Standard: Lawyer dissatisfied with removal of judges
27 Apr 2012 - A Nairobi lawyer who filed a series of complaints against nine Court of Appeal judges before the vetting board is still discontented with the removal of four from the Judiciary.

Standard: NPSC nominees'approval stopped
27 Apr 2012 - Kenyans might have to wait longer before the National Police Service Commission nominees are approved.

Standard: Assembly wants ICC cases tried in East African court
27 Apr 2012 - The fight to claw away the cases of four Kenyans charged with crimes against humanity from the grip of The Hague based International Criminal Court took a fresh spin when the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) passed a Motion urging the court to transfer the trials to the East African Court of Justice (EACJ).

Standard: Taylor found guilty of crimes against humanity
27 Apr 2012 - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor became the first former head of state to be found guilty of war crimes by an international court since the Nuremburg trials of Nazis after World War II.

Standard: How counties cash will be shared out
27 Apr 2012 - Areas long neglected by the Government will from next year be guaranteed a fixed share of all taxes collected by the Government under proposals on sharing the national cake among counties.

Standard: Encounter with little ones turn tough APs to jelly
27 Apr 2012 - What comes to mind when you talk about Administration Police (AP) officers? Despicable killings, suicides, corruption and impunity among other allegations. The APs have now decided they don't want people to conjure such deplorable images about them.

Standard: Court stops appointment of police commission
27 Apr 2012 - Kenyans might have to wait longer before the National Police Service Commission nominees are approved.

Standard: Taylor guilty of aiding Sierra Leone war crimes
26 Apr 2012 - International judges have found former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war, at his trial in The Hague.

Standard: IEBC boss clashes with Karua over election date
26 Apr 2012 - Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Isaack Hassan clashed with Narc-Kenya Leader Martha Karua over the March 4, 2013 Election Date.

Standard: Syria: Massive explosion in Hama 'kills 70'
26 Apr 2012 - Up to 70 people have been killed in an attack on a house in Hama, according to Syrian activists. They said several houses in the Masha al-Tayyar district in southern Hama were destroyed by a big explosion.

Standard: Leaders back Kibaki stand on MRC
26 Apr 2012 - Several leaders in Coast Province have welcomed President Kibaki's firm stand against the banned Mombasa Republican Council.

Standard: Senators to earn more than National Assembly members
26 Apr 2012 - Kenyans will pay Sh500 million for MPs' taxes this financial year. This will take care of monies the legislators must pay the tax collector for the remainder of their term.

Standard: 'Tea manure' gets farmers instant wealth and health
26 Apr 2012 - For Jescah Omamo, 'tea manure' is like gold. It transforms her farm as she watches, a sight that is pleasing to her eyes and pocket.

Standard: Uhuru faces challenge in Central as third force emerges
26 Apr 2012 - A series of events in recent weeks indicate the emergence of what could be a third political force in central Kenya to challenge Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta.

Standard: Six people die, scores displaced as rains continue to wreak havoc
26 Apr 2012 - At least six people died and scores were displaced by flash floods after heavy downpour in parts of the country.

Standard: Scandals and past rulings end careers of four senior judges
26 Apr 2012 - It was long buried and forgotten, or so it appeared, but the Goldenberg scandal returned with devastating effect yesterday, ending the colourful careers of two senior Court of Appeal judges.

Standard: Sh40 million fish storage plant to be built in Busia
26 Apr 2012 - The Government is set to construct a Sh40 million fish storage plant at Nangina in Samia District, Busia County.

Standard: Hospital loses Sh100million from sneaking patients
26 Apr 2012 - Kenyatta National Hospital lost Sh100 million in 2011 from patients who sneak out of the wards to escape paying bills after receiving treatment.

Standard: Justice Omolo sent home as vetting board gives verdict
25 Apr 2012 - Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Board has declared President of the Kenyan Appellate Court Justice Riaga Omollo unfit to hold office.

Standard: Ex-Mungiki boss released on Sh200,000 cash bail
25 Apr 2012 - Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga has been released on a cash bail of Sh200, 000. He was released alongside four others after they were arrested on Tuesday.

