UN officials arrested at JKIA after tussle over smelly shoes
An argument over stinking shoes between two United Nations employees on a Turkish Airlines flight destined for Nairobi turned physical when the two landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)....
View ArticleNairobi Water to spend Sh1 billion to fill up pit latrines in city slums
The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company has started a project that will phase out pit latrines in the slums at a cost of Sh1 billion. The project funded by the World Bank seeks to convert the...
View ArticleRed tape delays Nairobi’s use of First Lady’s Beyond Zero clinic
Nairobi residents are yet to benefit from the services of a mobile clinic donated to City Hall two months ago under the Beyond Zero programme because of government red tape. County health executive, Dr...
View ArticleMale teacher arrested in exam room for impersonating female student
A secondary school teacher has been arrested for impersonating a student in the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations in Sameta, Kisii County. Police arrested the teacher from...
View ArticleTreasury speaks out on Uhuru’s sister seeking tenders as a ‘disadvantaged...
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich on Tuesday defended government departments under pressure for classifying well-to-do women as disadvantaged in awarding multimillion tenders. Mr Rotich said that...
View ArticleWoman unleashes wrath at clinic over admission row – VIDEO
A Kisumu woman over the weekend turned a hospital’s reception area into a war zone after her son was denied admission at the facility. Pamela Akinyi, a teacher whose four year-old son was scheduled for...
View ArticleVarsity shuts down two campuses over low standards
Moi University has announced the closure of its Kericho and Nakuru campuses as it moves to adhere to a government directive on education standards in tertiary institutions. Deputy Vice Chancellor in...
View ArticleObama’s half-brother flaunts early vote for Trump
President Barack Obama’s half-brother Malik casted an early vote for Republican candidate Donald Trump in the state of Maryland and flaunted it on Twitter. Malik shared an image of his ballot paper...
View ArticleLupita endorses Hillary Clinton for president
Oscar Award winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has urged Americans to vote for Democratic party candidate Hillary Clinton for president, in her first ever political endorsement, The actress took to her...
View ArticleUS embassy attacker did not have a visa appointment – Ambassador
The man who was shot dead in front of the United States Embassy after he stabbed a police officer did not have a visa appointment with the embassy as claimed by his kin. US Ambassador to Kenya Robert...
View ArticleWiper MP facing death penalty over Uhuru remarks records statement
Machakos County Women Representative Dr Susan Musyoka on Tuesday recorded a statement with the police over utterances that bordered on treason. Senior Resident Magistrate Irene Kahuya on Tuesday...
View ArticleFirst Gentleman? Mr President? What to call Bill if Hillary wins?
Hillary Clinton’s possible election to America’s highest office has raised a sticky question: What’s the best way to refer to the president’s male spouse? There have only ever been male presidents in...
View ArticleKidero and Sonko had lunch together and Twitter is elated
Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and Senator Mike Sonko fired up Twitter after pictures of them having lunch at a Nairobi hotel were uploaded on social media. The two had what was described as a business...
View ArticleDP Ruto: I have no role in killings or corrupt land dealings
Deputy President William Ruto has denied claims of ever participating in extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and corrupt land deals. While responding to allegations raised by...
View ArticleGovernor Ruto off to South Africa for treatment on nose
Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto was on Tuesday scheduled to be flown out to South Africa for further treatment following an injury he sustained during a melee on Sunday. Mr Ruto, who was flown to Nairobi on...
View ArticleDonald J. Trump elected 45th President of United States
Donald Trump has stunned America and the world, riding a wave of populist resentment to defeat Hillary Clinton in the race to become the 45th president of the United States. The Republican mogul...
View ArticleMalik Obama shares his excitement over Trump’s win
President Barack Obama’s half-brother Malik took to Twitter to share his excitement thanking the American people for listening to him. Malik, who has during the campaign period dismissed Democratic...
View ArticleHealth CS Mailu visits separated conjoined twins
Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu on Tuesday visited the conjoined twins who were separated at the Kenyatta National Hospital. The twins, Blessing and Favour, who are in the Intensive Care Unit...
View Article8 times Jacob Juma correctly predicted the future
Slain social media activist Jacob Juma has been hailed as a fortuneteller after a number of his statements on Twitter came to pass, some months after his death. Mr Juma famously predicted his death,...
View ArticleNTSA buys cameras to monitor speeding night drivers
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced plans to purchase mobile night vision speed cameras, moving closer to putting motorists under 24-hour surveillance on Kenyan roads. NTSA...
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