‘If it were not for police, my children would be alive’
Young Yusuf Abdu pounds maize as the humid afternoon wears on. Beside him is his mother Gute Amina, picking out the chaff from the pounded maize.
By By JECKONIA OTIENO 10 years ago
‘If it were not for police, my children would be alive’
Is Deputy President William Ruto facing rebellion from the Maasai?
Deputy President William Ruto’s grip on his Rift Valley bedrock faces a fresh threat following allegations that his allies are pushing for the removal of the Maasai from key positions in ministries under his United Republican Party’s wing of the Jubilee government
By By JECKONIA OTIENO 10 years ago
Is Deputy President William Ruto facing rebellion from the Maasai?
Tenants sweat under landlords’ inflated electricity charges
One of the major conflicts between Peter Musyoka and his landlord revolves around the electricity bill.
By By JECKONIA OTIENO 10 years ago
Tenants sweat under landlords’ inflated electricity charges
Police: Are they the enemy within?
Four armed men walked into Kristensen Jan’s home in Kisumu in broad daylight. They then strangled the 73-year–old Norwegian missionary before they were gunned down by police.
By By JECKONIA OTIENO 11 years ago
Police: Are they the enemy within?
How money meant for the aged poor is ending up into wrong pockets
Frustration is growing among many of the elderly people signed up for a government cash transfer programme meant to provide a safety net for senior citizens.
By By JECKONIA OTIENO 11 years ago
How money meant for the aged poor is ending up into wrong pockets
Getting families off the street
In 1993, street children surfaced in Mombasa. The provincial administration had no idea how to handle the new phenomenon, so the provincial children’s officer travelled to Nairobi to look for Father Arnold Grol, a Catholic priest who had done a lot of work with street families in the capital city.
By BY JECKONIA OTIENO 11 years ago
Getting families off the street
Family in agony as police probe bride’s shooting
Saturday should have been a happy day for the family and friends of Beatrice Adhiambo Ongowu and Newton Odhiambo Nyaoke. Instead, they have been thrust into the heart of a bloody battle over police complicity in capital crimes.
By By JECKONIA OTIENO 11 years ago
Family in agony as police probe bride’s shooting
Rapists on the prowl; they target mentally ill women
When Client Mary gave birth to twins at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital recently, she became part of the growing number of abused mentally-challenged mothers. Her children may never know their father since their mother was a victim of several months of sexual abuse by different men.
By By JECKONIA OTIENO 11 years ago
Rapists on the prowl;  they target  mentally ill women
Tana Delta rivals in fresh land row in Lamu
A land row between two groups in Lamu seems to have no solution in sight as both groups have taken hardline position.
By By JECKONIA OTIENO 11 years ago
Tana Delta rivals in fresh land row in Lamu
Man crushed to death in steel factory
A middle-aged man was crushed to death in a steel manufacturing company in Nairobi’s Industrial Area early Thursday.
By By Jeckonia Otieno 11 years ago
Man crushed to death in steel factory
Anxiety as houses in Runda face demolition
If indeed the Government intends to demolish property along a road reserve in Runda, then developers will incur huge losses regardless of how they acquired the property.
By By Jeckonia Otieno 11 years ago
Anxiety as houses in Runda face demolition
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