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Kibaki to attend Kagame's inauguration
President Kibaki is in Rwanda for a two-day official visit to attend the inauguration of President Paul Kagame.
Categories: Kenyan News
Family in agony after man stabs two brothers to death
It was a black Sunday for Lucy Wambui Wairuri after her lastborn son stabbed his two brothers to death.
Categories: Kenyan News
Gearing up to break the fast
Muslims countrywide are expected to end their 30-day fast this weekend, wrapping up the holy month of Ramadhan, and ushering the Eid-Ul-Fitr festivities.
Categories: Kenyan News
Culture of silence an injustice to assaulted minors
About 10 per cent of paedophile cases are reported to the authorities even as it emerged that prosecuting such cases is still a problem.
Categories: Kenyan News
It is back to school craze as State gives Sh9 billion
The back-to-school craze has returned with parents digging deep into their savings to send their children to school.
Categories: Kenyan News
Why the rush to be Governor, Senator
The allure and prestige of being a Member of Parliament is slowly waning as the 2012 election fever sets in, after the new Constitution opened a new doorway to power, influence and privilege.
Categories: Kenyan News
ICC official lauds deal with Government
International Criminal Court Registrar Silvana Arbia has praised the Government move to sign an agreement with the court granting it immunity and privileges to operate locally.
Categories: Kenyan News
Kenyans to enjoy various freedoms under new laws
It has been dubbed one of the most progressive Bill of Rights, with more than 30 articles addressing social, economic, religious, labour, political, civil, environmental and cultural rights.
Categories: Kenyan News
Voters card is your weapon, Raila tells Kenyans
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has urged Kenyans to acquire voters' cards ahead of the 2012 General Election, as the new Constitution takes effect.
Categories: Kenyan News
We knew about Bashir's visit, says Ruto
Higher Education Minister William Ruto has said the Cabinet was informed of the invitation of Sudan President Omar al-Bashir to the promulgation ceremony at Uhuru Park.
Categories: Kenyan News
Face to face with a merchant of children for sex
Nairobi, the country's bustling capital city has many faces - the visible and invisible.
Categories: Kenyan News
Why 2012 won't be an easy ride
The political landscape ahead of the race to succeed Kenya's third president, Mwai Kibaki, has been reshaped and will be unlike any other in the country's 47-year history.
Categories: Kenyan News
How minors are sold for a song
It is 10am and I arrive at a five star beach club next to the Kilindini harbour to meet a beach boy who would hook him up with a child prostitute and a potential 'buyer'.
Categories: Kenyan News
Chilling account of how we paid for 9-year old
During this time of the year Mombasa and its environs is a melting pot of frenzyengulfed in a holiday mood, as thousands of visitors troop to the coastal city for the tourist high season.
Categories: Kenyan News
Inside secret world of child sex trade
Undercover Series: We trail the child sex ring from the wealthy brokers of Nairobi to the peddlers of underage girls and boys in Ukunda and the world of perverts and drug peddling in Mombasa...
Categories: Kenyan News
ICC sets up camp in Kenya as State grants immunity
The Government has granted the International Criminal Court immunity and privileges allowing it to operate locally without State interference.
Categories: Kenyan News
ICC sets up camp in Kenya as State grants immunity
The Government has granted the International Criminal Court immunity and privileges allowing it to operate locally without State interference.
Categories: Kenyan News
Why ICC task is too hot to handle
The mandate to arrest post-election violence suspects and hand them over to the International Criminal Court when it issues indictments is proving too hot to handle.
Categories: Kenyan News
Why ICC task is too hot to handle
The mandate to arrest post-election violence suspects and hand them over to the International Criminal Court when it issues indictments is proving too hot to handle.
Categories: Kenyan News
Kiswahili no longer a laughing matter for MPs
Members of Parliament who took their oaths in Kiswahili risk being tagged strangers in the House.
Categories: Kenyan News