Kenya Headlines
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:40:40 +03002022 elections will cost Sh40.9 billion - Chebukati
(IEBC) will need Sh40.917 billion to adequately conduct the 2022 General Election, chairman Wafula Chebukati has said.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0300How your job can pave way to an early grave, not success
fulfilling and paying profession exposes people on one hand to situations that allow them to excel but it could cause irreversible health conditions.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:48:17 +0300Turkish Harun Aydin deported, lawyers say
Harun Aydin was linked to Deputy President William Ruto's aborted trip to Uganda and was to be arraigned today.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:22:33 +03002022 elections to be conducted in August, IEBC chief Chebukati says
The law requires that the general election be held on the second Tuesday of August in every fifth year.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:09:04 +0300Not all medics can go on strike, court now rules
Doctors and nurses cannot go on strike unless there is a specified minimum number of medics who are attending to patients.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0300The tower of irony gifted to Krapf by his dying wife
The Krapf monument located in Nyali, Mombasa, unveiled 91 years ago has a back story of an epoch when wifely duties and obedience of ones church.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0300Your days are numbered, Ruto allies warn Matiang'i
The leaders blamed the arrest of the Turkish investor Harun Aydin on Dr Matiangi and Mr Kibicho. Aydin was on Saturday held for questioning.
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 18:01:55 +0300Mass vaccination for Nairobi begins
An outreach programme to increase the number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country has started.
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 17:21:33 +0300Turkish national, Harun Aydin to be arraigned on Monday
Aydin was arrested on his way back from Uganda at Wilson Airport on Saturday
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 16:15:01 +0300Kenyan national anthem rings loud at Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony
Kenyan athletes flew our flag high at Tokyo and at the closing ceremony, no other national anthem rang loud as the Kenyan one.
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 11:10:46 +0300Chicken meat served in some global fast foods joints is not safe, reveals study
Chicken meat served in popular fast food restaurants is not safe, consumers in Kenya and across the region have been warned.
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0300Nairobi city: Where affluent live, bourgeois survive as the poor exist
In Nairobi, the affluent live large, middle class survive while the downtrodden merely exist in hope that next sunrise will bring better fortunes.
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0300Peres Jepchirchir: My legs won me medals and changed our lives
Newly crowned Olympic marathon champion Jepchirchir, the only runner in a family of 24, discontinued schooling due to lack of fees.
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0300Ruto will not be Kenya's president, say Raila's allies as polls beckon
The leaders said they have prepared their political arsenal well for next years presidential contest and are confident that Raila will carry the day.
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0300No love lost: Why UhuRuto divorce was a matter of when, not if
President Kenyatta and his deputy are now worse than political rivals, disparage each other in public without slightest pretext of poise or decorum.
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 17:46:32 +0300Kenya records 1,205 new Covid infections, 29 deaths
The Covid-19 positivity rate is now 14.8 per cent, with 211, 028 confirmed cases and 2,184,276 tests conducted since the onset of the disease.
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 14:55:00 +0300Wafula Wamunyinyi's aide Peter Ochieng hacked to death
Peter Ochieng was killed along Sun Rise Road a few metres from Outlaws club in Kanduyi on the outskirts of Bungoma town.
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 14:51:25 +0300Turkish national in Ruto's botched Uganda trip detained
A senior police officer confirmed to The Standard that Aydin was swooped up upon landing in Nairobi.
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:05:00 +0300Details emerge on dismissal of KFCB CEO Ezekiel Mutua
Information CS Joe Mucheru orders appointment of an acting CEO after sending Mutua on terminal leave, pending expiry of contract.
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0300Making of a murderer: How school principal planned and executed her husband's killing
Jane Muthoni will serve 30 years in prison for the murder of the father of her four children in November 2016.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:16:09 +0300Day schools register slow uptake of Form One slots
Day secondary schools are recording poor reporting rates of Form One students compared to boarding institutions.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:35:00 +0300Museveni's NRM responds to Junet claims on DP Ruto's aborted trip
In a letter to Suna East MP Junet Mohamed, party Secretary General Todwong Richard said they support promotion of Pan-Africanism and brotherhood.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:22:21 +0300Section of Uhuru Highway to be closed from Monday
KeNHA has announced plans to close a section of Uhuru Highway between Kenyatta Avenue and University Way roundabouts
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:09:02 +0300Why Raila's mega rally was cancelled last minute
Dozens of politicians are seeking Raila's endorsement ahead of the 2022 elections, hence the heightened political tension.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 17:55:52 +0300Covid-19: 31 die as 1,576 test positive
The positivity rate is now 15.5 per cent, while total confirmed positive cases are now 209,823 and cumulative tests conducted so far are 2,176,118.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 17:13:48 +0300WHO warns of increasing coronavirus deaths in Africa
More than 6,400 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Africa this week, marking the highest death toll, World Health Organisation (WHO) reports.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:43:19 +0300Ezekiel Mutua replaced as Kenya Film Board CEO
Dr. Ezekiel Mutua has been at the helm of KFCB operations for two three-year terms, since 2015.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:43:13 +0300Can you remarry a wife or husband you'd divorced? Here's what the law says
Most people who remarry their ex-spouses blame their previous actions on anger, frustrations and impulsive reaction
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:30:00 +0300Photos: Tears and pain as Siaya tanker explosion victims are buried
The 19 are among 22 people who died in the fuel tanker fire incident. The bodies were released from Yala and Siaya hospital morgues on Friday morning.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:21:26 +0300Video: 3am fire destroys section of Gikomba market
The 3am fire razed stalls and buildings, destroyed business premises and wares before it was put off.