More tips on Japanese fare
Last week we discussed and, hopefully, provided some clarification on sushi. Let's look at what else is available at Japanese restaurants in Kenya so that readers can order and enjoy some of the delic |
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LIVING POSITIVELY - The incredible strength of an unsung heroine
Irecently received an invitation to participate in the International Women's Day (IWD). I didn't confirm my participation. My role was clear: to outline the achievements we have made in the recent pas |
SUMMIT - Sudan poll `crucial to region'
Regional leaders yesterday asked Sudan to ensure its first democratic election in 25 years was free and fair. President Omar al-Bashir's administration was also asked to speed up the full implementa |
Police camp near campus to foil protests
Anti-riot police yesterday camped outside Egerton University's town campus for several hours after students threatened to stage a protest march following the disappearance of two of their leaders.
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MWATATE - Leaders disagree over building of MP's office
An MP and his predecessor have disagreed over money allegedly disbursed for the construction of a constituency office. Mr Calist Mwatela said over the weekend that about three years ago, the governm |
STRENGTH OF A WOMAN - Basketballer, 20, proves her father wrong on disability
Two decades ago, her father walked out on the family because of her disability; today she is independent and takes care of her grandparents, proving him wrong against all odds. She devotedly perfor |
Call to amend sexual offences law
As the International Women's Day was celebrated yesterday, senior government officials and experts called for the review of the sexual offences law. They also said that affirmative action sho |
MOMBASA - Three deny stealing Sh3 million fertiliser
Three people were yesterday charged with stealing 1,120 bags of fertiliser valued at Sh3 million. Omar Mwagambare, George Osoro and Omar Salim, jointly with others not before the court, allegedly st |
KERICHO - Make room for farming, Moi urges rural people
Retired President Daniel Moi has advised Kenyans in rural areas to move to towns to create space for farming.
The former president said that the rapid population growth was making it difficult |
KISII - Interim polls body told to hasten voter register
A hopeful in the pending South Mugirango by-election has asked the Interim Independent Electoral Commission to make registration of voters a priority and set a date for the polls.
Mr Joshua Joh |
MOMBASA - Mugger gunned down in crackdown on crime
A suspected thief was gunned down at Mikindani in Mombasa as cases of insecurity rose in the area. The man was shot on Sunday after he and two accomplices tried to mug a policeman posing as a woman. T |
TORONTO - Canada to ban militant Somali Islamist group
Canada will list al Shabaab -a Somalibased Islamist militant group which recently pledged allegiance to al Qaeda as a "terrorist group" to prevent it from operating or seeking funds, the Cana- |
AU urges no delay for Ivorian elections
The African Union called today on Cote d'Ivoire to hold its presidential election, delayed since 2005, by the agreed deadline of early May. The African Union's Peace and Security Council urged |
Peacekeepers plan Congo exit
A first batch of UN troops may withdraw from the western part of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the end of June as requested by Kinshasa, the UN peacekeeping supremo said yesterday.
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POLL CHAOS - Threats to witnesses increase
Threats to witnesses in post-election violence cases have increased since the handing over last week of a list of key suspects to the judges of the International Criminal Court by prosecutor Luis More |
Civil society in fresh push for local tribunal
Plans for a fresh push for the establishment of a special tribunal to locally try suspected perpetrators of the post-election violence are under way. Members of the civil society will in the ne |
POLITICS - Kibaki drawn into 2012 succession
President Kibaki is at the centre of his succession plans, a Cabinet minister has revealed. Energy minister Kiraitu says the President is the leader of the newly formed Progressive Democratic Movement |
TJRC `can probe Kiplagat's record'
Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission has legal powers to make its chairman, Mr Bethuel Kiplagat, clear himself in a public hearing before his fellow commissioners."They have the power t |
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TRADE - Fresh row over sale of Telkom
France Telecom has kicked up a storm with a claim that it is unable to trace some assets that were on the books of the former parastatal at the time it was put on sale. "You sold to me an empty box |
NAIROBI - Magistrate declines to hear ammunition case
Chief magistrate Gilbert Mutembei yesterday excluded himself from a case after the defence lawyer hinted that he may be required as a witness. Mr Pravin Bowry, representing businessman Muneer Ismail |
NAIROBI - President to host Igad leaders in summit today
President Kibaki will today attend the 14th Extraordinary Summit of the Inter-Governmental Authority Heads of State and Government at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi. President |
MACHAKOS - Church rescues deaf boy from police cells
A 15-year-old deaf and dumb boy, who has been languishing in a police cell for four months, has finally found a home. The African Brotherhood Church picked up the boy after reading about him in the |
18 KILLED AND 10,000 AFFECTED BY FLOODING
Raging floods rain down death and destruction, say Red Cross and government |
NIGERIA VIOLENCE CLAIMS 500 LIVES
Troops sent in to Jos after machetewielding gangs raid Christian villages. |
ECONOMY TO GROW BY 3 P.C., SAYS IMF
Constitution review and private sector inflows to play big part in driving growth. |
CORRUPTION - Kibaki suspends PS over burial plot fraud
Ts hirteen top officials in the ministries of Local Government and Finance have been uspended over corruption allegations. Those interdicted include Local Government permanent secretary Sammy Kirui, M |
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AGRICULTURE - Sh1.5bn set aside to buy maize
The government plans to spend Sh1.5 billion to buying maize from farmers for the Strategic Grain Reserve. Agriculture minister William Ruto said the government had released Sh700 million for the pur |
TANA RIVER - Sh70m used to end rows over water and pasture
The government has spent more than Sh70 million to end conflict between two warring communities in the district. Part of the money, which was donated by the World Bank, was set aside for the drillin |
NYAMACHE - Security firm vehicle kills five-year-old boy
A five-year-old boy died after he was crushed by a security firm's vehicle along the busy Kisii-Kilgoris road.
Adrian Kibwage, a nursery school pupil, died on the spot. The vehicle was said to have |
Council boss reinstated as poll is nullified
A court has nullified a county council election and reinstated a former chairman. Sitting in a Garsen court, magistrate Julius Mulei Kituku ruled that the election that picked Mr Abdukassim Ahmed |
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Fear of ageing drives men's cosmetic sales
Male cosmetics sales in Britain are growing at twice the rate of the female market, according to a survey, with the need to look good for job interviews and the fear of looking old playing key roles |
Bomb attack on Pakistani police spy unit kills 13
Pakistan's Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack on a police intelligence unit in the city of Lahore that killed at least 13 people during Monday's morning rush hour, of |
SAFARI RALLY - Women seek to turn tables in motorsports
As the world celebrated the International Women's Day, a group of Kenya women was busy preparing to storm the male-dominated field of motorsports. |
ATHLETICS - World champion aims high despite bike crash
A motorcycle injury derailed his emergence to the national scene.
