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MPs summon boda boda loan firms over theft, repossession of bikes

Nairobi, May 9 -- Parliament has summoned five firms that sell motorcycles to boda boda operators on credit after it emerged that they charged up to Sh571,000 for each bike. The National Assembly's F... Read More


Kindiki: 19 counties on the spot over violence against bloggers

Nairobi, May 9 -- The Interior ministry has opened investigations into the leadership of 19 counties over harassment and use of violence against bloggers and political opponents in an attempt to silen... Read More


Dorothy Kweyu's plight: Family appeals to Ruto to step in, stop Saudi execution plan

Nairobi, May 9 -- As Stephen Bertrand Munyakho - a Kenyan on death row in Saudi Arabia - inches closer to his date with destiny, a committee established to marshal support to save his life is appealin... Read More


CS Murkomen orders action on engineers of collapsed Uthiru building

Nairobi, May 9 -- Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has directed the National Construction Authority (NCA) to take action on engineers involved in building a five-story building... Read More


Our chama wants to buy land, guide us on the legal process

Nairobi, May 9 -- Dear Vivian, I am in an all-women chama that focuses on economic empowerment. We purchase land on behalf of our members. What are the land rights that we should be aware of and how ... Read More


Marikiti cartels: Do we do away with the broker? DP Gachagua efforts send mixed signals

Nairobi, May 9 -- Farm produce middlemen in the Mt Kenya region have asked Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to first hold consultative meetings with them to understand their role in linking farmers t... Read More


Schools reopen on Monday, but hundreds are submerged by floods

Nairobi, May 9 -- Submerged classrooms, flooded compounds, collapsed ablution blocks and destroyed buildings are some of the scenes that will welcome learners when they report back to school on Monday... Read More


A grandma's night of horror after losing daughter, 3 grandchildren to floods

Nairobi, May 9 -- As football enthusiasts watched Arsenal unleash a torrent of goals against Chelsea on the night of April 23, a cloudburst descended on Nairobi, wreaking havoc on the poorly drained r... Read More


I was born in a chang'aa den: One woman's incredible rise from slums to the cabinet

Nairobi, May 9 -- As she steps into the vast Mazembe sports grounds in Kaptembwa slums, Nakuru Town West, Josephine Atieno Achieng' freely interacts with fans, vegetable vendors, and hawkers on the to... Read More


President Ruto declares May 10 public holiday in memory of flood victims

Nairobi, May 8 -- The government has declared Friday, May 10 as a public holiday to mark the National Tree Growing Day and to remember Kenyans who have died from floods. Government Spokesperson Isaac... Read More