Articles by Araka Haron

One of the officers awarded on Thursday for her service in South Sudan. Photo/COURTESY

UN awards Kenyan police for exemplary service in S. Sudan

536, June 29, 2018 (EAT)

A contingent of Kenyan police officers have been lauded for their distinguished service to the United Nations and the people of South Sudan. The 23...

Understanding Single-Tablet Treatments for HIV

1123, June 24, 2018 (EAT)

Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, affects your body’s immune system, making it harder to ward off infections and certain kinds of cancer. Wit...

Pilot captured by S.Sudan rebels pleads with Uhuru for wife’s Ksh.6M bill

1329, June 21, 2018 (EAT)

Veteran pilot Captain Frank Pius Njoroge, who was held hostage by rebels in South Sudan is pleading with President Uhuru Kenyatta and other well wishe...

Matiang’i, Kiunjuri summoned over illegal sugar scandal

1548, June 20, 2018 (EAT)

Three Cabinet Secretaries; Dr. Fred Matiang'i (Interior), Adan Mohamed (Trade), Mwangi Kiunjuri (Devolution) and Henry Rotich (Treasury) have been su...

Contraband sugar nabbed during sting operations which are said to contain mercury and copper.

Matiang’i busts fake sugar syndicate, warns traders

1405, June 13, 2018 (EAT)

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has issued a stern warning to businessmen and State officials involved in the sale of counterfeit sugar. ...

Drama looms as reports emerge of ‘Miguna on blacklist’

1457, May 24, 2018 (EAT)

Embattled lawyer Miguna Miguna has apparently been put on a blacklist circulated to international airlines that operate in Kenya. An image said to ...

Forget about 2022, Orie Rogo Manduli tells Ruto

1514, May 24, 2018 (EAT)

Orie Rogo Manduli has come out guns blazing saying that Deputy President William Ruto should shelve his 2022 presidential ambitions. Speaking on Ci...

Joe Khamisi book ‘Looters and Grabbers’ not sold in Kenyan stores

1616, May 9, 2018 (EAT)

An explosive book by former MP Joe Khamisi castigating corrupt Kenyan leaders is now being sold on Amazon. This after it was alleged that bookstore...

File photo of Ndakaini Dam. PHOTO| COURTESY

‘Low rainfall cause of Ndakaini woes,’ insists water resources engineer

1633, April 30, 2018 (EAT)

The low water levels at Ndakaini dam can be attributed to inadequate rainfall in the Aberdares, the water catchment area. Speaking to Citizen Telev...

Nation Media Group is not for sale, chairman says

1309, April 18, 2018 (EAT)

Nation Media Group has dismissed speculations that the company may be up for sale. Speaking during an investor briefing on Wednesday, NMG chairman ...

File image of Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i

CS Matiang’i ‘outraged’ by police assault video

1251, April 17, 2018 (EAT)

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has said rogue police officers should reform or face the consequences for their actions. Raising concern over recent h...

Apologetic Zuckerberg says Facebook in ‘arms race’ with Russia

1609, April 11, 2018 (EAT)

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg accepted personal responsibility Tuesday for the leak of data on tens of millions of its users, while warning of an "ar...

Why Maendeleo ya Wanaume opposes Wa Muchomba on polygamy

1648, April 11, 2018 (EAT)

Maendeleo ya Wanaume chairman Nderitu Njoka has criticised a recent call for Kenyans to embrace polygamy, saying the idea was theirs originally. He...

North eastern leaders rally behind Duale over list of terror

Duale wants Somalis to lower bride price

1345, April 10, 2018 (EAT)

National Assembly majority leader Aden Duale has urged his fellow clansmen to lower the bride price, stating that in many instances, it is too high. ...

90pc of KCSE students to miss varsity places

1151, April 10, 2018 (EAT)

Almost 90 percent of those who sat for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams last year will not join university, the Education CS ...

Photos: Garissa–Malindi road cut off after floods

1230, April 10, 2018 (EAT)

Motorists have been warned against using the Garissa – Malindi Highway after a section of the road was washed away. According to the Kenya Nation...

Poll loser in Sierra Leone vote plans legal challenge to result

1533, April 5, 2018 (EAT)

The losing candidate in Sierra Leone's presidential election, Samura Kamara, said the voting was marred by fraud and he plans to launch a legal challe...

ODM targets to remove Wamalwa as deputy minority whip

1521, April 1, 2018 (EAT)

Barely two weeks after the unceremonial removal of Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula as the senate minority leader, a section of ODM Party lawmakers in ...

Spanish police arrest suspected cybercrime mastermind

1051, March 27, 2018 (EAT)

Spanish police have arrested the suspected leader of a gang of cyber criminals that stole as much as €1 billion ($1.2 billion) from banks, its law a...

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino during a past rally. PHOTO| COURTESY

Assault case against Babu Owino thrown out

2003, March 22, 2018 (EAT)

A case filed against Embakasi East MP Babu Owino for assaulting a parking attendant in Nairobi has been withdrawn. Mr. David Gichagu however refute...