BY UPESI NEWS NEWSR DESK,NAIROBI ,31ST DEC 2016-Former Nominated MP Mark Too has passed away in an Eldoret hospital in Uasin Gishu County. Mr Too,
Year: 2016
MUsalia Mudavadi Named Luhya Community spokes Person
Luhya leaders dance during the unveiling of the community’s spokesperson at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega County on December 31, 2016. PHOTO CURTESY BY NAMULONGO PETER,KAKAMEGA,31ST
Central Baghdad Market Blasts kill dozens
By AFP, Baghdad, Iraq, Dec 31 – Two suicide bombers ripped through a busy market area in central Baghdad Saturday, shattering a relative lull in
Atwoli to unveil Luhya spokesman
BY UPESI NEWS REPORTER,NAIROBI,31ST DEC 2016-Organization of Trade Union secretary General Francis Atwoli on Saturday was expected to name the Luhya community spokesman.The event held
EQUALITY AND GENDER COMMISSION COMMEND IEBC NOMINATIONS
By NAMULONGO PETER, NAIROBI, Dec 31 – The National Gender and Equality Commission has welcomed the nominations of new members to the Independent Electoral and
SUPPOSE IT WAS YOU,THE LUCKY ONE!
BY UPESI NEWS LIFE STYLE ,30TH,DEC 2016-Who told you that luck doesn’t exist? As it is a tradition in Kenya and world over ,during the
Police nabb four grenade shells, 111 bullets in Kilifi
Kilifi County Police Commander Wachira Mathenge assesses an empty grenade empty motor shell that was found in on December 30, 2016. BY CORRESPONDENT ,KILIFI,30TH DEC
Veteran Politician John Keen laid to rest in Namanga
Tthe late John keen who was buried in Namanga on 30th Dec 2016 BY KORIR JUMA,NAMANGA, 30TH DEC 2016-Veteran politician John Keen who died a
No longer at ease in Uasin Gishu as senator invites EACC to probe Governor
Uasin Gishu Senator Isaac Meli BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,30TH DEC,2016-Uasin Gishu Senator Isaac Meli wants the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to do a lifestyle audit
Changes to the Electoral laws needed IEBC’Ezra Chiloba says
IEBC Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba/FILE BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI, Dec 30,2016- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has warned that voters could be denied
Leopards tame Sofapaka for maiden final berth
BY UPESI NEWS SPORTS TEAM,30TH DEC,2016-AFC Leopards Cubs thrashed Sofapaka 2-1 in the KPL U20 tournamannet to progrees to the final in the second semifinal
Tusker tracking Palos youngster -Sydney Ochieng
BY DENNIES MWANGI,NAIROBI,30TH DEC,2016-Tusker FC assistant Coach Francis Baraza has confirmed that he is interested in signing Palos FC midfielder Sydney Ochieng for the Kenyan
Chelsea out to stoke title dreams
Pedro Rodriguez © Getty Images UPESI NEWS SPORTS,NAIROBI,30TH DEC,2016-Chelsea can take another step towards English football history when they host Stoke City on Saturday, as
CORD Calls off planned Anti-election law demo
Kalonzo Musyoka leads other Cord officials in addressing the media at Capitol Hill on December 22, 2016. The coalition has suspended the mass protest./FILE PHOTO
THE 2016 KCSE RESULTS SURPRISES
Education CS Fred Matiangi who released this years KCSE results At Shimo la tewa Mombasa on 29TH DEC 2016. BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,29TH,DEC 2016-The long awaited
President Kenyatta says,a significant drop recorded in 2016 KCSE Performance
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i presenting a report on the 2016 KCSE examination results to President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House in Mombasa on Dec
NTSA publishes the names of Drivers arrested driving while drunk
The list that was published in the local newspapers Thursday ad 39 names BY UPESI NEWS DESK,NAIROBI,29TH DEC,2016-The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) on
This years KCSE candidates to know their fate as CS Matiangi Releases Exam Results
BY UPESI NEWS REPORTER,Nairobi,29TH DEC,2016-Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i is set to release 2016 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results on Thursday Afternoon.
