Nairobi, Turkana get lion’s share as counties receive Sh69bn more
Counties have been handed an additional Sh69 billion in the next financial year, amid concerns about low capacities to utilise the funds that have been given so far.
By By MOSES MICHIRA 10 years ago
Nairobi, Turkana get lion’s share as counties receive Sh69bn more
Row heightens over Sh1.2 trillion rail project
President Uhuru Kenyatta will Thursday commission the construction of the Mombasa-Nairobi railway line, as a row escalates over procurement issues that could derail the project.
By By Moses Michira 10 years ago
Row heightens over Sh1.2 trillion rail project
Mututho finally gets Nacada top job
President Uhuru Kenyatta has formally appointed John Mututho to chair the National Authority for Campaigns Against Drugs and Alcohol (Nacada), a week after Parliament approved his nomination in a dramatic session.
By By Moses Michira 10 years ago
Mututho finally gets Nacada top job
Vehicle inspection to be outsourced to private firms
Traffic police officers will be eased out of motor vehicle inspection as a new plan seeks to outsource the service to privately owned businesses like the AA of Kenya.
By By MOSES MICHIRA 10 years ago
Vehicle inspection to be outsourced to private firms
We have already sent ammendment to UN, says Amina
Kenya has informed UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon about its intention to have the Rome Statute amended to grant immunity to sitting heads of State from prosecution by the ICC.
By By MOSES MICHIRA 10 years ago
We have already sent ammendment to UN, says Amina
Works on Parliament office block begin
Parliament will this morning break ground for the construction of a multi-billion shilling office block in a controversial tender in which the taxpayer may have lost more than Sh200 million.
By By MOSES MICHIRA 11 years ago
Works on Parliament office block begin
Kidero slaps Shebesh, then quickly forgets
Drama unfolded at City Hall Friday after Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero allegedly slapped Women Representative Rachel Shebesh during a heated verbal exchange outside his office.
By By Moses Michira 11 years ago
Kidero slaps Shebesh, then quickly forgets
Woe for prominent men as the fatherless pursue their roots
A horror-like incident that happened six years ago that involved the exhumation of the body of a former top civil servant left a village dazed.
By By MOSES MICHIRA 11 years ago
Woe for prominent men as the fatherless pursue their roots
Man walks over 2,200km in campaign against ivory trade
Jim Nyamu has walked more than 2,200km in a campaign targeted at stopping ivory trade. But his life now seems to be confined to the road, almost literally.
By By MOSES MICHIRA 11 years ago
Man walks over 2,200km in campaign against ivory trade
CID sleuths grill JKIA night shift workers for hours
Airport employees who were working when fire broke out were detained for questioning as investigations narrowed to why the inferno spread faster than it could be contained.
By By Moses Michira 11 years ago
CID sleuths grill JKIA night shift workers for hours
Immigration officials express fears as team set up to probe airport fire
Senior Immigration officials Wednesday evening expressed unease with hasty plans to reopen the damaged Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to international flights.
By By Moses Michira, LONAH KIBET and FELIX OLICK 11 years ago
Immigration officials express fears as team set up to probe airport fire
Lack of jobs push Kenya youths into commercial sex
A soft feminine voice comes on the line immediately the phone call is picked up on the other side: "This is Leila".
By By Moses Michira 11 years ago
Lack of jobs push Kenya youths into commercial sex
Ailing cotton industry creates dozens of jobs abroad
Today, a family somewhere in New York City will walk into a store and purchase towels.
By By MOSES MICHIRA 11 years ago
Ailing cotton industry creates dozens of jobs abroad