However, World Youth 3,000m champion Isaiah Kiplagat has put the misfortune behind him. |
FOOTBALL - Lyon hope to frustrate Real Madrid in key tie
Real Madrid must find a way past an Olympique Lyon defence if they are to keep alive their dream of playing in a Champions League final in their own stadium |
ITALIAN SOCCER
Top three teams fail to score as leaders Inter Milan draw 0-0 with Genoa |
PETITION - MP's surprise plea in election case
An assistant minister yesterday made a surprise application, seeking a recount and scrutiny of the votes cast in his favour during the last General Election. Makadara MP Dickson Wathika urged Lady |
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MALINDI - Alarm as two babies stolen by househelps
Two babies were stolen by househelps in Malindi at the weekend, sparking the alarm over child trafficking syndicates in the area. Police were called in after a househelp stole a one-day-old baby lef |
TANA DELTA - KWS rangers sent to track down poachers
Kenya Wildlife Service rangers have been sent to track down 11 poachers in the district. The poachers were said to be targeting rhino and elephants for their tusks. Last week, a suspected poacher was |
KAKAMEGA - Ikolomani poll case to be heard in May
A petition challenging the election of Ikolomani MP Boni Khalwale will be heard on May 24. The parties in the petition agreed by consent on the new date when the case came up for mention before Mr J |
QUAKE TOLL
57 killed as remote part of eastern Turkey hit by quake |
PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE - Ministers barred from foreign trips
President Kibaki has banned Cabinet ministers from taking foreign trips until debate on the proposed constitution is concluded. The decision is intended to ensure that ministers and their assistants a |
We'll derail review, warn churches
Church leaders have once again threatened to rally Christians against the draft Constitution if their views on abortion, Kadhi courts and the State's treatment of religions are not considered. The |
Banks ought to spur growth of business
Kenya's big commercial banks have reported healthy profits in the middle of bad economic times. The trend is worth celebrating. Indeed, the healthy financial services sector is itself a manifestatio |
Unite behind new law
The ban on foreign travel by ministers until debate on the new constitution is finalised will be futile unless the government is united in support of the document. But it also mounts a campaign to sec |
STATE FIR M SHAME - Kenya Power must be stealing from us to make such profit
Physics and associated alchemy were never my strong points in high school. I would more likely be surreptitiously reading a James Hadley Chase or Mickey Spillane under the desk rather than be bored by |
IMF to set up Sh7.5trn fund for war on climate change
The International Monetary Fund will set up a Sh7.5trillion ($100-billion) fund a year by 2020 to help developing nations deal with the impact of climate change. IMF managing director Dominique Str |
ORDER - Mugabe cuts MDC powers
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has courted a fresh crisis in his shaky coalition government by stripping ministers from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party of their powers. President Mugabe, |
BANJUL - Ex-minister arrested in wave of detentions
Gambia arrested a former fisheries minister who had been sacked last month, security sources told Reuters yesterday, extending a wave of mysterious and high-profile detentions in the West African |
Two charged with killing KQ pilot
Two men have been arraigned in court over the killing of a young pilot along Uhuru highway, Nairobi, in January.Mr Hesbon Vuhiru Amadade and Mr Musa Ouma Anyango yesterday denied charges of robbe |
NAIROBI - Judge asks for files in MPs' graft cases
The High Court has ordered the transfer of files in corruption cases against eight sitting and former MPs. Judge Kalpana Rawal directed that the files from Kilimani Commercial Courts be brought |
NAIROBI - Parties accused of oppressing women
ODM and PNU are the worst political parties in terms of discrimination against women, Public Health minister Beth Mugo said yesterday.
She said the parties only gave women leftover positions with |
NAIROBI 7-kilogramme Bible arrives tomorrow
A symbolic seven-kilogramme Bible written in 66 languages will arrive in the country tomorrow in a move to encourage Christians to read the book more often. The Kenyan church already has one res |
NAIROBI Woman threatened over Sh220m case
The mother of one of five Kenyans charged in the US with fraud involving Sh220 million claimed yesterday that she had received threatening calls and text messages.
Mrs Agnes Ochenge said the call |
Experts upbeat on passing of draft law
Experts writing the Constitution are optimistic that the new law will be passed, allaying fears of a possible fall-out with Parliament.The Committee of Experts said yesterday the law guiding |
POLL - Iraq premier ahead in ballot count
Prime Minister Nuri alMaliki, the Shiite who helped ease Iraq's sectarian strife, emerged today as a front-runner in a parliamentary election but could yet face a tough battle to cling to power. Mr |
HEIST - G4S staff deny Sh300m theft
Two G4S employees were yesterday charged with stealing more than Sh300 million. A police station commander and his brother were also charged with stealing Sh256.5 million in different currencies bel |
FOOD SECURITY - Flour pricing is too critical to be left to private millers
Kenya consumes more than three million bags of maize per month, which translates to 40 million bags a year. This figure is increasing as the population grows.
The country depends on its farmers to |
ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY - E-waste threat grows by the day
In a recent report, Information permanent secretary Bitange Ndemo proposed a ban on used computer imports. This is good because of the growing threat posed by hazardous ewaste from used electronic e |
The Cutting Edge
Nairobi's Mbagathi Way and Lang'ata Road have become a nightmare in the mornings and evenings due to abnormally heavy traffic, moans Caro Mwangi. She just can't understand why the four policemen alw |
Snapshots - Jeff Bridges wins best actor Oscar in `Crazy Heart'
Jeff Bridges won a best actor Oscar on Sunday, his first ever Academy Award, for his role in Crazy Heart as a drunken country singer who finds redemption.
