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Politics: Political losers hibernate pondering next move
By Vincent Bartoo and Titus TooEldoret, Kenya: Election losers in the Rift Valley smarting from defeat in the last General Election are pondering their next ...
Politics: 100-day test begins for new Uhuru Cabinet
By GEOFFREY MOSOKUNairobi, Kenya: Cabinet secretaries approved by Parliament on Tuesday inherit a mountain of pending business in their race to ensure they ...
Politics: Hiccups threaten Kenyans' dream for devolution
By Stephen MakabilaKenya: The take-off of devolved units is proving a hard nut to crack. With experiences of highlevel turbulence fuelled by multiple grievances by ...
Kenya: Man behind Kenyatta era coup plot dies at 68
The Kenya Air Force pilot who played a key role in the 1971 coup attempt against Kenya’s first President, the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, is ...
Politics: Deputy President steps in to quell row over funds
By Geoffrey MosokuNairobi, Kenya: Deputy President William Ruto Monday intervened to solve a simmering row between Treasury officials and the Revenue Allocation ...
Politics: How the House rules were changed
By Vitalis Kimutai and Allan KisiaNairobi, Kenya: Alterations to House rules which were hastily approved during a night sitting in January prior to dissolution of ...
Politics: ÂSecret plot' fuels Jubilee, CORD row
By Vitalis Kimutai and Allan KisiaNairobi, Kenya: Rival coalition leaders in the National Assembly exchanged harsh words Monday as the rift over the stewardship ...
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
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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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Kimaiyo scraps PPO posts
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IEBC’s JAME OSWAGO now says the commission is broke and cannot conduct MAKUENI by-election.
DAILY POST: IEBC’s JAME OSWAGO now says the commission is broke and cannot conduct MAKUENI by-election. The Kenyan DAILY POST News 05:30 Sunday May 19, 2013 - The Independent Electoral and ...
Speaker MUTURI defies UHURU’s warning over MPs pay hike; says they will not be intimidated
DAILY POST: Speaker MUTURI defies UHURU’s warning over MPs pay hike; says they will not be intimidated The Kenyan DAILY POST News 05:27 Sunday May 19, 2013 - Speaker of ...
Police kill TERROR SUSPECTS linked to ELGIVA BWIRE who were planning major terror attack in Nairobi.
DAILY POST: Police kill TERROR SUSPECTS linked to ELGIVA BWIRE who were planning major terror attack in Nairobi. The Kenyan DAILY POST News 05:20 Sunday May 19, 2013 - Police ...
RAILA ODINGA’s CORD backs MUTULA KILONZO’s daughter KETHI KILONZO for Makueni seat
DAILY POST: RAILA ODINGA’s CORD backs MUTULA KILONZO’s daughter KETHI KILONZO for Makueni seat The Kenyan DAILY POST Politics 05:08 Sunday May 19, 2013 - The coalition associated with ...
Mudavadi warns against politicising gang attacks
Mudavadi said there is nothing to be gained by any politician in brutal killings and leaders should stop the blame game to allow security agencies ...



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