Articles by Janet Okumu

Prosecute campaigning public servants or we will, NASA tells Tobiko

1642, June 15, 2017 (EAT)

The National Super Alliance (NASA) has now threatened to sue nine state and public officers for illegally engaging in politics if Director of Public P...

Raila opposes ballot tender awarded to Dubai firm

939, June 14, 2017 (EAT)

The opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga now wants the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)...

Security beefed up as ODM delegates endorse Raila as presidential candidate

1244, May 5, 2017 (EAT)

Security has been beefed up at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani as the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) delegates converge for the Nation...

NASA to unveil flag-bearer Thursday at Uhuru Park, Nairobi

2241, April 20, 2017 (EAT)

The National Super Alliance (NASA) has announced that it will unveil its presidential candidate and running mate on Thursday next week at Uhuru Park...

Kidero grilled by Senators over county borrowing

1009, April 20, 2017 (EAT)

Nairobi Governor, Dr Evans Kidero, was on Wednesday, April 19 put to task over a decision by his county government to borrow Ksh 298 million without s...

Chaos at Orange House as Ongoro supporters threaten to eject boss

1205, April 5, 2017 (EAT)

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) headquarters in Nairobi’s Kilimani area witnessed chaotic scenes after supporters of nominated Senator Elizabet...

IAAF head of Events Management, Carlo Daengu (2nd r) listens as LOC technical director, Ibrahim ...

Korir slams Government for silence on Nairobi 2017 WU18

1305, February 8, 2017 (EAT)

Olympian and 2012 Boston Marathon champion, Wesley Korir, has slammed the Government for burying its head in the sand even as top countries continue p...

Mailu urges nurses to go back to work, promises to pay dues

1603, February 3, 2017 (EAT)

Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu has urged the Kenya National Union of Nurses officials to direct their members to report back to work,...

NO, THANK YOU! Doctors say no to Uhuru’s 40% pay hike

1647, January 6, 2017 (EAT)

The ongoing doctors' strike is set to worsen the already bad situation at public health facilities following a move by the medics to reject a 40% pay ...

Scuffle ensues at City Hall over office space

1930, November 29, 2016 (EAT)

Chaos erupted at City Hall on Tuesday after union officials tore down wall that was erected by County Assembly, barring workers from accessing offices...

Pay up or we strike in 21 days, doctors tell SRC, Counties

1701, November 13, 2016 (EAT)

Doctors unionised under the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists' Union (KMPDU) have issued a 21-day strike notice, demanding a 300% p...

Kidero wants military compelled to pay County Ksh 61.5B

1237, November 10, 2016 (EAT)

Nairobi Governor, Dr Evans Kidero, on Thursday, November 10 petitioned the Senate Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee in a bid to recover more th...

Kenyans have lost Ksh1 trillion to corruption under Jubilee – Muthama

1850, October 29, 2016 (EAT)

CORD Management Committee Co-chair Senator Johnston Muthama now claims that taxpayers might have lost over Ksh1 trillion in several scandals that have...

Nine years after post election violence, bullet still stuck in my breast

1817, October 19, 2016 (EAT)

Nine years after the 2007/08 Post Election Violence that left at least 1,300 people dead and over 600,000 others displaced, victims of the violence ar...

Kidero postpones opening of New county assembly chambers

1221, August 30, 2016 (EAT)

The launch of the new Nairobi County Assembly chambers has been postponed after President Uhuru Kenyatta skipped the event amid alleged threats to di...

Nairobi traders protest demolition of kiosks

1506, August 26, 2016 (EAT)

Traders at Kariobangi North, Nairobi are counting loses after their shops were demolished by City County law enforcement officers Friday morning. T...

MPs adjourn debate on IEBC report

2158, August 24, 2016 (EAT)

The National Assembly was forced to adjourn the debate on the IEBC reformation report with the Speaker of the National Assembly deferring the debate t...

Orengo dismisses reports of misrepresenting CORD

1747, August 23, 2016 (EAT)

Siaya Senator James Orengo has refuted claims by two Members of Parliament from the CORD coalition that he misrepresented the opposition during the J...

Controversy rocks Tom Cholmondeley’s death

1719, August 19, 2016 (EAT)

The family of Tom Cholmondeley, the great-grandson of the Lord Delamere is now awaiting postmortem results from an independent pathologist to ascerta...

Bhang worth Ksh 900,000 netted

1842, August 17, 2016 (EAT)

Police in Nairobi have arrested two people with bhang worth 900,000 shillings in Babadogo area of Ruaraka. According to Deputy County Commissioner,...