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Mutula says vetting of judges will be fair
All judges and magistrates will be given a fair chance before the vetting panel, says Justice minister Mutula Kilonzo.
Teachers give 10-day strike ultimatum
Teachers give the government 10 days to find money to employ contract teachers permanently.
CJ vows to fight graft in the Judiciary
Dr Willy Mutunga signals a complete break from the past in both words and actions as he takes office as Kenya’s Chief Justice.
Taxman’s shocker to hit Kenyan MPs’ paypackets
KRA wants MPs to pay full income tax, with a demand backdated to last year’s enactment of the new Constitution
Judiciary boss’ bold choice ‘signified break with tradition’
Where one or two judges gather for an official function, one thing often makes them stand out: flowing red robes, and white wigs.
Soldiers sent to Turkana after raid
Army personnel are deployed to the Turkana and West Pokot border after two security officers are killed by suspected Pokots.
Cereals millers can now import duty-free maize
Millers can now import maize without paying duty for a six-month period.
Private varsities ‘may be answer to intake row’
Dispute over proposed double intake at public universities could be resolved by taking some of the students to private institutions
Wanjiru mother denies threats charge
The mother of marathoner Samuel Wanjiru is charged with creating a disturbance by threatening her daughter in-law with a panga.
MPs asked to cede control of funds
A lobby calls for the removal of MPs from the direct management of Constituency Development Funds.
Dangerous buildings to be brought down
A large number of buildings could be demolished if local authorities execute orders
CBK ‘holding sureties’
Depositors of a micro finance company that was shut six years ago ask the High Court to order CBK to return their securities.
Improve refugees’ lives, urges Kajwang’
Immigration minister Otieno Kajwang’ calls for the issuance of work permits to refugees living in the country.
Tribunal barred from ruling on party row
The High Court stops a tribunal from ruling on a dispute over the leadership of the United Democratic Movement.
Ex-Tunisia president Ben Ali jailed
A Tunisian court sentences former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife to 35 years imprisonment
PS sees foreign hand in education graft claim
Permanent secretary Karega Mutahi says that there was a foreign hand in allegations of theft of education funds.
‘I’ve been a refugee ever since I was five’
At the age of five, Nimo Abdi Ali roamed the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Why massive changes are coming to Kenyan courts soon
Mr Justice Willy Mutunga, who was on Monday sworn in as Kenya’s 14th Chief Justice will preside over massive transformation
CHE faulted over college raids
The Vision 2030 directorate calls for a well-planned elevation of tertiary colleges to universities
Educated women get few children
Women with higher levels of education tend to have fewer children, the 2011 Kenya Population Data Sheet says.
