‘Total Man’ Nicholas Biwott dead
Former powerful Cabinet minister Nicholas Kipyator Biwott is dead. Mr Biwott, popularly known as ‘Total Man’, passed on in Nairobi after a long illness, his [...]
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No vacuum in security docket: Kenyatta appoints new minister following death of Nkaissery
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Fred Matiang’i as acting interior secretary to replace Joseph Ole Nkaissery, who has died suddenly. The replacement was named to [...]
Kenya thinks five-fold tax hike on betting sector can deter child gambling
Kenya’s government has introduced a five-fold tax hike on online betting in a bid to discourage minors from gambling, and to raise funds that would support sports and [...]
UN alarmed by ‘abnormal’ price of maize in Kenya
The United Nations (UN) has issued a red alert about the spike in the price of maize in Kenya, saying it could negatively impact access to food. In its latest Food Price [...]
Communications Authority Kenya sets up tough measures on use of SIM cards
Giving a stranger your phone to make a distress call could earn you six months behind bars and a fine of Sh10,000 if it is found that your mobile device has been used to [...]
For Kenyans, Jamhuri Day 2016 is shadowed by sadness over Naivasha tragedy
Kenyans everywhere are celebrating this 53rd Jamhuri Day with a heavy heart and a shadow of sadness hanging over us. On Saturday Dec 10, 2016, a tanker carrying inflammable [...]
Striking Kenyan doctors threaten to shut private hospitals
Kenyan doctors and nurses warned Thursday they will extend a strike crippling public hospitals to private clinics as well next week, unless the government offers them more in [...]
KCPE 2016 results released
The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education results are out. For the first time in Kenya’s KCPE history, Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said all candidates [...]
Kenya arrests ‘fake’ army recruits
Dozens of people have been arrested at an army barracks in Kenya after turning up with fake call-up papers, it’s been reported. Authorities say that the 57 were held [...]
Nairobi Sh14bn light rails project set to finally start
The construction of light commuter rails to link Nairobi estates with the city centre is set to start after viability studies of the Sh14 billion project meant to ease [...]