Yesterday, President Uhuru Kenyatta held talks with retired president Daniel arap Moi at Statehouse Nairobi. From the press release, the two discussed regional peace initiatives following the just concluded ICGLR summit which made recommendations that would see an end to conflicts in the DRC, Central African Republic and the Sudans. Uhuru is actively...
Doncaster Rovers have signed the One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson. The 21-year-old, who was born in Doncaster but has never played higher than Sunday league football, has been given the No28 squad number for the 2013-14 season and is likely to appear for the team’s reserves after signing as a non-contract player in aid of Bluebell Wood...
Fidel Odinga, son to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, and his Eritrean wife Lwam Bekele are now proud parents of a son. This is a great moment for the family, and it’s probably everyone’s hope that the new child will continue the Odinga legacy, and probably become what his grandfather tried so much. Congratulations to the couple.©...
For the past one week, Nairobi motorists have seen some work being carried out at major roundabouts. The age old traffic lights have been replaced with modern lights with digital counters, both for motorists and pedestrians. Among the places with these installations are Haile Selassie roundabout and Westlands roundabout. The lights will also come...
Today we mark 31 years since the some junior Airforce tried to overthrow the government of President Moi.What better way to remember such at time than with the actual radio recording that announced the coup. This is a re-post of a similar post we had about 2 weeks ago. © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...
A day like today, 31 years ago, President Moi was almost overthrown as Commander in Chief. The result of that, as we all know, is that the president became authoritarian, and some politicians, including our former Prime Minister, were detained. A lot has happened since, but it’s good to remember some of the most important moments in our history.This...
On this day in 1982, there was an attempted coup by junior Kenya Airforce members. President Moi however lived to say another 20 years of power.That event is said to have changed Moi from the listening and democracy-loving president he was, to the dictator he was later identified as, for 20 years.Part of the change that came with the attempted coup...
Duty free shops at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, associated with Kamlesh Pattni, were last night demolished.This was despite a court order barring the Kenya Airports Authority from forcefully repossessing the premises. Owners were last night left to collect what remained of their businesses, with a lot of anger towards KAA. This is how it...
A senior source in Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s party has claimed a resounding victory in Wednesday’s parliamentary and presidential election against Prime Minster Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). ‘‘We’ve taken this election. We’ve buried the MDC. We never had any doubt that we were going...
The nomination gala for Mwafaka gospel Award’s 5th edition took place on Tuesday evening at the Tin Tin restaurant in Nairobi. Here’s the full list of nominees.Audio Producer of the YearSaint PizzyJacky BTim – Still AliveBizzy BJohn NyikaCarena Sounds Radio Presenter NomineesKambua And Dj MozEsther KagambaLucy WangunjiriMuturi wa MuiroEvelyn...