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This is Kenya. This is Africa. The law only applies to the poor; January 2015, African presidents met in Addis Ababa for the African Union Heads of State Summit  and supported the idea of forming an African Court of Justice and Human Rights to replace International Criminal Court (ICC).  President Uhuru kenyatta according to press reports said that  he will contribute KSh. 90 million towards the formation of the African court. We have our own courts which the government does not respect at all. It thrashes most of the rulings that our own courts make. Then what is the need… Read More »

By  John Kariuk A primary school teacher is reported to have committed suicide at Kiriogo village of Nyandarua North Sub County for allegedly not receiving his September salary.     Patrick Irungu, aged 38 years, a teacher at Kirera primary school took his life after he failed to receive his salary following teacher’s strike that was called off two weeks ago.     The deceased body was found dangling inside his house by a relative on under an intriguing circumstance. Confirming the incident Nyandarua North OCPD Morris Assila has said that the body of the deceased was found hanging by… Read More »

By  John Kariuk A primary school teacher is reported to have committed suicide at Kiriogo village of Nyandarua North Sub County for allegedly not receiving his September salary.   Patrick Irungu, aged 38 years, a teacher at Kirera primary school took his life after he failed to receive his salary following teacher’s strike that was called off two weeks ago.   The deceased body was found dangling inside his house by a relative on under an intriguing circumstance. Confirming the incident Nyadarua North OCPD Morris Assila has said that the body of the deceased was found hanging by a rope… Read More »

Olx soma 2015 awards have finally come to an end. In a ceremony held on the 10th of October to award the most influential individuals and corporates on social media.   The Olx soma awards are held in a yearly basis. The Main sponsor of the award is Kenya’s best classified website OLX. The 2015 award winners  came with somewhat unbelievable results. Ababu Namwamba managed to beat  the famous Nairobi Senator Mike Mbuvi Sonko to win the olx soma award of the most influential politician (social legislator) so to say. On the other hand, One Babu Owino beat all other his… Read More »

Below is a statemenet issued by the The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), which was published on  2nd October 2015; The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has noted with concern that some supermarkets issue airtime, matchboxes and sweets in lieu of currency coins without affording the customer the option to first obtain change in currency coins. The Central Bank of Kenya would like to clarify that: 1. There is an adequate stock of coins and the Central Bank of Kenya has issued commercial banks with sufficient quantities of Kenya currency coins to facilitate smooth settlement of transactions. 2. The law… Read More »

The mandate of the Salaries and Remuneration Commissionas provided in Article 230 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 is to: (a) Set and regularly review the remuneration and benefits of all State officers; and (b) Advise the national and county governments on the remuneration and benefits of all other public officers. As part of undertaking its mandate, the Commission is currently carrying out a job evaluation exercise for the entire public service. Owing to the size and complexity of the public service, and the need to ensure that the desired results are achieved, SRC has grouped the public sector into… Read More »

2015 SOMA AWARDS winners: OLX SOMA Awards nominations that begun almost 3 months ago has now come to an end and we now have a list of 2015 winners.   Winners of 2015 SOMA AWARDS SOCIAL CORPORATE CATEGORY FINANCIAL SERVICES AWARD Chase Bank Kenya KCB Bank Group Barclays Bank Kenya Equity Bank Kenya (WINNER) Britam RETAIL SERVICES/PRODUCTS AWARD Nakumatt (WINNER) KFC Tuskys Supermarkets Zuku Official DSTV CONSUMER PRODUCT AWARD Nivea (WINNER) Indomie Durex Kenya Tusker Lager Smirnoff HOSPITALITY SERVICE AWARD Sarova Hotels Kenya Fly JamboJet EatOut Kenya Jovago Carnivore Kenya (WINNER) TECH-TELECOM AWARD Airtel Kenya Orange Safaricom Limited (WINNER) Tecno… Read More »

Obama In Kenya: US President Barack Obama will be in Kenya from the 24th-26th July 2015 to co-host the 4th GES summit. Villa Rosa Kempinski hotel will host a number pof Barack Obama’s team that has  accompanied him from the US to attend the Global entrepreneur summit. Villa Rosa Kempinski hotel is positioned in the heart of Nairobi city. The Villa Rosa Kempinski hotel has 200 rooms and suites distributed throughout 10 floors, including a Premier Suite and a vast four bedroom Presidential Suite on the top floor. Below are photos of  Villa Rosa Kempinski hotel look; Photo source:  Villa… Read More »

Intelligence brief reports indicate that Mohamed Kuno Gamdheere who was the mastermind behind the Garissa university attack that saw over 147 students lose their lives  has been killed  in US drone attack.   Mohamed Kuno Gamdheere is among other 4 terror leaders that were killed by US drone attack in Juungal area, Somalia somalia last night. He was among  the list of the most wanted criminals by the Kenya government. The Kenya government had placed a ksh20 million bounty on the head of Mohamed Kuno Gamdheere  for leading Garissa University College attack.   Mohamed Kuno Gamdheere was also reported to be… Read More »