Bridges, the brother of Beau Bridges and t |
MISPLACED NATIONAL VALUES - Life's not just about academia and cash; it's about living too
Every year, the much-anticipated Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education results receive wide coverage in our media. This year was no different. News of the best-performing students in the country |
KUNDUZ - 79 killed in Afghanistan as Islamist groups clash
Up to 60 militants and 19 civilians may have been killed in bloody clashes between rival Islamist militant groups in northern Afghanistan, a police official said yesterday. The fighting between Tali |
MEXICO CITY - Priest's alleged son admits demanding $26 million
A man claiming to be the son of the founder of an influential Roman Catholic order, now late, admitted yesterday in Mexico that he had sought $26 million to keep quiet about his father's incest. Rau |
Icelanders reject deal to repay British and Dutch
Icelandic voters vented their fury yesterday at the bankers and politicians who ruined the economy, overwhelmingly rejecting a $5 billion deal to repay debts to Britain and the Netherlands.The |
Turkey MASSACRE - Turkey warns US over genocide vote
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday criticised a US Congress panel's reference to Ottoman-era massacres of Armenians as genocide and warned it would harm relations. Armenians sa |
IRAQ BALLOT
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AROUND AFRICA - Togolese opposition rejects poll results
Togo's defeated opposition said today it would contest an election result last week which returned President Faure Gnassingbe as leader of the West African state. The election was seen as a test fo |
Changes in dra law draws mixed reactions
Mixed reactions have met the changes made to the draft Constitution by the Committee of Experts.
The experts enhanced the Senate to an Upper House, whereas the Parliamentary Select Committee ha |
THERE AND ABOUT - Nigeria lives in an age long gone
Were anyone who lived in Byzanlived in Byzantium during the Middle Ages to resurrect today, Nigeria's capital, Abuja, would make a perfect residence. Linguistically, Byzantium evolved into Co |
Polio vaccination targets 85 million in West Africa
A massive polio vaccination campaign targeting about 85 million children is underway in West and Central Africa. Health experts attribute the resurgence of the disease to minimal vaccination co |
Kenya among the best in filing reports on women's rights
Kenya has been ranked among the top performers in Africa who have filed periodic reports on progress made in implementing a UN convention that champions the rights of women.
But the country has |
RESETTLEMENT
Acting permanent secretary in the Special Programmes ministry Moses Gitari addresses poll chaos victims, who are yet to be resettled, at Mawingu in Ol Kalou, Nyandarua Central, yesterday. He told th |
MOGADISHU - Somali pirates free Thai ship in $3 million deal
Somalia pirates said they had released the Thai-flagged Thai Union 3 ship yesterday after receiving a $3 million ransom. The tuna fishing vessel belonging to Asia's biggest canned tuna exporter, T |
CLAIMS - Pope's brother `headed choir with sex abuse cases'
AGerman bishop gave new details of a sexabuse scandal at a famous boys' choir in southern Germany once headed by Pope Benedict XVI's brother, in remarks published yesterday. Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, |
Malaysian Catholics accept apology over desecration
Catholic authorities in Malaysia today accepted an apology from a Muslim magazine after its writers took part in a Catholic service and allegedly desecrated the communion wafer.
Will not repe |
North Korea warns of nuclear build-up
North Korea said it would bolster its atomic arsenal and was no longer bound by the ceasefire that ended the Korean War due to joint US-South Korean military drills, which start this week. The comment |
TRANSPORT - New ferries no magic wand, say experts
The decision to buy two new ferries to serve the Kilindini Channel is unlikely to provide a lasting solution to congestion at the Likoni crossing.Maritime experts said only a bridge or bypass is th |
State sitting on grand proposals
Solutions to the problems bedevilling ferry users at the Mtongwe and Likoni channels have been proposed in various studies conducted by the government over the years. They include reports prese |
Commuters subjected to long waits
Apart from the constant stalling and drifting of ferries towards the high seas, the sorry state of vessels in use at the Likoni crossing has subjected users to many tribulations. They include l |
CAIRO - Mubarak recovering well after surgery in Germany
Veteran Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is in a "stable condition" following surgery in Germany to have his gall bladder removed, state television said yesterday. "The president is in stable co |
KIGALI - Rwanda arrests one as grenade blasts injure 16
Rwanda said on Saturday it had arrested a suspected mastermind of recent grenade attacks in the capital which injured 16 people this week and killed two others last month. Attorney General Marti |
The Cutting Edge
BY THE WATCHMAN Kenyans are a funny lot, indeed, remarks Kiplimo Kosgey, amused that the long queues outside registration offices, as parents sought birth certificates for their children to comply |
Snapshots - The untold story of genius, murder and survival
"House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival," by Deborah Ball tells the story of how Gianni (left), with his flamboyant sister Donatella as muse, not only became the cuttin |
FISHING - A lot of research already done can be used to save L Naivasha
It was amazing to see the number of people who spoke on what they thought could be the cause of the dying fish in Lake Naivasha. It looked like a competition to be heard or seen in the media. Peopl |
SEX AND CULTURE - Nothing's African about gays
The ire of the youth in Mombasa against a gay marriage is only too comprehensible. Considering that homosexuality is an aberration that militates against the African psyche, the youth were expressing |
TRAGEDY - Nigerian star dies in Sudan league match
El Merreikh's Nigerian football star, Endurance Idahor, died at the weekend after collapsing at a Sudanese Premier League match. |
TRANSITION - Former Labour minister dies in city hospital
Former Lurambi MP Dr Newton Kulundu died at Nairobi Hospital yesterday morning. The former Labour minister succumbed to what was described as a short illness at about 4am, according to his younger bro |
GENOCIDE - Security forces step up hunt for Kabuga
Security agencies have renewed the hunt for Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga. There are new leads indicating Kabuga, a wealthy businessman accused of genocide and crimes against humanity, c |
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REFOR - MS PNU, ODM headed for clash on draft law
The Party of National Unity is pushing for changes in the draft constitution -a move likely to put it on a collision course with its Orange coalition partner. PNU formed a sub-committee last week to |
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OFFICERS TURN TO THE BIBLE IN FIGHT AGAINST CRIME
Policemen hold prayers to help change image of a force seen as brutal and corrupt. |
VACANT POSTS IN PUBLIC SERVICE
Over 111 jobs are up for grabs in the Public Service Commission of Kenya. |
UNIVERSITIES ROOT FOR FEES INCREASE
Raising charges will help institutions meet the high cost of projects, says Egerton chancellor. |
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"The fact that the judges asked for further information means they had started working on the prosecutor's application." -KNCHR vice-chairman Hassan Omar on the handing over of the list of sus |
NYERI - AP to set up special cash protection unit
