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Government clears Mukami Kimathi's Sh1.3 million hospital bill

Rigathi Gachagua, who was accompanied by some MPs from Mt Kenya, said her detention was a shame and humiliation to a national heroine.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 1 year ago

Government clears Mukami Kimathi's Sh1.3 million hospital bill

Inside the Gachagua-Meru MCAs meeting over Governor Kawira

Inside the Gachagua-Meru MCAs meeting over Governor Kawira

By Wainaina Ndung'u 1 year ago

Give Kawira some breathing space, Meru leaders urged

Give Kawira some breathing space, Meru leaders urged

By Wainaina Ndung'u 1 year ago

Tea factories seek to sell idle land bought to grow trees for firewood

Tea factories seek to sell idle land bought to grow trees for firewood

By Wainaina Ndung'u 1 year ago

Rigathi meets Meru MPs in unity drive

DP Rigathi Gachgua met Meru county MPs on Wednesday evening and is expected to meet the governor and MCAs over the weekend.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 1 year ago

Rigathi meets Meru MPs in unity drive

Gachagua opens new battlefront in quest to become Mt Kenya kingpin

DP Gachagua has started political wars with leaders as he seeks to remove potential threats in his path to become the region's supremo.

By Wainaina Ndung’u 1 year ago

Gachagua opens new battlefront in quest to become Mt Kenya kingpin

Political poker, hot air, hustlers and dynasties: That was 2022

There was also the little matter of the national economy and a promise to victorious hustlers which failed to translate into instant redemption.

By Wainaina Ndung’u 1 year ago

Political poker, hot air, hustlers and dynasties: That was 2022

Task force to resolve row pitting KTDA directors

Agriculture ministry set up a team to help resolve some of the cases filed by former KTDA directors and current ones.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 1 year ago

Task force to resolve row pitting KTDA directors

Why Uhuru will never look back after painful loss of the mountain

Uhuru Kenyatta's devastation is said to be so great that he rarely engages politicians outside of a small circle.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Why Uhuru will never look back after painful loss of the mountain

Why the coffee caucus seeks to pick cleanup from Munya

Leaders accuse Munya of publishing his own sector regulations and ignoring stakeholders. They want a neutral body to urgently break the cartel at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Why the coffee caucus seeks to pick cleanup from Munya

MPs to push proposed law to help coffee farmers reap more profits

The Parliamentary Coffee Caucus unveiled on Tuesday in Nairobi will push for the legislation of the Coffee Sub-sector Task Force Report.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

MPs to push proposed law to help coffee farmers reap more profits

Secondary schools report shortfall in supply of textbooks

The findings are contained in the Monitoring Learner Achievement Form 2 Midline Survey conducted by the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec).

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Secondary schools report shortfall in supply of textbooks

Disabled police officers to wait longer for allowances approval

The officers decried the delay to reinstate the exemptions, which vary according to rank and experience.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Disabled police officers to wait longer for allowances approval

Murathe, Atwoli caught up in Jirongo's money tussle with EACC

Jubilee vice chairman says he received Sh25 million from Jirongo as debt repayment. Jirongo is said to have been paid Sh250 million for city land by Nairobi County.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Murathe, Atwoli caught up in Jirongo's money tussle with EACC

Traders seek to seal Djibouti miraa market deal after trial

Unlike Somalia, Djibouti buyers prefer contracts of up to five years with guaranteed quantities and quality, with specific demands such as the length of twigs.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Traders seek to seal Djibouti miraa market deal after trial

Payback time: Mt Kenya's expectations from Ruto

President William Ruto polled 3.5 million votes in the Mt Kenya region, almost double the 1.9 million he got in his Rift Valley backyard.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Payback time: Mt Kenya's expectations from Ruto

UhuRuto: The bromance that ended on a sour note

Uhuru's Monday invitation of Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto to the State House may have helped warm the relationship between the two, paving the way for an uneventful handover.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

UhuRuto: The bromance that ended on a sour note

Miraa exporters up in arms over illegal payment to cartel

The commission which is being collected at the point of hiring airfreight is $4.5 (Sh540) per kilo of miraa exported to Somalia

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Miraa exporters up in arms over illegal payment to cartel

Gachagua leaps to the presidency after only one term in Parliament

Gachagua, who loves marketing himself as a son of Mau Mau freedom fighters, attributes the good fortunes to prayers and divine intervention.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Gachagua leaps to the presidency after only one term in Parliament

Raila 'orphans' stare at life in political cold

Martha Karua dropped her bid for Kirinyanga governorship after she was picked as running mate.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Raila 'orphans' stare at life in political cold

Hockey: Kenya edge Ghana to finish ninth at Commonwealth Games

Kenya national women's hockey team has finished ninth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Hockey: Kenya edge Ghana to finish ninth at Commonwealth Games

Ruto now asks Azimio to make up mind on taking part in elections

Ruto said his Azimio competitor Raila Odinga had sensed defeat and wanted to make the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) the scapegoat.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Ruto now asks Azimio to make up mind on taking part in elections

Ruto asks Asal counties to reject Raila over his push to revive BBI

DP says Building Bridges Initiative will deny Asal counties billions in equitable share to the counties.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Ruto asks Asal counties to reject Raila over his push to revive BBI

Former Runyenjes MP denies links to viral post on running mate

He has dissociated himself from a social media post claiming that a running mate to a presidential aspirant was a participant in the Nyayo House torture chambers.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

Former Runyenjes MP denies links to viral post on running mate

'Mwai Kibaki was best roads builder president'

Many Kenyans will agree that Mwai Kibaki was Kenya's best road building president but they may be surprised about the particular project he was most proud of.

