Articles by Mbugua John

Over 8 million worth of counterfeit phones and accessories seized by Anti-Counterfeit Authority in Nairobi

Ksh.8M worth of fake phones seized, five arrested in Nairobi’s Luthuli Avenue

1247, March 26, 2019 (EAT)

The Anti-Counterfeit Authority are reported to have confiscated counterfeit mobile phones and phone accessories estimated to be valued at over Ksh.8 m...

Moroccan teachers start new protest over working conditions

1824, March 24, 2019 (EAT)

More than 10,000 Moroccan teachers staged a new protest in the capital Rabat on Sunday to demand better working conditions, a witness said, hours afte...

DP Ruto says Kenya’s drought situation better than last year’s

2049, March 18, 2019 (EAT)

Deputy President William Ruto says the government is in control of the ongoing drought situation ravaging sections of the country, hence, there should...

No confirmed deaths from hunger, says CS Wamalwa as drought ravages the North

1431, March 18, 2019 (EAT)

Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa says the government is yet to confirm a single death from the ongoing drought situation ravaging various p...

KRA nabs three illegally imported luxurious vehicles in the Mombasa Port

KRA impounds 3 high-end cars illegally imported from UK

1835, March 7, 2019 (EAT)

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Thursday impounded three illegally imported high end vehicles at the Mombasa port. The vehicles; two Range Rov...

Kenyans to win millions in 'Jipange na Viusasa' promotion

Kenyans stand to win Ksh.5M in new Jipange Na Viusasa promotion

1451, March 6, 2019 (EAT)

The biggest premier video on demand platform in East Africa, Viusasa, through its new consumer promotion dabbed ‘Jipange Na Viusasa’, is rewarding...

Kirinyaga County ready's itself to host the Devolution Conference

Devolution Conference kicks off in Kirinyaga, Uhuru meets governors

1558, March 4, 2019 (EAT)

The Sixth Annual Devolution Conference kicked off on Monday, March 4 in Kirinyaga County and is scheduled to continue until Friday, March 8. Presid...

DP William Ruto at Chatham House, London on Friday, February 8, 2019.

Reports of Ksh.21B lost in Kimwarer, Arror dams ‘a flat lie’ – DP Ruto

1327, February 28, 2019 (EAT)

Deputy President William Ruto has waded in on on the latest multi-billion shilling corruption scandal to hit the government saying no money has been l...

Members of the media wait at the North Korea-USA summit's media centre in Hanoi, Vietnam, ...

North Korea says U.S. will never escape security threats if no result in talks: KCNA

1802, February 24, 2019 (EAT)

North Korea’s state media said on Sunday that the people of the United States would “never be cleared of security threats” if this week’s nucl...

Woman allegedly killed by husband in Migori

1340, February 24, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Migori are probing the death of a 28-year-old woman suspected to have been killed by her husband on Saturday night at Royal estate in Oruba ...

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...