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Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0300
Court allows dependants to split rent income in row over building
All eight original shareholders and owners of the building passed on without benefitting from their investment.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:25:00 +0300
Thousands attend burial of controversial Embu tycoon
Embu businessman Dennis Mbae Mutengi alias Mbuyu was shot dead on June 8, 2022.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0300
The Rigathi Gachagua factor in growing discontent in Mount Kenya region
Small parties from Central Kenya feel threatened by UDA's push for six-piece voting. Analysts say tussle between Gachagua and Kabogo boils down to succession politics.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0300
Retreat or clever strategy: Why did Charity Ngilu pull out of contest?
Wiper insiders say Kalonzo struck a deal with Raila to zone Ukambani, adding Ngilu will be given a national role. But critics say the governor pulled out to avoid humiliation.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 06:30:00 +0300
Kenya Kwanza back to drawing board as sibling rivalry erupts
Kenya Kwanza Alliance, internal jostling seems to present a new headache that its presidential candidate William Ruto must deal with pronto, failure to which the consequences may be dire.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0300
Low key presidential campaigns in William Ruto's Rift Valley turf
Ruto and his Kenya Kwanza partners appear not to be giving the Rift the same attention like in other regions in their hunt for votes, with the assumption that it is the DP's turf.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0300
Raila Odinga pledges to revive key projects in Meru
Azimio flagbearer and his team hunt for the 800,000 votes in the region. He was accompanied by running mate Martha Karua, Kalonzo and CS Munya.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0300
Kibra: Mashemeji Derby reloaded as Mariga seeks to dribble past his coach
Football analysts equate it to the rivalry pitting Gor Mahia against AFC Leopards, known as Mashemeji Derby, which is not about football supremacy, but rather communal pride and identity.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0300
Aspirants focus on agriculture, growth in bid to succeed Jackson Mandago
Three candidates to face off for governor seat in August elections. Political stakes are high in the cosmopolitan county that is the home ground of DP William Ruto.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 20:51:18 +0300
Four people killed in Isiolo raid
According to a police report, the four include a mother and her two children, who were shot dead during the dawn attack.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:03:17 +0300
Divisions widen as Moses Kuria, William Kabogo skip William Ruto's Kiambu rally
Ruto has maintained silence on the altercation that saw Senator Wamatangi clash with Kabogo before his running mate Rigathi Gachagua much to the chagrin of his supporters.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 16:17:08 +0300
Iconic Nairobi National Park lion, Sirikoi, dies
Iconic Nairobi National Park Sirikoi. [ Courtesy of KWS]

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 14:28:53 +0300
Elgeyo Marakwet DG Wesley Rotich cleared to vie for governor
Their joint ticket had run into headwinds when two applicants filed a case challenging Prof Cheserek's eligibility.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:19:41 +0300
Former employee accuses Tipis' kin of grabbing his land
Mr Karia was an employee at the minister's home between 1996 and 2000 and says a boundary dispute erupted between the Tipis family, the Ntutu family, a medical doctor and himself.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:11:20 +0300
Sad tale of towns that collapsed after death of textile industry
At Store Pamba in Nyakach, the buildings that once served as cotton ginnery are rusting away. Vandals stole some of the parts, leaving the rich history of the textile industry in decay.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:51:56 +0300
KVDA embarks on fish farming in Turkwel Dam to boost production
The state corporation has been restocking fingerlings after the community raised concern over the depreciation of fish.   

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:45:12 +0300
Police seek experts' help to figure out killer gas in latrine
Police have called on the Geology Department in Baringo County to help in an ongoing investigation to establish the type of gas that caused the death of two pit latrine diggers in Baringo.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:39:38 +0300
Major works underway as Bondo gears up for municipality status
According to the county's 2018-2022 Integrated Development Plan, the county has a plan to spend at least Sh200 million between 2019 - 2024 to acquire land for cemeteries.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:33:11 +0300
Man seeks 100 acres left to house help of British businessman
Joslyn, who is said to have worked for Ingram as a house help before he died on February 1, 2014, was granted a letter of administration for the property with an estimated value of Sh74 million.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:22:31 +0300
Former county officials in graft case slapped with Sh59m fine
In what came as a shocker to the five accused, the court also barred them from being elected for any seat or holding a public office in the next 10 years from the judgement date.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:50:00 +0300
Taita Taveta Senator faces stiff challenge from old guards and newcomers
Among candidates cleared for Taita Taveta Senate seat are two former Wundanyi MPs. Opponents accuse Senator Mwaruma of failing to play his oversight and legislative roles.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0300
Bar Mike Sonko to clean our politics, IEBC returning officer tells tribunal
His lawyers claimed that Sonko had been presenting the returning officer with his academic papers as well as proof of an ongoing appeal of his impeachment at the Supreme Court.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0300
William Ruto pledges to revive Mumias Sugar
Ruto also blamed President Uhuru Kenyatta and his handshake partner, Raila Odinga, for the hard economic times Kenyans are facing, saying they abandoned the Big Four Agenda.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:55:00 +0300
Kingi's strategy to deny Raila votes in Coast
Kingi has engaged 1,000 opinion leaders in each of the 35 wards in Kilifi to deliver at least six votes for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). 

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:26:15 +0300
Leave or be evicted, Kenya Railways to Taita Taveta land encroachers
The Kenya Railways has asked residents of Taita Taveta to vacate encroached land in 14 days' time, lest they be forcefully evicted.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:12:00 +0300
I was threatened to leave Sonko case, lawyer tells court
Lawyer Derrick Odhiambo said he was attacked on Tuesday in the Nyali area at 6:30 pm and was lucky after two General Service Unit officers came to his rescue.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:31:21 +0300
Stalled projects shape Nandi governor race
Former governor Cleophas Lagat said he hoped his successor Stephen Sang would complete the projects when he took over so as to benefit residents, but he did not.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:23:53 +0300
Court mediates 25,000-acre land row pitting squatters, Too family
The court granted stay orders preventing both parties from interfering with the disputed land until a pending appeal is heard and determined.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:09:31 +0300
Family gets new home after weeks in the cold
Willy Onyango and his wife Rose Odhiambo sold the iron sheets to raise a Sh10,000 hospital fee.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:41:58 +0300
New miraa regulations finally take effect after lengthy wait
Miraa shall not be stored or transported together with other products that may contaminate it or otherwise adversely affect its quality, state the regulations. 



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