The Star (Nairobi)
Website: http://www.the-star.co.ke/
August 02
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Kenya: Kethi Asks IEBC for Evidence Used in Her Case
Kethi Kilonzo has demanded all documentary evidence used during the hearing of a case to determine her nomination to contest the Makueni by-election. Read more »
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Kenya: Police Restore 999 Emergency Line
Police authorities said Communication Commission of Kenya ( CCK) and mobile phone service providers have complied with an order issued by the High Court to restore the line toll... Read more »
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Kenya: Kamlesh Pattni Kicked Out of Duty-Free Shops
The Kenya Airports Authority yesterday demolished duty-free shops and lounges belonging to businessman Kamlesh Pattni at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Wilson Airport and... Read more »
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Kenya: President Kenyatta Urges Calm Over Narasha Saga
President Uhuru Kenyatta condemned the manner in which a court order to evict families at Narasha in Nakuru County was executed. While assuring residents that the government was... Read more »
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Kenya: Give CDF to Counties - Senators
SENATORS have opened another front in their war with the National assembly after it emerged that members of the Senate are pushing for the CDF kitty to be taken away from MPs and... Read more »
August 01
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Kenya: Thika Police Kill Suspects, Recover Rifle
Police in Thika yesterday morning shot dead three suspects at Ngoingwa estate. Two however escaped. Thika OCPD boss Paul Leting said wananchi saw the suspects driving in a car they... Read more »
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Kenya: Woman Gets Reprieve As Court Finds Spouse Sane
A Kiambu woman has convinced the High Court to suspend orders issued by a magistrate declaring her husband mentally unstable and purporting to appoint a guardian to handle his... Read more »
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Kenya: Court Pardons Wetang'ula Lawyer
A lawyer representing Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula yesterday escaped a six-month imprisonment over contempt of court arising from remarks he made on Facebook. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Junior Matchplay Tournament Gets Boost
Top youngsters in the country are expected to converge at Sigona Golf Club for Kenya Junior Matchplay Championship slated for August 13-16, Ashwin Gidoomal, the Junior Golf... Read more »
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Kenya: Workers Reject Firm's Move to Lay Them Off
The Canadian Base Titanium mining company in Kwale plans to lay off more than 100 security workers, a move workers have rejected. Read more »
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Kenya: No Time to Rest
AFTER guiding the women's volleyball team to victory at the just ended Africa World Championship pre-qualifiers at Moi, Kasarani on Tuesday, David Lung'aho has his eyes set on the... Read more »
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Kenya: Men's Group Creates Marriage Contract
MAENDELEO Ya Wanaume Organisation yesterday said marriage should be done on contract basis. Read more »
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Kenya: Kakamega Teachers Want Free School Funds Released
TEACHERS from Kakamega county have petitioned the government to release free primary and subsidised secondary education fund. The county's Secondary School Heads Association chair... Read more »
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Kenya: Locals Warned Over Garbage
The Naivasha sub-county administration has issued a warning to institutions and area residents dumping their waste irresponsibly. Read more »
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Kenya: Tana River Trader Passes Off Warthog Meat As Beef
A man has been arrested in Madogo, Tana River county with more than 90 kilogrammes of warthog meat. This comes barely three days after the government warned residents against... Read more »
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Kenya: New Port Rules Get Criticism
Traders and state officials at the Malaba border have criticised the government's plans to stop clearing goods at Malaba and Busia border. The government wants all cargo cleared at... Read more »
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Kenya: Air Force Links Haunt Politician
Although Captain Augustine Njeru left the air-force seven years before the 1982 coup attempt, his armed forces links haunted him throughout President Kenyatta and Moi's... Read more »
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Kenya: Uhuru Seeks Cell Phone Records of 60 Witnesses
President Uhuru Kenyatta's lawyer at the ICC is reportedly seeking information about 60 people some of whom may be witnesses in his trial scheduled to start in November. Read more »
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Kenya: Supreme Court Adjourns Over Mutua Summons
The Supreme Court has adjourned to determine whether it has the mandate to hear proceedings in which Law Society of Kenya chairman Eric Mutua was summoned over remarks he made... Read more »
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Kenya: Babito to Appeal Death Sentence
A man who was sentenced to death over the murder and kidnapping of a British couple in Kiunga, Lamu, said he will appeal the ruling. Read more »
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Kenya: Senators Want Their Security Escorts Back
THE decision by the Prison Department to recall officers seconded to guard VIPs popped up on the floor of the Senate yesterday, with a senator demanding a statement from the... Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Airways Passangere Numbers Up
KENYA Airways carried 10.9 per cent more passengers between April and June 2013 than it did over the same period last year boosted by gradual recovery on European routes. Read more »
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Kenya: Leaders Asked to End Land Conflicts
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission has condemned Taita Taveta leaders for misleading the public into invading former Taveta MP Basil Criticos land leading to... Read more »
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Kenya: Church Conducts Cleansing Ceremony On Thika Road
Jesus Winner Ministries church conducted a prayer ceremony on Thika superhighway to cleanse the road of evil spirits following a series of fatal accidents in the recent past. Read more »
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Kenya: Former Air Force Soldier Recalls Events After 1982 Coup Attempt
Peter Mutune, the soldier who fitted the fighter pilots for State House bombing mission on August 1, 1982, narrates about the day which shocked President Moi forcing him to change... Read more »
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