Articles by Mbugua John

Uganda ruling party declares Museveni, 73, as candidate for next elections

1309, February 20, 2019 (EAT)

The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as the sole candidate for the upcoming 2021 elections. Through...

One suspected poacher gunned down at Tsavo West National Park

1614, February 17, 2019 (EAT)

One suspected poacher was on Saturday morning shot dead while another fled during a shoot-out with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers at Tsavo West...

Turn it down! Millennials music habit puts their hearing at risk: U.N.

1154, February 13, 2019 (EAT)

A generation of music-lovers are damaging their hearing with audio players that do not limit dangerously high noise levels, the U.N. health agency sai...

Western Union unveil new payment method for Amazon purchases

445, February 13, 2019 (EAT)

The Western Union Company today unveiled a new payment option that allows Amazon.com customers in Kenya to pay in local currency for their Amazon....

Governor Sonko assures striking workers they will receive agreed pay rise

1458, February 12, 2019 (EAT)

Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko on Tuesday assured striking county government workers that they will receive their payments by end of the month. ...

Speaker Elachi, Mueke oppose Kalonzo on Presidential term limit

1719, February 11, 2019 (EAT)

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi and former Nairobi Deputy Governor Jonathan Mueke have opposed Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka's remarks ...

19 unclaimed bodies disposed off from Isiolo hospital mortuary to ease congestion

1416, February 10, 2019 (EAT)

Nineteen unclaimed bodies were Saturday disposed off from the Isiolo Referral Hospital Mortuary to ease congestion and reduce cost of operations at th...

14 Riverside terrorist attack: Anti-terror police raid NTSA headquarters

1330, January 30, 2019 (EAT)

The Anti-terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) on Wednesday morning raided the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) main offices in the ongoing prob...

Venezuela’s Maduro rejects calls for snap presidential election: RIA

1127, January 30, 2019 (EAT)

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said calls to hold early presidential elections amounted to blackmail and that the countries calling f...

Kenya drops in the global corruption index

1036, January 29, 2019 (EAT)

Kenya has dropped one point in the global Corruption Perceptions Index for 2018. In a report released by the Transparency International, the countr...

Sacked KDF soldier arrested, charged with impersonation

1734, January 21, 2019 (EAT)

A former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer who was sacked from the military last year was on Monday arraigned in a Lamu court on charges of impersona...

Israeli military strikes Iranian targets in Syria

1015, January 21, 2019 (EAT)

Israel’s military said on Monday it struck Iranian Quds targets inside Syria and warned Syrian forces not to attack Israeli territory or forces. ...

A grenade at dusitD2 hotel spotted during the attack at 14 Riverside on Tuesday, January 15, 2018. Photo/...

Explosive device found at dusitD2, taken for detonation in safe area

1347, January 17, 2019 (EAT)

Bomb experts from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are still combing the scene of the dusitD2 attack at 14 Riverside. On Thursday, ...