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Kenya: Ruto commits to cooperate with ICC, cites Ânetwork of liesÂ
By FELIX OLICKDeputy President William Ruto addressed the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the first top serving Government official facing trial, and pledged ...
Kenya: Varsity stopped from suspending student leaders
By WAINAINA NDUNG’UA public university has been stopped from suspending two of its student leaders for leading a protest.Justice Anthony Ombwayo issued a temporary ...
Kenya: Senate turns heat on salaries commission
By MOSES NJAGIHThe Senate came out fighting against what they termed a move by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to kill devolution.The ...
Mourners in Tomboo village kill teacher over love affair with bishop’s wife
The bishop had presided over a burial in Tomboo village, Malava Constituency. Kakamega North District Commissioner Gideon Ombongi said the teacher and the bishop’s wife excused ... Full story
Steaming beef between top socialites and models, Huddah Monroe and Vera Sidika
After Pulse unearthed the steaming beef between top socialites and models, Huddah Monroe and Vera Sidika, the hate went a notch higher this week as ... Full story
Archbishop Peter Kairo: "As the Catholic Church we are not promoting use of condoms"
The Catholic Church on Sunday reaffirmed its stand against the use of condoms. The head of Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri, Archbishop Peter Kairo speaking at St ... Full story
Rich Nairobi women paying top students to impregnate them
Public university students admitted to prestigious faculties like engineering, law and medicine have become the target of wealthy women who want to bear children with ... Full story
Tension remains high in Garissa as curfew continues
Garissa, Kenya: Tension remains high in Garissa as the operation that started on Sunday to flush out criminals entered its fourth day. A few businesses were ... Full story
Groom at Samburu East barefoot on wedding day to elude ‘bad omen’
Samburu, Kenya: It is a tale of two weddings on the same day in the quest to embrace cherished traditional customs alongside the thrill of ... Full story
Secrets of Paul Kinuthia, Kenya’s newest billionaire
Mr Kinuthia’s journey to the world of entrepreneurship began in 1995 while he was in pursuit of what he thought would be a modest source ... Full story
Police, chiefs in North Eastern region sent home over Garissa killings
At least ten police officers and chiefs in North Eastern region have been interdicted for being involved in illegal activities linked to the killings in ... Full story
Kenyan Referee Left Impotent After Coach Grabbed His Testicles
A Kenyan referee is suing the national football federation, saying he was left impotent after a coach grabbed and squeezed his testicles in a pitch ... Full story
Boston Marathon Bombings Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Captured After Manhunt
One Boston Marathon bombing suspect is dead and the other – his brother – was taken into custody in Watertown Friday night. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was ... Full story
Alexander Kinyua, Kenyan Man Accused of Cannibalism in Maryland Expected to Plead Guilty
According to the Harford County, Maryland State’s Attorney Joseph Cassilly, Alexander Kinyua, the man originally from Kenya accused of cannibalism will be pleading guilty but ... Full story
Kenyans Pay Highest Rent In The World
Tenants in the country pay a higher proportion of income in rent than their counterparts in any other part of the world, a new report ... Full story
Kenyan Runners Rita Jeptoo and Micah Kogo Recount Boston Ordeal
Two Kenyan athletes who escaped unhurt in the Boston blast returned home on Wednesday night to a tearful reception. Rita Jeptoo and Micah Kogo arrived in ... Full story
Senators Ongera, Ongoro fight at Cord meeting - Video
Drama unfolded at the CORD strategy meeting in Naivasha on Monday afternoon shortly after the election of the senate Deputy Minority Whip. The victorious candidate ... Full story
Hesbon Okeyo, former street hawker builds insurance firm
Hesbon Okeyo does not regret his days as a hawker in the streets of Kisumu because this is where he honed his negotiation skills, selling ... Full story
Growth in slum dwellings and poor quality housing in Kenya
Mrs Wambui Kariku, a 43-year-old mother of three, has been shopping for a house since 2011. She lived in a three-bedroom house and shared washroom ... Full story
Uganda welcomes US Shs13b offer for Joseph Kony hunt
The government yesterday welcomed the US’ offer of up to $5m (Shs12.8b) to any person who captures or provides information for the arrest of LRA ... Full story
President Museveni’s brother in land row
Six families in Jinja have jointly petitioned President Museveni to intervene in a dispute involving his younger brother, Michael Nuwagira alias Toyota. The families accuse Mr ... Full story
President Obama congratulates President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta
America’s President Barrack Obama has today sent a congratulatory message to the President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto following their win in the ... Full story
Ministry of Education officials disqualified play from drama festivals over ethnic undertones - Video
The Ministry of Education officials has disqualified a winning play from the National Schools and Colleges Drama Festival set for Mombasa later this month. According to ... Full story
KRA hits current and former MPs with tax shocker
Finance Minister says Raila, Kalonzo and Marende will also be charged for the Sh1.5m they will earn as the final payment for their role in ... Full story
Snoop Dogg To Perform With Kenya’s Very Own Urban Hip-Hop Group, Camp Mulla
