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Joe Ombuor

Kiambu mafia or foreign powers? Who wanted Tom Mboya dead

Tom Mboya was gunned down on July 5, 1969 on what is today Moi Avenue. Obadha, a retired engineer, says the British wanted Mboya out because of his soft spot for communism.

By Joe Ombuor 2 years ago

Kiambu mafia or foreign powers? Who wanted Tom Mboya dead

Mbilia Bel: Rumba queen still going strong

Mbilia Bel: Rumba queen still going strong

By Caroline Nyanga, Joe Ombuor 2 years ago

The place of music and dance in Luo culture

The place of music and dance in Luo culture

By Joe Ombuor 2 years ago

The beats of power: How African leaders used musicians to spread their influence

The beats of power: How African leaders used musicians to spread their influence

By Joe Ombuor 2 years ago

Musician declared to the world that Malaika was his original composition

He came out shortly before his death on February 11, 2001, to openly declare that he was the brains behind the song.

By Joe Ombuor 2 years ago

Musician declared to the world that Malaika was his original composition

52 years since assassin cut short industrialist Tom Mboya’s life

It is 52 years today since Tom Mboya’s life was cut short by an assassin’s bullets on July 5, 1969 a few metres from the statue...

By Joe Ombuor 3 years ago

52 years since assassin cut short industrialist Tom Mboya’s life

Fought for his country, left in grip of poverty

“We worked like slaves, amid beatings at the whims of the guards with little to eat. We led a donkey’s life, literally,” he says

By Joe Ombuor 3 years ago

Fought for his country, left in grip of poverty

Bamburi cement's cost-cutting measures bear fruit

Diversification of products and services has helped Bamburi Cement to navigate through the effects of Covid-19

By Joe Ombuor 3 years ago

Bamburi cement's cost-cutting measures bear fruit

Board: Four million women, girls living with FGM in Kenya

The policy’s goal to end FGM by 2022 is the first in Africa and has remained alive despite the rigors caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Joe Ombuor 3 years ago

Board: Four million women, girls living with FGM in Kenya

The leaders that Africa lost in year of great hardship

Benjamin William Mkapa, who rose from a journalist to head the East African country, died at 81 on July 24.

By Joe Ombuor 3 years ago

The leaders that Africa lost in year of great hardship

KTDA offers tea farmers Sh734 million windfall

?Tea farmers will have an early Christmas after the Kenya Tea Development Agency (Holdings) declared a Sh734 million dividend.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

KTDA offers tea farmers Sh734 million windfall

Covid has pushed 12m Africans deeper into poverty, says group

12 million Africans had been pushed below the threshold of dignified living through the loss of employment opportunities and death of breadwinners.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Covid has pushed 12m Africans deeper into poverty, says group

Transport agencies team up to foster safety in African airlines

AFCAC Secretary-General Tefera Makonnen Tefera told a meeting in Nairobi that the initiative funded by African Development Bank

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Transport agencies team up to foster safety in African airlines

Centre awards the best teachers

CEMASTEA has in the same period honored 1,163 County Trainers in all the 47 devolved units.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Centre awards the best teachers

CEMASTEA awards teachers who have excelled in online learning and training

CEMASTEA Director Jacinta Akatsa said that the exercise had ensured quality training and learning continued even as schools

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

CEMASTEA awards teachers who have excelled in online learning and training

Politician Kyale Mwendwa dies at 94

His two late elder brothers, Ngala and Kitili Mwendwa, also held top State positions

By Joe Ombuor and Philip Muasya 4 years ago

Politician Kyale Mwendwa dies at 94

Photos: Man uses fish waste to make fancy shoes and jewelry

He has created market opportunities for 80 local farmers who sustainably supply the industry with natural tanning agents from plant extracts

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Photos: Man uses fish waste to make fancy shoes and jewelry

Kisumu entrepreneur turns fish waste into useful products for export market

While intestines including those of chicken are a delicacy in some societies, the use of fish innards for anything is unheard of.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Kisumu entrepreneur turns fish waste into useful products for export market

Uganda Airlines flies to Nairobi

The long haul planes that cost $260 million (Sh28 billion) apiece will join the initial fleet of four medium-haul CRJ 900 jets.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Uganda Airlines flies to Nairobi

Uganda Airlines resumes flights to Nairobi

The airline has identified London, Dubai, Guangzhou and Mumbai for international flights outside Africa once the new aircrafts are delivered.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Uganda Airlines resumes flights to Nairobi

MoU between UK based supply chain institution and KISM to boost efficiency

The signing ceremony witnessed by Senior PSA and KISM officials took place at KISM headquarters on Ngong road, Nairobi.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

MoU between UK based supply chain institution and KISM to boost efficiency

New tarmac lights up idle towns in Makueni, Kitui

Road linking Nairobi-Mombasa highway to eastern hinterland brings wealth to property owners.

