Kenyans unite to support Keroche Breweries in illicit brew crackdown
After the failed attempt to raid Keroche industries last week, Kenyans have been united in supporting the Naivasha based brewery in the wake of the government crackdown of what has come to be referred...
View ArticleBabu Owino’s letter to Obama sparks debate on social media
By Davis Mwandawiro The Students Organization of Nairobi University (SONU) chairman Babu Owino is not known to shy away from the limelight or any sort of controversy. A bold and tenacious young man...
View ArticleNew committee to be formed to re-evaluate land compensation rates on Thwake...
By Daniel Kituku A new committee will be formed to re-evaluate compensation rates offered to more than 2,600 residents of Makueni and Kitui counties to be displaced to pave way for the construction of...
View ArticleJournalist Wahome Thuku arrested for allegedly defaming Kabando wa Kabando
Journalist and lawyer Wahome Thuku was yesterday arrested and booked at the Parliament police station for allegedly defaming Hon. Kabando wa Kabando, the Member of Parliament for Mukurweini...
View ArticleNyakundi raises legal fees on Safaricom’s platform
By Davis Mwandawiro Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi is in a legal tussle with Safaricom and has also been center of social media attention after his attempts to mobilize funds for his legal fees using...
View ArticleResidents in Makueni and Kitui to benefit from Thwake Multipurpose Dam
Thousands of residents from Makueni and Kitui counties are set to reap massive benefits from the establishment of the Thwake Multipurpose Dam, an African Development Bank funded project to be...
View ArticleKenyan Media gets a tongue lashing for lack of adequate coverage ahead of GES...
Kenya is on the international spotlight due to the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit taking place next week from 25-26th July in Nairobi. Kenya is the only country in Sub-Saharan Africa and the...
View ArticleHuman lapses worsen Kenya’s security threats
On the 6th of July 2015, Kenya woke up to breaking news of yet another terror attack in the town of Garissa. At least 14 people were killed and 10 others injured after suspected Al-Shabaab militants...
View ArticleHacking Team expose reveals Kenyan actors
Wikileaks once again has come to the limelight after exposing the Hacking Team secret files. The Italian surveillance technology company got hacked and 400 gigabytes of documents published. These...
View ArticleBAKE to hold training on ‘Law and Internet’ in Nakuru
The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) will hold a training on the law and internet in Nakuru next week on Saturday July 25. The training will be held at the American Corner at the Kenya National...
View ArticleKenya’s huge task after the 6th GES Summit
With exactly a week to the Sixth Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2015 next weekend, Kenyans have all reasons to celebrate as the event will place the country on the global map. The summit...
View ArticleCorporal punishment leaves a 14 year old boy nursing injuries
Fourteen year- old Titus Mwendwa*(not his real name) walks with a noticeable limp. His face contorts in pain with every single step he makes. His mathematics teacher, Mrs. Dinah Wambua reportedly...
View ArticleChipuka externship project gives a voice to artists in Nyeri
Chipuka Group is a platform for the changes that the Technical world of The Dedan Kimathi University, Nyeri, allows the Arts to thrive. As the Swahili term Chipuka means, the group voted in the name to...
View ArticleWomen entrepreneurs to benefit immensely from GES 2015
In the afternoon of the first day of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2015) , an interesting session dubbed “Expanding Horizons” will take place. The goal is to find ways of unleashing the...
View ArticleJoyous Eid celebrations in Mombasa
As expected, Eid Ul Fitr was celebrated on Saturday the 18th of July 2015 after the sighting of the moon, in some quarters the celebrations started on Friday the 17th. Eid is the festival of breaking...
View ArticleFact sheet on the GES Summit 2015
Genesis: The Global Entrepreneurship Summit can be traced to a 2009 speech by Barrack Obama. In the speech delivered in Cairo, Obama “pledged to host a Summit on Entrepreneurship to broaden and deepen...
View ArticleCoast based health blogger featured on Vaccineswork
A Kilifi based health blogger Tabitha Mwangi was recently chosen to be part of a research on pneumonia vaccines by a global health organization. Vaccineswork.org is website that focuses on vaccines...
View ArticleHow Hacking Team software is used to track down dissidents and activists
The Hacking Group was recently exposed by Wikileaks which published files that included confidential employee emails. In the emails, hacking group staff and Kenyan agents were in touch over a long...
View ArticleMakueni Trade and Tourism Executive appointed County Secretary
Makueni County Government has a new County Secretary (CS). Joshua Wambua was sworn in the presence of Governor Kivutha Kibwana as the new head of public service following a successful interview and...
View ArticleDrought situation in Makueni normal and stable, says report.
The drought situation in Makueni County is normal and stable according to a report released by the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA). The report based on a survey done on the drought...
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