By Admin Several Cabinet Ministers and MPs have sent condolence messages to the family and friends of former Environment Minister John Michuki who passed away at a Nairobi hospital on Tuesday night. Ministers Najib Balala, Tourism, Professor Margaret Kamar (Higher Education), Dr Sally Koskei (Agriculture), Eldoret North MP William Ruto, Gichugu MP Martha Karua, assistant [...]
Envoy: Kenya military to benefit from US aid
By Admin The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) out in the field in during the ongoing “Operation Linda Nchi” against the Somalia militia Al-Shabaab. The military is set to benefit from the United States financial assistance once it is fully integrated into the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), an envoy said February 21, 2012. JARED [...]
Ethiopian tanks advance on key Somali town
By Admin Somali troops patrol on the outskirts of Baidoa/AFP-File MOGADISHU, Feb 21 – Ethiopian troops in battle tanks thrust into rebel-held Somalia regions on Tuesday, sparking heavy fighting as they advanced towards the major Shabaab stronghold of Baidoa, witnesses said. The Ethiopian soldiers backed by local Somali fighters took control of several areas along [...]
MPs: What next for provincial administration…?
By Admin Parliament Building gate one/FILE NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 21 – Members of Parliament want the government to declare the fate of the provincial administration before county governments are established. The legislators said functions of the provincial administration should be synchronised with county government structures to avoid potential conflicts. Speaking during debate on the [...]
‘I am fit as a fiddle,’ declares Mugabe at 88
By Admin Mugabe addressing a function/AFP HARARE, Feb 21 – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe scoffed at fears about his health and said he was “fit as a fiddle” as he turned 88 on Tuesday. “The day will come when I will become sick,” Mugabe, who is Africa’s oldest ruler, said in an interview on state-owned [...]
Uhuru-Ruto preferred pair under G7 – poll
By Admin NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 20 – A new opinion poll indicates that a majority of Kenyans would prefer Uhuru Kenyatta to run for the presidency with William Ruto as his running mate under the G7 Alliance. According to an Ipsos Synovate poll released on Monday, 32 percent of those polled approved a Kenyatta-Ruto ticket, [...]
France recalls Rwanda envoy
By Admin A map of Rwanda/AFP PARIS, Feb 20 – France said Monday it had recalled its ambassador to Rwanda after authorities in Kigali refused to accept the appointment of Paris’s choice of a new envoy. “The Rwandan authorities refused to give this approval” and “we have recalled our ambassador (Laurent Contini) for consultations [...]
Quit now, Raila tells officials eyeing politics
By Admin Civil servants should quit and join the political foray early/FILE NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 20 – Prime Minister Raila Odinga says public servants planning to vie for political office in the forthcoming general elections should resign immediately. Addressing Permanent Secretaries – including James ole Kiyiapi who has declared interest in the presidency – Odinga [...]
I will quit government next month – Kiyiapi
By Admin Presidential aspirant James ole Kiyiapi/FILE NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 20 – Education Permanent Secretary James Ole Kiyiapi says that he will resign his position in the public service in March to embark on his presidential bid. The PS told Capital News that he first intends to oversee the release of the Kenya Certificate of [...]
Mutula warns against extending law deadlines
By Admin “If MPs want me to kneel down and plead, I will”/FILE NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 20 – Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Mutula Kilonzo has opposed plans by Members of Parliament to extend the February 27 constitutional deadline to pass three crucial Bills by a further three months. Kilonzo told journalists on Monday [...]
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2011 KCSE exam results out February 29
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Michuki burial Tuesday as flags fly half mast
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MPs pay tribute to the late Michuki
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The life and times of John Michuki
