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Giving Passats without controlling their use won’t cut costs Godwin Siundu

Is single sourcing for national facilities any worse or better than cutting on public costs by personal fiat? This seems ... Read More

If government provides food, I shall queue

The Grand Coalition Government spends too much money on little or no meaningful services to its citizens. Imagine it bui ... Read More

Why a parliamentary system would be wrong for Kenya

By instituting a bloated Executive, the Accord sanitised an immoral plunder of public resources to placate and satisfy s ... Read More

Insurance companies unfair to the disabled

The disabled have waged and won many battles against discrimination. However, one hurdle remains. The insurance industry ... Read More

Ocampo visit good for the big names behind post-election crisis

Contrary to popular belief, the coming of International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Moreno Ocampo to the country sho ... Read More

Banning Wako from US will not speed up the wheels of change

The US government is fighting hard to be the enemy of reforms in the country. By purporting to support change and accoun ... Read More

‘I have fought for change from within’

I have this afternoon received the notification that my visa to USA has been revoked. Let me state that S Amos Wako has ... Read More

It’s too late to wish Ocampo away; let’s fix the system

I have read in the Daily Nation yesterday, an article by Thuita Mwangi, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Forei ... Read More

It’s too late to wish Ocampo away; let’s fix the system

I have read in the Daily Nation yesterday, an article by Thuita Mwangi, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Forei ... Read More

Those bound by CBAs must pay agency fees

QUESTION: My employer has deducted dues even from some of us who have not been active union members for the past 15 year ... Read More

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A helping hand for pregnant girls

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If the government provides food, I shall queue
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Sub-Editor, Online Edition
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Delaware USA
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By Rose Nzioka
Standard Group Online Editor
Eastleigh deserves Government tour
By Timothy Makokha
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Off the hook
Policeman, guard steal Sh22 million
Kenyan workers are poorer today than they were in 2007
Want a better police force? Then set aside Sh81b, says report
Celebrity tourism the new buzz in the wild
Artistes now hawk music to counter pirates
Kenya’s options over
Ocampo’s sword of justice sneaked in discreetly
Mungiki spokesman shot dead
Sh285b for poor nations to fight pneumonia
Telkom gets regulator’s nod for national CDMA network
State sets aside Sh130m for restocking
PNU, ODM harden positions ahead of Ocampo visit
Distraught Wako vows he will sue America
Saving a beautiful flamingo sanctuary from extinction
Lonely exit for retired Kamiti hangman
Kenyan women fertility declines, report shows
Police to laugh all way to the bank starting July
I will sue US government, says Wako
Kibaki, Raila ‘deal’ on ICC
Where bullets are used to buy food
President appoints new State House Comptroller
Study reveals one of Tsavo’s lions ate most human prey
EU donates Sh10 billion to aid council projects
Exodus by IDPs ends in broken promise and woes
Ocampo: Parties in search for consensus ahead of visit
IDPs want Kibaki, Raila prosecuted for mayhem
World’s fastest man thrills Kenyans
Prison in song as graduation gown covers uniform
Trail of losses as blackout hits towns
Landowners reject draft land policy
Ocampo’s secret letter to Kibaki
Africa about to give mankind top of the range malaria vaccine
Rural areas to get Sh5 billion to fight poverty
EAC trade up 47 per cent ahead of Customs Union
Unicef pitches 70 tents for exam candidates in Budalangi
Americans do it just like Kenyans
US ban: It’s Wako
Kiplagat: I won’t spare Kibaki, Raila
A nation on a timebomb
Long road to nuclear power
Albinos in exile under new threat
Of Sambili and her many war fronts
Ministers give up limos as others defy Uhuru
Scramble for funds opens new battlefronts in coalition
Central Kenya MPs soften stand over boundaries
KRA misses revenue targets
Dogs lead the war against poaching
US says reforms key to averting election chaos
No Christmas for Hague suspects?
After drought comes deluge of floods and destruction
New connections boost KPLC profits to Sh4.8b
Sh109m found in ministry’s ‘non-existing’ account
Policeman jailed for 10 years over MP’s death