Articles by Sam Gituku

14-member sugar task force unveiled

729, November 8, 2018 (EAT)

The government has announced a 14-member task force in a fresh initiative to try and rescue the crippled sugar sector. The task force to be gazette...

Details on the Akasha brothers plea bargain

1131, October 27, 2018 (EAT)

Details are emerging of what led the Akasha brothers to plead guilty to charges of smuggling hard drugs to the United States of America. According ...

Taxpayers to lose billions as gov’t set to sell maize at a loss

2111, September 12, 2018 (EAT)

Even before investigative agencies unravel the Ksh.11.5 billion maize procurement scandal, the country could lose at least Ksh.3.2 billion shillings f...

No break for Kenyans as electricity bills go up in new ERC charges

1025, August 26, 2018 (EAT)

Kenyans who consume 100 units are now paying Ksh.381 more in their electricity bills compared to last month. A spot check by Citizen TV found that ...

Why gov’t will slap you with Ksh.60 tax on each litre of fuel

2006, August 23, 2018 (EAT)

The cost of basic goods and matatu fares could go up from Saturday next week if the government goes ahead to slap a 16 per cent Value Added Tax on pet...

Multi-million hotel in Sonko bribery saga faces demolition

1210, August 22, 2018 (EAT)

A Nairobi businessman may have to demolish his multi-million hotel in Nairobi's posh area of Gigiri, even as he fights allegations that he attempted t...

Sonko-leaks: Why does Nairobi Governor record conversations?

1202, August 16, 2018 (EAT)

The latest leaked audio recording of a conversation between Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and his Kiambu counterpart Ferdinand Waititu has raised eyebro...

Confusion as NEMA now disowns demolition of Nairobi buildings

1735, August 9, 2018 (EAT)

The National Environment Management Authority has now denied reports linking them to the recent demolitions of buildings on riparian land. Accordin...

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed

Moi Girls alleged rape victims were forced to shower: Amina

1324, July 31, 2018 (EAT)

Education CS Amina Mohammed has faulted adults who were within the Moi Girls High School during the alleged rape incident for misguiding the students....

Sarah Serem faces hurdle as MPs plot against ambassadorial nomination

951, July 27, 2018 (EAT)

Sarah Serem may not have it easy when she appears in Parliament to be vetted for the post of Kenya’s new Ambassador to China. This was after Majo...

‘I will not resign,’ says Swazuri over Ruaraka land saga

2129, July 25, 2018 (EAT)

National Land Commission Chairman Muhammad Swazuri has stated that he will not resign from his position over his decision to give a green light to pay...

Uhuru projects freeze: How millions were lost in abandoned contracts

1217, July 22, 2018 (EAT)

Over the last five years, the Auditor General has been flagging projects which guzzle down public funds but never get completed. So what triggered Pre...

Former U.S. President Barack Obama will be in Kenya on July 15-16. Photo/FILE/...

PHOTOS: Sneak peek into where Obama will dine in K’Ogelo

1327, July 15, 2018 (EAT)

A dining center has already been set up in K'Ogelo in readiness for former US President Barack Obama's arrival. Obama, who arrives in Kenya today,�...

The mercury in sugar puzzle: Who’s fooling who?

1145, June 22, 2018 (EAT)

Cabinet Secretaries have issued conflicting statements causing confusion and panic over the now controversial claims that sugar in Kenya contains dead...

Chiloba’s office locks changed, secretary and PA sent home

1334, June 17, 2018 (EAT)

Embattled Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) CEO Ezra Chiloba appears to be an unwanted man at the electoral body. Citizen TV h...

2018/2019 Budget: The winners and losers

2202, June 14, 2018 (EAT)

Local manufacturers in the steel, textile and timber are among some of the big winners in 2018/2019 budget unveiled by National Treasury Cabinet S...

The wreckage of the plane crash in the Aberdares. Fly SAX said there were no ...

Plane crash: Pilots may not have known where they were

1547, June 9, 2018 (EAT)

The route that the ill-fated Fly SAX plane took has raised eyebrows within several quarters. Normally, the Kitale-Nairobi route should take an hour...

What awaits NYS suspects on Tuesday

1410, June 1, 2018 (EAT)

National Youth Service (NYS) Public Service and Youth Principal Secretary Lilian Omollo and the NYS Director General Richard Ndubai could face decades...

Just who is PS Lillian Wanja Muthoni Omollo?

1110, May 29, 2018 (EAT)

She was arguably little known until the new Ksh.9 billion National Youth Service (NYS) scandal surfaced. Lillian Wanja Muthoni Mbogo Omollo, 44, ca...

Gov’t reveals names of 21 maize scandal beneficiaries

1228, May 25, 2018 (EAT)

The Agriculture ministry has released a list of 21 traders suspected to have allegedly conspired with National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) offici...