Daily Kenyan News Update

[The Star] There are phrases about democracy which seem meaningless, until you see the ideas behind them being put into practice. One of these phrases, is that democratic government involves “the rule of law, rather than the rule of men.’ If anyone doubted that this is a revolutionary idea, they now have all the evidence that it is indeed revolutionary – right here in Kenya.

[The Star] ALBINOS living near the borders are more vulnerable to attacks, kidnappings and stigmatisation. Speaking during a workshop organised in Mombasa, the managing trustee of the Albinism Foundation of East Africa Wambui Kairi, raised concerns over the security of people living with albinism in Mombasa county.

[The Star] A Siaya court has acquitted George Donde, director of the controversial Deci entrepreneurship who had been charged with fleecing the public of millions of shillings.

[The Star] The Kenya Wildlife Service has failed to contain elephant poaching in Kenya and it has now reached alarming levels, according to research by KWS scientists and their American counterparts using satellite images.

[The Star] DEPUTY Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta will launch The National Alliance as a mass party with an extravagant unveiling ceremony this Sunday.

[The Star] THE IEBC has been thrown into a spin after a committee of the House rejected its demand of Sh31 billion as the minimum cost of conducting the next general election.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi, Kenya – The Traffic Police department has now set the maximum speed limit in the yet-to-be commissioned Thika Superhighway at 50 kilometers per hour.

[Shabelle] Tabta – Heavy fighting between Somali government forces backed byKenya army and Al Qaeda-aligned militants of Al shabab is reportedly took place in parts of southern region of Lower Jubba region.

[Capital FM] Mombasa, Kenya – Mombasa County was abuzz with activity on Saturday as Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his most trusted friend turned rival Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi of the United Democratic Forum (UDF) try to muscle for popularity at the coastal city.

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Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta who has been burning the midnight oil to launch a party with a national outlook is banking on the behind the scenes strategies of lobbyists working hard to get the endorsement of other political parties. Observers will be keen to read the body language of members of the g-7 alliance whose leaders are popularising their various parties but with a common message of unity. And as Alex Chamwada reports preparations for the launch are in top gear.

How safe are Kenyan public hospitals? This is the question a family in Kiambu are asking after one of their own disappeared hours after being admitted in Kenya’s biggest teaching and referral hospital. Apollo Mwagi had been admitted on the 9th of May at Kenyatta National Hospital after he suffered about of meningitis. Only for his sister to find an empty bed the next morning. Even as KNH affirmed that they would take the matter seriously, it may have a little bit too late. The body of Mwagi was found today at the city mortuary