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ATWOLI 'USED DONOR CASH FOR POLITICS'
COTU diverted aid funds to Luhya unity talks last year organised by Secretary General Francis Atwoli. Auditors Deloitte are examining how COTU spent Sh120 million received from the Danish government aid arm Danida. Documents seen by the Star show that COTU paid out two cheques to Boscovic Air Charters Ltd, for Sh231,996 and Sh181,126 on October 13, 2012. Both cheques were from the union's General...Read more
ICC excuses Ruto from some hague sessions
DEPUTY President William Ruto will be allowed to skip some sessions of his trial at the International Criminal Court. The trial judges yesterday ruled that Ruto does not have to be physically present in court except on nine instances. Ruto will have to be present for the entire opening and closing statements of all parties and participants, and when victims present their views in person during...Read more
IEBC set to publish poll results
INDEPENDENT Electoral and Boundaries Commission is expected to release the long awaited full results of the March 4 elections this week. The IEBC has been under intense pressure to release the final tallies of all elective posts. Cord presidential candidate Raila Odinga has claimed that the delay is due to a difference of more than one million votes between the presidential and parliamentary...Read more
Mechanics,police clash in Grogan eviction riot.
Evicted mechanics from Grogan yesterday engaged police in running battles. The mechanics were evicted from the Grogan plot following a court order issued by judge Pauline Nyamweya that the mechanics move out of the Sh2 billion land to enable The Jamia Masjid mosque to develop it. As early as 6am in the morning, police had sealed off the plot at 6am yesterday morning and locked out all the 892...Read more
National
MPs cut Kibaki kitty for teachers' pay
THE Budget and Appropriations Committee has reduced the Sh700 million set aside for retired...Read more
Corridors of Power
A junior officer at the driving license section of the Kenya Revenue Authority has been delegated...Read more
Participation And Devolution
A major theme of the Constitution is participation of the people. Here we are not discussing...Read more
Local
Probox taxis kicked out of Kirinyaga route
TWO groups of public service vehicle operators clashed in Kirinyaga county yesterday.Probox...Read more
School heads ask Awiti to keep off strike issue
Secondary schools heads yesterday expressed their displeasure after their chairman John Awiti on...Read more
Mandago seeks more offices for Uasin Gishu county staff
The Uasin Gishu county government has been forced to hire extra offices to accommodate staff...Read more
Fire razes Garissa market, governor plans to rebuild it
The Garissa county government has set aside funds in this financial year to construct a modern...Read more
Sh4bn for Kakamega hospital renovation
CHINESE investors will collaborate with the Kakamega county government to upgrade the Kakamega...Read more
Business
Car importers oppose import tax
MOTOR vehicle importers have opposed the proposed 1.5 per cent railway development tax to be levied...Read more
Short-let home demand rises
Demand for short-let accommodation is on the increase as executives, business travellers, families...Read more
Salary Debate Diverting Focus On Other Issues
The controversial issue on country’s huge wage bill has received nationwide attention if the recent...Read more
Sorghum farming key to food security -experts
PATRICIA Ondere, has since 1986 been growing maize, beans and ground nuts on her two acre farm in...Read more
Only 6 winning counters with 32 losing
The Nairobi Securities Exchange could not staunch its losing streak. The Nairobi All Share...Read more
IT expert dumps computers for kitchen
IN a serene compound somewhere off Peponi Road in Nairobi, two women sit facing each other, in...Read more
Sports
Kaplolei beaten
NATIONAL hockey defending champions Kapkolei Girls lost 2-0 to Sinyolo of the Lake region as the...Read more
With Arsenal for me it is a situation of 'que sera sera'
I don’t like the summer transfer window in Europe because all our precious time is spent...Read more
Brazilians have just too much class to be denied even by the Japanes
Brazil vs Japan Today 10pm My prediction: Brazil 3 – 1 Japan Everyone will be expecting Brazil to...Read more