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Getting your desired piece of land is not a walk in the park — you have to go through some legal processes to ensure the land you acquire is legitimate. Nowadays, land selling offices are all over and one wonders where all this land that is being sold on a daily basis is. “Advertisements run throughout on radio, television and newspapers. People believe the media too much and end up being...

Should the Livestock Bill 2023 see the light of day; a tough regulatory regime awaits animal feed farmers and the entire animal feed value chain. The proposed bill will affect all the stages of animal feed chain from the basic level of growing the feed, processing it, and ensuring its quality, its storage and distribution of the feed. The bill proposes that all involved in the animal feed value chain...

Once upon a time the leopard who had been trying for a long time to catch the tortoise finally chanced upon him on a solitary road. "Aha", he said; "at long last! Prepare to die." _And the tortoise said: "Can I ask one favour before you kill me?" The leopard saw no harm in that and agreed.   "Give me a few moments to prepare my mind", the tortoise said. Again the leopard saw...

In 2017, Kenyans politely told owners of La Cascina Restaurant in Karen that they should know people.    This came after the world-renowned conservationist and chair of the Kenya Wildlife Service went to their restaurant for a pizza, and after demanding 'Kanjo' water, was asked to leave.   Dr. Richard Leakey, one of only three Kenyans to grace the cover of TIME magazine, was dining...

Former Lang’ata Women’s Prison beauty queen Ruth Kamande has suffered a major setback after the appellate court upheld her death sentence for stabbing her late boyfriend 25 times. Justice Hannah Okwengu, Mohamed Warsame and Jamila Mohamed said there was no doubt that Kamande inflicted the injuries that caused the death of Farid Mohamed Halim. The judges said the nature of injuries suffered by the...

Many people have passed near The Kenya National Archives located on Moi Avenue next to Ambassadeur Hotel, but have no idea what really happens there. Random questions brings out the ignorance of many about this national treasure. To a taxi driver who operates at the parking adjacent to the building it is, “a repository for worn out currency before it is taken for incineration by concerned Government...

Ardhisasa, is a land resource management platform that is designed to enhance efficiency in record-keeping, quick transactions and curb fraudulent deals at the Ministry of Lands. The launch now means the ministry has ended the manual application of land documents and services. The digitization of land services has, however, begun in Nairobi and will be rolled out in other counties in...

Former Presidential Aide-De-Camp Major (Rtd) Marsden Madoka explains that most of the things that ordinary people claim to know about ADC are complete fabrications and misconceptions.    "An ADC is not a bodyguard. His role is not to look after the president in terms of safeguarding him," Major (Rtd) Marsden Madoka explained.     Aide-De-Camp's salutation is always conspicuous,...

Le'Mac tower located in Westlands district Nairobi, is pushing the fear of heights of its visitors over the edge with the new sky walk balcony with a transparent floor, wall and...

Popular Kenyan Tiktoker Brian Chira Wambui has died following a hit-and-run car accident.   According to reports, the controversial influencer is said to have been run over by a speeding lorry at around 4am on Saturday while drunk in Gacharage area on the Ndenderu-Ruaka Road in Kiambu County.   Kiambaa sub-county OCPD Pius Mwanthi confirmed the incident saying Chira was hit by a white...

The Sh5 billion Pangani Estate redevelopment project continues to take shape with the first phase comprising of 1,000 housing units to be completed by December next year. Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) said the ongoing low-cost housing project will consist of affordable and market housing units.   The redevelopment of the county estate, which began in May and was launched...

The main suspect in the murder of five family members in Lower Kabete told police officers that he got inspiration to commit the cold-blooded killings from ‘Killing Eve’ -a British dark thriller. The 22-year-old Lawrence Warunge confessed that he chose to eliminate the four members of his nuclear family because they were talking ill of him behind his back. He told detectives that he has initially...

The government has ordered all government agencies, independent commissions and public universities to exclusively air their TV and radio advertisements through State-owned broadcaster KBC. Principal Secretary in the State Department of Broadcasting and Telecommunications Prof. Edward Kisiang'ani made the announcement on Friday highlighting that the directive aims to revive and change the fortunes of the...

STEP1: Director of Physical Planning prepares a plan creating plots for allocation for various users. STEP 2: Director of Surveys or private surveyor surveys the land and produces survey plan and numbering of land parcels. STEP 3: Director of Physical Planning in conjunction with the national land commission and other regulatory agencies prepare development guidelines for the area. STEP 4: The...

Each year the famous sales weekend, which follows Thanksgiving Day and begins on November 27 this year, sees a significant amount of shoppers head to high street stores and online brands in attempt to find the best deals. Retailers including Amazon, Currys PC World, John Lewis and Argos have launched a range of offers, with discounts expected until Cyber Monday. Yet, many people are unaware of the...

The Finance Bill 2024 (the Bill) was introduced to the National Assembly on 9th May 2024. Below are the key proposed changes. Amending status of various supplies The Bill proposes to amend the VAT status of the following products from exempt to taxable: Description Current status Proposed rate 8802.30.00 Airplanes and other aircraft of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg...

Kimiti Wanjaria had a great dream ahead that made him get a mention in Forbes Top 30 Under 30 back in 2013 when he was just 29 years old. Mr Wanjaria had a multimillion-shilling property investment in Kiambu that was being developed by a company in which he owned shares. He, together with three other friends started a company named Serene Valley Properties Limited and on it constructed 30 villas...

A man jumped from the 8th floor at the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company in Parklands Plaza, Nairobi. Kevin Njagi, a staffer at the company, is said to have contacted his parents at around 8 am to tell them that he would commit suicide. Twenty minutes later, Njagi jumped off the building. Njagi's colleagues suspect that he might have been depressed even though he rarely opened up on what he was...

Omar Lali, the boyfriend of Keroche Breweries heiress Tecra Muigai, did not report to Jaha House management of any emergency on the day of her alleged fall, the hotel’s house keeper told the police. Geoffrey Maliolo, a room steward who was in charge of the suite that Omar and Tecra checked into, told the police that despite clear instructions complete with contacts for customers to inform  management...

Did you know that nothing stops you from remarrying a spouse you had divorced? Though it looks far-fetched, Kenyan law allows you to marry your ex-husband or ex-wife. Family lawyer Judy Thongori says the Marriage Act treats formerly married couples as “new people” post-divorce, and, are therefore free to re-enter a union. “There are no legal obstacles preventing one from...