Articles by Edwin Obuya

Silverstone Air planes grounded, two other air operators suspended

1343, November 12, 2019 (EAT)

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has barred seven Silverstone Air planes from operating for the next one week pending a probe into a series o...

KDF recruitment postponed after MPs clash with Defence CS Omamo

2110, October 17, 2019 (EAT)

The government has cancelled the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) recruitment exercise that was scheduled to begin on October 28. This is after members o...

MPs vow to reject Bill seeking to charge Kenyans for WhatsApp groups

1912, September 24, 2019 (EAT)

The National Assembly's committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT) says it will throw out a Bill seeking to regulate use of Facebook and ...

Drama in Parliament as musician Akothee shows up in mini skirt

331, September 19, 2019 (EAT)

There was drama at Parliament buildings on Wednesday afternoon after controversial musician Esther Akoth aka Akothee showed up at the National Assembl...

Counties to remain broke as Parliament proceeds on recess

2016, August 8, 2019 (EAT)

County governments will continue facing financial turmoil after the National Assembly on Thursday, once again, rejected amendments made by the Senate ...

Transport CS Macharia defends new SGR cargo directive

1836, August 8, 2019 (EAT)

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia on Thursday defended the government's order that all cargo be ferried from Mombasa to Nairobi through the S...

MPs want Kenya to use military force in border row with Somalia

2104, August 7, 2019 (EAT)

The Kenyan government could deploy the military to the contested Kenya-Somalia maritime border if a motion tabled in the National Assembly on Wednesda...

Drama as Kwale Woman Rep. kicked out of Parliament after walking in with baby

1108, August 7, 2019 (EAT)

Kwale Woman Representative Zulekha Hassan was on Wednesday kicked out of Parliament after walking into the chambers with a baby. In a move that tem...

CS Macharia summoned over demand all cargo be ferried via SGR

1848, August 6, 2019 (EAT)

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has been summoned to appear before the National Assembly over a new government directive that all cargo be ...

MCA Lempei in court over alleged rape of 19yr-old girl in Maralal

1530, July 9, 2019 (EAT)

El-Barta ward Member of County Assembly (MCA) Peter Linus Lempei was arraigned in court over rape allegations. He was accused of defiling a 19-year...

FILE PHOTO | Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi addressing journalists in Mombasa

Kilifi Governor Kingi under fire over missing Ksh.3.2B records

1040, June 1, 2019 (EAT)

Kilifi governor Amason Kingi on Thursday had a difficult time explaining why records of a staggering Ksh.3.2 billion spent in the County were not avai...

Age limit for imported second-hand cars suspended, Gov’t says

1610, May 7, 2019 (EAT)

It was a relief for importers of second hand vehicles after the government suspended plans to cap the age limit for imported second-hand cars at five ...

Senate suspends NIIMS registration exercise

1109, February 28, 2019 (EAT)

The Senate has suspended the National Integrated Identity Management System registration exercise until further notice (NIIMS) process until further n...

MPs Babu Owino, Jaguar ordered to apologise over fight at Parliament

1753, November 20, 2018 (EAT)

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino and his Starehe counterpart Charles ‘Jaguar’ Kanyi have been ordered to apologise over a fight at Pa...

A general view is seen of a special Parliamentary session in Nairobi. Photo/REUTERS

Proposal to change election date to December flops after only 187 MPs show up

1651, October 17, 2018 (EAT)

A motion to change the election date has flopped after Members of Parliament failed to raise the required numbers. The Bill proposed that the date ...

Treasury CS Henry Rotich with National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi with MPs Kimani Ichungwa and ...

Rotich meeting with Parliament leaders to end fuel crisis stalls

1516, September 6, 2018 (EAT)

Kenyans will continue to pay for fuel through the nose after a crisis meeting between Treasury and the National Assembly leadership failed to bear fru...

Barasa, Koyoo kicked out of House team as bribery probe starts

225, August 31, 2018 (EAT)

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has stated that a probe on allegations that Kenyan legislators were bribed to shoot down the contraband sugar ...

Sports PS Amb. Kirimi Kaberia (C) hands over jersey to Harambee Stars new coach Paul ...

Sports PS Kaberia put to task over Ksh 1.7 billion expenditure

1617, August 27, 2018 (EAT)

Principal Secretary for Sports Peter Kaberia had a hard time on Monday when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Ass...

‘Throwing tantrums will not help you,’ NASA leaders tell Wetangula

1732, July 26, 2018 (EAT)

Leaders from the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition have poured scorn on Kakamega Senator Moses Wetangula, telling him to recover from being ous...

Homa Bay: Supreme Court temporarily reinstates Governor Awiti

2040, July 24, 2018 (EAT)

The Supreme Court has temporarily reinstated embattled Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti pending hearing and determination of appeal he filed challengin...