By Wainaina Ndung'u 2 years ago

'Mwai Kibaki was best roads builder president'

Speaker Justin Muturi's experience gives him an advantage

National Assembly Speaker Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi popularly known as JB Muturi, 65, is constitutionally number three in the ranking order.

By Wainaina Ndung’u 2 years ago

Speaker Justin Muturi's experience gives him an advantage

Group seeks Nyeri County government aid to get 2,500 acres from Catholic Church

A group that has been seeking to repossess over 2,500 acres from the Catholic Church is seeking the help of Nyeri County government for their case.

By Wainaina Ndung’u 2 years ago

Group seeks Nyeri County government aid to get 2,500 acres from Catholic Church

Are Mama Ngina and Muthoni Kirima cut from same Mau Mau cloth?

Mama Ngina is the daughter of one of the most tactical colonial-era senior chiefs. Muthoni Kirima also benefited from the independent government.

By Wainaina Ndung’u 2 years ago

Are Mama Ngina and Muthoni Kirima cut from same Mau Mau cloth?

Treasury yet to release Sh100 billion to counties

Counties are broke as the National Treasury withholds about Sh100 billion in monthly disbursements due from January.

By Wainaina Ndung’u 2 years ago

Treasury yet to release Sh100 billion to counties

Outcry as KPA hits importers with 20pc hike in port tariffs

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has slapped importers with a 20 per cent increase in tariffs, which is expected to raise the cost of imports.

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

Outcry as KPA hits importers with 20pc hike in port tariffs

Welcome to Malindi’s 1498 chapel

Christianity in Kenya dates back to 1498 when the Portuguese explorers built a chapel in Malindi.

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

Welcome to Malindi’s 1498 chapel

Customs favours richer firms, small traders say

A few companies that have the corporate and financial muscle to convince customs bodies of their ability to develop strong logistical systems...

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

Customs favours richer firms, small traders say

Tana River’s top politicians angle for Azimio ticket in governor race

Battle royal expected within Azimio la Umoja political wing which seasoned politicians have joined as Pokomo and Orma ethnic groups negotiate deals.

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

Tana River’s top politicians angle for Azimio ticket in governor race

Ethnic groups a target for some eyeing county seat as Joho exits

It is a delicate courtship of ethnic groups in the highly cosmopolitan Mombasa County for the six aspirants in the battle to succeed Governor Joho.

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

Ethnic groups a target for some eyeing county seat as Joho exits

Why Coast is key battle ground for Raila, Ruto

Divisions along social and religious lines, and the absence of a presidential candidate have also been cited as factors.

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

Why Coast is key battle ground for Raila, Ruto

Top Coast politicians give Senate seats a wide berth

The race for the six Senate seats in the Coast region has been described as ‘lacklustre and boring’.

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

Top Coast politicians give Senate seats a wide berth

It's all systems go for Sh8b Likoni housing project

The county government has partnered with Gold-line Rinco Company to put up 3,200 housing units. In the deal, the government will provide the land.

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

It's all systems go for Sh8b Likoni housing project

Questions over attacks in Lamu three years after DusitD2 carnage

Motive and identity of attackers yet to be established as highly trained militants suspected to have been involved.

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

Questions over attacks in Lamu three years after DusitD2 carnage

Cashew nut farmers adopt online payment system to beat brokers

Brokers have dominated the industry, buying directly from farmers at very poor farm gate prices.

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

Cashew nut farmers adopt online payment system to beat brokers

State drops water desalination project in Coast due to high cost

CWWDA said it had abandoned the project and was exploring other ways to address the perennial water crisis.

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

State drops water desalination project in Coast due to high cost

Raila, Ruto at the Coast as hunt for region's 1.7m votes intensifies

Raila is said to be imploring his support base to remain united after the party nominations for various elective posts in the region.

By Benard Sanga 2 years ago

Raila, Ruto at the Coast as hunt for region's 1.7m votes intensifies

MP Nassir staff killed in road accident

Four employees of Mvita MP Abdullswamad Nassir die in a road accident in Mpeketoni, Lamu County after their vehicle had a tyre burst and rolled severa

By Benard Sanga 3 years ago

MP Nassir staff killed in road accident

Sh240 factory gives hope for cashew nut farmers

With capacity to process 5,000 metric tonnes of nuts, the factory will be ready in about two months.

By Benard Sanga 3 years ago

Sh240 factory gives hope for cashew nut farmers

Sh240 factory gives hope for cashew nut farmers at Coast

Cashew nut farmers at the Coast should expect better prices in the next harvest season when the new Sh240 million factory starts to produce.

By Benard Sanga 3 years ago

Sh240 factory gives hope for cashew nut farmers at Coast

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