When a normal day at work lands you in jail
Work was progressing well, everything and everyone was in place. However, If she had known what would transpire a few hours later, maybe she would have started her morning differently. ALSO READ: Man confesses to killing pregnant wife and two kids(Photos)Things go awry“Besides my authorisation of the transaction, my branch manager had to authorise it too. While waiting for the other shoe to drop, she got an opportunity to work with another bank. ALSO READ: Police search for man who murdered wifeIn January 2009, investigators showed up and arrested her at her new work place.
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August 18, 2018 21:22 UTC
Catholic Church ventures into hospitality business with Sh500m modern resort
| Published Sun, August 19th 2018 at 00:00, Updated August 18th 2018 at 23:05 GMT +3The Elysian Resort, valued at Sh500 million. Elysian Resort, valued at Sh500 million, is located off the Northern bypass in Kiambu, about 15km from Nairobi. Elysian Resort seats on a five-acre property with an additional undeveloped 2.5 acres adjacent to it at the boundary of Nairobi’s Runda Estate and Kiambu County. May 1, 2018, marked a milestone for Elysian Resort as it opened doors to the public, with the first guests checking in on April 30. The construction of Elysian Resort has been funded mainly through the benevolence of the parishioners of the Catholic Diocese of Murang’a friends and well-wishers.
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August 18, 2018 21:04 UTC
Aretha’s songs are a handbook of how women deal with love
(Courtesy)Anyone who claims to know music must know Aretha Franklin, her music and most of all her voice - one of nature’s finest creations. However, what most people do not know is that most of Aretha’s songs are really a handbook or encyclopedia, about women, about how they feel and how they deal with relationships. Men claim that women are hard to read, but if you listen to Aretha, then you will get full and unbridled understanding of how women, feel and think about love and their men. To make matters worse, women do love forever and so can marry one man yet love another for eternity. So, if you want to know about women and love, listen to Aretha.
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August 18, 2018 21:04 UTC
You’ve my support in corruption war, Uhuru tells EACC
| Published Sun, August 19th 2018 at 00:00, Updated August 18th 2018 at 23:22 GMT +3President Uhuru Kenyatta and EACC chairman Eliud Wabukala at State House, Nairobi yesterday. [PSCU]President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission that they have his full support and urged them to step up the fight against corruption. “Nothing will be further from the truth to say that you do not have my support,” said the president, as he urged the commission to work harder to support the achievement of Kenya’s development goals. Questionable assetsThe EACC leadership updated the president on recent milestones achieved by the commission in the the fight against corruption. Of the Sh488 million, Sh76 million were cash recoveries.
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC
Food prices to climb as IMF strikes where it hurts most
A report that was to be released by the IMF at the end of a review of Kenya’s financial situation in July is yet to be made public. At stake is a Sh150 billion standby credit facility which is given to IMF member countries facing potential balance of payments need. At the end of the last financial year, it stood at 9.1 per cent, two percentage points more than the IMF targets. Matatu fareThe ripple effect of this will be a jump in the prices of almost all goods, starting with matatu fares. In Nairobi, a 50kg bag of sugar is currently retailing at Sh6,000 up from Sh4,500 last month.
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC
Banks take control of Athi River Mining over Sh15 billion debt
ARM’s latest annual report shows that the firm owed at least nine different banks in excess of Sh14.4 billion as at December 2017. PwC says the administrators will take control over the business assets and the management of the affairs of the company without personal liability. The stricken firm’s subsidiary, ARM Cement, owes the biggest debt at Sh10.8 billion, followed by Maweni Limestone (Sh3.5 billion) while its Rwandan subsidiary owes lenders about Sh110 million. Other lenders include Barclays Bank of Kenya (Sh229 million), Guaranty Trust Bank Limited (Sh550 million) and UBA Bank (Sh340 million). Unless a miracle happens, it is just a matter of time before it switches off its plant in Athi River.
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC
The day ARM boss Pradeep Paunrana shed tears
At the time, ARM was struggling under piling debt which was slowly choking life out of its manufacturing plants. Once all the visitors had settled, each holding a glass of wine glamorously and softly exchanging high society pleasantries, Paunrana rose to speak. He also felt he was a bigger letdown to his father who had kept the company afloat for so man?y years. It may also be a lesson for big family businesses who do not know what time to let go. In a moment, without warning, Paunrana burst into sorrowful tears only to be helped by his handlers before the embarrassment he was apparently causing spread among his guests.