The Administration Police will soon unveil a special squad to handle cash in transit, Commandant Kinuthia Mbugua said yesterday. "The squad will be known for only one role -that of guarding cash," |
NYAHURURU - Man killed in jua kali shed bomb explosion
A man was killed and two others seriously injured at Nyahururu's Jua Kali sheds yesterday when a bomb exploded as they tried to smelt it for scrap metal. The loud blast disrupted Sunday activities i |
NAIROBI - Kenya urged to abide by AU ruling on land
Kenya has been urged to speedily effect an African Union ruling recognising the 60,000-strong Endorois community as the rightful owners of Lake Bogoria Game Reserve. Rights groups said in Nairo- |
KIRNYAGA - School fetes slum boy who scored top grades
A 17year-old student from Korogocho slums who scored an A in last year's KCSE received a hero's welcome at his former primary school in Kirinyaga. Kahura Kevin Ndung'u garnered a mean grade of 86. |
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - Rape victims awaiting justice
More than two years after the post-election chaos, many women who suffered sexual violence and abuse are still waiting for justice. And as the world celebrates the annual International Women's Day, |
We must not let farm produce go to waste
Destructive floods hit hard last week. Unfortunately, the country has been warned to expect more of this in the coming days. While the lose of property and lives is of the immediate concern, it is als |
Help sportswomen
As we celebrate the International Women's Day today, a cursory glance at the development of women's sport in Kenya paints a truly grim picture. Despite immense potential, there are no management str |
WORLD CUP
Sh13bn security plan to ensure hosts are ready for tournament. |
TENNIS - Mugabe, Butoyi are the Kenya Open champs
Ugandan Duncan Mugabe and Kenya's Aziza Butoyi are this year's KCB Kenya Open tennis champions, beating Francis Rogoi and Caroline Oduor |
PREMIER LEAGUE - Leopards stun Thika as Tusker wither at Sher
Demonde Selenga scored his maiden AFC Leopards goal to guide his side to their first 2010 Kenyan Premier League victory, a 1-0 triumph over Thika United yesterday. |
FESTIVAL - Lamu to host 20,000 Muslims
Lamu Island expects a tourism boom this week when more than 20,000 Muslims congregate for the Maulidi celebrations starting today. The narrow alleys of the historic town and World Heritage Site will, |
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BOMET - Teachers want stiffer penalties for cheats
Teachers want the Kenya National Examinations Council to hand examination cheats stiffer penalties. Knut's first vice-chairman, Mr Wilson Sossion, said that even with the two-year ban, the cheats |
TAITA - Man killed in accident with minister's vehicle
A man died instantly when he was hit by a vehicle belonging to Education assistant minister Calist Mwatela on Saturday evening. The minister was driving to Voi on the Mwatate-Voi road. Taita police bo |
Yar'Adua's `return' offers no quick fix to Nigerian crisis
The leadership debacle created by President Umaru Yar'Adua's debilitating absence from Nigeria is far from over despite his return ago from a lengthy treatment 12 days ago from a lengthy treatment abr |
BALLOT - Swiss vote on lawyers for animals
Already boasting laws to protect goldfish from being flushed down the toilet and to guarantee companions for lonely animals, Switzerland today votes on whether abused animals deserve lawyers.Legal |
Sunday Echo - Should Annan let Kenyans solve own problems?
Where readers have their say Chief mediator Kofi Annan should leave us alone only if and when we get a new constitution or we are done with all the reforms envisaged.
mzeemoja Mr Annan's tenure is |
Steady improvement places Homa Bay school top in district ranking
W school in th iobiero Secondary School in Homa Bay district has maintained a steadfast improvement to become the best e district. school in the district. According to the school's principal, Mr Jo |
Democracy no magic cure for all our woes
China, the author Thomas Friedman wrote not too long ago, spent the years since 2001 building better stadiums, airports, roads and parks in preparation for the Beijing Olympics.
America spent those |
Early campaigns not good for economy
Avisitor arriving in the country in the past few days would be forgiven for thinking elections will take place in less than a month. The political manoeuvring on both sides of the grand coalition is a |
HEALTHCARE
Now Obama wants `straight answer' from insurers on premium hikes. |
DAR ES SALAAM - Five killed in attack on Tanzanian wedding
Five people were killed when unidentified gunmen raided a wedding party at a village in northern Tanzania, police said yesterday. Seven people were injured in the incident that occurred in Tarime |
BRUSSELS - Norwegian tanker hijacked off Madagascar
The EU's anti-piracy naval mission confirmed yesterday the hijacking of a Norwegian-owned chemical tanker off east Africa and said the 21 crew were all from Myanmar. Norwegian shipowner Broevigtank an |
LONDON - Scheme to kick polio out of Africa launched
A campaign has been launched to eradicate polio in west and central Africa, targeting 85 million children.
Some 400,000 health workers and volunteers will go from door-to-door in 19 countries, gi |
LONDON - Zuma faces angry protest on last day of UK visit
South African President Jacob Zuma has been met by protesters in London chanting "shame on you" on the last day of his state visit to Britain. Earlier, the leader sparked anger over calls for internat |
AROUND AFRICA - Somalia government readies troops for al Shabaab assault
Several thousand troops -some said to have been trained in Kenya -have been assembled in preparation for a major assault on Somalia's al Shabaab militia which could start within weeks. The Tran |
ranking after new KCSE stars emerge
Knneth Kiambati Koome, the fifth best student in last year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, hopes me an engineer. But his sights are to become an engineer. But his sights |
Thought
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him and to our God, |
TALKING P OINT Ethnic Kurds are a central element in Turkish society
Iam writing regarding the article titled "The day Israeli commandos raided Nairobi and captured most wanted man" published last Sunday.I was rather disappointed to see that, by referring to various |
CRIME - Two killed and dumped on road in Kiserian
Herders on the outskirts of Nairobi yesterday morning found the bodies of two women dumped on a roadside. The bodies were found on the Kiserian Isinya Road and bore deep cuts in the head. |
Anxiety at cereals board as two top officials sent packing
Anxiety has gripped employees of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) after two senior managers were sent on leave pending investigations into the maize scandal. Corporation secretary An |
TRAGEDY - Floods kill three more people
Three more people have been killed in flash floods, bringing the death toll to nine in the past three days. The Kenya Red Cross and government officials said two people died in Kajiado North district |
NAIROBI - Kenyan named to ICC's team of counsel
Kenyan lawyer, Professor Githu Muigai, has been admitted to the International Criminal Court list of counsel, meaning he is eligible to represent suspects facing trial at The Hague. The ICC wrote to P |
MIGORI - Teachers stranded after missing pay
Primary school teachers from Migori, Nyatike and Uriri districts were yesterday stranded in Migori town after they failed to get their February salaries in the banks. The angry teachers camped at |
GARISSA - Muslims condemn al Shabaab activities
Muslim faithful in Garissa yesterday held special prayers for peace in Somalia. They held processions in the town during Maulid celebrations.