Think again about the changes to the electoral laws,LSK warns
LSK chair Isaac Okero/FILE PHOTO BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 29 – The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has said the lack of clarity on
ICT CS Joe Mucheru roots for Manual back up for elections
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,29TH DEC,2016-Senate Legal affairs committee on Thursday begun collecting views from the various individuals and the public on
Efforts by Doctors union leaders to hold meeting in Bomet face resistance
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,28TH DEC 2016-Kenya Medical Practioners and Dentists Union Secretary General Ouma Oluga has accused Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto of assaulting doctors who were
The Senate legal committee given until 5th January to provide inclusive way to solve election laws dispute
The senate session held on 28th DECc 2016/PHOTO/UPESI NEWS BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,28TH DEC,2016-Senate’s debate on election laws was on Wednesday pushed forward by a week
IEBC now says 2017 elections will be manual
BY UPESI NEWS REPORTER,NAIROBI,28TH DEC,2016-The independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission says the coming General Election will be conducted manually.While responding to a case in which
Court orders Kitui fire engine driver to undergo mental examination
BY CORRESPONDENT,28TH DEC,2016-A high court in Kitui on Wednesday ordered that the driver who ran over Ex-Kitui mayor Martha Mwangangi during protests by traders against the
NINE KILLED AS MATATU PLUNGES INTO A RIVER IN MBOONI
BY CORRESPONDENT,MBOONI ,28TH DEC 2016-Nine people have died Wednesday afternoon while scores others were injured following an accident at Nzaini on Tawa-Kikima road in Makueni
CORD GOES TO COURT TO CHALLENGE SPECIAL SITTINGS TO DEBATE ELECTION LAWS
CORD leaders address the press/FILE PHOTO BY UPESI NEWS REPORTER,27TH DEC,2016-The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy has filed a fresh case challenging House special
REQUIEM SERVICE FOR THE LATE VETERAN POLITICIAN JOHN KEEN HELD
KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,28TH DEC 2016-A requiem service for the late veteran politician John Keen was held at his karen home in Nairobi on Wednesday .The service
SENATE SPEAKER ETHURO WANTS INVESTIGATIONS CARRIED OUT WHY THERE WAS HEAVY SECURITY AROUND PARLIAMENT AS ELECTORAL LAW DEBATE GOT UNDERWAY
The Senate in session. It is set to debate changes to poll laws on December 28, 2016. FILE PHOTO |UPESI NEWS.CO.KE BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,28TH DEC,2016-Senate
Tupac’s ‘Hail Mary’ lyrics printed in church program in place of prayer
A Catholic priest in Sri Lanka apologized after the lyrics to Tupac’s “Hail Mary” were mistakenly printed in the program for a Christmas service instead
Prisoners burrow out of jail by removing loo
BY EURIDICE NZIOKA, NAIROBI, 27TH DECEMBER, 2016– A manhunt is under way after six prisoners escaped from a US jail by removing lavatory and then
Liverpool tackle Stoke City in an EPL match going down at Anfield tonight
All times EAT (EA, GMT+2) Tuesday 27 December 2016 Liverpool v Stoke City Anfield 20:15 Wednesday 28 December 2016 Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur St. Mary’s
FORD KENYA leader Moses Wetangula opposes the move by COTU boss to name Luhya spokesman
COTU boss Francis Atwoli addresses the press/FILE PHOTO BY CORRESPONDENT,KAKAMEGA,27TH DEC,2016-Ford Kenya has rejected plans by Cotu boss Francis Atwoli to name a spokesman for
CORD NOW WANTS RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING ELECTORAL LAW DIFFERENCES
A voter casts his ballot in the past/FILE PHOTO BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,27TH DEC 2016-A section of CORD Members of Parliament wants the religious leaders
