Kenya’s highs and lows of 2014 and what to look out for in 2015
Cord goes back to the High Court on Monday to challenge the Security Laws (Amendment) Act 2014 in what will mark the end of an eventful year. Opponents of the new laws say it infringes on basic rights...
View ArticleDeath Announcement for Jesse Njoroge Kahora of Sandy Springs, Georgia
It is with great regret and deep sorrow that we inform you of the promotion to glory of our beloved brother Jesse Njoroge Kahora after a long illness. Remember Faith & family during this vulnerable...
View ArticleKenyan parents grapple with high cost of educating children
As Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi releases Standard Eight national examination results on Monday, parents will probably be more apprehensive than the candidates. A bad performance in the...
View ArticleKenya National schools increased to 105
More KCPE candidates will join national secondary schools this year compared to last year after the government elevated 27 institutions to national status. The country now has a total of 105 national...
View ArticleMurang’a man who gave kidney to his brother now needs a new one from his son
Fourteen years ago, the family of Julius Kang’ethe Gakumo went through a devastating period. Their son Patrick Waiganjo had been diagnosed with renal failure and was in desperate need of a kidney. The...
View ArticleMusaimo: From stone mason to hitmaker
Unlike many local artistes, Simon Kihara, popularly known as Musaimo Wa Njeri has remained consistent for the last three decades. For the better part of the 1980s Musaimo’s super vocals were a...
View Article[VIDEO] Journalists arrested for covering a press briefing in Murang’a town
A scuffle erupted during a media briefing at Courtyard hotel in Murang’a town after police interrupted it and demanded the arrest of four journalists. The journalists had gathered to listen to a reply...
View ArticleKenyan honored in Phillipines for donating entire salary to typhoon affected...
MANILA, Philippines – A Kenyan, who is working as a laundry attendant at a hotel in Doha, was honored by the Philippine embassy in Qatar. Hezron Jeremiah Onyango, an employee at the InterContinental...
View ArticleMoi, Kibaki Office Repairs to Cost Taxpayers Sh20 Million in Mini-Budget
Former president Mwai Kibaki’s Sh250 million office at Nyari Estate in Nairobi. PHOTO | BILLY MUTAI The taxpayers will spend Sh20 million to renovate the offices of former presidents Daniel arap Moi...
View ArticleTough rules for Kenya State officers with foreign bank accounts
State officers working for the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) will in the next seven days sign a code of conduct that, among other conditions, requires them to declare any bank accounts...
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[PHOTOS] Uhuru’s Cousin Mike Gathecha laid to rest
Flamboyant businessman Mike Gathecha who died in a car accident last week was laid to rest yesterday in Juja. Easily identifiable by his flashy cars with customized number plates, Gathecha died after...
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The Do-Good Startups of Nairobi
Stephanie Koczela arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2010, when everyone was moving fast and breaking things. She had been working for the microlender Kiva in Nairobi, Kenya, and transferred to...
View ArticleFund to assist 5 yr old Kenyan girl involved in horrific car accident in US
On the morning of Monday, December 8, 2014, Keisha Oduor, wife to Felix Oduor was taking her two girls, aged 5 and 2, to school. The family was involved in a severe auto accident. The accident caused...
View ArticleSankara plans to open new Nairobi hotel
Sankara is set to open a new hotel in Nairobi, reflecting the group’s confidence in the businesses’ growth potential. The new property will target business clients, according to managing director of...
View ArticleFive brokers earn Sh500 million from the sale of NSE shares
Five stockbrokers have moved 21.25 million of their Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) stake since the September listing of the bourse, potentially earning Sh500 million. Regulatory filings show that...
View ArticleTwo firms fight to set up food outlet at JKIA
Two companies are fighting over the establishment and management of a multi-billion international brand fast food outlet at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Nairobi. Hoggers Limited has...
View ArticleHoax? Is lawyer Paul Magu still alive and did he phone his mum?
The family of the late lawyer Paul Magu has dismissed claims on social media that he is still alive and that he has been making telephone calls to his mother. The claims, which started on Monday,...
View ArticleOutrage after man rams his Range Rover into seven cars in South B
Residents of Hazina Estate in Nairobi’s South B have asked the police to confiscate a firearm from one of their neighbours who rammed his Range Rover SUV into seven parked cars early Monday morning....
View ArticleKenya Commercial Bank sets aside Sh10b for Kenyans in diaspora
Kenya Commercial Bank ( KCB) has set aside Sh10 billion for onward lending to Kenyans in the diaspora who want to finance investments back home. The bank signed a credit partnership with the US...
View ArticleMwingi women celebrate as town runs out of beer supply
Women in Mwingi are celebrating a beer shortage in the town, saying their husbands now come home early. Speaking yesterday Mwingi town, a number of women said they are “very grateful” for the shortage....
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