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By Jeckonia Otieno

Kenyans choking in foul air owing to failed pollution laws

Two million people choke to death every year as toxic plumes of smoke billow into the atmosphere from domestic kitchens, vehicles and factories.

By By Jeckonia Otieno 10 years ago

Kenyans choking in foul air owing to failed pollution laws

I refused to take up arms and chose to read instead

I refused to take up arms and chose to read instead

By By JECKONIA OTIENO 10 years ago

Why your child could be unsafe in school

Why your child could be unsafe in school

By By JECKONIA OTIENO 10 years ago

Land disputes in Tana as old as communities from the region

Land disputes in Tana as old as communities from the region

By -By JECKONIA OTIENO 10 years ago

‘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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