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Has Jubilee ‘infiltrated’ ODM ahead of elections?
The Orange Democratic movement (ODM) is headed to the polls later this mnth as it shadowboxes with the ruling Jubilee coalition over alleged plans to wreck former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s party.
By Counties Team 11 years ago
Has Jubilee ‘infiltrated’ ODM ahead of elections?
The governors in trouble
Many parts of Kenya have only deprivation since independence and hopes were high for them with the ushering in of devolution.
By The Counties Team 11 years ago
The governors in trouble
Governors' plan to raid your pockets
The cost of living is bound to become higher for Kenyans as devolved governments implement laws that introduce taxation on things that have never been taxed in history.
By Counties Team 11 years ago
Governors' plan to raid your pockets
With 119 marks in KCPE, 54-year-old will join high school
A 54-year old woman who scored 119 marks in the recently announced Kenya Certificate for Primary Education (KCPE) results will join secondary school when the Form One selection is completed later this month.
By Counties 11 years ago
With 119 marks in KCPE, 54-year-old will join high school
Woman, 30, gets 20 years for defiling school boy
A woman was recently sentenced to 20 years in jail by an Isiolo court for defiling a minor boy.
By The Counties Reporter 11 years ago
Woman, 30, gets 20 years for defiling school boy
Where did these faces go?
Under Moi and Kibaki, they wielded the big stick, had the best connections and you crossed their paths at your own peril. News wasn’t complete without them but after transition they have faded from the limelight. Times have changed.
By Counties 12 years ago
Where did these faces go?
Counties grapple with nightmare of ‘sick’ hospitals
The country’s health facilities are in a pathetic state and almost grinding to a halt.
By Counties 12 years ago
Counties grapple with nightmare of ‘sick’ hospitals
Uasin Gishu patients’ lives at the mercy of staff
At Huruma District hospital, which serves a high population from Huruma slums and beyond, patients have died from treatable diseases as they awaited medical attention.
By Counties 12 years ago
Uasin Gishu patients’ lives at the mercy of staff
Stories by Kibaki’s old beer buddies
Founding Father Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, they say, loved roasted goat ribs downed with a glass of muratina (traditional honey beer). Second President Daniel Moi never touched beer but loved milk and boiled maize.
By The Counties Team 12 years ago
Stories by Kibaki’s old beer buddies
Death as couple roll down a cliff in the throes of passion
An illicit love affair between a 34-year-old businessman and his lover ended tragically after they rolled down a cliff while having sex in his car.
By - Counties Team 12 years ago
Death as couple roll down a cliff in the throes of passion
‘Busted’ ward rep to refund dowry
There was drama recently at Ngangarithi Estate in the outskirts of Nyeri town after a ward representative was caught in an intimate position with a policewoman in her matrimonial bed.
By - The Counties 12 years ago
‘Busted’ ward rep to refund dowry
Pastor ‘burns wife over Sh140, goes into hiding’
A pastor has gone into hiding following reports that he had scalded his wife over Sh140.
By By THE COUNTIES REPORTER 12 years ago
Pastor ‘burns wife over Sh140, goes into hiding’
Outrage over ICC call for Ruto replacement
Leaders in the Rift Valley and Mt Kenya have reacted angrily at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for suggesting that Deputy President William Ruto be replaced during the time he is on trial.
By - THE COUNTIES TEAM 12 years ago
Outrage over ICC call for Ruto replacement
Outlawed Kenya's sect extorting from matatus, buses
Public Service Vehicle operators along the Embakasi-Mombasa Road route and Embakasi–Jogoo Road route allege that the outlawed mungiki sect is back.
By By THE COUNTIES 12 years ago
Outlawed Kenya's sect extorting from matatus, buses
I’m a member of your church, call girl tells pastor after affair
A preacher with an evangelical church in Nakuru County was shocked when a prostitute he picked up for sex told him she was a member of his congregation.
By The Counties 12 years ago
 I’m a member of your church, call girl tells pastor after affair
Raila clears air on key political issues
Has Raila Odinga, a man many consider the fulcrum of Kenya’s politics, and who is likely the most talked about politician after President Uhuru, made up his mind on the 2017 race?
By By The Counties Team 12 years ago
Raila clears air on key political issues
Top manager caught by wife at strippers’ club
Atop manager at a private company involved in the manufacturing of soap and cooking oil got more than he bargained for when his wife busted him at a private strip club in Nakuru’s posh Milimani Estate.
By By Counties Team 12 years ago
Top manager caught by wife at strippers’ club
Church rebukes Eric Omondi for taking joke too far
Comedy is fast rising in Kenya and consequently, comedians are getting a harder time coming up with fresh jokes.
By - The Counties Team 12 years ago
Church rebukes Eric Omondi for taking joke too far
Top politician’s sister running down company
A top Nyanza politician’s sister is being accused of mismanagement of a big company in Kisumu.
By - The Counties Team 12 years ago
Top politician’s sister running down company
Omtatah's plea for larger bench in electoral cases gets IEBC nod
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By Phares Mutembei
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Refugees in Kakuma raise concerns over integration plan
National
By Lewis Nyaundi
2 hrs ago
Social media ban: Should we follow the Aussie example?
Xn Iraki
By XN Iraki
2 hrs ago
Report reveals systemic failures in police service
National
By Emmanuel Kipchumba
2 hrs ago
How agents duped, stole Sh1.5m pay of Kenyan forced to fight for Russia
National
By Wellingtone Nyongesa
2 hrs ago
Why councils of elders shouldn't abdicate core responsibilities for politics
Alexander Chagema
By Alexander Chagema
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