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G-7 in election plan to force run-off vote - Daily Nation
G7 strategists, who refused to be identified leaking confidential matters to the press, said each of the three candidates had already identified influential politicians from key regions who will be their respective running mates in the general election ...
RBA to act on employers who withold cash for pension funds - Daily Nation
The official, who declined to be named as he is not authorised to speak to the press on behalf of RBA, accused PBK of not being “serious” in securing money for the retirees. PBK pensioners Mr Thomas Nyambega and Mr Harun Tinga, who attended a meeting ...
Activist was strangled, says officer - Daily Nation
A senior police officer familiar with the investigation but who requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the case said the family wanted to confirm whether the activist was a victim of extra-judicial killing. The family declined to allow a ...
Two MPs and veteran politicians linked to violence wave at border - Daily Nation
Police sources, who declined to be named since the investigations have not been concluded, said the two MPs and the veteran politicians held meetings with the youth in the areas that were affected by the clashes before the violence erupted.
Kenya chaos suspects to know fate on January 23 - Daily Nation
Speaking on the telephone, the lawyer who requested anonymity because of ICC rules, said the session will be open to the public. It was not immediately clear whether the suspects- Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Head of the Public Service Francis ...
Another town falls to Kenyan military - Daily Nation
According to an anonymous source, Burgabo was the third Al-Shabaab training centre to have come under the forces air strikes. Military spokesman, Maj Emmanuel Chirchir, told the Nation that the troops cleared Burgabo without any contact with the ...
The Cutting Edge - Daily Nation
asks the frustrated instructor, who has asked not to be named, fearing he could incur the wrath of his superiors. “Most of us work deep in the villages, far away from our homes. Could the money set aside for our salaries have been diverted? ...
Ruto faces sack as Raila targets rebels - Daily Nation
You can expect the changes next week,” said the PM's adviser who also declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter. But standing in the way of the expected changes is the realisation that the President and the Prime Minister must ...
Woman accused of trading in body parts killed - Daily Nation
“When the charged crowd found three other children at the home, they started beating her,” said the villager who declined to be named. Lugari deputy police boss Gregory Mutiso said: “She had sustained serious injuries and died while she was being taken ...
Al-Shabaab abandon Mogadishu bases - Daily Nation
“The clashes were very intense and all sorts of light and heavy weapons were employed,” a resident in Yakshid who requested anonymity told Nation. “Before down, we saw many vehicles with all kinds of belonging heading towards the northern outskirts of ...
Al Shabaab militants pull out of key positions in Mogadishu rout - Daily Nation
“The clashes were very intense and all sorts of light and heavy weapons were employed,” a resident in Yakshid, who asked not to be named, said. “Before dawn, we saw many vehicles with all kinds of belongings heading towards the northern outskirts of ...
Taxman demands Sh580m from MPs - Daily Nation
The source, who requested anonymity as the PSC had requested KRA to stop the public onslaught, said KRA expects Parliament to begin remitting the dues this month. Ministers and their assistants have already begun to feel the impact of the deductions in ...
Mercy: Questions police must answer - Daily Nation
“We wonder why it has taken so long when there is so much going for investigators,” said a family member of Mercy Keino who requested anonymity so as not to antagonise the investigators. Police reported that 19 people attended the party but it has now ...
Bitter row erupts over 'abortion' pill - Daily Nation
“This appears like a pro-abortion agenda being pushed in a veiled manner,” said a pharmacist who declined to be named. Some women are in praise of the drug, with some describing it as a 'saviour drug'. “I had a miscarriage in my first pregnancy and I ...
NSSF backs down on new payments mode - Daily Nation
A National Social Security Fund (NSSF) official who declined to be named because of the pension fund's regulations said the board was reviewing the directive after numerous complaints from contributors that the new system would be inconvenient and ...
Why panel forwarded only two nominees - Daily Nation
However, a member of the JSC who asked not to be named since he is not authorised to speak on behalf of the commission told the Sunday Nation that they arrived at a consensus on forwarding only two names after considering the acrimony past appointments ...
Kenyan car dealers sound the alarm - Daily Nation
A Kaba official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue, claimed that some of the car yards owned by foreigners sell vehicles at suspiciously low prices. “We suspect that their business is not cars because we wonder how ...
Kenyan woman weds her US bride in same-sex union - Daily Nation
I think I speak on behalf of many Kenyans who know her in Kansas,” a woman, who did not want to be identified, said. “They are very nice people and if this is what they have chosen, we should respect them.” Ng'endo's bride says she has since changed ...
Hague cases set to change the 2012 election game plan - Daily Nation
The envisaged alliance is being described in political circles as the G7 and the aim, according to an aide who declined to be named because talks were at the initial stages, would be to hold joint presidential nominations between candidates from ...
A race against time - Daily Nation
The envisaged alliance is being described in political circles as the G7 and the aim, according to an aide who declined to be named because talks were at the initial stages, would be to hold joint presidential nominations between candidates from ...
AU invites Ivorian rivals to Addis for talks on row - Daily Nation
Ping left the main city Abidjan on Sunday after making the invitation during talks Saturday with the two men claiming to be Cote d'Ivoire's president, the source said. The source said Ping delivered a message calling for the talks in Addis Ababa with ...
Will Marende break the deadlock? - Daily Nation
That is why the vote to ask for more time won the day,” said a member of the committee who requested anonymity. The decision by the Justice committee means ...
Aristide passport handed to lawyer, says minister - Daily Nation
... on Tuesday handed to Jean-Bertrand Aristide's lawyer, smoothing the way for the former president's return from exile, a senior government official said. ...
Shipping lines to charge port for delays - Daily Nation
... at the port waiting to berth, the operators of shipping lines who spoke to the Nation but did not wish to be identified for fear of victimisation said. ...
130 voting zones to miss out on Sh3.5bn CDF cash - Daily Nation
However, a member of the board who did not want to be identified said majority of the MPs yet to submit project proposals were from Nairobi, Rift Valley, ...