[Photo/ Nation] Passengers using the refurbished Syokimau train were on Wednesday left in shock after it stalled a few minutes after departure from the ultra modern railway station.  The train had left the station at 7 am only to stop even before reaching the main Nairobi – Mombasa track. For almost 40 minutes, passengers most of who...

A 4 day old infant miraculously survived Sunday’s explosion at an Eastleigh bus unscathed. The baby, whose umbilical cord has still not properly healed was rescued from the scene by officers from Pangani Police Station and is currently at the Mother Teresa Home in Nairobi.  The mother is believed to have perished in the blast and people are...

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has come under fire after the government unveiled plans to relocate the capital city from Harare to his rural district, a move his coalition partners say they were not consulted on. Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo this week revealed that plans were underway to build a new parliament building, government...

Not Even The Others Combined Would Beat Peter Kenneth Someone or some people have not been so happy about the opinion polls being released every few weeks. Unlike in the United States where opinion polls by 100 companies show very minimal discrepancies, and where the elections turn out that way, opinion polls in Kenya are the exact opposite. With...

Kibaki Opens The Official Vice President Residence  President Kibaki turned 81 yesterday, and no pomp or fanfare was witnessed to mark this important day. Instead of having friends and family come over and help cut the ‘table sized’ cake, Kibaki was on official business. The president officially opened the Sh 400 million vice president...

Kibaki Opens The Official Vice President Residence  President Kibaki turned 81 yesterday, and no pomp or fanfare was witnessed to mark this important day. Instead of having friends and family come over and help cut the ‘table sized’ cake, Kibaki was on official business. The president officially opened the Sh 400 million vice president...

President Kibaki celebrated his 81st birthday yesterday (Read on how he celebrated it). This year, the president received what is probably the highest number of birthday wishes; from ordinary Kenyans to the who’s who in the society. Some of the first to send him birthday messages were top media personalities like Jeff Koinange with politicians...

Take note there is an imposter in town this time impersonating Citizen TV’s Julie Gichuru on Facebook. The imposter is alleged to be promising fans jobs for money. Apparently Julie has learnt of the ongoing scam and some people have fallen prey to the scams and even sent money to the yet to be exposed imposter. Today on her Facebook page Julie wrote...

NAIROBI, Kenya: The website’s headlines trumpet al-Shabab’s imminent demise and describe an American jihadist fretting over insurgent infighting. At first glance it appears to be a sleek, Horn of Africa news site. But the site – sabahionline.com – is run by the U.S. military.The site, and another one like it that centers...

By AL ARABIYA At least five pornographic websites are among Egypt’s 100 most frequently visited online destinations this year, according to Alexa, a division of Amazon.com that tracks online traffic patterns globally. The statistic proves particularly significant as Egyptian web surfers may soon be stripped of all access...