Grammy Nominated rapper Snoop Lion formerly known as Snoop Dogg is set to perform at the MTV All Stars Concert in May 2013. Joining him ... Full story
Eldas MP Adan Keynan fights to allow governors to fly national flag
An MP has filed a proposed amendment to the law to allow governors to fly the national flag on their vehicles. Eldas MP Adan Keynan is ... Full story
East African story of love, marriage, divorce and power
As the Kenya election captured everyone’s attention, someone threw a cocky pigeon among a bunch of cats next door in Uganda. After many years, the Marriage ... Full story
Kibaki Cautions Against Wrangles Over Devolution
The President warned against the emerging power struggles between the central government and the county governments, calling instead for strong linkages. “Some people got devolution wrongly. ... Full story
10,000 Kenyans Apply For Jobs In Bicameral Parliament
The Parliamentary Service Commission has received at least 10,000 applications from Kenyans wishing to work in the country’s new bicameral Parliament. The applications are in response ... Full story
New President Elect, Uhuru Kenyatta, Meets Envoys
President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto on Tuesday held talks with the envoys of Ghana, Kuwait, Algeria, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates and Malawi. The ... Full story
Party Dominance To Change Spending In Counties
Public spending in counties is in jeopardy because of the dominance in assemblies by members belonging to one party. The matter is further complicated, because, in ... Full story
What next for the man seen as an enigma of Kenyan politics
He has been described as the enigma of Kenyan politics, a cunning, scheming, restless and indomitable mobiliser and campaigner. But no single adjective can capture ... Full story
Law to be amended to allow governors fly national flag
The Law Society of Kenya chairman Eric Mutua now wants the law amended to allow governors fly the national flag on their official vehicles. Mr Mutua ... Full story
Kenya Supreme Court Rules Kenyatta Validly Elected President
Kenya’s Supreme Court has upheld the results of the March 4 presidential election which declared Uhuru Kenyatta as the winner. Presidential candidate and opposition Raila Odinga ... Full story
Police ban planned demos ahead of court's ruling
Police have vowed to crackdown on planned demonstrations across the country ahead of Saturday's ruling by the Supreme Court ruling on an presidential petition filed ... Full story
Raila Cites Huge Problems In Tallying Of Presidential Votes
Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Thursday said there were massive discrepancies in the tallying of presidential votes that saw his numbers significantly reduced. While making his ... Full story
Kenya Laments Failure Of Talks On UN Arms Trade Treaty
Kenya has lamented the collapse of talks at the United Nations that were meant to produce a treaty on global arms trade. "Today was the day" ... Full story
Ministers Sworn In After Ignoring Presidential Command
Seventeen ministers and assistant ministers were sworn in as governors, MPs and senators despite a presidential directive requiring them to step down. Of that number, 15 ... Full story
Kibaki Urges Kenyans To Maintain Peace On Easter
Outgoing President Mwai Kibaki today used his Easter message to urge Kenyans to observe peace as they await the ruling of the Supreme Court on ... Full story
Kiambu Women Caught Shoplifting
Yesterday two women from Kiambu area were busted by supermarket security with 5 liters of cooking oil hidden between their thighs. The two women are ... Full story
Kilgoris Rapist Of A 16 Year Old Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail
A 42 year-old man who defiled a 16 year-old secondary student has been jailed for 15 years by a Kilgoris court. Charles Kimatui was accused of ... Full story
Governors Risk Going To Court If They Will Not Employ The Disabled To The CECs
The Governors in all the 47 Counties have been put on notice by people living with disabilities if they will not embrace them in the ... Full story
Kamiti Maximum Prisons To Make Furniture For The Newly Established Senate
Prisons department have yet again been awarded the tender by the Government to make furniture for the newly established Senate. The Kamiti Maximum Prison Industries Department ... Full story
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Kenya: Priest recounts how he escaped terror attack
By PETER OCHIENGA Catholic priest who survived the bombing of a church in the Tanzanian northern city of Arusha on May 5 has recounted the terrifying experience.Father Samy Amaldoss was caught up in the attack at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Olasti, a suburb of Arusha.But he was lucky to escape unscathed during the incident...0 comments
Kenya: Protesters use pigs to show anger at MPs' pay demand
By LONAH KIBET and ALLY JAMAHPublic outrage over the dogged campaign by MPs to force a pay rise spilled over into the streets after protestors laid siege to Parliament.Civil society activists blocked the main entrance during the “Occupy Parliament” protest called yesterday to oppose a drive for higher salaries. MPs have rejected the Sh532,000 monthly salary — which...0 comments
Kenya: Sang objects to recalling of two witnesses
By WAHOME THUKURadio journalist Joshua Sang opposed an application by the prosecution to recall two witnesses and add three new ones to replace those who had developed cold feet.Sang also urged the International Criminal Court ( ICC) to fix the commencement of his trial in November.Further, he asked the court to reject a request by the prosecution that he...0 comments
Kenya: Father's agony over search for son's body
