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Haitians living abroad have taken to the streets to protest the Kenya government’s decision to send Kenyan police officers to help quell the runaway gang violence ravaging the streets of the Caribbean nation. On Monday, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution authorizing a multinational security mission – led not by UN peacekeepers but…
Built by the Nairobi City Commission in the 1970s mainly to provide housing for the growing urban population, Umoja Estate has grown to be one of Nairobi’s densely populated residential areas. Just like other housing projects by the City Council, the original occupants had to pay a given amount of money based on the type…
A man was shot dead 36 times in a puzzling attack in Mihango, Utawala, Nairobi. Police identified him as Kevin Otieno Oyimba from Busia county. An unknown number of gunmen aboard two vehicles cornered the man on Gesora Road and rained bullets on him, killing him on the spot. Witnesses told the police the incident…
The heartbroken family said a private company Lariak Properties, emerged to lay claim to the one-acre land. A teary Avani Shah said his family had been in that land for 46 years, and it has been her home for the last 22 years. On Monday, a mob deployed by a private developer invaded the…
On June 20, 1967, boxing legend Muhammad Ali was convicted for refusing the draft for the Vietnam War in Houston, Texas. Ali had been a vocal opponent of the US war, expressing his views by saying, “Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs…
Wall tiles and floor tiles are both types of ceramic or porcelain tiles used in different areas of a building, mainly for interior decoration and protection. While they share some similarities, there are key differences in their design, durability, and suitability for specific applications. Design and Surface Finish: Wall Tiles: Wall tiles are generally thinner…
Divorce is the dissolution of a marriage that has subsisted for three or more years. There are five forms of marriages in Kenya: Civil Christian Hindu Islamic Customary The common grounds for dissolution of all forms of marriage are: cruelty adultery desertion exceptional depravity irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. For customary marriages, additional grounds include…
Customers who fail to pay their Okoa Jahazis will have their Bonga Points deducted automatically by Safaricom. Through this intervention, the company seeks to cut growing Bonga Point debts that add up to millions of shillings. Its roll out will also allow the company to collect overdue airtimes. For instance, some customers…
Money transfer has taken on a whole new dimension with the introduction of PesaLink. PesaLink is a new money transfer service that enables money transfers from one person to another across all Kenyan banks. It is developed and owned by Kenyan banks through their umbrella body, Kenya Bankers Association (KBA). PesaLink enables you to make…
Had engineer George Mwangi, a Rwanda based contractor known that he would return home for holiday to be brutally murdered in his own bedroom by people close to him, then he would have most likely opted to remain in Kigali. But as fate would have it, the 58-year-old husband and father of three…
On August 28, Nancy Muthoni moved out of her house in Utawala after serving a one-month notice but since then as much as she settled in a different place, she has never forgotten about what transpired between her and the house agent. One year down the line, she can still vividly recall how the agent…
There aren’t too many people who are enthusiastic about moving house. Even if your new home is a big upgrade from your old home, you still have to spend days on end packing up your belongings and setting up in your new abode. The day that you move is perhaps the most stressful of all,…
In Kenya it is illegal to drive barefooted, or even in open shoes/sandals No gum in Singapore: gum has been banned in Singapore for over 20 years. It’s illegal to chew gum unless prescribed by a doctor. In France you can legally marry a dead person as long as the wedding was planned before the…
Searching the property portals definitely isn’t all you need to be doing if you want to be a savvy buyer. Discover all you need to know about the homebuying process. I would like to thank Andrew Taylor from the latest law jobs UK for his support and contribution on the conveyancing laws in England and…
Nairobi is among the worst cities to live in worldwide as global warming continues to affect ecosystems, according to a report by Nestpick titled 2050 Climate Change City Index. The data analyzed by 24/7 Wall St, a Delaware corporation operating as a financial news and opinion company, revealed that Nairobi secured the ninth position on the…
Go to www.ecitizen.go.ke and click on create an Account. Once Logged in, Select Debarment of Immigration services. Select submit Application. Select Passports and Temporary permits. Select Temporary permit application and read the Instructions Carefully. Fill in the application form. Pay Using Mpesa, Airtel money, Visa card, Mastercard or Mobi cash. Download and print the Temporary…
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By Michelle Steele “The Death zone” Himalayas There’s actually a clue in the name “death zone” as to why it’s a bad idea to go there which is why it’s my number-one pick. Image source: MSSBTI/com The death zone is an altitude of 8,000 metres above sea level where there is not enough available oxygen for humans to…
(1) Subject to Article 65, every person has the right, either individually or in association with others, to acquire and own property– (a) of any description; and(b) in any part of Kenya. (2) Parliament shall not enact a law that permits the State or any person– (a) to arbitrarily deprive a person of property of…
