John Kamau
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How US billionaire hotelier’s row with son gave birth to Nairobi Hilton Hotel
On December 17, 1969, President Jomo Kenyatta opened what was hailed as one of the largest and most modern single tourist investments in Africa. → Read More
How Rishi Sunak’s family ended up in the UK from Kenya
Rishi’s parents were part of the ‘stateless’ Indians who had found themselves characterised as the ‘undesirables.’ → Read More
How Kafala system in Arab Gulf states is leading to the death of Kenyan girls
By the time Eunice Wanjiku died at the hands of her employer in Saudi Arabia, Wanjiku, 23, had lost most of her liberties. → Read More
How jiggers were brought to Africa 150 years ago and why we need an apology
Today, the jiggers remain a symbol of British mercantilism as the scourge continues ravaging the poor. → Read More
Paul Gicheru’s death: What next in the Kenya case at the ICC?
It also means that Kenya's President William Ruto, who was adversely mentioned during the Gicheru trial, is off the hook – for now. → Read More
Paul Gicheru: The untold story of the man facing trial at The Hague
The ICC has released documents detailing how Kenyan lawyer Gicheru paid or intimidated witnesses. → Read More
Kedong Ranch, SGR windfall and the battle for Naivasha dry port billions
If the cargo business shrinks, the losers will be taxpayers for they compensated for land that is not utilised. → Read More
How two Kenyan nurses swindled Boston state out of $100 million
Before the law caught up with them, one drove a Maserati, an Italian luxury brand known for its exclusive styling, and the other one a Range Rover. → Read More
The day socialites and divorcees were banned from Nairobi’s State House
Queen Mary’s son Edward Prince of Wales had been embarrassed by a Nairobi socialite, who later became Lady Delamere at the Muthaiga Club. → Read More
The fading legacy of Jomo Kenyatta, 44 years after his death
As President Kenyatta prepares to leave office, today would have been his last chance to lay a wreath at Jomo’s grave at the precincts of Parliament, where he was laid to rest. → Read More
How election damaged Kenyatta’s family name in the Mt Kenya region
In the Mt Kenya region will depend on the role that Uhuru will play to restore the damaged family image. → Read More
On land, Mugabe walked path other African leaders would not
Forget what you may have read in Western press about the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Forget the propaganda and Western hate. Forgive the excesses of his rule – human rights abuse and extremes that could run from Cairo to Timbuktu. But on land policy, Mugabe was right. → Read More
The night in 2007 when Kibaki almost threw in towel
An election that pitted Mwai Kibaki against Raila Odinga, the leader of the Orange Democratic Movement, was about to end his political career. → Read More
How fear of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga’s candidature resulted in Gatundu oath
On the night of September 15, 1969, the politically-instigated hate-based oathing ceremonies in Kiambu had reached a maddening point. The pseudo-fear of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, a former vice-president, had also reached a crescendo. → Read More
Khashoggi, the CIA and other untold stories of the Mt Kenya Safari Club
On July 26, 1977, Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi bought the Mt Kenya Safari Club from its Mafia-linked owner, Ray Ryan – whom we featured here two weeks ago. → Read More
Sex, gamblers and Mafia: The untold story of Nanyuki’s Mt Kenya Safari Club
Ray Ryan, an eccentric gambler, had stepped out of the gym and now was sitting in his luxury Mark V Lincoln Continental ready to drive home. → Read More
Dedan Kimathi was shot as he rested under a tree
The freedom fighter's history is one that the British wanted to destroy, migrate or conceal. → Read More
Hezekiah Oyugi project that still haunts government
From the ashes of a collapsed security agents’ housing deal awarded to the Mugoya Construction company emerged the Wilson Mutumba Women Group. → Read More
Multibillion-shilling Hezekiah Oyugi project that still haunts government
From the ashes of a collapsed security agents’ housing deal awarded to Mugoya Construction company emerged a group called Wilson Mutumba Women Group, which, through papers shown to have been... → Read More
Kinoti vows to probe KTDA graft claims
Farmers demand forensic audit of tea body’s ‘lawsuits and their ensuing costs’ → Read More