https://twitter.com/high__witness/status/1446344375466930193 Prof. Wangari Maathai the “crazy woman” categorical and unassuming responded to Rais Moi,"The only anatomy that matters is from the neck...
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Rental yields are moderate to good in Nairobi, expect around 6.5% from an apartment. How much will you earn? Gross rental yields on Nairobi apartments are moderately good, at around 6.0% to 7%. Townhouses yield around 5.0% to 6.0%. Yields on detached houses are lower, at 4% to 5.5%. Nairobi property is attractive, with significant capital gains potential. The best combination of rental yield and...
Quick Guiding Steps 1. All first time users of the Online Recruitment and Selection system are required to register by providing ID / Passport Number, Surname, current Email address and a password to access the system. 2. To apply for any advertised job or internship opportunities, log into the system using the ID / Passport Number and the Password created in (1) above. 3. Applicant MUST ensure that...
Donholm Estate is the oldest amongst Umoja, Kayole, Greenfields, Savannah , Bururburu and Tena all along Outer Ring Road. The residential houses project began in the 1980’s and however the vast property development initiated much much earlier by James Kerr Waston, a white settler who christened it Donholm in the early 1900’s. The estate was initially a 4,600 acre farm in the 1900s, stretching all the...
A Migori-based magistrate is currently in custody, after he defiled a 17-year-old minor last night. James Ongondo, 51, a Senior Principal Magistrate at Kehancha law courts in Migori County, was busted at a hotel room in Bomet last night, while defiling the juvenile. At around 8pm, the magistrate turned suspect booked room 102 at Sharies Bar and Restaurant as he imbibed...
Building your own house is not as difficult as you think, cost is driven up mainly by building materials. If you have a place to build you have done the hard part. Use any or a combo of the following material and you are good to go: 1.Stone cladding Using a thin layer of real or simulated stones applied to a building or other structure made of a material other than stone, you can you can...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSe-kDdbVS0 Slain Kabete MP George Muchai was a troubled man by the time he was murdered in a mafia-style execution on the morning of Saturday, February 7 2015. He had tried to reinforce his personal security before his driver, two body guards and himself were shot dead by a lone marksman suspected to have been either a skilled mercenary, hired...
In February of 1987, Kenya’s Environment Minister, Jeremiah Nyaga, was visiting Scandinavia. Addressing officials, he said: “It is better for Koigi (pictured) to be incarcerated in a Kenyan prison than for him to face an uncertain future in Norway...” A few weeks back, dissident Koigi Wamwere had fled to Norway, having sneaked out of...
Chapter Two of the Constitution on formative aspects of the Republic to address regional integration, cohesion, shared prosperity and the centrality of the economy. This is in order to harness regional trade, investment and people-to-people links to increase Kenya’s prosperity, opportunities for investment and enhance security. Chapter Three on Citizenship to strengthen the national...
The DCI on Tuesday warned residents of Witeithie, Juja and Thika of a roaming clan of hyenas. It was reported that a man, 29, was mauled to death by the cackle of about 20 hyenas in the wee hours of Monday morning around the Kamuthi area. He was heading home from Komu Quarry with his counterpart who narrowly escaped the ordeal. Another suspected Hyena attack on a...
Before the year closes, what was famously referred to as Nakumatt Lifestyle will be Naivas Lifestyle as the latter is finalising renovations of the space. This swap is a glimpse of the trend in the retail sector in Kenya. The tumultuous segment has seen established retailers collapse while others have swooped in and taken over. International retailers have also joined the local players. Similarly, some...
s the mystery of the tragic death of 23-year-old interior design Jeff Mwathi continues to unravel, it has now emerged that the deceased was romantically linked to two women. Hours after Jeff was reported dead on February 22, 2023, his girlfriend, Faith Wairimu, spoke to media saying she had been contacted by one of the two women who had been in the company of DJ Fatxo and Jeff at the Kikuyu...
Kenya Power token meters have this annoying moments, and quit embarrassing also. The whole neighborhood knows when you are broke and your electric units are running out, all because of the beeping alarm. But know you can breath easy because we are going to show you how to turn off the low electricity units alarm depending on your prepaid meter model. Notice that token meters come in different types...
In the late 1980s, he switched careers to take over as head of Kenya's Wildlife Service at a time when poachers were wiping out the country's entire elephant and rhino populations. He told his rangers to shoot poachers on sight and organised the spectacular public burning of a huge haul of ivory. In 1993, the small plane he was flying in lost power and crashed. He...
The Land Amendment Bill number 2 of 2023 is stirring up quite the controversy! This bill proposes to shake things up by making freehold land owners pay an annual land levy. That's right, folks - no more free rides for those who enjoy perpetual ownership and can do whatever they please with their land. If this bill passes, the Land Act 2012 will be amended to include a new section that requires freehold...
During this astronomical rise in the cost of living, If you feel that Nairobi has become unbearably expensive,just know where to shop to save a-few coins WHERE TO BUY THINGS AT A BARGAIN IN NAIROBI 1. Cereals – Get them in Nyamakima in that kichochoro for Molo matatus. Groundnuts from the market aren’t overpriced. You can also get apples and other fruits at a good price. 2. Diapers...
Police have arrested five suspects believed to be part of a gang that broke into a businessman's car in Nairobi's South C area and robbed him of close to Ksh.3 million a fortnight ago. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the five suspects used a catapult to smash the vehicle's window before making away with a bag containing Ksh.900,000 and another USD 15,000 (about Ksh.2...
The decision to give out extra land to Nairobi National Park has angered the leaders of the Empakasi Oolera Trust that has been fighting for return of what they call their ancestral land. The land was hived off after several government task forces were appointed to determine the ownership of the disputed 10,000 acres. The land is known as the Sheep and Goats' land on the border of the Kajiado Kaputiei...
There are ten ranks in the Kenya Defence Forces. Members of the Defence Forces are guided by unmatched discipline and respect depending on the rank of an officer. KDF comprises of three sister services, namely Kenya Army, Kenya Air Force and Kenya Navy. The three are under Service Commanders who oversee their operations. Regardless of one’s service affliction,...
A Labour Court has ordered Abson Motors Limited to pay its former receptionist Ksh 1.4 million after finding that its general manager fired her unfairly after doctors advised she takes a sick-off over pregnancy-related complications. Justice James Riika found that Abson Motors had ignored a doctor’s report and sick-off sheets issued by the hospital, which was attending to...