Paris climate pact puts death knell on fossil fuels
By Boaz Opio The campaign to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by the end of this century finally reached a point of no return when the world came together to sign climate agreement that spells the...
View ArticleWill Karua, Wetangula survive the BAT corruption scandal?
When The Independent’s headline mention iron lady Martha Karua on Friday last week, this time it was pushing her to a corner she has not been to before. The reaction was prompt after the headline...
View ArticlePregnant women in Kenya risking lives from eating odowa, the ‘mineral stone’
Nancy Akoth is four months pregnant and like many women in her state has strange cravings. Some women eat coal, gherkins or soap but Akoth craves soft stones, known in Kenya, where she lives, as...
View ArticleAnti-corruption war continues despite several transformations of Integrity...
From a shed that was used to recover/receive the lost items and stolen cattle to a church, disco club, bank and coincidentally, to a home of now five anti –corruption bodies-the ‘Integrity centre’....
View ArticleRobert Alai to be charged with improper use of licensed telecommunication...
Blogger Robert Alai is set to appear in court to answer charges of improper use of licensed telecommunication system. @RobertAlai summoned to court over improper use of licensed telecoms system for...
View ArticleSexual abuse against children on the rise in Makueni, says children officer
Makueni Children Officer Rasto Omollo has decried the rising number of sexual abuse cases committed against young boys and girls in the county. Omollo said in every two weeks a child related sexual...
View ArticleWill 2016 herald a new dawn for Kenya after Eurobond scandal?
We are heading into the end of the year and with just a few days remaining, it is a year whose events Kenyans hope will not be repeated. Corruption has threatened to tear the country apart as different...
View ArticleProphet Owuor, Ruth Odinga keep Kisumu in the social media spotlight
Kisumu has been the centre of attention these past few days thanks to Prophet Dr. David Owuor who is in the town for a revival crusade. It has been one week of good business for hoteliers as most of...
View ArticleWangari Maathai’s legacy lives on through Bungoma environmentalist
His passion for environmental conservation led him to delve into a tree nursery project, which five years later has attracted several organizations. This is to further sensitize other youths to engage...
View ArticleSmall scale farming earns Bungoma farmer financial independence
Michael Musombi, has a big reason to smile owing to the financial benefits he has accrued from his 50 x 100ft sukumawiki farm his family owns. The resident of Kanduyi Constituency in Bungoma County...
View ArticleMango farming changing fortunes for Makueni farmers
By Malachi Motano Farmers in Makueni are adopting modern mango farming in agribusiness, a new venture that is shaping livelihoods for most families in the county. The county has for the last few years...
View ArticleResidents, conservation alliance oppose SGR routings through Nairobi National...
The proposed routing of the new railway through Nairobi has been opposed by a section of Nairobi residents associations and the Conservation Alliance of Kenya. The two groups object to the proposed...
View ArticlePersonifying the environmental tragedy of Nairobi’s garbage
By Alex Njeru I met the young man at Kenyatta National Hospital ward, where my dad was convalescing from an operation. Years and years of smoking tobacco cigarettes had done things to my dad’s body and...
View ArticleRobert Alai freed on Sh100,000 bond
Blogger Robert Alai has denied any wrongdoing against Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Director Halakhe Waqo and released on a Sh100,000 bond. Waqo took issue with Alai’s comments on social...
View ArticleKBC Journalist Judith Akolo questioned for retweeting
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) journalist Judith Akolo was yesterday questioned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for retweeting a comment. Judith is currently stationed at the...
View ArticleWhy Senate should not be scrapped
By George Githinji The functions of the Senate are largely related to the Counties and laws that touch on the Counties. Still, despite the Senate having a lesser legislative portfolio than the National...
View ArticlePatrick Safari ‘Modern Corps’ freed from annoying tweet charge
Patrick Safari (@moderncorps) who was arrested, held and charged for sending a false tweet involving Bothai police vehicle has been freed of the charge after the case was withdrawn. The complainant is...
View ArticlePolice release KBC Journalist Judith Akolo’s phone
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has today released the phone belonging to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) journalist Judith Akolo. DCI retained the phone early in the week after...
View ArticleVeteran Nakuru journalist Elijah Kinyanjui arrested for misuse of licensed...
Veteran Nakuru journalist Elijah Kinyanjui was this morning arrested by Nakuru Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for misuse of licensed telecommunication system. He is accused to have shared a...
View ArticleKenyans condemn the arrest of Elijah Kinyanjui – #ReleaseKinyanjui
Kenyans have condemned the day-long arrest of veteran journalist Elijah Kinyanjui over sharing a post that depicted Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua’s daughter Brenda Mutanu in a party mood. Elijah who...
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