An astute legal counsel requires people skills to deal with different types of people. He/she needs to be eloquent, confident and well-informed about all the issues surrounding a court case or any brief. In the office spectrum, a Counsel cannot choose co-workers and must learn how to make do with…
KMPDU Strike exposes systemic failures in Government
Canadian based barrister Dr Miguna Miguna slams Kenya Kwanza Government for being unable to pay intern doctors fair stipends The ongoing strike by doctors and other healthcare workers has opened a lid on systemic failures across the National and County Governments in dealing with workers across all other sectors. The…
Mwanaume anayeishi na ukimwi ambaka mwanawe na kumuua
Maafisa wa Polisi katika eneo Bunge la Navakholo Kaunti ya Kakamega wanamzuilia mwanamume mmoja mwenye umri wa miaka 31 ambaye anaishi na virusi vya UKIMWI, kwa tuhuma za kumbaka mwanawe wa miaka tisa na kisha kutupa mwili wake kwenye lango kuu la kuingia kwa boma la babake. Babake mshukiwa, Henry…
Two dead as scores hospitalized after bus rams fuel tanker
Two people have been confirmed dead and more than 10 people seriously injured after the bus they were traveling with from Western Kenya to Nairobi rammed a stationed fuel truck in Muguga area in Kikuyu along James Gichuru Rironi highway. Confirming the incident Kikuyu Sub County Police Commander Ronald Kirui…
Government to release free Secondary Education capitation next week
Principal Secretary, State Department of Basic Education Dr Belio Kipsang’ announces disbursement of Sh 16.25 billion in two weeks time KNUT had complained of unsmooth running of school activities due to financial constraints Kipsang’ urges parliament to increase budget allocation to secondary schools pupils since the number has grown to…
Kitui East MP Mbai launches irrigation scheme on dry land
Residents of Mutiku/Kaliku Ward will now be selling farm produce from an irrigation scheme More than 1000 households will be provided with clean and fresh water from a dry land Kitui East Member of Parliament Nimrod Mbai has commissioned a multimillion water project in Mutiku/Kaliku Ward in Kitui East Constituency…
Media in Kenya, a faux pas?
Pundits have challenged the political class in Kenya over their behavioural patternism of changing political parties in every circle of five years after General Elections. The behaviour has been exhibited not only by the ruling party but also the losers, characterized by party-hopping from one party to another with politicians…
WOMEN GROUP IN KENYAN COAST FIGHTS TO PROTECT MANGROVES
Mangroves are vital wetland plants that cover most coastal areas. In the Kenyan coast, a threat to this important ecological component has given a group of women the onus to restore the glory of this resilient plant to shield the coast against natural threats such as strong winds and tsunamis.…
MONEY TALK: WHY LADIES BORROW MONEY FROM MEN BUT CAN’T AND WON’T REPAY
It’s common knowledge that majority of women have a knack of borrowing money from men with a faint promise to repay, especially if it is a man they are sleeping with or a man who wants to sleep with them or is thinking of sleeping with them. Why should a…
Ruto’s State Appointments Revoking Uhuru’s Last Standing Allies
President William Ruto has made other State appointments amidst high cost of living, while revoking former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s last standing allies In gazette dated December 13, 2023, Ruto appointed Shallow Abdullahi Yahya to be the chairperson of the National Drought Management Authority. The President said Abdullahi will assume his…