Standard: Flash floods kill 17, displace more than 60,000
25 Apr 2012 - At least 17 people have died and more than 60,000 affected by flash floods across the country.

Standard: Day bullets silenced dreams of families
25 Apr 2012 - Erick Otieno is a worried boy not only for losing his mother but also for being left with a three-month-old baby to take care of.

Standard: Rapists to remain under watch
25 Apr 2012 - All convicted rapists and other sexual offenders will now be monitored for the rest of their lives, thanks to a national electronic register developed by the Judiciary.

Standard: OP officials accused of altering list of police service nominees
25 Apr 2012 - Details of why Prime Minister Raila Odinga rejected the list of nominees to the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) have emerged with individuals at the Office of the President being accused of mischief.

Standard: Man dies as police crush Mombasa protest by MRC
25 Apr 2012 - Attempts by police to block a protest by members of the banned Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) Tuesday ended with the death of a marcher.

Standard: Kibaki assures Kenyans of free and fair elections
25 Apr 2012 - President Kibaki is focused on leaving an admirable legacy and a cohesive Kenya even as the trial of four Kenyans at the International Criminal Court continues to bother his government.

Standard: Ex-Mungiki boss arrested, faces robbery charges
25 Apr 2012 - Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga was on Tuesday arrested after he showed up to record statements with police following a gun drama incident in his church in Nairobi.

Standard: Kajwang': Applications for dual citizenship on
25 Apr 2012 - Kenyans can now officially begin applying for dual citizenship as provided for in the constitution.

Standard: KWS suspends visits to killer gorge in Naivasha
24 Apr 2012 - Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) has now suspended visits to the killer gorge in Hells Gate National Park in Naivasha following the deaths of seven youths.

Standard: One die as MRC youth clash with police
24 Apr 2012 - One person has died and seven suspected Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) members arrested after clashing with police outside Mombasa Law court ahead of a hearing session against the group.

Standard: Kibaki loyalists part ways in succession battle
24 Apr 2012 - The once well-knit outfit that campaigned for President Kibaki's re-election in 2007 under the Party of National Unity (PNU) umbrella has scattered in all directions as his retirement draws nearer and succession matrix becomes complicated.

Standard: Modern market stinks to the heavens
24 Apr 2012 - The outstanding things that welcome you to Muthurwa Market in downtown Nairobi are the loud music and nauseating smell. If one gets in through the Landhies Road entrance, he or she is met with a restless crowd of traders, other customers and thieves.

Standard: Teachers threaten to strike if State reneges on pay deal
24 Apr 2012 - Teachers have threatened to go on strike on July 1 if the Government does not pay their outstanding allowances and hire more teachers to ease a biting shortage in public schools.

Standard: Raila rules out talks with separatist lobby group
24 Apr 2012 - The Government will not entertain secession talks with members of the outlawed Mombasa Republican Council (MRC).

Standard: What Midiwo told police on 'assassination'
24 Apr 2012 - Joint Government Chief Whip Mr Jakoyo Midiwo relied heavily on unnamed sources and their verbal statements when he astonishingly announced a plot to kill Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Standard: Death and destruction as floods rage
24 Apr 2012 - Rains that Kenyans initially welcomed are now leaving trails of death and destruction countrywide with the Government's Meteorological Department warning that more flash floods are in the offing.

Standard: G7 gives line-up, conditions for Mudavadi
24 Apr 2012 - The G7 alliance has laid out conditions for Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi's possible entry into the outfit after decamping from ODM.

Standard: Road accident cases straining KNH
24 Apr 2012 - Sharp rise in traffic road accidents in the month of April, is taking a heavy a toll on Kenyatta National Hospital, the hospital's Chief Executive Officer Mr Richard Lesiyampe has disclosed.

Standard: Sudan bombs South Sudan border area, kill 3
23 Apr 2012 - Sudanese warplanes carried out air strikes on South Sudan on Monday, killing three people near a southern oil town, residents and military officials said, three days after South Sudan pulled out of a disputed oil field.

Standard: Seven feared dead in Hells Gate floods tragedy
23 Apr 2012 - Seven church members are feared dead after they were swept away by flash floods in a gorge in Hells Gate National Park in Naivasha.