Nation: AP officer kills woman, self in Embakasi
18 May 2012 - An Administration Police officer on Thursday night shot and killed a woman before turning the gun on himself in a domestic brawl

Nation: AP officer shoots woman, kills self in Embakasi
18 May 2012 - An Administration Police officer on Thursday night shot a woman before turning the gun on himself in a domestic brawl

Nation: MPs call for tougher laws to deal with rape
18 May 2012 - Women MPs on Thursday called on the government to put in place stringent measures to safeguard women

Nation: 600 homeless after mudslides hit villages
18 May 2012 - About 600 people were on Thursday rendered homeless by mudslides in Gucha South District

Nation: Investors urge State to beef up security to improve tourism
18 May 2012 - Tourism investors at the Coast have called on the government to stem the wave of insecurity

Nation: More than 150,000 children died of preventable diseases in Kenya last year
18 May 2012 - Last year, more than 150,000 children under the age of five died of preventable diseases

Nation: Githae son commits suicide at home
18 May 2012 - Finance minister Njeru Githae’s son committed suicide in his father’s residence in Runda

Nation: Matatu-lorry crash deaths rise
18 May 2012 - Four more bodies have been recovered from the wreck of a matatu that was involved in an accident

Nation: Men pay price for risky lifestyles
18 May 2012 - More Kenyan men than women are dying from lifestyle diseases despite the latter being heavier

Nation: Ocampo Four get reprieve on appeals
18 May 2012 - ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will not oppose the request by four Kenyan suspects to delay two

Nation: Family mourns children killed by power line
18 May 2012 - A brother and a sister have been electrocuted as they waded a pool of water in Kisauni, Mombasa

Nation: UN tells Africa to stop begging and grow food
18 May 2012 - For far too long, the face of sub-Saharan Africa has been one of dehumanising hunger

Nation: G-7 in election plan to force run-off vote
18 May 2012 - The G7 alliance is working on plans of marshalling a combined 14 millions votes during

Nation: NGO Council urges Speaker to block Bill
18 May 2012 - Local charities have petitioned National Assembly Speaker Kenneth Marende to withdraw a private member’s Bill

Nation: More oppose list of county chiefs
18 May 2012 - President Kibaki’s appointment of 47 county commissioners continued to draw opposition with seven civil society

Nation: Cracked Maai Mahiu-Naivasha road shut by highway agency
18 May 2012 - The Kenya Highways Authority on Thursday closed the Maai Mahiu-Naivasha road indefinitely because

Nation: Cracked Maai Mahiu-Narok road shut by highway agency
18 May 2012 - The Kenya Highways Authority on Thursday closed the Maai Mahiu-Narok road indefinitely because

Nation: Disco legend Donna Summer dead from cancer
18 May 2012 - Grammy-winning disco legend Donna Summer died Thursday after a battle with cancer, aged 63

Nation: Cabinet gives nod to tough traffic rules
18 May 2012 - The Cabinet has approved stiff penalties for drivers who cause death through reckless driving or those who drive under the influence of alcohol.

Nation: Angry MPs query Kibaki's move on County bosses
18 May 2012 - President Kibaki’s office came under fire in Parliament as MPs queried the rationale of picking county chiefs ahead of setting up of the 47 county governments, as prescribed in the Constitution.

Nation: Yemen army says Qaeda routed from southern town
18 May 2012 - Yemeni troops sent Al-Qaeda fighters fleeing from the southern city of Loder on Thursday and pressed

Nation: Hollande appoints envoy on Colombia kidnap reporter
18 May 2012 - French President Francois Hollande on Thursday appointed an envoy to a group set up to help secure

Nation: Italy deploys police to protect 550 people after shooting
18 May 2012 - Italy has deployed 2,000 officers to protect 550 people after the shooting of a nuclear company

Nation: Syria opposition chief resigns amid infighting
18 May 2012 - Syrian National Council chief Burhan Ghalioun said Thursday he is resigning to avert divisions

Nation: Zambia court halts probe into judges
18 May 2012 - Zambia's High Court on Thursday suspended a special tribunal set up by the president to probe three judges

Nation: W. Africa bloc confirms G.Bissau troop deployment for Friday
18 May 2012 - West Africa's main regional bloc has confirmed that it will begin deploying troops to coup-ridden

Nation: Mbeki heading to Khartoum to push talks
18 May 2012 - African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki was expected in the Sudanese capital Thursday night

Nation: South Africa won't bully its way to AU top job: Zuma
18 May 2012 - South African President Jacob Zuma said Thursday his country would not "bully" its way into the top job

Nation: Court annuls appointment of CCK boss Njoroge
18 May 2012 - The appointment of Charles Njoroge as the Director General of the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) has been reversed.

Nation: Civil servants charged with graft
18 May 2012 - Three senior civil servants among them a director in the Ministry of Education were charged with corruption Thursday.

Nation: Kalonzo heads to US for bilateral talks
18 May 2012 - Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka is expected to leave the country Thursday for an official visit to the US and China.

Nation: Businessman to challenge Mudavadi for UDF ticket
18 May 2012 - A businessman has said he will fight it out with Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi for United Democratic Forum party presidential ticket.

Nation: Minister urges review of County commissioners jobs
18 May 2012 - An assistant minister has added his voice to the debate surrounding the controversial appointment of County Commissioners.

Nation: Mwau's vehicle kills pedestrian in Nairobi
18 May 2012 - Kilome MP John Harun Mwau’s vehicle knocked down a pedestrian and killed him on the spot near the Serena Hotel, Nairobi Thursday morning.

Nation: New French government to take a pay cut
18 May 2012 - France's new government, under Socialist President Francois Hollande, gets down to work Thursday with the first order of business on their agenda being a pay cut for themselves.

Nation: FINANCE MINISTER Njeru Githae’s son commits suicide ...
18 May 2012 - FINANCE MINISTER Njeru Githae’s son commits suicide at the family home in Runda, Nairobi.

Nation: Minister's son commits suicide
18 May 2012 - Finance minister Njeru Githae’s son has committed suicide at the family home in Runda, Nairobi.

Nation: Lorry smashes into matatu killing 10
17 May 2012 - Ten people died on Wednesday night after a lorry crashed into a matatu on the Kenol-Murang’a road.

Nation: Six more perish in raging floods
17 May 2012 - Six more people have died in Konoin and Bumula districts as heavy rains continue to cause mayhem.

Nation: Speakers to get pay rise in new proposal
17 May 2012 - House Speaker Kenneth Marende, his deputy and four temporary Speakers stand to earn more money if Parliament passes a new Bill that seeks to revise MPs’ allowances.