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Faustine Ngila

Inside Africa's top 20 billionaires

A delve into Africa's top 20 billionaires.

Inside Africa's top 20 billionaires

The day Raila experienced near-nuclear war standoff

The day Raila experienced near-nuclear war standoff

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

How Tusker beer was born

How Tusker beer was born

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

When European nations went to war in the name of God

When European nations went to war in the name of God

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

The exploits of John Boyes, the rogue colonial Kenya trader

For a bottle of iodoform, a disinfectant he used to clean wounds, he would pretend to be a doctor.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

The exploits of John Boyes, the rogue colonial Kenya trader

Forget Valentines’ flowers, Col. Ewart Grogan walked from the Cape to Cairo

Former opposition leader Kenneth Matiba in 1956 also set out from Kahuhia to Thogoto in search of love but in the bargain ended up landing a job.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

Forget Valentines’ flowers, Col. Ewart Grogan walked from the Cape to Cairo

72-year history of death and tears of Nairobi’s Woodley estate

How can so much death, pain, power and history be packed in a single city estate?

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

72-year history of death and tears of Nairobi’s Woodley estate

How Embu village Kianjokoma gained lasting infamy

Last year, the name became synonymous with police brutality after two brothers died after they were arrested for breaching Covid-19 regulations.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

How Embu village Kianjokoma gained lasting infamy

When House Speaker turned a blind eye to no quorum

Wilberforce Kisiero was so engrossed in his notes and debate that he did not notice that he was literally talking to an empty chamber.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

When House Speaker turned a blind eye to no quorum

How Ford Asili has dodged landmines for 30 years now

Forum for Restoration of Democracy (Ford) was born with the chief crusaders among them Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenneth Matiba and Njeru Kathangu.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

How Ford Asili has dodged landmines for 30 years now

When paraffin was prescribed for deadly Spanish flu

Some of the remedies were not as bizarre as what Kenyan doctors prescribed during another global pandemic some 100 years ago.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

When paraffin was prescribed for deadly Spanish flu

When Nairobi had only three judges

Colonel Russel of Nairobi Political Association tore into the government’s ineffectiveness in 1920 .

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

When Nairobi had only three judges

Margaret Kenyatta: In the footsteps of Nairobi's first female Mayor in 1938

Margaret Kenyatta, Jomo Kenyatta's eldest child, assumed office as mayor of Nairobi in 1970 and relinquished the seat in 1976.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

Margaret Kenyatta: In the footsteps of Nairobi's first female Mayor in 1938

Prayers ‘saved’ Leakey, who believed there was no God

A select group of Christians and Muslims were mobilised from all corners of the country to go for vigil dubbed “Richard Leakey Prayers”.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

Prayers ‘saved’ Leakey, who believed there was no God

When Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere said a big NO to Richard Leakey

or the plan to work, he lured His Royal Highness Prince Bernard off Netherlands to visit him at Koobi Fora camp.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

When Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere said a big NO to Richard Leakey

Power of milk that dried up as KCC dreamed big

KCC had proposed to supply electricity for public, industrial and domestic lighting from its generating station, which was to be located in Nanyuki.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

Power of milk that dried up as KCC dreamed big

Gold diggers' dalliance with death dates back to 1930s

Records from the Kenya Mines Department in 1937 showed the country exported 69,447 ounces of gold valued at £338,000.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

Gold diggers' dalliance with death dates back to 1930s

Prophetess Moraa, Kisii hero who led rebellion in 1943

Trouble started in 1904 when the colonial government sent 100 soldiers and 50 police officers on punitive expedition to teach the Kisii a lesson.

By Amos Kareithi 2 years ago

Prophetess Moraa, Kisii hero who led rebellion in 1943

Oloitiptip legacy lives on in Amboseli Park and his grandson

Oloitiptip, however, crossed over to Kanu soon after the elections, signalling the death of multi-party democracy in 1964.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Oloitiptip legacy lives on in Amboseli Park and his grandson

Supreme Court fires strong warning to governors facing graft charges

Governors facing graft charges have reason to worry after Supreme Court declared that courts were justified to bar them from their offices.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Supreme Court fires strong warning to governors facing graft charges

Mukami Kimathi homage: Raila retraces father’s steps 50 years later

Raila believes that the support of 91-year-old Mukami Kimathi, widow of freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi, is crucial in his quest for the presidency.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Mukami Kimathi homage: Raila retraces father’s steps 50 years later

The making of Nairobi city from marsh land to Metropolis

To finance the making of Nairobi a city, King George VI and Queen Mary donated a two-volume Bible to All Saints Cathedral and appealed for more funds.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

The making of Nairobi city from marsh land to Metropolis

When JJ Kamotho streamlined education matters in Kenya

JJ Kamotho's voice came in handy when some headteachers tried to be cheeky and introduced an exaggerated school fees in January 1996.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

When JJ Kamotho streamlined education matters in Kenya

48-year land tussle pitting 60,000-acre Solio Ranch

The original orders directing the Government to issue ownership documents for the 60,000-acre piece of land were set aside.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

48-year land tussle pitting 60,000-acre Solio Ranch

Do you know how the first power company operated in Kenya?

