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There will be no more swearing allegiance to the President by holders of public offices if the draft law is adopted.
Muslims and the government have allayed fears that Kenyans on pilgrimage in Mecca could be among those infected with the dreaded H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.
Political parties will receive billions of shillings in financial support if the draft is passed. It proposes that Parliament allocates the Political Parties Fund not more than 0.3 per cent of the previous financial year's national budget.
Internal Security minister George Saitoti is on Thursday afternoon expected to present a report in Parliament regarding a series of cash-in-transit robberies in the past year.
Employers could soon be compelled to omit the requirement for previous experience as a condition for employment. This is one of the key interventions to create equal job opportunities for the youth contained in a report launched on Wednesday by Youth and Sports assistant minister Ms Wavinya Ndeti and Unicef Kenya representative Dr Olivia Yambi.
Can a mentally ill person have the intention to kill and be held responsible for his actions? A High Court judge wants the prosecution to explain how a man charged with murder 12 years ago and whose medical reports indicate he is insane should be held accountable for his actions.
Operations at the Criminal Investigations Department ground to a halt after a fuel provider withheld supplies demanding Sh11 million for previous deliveries.
Hate-speech mongers, blamed largely for last year's deadly post-election violence, will be major targets of the proposed new constitution should it be adopted.
Questions on circumstances under which a contract to print new currency notes by De La Rue was renewed has been shelved until two committees of Parliament conclude investigations into the matter.
MPs have asked for a special audit of funds so far released for the Kazi kwa Vijana (jobs for youth) project. They say it is necessary to determine value for money. The issue came up after Prime Minister Raila Odinga issued a statement to the House during his time on Wednesday afternoon.
A police officer and a businessman accused of murdering the son of former assistant minister Patrick Muiruri were among hundreds of suspects not produced in court following the outbreak of cholera at Kamiti Maximum Prison.
The man at the centre of the latest news connected to the family of Bishop Gilbert Deya, the preacher made infamous by the miracle babies' saga, is an adopted son.
UK police on Tuesday arrested a son of embattled London-based Kenyan preacher Gilbert Deya on suspicion of murder. Paul Deya, 31, was arrested after his three-year-old son, Wilson, was found stabbed to death on Monday.
An officer was shot dead by armed carjackers at a police roadblock in Ngong area in the outskirts of Nairobi. Another policeman and two civilians were also injured during the Monday night incident near the Maasai Girls School.
Members of Parliament will lose the power to raise their salaries and allowances should the draft constitution become law. The draft states that whenever MPs pass a law increasing their pay, such a law will be put on hold until elections are held and a new Parliament is in place.
Patients detained at Kenyatta National Hospital for inability to pay their bills should be released on Thursday, a Cabinet minister has instructed.
Somalia's Foreign Affairs minister Ali Ahmed Jama on Wednesday accused Kenya of failing to safeguard Somali property on its soil.
Provisional results for the 2009 population census will be released on December 31.
ODM leaders meet on Thursday for talks expected to bring together the feuding camps in the party. The party's National Executive Council is expected to discuss the party's position on the proposed constitution. But the differences between Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Agriculture minister William Ruto could cast a dark shadow on the talks.
Oil marketers are raising alarm over increased threats to vessels delivering crude oil to the Kenyan coast, due to piracy.
The future of two World Bank-funded projects hangs in the balance, as their survival hinges on the outcome of an investigation being carried out by Treasury, a senior World Bank official has said.
The ongoing constitutional reform process could make or break the country's economic prospects, analysts have warned.
Which is this creature called rising cost of living that only seems to target Cabinet ministers and other top officials, leaving other Kenyans untouched? asks Joe M. Mbuthia. The latest talk about increased allowances for the bigwigs amounts to giving with one hand and taking with the other, as far as cost-cutting in government is concerned. "What was the point of having the VW Passats if the same ...
The need to integrate persons with disability into the larger fabric of society has never been greater. Such integration is not only a human rights issue, it is also a socio-economic necessity since these people can be as productive as anyone else, given the opportunity.
Mind games between two former Safari Rally winners are on as Ian Duncan and Bjorn Waldegaard strategise for the 2009 Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally, which is on its fifth day.
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