Karen residents question endless police transfers as crime wave surges
Residents of Nairobi’s Karen are pointing accusing fingers at the National Police Service over rising crime rate.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Karen residents question endless police transfers as crime wave surges
Boost for Kenyan traders as Tanzania promises 24-hour cargo clearance
The transport of goods from Kenya to Tanzania is set to become more efficient after the latter country announced plans to roll out round-the-clock cargo clearance at its border crossings.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Boost for Kenyan traders as Tanzania promises 24-hour cargo clearance
NTSA: Traffic fines set to be reviewed
Motorists will soon pay pocket-friendly fines if an ongoing process to revise harsh penalties for traffic offences succeeds.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
NTSA: Traffic fines set to be reviewed
China pledges to make Kenya an industrial giant in Africa
Kenya stands to benefit from accelerated industrial development after it was listed by China as a model country for the Asian economic powerhouse’s cooperation with Africa.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
China pledges to make Kenya an industrial giant in Africa
Motorists welcome new rules, decry corruption in traffic court
Motorists have welcomed new guidelines on traffic offences, hailing them as a major breakthrough in the fight against corruption.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Motorists welcome new rules, decry corruption in traffic court
We did not bribe Ruto, says Chinese firm
A Chinese company at the centre of a controversial hospital upgrade project has denied bribing Deputy President William Ruto.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
We did not bribe Ruto, says Chinese firm
Security experts criticise government’s strategy in fighting terrorism
Experts are faulting government's strategy to confront the rising terror threat and its failure to comprehensively implement existing security laws.
By Joe Kiarie and JUMA KWAYERA 9 years ago
Security experts criticise government’s strategy in fighting terrorism
Senator faces disciplinary action
TNA nominated Senator Joy Gwendo has been summoned by the party’s disciplinary committee to answer to a raft accusations.
By JOE KIARIE 9 years ago
Senator faces disciplinary action
‘There are mothers who are willing to take her in, give her a better life’
There was an outpouring of emotional support and financial pledges for the girl from conflict-stricken Turkana County whose heartrending photograph ran in The Standard newspaper, Friday.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
‘There are mothers who are willing to take her in, give her a better life’
Petty offenders jam Kenyan prisons as congestion hits crisis level
A crisis is brewing in the prisons as the inmate population rises beyond the facilities’ holding capacity.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Petty offenders jam Kenyan prisons as congestion hits crisis level
Clinton roots for more Kenyan girls in school
Former US President Bill Clinton has challenged the Government to ensure as many girls as possible enroll in schools and receive quality education.
By JOE KIARIE 9 years ago
Clinton roots for more Kenyan girls in school
Ministry has failed us on security of our children, say parents
Students in most government learning institutions remain highly vulnerable in times of emergencies due to lack of appropriate safety and security guidelines for schools.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Ministry has failed us on security of our children, say parents
Investors’ billions that sank with pyramid schemes
The staggering financial losses Kenyan households suffered in the hands of pyramid scheme masterminds can today be revealed.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Investors’ billions that sank with pyramid schemes
684 police officers under IPOA probe
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is investigating 684 cases involving police criminality and misconduct.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
684 police officers under IPOA probe
Judiciary dismisses 8,000 cases in bid to clear backlog
The Judiciary dismissed more than 8,000 cases in the first four days of the Justice@Last initiative that targeted to clear old cases at the Civil Division of the High Court in Milimani, Nairobi.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Judiciary dismisses 8,000 cases in bid to clear backlog
Lari dairy queen’s milk empire churning fortunes
Mary Wambui still laughs at the thought of the antics that characterised her family’s trips to their rural home in Lari, Kiambu County a decade ago.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Lari dairy queen’s milk empire churning fortunes
Pyramid scheme ruthlessly wiped out my family
Johnson Kivuti makes no attempt to hide his bitterness. He shakes with anger when describing how he slid from a luxurious life to utter destitution after losing his retirement benefits in a pyramid scheme.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Pyramid scheme ruthlessly wiped out my family
Pyramid schemes that turnes millionares into paupers
Mention the words pyramid scheme to Johnson Kivuti and his features suddenly begin to crumple with tears forming in his eyes. And then, just as quickly, the anger follows.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Pyramid schemes that turnes millionares into paupers
I lost Sh31m and brother to the pyramid schemes
Jane Musimbi, 62, was all set for a comfortable retirement after decades working for one of the leading banks in Kenya. But the financial scams that rocked the country between 2006 and 2007 dealt her a double tragedy, inflicting lifetime scars on her.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
I lost Sh31m and brother to the pyramid schemes
Uhuru wants locals given priority in ongoing Standard Gauge Railway project
President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed that half of the over 30,000 jobs to be created by the ongoing construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project be sourced in areas where the railway line passes.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Uhuru wants locals given priority in ongoing Standard Gauge Railway project
Chinese minister to tour key projects
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will today jet into the country in what marks his first foreign trip of 2015.
By Joe Kiarie 9 years ago
Chinese minister to tour key projects
Did county askaris kill hawkers' leader to cover up other deaths?
