May 25

• Kenya: Probe BVR Saga - Midiwo

  National assembly Deputy Minority Leader Jakoyo Midiwo wants the Public Accounts Committee to investigate the controversy surrounding the acquisition of the Biometric Voter... Read more »

• Kenya: Eurozone Crisis and Election Jitters Drove Down 2012 Tourism Arrivals

  THE hotels and restaurants sector's growth slowed down last year expanding only by 2.6 per cent compared to 4.9 per cent in 2011 due to lower tourism numbers and earnings, the... Read more »

• Kenya: Makueni Speaker Wants Wise Senator

  Makueni county assembly speaker Stephen Ngelu has asked residents to elect a visionary leader to replace Mutula Kilonzo. Speaking to the press in his office yesterday, Ngelu said... Read more »

• Kenya: Fire Disrupts Maseno Classes

  LEARNING and Business at Maseno city campus was disrupted by a fire scare on Wednesday evening after one of the lifts reportedly caught fire. Read more »

• Kenya: EAP Employee Out On Bond

  A former employee of East African Portland Cement Company has been charged in a Meru court for stealing. Alexander Bett allegedly stole Sh40,000 from the company on April 7. Read more »

• Kenya: Farmers Ask Koskei to Address Challenges

  Farmers in Rift Valley have petitioned the Agriculture Secretary Felix Koskei to address key challenges in the sector especially the provision of subsidies to farmers. Read more »

• Kenya: Kiraitu Wants Reps' Pay Rise

  MERU senator Kiraitu Murungi wants county representatives' pay increased and a review of the county assembly speakers' salary. Read more »

• Kenya: Lugulu Girls Begin Quest to Bounce Back to National Glory

  LUGULU Girls volleyball team begins their quest to bounce back to glory this weekend when they feature in zonal championships involving modest sides. Read more »

• Kenya: Over 660,000 New Jobs Added in 2012

  THE economy created close to 660,000 new jobs last year in both the formal and informal sectors, the 2013 Economic Survey says. Out of these, only 68, 000 new jobs were created in... Read more »

• Kenya: Opwora Hits At Leopards' Controversial Voter Register

  AFC Leopards chairmanship aspirant Matthews Opwora has accused the outgoing club officials of 'planning mischief' ahead of the forthcoming polls scheduled to take place next month.... Read more »

• Kenya: KDF Dragged Into Somalia Politics

  Kenya Defence Force in Amisom's Sector II has been caught in a disagreement between the Somalia Federal government and the recently liberated areas in Southern Somalia following... Read more »

• Kenya: Two TJRC Commissioners Dissented On Land Chapter

  TWO foreign commissioners at the TJRC did not sign the Land chapter in the report and intend to publish a separate dissenting chapter. Read more »

• Kenya: Sh163 Billion Deficit Worries House Budget Committee

  A parliamentary committee has raised the red flag on the shortfall in the 2013-14 budgetary estimates. Read more »

• Kenya: Tobiko Seeks Land for Office

  The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions plans to put up offices in Taita Taveta. DPP Keriako Tobiko told Governor John Mruttu during a courtesy call at his office... Read more »

• Kenya: Garissa Traders Warn Against Backing Madobe

  A group of businessmen in Nairobi yesterday said the government will not win the fight against insecurity in Garissa and Wajir. The businessmen said unless the state is... Read more »

• Kenya: Governors Lashes Out At Tana Police

  Police in the Tana Delta have been accused of laxity in dealing with suspects of the violence that left some 200 people dead last year. Tana River Governor Hussein Dhadho made the... Read more »

• Kenya: Court Releases Embu Fraud Suspect On Bond

  A suspected conman who has been taking money from Embu residents claiming that he will sell various commodities to them was yesterday charged with the theft of Sh400,000. Read more »

• Kenya: Parties in Nyeri Governor Petition Case Have Two Weeks to Prepare

  ALL parties who are involved in a petition case against Nyeri governor Nderitu Gachagua have been given two weeks to file all their affidavits. Nyeri High Court Justice James... Read more »

• Uganda: Uganda Officials Blame Kenya for Malaba Jam

  UGANDA Revenue Authority and clearing agents yesterday engaged in blame games over traffic pile ups at the Malaba border. Read more »

• Kenya: Matano Warns Thika

  After trouncing Kenyan Premier League Top 8 title holders Gor Mahia, Tusker coach Robert Matano has warned fellow finalists Thika United that he is going for nothing short of the... Read more »

• Kenya: Co-Op Bank Face Blazers in Top Premier League Match

  REIGNING national champions Co-operative Bank of Kenya face Blazers in a top Premier League clash at the Nyayo Stadium tomorrow. Read more »

• Kenya: Nyamweya to Sit in African Nations Championship Organizing Committee

  Football Kenya Federation Sam Nyamweya has been picked to serve in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) Organizing Committee headed by Mamy Camara of Guinea. Read more »

• Kenya: Mother Punished for Burning Son

  A woman who set her son on fire has been sentenced to one year community service at Ziwa Ngombe. Saumu Said was accused of beating and burning her 10-year-old son for stealing... Read more »

• Kenya: House Commitee Wants SRC Gazette Notice Revoked

  THE Select Committee on Delegated Legislation of the national assembly has declared as unconstitutional, unlawful and ultra vires the gazette published by the Salaries Commission... Read more »

• Kenya: Elders Rule Out Revenge in Bungoma

  THE Western Elders Advisory Council yesterday delinked revenge to the Busia and Bungoma attacks that left 13 people dead over 100 injured. Read more »