Nation: Club owner, bouncer deny murdering reveller
16 May 2012 - A city club owner and a security guard have denied murdering a reveller on Tuesday last week.

Nation: Party tells Raila to name new DPM
16 May 2012 - A top ODM party organ now wants Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi stripped of the post.

Nation: Creditor picks arbiter in row with Matiba over Sh1bn fee
16 May 2012 - About 40 properties associated with former Cabinet minister Kenneth Matiba are the subject of a dispute between the politician and a creditor.

Nation: Six killed, homes destroyed in floods crisis
16 May 2012 - Six people were killed in separate incidents as rains continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country.

Nation: Kenyan hotel owners blame polls for low bookings
16 May 2012 - Hotel owners on Tuesday day warned of job losses and low bookings due to the rising cost of fuel and uncertainty over the next elections.

Nation: Big catch in joint hunt for LRA chiefs
16 May 2012 - The capture of a top Lord’s Resistance Army field commander at the weekend is a milestone that could signal they are closing in on notorious rebel leader Joseph Kony.

Nation: Wanjiru mother skips memorial
16 May 2012 - The first anniversary of former Olympic marathon champion’s death was marked on Tuesday in Nyahururu while his mother kept off the ceremony.

Nation: Stop begging for food, Kenya told
16 May 2012 - Kenya and other African countries have been urged to stop begging for food aid as it is an affront on their dignity, a report says.

Nation: Nyachae and AG on new collision course
16 May 2012 - A fresh row is brewing between the Attorney-General’s office and Constitution Implementation Commission over a Bill before Parliament.

Nation: Raila opposes Sh3.7m MPs gratuity
16 May 2012 - Prime Minister Raila Odinga has rejected proposals by MPs to award themselves Sh3.7 million each as gratuity at the end of the current term.

Nation: Strauss-Kahn files $1m suit against maid
16 May 2012 - Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn files a $1million countersuit against the New York hotel maid

Nation: Brooks among six charged in UK hacking case
16 May 2012 - Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four others are charged with trying to conceal evidence

Nation: Obama support for gays ‘political’
16 May 2012 - Most Americans believe President Barack Obama came out in favour of gay marriage for political reasons.

Nation: Zimbabwean deal struck on constitution
16 May 2012 - Zimbabwe’s two main political parties iron out issues stalling the crafting a new constitution

Nation: Al-Shabaab gives new beard order
16 May 2012 - Orders for men to grow their beards and to trim moustaches are given by militants loyal to Al-Shabaab.

Nation: Foreign force strikes Somali pirate base
16 May 2012 - A helicopter gunship swoops over the Somali coast to strike at a pirate stronghold

Nation: New Senegalese president cuts civil servants pay
16 May 2012 - The government of Senegal announces that salaries of civil servants will no longer exceed five million francs

KBC: Kenyan economy to grow at a slower pace
16 May 2012 - Kenya's economic growth dropped from 5.8 percent in 2010 to 4.4 percent last year.Planning Minister Wycliffe Oparanya attributes the fall to a weaker shilling, erratic weather conditions, high interest rates and high energy costs in the year.

KBC: UK Oil Company to invest in Kenya
16 May 2012 - UK owned multinational oil and mining services company Clariant is seeking to enter the Kenyan market through a local partner.Head of oil services in Africa Nick Kenlay has told business defined that talks are in the early stages with a local subsidiary of KEMIA which hopes to forge a partnership and establish contact years before oil production starts.

KBC: ODM wants Mudavadi replaced as DPM
16 May 2012 - The Orange Democratic Movement National Executive Committee has instructed the party leader Prime Minister Raila Odinga to nominate a new Deputy Prime Minister to replace the incumbent Musalia Mudavadi after he recently ditched the party for UDF.

KBC: Hollande becomes French president
16 May 2012 - Francois Hollande has been sworn in as president of France, becoming the first Socialist leader in 17 years to occupy the Elysee Palace.He said he was aware of the challenges ahead, including the debt crisis, and vowed to "open a new path in Europe".

KBC: DPP office embarks on County Prosecutors recruitment
16 May 2012 - The office of the Director of Public Prosecution has embarked on the recruitment of Chief County Prosecutors in line with the on going devolution.According to the Director of Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko, 16 such prosecutors are in the process of being appointed and deployed to the respective Counties.

