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Create offenders registry to save children from sex pests

The catalogue of heart-breaking reports on defilement pouring in from across the counties makes for depressing reading.
By Machua Koinange 8 years ago
Create offenders registry to save children from sex pests
Matatu driver who battled alcohol takes his last ride
Matatu driver who battled alcohol takes his last ride
By Machua Koinange 8 years ago
Sex offenders’ register to help curb the vice
Sex offenders’ register to help curb the vice
By Machua Koinange 8 years ago
Sugar deal an excuse for Kenya's political drama
Sugar deal an excuse for Kenya's political drama
By Machua Koinange 8 years ago
We've let down heroes like Mzee Ojwang
One of Kenya's greatest actors and comedians took his final curtain call last weekend, leaving a deep void in the country's theatre scene and TV screens.
By Machua Koinange 8 years ago
We've let down heroes like Mzee Ojwang
Uhuru bit off more than he can chew
A retreat for President Uhuru Kenyatta is well in order. It has not been a smooth last four weeks for the Head of State, who is still smarting from several bungles that appear to have dented the image of his administration.
By Machua Koinange 8 years ago
Uhuru bit off more than he can chew
Intrigues between national, county governments slowed down devolution
Transition Authority Chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi had a chat with The Standard on the challenges of his job. Here are the excerpts.
By Machua Koinange 8 years ago
Intrigues between national, county governments slowed down devolution
Lessons from Westgate Kenya ignored
The job of governing a nation of 44m is not a walk in the park. I doubt if there is anything that could have quite prepared the Jubilee administration for the terror attacks that seem to have grown exponentially in the last two years.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
Lessons from Westgate Kenya ignored
Drivers in Kinshasa shame Nairobi’s with courtesy
If you are tired of the lunacy and insanity of driving through Nairobi during rush hour, then here is a city in Africa that will feel like a breath of fresh hair; Kinshasa.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
Drivers in Kinshasa shame Nairobi’s with courtesy
Grit your teeth, this 'tasty' DRC menu may disgust
Anything from tortoise, snake and monkey meat is a mouth-watering delicacy that goes on the menu in Democratic Republic of Congo.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
Grit your teeth, this 'tasty' DRC menu may disgust
‘I survived Ebola; now my blood fights the disease’
Nobel Mabanzi had a passion for medicine. Growing up in Kikwit, a dusty town some 700km south west of Kinshasa – about the distance from Nairobi to Malindi - Mabanzi found himself years later in the storm of the world’s most deadly virus attack.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
‘I survived Ebola; now my blood fights the disease’
Bungling officers let Uhuru down at Westgate
President Uhuru Kenyatta missed a golden chance to help redeem his Government and the image of the security forces during the 1st anniversary of the Westgate Mall terror attack recently.
By MACHUA KOINANGE 9 years ago
Bungling officers let Uhuru down at Westgate
Victim remains resolute after losing foot at Westgate
Rachel Wambui Muraya struggled to wake up on Saturday September 21 as she did not feel like going to work.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
Victim remains resolute after losing foot at Westgate
Officers who risked all in raid that left 67 dead
The crackle of the police radio rudely interrupted Ali Nur and his team of flying squad officers on duty on September 21 last year. Nur and his team were at a Buru Buru restaurant just settling down to a lunch before heading out for the afternoon shift.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
Officers who risked all in raid that left 67 dead
Picking up the pieces of a shattered life
Daniel Mutuku's hand healed amazingly well in the last five months. But the smile on his face cannot mask the pain that he has been going through since he miraculously survived a terrorist bombing in March this year.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
Picking up the pieces of a shattered life
Nairobi terror blast confirmed US envoy’s fears over embassy security
Prudence Bushnell stood frozen in her dusty high heels and debris-covered green business suit, her face contorted in disbelief.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
Nairobi terror blast confirmed US envoy’s fears over embassy security
Revealed: How US intelligence slept on the job
By 1994, the US intelligence had identified a naturalised US citizen named Wadih El-Hage as the Nairobi terror cell "On-site" manager.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
Revealed: How US intelligence slept on the job
US ignored leads on embassy bombing in city, new book reveals
The US Embassy bombing in Nairobi on August 7, 1998, could have been prevented had US intelligence analysed and interrogated a treasure trove of documents and a computer recovered from an apartment where an Al-Qaeda cell operator was arrested almost a year to the attack, a newly published book reveals.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
US ignored leads on embassy bombing in city, new book reveals
Joseph Kamotho recalls his rescue during US embassy bombing
Joseph Kamotho, 72, was Kenya’s Trade minister at the time of the attack. He was hosting US Ambassador Prudence Bushnell in his 16th floor Co-operative House offices when the bomb went off.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
Joseph Kamotho recalls his rescue during US embassy bombing
KRA intercepts Sh300m worth ivory at JKIA
The Kenya Revenue Authority has intercepted 260 Kilograms of ivory at Swiss port Cargo shed, JKIA that was being smuggled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with a fake customs entry.
