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One feared dead, three injured in Mombasa grenade attack

16 May 2012, 08:41

A security guard is believed to have died on Tuesday after suspected terrorists hurled three grenades to a night club in Mombasa.

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Club Click owner, bouncer deny murder charges

16 May 2012, 08:20

The proprietor of Club Click Jackson Maina Wangui and a bouncer accused of murdering a patron two weeks ago have denied the charges.

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KWS defends relocation of cheetah cubs

15 May 2012, 14:26

KWS has defended its decision to transfer three orphaned cheetah cubs from the Mara Conservancy to the Nairobi Animal Orphanage.

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African ministers, AGs discuss skirting ICC

15 May 2012, 12:48

African Justice Ministers and AGs converge in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss ways of expanding the mandate of the African Court of Justice.

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Clinix: We are not ghosts

14 May 2012, 13:35

Clinix Healthcare Chairman Jayesh Saini has now come out to defend his company saying the tender that they were awarded was clean.

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Mohammed Ali in court over stolen phone

14 May 2012, 12:10

Award winning investigative reporter Mohammed Ali of the Jicho Pevu fame has been charged with allegedly stealing a phone worth KES100,000.

One killed, several missing in Mathare floods

14 May 2012, 06:31

At least one person was killed and several others were missing following flash floods that swept away houses in Nairobi’s Mathare slum.

Duba’s case to go on but he remains Town Clerk

11 May 2012, 13:16

The High Court on Friday reinstated a case challenging the appointment of Roba Duba as Nairobi Town Clerk.

Specialists to train judges before poll

11 May 2012, 00:30

A team of eight judges have been appointed to help the courts prepare to handle election disputes before next presidential election.

Ranchers relocating rhinos in fear of poachers

11 May 2012, 07:54

Kenyan rancher with a passion for endangered rhinos is on a mission: to save his herd from slaughter by ruthless poachers who sell their horns to Asia.

15 dead and 50,000 rescued from floods

11 May 2012, 07:22

Seven school children are among 15 people who have drowned in the last two days as heavy rains continue to wreak havoc across the country.

Kenya’s prosecutor assures on PEV probe

10 May 2012, 14:29

Rights groups in Kenya are questioning whether a taskforce set up by the DPP, to review criminal cases stemming from 2007 PEV will be just.

IEBC: Election to cost KES 35b

10 May 2012, 14:09

IEBC told MPs that it had trimmed its initial budget for the next General Election from KES 41.4 billion to KES 35 billion.

ICC chamber ready for Kenya PEV trial

10 May 2012, 08:52

The ICC said that trials of four Kenyans accused of crimes against humanity would go on in The Hague since a trial chamber is ready.

Man shot as wife, sister watch

10 May 2012, 06:38

A senior manager at a leading technology firm was executed in cold blood, after gunmen carjacked him and forced him to take them to his house.

Club Click owner, bouncer in court over murder

09 May 2012, 14:10

One of the directors of Club Click in Nairobi, Jackson Maina Wangui, and a bouncer have been arraigned in court over the murder of a patron.

Nyong’o ready to face MPs on NHIF saga

09 May 2012, 06:52

Medical Services Min Anyang’ Nyong’o is ready to brief MPs on the unfolding scandal over the KES4.3 bn NHIF civil servants medical scheme.

New NHIF rates suspended

08 May 2012, 13:35

The government has bowed to public pressure and suspended the implementation of the controversial NHIF increased rates for three months.

One person killed after Westlands building collapses

08 May 2012, 13:24

One person was killed after a building collapsed in Nairobi's Westlands area on Monday.

MP sues Kimunya over port appointments

08 May 2012, 10:30

An MP has sued Transport minister Amos Kimunya over the contentious appointment of Kenya Ports Authority directors.

Club owner held after shooting Nairobi reveller dead

08 May 2012, 10:00

One of the directors of Club Click on Nairobi’s Baricho Road was arrested early on Tuesday after he allegedly shot and killed a reveller.

Maize shortage starts to bite

08 May 2012, 08:01

Maize shortage has started biting, with millers complaining of dwindling supply from farmers despite a 44 per cent price rise.

Raila expels NHIF bosses

08 May 2012, 07:52

PM Raila Odinga overruled Medical Services Minister Anyang’ Nyong’o and suspended the entire board of the NHIF plus its CEO Richard Kerich.

Low-income earners to drive growth in dairy industry

07 May 2012, 09:54

Kenya’s low-income consumers will be the key drivers for growth in the country’s dairy industry, spawning a host of opportunities for dairy producers.

