Articles by Enock Sikolia

2.6 million Kenyans still facing starvation as situation worsens

921, August 29, 2019 (EAT)

More than 2.6 million Kenyans are facing starvation as the drought and hunger situation in the country continues to deteriorate. The number represe...

11 counties on gov’t watch list over biting drought

2113, August 15, 2019 (EAT)

Residents in more than 11 counties are facing starvation with the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) warning that the drought situation is r...

MCA nominations intrigues, some slots secured through backdoor

917, August 6, 2019 (EAT)

Kenya's top political parties have maintained that the generation of the people to fill the nominated MCAs slots was a sham and was done in total disr...

Wetang’ula finally speaks out on Dubai gold saga

1021, May 30, 2019 (EAT)

Ford Kenya Leader Moses Wetangula has broken his silence on the Dubai gold scandal saying it is a non-issue and he is not aware of any summons. Tho...

Heyckal packers busted rebranding Kabras sugar as Naivas

1316, May 24, 2019 (EAT)

A sugar and rice re-packaging company is under investigation over suspicion that it has been duping Kenyans using low graded products. Officers fro...

Traffic congestion in Nairobi. PHOTO| COURTESY

Confusion over KEBS ban on vehicle spare parts

2130, May 22, 2019 (EAT)

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) now says it has not banned importation of all motor vehicle spare parts but only those that do not meet the requi...

Outrage over Gov’t ban on second-hand vehicle spare parts

1221, May 22, 2019 (EAT)

Importers and mechanics are up in arms following a government directive banning second-hand vehicle spare parts. This comes following a notice issu...

Is there something wrong with the affordable housing plan?

1342, April 25, 2019 (EAT)

A section of Kenyans remain opposed to the government's move to charge housing levy from employed workers maintaining that it will only create more fu...

Just how exactly did the drought catch the Gov’t by surprise?

932, March 19, 2019 (EAT)

The government now says that no Kenyan has died from the ongoing famine in parts of the country. But a spot check by Citizen TV revealed various pa...

Kin of Ethiopian plane crash victims to wait 6 months for DNA results

1207, March 16, 2019 (EAT)

Family and relatives of victims of the Ethiopia Airlines plane crash will now have to wait for six months for the DNA results. In a progress statem...

Families frustrated in Addis, hardly any remains from Boeing 737 crash

1042, March 15, 2019 (EAT)

The world's biggest plane maker has grounded its entire global fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft following Sunday's tragic plane crash in Ethiopia. ...

Police probe self-proclaimed Prophet David Owuor over fraud

932, March 6, 2019 (EAT)

Police are investigating a case of suspected fraud involving properties worth billions of shillings. At the center of investigations is the self - ...

Police probe ‘Prophet’ Owuor over Ksh.1.5B property tussle

2130, March 5, 2019 (EAT)

Located in the upmarket Westlands area in Nairobi County, Dove Apartments is now a subject of police investigations. The property, approximated to ...

Why farmers might not get subsidised fertiliser

1137, January 28, 2019 (EAT)

Even before the dust settles on a scandal that saw crafty traders milk the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) billions of shillings, the Agricu...

Homegrown terrorist: The humble beginnings of suicide bomber in Riverside attack

1336, January 21, 2019 (EAT)

The terrorist who blew himself up before the attack on the 14 Riverside complex in Nairobi has been on the police list of the most wanted terror suspe...

FILE PHOTO | President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto after delivering a statement to ...

Ruto free to run for President in 2022, legal experts say

937, January 10, 2019 (EAT)

Former members of the Committee of Experts dismissed claims that Deputy President William Ruto cannot vie for the State House seat on grounds that he ...

Murang’a residents decry return of Mungiki

1142, November 24, 2018 (EAT)

Today, Kenyans in some lucky towns will go about their affairs till very late or very early tomorrow morning as towns become more vibrant. But in t...

Court of Appeal Judge Mohammed Warsame. PHOTO| COURTESY

JSC asks President Kenyatta to appoint Judge Warsame

2117, November 21, 2018 (EAT)

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to officially appoint Court of Appeal judge Mohamed Warsame as commissioner t...

Giving EACC teeth, Bill proposes major changes in the anti-graft agency

1217, November 16, 2018 (EAT)

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is in the process of recruiting the man or woman who will succeed Halakhe Waqo who is exiting. But...

President Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga after a meeting at Harambee House on ...

Has Uhuru-Raila handshake killed the Opposition?

1106, November 15, 2018 (EAT)

The handshake gift appears to have been extended to Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka following his international appointment. But now questions are beg...