By By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
KRA intercepts Sh300m worth ivory at JKIA
Ngong Hills voted the world's most romantic film location
Oscar winning film "Out of Africa" which depicted stunning sceneries from Kenya in the 1986 production that starred Meryl Streep and Robert Redford has paid off big time for Kenya - three decades after the film was released.
By MACHUA KOINANGE 9 years ago
Ngong Hills voted the world's most romantic film location
Ruto confirms Mombasa terrorists were out on bond
Deputy President William Ruto has criticised the courts for giving terror suspects bail even as police face the new challenge posed by easily available bomb-making material.
By MACHUA KOINANGE and CYRUS OMBATI 9 years ago
Ruto confirms Mombasa terrorists were out on bond
Nduku: Life without Mutula is like being in the deep end
The spiral staircase, curved out of Acacia trees and accentuated by a polished brown wooden floor at Mutula Kilonzo’s Kwa Chyelu ranch can be mesmerizing.
By Machua Koinange 9 years ago
Nduku: Life without Mutula is like being in the deep end
‘Eastleigh bomb attacker posed as normal client’
Daniel Mutuku Mutua did not feel right about a customer who walked into the Sheraton hotel on Eastleigh’s 12th street last Tuesday night. There was something really odd about him.
By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
‘Eastleigh bomb attacker posed as normal client’
Redefining community policing in Kenya
At about 10pm on December 26, just a day after Christmas, a man was entertaining guests at his Kilimani home when the security guard rang his door bell.
By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
Redefining community policing in Kenya
Opinion polls controversy and why Jubilee hired a foreign pollster
On February 4, 2013, Mutahi Ngunyi posted his famous tyranny of numbers video on YouTube that quickly went viral. The video infuriated CORD who argued that the elections would not be based on amalgamations of ethnic groups.
By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
Opinion polls controversy and why Jubilee hired a foreign pollster
A daughter’s 40-year quest to resolve mystery of JM Kariuki’s assassination
The piercing but compassionate eyes on Sister Thomas Moore’s face told Rosemary Kariuki that something awful had happened. It was early morning on March 12, 1975.
By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
A daughter’s 40-year quest to resolve mystery of JM Kariuki’s assassination
What next for South Africa after Mandela’s passing?
Nelson Mandela now rests peacefully for eternity in Qunu, in Eastern Cape. But the bigger question is; what will be written in the next great chapter for South Africa after the icon of freedom took his last bow?
By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
What next for South Africa after Mandela’s passing?
Tell tale signs that Mandela took rainbow dream to grave
Nelson Mandela is in eternal rest in Qunu, Eastern Cape. But for the living, the big question lingers: What next after the passing on of a man who was seen as the glue that held South Africans together across races, religion and politics?
By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
Tell tale signs that Mandela took rainbow dream to grave
Celebration turns to sorrow as Mandela is laid to rest
Millions of South Africans paid tribute to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela as he was buried Sunday
By MACHUA KOINANGE 10 years ago
Celebration turns to sorrow as Mandela is laid to rest
Where Mandela began his legal practice
At the corner of Fox and Gerard Sekoto Street stands an imposing two storey red brick building.