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC
Day the fly whisk slipped and the nation plunged into mourning
But a group of singers fearfully congregated along Jogoo Road at St Stephen’s ACK church. But even before the choir members flocked at the sanctuary, the indefatigable choir master made sure his assistants, Chris Sikuku and George Masumbuko, were by his side. One of the founders of St Stephen’s Church choir, Jeremiah Joseph Kimani, popularly known as JJ, relives the moments he received the call the following day on August 23 at 9am. The choirs had come to appreciate the songs Mzee Kenyatta loved by studying his face and body language during their performace. Back in Nairobi, St Stephen’s Choir kicked off another marathon.
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC
What are friends for? Tale of two buddies eager to stab each other in the back
“Hallo mdoss…eeehhh bwana, wachilia watu yote bwana,” Waititi says. ALSO READ: Sonko suspends county official over approval of buildings“Nimesha wachilia mama,” Sonko says. Wachilia watu wote bwana. ALSO READ: Sonko suspends top County directors over laxity“Today will be a good day,” he said to himself, slowly adjusting the 20 rings weighing down his two hands. In spite of this brief moment of embarrassment, Sonko and Waititu remain the conjoined twins of the Kenyan political landscape.
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC
Woman linked to JKIA land was abducted, inquest told
| Published Sun, August 19th 2018 at 00:00, Updated August 18th 2018 at 23:18 GMT +3Vehicles entering the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. ALSO READ: Let war against graft begin with the land questionA step daughter, Litha Kathumbi Kathumba, said she last saw her step-mother in May 2013 when she visited. The police told me to be patient and continue looking for her,” Litha testified. She had a bruise on the right hand that appeared to have been made by a rope," she told the inquest. When a second postmortem was carried out, Litha testified that she and her relatives were told to move out of the room.
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC
Kosgey says he will not be in elective politics
| Published Sun, August 19th 2018 at 00:06, Updated August 19th 2018 at 00:09 GMT +3Former MP Henry Kiprono Kosgey. Despite losing the Nandi gubernatorial race last year, former MP Henry Kiprono Kosgey still commands political influence owing to his leadership experience. Kosgey, whose political strategies have often been defined by proverbs, has announced his retirement from elective politics. “I had actually made my mind up to stay away from elective positions but decided not to disappoint delegations from Nandi residents that came asking me to represent them. The former Kosirai Ward MCA urged Kosgey to support church projects, adding that residents would be glad meeting and having his audience.
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC
Study shows milk, chicken contain dangerous toxins
That sizzling chicken and creamy milk you gulp everyday could lead you to an early grave. The second study also involving the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) found chicken reared and poultry meat sold in Nairobi to be highly contaminated with the food-poisoning bacteria called campylobacter. Repetitive ‘freezing-thawing’ of chicken where customers buy small cuts instead of a whole bird, the study found encourages re-contamination of the meat. Freezing fresh chicken meat for 24 hours has been shown to reduce the number of campylobacter. Poultry meat, compared to beef and pork had highest levels of contamination while drug resistant campylobacter was highly common in stool samples collected from 632 children from the regions.
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC
Taj Mall stands on borrowed time as tenants move out
But on Thursday, Rameshchandra Gorasia, the owner of Airgate Centre - formerly Taj Mall - broke down as reality of the impending demolition sunk in. The story of Taj Mall is a classic case of Government institutions bending over to accommodate a building that has been blamed for the mess that is Outering Road. The controversy surrounding Taj Mall started right when the construction begun in 2008. Even then, word that it was on a road reserve made rounds. Taj Mall tenants included Uchumi Supermarkets, Equity, Chase and Consolidated banks, Mater Hospital, a gym, Bata shoe shop and three restaurants.
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC
Former UN chief book reveals petty obstacles that dogged peace deal
| Published Sun, August 19th 2018 at 00:00, Updated August 19th 2018 at 00:12 GMT +3Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Anan, Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki. He said he had a peace plan that both government and opposition were willing to work with. Ideally, the seats had been arranged that Annan would be in the middle acting as a buffer between Kibaki and Raila. This is how the negotiators came up with the four point agenda where the last item was to bring long term reform programe for Kenya political system. As he led the negotiations, Annan explains that he was against a repeat of presidential elections as the electoral system could not be trusted.
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC
Kofi Annan, man who saved Kenya, takes final bow
ALSO READ: Five people that saved country from burningThe AU chairman and Ghana’s President at the time, John Kufuor, left empty-handed. US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazier’s 10-day stay in Nairobi had not helped much either. Kofi Annan had broad shoulders and Kenya was lucky to have had his silent strength during trying times,” she said. In their condolence messages, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy William Ruto avoided Annan’smediation exploits in Kenya like plaque. Ruto too was restricted, only remembering him in general terms of “an outstanding, remarkable and suave diplomat” and a “distinguished man and friend of humanity.”ALSO READ: U.N. officials mourn Kofi Annan
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August 18, 2018 21:00 UTC