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Forgotten hero who opened Olympics door for Kipchoge Keino
As Peter Kosgei brushed past the tape to win the 12th Standard Chartered Nairobi International Marathon yesterday, a man over three times his age was coming to terms with the reality that in his sunset years, his country is yet to fully appreciate his heroic efforts.
By CHARLES OUKO 11 years ago
Forgotten hero who opened Olympics door for Kipchoge Keino
After years of pain, IDP finally heads ‘home’
I write this story with a heavy heart, hours after attending the burial of Naomi Waitherero Mwangi. The 90-year-old woman breathed her last on February 27, 2014 in her “home” at an informal camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Naivasha.
By By CHARLES OUKO 11 years ago
After years of pain, IDP finally heads ‘home’
Woodley recast into the modern day happy valley
The story of Nairobi’s leafy Woodley suburb comes as close to the Happy Valley narrative as you can get.
By Charles Ouko 12 years ago
Woodley recast into the modern day happy valley
Young victims given rare chance to start all over
American surgeon Robert Mendonsa and his wife Julie have been taking in orphaned children for some time and have helped turn their lives around
By Charles Ouko 12 years ago
Young victims given rare chance to start all over
Ruto hints at 2027 alliance with ODM
Politics
By James Omoro
41 mins ago
When Christmas ends, silence begins for many families
Features
By Jayne Rose Gacheri
57 mins ago
Women teams led the way with impressive show as men struggled
Volleyball and Handball
By Elizabeth Mburugu
1 hr ago
She kept working: Farmer's long and painful fight with brucellosis
Health & Science
By Ryan Kerubo
1 hr ago
The hole no one saw: Inside life-saving heart surgery
Health & Science
By Harold Otieno Odhiambo
1 hr ago
Grade 10 placement: Why principals have lost admission powers
Education
By Lewis Nyaundi
1 hr ago