No salaries for striking teachers as TSC wields big stick
Striking teachers will not be paid for the days they have not worked and those who will not resume duty by Friday will be struck off the payroll. Teachers Service Commission chairman Lydia Nzomo on...
View ArticleGovernor Mutua to ‘build tarmac roads’ in Makueni, Kitui
Machakos Governor Dr Alfred Mutua has pledged to tarmac roads in neighboring Makueni and Kitui counties. Governor Mutua gave the pledge to residents on Friday as he took his Maendeleo Chap Chap and...
View ArticleHow flour made mother burn daughter’s private parts
A 14 year old girl from Furfural village in Likuyani, Kakamega County is nursing serious injuries on her private parts at hospital after the mother burned her using kerosene. The victim’s brother...
View ArticleBroke government defaults on rent, civil servants locked out
Hundreds of civil servants have been loitering in the city centre this week after their offices were locked out by a landlord because the government defaulted paying rent estimated to run into millions...
View ArticleKenyan scholars not good enough as USIU appoints new VC
The United States International University-Africa (USIU-A) has a new vice-chancellor. The university’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday announced the appointment of Dr Paul Tiyambe Zeleza as the next...
View ArticleExposed, government now clears Uchumi House rent
The Government has reportedly moved in to clear rent arrears owed to a landlord in Nairobi, hours after Nairobi News broke the news of the embarrassing situation. As exclusively reported on this site...
View Article8 New buttons Facebook should have introduced before ‘dislike’
The grapevine is that Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the social media site would soon test the ‘dislike’ button, years after its ‘like’ button became a hit with users....
View ArticleHere is Sonko’s ‘little’ piece of paradise
In the latest of his public display of affluence, flamboyant Nairobi Senator Gideon Mbuvi aka Mike Sonko has surprised the Kenyan public with a glimpse of his palatial home, christened Sonko’s Family...
View ArticleWhy you are better off studying at Makerere, Dar es Salaam than UoN
The latest QS World University Rankings has momentarily settled an old sibling rivalry between East Africa’s academic giants. The QS global survey has ranked Makerere University and University of Dar...
View ArticleHere is Nairobi’s largest coffee joint worth Sh315 million
Nairobi central business district prepares to welcome the largest coffee house with a sitting capacity of 250. Café Deli said it had invested Sh315 million four new outlets, including a high capacity...
View ArticleFormer bodyguard arrested for threat to chop off MP’s head
A former bodyguard of Rarieda MP Nicholas Gumbo has been arrested for threatening to kill him. The prison constable was picked by detectives in Kisumu on Wednesday evening and transported to Nairobi....
View Article‘Cursed’ schoolgirl who sleeps at father’s doorsteps
A Standard 5 girl from Marura Primary School in Kariobagi North has been living and fending for herself for the past three years after her grandmother and father threw her out their house. The young...
View ArticleHere is why Senators have been ordered to vacate offices at KICC
Senators were on Thursday ordered by government to give up their offices at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in what promises to be an explosive encounter between the executive and the...
View ArticlePolice arrest Nairobi’s worst dad whose daughter sleeps on doorstep
Police have arrested a man whose 10-year-old daughter has been sleeping on the doorstep of their house in Kariobangi North for close to four years. The man, Rashid Adan, 47, and his mother have been...
View ArticleFormer Ruaraka police boss to face murder charge
A senior police officer faces a murder charge after a man who had been arrested was allegedly tortured to death. Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko approved the charge against Chief...
View ArticleWhy Kenyan bishops will pray at Jamia Mosque this Friday
Top church leaders are expected to be part of the congregation during a historic prayer session at Jamia Mosque in Nairobi on Friday. Mr Abu Ayma, who is in charge of the media at the mosque, told...
View ArticlePolice launch manhunt for ‘Double M’ hijackers
Police have launched a citywide manhunt for a gang that hijacked a town bound matatu along Jogoo Road and robbed ‘Double M’ passengers of their cash and valuables. Police Spokesperson Charles Owino...
View ArticleREVEALED: Police bust international drug smuggling cartel at JKIA
Police are working with an international logistics company to crack a drug smuggling ring at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The investigation started after heroin was found in a parcel sent...
View ArticleUnfit to lead: Cord wants Uhuru impeached
Cord on Thursday said it was preparing an impeachment Motion against President Uhuru Kenyatta on the grounds that his government has failed to honour a court order to pay teachers higher salaries. The...
View ArticleKnec announces exam dates, but no signs of invigilators
The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has announced the dates for the start of the national examinations for primary and secondary schools candidates. The Kenya Certificate of Secondary...
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