Joe Ombuor
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Fought for his country, left in grip of poverty
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The leaders that Africa lost in year of great hardship
Benjamin William Mkapa, who rose from a journalist to head the East African country, died at 81 on July 24. → Read More
KTDA offers tea farmers Sh734m windfall
?Tea farmers will have an early Christmas after the Kenya Tea Development Agency (Holdings) declared a Sh734 million dividend. → Read More
Lady who uses containers to save lives
“My life thrives best from touching the needy and making a positive difference in their lives which containers have helped me do,” she confesses... → Read More
Queen Matilde of Belgium wades into age old Maasai culture early marriages and FGM during her recent visit to Kenya
18-year-old Purity Kesuma fits the aphorism “pigs will fly” meaning that the seemingly impossible phenomena can come to pass in a life time. → Read More
Auditor silenced: What did Ouko find on the Eurobond investigations that shut him up?
Auditor silenced: What did Ouko find on the Eurobond investigations that shut him up? → Read More
Busia County first to be declared open defecation free by the Ministry of Health
Mention of County 040 conjures up sorry images of children paralyzed by botched malaria jabs three years ago, an embattled governor with the odd disti → Read More
Almighty God gave me a direct call, preacher Deya now claims
Controversial preacher slowly picking up the pieces after spending nine months at Kamiti prison. → Read More
Restoring Kapenguria from cattle rustling nightmare
Eight governors and their representatives signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on cross cutting issues encompassing common challenges → Read More
Teachers learn how to make mathematics and science learning interesting
Teachers learnt how to accommodate more input from students as opposed to spoon feeding to pass examinations. → Read More
‘I was alone and miserable when I went to hospital’
Families reject kin after they develop leprosy forcing them to seek refuge in centre → Read More
The misery of Kenyans in the waters of life claimed by Uganda in Lake Victoria
Ugandan marine soldiers and police tug away boats and fishermen over claims of trespass on Lake Victoria. → Read More
Barack Obama’s return awakens Kogelo- photos
Of all the good things that happened to Kogelo, a once sleepy village hugging the Yala River in Alego Sub County, Siaya County → Read More
Matiba: Man who joined politics to serve, not to make wealth
Matiba died last Sunday after many years of service to Kenyans in many spheres of life, but without any national recognition → Read More
IG Boinett come clean on rogue police who shoot, kill the innocent
Kenyans on Saturday ushered in a new era of unity. → Read More
Kenya’s Alpine experience in the Aberdares
To have a glimpse of the Alps has just become easier for people who cannot make it to Europe → Read More
Tafaria: A dreamer and his castle
The Kenyan ‘Alps’ are the Aberdares, and there’s a castle too → Read More
Learner joins Form One where he once worked as security guard
The former watchman walked into Maranda High School to take his place among other students. → Read More
TSC: Ongoing curriculum changes in education sector to have three pathways at senior Secondary school level
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) secretary and Chief Executive Dr Nancy Macharia has said ongoing curriculum changes in the education sector will ha → Read More
Bored with miraa, smart farmers in Meru go bananas
In a revolution of sorts, Meru shifts its energies on not just banana, but also goes full throttle with value addition. → Read More