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The African Union Summit will today consider a draft resolution calling on African states to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. African foreign ministers were expected to review the draft last night before bringing it for the African presidents to discuss over the next two days. President Uhuru Kenyatta was [...]

KISII county representatives yesterday underwent a one-day training on economic, social, and cultural issues. They were also trained on basic human rights by an NGO, Kistrech. Speaking during the opening of the training, county assembly speaker Kerosi Ondieki said the representatives are expected to know how to protect human rights [...]

An 89-year-old Kiambu woman has appealed to President Uhuru to help her get her dues. Magdalene Wangui said she worked for presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Moi at Harambee House and State House Nairobi for 29 years without pay. Wangui, who lives in Riabai village in abject poverty, was sacked [...]

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A five-year-old intersex child has sued the state seeking legal recognition and protection. The child, referred to as Baby A, wants an order declaring that all surgery on intersex infants be undertaken only after court’s approval. This is meant to ensure that child’s best interest is taken into consideration. Also [...]

Jameson Whiskey is an Irish offering that has been popular around the world since the brand was introduced in 1870. The whiskey has been all the rage in Nairobi to those with sophisticated palates as Pernod Kenya has been distributing it to many exclusive restaurants in town. On Tuesday, yet [...]

Kenya Defence Force in Amisom's Sector II has been caught in a disagreement between the Somalia Federal government and the recently liberated areas in Southern Somalia following the establishment of Jubaland State, the Star has established. KDF are in a dilemna on whether to allow a rival group, intent on [...]

Kiambu County Governor William Kabogo is expected to announce his cabinet today. He is expected to name the cabinet of 10 after a long wait which has provoked anxiety in the county. “To my surprise, I have been in the interviews and am encouraged by the women that are being [...]

Kenya made a new plea to the UN Security Council on Thursday to "terminate" International Criminal Court charges against President Uhuru Kenyatta and other leaders over political unrest in 2008. But western nations on the 15-member council told Kenyan diplomats at a private meeting that Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto [...]

Two suspected thugs were killed by residents in Kisumu yesterday. Kisumu police chief Henry Ndombi said the suspects had stormed into a house at Kanyamedha in Kisumu town when they were ambushed by the residents. Ndombi said one of the thugs was out on bond following a criminal case. Locals [...]

The South Korea embassy wants to help reafforest Kenyan forests, the ambassador has announced. Chan-woo Kim said he and his staff will plant 5,000 trees to cover four hectares of the Karera Forest in Kijabe. “This is a continuation of the project launched in June last year to cover the [...]

THE Medical Superintendent at the Busia district hospital Jane Rose Ambuchi has expressed concern over an acute shortage of medical personnel at the health facility. Speaking during a stakeholders’ forum at a Busia hotel yesterday, the medic said the health facility also lacked an ambulance as well as a mental [...]

AN election court has dismissed an application to strike out a petition filed against Mombasa governor Hassan Joho yesterday. The ruling by Justice Fredrick Ochieng settled a perceived conflict between two laws dealing with election matters in the country thereby paving way for a similar precedence in the country. The [...]

NAROK county has set aside Sh2.5 billion for the repair and maintenance of roads in the 2013-14 financial year. Speaking on Wednesday in Narok, executive committee member in charge of Public Works, Roads and Transport Nelson Keshei said the roads are impassable and urgent measures need to be taken. Keshei [...]

Nyanza’s Sammy Nyakaye completed a double in the Kenya Teachers College Sports Association (KTCA) Athletics Championships in Kigari yesterday. Nyakaye clocked 30:37.03 to win the men’s 10,000m race— just a day after he bagged the 5,000m gold on the opening day in 30:37.03. Stanley Nyanchogora also from Nyanza crossed the [...]

THE economy created close to 660,000 new jobs last year in both the formal and informal sectors, the 2013 Economic Survey says. Out of these, only 68, 000 new jobs were created in the formal sector of the economy an indication that the informal sector remains the employer of majority [...]

FOUR serving Permanent Secretaries and a number of parastatal managing directors who have been shortlisted for principal secretaries are being actively investigated by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission. Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) went to court on Tuesday to stop the appointment of PSs claiming the Public Service Commission [...]

The petitioner in an election petition challenging Kuresoi South MP Zakayo Cheruiyot’s election has told the court that he wishes to withdraw his challenge. Simon Kiprono previously asked the court to overturn Cheruiyot’s election citing unfair treatment by the IEBC. When the matter came up for mention yesterday, Kiprono asked [...]

Coffee Management services has put a mobile alert that will ensure curbing of coffee theft. Coffee management services project manager Catherine Ng'ang'a said that the decision was reached at after a series of coffee theft in Central Kenya. She said that they have set up alarm system gadgets that will [...]