Health workers strike enters day two
Public health workers strike entered day two on Wednesday, paralyzing medical services in public hospitals countrywide. A spot check by Ghetto radio News revealed that in some hospitals only emergency...
View ArticleMututho’s new rule spoils home parties
Those planning to hold night parties will have to get permits from their local chiefs or police stations if they intend to have liquor for the parties. Speaking during the launch of Road Safety...
View ArticleShilling treads water, eyes on central bank
Kenya’s shilling moved sideways on Wednesday, and traders said all eyes were on the central bank for signs it would continue taking liquidity out of the market. Commercial banks quoted the local...
View ArticleKenya’s Bid Investment makes counter-offer for sisal producer
Kenya’s www.Bid Investment Company said it will offer to buy sisal producer Rea Vipingo for 3.3 billion shillings ($38.0 million), topping two rival bids including one from Rea Vipingo’s main...
View Article15 heads of state to grace Kenya@50 celebrations
Fifteen Heads of State are expected to attend Thursday’s Kenya@50 celebrations, which formally kicked off on Wednesday. According to a tentative programme released by the Foreign Affairs Ministry,...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Keeps Obama In Check (Photos)
Nelson Mandela’s memorial service saw a hundred presidents from around he globe head to South Africa to take part in this historical event and US President Obama was not left. All eyes was on the...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Keeps Obama In Check (Photos)
Nelson Mandela’s memorial service saw a hundred presidents from around he globe head to South Africa to take part in this historical event and US President Obama was not left. All eyes was on the...
View ArticleTarrus Riley to Perform During Kenya @50 Celebrations!
Reggae enthusiasts as Kenya turn 50 years President Uhuru has a treat for you. Award winning reggae artist Tarrus Riley will be performing at a massive concert to celebrate Kenya at 50 years of...
View ArticleBritish tourists escape grenade attack
Two British tourists escaped unhurt in Mombasa on Thursday after a hand grenade hurled at their tour van as they were heading to the Maasai Mara from Diani for a game drive. Police are looking for the...
View ArticleAfrican visitors to stay in Kenya for six months
President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced his intention to champion free movement of persons on the continent. Speaking during the Kenya@50 celebrations Uhuru says if approved the arrangement will allow...
View ArticleStudents use socks as sanitary pads
Students at Karabok High School in Oyugis in Homabay County have been forced to old socks as sanitary pads during their menses. Esther Atieno a form one student says this is due to the high cost of the...
View ArticleMeet the Ghetto #SUPADADAs
The petite eloquent Inspire show presenter MARY KINYANJUI: She is the early morning bird her voice eloquently cuts across the early morning radio waves with inspirational messages to help set the day’s...
View ArticleKenya’s art scene at 50: a look back at how it grew to become what it is today
Kenya’s visual arts industry has grown exponentially over the past 50 years; but at Independence in 1963 there were no art galleries that showed African art apart from the occasional Congolese or...
View ArticleMathare hospital holds patient over medical bills
A recovered mental patient is being held at the Mathare Hospital after he was unable to pay a bill of 70,000 shillings. Michael Ndung’u also known as Kalasha, was admitted in October 14 after being...
View ArticleNo Kenya@50 celebrations for Babadogo children
As Kenya celebrates 50 years of independence a group of children in Babadogo have nothing to celebrate as they struggle to make ends meet by collecting scrap metal for sale. The children aged between...
View ArticleNelson Mandela laid to rest
Thousands of South Africans and heads of state and government from around the world today congregated in Mandela’s home village of Qunu for his burial. 95 candles were lit to signify the 95 years...
View ArticleUniversity of Nairobi students riot over colleagues’ death
University of Nairobi students have been on a rampage since Saturday evening when an engineering student from the institution was reported dead while in police custody. The student had reportedly been...
View ArticleTwo more people die following Saturdays Pangani explosion
Reports indicate that two more people have died bringing to six the number of causalities following Saturdays explosion in Pangani Nairobi. Two people are still admitted at the Guru Nanak Hospital...
View ArticlePresident Uhuru Kenyatta to visit Rift Valley
President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Monday begin a two day visit to the Rift Valley against a backdrop of resistance by youthful first time Mps. Mps who spoke on Saturday led by Nandi hills Mp Alfred...
View ArticlePeugeot shares fall as General Motors sells its shareholding
Shares in PSA Peugeot Citroen have closed down 12% after General Motors sold the 7% stake in the French carmaker that it bought last year. However, the US carmaker insisted that its industrial...
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