The conduct of Nairobi City County askaris has been put into sharp question after the hacking to death of a hawkers’ leader. Indeed, many are asking whether he was killed to cover up other senseless killings of hawkers.
By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
Did county askaris kill hawkers' leader to cover up other deaths?
Brutality of ‘askaris’ battling hawkers using knives
Nairobi County Government is in the spotlight following a revelation of dozens of cases involving stabbing of street vendors by county askaris.
By Joe Kiarie 10 years ago
Brutality of ‘askaris’ battling hawkers using knives
Medics express fear, doom if Ebola is to strike
Kenya is not prepared to handle the dreaded Ebola virus. From baffling lapses at the points of entry to ill-equipped medical staff, serious doubts have been raised on whether the country can stop the disease’s spread if, God forbid, a case was to be reported.
By Joe Kiarie 10 years ago
Medics express fear, doom if Ebola is to strike
How Maasai warriors led revolt against colonialists
As Kenyans prepare to celebrate Mashujaa Day and honour independence heroes on Monday, one thing is highly predictable. Fallen fighters from the Mount Kenya region will dominate the day’s narrative.
By Joe Kiarie 10 years ago
How Maasai warriors led revolt against colonialists
Beware, police should never impose these illegal laws on you
Has a police officer arrested you without clearly identifying himself and informing you the reason for the arrest in recent years? Well, the officer violated your constitutional rights and committed an offence in the process.
By Joe Kiarie 10 years ago
Beware, police should never impose these illegal laws on you
Children hack parents over land
A string of murders at the Kenyan Coast has laid bare a chilling conspiracy in which hundreds of parents and grandparents have been killed by their own children who accuse them of being witches.
By Joe Kiarie 10 years ago
Children hack parents over land
Agony of painful deaths at old-age as 'witch-hunts' rock Coast
Mzee Samuel Katana, 64, fights back tears as he lists using his fingers elderly colleagues recently lynched by their relatives in Ngerenyi, a remote village in the coastal county of Kilifi.
By Joe Kiarie 10 years ago
Agony of painful deaths at old-age as 'witch-hunts' rock Coast
Teachers say Sh9.8 billion budget allocation is ‘provocation’
Teachers have reacted angrily after the government allocated just Sh9.8 billion for allowances as well as recruitment and promotion of teachers in the 2014/15 budget.
By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
Teachers say Sh9.8 billion budget allocation is ‘provocation’
Extravagant outing but many Kenyans determined to grace fiesta
More than 1,000 Kenyans are expected to travel to Brazil in the next one month to watch the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
Extravagant outing but many Kenyans determined to grace fiesta
She devotedly saved with eyes set on flying to Brazil
Since early last year, Joyce Mukami Wambora, 24, has been devotedly making savings with her eyes firmly set on one thing; flying to Brazil to watch the World Cup finals that kick off on Thursday.
By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
She devotedly saved with eyes set on flying to Brazil
Kenyans feel the pinch as wave of terror hurts tourism
On the expansive Diani beach in Kwale County, Ndioo Wambua, a curio seller, takes a deep afternoon nap on a rug spread on the white sand.
By TOBIAS CHANJI and JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
Kenyans feel the pinch as wave of terror hurts tourism
Prosecute agents of PEV, human rights group insists
An international human rights group has warned against failure to bring to account perpetrators of the 2007/08 Post Election Violence (PEV).
By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
Prosecute agents of PEV, human rights group insists
Anguish as State sits on Sh4b owed to victims of injustice
An award of millions of shillings in compensation by Kenyan courts to victims of state injustices often sparks off jubilation among the petitioners.
By By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
Anguish as State sits on Sh4b owed to victims of injustice
Woman’s agonising quest for Sh10m award
A lady whose unspeakable torture by the police was described by a judge as demonic is among individuals still waiting for compensation.
By By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
Woman’s agonising quest for Sh10m award
Former minister in abject poverty despite winning Sh20m as compensation
Former assistant minister and Alego Usonga MP Otieno Mak’Onyango depicts the agony claimants awarded compensation in court go through before laying their hands on the cash.
By By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
Former minister in abject poverty despite winning Sh20m as compensation
IPOA probes police for fatal shootings
More than 100 police officers are under investigation for shootings that have maimed or killed innocent, unarmed civilians, The Standard on Saturday can report.
By By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
IPOA probes police for fatal shootings
Kenyans in US jailed for visa, marriage fraud
Four Kenyans residing in Houston, texas, USA, have been sentenced to prison for conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and visa fraud.
By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
Kenyans in US jailed for visa, marriage fraud
Woman’s narrow escape after police encounter
Christine Rita, 23, counts herself lucky to be alive. The Dedan Kimathi University of Technology student still finds it hard to explain how she only escaped with a bullet to her hip after police officers sprayed the car she was travelling in with bullets.
By By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
Woman’s narrow escape after police encounter
What to do when you are involved in an accident
Drivers involved in road accidents should flee the scene if their lives or property is at risk. This is the advice police officers are offering to motorists after a rowdy mob burnt to ashes a private vehicle that knocked down and killed a pedestrian along Mbagathi Way recently
By JOE KIARIE 10 years ago
What to do when you are involved in an accident
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