Articles by Mbuthia Bashir

John Githongo: Uhuru’s legacy in fighting corruption not Big 4 agenda

1508, August 14, 2018 (EAT)

Anti-corruption crusader John Githongo says that President Uhuru Kenyatta needs to focus more on battling corruption than overseeing the Big Four agen...

Constables William Chirchir from Makadara Police Station and his counterpart Godfrey Kirui from Industrial Area ...

Police officers in City Park killing granted bail

1752, August 8, 2018 (EAT)

Two police officers charged with killing a woman at City Park, Nairobi, in May this year were on Wednesday granted bail pending hearing and determinat...

In 14 hours on Sunday in Chicago, 44 people were shot, including 5 who died

1038, August 6, 2018 (EAT)

Chicago police records show 44 people were shot on Sunday, including five who were killed. In three hours beginning at 1:30 a.m., records show, 30 ...

Makueni man caught on video assaulting wife arrested

1426, August 2, 2018 (EAT)

The man captured on camera viciously assaulting his wife over infidelity claims has been arrested in Makueni. Daudi Nzomo, 36, was on Thursday morn...

Balala accuses ex-KWS boss Leakey of intimidating board

1809, July 31, 2018 (EAT)

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has accused former Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) chairperson Dr. Richard Leakey of intimidating officials of the...

Chandarana supermarket takes action against employee behind racist email

1754, July 30, 2018 (EAT)

Chandarana Foodplus Supermarket has conceded that there was a chain of communication that profiled some of its customers sparking the ongoing racism a...

Sonko suspends top county officials

1756, July 30, 2018 (EAT)

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Monday suspended three county government officials suspected to have misused public funds during their time in office. ...

Court hands back grabbed Malindi land to National Police Service

1535, July 30, 2018 (EAT)

The High Court on Monday ordered that a parcel of land in Malindi valued at Ksh.35 million that was grabbed by a private developer and sold to another...

A female black Rhino stands in a box before being transported during rhino translocation exercise ...

KWS bosses told to resign as last relocated rhino dies

1459, July 26, 2018 (EAT)

Tourism CS Najib Balala has ordered that four senior Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officials resign. This comes even as reports indicate that the la...

NLC Chairman Mohammed Swazuri. FILE PHOTO

Swazuri insists Ruaraka land is private

1350, July 25, 2018 (EAT)

The Ruaraka land is privately owned by businessman Francis Mburu, National Lands Commission (NLC) chairman Muhammad Swazuri has said. Mr. Mburu wa...

President’s decision to suspend projects will not affect roads – CS Macharia

1133, July 24, 2018 (EAT)

Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has pointed out that President Uhuru Kenyatta's decision to suspend government projects will not affect the ongoing v...

FORD-Kenya Party leader and Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula. PHOTO| COURTESY

Wetangula hits back after ODM labelled him a ‘coward’

1509, July 18, 2018 (EAT)

FORD-Kenya Party Leader Moses Wetangula on Wednesday hit back at the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) which called him a coward for claiming that the ...

Barack Obama in Nairobi in 1987. Photo/COURTESY

Obama recalls his first visit to Kenya

1500, July 16, 2018 (EAT)

Former U.S President Barack Obama was on Monday in Siaya County to inaugurate the Sauti Kuu (Powerful Voices) Foundation Sports, Resource and Vocatio...

Why Uber is hiding phone numbers of Nairobi drivers, riders

1338, July 13, 2018 (EAT)

Taxi service company Uber has announced new changes to its app in Nairobi that makes phone numbers of driver-partners and riders anonymous. The saf...

Kisumu Deputy Governor Mathew Owili PHOTO/COURTESY.

Obama’s Kenya visit a private affair

2348, July 11, 2018 (EAT)

Former U.S President Barack Obama’s homecoming to Siaya County will be a private family affair that the government will not be very much involved in...

Patel Dam boss Mansukh released after spending weekend in jail

1547, July 9, 2018 (EAT)

Patel Dam owner Perry Mansukh, General Manager Vinoj Kumar and six other suspects were on Monday morning released on a Ksh.2.5 million cash bail. N...

Elders want ‘birth location’ removed from IDs

1617, July 5, 2018 (EAT)

Members of the Elders Association of Kenya (EAK) want the government to review national identity cards as they believe some elements incorporated, suc...

‘Test-tube rhino’ offers hope for near extinct species

1508, July 5, 2018 (EAT)

The Scientists successfully created hybrid embryos from Southern White Rhino (SWR) eggs and Northern White Rhinos (NWR) sperm using assisted reproduct...

Do you know their parents? Two young survivors of Emali accident stranded

1704, July 4, 2018 (EAT)

Two pupils from a Nairobi school are stranded at the Kilome Nursing Home after surviving the grisly Emali road accident that claimed the lives of nine...

Hong Kong court grants British lesbian right to spousal visa

1149, July 4, 2018 (EAT)

Hong Kong’s top court ruled on Wednesday that a British lesbian should be granted a spousal visa in a landmark judgment that could open the door for...