KBC: Kenya receives loan from Citi Bank
16 May 2012 - Kenya has received 54 billion shillings as syndicated loan from Citi Bank London Branch, Standard Bank of South Africa and Standard Chartered Bank of London at an interest rate of 4.

KBC: Hard times for petrol consumers
16 May 2012 - Kenyan motorists woke to new fuel prices Tuesday reflecting harsher times for petrol consumers while diesel users breathed a sigh of relief having been spared an increment.Kenyans are however blaming the increase to an elaborate oil cartel in the country whom they say are out to maximize profits at their expense.

KBC: Githae: No funds for defectors by-elections
16 May 2012 - Acting Finance Minister Robinson Githae says that Treasury has no money to fund by-elections should members of parliament who have defied the political party's act through defections lose their seats.

KBC: Ferguson and Giggs win 'Greatest' awards
16 May 2012 - Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs has been named the greatest player of the Premier League era. And in an Old Trafford double, boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been selected the Premier League's greatest manager.

KBC: Ulinzi Stars improve league standings
16 May 2012 - Former champions Ulinzi Stars have moved up to 7th place in the Kenyan Premier league standings and now have 21 points after securing their first away win this season.Evans Amwoka scored two goals in two minutes as 2010 champions Ulinzi Stars trounced struggling Rangers 3-0 in a floodlit match at the Nyayo national stadium.

Nation: Your money is safe, says Finance minister
16 May 2012 - Finance minister Njeru Githae has told Parliament that he will keep looters of public funds away from government coffers.

Standard: NHIF: MPs may censure Nyong'o
16 May 2012 - The Parliamentary health committee probing the alleged multi-million scandal at the National Health Insurance Fund warns it may ask Parliament to pass a vote of censure against Medical Services Minister Anyang’ Nyong’o.

Capital News: Police service commission headed for fresh nominations
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 – The Parliamentary Committee on National Security has rejected President Mwai Kibaki’s nomination of Amina Masoud to head the National Police Service Commission, and has instead proposed its own nominees. In their report which was tabled in the House on Tuesday, the committee chaired by Mt Elgon MP Fred Kapondi proposed [...]

Nation: House team rejects Kibaki nominee for top police job
16 May 2012 - A Parliamentary committee has rejected President Kibaki's nomination of Amina Masoud to head the National Police Service Commission.

Capital News: Parties must put their houses in order – Registrar
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 – The Registrar of Political Parties Lucy Ndung’u now says that she has played her part in ensuring discipline in political parties. She says her role is to ensure that political parties stay within the law and it was the parties that ought to ensure that there is discipline among their [...]

Nation: MPs demand answers over County jobs
16 May 2012 - MPs have demanded answers over the controversial appointment of County commissioners.

Capital News: Club Click owner, bouncer deny murder charges
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 – The proprietor of Club Click Jackson Maina Wangui and a bouncer accused of murdering a reveller in the bar two weeks ago have denied the charges. Maina and bouncer Joseph Kirero Sepi denied that jointly with others not before court, they murdered Kevin Onyango on the night of May 7 [...]

Nation: Africa should not 'beg food aid'
16 May 2012 - African countries including Kenya have been urged to stop begging food aid as it is a major affront to its dignity, a United Nations food security report says.

Standard: Ganze MP calls for talks with separatist group
16 May 2012 - Immigration Assistant Minister Francis Baya wants the Government to give dialogue a chance with the outlawed Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) group.

Standard: IEBC scales down poll budget to Sh 31.5 billion.
16 May 2012 - IEBC scaled down its budget proposals from Sh 41.5 billion to Sh 31.5 billion but did not factor in the Sh 5 billion run-off costs.

Standard: Kibaki: Over 239 million Africans hungry
16 May 2012 - President Kibaki roots for food and nutrition arguing they are crucial to the development of the continent. He made the remarks today when he officially launched the 1st African Human Development Report, 2012 at the United Nations Offices in Nairobi at Gigiri.

Standard: Hollande sworn in as new French president
16 May 2012 - Francois Hollande was sworn in as France's first Socialist president in 17 years in a brief ceremony on Tuesday.

Standard: Policeman dies, 3 hurt in Dadaab explosion
16 May 2012 - A police officer was killed and three others seriously injured in an explosion on a police vehicle in Lagdera near Dadaab refugee camp.