Special Report

Mr Peter Mungai and Mr John Kinyanjui (left) reconstruct their houses at Rukuine farm in Eldoret after they were resettled from Burnt Forest, on Tuesday. Picture: Peter Ochieng

Police vacate Mungiki leader’s house
Police have withdrawn from the palatial house of the Mungiki leader Maina Njenga after guarding it for about three years. The withdrawal of the General Service Unit officers who had been stationed there since October 6, 2005, was part of the demands the sect leader made to the Government. [Updated on May 15, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Ngong Forest under threat
A unique Kenyan heritage, one of the few indigenous forest within a city, may disappear unless illegal loggers are stopped. The story of Ngong forest unravels as the local community battles their own, herbalists, modernity and a reluctant bureaucracy. [Updated on May 15, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

New facility gives hope to children with heart defects
As the pony-tailed musician belts his lyrics, taking his audience on a long memorable journey, a one-year-old toddler stares, unseeing. [Updated on May 15, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Displaced people’s jitters over Rift Valley
Hundreds of displaced families in Central Province fear returning to their farms in the Rift Valley. They have accused the Government of rushing the resettlement programme without consulting them. [Updated on May 14, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Fate of 15,000 hangs in balance as camps close
The fate of about 15,000 refugees at camps in Trans Nzoia District remains unknown as the State plan [Updated on May 14, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

The making of an exams boss
If you sat a national examination between the early 1980s and late 1990s, chances are that you read [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Cervical cancer on the increase, experts warn
Contrary to popular belief, cervical, not breast cancer, is the leading killer among women in Africa [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

No celebration for Bruce yet
Today is Bruce Kimutai’s 11th birthday. ordinarily, he would be happily running around, eager to blo [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Forest Service in plans to restore indigenous forests
Makuli Forest in Makueni District was once a beautiful indigenous resource, with abundant animal and [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Rice blast outbreak spells doom for farmers
The outbreak of a deadly fungal disease in the rice fields of Mwea is spelling doom to hundreds of f [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

The Rise and fall of Mwea rice project
Mwea Irrigation Scheme, once known for its quality "white gold", has lost its lustre, writes Francis [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Water shortage dries up farmers’ hope
Mrs Rose Mwiribu lives a day at a time. She does not know what the future portends for her. Not l [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

ASK demands Sh70m for damaged property
The Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) is demanding Sh70m compensation for properties destroyed by [Updated on May 9, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Community poor yet blessed with a variety of minerals
For years, pastoralists have grazed animals in the vast, hilly and dry land of Pokot, Turkana and Ma [Updated on May 8, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Working to dignify the dead
The sight was awful, the stench suffocating and an open mouth revealed brown teeth. [Updated on May 8, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Morality drive finally bears fruit in Kijabe
Kijabe town, perhaps one of the most unique places in Kenya today, adds to its scenic beauty a fasci [Updated on May 8, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more