For over a week, Benson Wandera Wangila, 53, has camped along the banks of River Chemosit at Kwa Reuben, waiting for his son’s body. John Masafu Wandera, 22, a second year Bachelor of Science, Human Resource Management student at University of Kabianga reportedly went for a swim with three friends on May 4 before he drowned.He drowned while...0 comments
Kenya: Factory to save mango farmers from losses
By Robert Kiplagat Baringo, Kenya: Mango farmers in Kerio Valley in Baringo and Elgeyo Marakwet counties will benefit from a Sh30 million mango-processing factory.The factory to pasteurise the fruits will be ready by the end of the year in Tot, Marakwet District, one of the highest mango producers.The project, funded by the Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA), targets...0 comments
Politics: Legislators save day for rejected nominee
By ALLAN KISIAMembers of the National Assembly came to the rescue of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism nominee Phyllis Kandie, who had been rejected by the Committee on Appointments during vetting.Ms Kandie was the only nominee whose suitability was questioned, with the other 15 sailing through Parliament without opposition.A majority of pro-Government MPs argued there were no...0 comments
Court drama ahead of Senator Mutula farewell
Celebrated lawyer and Senator Mutula Kilonzo will be laid to rest today in a ceremony expected to draw thousands to his Makueni birthplace. But the drama and controversy sparked by his sudden death 11 days ago will persist after a young woman, Eunice Nthenya filed a paternity suit in Nairobi where family and friends were gathered for Mutula’s requiem. On Wednesday ,...0 comments
Kenya Orphanages accused of exposing orphans to prostitution and forced labour
The Government is investigating six children’s homes and rescue centres in Kilifi County alleged to be exposing orphans to prostitution and forced labour. According to Government officials in Kilifi, some of the centres under probe are operating without registration in notorious tourist resorts while others are suspected of being complicit in child prostitution. Kilifi County Children Director Paul Kisavi disclosed Wednesday he...0 comments
ICC adds gun killings to President Uhuru charges
The prosecution at the International Criminal Court ( ICC) has now amended charges against President Uhuru Kenyatta to include killings through gunshots in Naivasha. In a new updated Document Containing Charges (DCC) released by the prosecution to the Trial Chamber V judges, Uhuru’s charges now indicate that gunshots were also used in killings in Naivasha. “The Mungiki and pro-Party of National Unity...0 comments
Woman claims Mutula fathered her son
Nairobi, Kenya: The High Court has ordered DNA samples be taken from the body of the late Mutula Kilonzo following an application by a woman who claims he is the father of her seven-year-old son. Justice Luka Kimaru said the samples will be used to ascertain parenthood in the case filed by a Ms Eunice Nthenya through the Federation of Women...0 comments
Catholic priest of Lodwar commits suicide over sodomy
A Catholic priest charged on Tuesday in a Turkana court for allegedly sodomising a student has committed suicide. The priest, Father John Manzi was found dead hours later on Tuesday night at the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar in Turkana Central district. The cleric had appeared before a Magistrate’s court in Lodwar where he denied the sodomy charges and was released on a...0 comments
Kenya: Mau Mau survivors talk of torture in detention camps
By Paul WafulaKenya: Survivors of a British military operation to stem the Mau Mau rebellion accuse Kenya’s colonial masters of detaining and torturing them in camps between the 1950s and 1960s.In these camps, death was caused by shock and haemorrhage due to multiple bruising caused by violence at the hands of camp officials.According to the claim submitted at the...0 comments
Randy couples make uhuru park love nest
City police are at a loss on how to handle the increasing cases of couples opting for ‘green lodges’ near Uhuru Park. Lovebirds, overcome by lust and unable to pay for a hotel room, are opting to have sex under the cover of greenery of Uhuru Park. Police on night patrol have caught some couples so engrossed in pleasure that...0 comments
Wiper MPs Refuse to Step Down for Kalonzo Musyoka
The Wiper Democratic Movement has been unable to persuade any of its Members of Parliament to step down for ex-VP Kalonzo Musyoka to make a much needed comeback to the National Assembly. The party has now indicated that it will appeal to the Orange Democratic Movement – a partner in the Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) – to implore upon...0 comments
Conservative British MPs Want Asylum Seekers' Camp Set Up in Kenya
The UK could confine asylum seekers in leased houses in Kenya if a proposal by Conservative Party MPs aimed at reducing illegal immigrants is approved. Unlike today when most immigrants are housed in secure locations inside Britain, this could change with immigrants shipped to ‘safe houses’ in Kenya and upkeep paid by the UK government as cases are processed. Kenya hosts hundreds...0 comments
Kenya bans explicit Hollywood ‘Movie 43’
Any hopes of watching the controversial Movie 43 on Kenya’s theatres have been blocked after State censors deemed its content to be overly graphic. The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) said the Hollywood flick bears ‘extreme elements of sex and nudity’. “We are applying the law to protect children and youth. They have young, gullible minds that need to make informed...0 comments
Kenyan Recipes:Samosas
(Indian deep-fried potato pastries)Samosas are the perfect chaat, or Indian snack food. These tetrahedral pastry pockets are made with a variety of stuffings, both vegetarian ... Full story
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