Retire gracefully with Kibaki, Mudavadi tells PM

07 May 2012, 09:46

Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi tore into Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Sunday, describing him as part of the old guard that should retire.

Nyong’o embroiled in NHIF circus

04 May 2012, 15:52

The circus at the NHIF continued after COTU withdrew its representative from the board and demanded the sacking of Medical Services Minister.

NHIF saga continues

04 May 2012, 10:35

Controversy over of the KES 4.2 billion civil servants medical cover scheme got messier following mystery over a health provider company.

Nyamu fights ejection from the Judiciary

03 May 2012, 15:09

Justice Joseph Nyamu became the 3rd appellate judge to fight back after being rendered unfit to serve in the Judiciary by the Vetting Board.

Secondary school curriculum to be digitised

03 May 2012, 15:01

Secondary school curriculum is set to be fully digitised by next month, the Kenya Institute of Education announced.

Koome faces off with media boss

03 May 2012, 11:30

A ruling on a bankruptcy case against a media boss was the main focus of the first public hearing by the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board.

Special unit to try 2008 crimes

03 May 2012, 10:29

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will establish a special unit to deal with the 2008 post-election violence cases.

Bosire fights to keep his job

02 May 2012, 10:27

Court of Appeal judge Samuel Bosire, who was sacked last week, has appealed against the decision.

Government promises to intervene and assist people displaced by floods

01 May 2012, 16:35

The government will assist hundreds of locals displaced by floods in Magarini district with food stuff and other social amenities.

Anti-graft agency in staff crisis

01 May 2012, 07:01

As the employment contracts of 62 staff expired on Monday, the anti graft agency has been hit by a staffing crisis.

Safaricom discontinues unlimited offer

01 May 2012, 06:53

Safaricom has announced that it will be discontinuing the sale of all unlimited data bundle products with effect from midnight on Monday.

Judiciary seeks extra KES 7b to hire more judges

30 April 2012, 15:35

Kenya’s Judiciary is asking for additional KES 7 billion in funding to enable it recruit more judges to fill gaps expected from the ongoing vetting.

Vatican condemns anti-Christian attacks in Kenya, Nigeria

30 April 2012, 12:34

The Vatican condemned “terrorist” attacks on Christians in Kenya and Nigeria which claimed around 20 lives and called for restraint.

Police hunt for suspect after killer blast

30 April 2012, 07:32

Police are looking for a young man behind a grenade attack that killed one person and injured 16 others during a church service in Nairobi.

ICC pushes on with Kenya cases

27 April 2012, 14:44

The trial of four facing charges for crimes against humanity has progressed as the ICC Trial Chamber V elected justice Kuniko Ozaki to preside.

EAC backs transfer of Hague cases to Arusha

27 April 2012, 08:56

EAC unanimously endorsed and adopted a Motion urging its presidents to call for the transfer of the Kenya PEV cases to the EACJ from the ICC.

KCPE pupils to pick schools afresh

27 April 2012, 08:47

Up to 800,000 Standard Eight examination candidates could be forced to revise their choices for secondary school admission next year.

Court now blocks Midiwo’s planned arrest

26 April 2012, 11:28

Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo has obtained an order in court blocking his planned arrest over a claim that there was a plot to assassinate the PM.

Wamalwa: Some judges had to go

26 April 2012, 08:24

Justice Minister Eugene Wamalwa lauded the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board for restoring public confidence in the Judiciary.

Maina Njenga freed on bail

25 April 2012, 13:48

Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga and four others have been released on a KES. 200, 000 cash bail each.

Justice Omolo fails vetting test

25 April 2012, 13:35

Kenya’s most senior Court of Appeal judge Riaga Omolo has become the first judge to be fired by the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board.

Kibaki : Secession? Not in Kenya

25 April 2012, 08:15

President Mwai Kibaki has for the first time spoken out strongly against the outlawed MRC and told them to forget about secession.

Ex-Mungiki chief faces charges after police assaulted

24 April 2012, 15:44

Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga is to face charges of assault and robbery following the weekend attacks on police officers at a church.

KNUT warns of fresh strike

24 April 2012, 07:19

KNUT has warned that its members will down their tools on July 1 unless the govt starts negotiations on a 300% pay hike agreed on in 1997.

Raila on 4-day US visit

23 April 2012, 11:41

PM Raila Odinga leaves the country on a four day visit to the US where he will deliver the Commencement Lecture at a University on Saturday.

Six bodies recovered

23 April 2012, 11:04

All missing six bodies were recovered from a gorge at Hells Gate Park, Naivasha, on Monday where floods had swept a party of youth.

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