Updated: 8 Sep 2010 Presidential Escort Commandant Benson Kibui Githinji is among top police officers who have been transferred in sweeping changes announced by police commissioner Mathew Iteere affecting 143 senior officers across the country. Githinji has been appointed PPO Western province taking over from Kingori Mwangi who will be based at the police headquarters as the Deputy Director police reforms. A statement by the Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe on behalf of Commissioner of Police Matthew Iteere, Wednesday directed the officers to report to their new stations by 17th of this month. Full Story
Kibaki consoles Kenya ACK head Updated: 8 Sep 2010 President Mwai Kibaki Wednesday visited Archibishop Eliud wabukala and family at their Nairobi home to console them following the death of Mrs. Caren Nakhumicha Wabukala.President Kibaki, who was accompanied by Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi, prayed to God to grant the bereaved family solace, strength and fortitude to bear the tragic loss. Read More
Kenyans to mark Idd on Saturday Updated: 8 Sep 2010 The government has gazetted Saturday 11 of this month as a public holiday to celebrate Idd ul Fitr which marks the end of Ramadhan for Muslims. In a statement, government spokesman Alfred Mutua said Friday and Monday will remain normal working days. Read More
Kenya Police Service Transfers Updated: 8 Sep 2010 The commissioner of police has made the following appointments and postings in the Kenya Police Service. Please note that the comprehensive reorganization will be made once the County's are operationalized in conformity with the new constitution. Read More
Africa cautioned against weather related disasters Updated: 8 Sep 2010 Africa needs to begin looking at the risk of weather related disasters on agricultural productivity. The Chief Executive Officer of the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA) Dr Chris Muyunda says the agricultural sector in Africa is dependent on weather conditions but suffers a great deal when extreme weather events occur. Read More
KNCHR chair dismisses ouster claims Updated: 7 Sep 2010 Embattled Kenya National Commission on Human Rights -KNCHR chair Florence Jaoko Simbiri has vowed to stay put despite efforts to oust her. Jaoko dismissed reports appearing in a section of the media claiming that commissioners had stripped her of all her powers. Read More
UN 'failed' DR Congo rape victims Updated: 8 Sep 2010 UN peacekeepers have "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said.Atul Khare told the Security Council that the scale of systematic rape by armed rebels was far worse than feared. Read More
UN boss in Rwanda amid leaked report row Updated: 8 Sep 2010 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rwanda, the United Nations said, following a dispute with the African nation over a leaked U.N. report saying its troops may have committed genocide. Read More
UN 'failed' DR Congo rape victims Updated: 8 Sep 2010 UN peacekeepers have "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said.Atul Khare told the Security Council that the scale of systematic rape by armed rebels was far worse than feared. Read More
Pension rallies hit French cities Updated: 8 Sep 2010 More than one million French workers have taken to the streets to protest against austerity measures planned by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.The rallies came as a 24-hour national strike disrupted flight and rail services, and closed schools. Read More
EU gets Barroso 'state of union' Updated: 7 Sep 2010 The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, has said unemployment is "still much too high" in the EU, in his first "state of the union" speech.He is using the format, made famous by US presidents, to outline the 27-nation EU's priorities. Read More
Pipeline: Uganda, Kenya to partner Updated: 8 Sep 2010 Uganda will partner Kenya and an Indian multinational to construct a refinery and pipeline for its oil, an official told AFP Wednesday.President Yoweri Museveni has "given green light for the joint venture", his press secretary, Tamale Mirundi, said. Read More
Kenya's KenGen to add 20 MW from wind by end-2012 Updated: 8 Sep 2010 Kenya's KenGen will add 20.4 megawatts of electricity from wind turbines at a single site in a move to add renewable power sources to help stabilise supplies by 2013, Energy minister Kiraitu Murungi has said. Read More
Kenya to issue 2-yr bond, launch new auction rules Updated: 8 Sep 2010 Kenya's central bank will auction a two-year government bond worth 13 billion shillings ($160 million) in an auction process concluding on Sept. 22, traders said on Wednesday. Details of bond tenders in Kenya often break through the market first before the central bank makes an official statement. Read More
Vodafone to pay India $2.6bn tax Updated: 8 Sep 2010 An Indian court has upheld a tax department demand for the mobile phone giant, Vodafone, to pay a 120bn rupees ($2.6b; £1.7bn) tax bill.The bill relates to a $11.1bn deal it struck three years ago to buy a majority stake in Hutchison Telecommunications' Indian assets. Read More
'Many failures' caused BP spill Updated: 8 Sep 2010 BP says no single factor caused the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the worst ecological catastrophe in recent US history.Instead, "a sequence of failures involving a number of different parties" led to the explosion which killed 11 people and caused the leak. Read More
Capello praises display by Rooney Updated: 8 Sep 2010 England manager Fabio Capello praised Wayne Rooney's display in the Euro 2012 qualifying win over Switzerland. Rooney, who is the subject of newspaper allegations about his private life, scored the first England goal in a 3-1 win in Basle on Tuesday night. Read More
Grand reception for Kenya's Rudisha Updated: 8 Sep 2010 It was song and dance at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport when the new world 800 metres record holder David Lekuta Rudisha arrived home Wednesday morning from Split Croatia where he participated in the IAAF Continental Cup. Read More
Kenya Inter-Bank Games kick off Updated: 8 Sep 2010 24 Institutions are taking part in the 26th edition of the Inter-Bank sports competition that got underway on Tuesday with football matches at the Kenya school of monitory Studies (KSMS) Ruaraka. Read More
Football: I won’t quit, says Kenya coach Updated: 8 Sep 2010 The national soccer team Harambee Stars jetted back Wednesday morning to cold a reception after their dismal performance in their first 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier which saw them lose 1-0 to the lowly ranked Guinea Bissau. Read More
Nadal beats Feliciano Lopez at US Open Updated: 8 Sep 2010 Rafael Nadal gave further evidence that he is playing his best ever tennis in New York as he beat Feliciano Lopez to reach the US Open quarter-finals.The world number one came through 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the night match on Arthur Ashe Stadium to set up a clash with Fernando Verdasco. Read More
UDHALIMU - 7:35pm Udhalimu is a Swahili word for mistreatment, oppression and absence of justice. It is a drama which depicts the story of Sharline. Sharline suffered a lot during her early life.Her problems started very early in her life. It is said that her father and mother were killed by Chanzera (Step-father), so that he may inherit her vast empire.Watch Channel One as the plot unfolds in udhalimu.
It's a Strange World
Werewolf boy appeals to doctors to find a cure An 11-year-old "werewolf" boy who desperately seeks a cure for his condition is baffling medical experts.Pruthviraj Patil is one of 50 in the world who suffers from hypertrichosis, a rare genetic condition known as Werewolf Syndrome. read more...
