The High Court has dismissed an application by the Mau Mau Governing Council of Kenya to be enjoined in a suit challenging disbursement of over Sh2billion to 5,228 former freedom fighters. The Mau Mau Governing Council of Kenya (MMGCK) sought inclusion in a suit filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) seeking orders for a British firm to disclose names of the beneficiaries. Justice D.A Onyancha ordered that the Mau Mau Governing Council of Kenya (MMGCK) has no legal capacity to sue or be sued. “The MMGCK is a mere society registered under the Societies Act and the court…
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It gets you up in the morning and helps you power through the day. Now coffee addicts have been armed with a new tool in their quest for the perfect cup – the coffee genome. In an article in the NewScientist, an international science journal, writer Penny Sarchet says that scientists have sequenced the genome of Coffea canephora, better known as robusta, uncovering many of the genes involved in making caffeine and aromas. Thus, armed with this knowledge, growers and blenders could make higher quality, tastier varieties of coffee, and help to protect the plants against climate change and…
Both Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) and the Council of Governors (CoG) have launched their process of collecting signatures for their separate referenda. William Rutto, CoG chairman and the leader of Pesa Mashinani campaign, said at the launch last month, “we want to collect as many signatures as possible to prove the support we have from Kenyans … We have launched this initiative of collecting the signatures, there is nothing to stop us now because the train has left the station.” Unless things change, the country could have two distinct referenda – and the economic implication…
A multi-national flower firm saddled with financial problems has accused an Indian journalist for defamation and thus seeks multi-billion shillings compensation. Karuturi Global Limited (KGL), which has presence in Kenya, accuses Ms Keya Acharya, the president of Forum of Environmental Journalists in India (FEJI) of malicious intent, collusion, and libel Its lawyers have slapped her with a $20 million compensation demand. The article published by published by international news agency, Inter Press Service (IPS), highlights Karuturi Global Ltd’s legal, financial, tax, labour and land problems in areas in operates. According to Ms Acharya, the article discusses the impact of Karuturi’s…
After spending millions of shillings in 90 days, a key task force on wildlife conservation bombards Kenyans with a report that is thin in research, abundant in speculation, and cloudy in recommendation Nehemiah Rotich is a former chief of the troubled Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). He was there 1999-2002, having replaced his mentor Richard Erskine Frere Leakey, the man who founded the institution and modeled it along his own image and thinking. So, when Dr Rotich was named to chair a taskforce on wildlife, there were grumbles – perhaps because his tenure at the KWS is hardly blameless, and cannot…
The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), as part of plans to restructure the government, will to be revamped into a commercial outfit. Its identity will change to Grain Corporation of Kenya (GCK). And for it co competitively operate as a commercial entity, it will exempted from the Provisions of the State Corporations Act Section 5A.The far-reaching shake-up proposed by consultancy Ernst & Young will see hitherto NCPB transformed from just handling cereals to magnify its scope in dealing with a wide range of products. Currently, it is restricted to dealing with maize, sorghum, wheat and rice. “Being a…
The World Bank has approved Sh4.5 billion for Kenya to strengthen its capacity to manage the oil and gas sector to create sustainable growth across the country. The Kenya Petroleum Technical Assistance Project (KEPTAP) will focus on measures to generate more private investment in the oil and gas industry, boost efficient production, allocate higher government oil and gas revenues for development priorities, and increase collaboration between the these extractives sectors and the domestic economy. “The project supports effective government management of the oil and gas industry through capacity building, technical assistance, training programs, and the development of a legal and…
‘Guru’ Raval, Chairman of Kenya’s Devki Group is often asked to explain his name. A title reserved for spiritual advisors; ‘Guru’ is a puzzling moniker for the head of a building materials conglomerate. For Guru though, work and spirituality have always been intertwined. Born into a devout Hindu family in Kenya; Raval spent his youth meditating and serving the poor at Nairobi’s largest temple. After thirteen years of service, he was poised to become the “Guru of his community. Instead, he built Devki Group, the largest family owned business in East and Central Africa. The “Guru” title stuck. “I felt…
CJ ASKS CHURCH TO WORK WITH GOVERNMENT Chief Justice Mathew Guy Muli has asked churches to work with the government. “You must work complementary to the aspiration of the government”. His was a rejoinder to a statement by PCEA Nairobi pastor Timothy Njoya who had reportedly asked his flock to pray for embattled Cabinet Minister Charles Njonjo at a time the then ruling Kanu government had isolated him (Njonjo) as a coup plotter. Earlier CPK Eldoret Diocese Bishop Alexander Muge had warned the government against any move to infringe on right of worship. “Freedom of worship is not…
Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi accusing the government of hauling his client, Lamu Governor Issa Timamy, to court without the requisite evidence. He is charged with murder, forcible eviction of people and terrorism.