Nyamira Senator Kennedy Mong’are the first senator to launch his 2017 presidential bid
Nyamira Senator Kennedy Mong’are addresses the press in Nairobi during the launch of his presidential bid on DEC 27TH 2016/UPESI NEWS BY UPESI NEWS
Clashes continue in Kerio Valley as one person is killed, three injured
A section of kerio valley where communities continue to fight leading to deaths and displacement of hundreds of people BY CORRESPONDENT,27TH DEC 2016-One person was
Veteran politician John Keen to be laid to rest in his Namanga home on Friday
Kajiado West Member of Parliament Moses ole Sakuda speaks to journalists at Keen’s home in Karen on Monday BY KORIR JUMA,NAIRROBI,26TH DEC,2016-The late veteran politician
PATIENTS FORCED TO ENDURE PAIN IN HOSPITALS AS DOCTORS STAY PUT
situations in hospitals across the country/FILE PHOTO BY UPESI NEWS REPORTER,26TH DEC,2016-Patients in public hospitals continue to writhe in pain as doctors stay put.Spot
COTU calls for senate not to pass the amendments to the electoral law
COTU Secretary General, Francis Atwoli/FILE PHOTO. BY NAMULONGO PETER,226TH,DEC,2016-The Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) wants the Senate to throw out the amendments made to
FIVE THINGS THAT ANNOYED PRESIDENT KENYATTA IN 2016
CORRUPTION INVOLVING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS This is one issue that has made the president not to enjoy the year 2016 which began on high note. How
Marsabit CENTRAL OCPD FOUND DEAD IN THE HOUSE
Newly posted Marsabit Central OCPD Abel Sande seen here during the Jamhuri celebrations on December 12, 2016 BY UPESI NEWS REPORTER,26TH,DEC,2016- Marsabit Central
Nairobi residents to face water rationing for the next four months
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – Residents of Nairobi should prepare to face water rationing for the next three months starting this January.The rationing
Arsene Wenger: Arsenal boss says he is ‘immune to excessive reactions
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger BY UPESI NEWS SPORTS,26TH DEC,2016-Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he is “immune to excessive reactions” as his side look to reignite
British pop star George Michael dies aged 53
British pop singer George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou to a Greek Cypriot father and English mother in north London in 1963 © AFP/File
Pope says Christmas ‘hostage’ to materialism, God in shadows
BY Reuters,26th dec,2016-Pope Francis said on Saturday (December 24) that Christmas had been “taken hostage” by dazzling materialism that puts God in the shadows and
President Kenyatta calls for peace as he attends Christmas prayers
President Uhuru Kenyatta greets members of the Holy Ghost Cathedral in Mombasa where he attended Christmas eve mass. PHOTO | PSCU BY PSCU/KORIR JUMA,25TH DEC,2016-President
Veteran politician John Keen passes on
Veteran politician John keen who died on 25th Dec 2016 /FILE PHOTO BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 25 – Veteran politician John Keen has
NTSA WARNS MOTORISTS AGAINST FLOUTING TRAFFIC RULES
NTSA director general Francis Meja address a past meeting/FILE PHOTO BY UPESI NEWS REPORTER,NAIROBI,24TH DEC,2016-As a way of dealing with the cases of roads accidents
KNHCR tells President Kenyatta not to approve changes to election laws
KNHCR Vice Chairman George Morara addresses a press briefing at the commision’s offices in Nairobi on December 24, 2016.UPESI NEWS BY NAMULONGO PETER,24TH DEC,2016-The Kenya
IF YOU ARE AN ALPHA WOMAN THIS IS FOR YOU!
BY UPESI NEWS LIFESTYLE TEAM,24TH DEC,2016-Many are the times marriages have broken down courtesy of little things like a wife not being submissive to the
Gor Mahia land Mugiraneza
Gor mahia funs watch a match/FILE PHOTO BY DENIES MWANGI,NAIROBI,24TH DEC,2016-Kenyan Premier League giant Gor Mahia have signed Rwandese international Jean Baptiste Mugiraneza on a