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City’s tallest building to have a live countdown to 2017

Nairobi’s tallest building is set to make history again by being the first skyscraper in the country to have a live countdown to a new year. The 33-storey UAP Old Mutual Tower in Upper Hill will have a...

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Student who drank ethanol in school lab set to join university

A Form Four student from Kenyatta Mahiga Secondary School in Othaya, Nyeri county, who drank ethanol during a Chemistry lesson and briefly lost eyesight, has found his way to university after scoring...

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Glitz as departed top politician is laid to rest in solemn funeral

Various leaders and thousands of people  paid their respect to veteran politician John Keen who was laid to rest on Friday. It rained in the morning, a sign many took to mean that the heavens had...

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CITY GIRL: Please keep your nudity private like your payslip, don’t tweet it

A woman’s nudity is like a payslip. To be kept private and shared only by a chosen few. Although you might be secretly proud of it, you are also shy in equal measure so you do anything to protect it...

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Embakasi West MP to put up more police posts amid rising insecurity

Embakasi West MP George Theuri has announced plans to build four more police posts in the constituency to tame rising insecurity. MP George Theuri on Thursday announced that the police posts will be...

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KTN anchor’s stolen vehicle recovered with fake plates, colleague arrested

A stolen vehicle belonging to KTN anchor Doreen Biira has been recovered and a colleague with two other suspects arrested. The motor vehicle of registration number KBY 831K Mercedes Benz was recovered...

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Governor Kidero fires senior advisor at City Hall

Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has fired one of his senior advisors for misconduct. Former MP Martin Otieno Ogindo was Governor  Kidero’s advisor in Economic Planning, Finance and Strategy. He was...

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How top KCSE positions were shared in 2016

Details on how schools and candidates performed in this year’s Form Four examinations can be revealed. Alliance Girls which had 25 As posted the highest number of candidates — seven — in the top 20...

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Deaths that shook the nation in 2016

Kenya lost some of its bright lights in 2016, and some of its not-so- bright lights. Lucy Kibaki She was the first occupier of the First Lady office to actively engage with the public during her reign....

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How Twitter aided police to curb crime in festive season

The festive season recorded no major security incidences, the police said on Friday, attributing the situation to better coordination among security agents and widespread use of technology to detect...

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KDF soldier found dead in car after drinking spree in Umoja

A man said to be a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier has been found dead inside his car in Umoja. The deceased, according to witnesses, was drinking in the company of some women on Friday night before...

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KTN anchor elated after her stolen Sh2.8M Mercedes Benz is recovered

KTN anchor Joy Doreen Biira is a happy woman after her stolen car was recovered in Kisumu on Friday evening. The Mercedes Benz  E220, valued at Sh2.8 million, was stolen on December 23 at the parking...

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Alarm as plastic rice enters Kenyan market in festive season

A government agency has raised the alarm over the entry of fake rice in the market. Tana Athi Water Services Board director Mureithi Kang’ara said unscrupulous businesspersons were sneaking plastic...

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Musalia Mudavadi crowned as Luhya spokesperson

The Luhya community on Saturday afternoon named the Amani National Congress party leader Musalia Mudavadi as their spokesperson at a rally held at Bukhungu stadium in Kakamega town. Mr Mudavadi was...

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Kanu era politician Mark Too dies in Eldoret hospital

Former nominated MP Mark Too is dead. Mr Too, a Kanu era politician, passed on Saturday at 3pm at St Luke Hospital in Eldoret. He had been rushed to the hospital for treatment. MORE TO FOLLOW: The post...

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City businessman yet to be arrested after gun drama in nightclub

Businessman Chris Obure on Friday night threatened to shoot a man at Kilimani’s B-Club, barely two months after he assaulted a man and threatened to shoot him at a club in Westlands. Curiously, Two...

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Kenyan envoy to US warns of fake visa websites

Kenya’s ambassador to the United States Robinson Njeru Githae has warned potential e-visa applicants about the existence of counterfeit websites purporting to issue the travel document on behalf of the...

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Why poor scores threaten parallel degree programmes in varsities

Uncertainty remains on where parallel degree programmes and private universities will source students after Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i announced public universities will directly absorb...

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How Kenyans ushered in the New Year – PHOTOS

Kenyans gathered at various venues across the country to welcome 2017. President Uhuru Kenyatta had a New Year message for all Kenyans, challenging them to take stock of last year. “We must be able to...

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Fears as Nairobi, Kiambu candidates set to dominate elite university courses

Two counties contributed more than half of the 141 candidates who scored straight As in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, putting them in pole position to grab...

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