By MACHUA KOINANGE 10 years ago
Where Mandela began his legal practice
Only family, close allies will be at Nelson Mandela’s graveside
The world’s greatest icon of freedom Nelson Mandela will be laid to rest today in Qunu. The ceremony will be held between 8am and noon local time Sunday.
By MACHUA KOINANGE 10 years ago
Only family, close allies will be at Nelson Mandela’s graveside
The man who designed the Mandela Shirt
Sonwabile Ndamase is a man of many talents. His mother wanted him to be lawyer, but he later found his passion – fashion design – a passion he followed to the world stage as the creator of the famous Madiba Shirts.
By By MACHUA KOINANGE 10 years ago
The man who designed the Mandela Shirt
Elders to perform rituals on Madiba’s remains according to Xhosa tradition
Thousands of mourners yesterday braved the morning chill and afternoon heat as they lined up for hours to view Nelson Mandela’s body. The remains of the late Mandela still lie in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
Elders to perform rituals on Madiba’s remains according to Xhosa tradition
Sombre mood as public starts viewing Mandela's body
Thousands of South Africans yesterday lined the streets in Pretoria to watch the casket bearing the remains of former South African President Nelson Mandela pass by.
By By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
Sombre mood as public starts viewing Mandela's body
Covering world’s biggest story is no walk in the park
Covering the memorial of Africa’s greatest icon can be exciting and stressful at the same time. Mandela holds a very special place in the global political iconography, a man revered and respected in equal measure.
By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
Covering world’s biggest story is no walk in the park
Songs, rain as world leaders pay respect to Tata
Thousands of South Africans from all walks of life together with world leaders converged at FNB Stadium in Soweto to pay homage to fallen Africa’s greatest statesman, Nelson Mandela.
By MACHUA KOINANGE 10 years ago
Songs, rain as world leaders pay respect to Tata
Alexandra: Township of broken dreams that Mandela called home
The sight of idle youth and children playing with a skipping rope can be a welcome departure from the reality of abject poverty in Alexandra township, located 12km north-east of Johannesburg.
By MACHUA KOINANGE 10 years ago
Alexandra: Township of broken dreams that Mandela called home
Hundreds of mourners pay homage to hero
There was a euphoric carnival atmosphere outside Nelson Mandela’s home in Houghton as mourners flocked to pay tribute to Africa’s greatest icon.
By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
Hundreds of mourners pay homage to hero
South Africans hold prayers as world mourns fallen icon
Churches throughout South Africa held special prayers for fallen icon Nelson Mandela yesterday as preparations for his funeral next Sunday got under way.
By By MACHUA KOINANGE in Johannesburg 10 years ago
South Africans hold prayers as world mourns fallen icon
Wrongful arrest that blew up the lid on intersex’s top secret
It was the night he was arrested and locked up in a cell at a Kitui Police Station. But that in itself was not Mwanzia’s life-changing experience.
By MACHUA KOINANGE 10 years ago
Wrongful arrest that blew up the lid on intersex’s top secret
A sociologist’s encounter with an intersex child
For the last 24 years, sociologist Jason Abukutse has worked in different parts of the country. But no experience had come close to preparing him for an encounter with Bili’s reality; a nine-year-old intersex in Nyahururu.
By MACHUA KOINANGE 10 years ago
A sociologist’s encounter with an intersex child
Wrongful arrest that blew up the lid on Mwanzia’s top secret
The night of March 16, 2005 will forever be etched on Richard Muasya Mwanzia’s mind.
By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
Wrongful arrest that blew up the lid on Mwanzia’s top secret
A sociologist’s encounter with an intersex child
For the last 24 years, sociologist Jason Abukutse has worked in different parts of the country. But no experience had come close to preparing him for an encounter with Bili’s reality; a nine-year-old intersex in Nyahururu.
By Machua Koinange 10 years ago
A sociologist’s encounter with an intersex child
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