Sonu in a spot over Sh40m kitty and rules on elections

The Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) wants an audit of the University of Nairobi students body amid revelations that the organisation is allocated more than Sh40 million every year.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Civil society raises red flag over loopholes in Kenya's new electoral laws

A civil society organisation has raised the red flag over a section of electoral laws prone to abuse by political players.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

New report links police to deaths of 64 Kenyans in four months

More than 60 people have been victims of alleged police killings in the first four months of this year.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Students defy Uhuru’s warning, set institutions on fire

Barely 48 hours after President Uhuru Kenyatta put arsonists on notice, more school fires have been reported, even as a new survey cites indiscipline as the major cause of unrest.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Electoral commission officials not spared in ‘reform’ wave

It is one of the most sought-after positions among independent constitutional bodies, but one that has increasingly become a ‘hot seat’.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Zani: I am glad I stayed the course despite the pressure

Nominated Senator Agnes Zani was on Thursday picked to act as ODM Secretary General. She speaks of her agenda, ODM challenges and Coast politics.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Can Mudavadi reap from Orange party's misfortunes?

The wave of political realignments sweeping across western Kenya has ushered Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi into the spotlight.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

More Kenyan families demand answers on killings of kin

The recent disappearance of a lawyer, his client and their driver has evoked memories of similar cases countrywide that remain unresolved.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

IPOA reveals more cases of police brutality

The number of complaints made against police officers to independent authorities has sharply risen in the past three years.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

State pays lip service to gender rule as women miss out in public jobs

Recent attempts by Parliament to pass legislation that would pave way for implementing a mechanism that would realise the two thirds gender rule flopped after failing to raise the requisite numbers.two-thirds gender rule

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Spare a thought for widows and their children

“I was called a murderer. I was confused because he was the one who tried to kill me. Those were dark days,” she says with a sigh.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Public appointments betray Jubilee pledge to uphold gender rule

Despite pledges made by Jubilee to increase the number of women holding elective office, and ensure at least 33 per cent of all public appointments are held by them, there is a perception that the government has handed women the short end of the stick.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Questions abound over delay to appoint Registrar of Political Parties ahead of Kenya's polls

“While we note that the Political Parties Act provided for a transition to the new dispensation, the position of the Registrar was to be filled in accordance with the law without further delay," says CAJ Chair Dr Otiende Amollo.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Reprimand Air Wing boss and promote Garissa officers, Boinnet told

The ombudsman proposes that the IG gives Air Wing Commandant Col (rtd) Rogers Mbithi a warning, in writing, for his actions on the day of the attack that saw a police aircraft pick members of his family from the Moi International Airport, Mombasa.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

President Uhuru Kenyatta would beat Raila Odinga if polls were held today

It shows 45.4 per cent of the respondents would vote for Uhuru, followed by 37.1 per cent who would choose CORD Principal Raila Odinga as President.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Right Reverend Sapit from Kericho elected new Anglican Church head

The Right Reverend Jackson Nasoore ole Sapit is the new Archbishop-elect of the Anglican Church of Kenya.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Looming poll shows ACK not ready for woman to head church

None of the candidates is a woman raising questions about the place of women in top leadership within the church, and amid an ongoing debate of their ordination as bishops.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Eliud Wabukala gives last sermon as church head

“During one break time while playing with other children in school, God revealed to me a vision of my life. I was afraid to tell anyone and kept it to myself while deliberating it within myself,” Wabukala says.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

CORD roots for deal in push for new commission to manage 2017 elections

CORD’s push to have the electoral body disbanded has been accompanied by proposals for a more inclusive approach in setting up a new team to manage the 2017 elections.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

It’s back to the drawing board for MPs after another gender Bill flop

Parliament’s failure to pass a Bill that would realise implementation of the two-thirds gender principle has sent its proponents back to the drawing board.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Smaller parties push to be funded by the State

The quest by “small’’ political parties to access state funding is inching closer to reality amid calls for higher allocations to the kitty.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 9 years ago

Why CORD wants IEBC overhauled

CORD is digging in for a fight to push the electoral commission out of office even as it weighs options after the aborted referendum bid.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

Waiguru stirs political storm in Jubilee coalition

Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru has kicked off a political storm in Jubilee.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

Crackdown on cyber space raises hard legal questions

The arrest of several bloggers in the past couple of weeks has sparked debate on social media regulation. Law enforcers have recently picked up and grilled close to ten bloggers over content posted on their social media accounts.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

It's back to the drawing board for Attorney General as clergy fault new rules

The chorus of condemnation from clergy over rules aimed at regulating religious organisations continues to grow louder amid calls to review or drop them altogether.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

Nyachae sparks stormy debate as team folds up

The exit report by the defunct Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) has sparked fresh controversy.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

All eyes on Mailu as he takes over crucial health ministry

As the Christmas and New Year celebrations come to a close, new Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu takes over a docket dogged by perennial strikes, machine breakdowns and medical personnel accused of laxity.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

Families suffer as millions lie idle at NHIF

Life for Lameck Tala and his family has never been the same since finding out that their 10-month-old son needed a liver transplant.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

100 men and women who will define local and global issues in New Year

The year 2016 marks the start of the final full year before the country goes to the second General Election under the new Constitution next year.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

Waqo: Proposals to disband commission unjustified

EACC Chief Executive Officer Halakhe Waqo speaks to staff writer Lilian Aluanga-Delvaux on a host of issues, especially those that touch on the commission’s performance

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

Is EACC’s integrity under attack?

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) was established to instil fiscal discipline, but, ironically, its operations have been under the spotlight.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

Former CS Felix Koskei: I wish Kenya’s new Cabinet nominees well

“I am ready to serve the country in whatever capacity.” These are the words of former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Koskei, who said he learnt of his exit from office through the media.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

President Uhuru Kenyatta beats retreat on nomination of politicians to the Jubilee Cabinet

President Uhuru Kenyatta appears to have beaten a retreat on his initial pledge to leave politicians out of his Cabinet.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago

Over 2,000 titles of grabbed land revoked

The National Land Commission (NLC) has revoked more than 2,000 title deeds of grabbed public land. The land belongs to learning institutions, hospitals, road reserves, markets, garbage dump sites, sewerage, ponds, and even roundabouts.

By Nehemiah Okwembah And Patrick Beja 10 years ago