Led by Sheikh Abdi Fatah Shariff Ahmed, they condemne |
WOMAN OF COURAGE - Rights defender receives award
Before the news of her invitation to receive an award from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for being "a woman of courage" this week, Ann Njogu was just one of many activists in town. On Wedne |
GENDER EQUITY - Women still want a man for president
Although women in Kenya would vote for female candidates for Parliament, the majority would still prefer a man to lead the country, according to a new opinion poll. In the poll by Infotrack Harris, |
Why Kenyans need urgent re-education
Kenyans are one-track-minded about corruption. For us, the word has only one meaning, namely, deliberate involvement in bribery, racketeering, ballot theft and other activities the perpetrators of whi |
SUCCESSION - PS faces probe over Muhoho's influence
The succession battle at the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is headed to Parliament where the permanent secretary for Transport is expected to appear before the Transport committee. Cyrus Njiru has |
ICCTRIAL - Sickening hypocrisy of our political leaders
Louis Moreno-Ocampo, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has effectively initiated the countdown to the hour of reckoning for the so-called masterminds of Kenya's postelection |
POLITICS - Confused and out of touch with reality -- that's the lot of PDM
H honchos a, PDM ... who knows this thing? I have even forgotten what the initials stand for. Somebody should tell the PNU honchos that the change of name has absolutely no impact with anybody. It b |
COMMEMORATION - Former teacher remembers last days with JM Kariuki
JM Kariuki, the political celebrity who was murdered 35 years ago this week, crafted an enviable political career doing what many in his day considered suicidal. He fearlessly took on founding Pres |
Mixed bag for man sentenced to death for armed robbery
When three appellate judges recently served justice, it came as a mixture of reprieve and misfortune for the appellant. Reprieve because the three, Samuel Bosire, Erastus Githinji and Philip Wa |
DEVELOPMENT - Africa still lagging behind on MDGs
The United Nations' Millennium Development Goals are aimed at reducing poverty in the first 15 years of the 21st century. The launch of this noble effort capped growing international recognitio |
Togo vote disputed as Time: two camps claim win
Togo's incumbent president and his main rival both claimed victory in an election ahead of results due on Saturday, setting the stage for protests in the West African nation whose 2005 vote was ma |
The Cutting Edge
The handing to the ICC judges of a list of names of the top 20 post-2007 election mayhem suspects is a milestone in the fight against impunity, says Mwaura Muthinja. Kenyans, he adds, have been "ter |
30 years ago - Coast PC in surprise visit to assess food situation
March 7, 1980 Coast PC Eliud Mahihu made a surprise visit to milling plants and godowns of the maize board in Mombasa in his effort to assess the food situation in the area.
At the end of his |
Bashir raps UN sanctions on Eritrea
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has criticized the sanctions imposed on Eritrea last December by the United Nations Security Council, Eritrean local media reported on Saturday. Bashir paid a on |
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THE SENTINEL - Is the murk worth the anguish, Mr Kiplagat?
If I were Mr Bethuel Kiplagat, I wouldn't allow things to degenerate to a stage where I would dress in sackcloth, pour ashes on my head and ask myself: "What will it benefit a man to serve Kenyans onl |
INQUIRY
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Iraq invasion was justified. |
KIGALI - One killed and 16 hurt in Rwanda grenade blasts
Two synchronised grenade blasts injured 16 people in the Rwandan capital, and a third unrelated explosion killed one person in the west of the country, police said yesterday. The explosions in K |
MOGADISHU - Inter-clan fighting kills 14 in central Somalia
More than a dozen people were killed and many more were hurt when two clans clashed in central Somalia, residents and community elders said yesterday. The Qubeys clan and the Suleyman sub-clan o |
ADDIS ABABA - US urges free and fair Ethiopian polls
The United States yesterday urged Ethiopia to ensure its parliamentary elections set for May are free and fair. Opposition groups have accused Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's ruling party of repeated |
BLANTYRE - Mosquito nets fail to curb malaria in Malawi
Malawi's campaign to fight malaria by providing free or cheap mosquito nets has failed to curb the number of deaths caused by the disease, a deputy health minister said Friday. Up to 7,000 Malawians |
AROUND AFRICA - Meal cuts in Cote d'Ivoire `may fuel unrest'
The amount of food given to 430,000 schoolchildren in Cote d'Ivoire has been cut in half due to lack of funding, and the World Food Programme (WFP) said today it could fuel unrest in the world's top |
South Africa's ANC hands stinging rebuke to labour ally
South Africa's ruling ANC delivered its strongest criticism yet of trade union ally Cosatu today, accusing it of trying to undermine the party with opposition-style political attacks.The comments b |
The Cutting Edge
Lands PS Dorothy Angote's flushing out of alleged corrupt officials at the ministry's headquarters in Ardhi House, Nairobi, over "missing files" is too little too late, says Muriithi Kuria. And he's |
NATURAL DISASTER - Man swept away in raging floods
Aman died as heavy rains continued to pound Nakuru Town and its environs while five people are feared dead after floods swept away two villages in Garbatula District.The 40-year-old was swept awa |
Residents told to vacate over fears of landslides
Mt Elgon District has been put on high alert following the Sunday landslides that buried three villages on the Ugandan side of the mountain. Area DC Kassim Farah said people living on the slopes |
Tough new rules to guide evacuation
Kenya Red Cross yesterday released a list of conditions to be met in any evacuation. This move comes in the wake of increased flooding in various parts of the country.