By Awal Mohammed and Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

New tarmac lights up idle towns in Makueni, Kitui

Kitui Catholic Diocese gets bishop after three years

He is scheduled to be consecrated on August 8 at St Charles Lwanga.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Kitui Catholic Diocese gets bishop after three years

Economic woes supersede health concerns over Covid-19, survey says

A recent survey carried out by the group established that 92 per cent of Kenyan consumers surveyed were experiencing a negative impacts

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Economic woes supersede health concerns over Covid-19, survey says

AFRAA on heavy revenue loss for African Airlines

AFRAA is the first in a series of studies to be published by the Nairobi based association examining the toll of the pandemic.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

AFRAA on heavy revenue loss for African Airlines

The man behind STEM online teaching

Besides STEM, Dr Okaya is credited with the introduction of robotics in Kenyan schools during his stint at CEMASTEA.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

The man behind STEM online teaching

CEMASTEA launches online training programme for teachers

11,000 teachers scheduled to come on board in the second phase with the pioneer 1,063 playing the crucial role of online tutors

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

CEMASTEA launches online training programme for teachers

Corona effect: Has the beat stopped for local musicians?

He advises fellow artistes, and Kenyans in general, to exercise patience and adhere to government directives to help fight the pandemic.

By Caroline Nyanga and Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Corona effect: Has the beat stopped for local musicians?

Why Ndingi won't get a well-deserved send-off

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the archbishop's burial will be a muted affair of only a handful of his colleagues in the Catholic clergy.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Why Ndingi won't get a well-deserved send-off

Njoya: Ndingi a model of faith

On the local scene, Njoya drew parallels between Ndingi and the late Bishop John Henry Okullu of Maseno South Diocese,

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Njoya: Ndingi a model of faith

African Airlines urged to co-operate in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak

Stakeholders of African Airlines have been urged to work together to help achieve profitability and sustainable operations in these difficult times.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

African Airlines urged to co-operate in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak

Man turns his passion into scenic sanctuary

Nurse-turned nature enthusiast has created haven in his 80-acre pristine woodland choking with fauna and flora.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Man turns his passion into scenic sanctuary

Kalamba, cradle of the African Inland Church in Kenya

Older folks in Kalamba remember the 1990s when Moi was a frequent visitor.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Kalamba, cradle of the African Inland Church in Kenya

Why Moi rejected efforts to separate Suba from the Luo

Ojwang said that Moi had a knack for sidelining hardliners around him if he thought they were blocking his long-term plans.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Why Moi rejected efforts to separate Suba from the Luo

Moi graced Jaramogi’s burial amid tension

Moi arrived at funeral unruffled. Shouts of “We do not want Moi” from raucous university students rent the air.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Moi graced Jaramogi’s burial amid tension

Village where Mzee once held Cabinet meeting under a tree

The historic occasion led by then 57-year-old Moi burbling with energy, vitality and oomph surprised his peers in the continent.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Village where Mzee once held Cabinet meeting under a tree

Moi gave up power with humility

Moi also emerged a giant on the education front

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Moi gave up power with humility

Moi leaves major footprints in the education sector

Moi oversaw introduction of the 8-4-4 system of education and expansion of institutions of learning to accommodate more students

By Augustine Oduor and Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

Moi leaves major footprints in the education sector

New effort to promote Africa

Afraa and Routes have signed a memorandum of understanding to stimulate new air services and champion the continent’s aviation industry.

By Joe Ombuor 4 years ago

New effort to promote Africa

Perils of private land ownership for Kenya

Commercialisation of land is behind many of our economic and other woes

By Joe Ombuor 5 years ago

Perils of private land ownership for Kenya

Air India returns to Kenya after 10 years

Air lndia has returned to Kenya after a 10-year absence with four direct flights a week between Mumbai and Narobi.

By Joe Ombuor 5 years ago

Air India returns to Kenya after 10 years

Marriage at 87 has given my life more years of happiness

Survived 1963 accident in which 65 died and was married for 51 years before wife died, Mzee Lewa has seen it all

By Joe Ombuor 5 years ago

Marriage at 87 has given my life more years of happiness

Kenya Airways awarded for increasing connectivity in Africa

Kenya Airways has received the prestigious African Airlines Association (Afraa) Airline of the Year Award for Best Improved airline.

By Joe Ombuor 5 years ago

Kenya Airways awarded for increasing connectivity in Africa

Graduate invests in expensive magic bean that boosts sex drive

Owing to its attractive benefits and scarcity in the markets 200grams of the precious beans is sold at Sh2,500

By Joe Ombuor 5 years ago

Graduate invests in expensive magic bean that boosts sex drive

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