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Rename Mbagathi Way to Raila Odinga road

One Kenyan who deserves a street to his name is Raila Amolo Odinga.

By Odoyo Owidi 3 years ago

MPs should be well educated to present our issues better

Most arguments against the current degree requirement for elective positions are self-serving.

By Odoyo Owidi 3 years ago

Pending bills: How counties destroy our rural economies

Now, the real taxpayer is too poor to help the national government collect the very taxes the county governments are waiting for

By Odoyo Owidi 5 years ago

Why Governor Kidero will return to City Hall in August

Like many of the other governors, Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero will be be re-elected to office for another five-year term despite the bar talk that many of the governors will be voted out of office come August

By Odoyo Owiti 8 years ago

Kenya's traffic police a haven for impunity

A police constable transfers money equivalent to his three months’ salary on a daily basis to his seniors, something he cannot defend.

By Odoyo Owidi 8 years ago

Why the National Transport and Safety Authority should be disbanded

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) is a waste of public funds and a duplication of work being done by traffic police

By Odoyo Owidi 9 years ago

ODM party elections a charade

ODM is the only political party in Kenya which still pretends to hold party elections

By Odoyo Owidi 9 years ago

Political party polls no longer useful

With the reality that political parties in Kenya are only used once every five years purely for nomination, the major political party leaders no longer bother with party elections

By Odoyo Owidi 9 years ago

ODM should use Siaya to show how they would govern Kenya

Before the current Constitution came into force, it was difficult to gauge a good presidential candidate or political party

By Odoyo Owidi 9 years ago

Motorists must be bold to face traffic officers in court

The two key ingredients for corruption on our roads is a desperate driver and a rogue policeman who stands to gain financially. In the end, it’s the Government which loses revenue that is due to it.

By Odoyo Owidi 9 years ago

Supporters of rivals clash over verdict

Chaos broke out in Othaya Thursday moments after the Supreme Court suspended next Tuesday’s by-election. Supporters of former MP Mary Wambui and her rival Peter King’ara clashed, forcing police to intervene.

By By NDERITU GICHURE and MOHAMMED DOYO 11 years ago

Kiziah’s mission for African and Europe’s youth at global forum

President Uhuru Kenyatta may have missed the Commonwealth Summit held in Sri-Lanka last year but a young Kenyan put the country on the global map.

By MOHAMMED DOYO 11 years ago

Concern as 13 girls drop out of school due to pregnancies

Thirteen girls are alleged to have dropped out of school due to pregnancies in Bondo constituency, Siaya County.

By Isaiah Gwengi and Mohammed Doyo 11 years ago

Board warns against bumps

The Kenya Roads Board has warned members of the public against erecting illegal bumps along major highways. The board warned of unspecified consequences to those found erecting illegal bumps. KRB said the bumps are usually made from soil or gravel and are loosely placed in areas considered to be blackspots.

By MOHAMMED DOYO 11 years ago

Munya’s quest for leadership started in school

Ousted Meru Governor Peter Munya won the 2013 race for the seat after serving as MP for Tigania East for two consecutive terms.

By Mohammed Doyo 11 years ago

Mother blamed for tragedy during childbirth

A mother has been blamed for the death of her infant who plunged to the floor during labour at the Nyeri Provincial Hospital labour ward early this year.

By LYDIAH NYAWIRA and MOHAMMED DOYO 11 years ago

Dedan Kimathi biography launched

Controversy greeted the launch of freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi’s biography detailing his social life and the struggles for independence.

By Lydiah Nyawira and Mohammed Doyo 11 years ago

Court asks Ministry of Education, Nyeri County to resolve Form One intake row

The Nyeri county government and the Ministry of Education have been given more time to resolve a stand-off over the Form One selection process in the county.

By MURIMI MWANGI and MOHHAMED DOYO 11 years ago

Fire robs couple of their four children

When an Othaya couple left their home in Gathambara village, little did they know that this was the last time they would ever set eyes on their four children.

By Mohammed Doyo 11 years ago

Four children perish in house fire

Tragedy hit a village in Othaya after four children, among them twins aged two-and-half years, died in a house inferno.

By Job Weru and Mohammed Doyo 11 years ago

Form One students turned away over court order

Tens of Form One students were turned away when they arrived at a Nyeri secondary school, which is among the ten restrained from admitting fresh students.

By By MURIMI MWANGI and MOHAMED DOYO 11 years ago

Form One admission in Nyeri suspended

The High Court has suspended the admission of 1,831 Form Ones to 10 extra-county schools in Nyeri County, pending the hearing of a suit challenging the selection process.

By Murimi Mwangi and Mohammed Doyo 11 years ago

I will make isiolo indelible region

Isiolo serves as a crucial and strategic gateway between Northern and Southern Kenya.

By Doyo 11 years ago

My husband can’t keep his pants zipped

This column recently highlighted differences between customary and statutory marriages. I am shocked that customary marriages do not believe a man can be adulterous but the wife can be. It is also potentially polygamous and gives husbands the leeway to chastise their wives. My husband may be privy to these provisions as he finds it difficult to keep his zip up — nothing in a skirt seems to pass him unnoticed. I am now scared that his behaviour may have dire consequences on me including contracting sexually transmitted infections. I have resolved to demand that we undergo a statutory marriage for me to acquire grounds to divorce him when he continues with his adulterous ways. What are the requirements of a statutory marriage?

By By HAROLD ADOYO 11 years ago