First is the establishment |
17,500 people threatened by deluge
Between 15,000 and 20,000 residents of Budalang'i of Bunyala District, in Western province, will be affected by floods if they occur now, the district disaster management committee has warned.But i |
DEVELOPMENT- Land grab stalls varsity growth
Auniversity's academic programmes have stalled because land meant for expansion has een illegally taken over by individuals, according to an official. Prof Josphat Mwatelah, the principal of the Mo |
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P OLITICALLY CORRECT - How the President has fought the good fight against corruption
Feeble praise is flying around about how President Kibaki has stared down corruption by ignoring individuals and fighting institutions. The President has generally been modest about his achievements i |
Kenya's response to calamities ineffective
Floods are once again wreaking disaster in parts of Kenya where usually residents are pre-occupied praying for just a few drops of rain. On the Ugandan side of Mt Elgon, not far the Kenyan border, mos |
Act to save small tribes
Acaptivating feature elsewhere in this paper tells the stories of Kenya's disappearing ethnic groups. The Yaaku of northern Kenya and the Sanye of the Coast are just two of the tiny communities in d |
Release IDPs cash, says Kabando
The government has been asked to release money meant for buying land to resettle internally displaced persons. Sports and Youth Affairs assistant minister Kabando wa Kabando said the Sh1.4 bil- |
Court rejects Arunga's bid to restrain parents
A court yesterday declined to issue restraining orders against former TV presenter Esther Adongo Arunga's parents.Ms Arunga had sued her parents, claiming that they were interfering with her per- |
SYDNEY - Aussie underwear has gone bananas
Australian underwear company AussieBum has been monkeying around and the result is a range of men's underwear made with bananas.
The new eco-friendly banana range of undies incorporates 27 per cent |
SAN FRANCISCO - Students protest fee increases at varsities
Students and faculty at California's public universities rallied across the state on Thursday to protest steep fee increases they say have damaged a system of higher education long the envy of the nat |
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NAIROBI - PM begins tour of Western Province
Prime Minister Raila Odinga is set to tour Western Province from today to help consolidate his support in the area ahead of 2012 elections.
He will spend today and tomorrow in Busia, Bumula, |
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MOMBASA KMU - boss appointed to maritime varsity board
Kenya Maritime Authority director general Nancy Karigithu has been appointed to the World Maritime University's board of governors. Members of the board, who are drawn from educational and researc |
MOMBASA - Man fined Sh30,000 for offensive text message
A man will spend the next six months in jail if he fails to pay a Sh30,000 fine for sending a phone message using offensive and abusive language. Mr Edward Mbogo admitted to the offence when he appe |
MOMBASA - 250,000 street children helped to begin new life
At least 250,000 street children out of the estimated 600,000 nationally have been rehabilitated. According to Street Families Rehabilitation Trust Fund vice-chairperson Judith Kibaki, the children ha |
Chile quake zone still shaking as death toll unclear
Aftershocks rattled south-central Chile on Friday, seven days after one of the strongest earthquakes on record ravaged the area, and the government said it was revising faulty death toll figures.< |
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT - Anti-fire wonder ball arrives in Kenya
Agenerator explodes into flames, setting alight gas cylinders which also explode, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. This was the scene at the Nakumatt Downtown retail outlet in Nairobi o |
DISASTER - Hope of finding survivors wanes
From a hill overlooking Nameti, all that is visible of the vilage in eastern Uganda are crumpled tin roofs protruding crumpled tin roofs protruding in a field of mud. The landslide that made 1,500 |
NAIROBI - Papers for Sh7.5m case not ready
Documents in a case in which a company director is charged with falsely obtaining goods worth $100,000 (Sh7.5 million) are not ready from the examiner. The prosecution told the court that investigat |
KILIFI - Italian in rape case released on bail
An Italian was yesterday charged with defilement in a Kilifi court. Mr Cerlo Noce appeared before resident magistrate P.M. Kiama, where he was accused of defiling a minor two years ago. He is said |
Suicide bomber kills 10 in Pakistan, police say
A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of civilians guarded by security forces in Pakistan's northwest on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 30, police said. Suicide bombings have eased in |
QUEST FOR EDUCATION - school and the modern day `bachelors'
Kenyans love cheap things, and the lure of an affordable life in Uganda has been a big draw for Kenyan students. The Uganda government has exploited the limited number of university chances in Keny |
Ngandu Girls struggles to regain footing they lost six years ago
One of central Kenya's top performing girls school, Bishop Gatimu Ngandu, whose grades have been going down, improved marginally last year.Still, none of its candidates was ranked among the top |
FAIR PLAY - PNU stumbles as it attempts to pass off as a winning team
Last Sunday, PNU seems to have decided to borrow a leaf from the business world. It announced that, in preparation for the 2012 elections against its more popular rival ODM Movement), it had changed i |
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TACKLING SHORTAGE- Sh550 million used to end drugs crisis
The government has used more than Sh550 million to buy drugs after the country was hit by a shortage, a permanent secretary has revealed.Speaking after touring Kabarnet District Hospital yesterday, |
Court restrains Oburu in railways land dispute
The High Court has issued an order stopping an MP from transferring some property in Kisumu he is alleged to have acquired illegally.The temporary orders restraining Bondo MP Oburu Oginga were is |
QUEST FOR EDUCATION - The professor who never went to high
Thousands of last year's KCSE examination candidates quietly watched from the sidelines as their A-grade colleagues celebrated good results with song and dance on Tuesday. They scored average grade |
Separating boys and girls fails to improve school's standards
The declining education standards at Nakuru High School are raising eyebrows. Even after the institution was split into two as part of efforts to improve performance, both Nakuru Boys High School a |
Why Museveni loves his gun
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni survived a deadly ambush by General Idi Amin's forces in the village where hundreds lost their lives in a mudslide this week.
