EXCLUSIVE: Homesick Wanyama splashes Sh6m to fly family to England
Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama has forked out millions of shillings on an exclusive treat for his immediate family. Nairobi News has reliably learnt that the Southampton midfielder has invited...
View ArticleTwo shot dead in City Centre as police foil bank robbery attempt
Two suspected robbers were on Wednesday morning gunned down along Ronald Ngala road in the city centre. Police recovered a pistol with 13 rounds of 9mm ammunition from the suspects. Central OCPD Paul...
View ArticleLarry Madowo’s sobering lesson from Raila supporters
It was a statement I could easily have made in this column because I would have 800 words to explore it, not 140 characters. “Show of hands, who else was expecting an explosive list from Raila Odinga...
View ArticleFilm board puts a damper on Netflix mania
The Kenya Film Classification Board has said that Netflix, an American based video-streaming service, is operating in Kenya illegally. Mr Jackson Kosgey, the chairman of the board says, on Wednesday...
View ArticleHere is why Jubilee MCAs want Kidero to resign immediately
Jubilee MCAs on Wednesday called on Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero to resign for failing Nairobians. The MCAs accused Governor Kidero of turning Nairobi into “one huge slum where garbage is not...
View ArticleNo, Magufuli has not banned miniskirts in Tanzania
The Tanzanian government has denied media reports that President John Magufuli has banned miniskirts in the East African country. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday,...
View ArticleParts of Eastlands to go without water over the weekend
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has said that parts of Eastlands will be without water this coming weekend. “The shut-down will facilitate interconnections of two pipelines along Outer...
View ArticleFormer City Hall chief fails to lift assets freeze
Former Nairobi Chief Finance Officer Jimmy Kiamba on Wednesday lost a bid to protect his bank account from being frozen for allegedly failing to pay taxes. Justice Fred Ochieng ruled that the money in...
View ArticleKDF generals still in the dark on number of soldiers killed
Kenya Defence Forces generals are not sure about the exact number of soldiers killed in Somalia on Friday, last week. Six days after the attack, the Defence Ministry has only accounted for about 30...
View ArticleWaiguru now sues Muthama over ‘sweetheart’ slur
Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru has turned her guns on two opposition senators, saying they maliciously portrayed her as a thief and a person who closely worked with the President to...
View ArticleIda Odinga posts pictures of heir apparent to the Odinga dynasty
Ida Odinga has shared pictures of her grandchild, Allay, the son of her late son Fidel Odinga, on the day her father-in-law Jaramogi Odinga passed away. Mrs Odinga shared the pictures of the apparent...
View ArticleKenyatta family relinquishes 2,000 acres to squatters
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s family has voluntarily given 2,000 acres of land in Taita Taveta county to squatters. The squatters will be issued with title deeds in a few months time, State House...
View ArticleNairobi woman out on bond for charge of third attempt to kill ex-husband
A 36 year-old woman accused of plotting to kill her husband after he divorced her and married another woman has been released on a bond of Sh2 million awaiting trial. Juliet Mwelu Musyoka denied the...
View ArticleWe have no cash to verify ‘Okoa Kenya’ signatures, IEBC tells cord
The electoral commission has said that it may not complete the verification of the Okoa Kenya referendum signatures due to lack of cash, 13 days to the February 4 deadline. Article 257 of the...
View ArticleGovernor Kidero reshuffles cabinet amid calls for resignation
Governor Evans Kidero has created a new department, Urban Renewal and Housing, and named Mr Patrick Tom Odongo to head it. Nairobi residents have been complaining about the poor state of some parts of...
View ArticleMan charged with stealing a Sh1 m gold chain
A middle aged man was on Thursday charged at Kwale court for stealing a gold chain worth Sh1 million. Lucas Maina was accused of breaking into Tandoori Club night club in Diani location, Kwale County,...
View ArticleNo more pimped up exhaust pipes on matatus, says agency
Matatus and buses have until Monday next week to display names of their saccos and do away with noisy exhaust pipes, the National Transport and Safety Authority has said. Addressing journalists at the...
View ArticleKariobangi woman killed co-wife’s child in bid to win back husband
A woman has been convicted of killing her co-wife’s child in a bid to regain her husband’s affections. Justice Fred Ochieng on Thursday said the court was satisfied that the evidence had linked Elenah...
View ArticleState House: Why Uhuru did not receive bodies of KDF soldiers
State House on Thursday sought to explain why President Uhuru Kenyatta did not travel to Nairobi to receive the wounded soldiers and the bodies of their colleagues. State House spokesperson Manoah...
View ArticleVigil for slain KDF soldiers to go on for three days at Uhuru Park
A vigil to honour Kenyan soldiers who died during last Friday’s attack at El-Adde, Somalia, by Al-Shabaab militants will go on for three days. The vigil was marked by lighting of candles next to...
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