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Senators determined to steamroll referendum

Jun 17 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17 - Senators and County Governors have embarked on collecting one million signatures from Kenyans as they seek to push through a referendum on the fate of the Senate. Speaking to Capital FM News on telephone, Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetangula said that the exercise which kicked off over the weekend will require each of the...

Terror suspect shot dead by police in Mombasa

Jun 17 | NAIROBI, Kenya June 17 - A man described by police as a wanted terrorist was shot dead by police in Mombasa on Monday morning. The man identified by police as Kassim Omolo Otieno was gunned down during a dawn raid at his house in Mlaleo area of Kisauni, police said. “We had been looking for him because he is a dangerous terrorist,” outgoing Coast...

Don’t focus on the money, British envoy tells Mau Mau

Jun 14 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 14 – The British High Commissioner to Kenya, Christian Turner, has called on those saying the Sh340,000 awarded to each of 5,228 Mau Mau war veterans is too little to instead focus on the gesture. Speaking to Capital FM News, Turner said that while it was impossible to place monetary value on the atrocities the independence fighters...

Relief at the pump as petrol drops by Sh5

Jun 14 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 14 - The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has further reduced the prices of super petrol and diesel by Sh5.06 a litre and Sh1.90 respectively in Nairobi occasioned by slump in the international prices and a stable exchange rate. A litre of super petrol in Nairobi starting Saturday will retail at Sh108.18 while diesel will sell...

Cabinet approves tough anti-poaching measures

Jun 13 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 13 - The Cabinet has adopted tough measures aimed at protecting the country’s wildlife including fines of up to Sh1 million for those found guilty of poaching. The Cabinet that met on Thursday under the chairmanship of President Uhuru Kenyatta also ordered a crash programme to increase Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers by 1,000...

First Lady roots for improved healthcare for women

Jun 12 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 12 - First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has called for increased partnership between the Government and the private sector in the provision of healthcare services to women and children. The First Lady particularly noted that health facilities sponsored by churches and Non-Governmental Organizations played an important role in complementing...

Uhuru picked the best option on Bill – CIC

Jun 12 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 12 - The Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) has now come to the defense of President Uhuru Kenyatta for assenting to the Division of Revenue Bill. Commissioner Kamotho Waiganjo told Capital FM News on Wednesday that the President had to assent to the Bill to beat the tight timelines within which the Budget...

New 4,000 acre city planned near Machakos

Jun 12 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 12 – The construction of a new 4,000-acre city near Machakos town is set to break ground in August, according to the County Governor Dr Alfred Mutua. The county government plans to build new hospitals, schools, and residential areas of different income levels on the land that is adjacent to the current town. “The old Machakos...

Rotich to deliver Budget Statement Thursday

Jun 10 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 10 - The National Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich is expected to deliver the 2013/2014 Budget Statement in Parliament this Thursday at 3pm. The National Treasury confirmed that the Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi has allowed the Cabinet Secretary to deliver the speech inside Parliament considering that he is not a...