Find out why that incident, in which |
Do not kill new law because of abortion clause, pleads Kilonzo
Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Mutula Kilonzo has appealed to churches to stop making threats and give Parliament time to debate the proposed new Constitution. Speaking in the wake o |
NAIROBI - Ex-taxman in shock after losing Sh7.3m
Former Kenya Revenue Authority commissioner John Msafari is still in shock after he was conned of Sh7.3 million. A court heard yesterday that Mr Msafari is sick and could not appear before it to t |
Niger lobby protests over mining firm
A Niger lobby group has vowed to commence squatting in front of the Niamey headquarters of the French mining giant, Areva, to protest against the conditions under which it carries out its uranium expl |
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CELEBRATION - Clinton to honour Kenyan `woman of courage' for war on social injustice
As we celebrate the International Women's Day on Monday, we should applaud a mother, human rights activist, advocate, politician and civil society leader for the national and international recogniti |
Britain resists SA pressure on Zimbabwe sanctions
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday insisted that Zimbabwe should make more progress before sanctions can be lifted, resisting pressure from South African President Jacob Zuma. But as Zum |
SUB STANCE ABUSE - Drug trafficking new form of mega-graft
L provin ast month, Cabinet minister Naomi Shaban accused prominent Mombasa businesspeople and politicians of being the principal drug traffickers in Coast ce. And within 24 hours, Kisauni MP province |
Obasanjo calls for new political orientation
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says a new orientation for politicians in Africa is imperative in order to achieve free and fair elections.Obasanjo, who was speaking to reporters on |
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JUBA - Moi backs Salva Kiir bid for S. Sudan's top seat
Retired president Daniel Moi yester- day supported Southern Sudan Presi- dent Salva Kiir for the top seat during the first General Election since the country signed a peace accord. The elections will |
MERU - Car owner sues council over parking fees row
A miraa transporter has sued the Meru Municipal Council for charging him parking fees although his vehicle was parked in a private compound.
The case was filed barely two days after the council int |
NAKURU - Man out to fleece cash transfer agents seized
A man suspected of swindling mo- bile phone money transfer operators in Nakuru North District has been arrested. Area police boss Johnston Ipara yesterday said the man, who was found with two identity |
We are innocent, say three on list of suspects
Three people who are among 200 accused of being the architects of post-election violence yesterday said they were innocent.
Tourism minister Najib Balala, former Naiva- sha MP Jayne Kihara and Eldo |
ELECTION PETITION - Juja poll `might have been flawed'
The man who was in charge of the Juja elections in 2007 yesterday said the presidential and civic elections in the area could have been flawed. But returning officer Watson Mahinda maintained that |
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CONTROVERSY - Please keep my parents away from me: Arunga
The controversy surrounding former TV presenter Esther Arunga continued yesterday as she sued her parents, allegedly for detaining her illegally.According to the papers filed in court yesterday, Ms |
Cabinet fails to meet yet again after leaders clash
The Cabinet yesterday failed to meet yet again. It was the third successive week that the meeting, which discusses important government business, did not take place. Presidential Press Servi |
ATHLETICS - Komen dares Bekele to break his record
World 3,000m record holder Daniel Kipng'etich Komen has dared Ethi- opian runner Kenenisa Bekele to break his record at the indoor outing in France today. |
GOLF - Anil fires his way to top of Tour leader board
South Africa-based Anil Shah yes- terday fired his way to the top of the leaderboard as the KCB Advantage Banking Challenge entered its halfway stage |
AFRICA NATIONS CUP - Stars advance after Ethiopia drops out
Harambee Stars have advanced to the next stage of the African Na- tions Championship following the withdrawal of their first round opponents, Ethiopia. |
KCB KENYA OPEN TENNIS
Kibet sets up delicious semi against her arch rival Oduor. |
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2009 KCSE RESULTS - this year as they are edged out of top slots
Before the 1980s, Shimo la Tewa had the status of a national school. But the advent of the 8-44 education system saw it go into an academic slump. In last year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Educ |
School loses glory as it faces challenges
Njiiri's High School in Kigumo Dis- trict can today only be described as a "limping giant". Established in 1958, the school, lo- cated on the foothills of the Aberd- ares, often featured in the top |
Cheats barred from exam for two years
The fate of more than 1,000 candidates who cheated in last year's Kenya Certificate of Sec- ondary Examination (KCSE) exam has been sealed. In a directive to headteach- ers and district education o |
Giant's decline blamed on the quota system
St Patrick's Iten was at one time one of the best schools in Kenya, both in academics and co-curricular activities. For many years, its students topped the country in mathe- matics and earned respe |
SO MANY HUNGERS! - Voters get leaders they deserve
The Prime Minister thinks his subordinates have been corrupt, so he suspends them. The President, clearly miffed, declares that the suspensions are null and void. "The Prime Minister did not consul |
The Cutting Edge
As he congratulates the best 2009 KCSE exam candidates for a job well done, Kanyi Gioko is rath- er disturbed that a few schools continue domi- nate the top places year after year. Says he: "Why can't |
Snapshots - Jessica Simpson and Oscar nominee flirt at a party
Was there a love connection? Jessica Simpson (left), chatting with The Hurt Locker star Jeremy Renner during a cocktail party for his movie at the L.A.
home of Madonna's manager Guy Ose- ary. Simps |
EDUCATION - The dying giants
The Education ministry has launched an investigation into poor performance in national exams by the giants of yesteryear. The audit, which Education minister Sam Ongeri termed "a normal post-mortem" o |
IMPUNITY - Ocampo targets PNU and ODM leaders
International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno- Ocampo has accused leaders from across the political di- vide and businessmen over their role in the post-election violence. Details of Mr Moreno- |
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COUNTING LOSSES - Floods destroy property in park
Property worth millions of shillings in a game park was destroyed early yesterday morning when Ewaso Nyiro River burst its banks. Several lodges and a research centre in the expansive Samburu National |
Five villagers struck dead by lightning
Five people in different parts of North Rift have been killed by lightning. A couple and their child died yesterday in Katalel village, Keiyo District. Two other members of the family sus- t |
NAIROBI - Ministry swamped with land-related complaints
Complaints to the Lands ministry have increased rapidly following a discovery that officers were holding thousands of land files irregularly.
