Police chief to receive report on Pastor Ng'ang'a crash probe

Pastor James Ng'ang'a and mobile service providers had a date Thursday with special detectives over an accident that caused the death of a woman on July 26, with the probe report due to be presented to the police boss Friday.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Kenya Airways not the only national carrier on continent not turning a profit

With Kenya Airways making such historic losses, the question now is whether the country actually needs a Government-funded carrier.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Five myths about President Obama's visit

President Barack Obama's visit to Kenya at the weekend entailed all the pomp and circumstance that generally accompany the President of the United States abroad. The visit evolved myths. Let's dispense with some.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Even the best laid plans sometimes fail

Once President Barack Obama’s Air Force One taxied to a halt on the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) runway, a few awkward moments were noticeable.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Tracing the roots of Obama’s family

Barack Obama, whose father was Kenyan, is the only President of the United States with African roots.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

American presidents' visits to Africa

When President Barack Obama’s plane touches down in Kenya today, he will be writing history as the first sitting US president to visit the East African country in a world where presidents are still judged on their global itinerary.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Accountants want President Uhuru to sack corrupt State officials

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) wants the Government to adopt strong legal and institutional framework to insulate the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) from political manipulation.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Why President Obama never inherited father's estate

President Barack Obama wrote a letter to the High Court in Nairobi denying any claims to his father's estate in a legal brawl that started three months after the death of Obama senior.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

52 years after independence and Kenya has only two reform schools

In 1963, the country's first Parliament enacted a Borstal Institutions Act Chapter 92 to provide for detention of youthful offenders.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Nakuru jamming with prisoners serving short sentences

Nakuru GK Prison is among penal institutions faced with overcrowding due to an increased number of remandees and individuals serving short-term sentences.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Security lapse at Kamiti as towers on verge of collapse

Security at the Kamiti Maximum Prison could be compromised because the watchtowers at the facility are not in use as their weak foundations make them precarious.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Reforms breathe life in once notorious, dreaded jail

Kamiti Maximum Prison was once the most notorious prison in Kenya. Now it boasts what is surely the country's most elaborate prison legal programme and perhaps the largest number of obese prisoners.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

President Uhuru to lead Africa's charge against violent extremism

Kenya will lead Africa in seeking solutions to violent extremism during the 70th Session of the General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, in September.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Kenya to launch space centre

"This is a major breakthrough for the country in our efforts to ensure that we become a country with a space centre," Dr John Kimani, the lead Scientist at the Ministry of Defence said.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Amnesty for returnee Al shabaab militants hot topic at Counter Terrorism Conference

The dilemma of how to deal with militants who have returned home was a heated topic on Thursday afternoon at the start of a regional conference on countering violent extremism that is being held in Nairobi.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Foreign jihadists on Kenya watch list

Kenyan security agencies and their allies have turned their attention on foreign jihadists whose influx is blamed for attacks in the country.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Governor, senator in row over new university

The simmering row over the establishment of a university in Nyamira county is far from over, Governor John Nyagarama accusing Senator Okong'o Mong'are of opposing development.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Kisii County blocks Standard website after reporting graft allegations

The Kisii County government has blocked internal users from accessing the Standard online; www.standardmedia.co.ke in an effort that members of staff say is aimed at preventing them from accessing information on series of corruption cases in the County.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

There will be bigger crisis in Burundi if Nkurunziza has his way, says ex-president

We are in a crisis but we hope to come out of it. There is an institutional, political, security and humanitarian crisis. How we will come out of it we still don’t know."

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

Heavy spending on Kenya’s security docket

The Government has increased the amount of money allocated to defence, security and intelligence services as it moves to stem rising insecurity, especially terror attacks.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago

EACC will take 50 years to clear cases backlog

Without the commissioners who provided a wall between it and the political establishment, the agency has been left exposed to the Executive arm of government and vulnerable to attacks by Parliament and lawsuits.

By Nyambega Gisesa 10 years ago