The power play was pioneered by the illustrious Esmailjee Jivanjee and Company which was formed in 1819 in Zanzibar .

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Do you know how the first power company operated in Kenya?

How Queen's army was silenced by an invisible enemy

Historians marvel at how Britain was able to control Africans with such few boots on such a vast region using policies crafted miles away.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

How Queen's army was silenced by an invisible enemy

Colonial era injustices still haunt KMC 83 years later

Liebigs was taken over by the government in 1952 and turned into the Kenya Meat Commission.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Colonial era injustices still haunt KMC 83 years later

Puzzle of a land case yet to be solved 117 years on

The case filed in 1912 demanding compensation was thrown out by a Mombasa Magistrate, R W Hamilton, on May 26, 1913.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Puzzle of a land case yet to be solved 117 years on

Africa still bound by 1929 treaty on use of Nile waters

Ethiopia tested these treaties to the limit when it started the construction of Africa’s biggest hydro-electric power plant.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Africa still bound by 1929 treaty on use of Nile waters

Battle between Nairobi city authorities and hawkers dates back to the 40s

Competition between established tax and licence-paying shopkeepers and hawkers has been a major cause of the conflict.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Battle between Nairobi city authorities and hawkers dates back to the 40s

The worst droughts to have ravaged Kenya in 150 years

One of the worst droughts was witnessed in 1898 as it swept across Central and Eastern provinces as well as parts of Rift Valley.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

The worst droughts to have ravaged Kenya in 150 years

Paul Ngei picked his battles wisely, fought them to the end

In 1978, Ngei featured prominently in the death of Captain Judy Angaine, a daughter of fellow cabinet colleague Jackson Angaine.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Paul Ngei picked his battles wisely, fought them to the end

Mungai’s 24-year dream of becoming a doctor paid off

Dr. Njoroge Mungai, the son of a village shopkeeper, grew up at a time when people trusted traditional healers.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Mungai’s 24-year dream of becoming a doctor paid off

When prisoners lose their freedoms but free nations

When the horrors of Hola were leaked, the government was so scandalized that it had to redeem its image.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

When prisoners lose their freedoms but free nations

How fear and selfishness created mongrel Constitutions

The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) may have been thwarted by the Court of Appeal but this is not the end.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

How fear and selfishness created mongrel Constitutions

The political echoes that simply will not fade away

We are in August and with barely a year to this succession, some contenders, their backers and sympathisers are getting impatient.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

The political echoes that simply will not fade away

The tough cookie house that biscuit baron Manji built

Manji triumphed to set up a bakery whose delicacies have been a permanent feature on millions of breakfast tables for more than 80 years.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

The tough cookie house that biscuit baron Manji built

The consort who almost sparked a diplomatic row

It was Mbiyu Koinange, a friend of Banda, who salvaged the situation when he explained that hostess was a senior position in Malawi.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

The consort who almost sparked a diplomatic row

Wanjii: Little known town that has powered Kenya for over 80 years

History has been made and for the first time, there is a woman, engineer Rosemary Oduor at the helm of Kenya Power.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Wanjii: Little known town that has powered Kenya for over 80 years

Gem chief who forced parents to take children to school

The Gem chief had a special place for defiant parents who had no faith in education.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Gem chief who forced parents to take children to school

Giant who recalibrated journalism, started a media empire

Ng’weno was one of the few people who read and perhaps subconsciously edited what people thought about him three years before he died.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Giant who recalibrated journalism, started a media empire

The intrigues of the first Saba Saba and the enduring spirit of freedom

Former Runyenjes MP recalls how they kept Matiba, Jaramogi, Raila and a host of other multi-party democracy bigwigs in the dark.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

The intrigues of the first Saba Saba and the enduring spirit of freedom

Those at the helm of polls body bear heavy responsibility

Today, as Kenya hurtles towards the 2022 General Election, Kivuitu’s name is likely to cross the minds of some.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Those at the helm of polls body bear heavy responsibility

Lamu-China entanglement stronger than python's grip

Lamu is at the centre of new development that thrusts it at the epicentre of international commerce and navigation.

By Amos Kareithi 3 years ago

Lamu-China entanglement stronger than python's grip

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