According to an assistant director of information at th |
NAIROBI - AG invites views on the witness protection law
The Attorney General has asked the public to submit their views on the proposed Witness Protection Bill. The AG asked for views and comments to be posted to the Director of Public Prosecutions in the |
NAIVASHA - Two caught ferrying bhang worth Sh2m
Police in Naivasha yesterday netted 2,370 stones of bhang with an estimat- ed street value of Sh2 million and ar- rested two people. The two were said to have been ferrying the drug to Kib- era, Nairo |
NYERI - Matatu driver fined for not wearing his uniform
A matatu driver was yesterday fined Sh2,000 for failing to wear the stipu- lated drivers' shirt which costs only Sh200. Zacharia Gathimba was told by a magistrate that "the fine would help him make up |
KAPENGURIA - Body of woman abducted by gang found in forest
A 40-year-old woman who had been abducted by armed gangsters was yes- terday found dead in Kabolet Forest on the West Pokot-Trans Nzoia bor- der. District Maendeleo ya Wanawake chairperson Mary Mariec |
PROSTITUTES AND RAPISTS - Commercial sex robbers
It is a lie. Or maybe I am living in denial. But just because I have refused to accept that the one man I consider as Kenya's Only musician knocked up a certain Nairobi Gal who probably just wanted to |
OPTIMISTIC - Getting `E' is not the end of life
Nineteen-year-old Raphael Mwakisha is cheerful despite performing poorly in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams -- a mean grade E. He remains optimistic that he has a bright future a |
Dismal run in KCSE continues in Nyamira
Secondary schools in Nyamira District continued to perform dismally in KCSE exams although the general mean grade rose from 3.4 to 4.05. Out of 4, 700 candidates who sat for the exam in the region |
UGANDA DISASTER - Search on for mudslide survivors
Rescue teams in Uganda are still digging into heaps of mud in an effort to rescue survivors of a landslide that has so far killed 88 people while 400 are still missing. Lack of advanced rescue equi |
NAIROBI - Kemsa wins HIV drugs tender case
More than 1.4 million people liv- ing with HIV have a reason to smile after a case challenging the procurement of anti-retrovi- ral drugs was concluded. In the judgment issued yesterday, the High Cour |
NAIROBI - Poll officer admits breaking the rules
A returning officer has admit- ted that she issued a certificate to a candidate before the con- clusion of vote tallying. Mrs Je- rusha Chepsat told Lady Justice Kalpana Rawal that the code of ethics |
NAIROBI - Churches faulted over stand on constitution
A threat by churches to reject the draft constitution if certain clauses that they say could create room for abortion are retained has rubbed medical practitioners and women lawyers the wrong way. Rep |
NAIROBI - P1 teachers strike ends after sealing of deal
The P1 A-level teachers' strike ended yesterday after a deal was sealed with the government. Of- ficials of the P1 A-level Teachers Pressure Group met the direc- tor of basic education, Ms Leah Rotich |
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India temple stampede claims 63 lives
At least 63 people, more than half of them children, were killed in a stampede trig- gered by a massive rush for free food and clothes at a Hindu temple in northern India today, police said.Thousan |
SETBACK - Brazil rejects Clinton call on Iran ban
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed to win Brazil's support yesterday for more sanctions against Iran and said Tehran would not talk seriously about its nucle- ar programme until the United N |
CRACKING THE WHIP - Special unit set up to catch tax cheats
Aunit has been set up to investigate cases of tax evasion and dumping of export goods into the local market. The Business Intelligence Unit -- composed of detec- tives, accountants, importa- tion e |
Ex-British Labour leader Michael Foot dies
Michael Foot (pictured), whose left-wing leadership of Brit- ain's Labour party in the early 1980s prompted a split that paved the way for the modern- ising Tony Blair, died yesterday aged 96, the par |
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AROUND AFRICA - Polygamy row clouds British welcome for SA president
South African President Jacob Zuma received a royal welcome yesterday as he began a state visit to Britain with colour and pomp, although a row over his polygamy threatened to cloud the trip.Queen |
LONDON - Bashir will face justice in Hague, says judge
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will eventually face justice in The Hague, according to the head of the In- ternational Criminal Court. Speaking on the first anniversary of the ICC is- suing an arre |
BERLIN - ELBaradei free to seek top post, says Mubarak
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said yesterday that former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei was wel- come to run for the presidency if he wants, but tartly dismissed any sug- gestion that he was a |
LAGOS - Ex-governor charged with theft of $100m
Nigeria's anti-graft police have charged a former state governor with embez- zling 15 billion naira ($101.13 million), court papers showed yesterday, in the first such case since Acting President Good |
KAMPALA - Donors may halt aid to Uganda over corruption
Donors will suspend aid to Uganda to protest at escalating corruption unless the government undertakes urgent measures to curb the vice, the donors warned Kampala in a letter. Ms Kund- havi Kadiresan, |
Find out why past top schools slid this low
Our continuing series on the KCSE results today looks at high schools that were once top of the national academic league tables, but have for a variety of reasons, recorded declining performance over |
IMMUNISATION - Hospitals face syringe shortage
Public hospitals face shortages of baby immunisation syringes. A million children are likely to be affected following the cancellation of a tender. The Kenya Medical Supply Agency (Kemsa) has a thr |
Case of tortured child to be mentioned today
The children's department has gone to court to block the burial of a two year old baby whose death has raised suspicion of abuse. Walter Odera Odhiambo died of internal bleeding on Tuesday last wee |
NDERE - Wildlife victims to be paid more
A Bill that proposes to in- crease compensation for victims of human-wildlife conflicts will be tabled in Parliament soon. Forestry and Wildlife minister Noah Wekesa said once the Wild- life Bill was |
NAIROBI - Two projects set to receive green cash
Two clean energy projects in Kenya have been identified for financial support. The Af- rica Carbon Asset Develop- ment (Acad) organisation has earmarked the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project and an ener |
NAIROBI - Deliver new law, politicians urged
The Law Society of Kenya has asked politicians to ensure that they give Kenyans the long-awaited new constitu- tion. According to council member Evans Monari, the political class needs to work togethe |
NAIROBI - Man charged with murder of his sons
A man has been charged with killing his two sons. Mr James Mwinga Gathuri appeared before Lady Justice Jessie Lesiit. He was not required to plead. Lady Justice Lesiit remanded him in custody to give |
FRIDAY CHAT - Talk less and do more � and our girls will ride high in exams
Lest you forget it in the political maze that rules Kenyan life, girls were outranked in the performance stakes and outsmarted by boys in mathematics and science in the 2009 Kenya Certificate of Secon |
MORALS - Dutch Catholics in priest abuse claims
Dozens of Catholics n the Netherlands have come forward n the past few days to report sexual abuses by priests, encouraged by media coverage of similar cases that have come to light in Ireland and Ger |
Naomi Campbell off the hook after attack
British supermodel Naomi Campbell will not face charges related to assault accusations by her driver, New York police said yesterday.Ms Campbell, 39, was ac- cused of striking her driver from behin |
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Mugabe to stand for another term
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says he will stand for re-election if his party en- dorses his candidature in the clearest indication yet that the veteran ruler could be eyeing the life presidency.
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