/-/1148/1148/-/xvvu7uz/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/saturday/Paradise-off-the-beaten-path/-/1216/1733596/-/vg20te/-/index.html Whizzing past the Elangata Wuas plains en route from Nairobi to Namanga, one catches a glimpse of the sacred Maasai mountain, Ol Donyo Lengai, and the Noonkujit swamp, where herds of elephant cross over from Tanzania to browse on the lush grass. 2013-10-29T23:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Wario-puts-local-sports-federations-on-notice/-/1090/1858352/-/e892ux/-/index.html All sports federations and associations in the country must henceforth abide by the new Sports Act, Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Arts and Culture Hassan Wario has ordered. 2013-05-20T18:58:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/No-let-up-for-Thika-in-title-challenge/-/1102/1858342/-/12qrvbq/-/index.html Thika United seem unstoppable, and everyone seems to believe in that hype now. I mean, who wouldn’t? They have been having a good run in the league lately and are holding on to the lead with uncharacteristic tenacity. 2013-05-20T18:51:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Mama-Ngina-top-investor-at-Kenya-Power/-/1006/1858336/-/644ltj/-/index.html Kenya Power has listed Mama Ngina Kenyatta as its fourth largest individual investor, making the electricity distributor the only Nairobi bourse-listed company bearing her name on the shareholder list 2013-05-20T18:47:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Finance-boss-asks-for-more-money-from-regional-bank/-/1006/1858330/-/7dgv4o/-/index.html The government has asked for more funds from the African Development Bank to finance new and ongoing infrastructure works. 2013-05-20T18:37:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/CK-names-U-19-squad-for-ICC-Africa-World-Cup-qualifiers/-/434908/1858138/-/rrxbjiz/-/index.html Cricket Kenya released the national Under-19 squad yesterday for the ICC Africa World Cup Qualifiers set for Kampala, Uganda, from Saturday to Friday May 31. 2013-05-20T15:48:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/Coop-Bank-and-Eagle-Wings-bag-crucial-league-points/-/1090/1858136/-/tux727/-/index.html Defending men and women’s basketball Premier League champions Co-operative Bank and Eagle Wings registered convincing victories in their first leg matches at the Nyayo National Stadium Gymnasium. 2013-05-20T15:46:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Cheruiyot-warns-rivals-her-title-is-not-up-for-grabs/-/1100/1858122/-/rhqd8jz/-/index.html World 5,000m and 10,000m champion, Vivian Cheruiyot, has put rivals on notice ahead of her title defence in Moscow. 2013-05-20T15:37:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/United-begin-life-without-Fergie-as-Moyes-arrives/-/1102/1858114/-/12jkti0z/-/index.html David Moyes started the post-Alex Ferguson era at Manchester United Monday as the Premier League champions’ new boss arrived at the club’s training ground for the first time. 2013-05-20T15:30:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/golf/Owiti-wins-second-Goty-in-Kitale/-/1104/1858108/-/qtdp7d/-/index.html Vet Lab Sports Club’s Robinson Owiti over the weekend posted a 54-hole total of seven over 226 at the par 73 Kitale Golf Club course, to claim this year’s Trans Nzoia Open Golf title. 2013-05-20T15:23:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Angawa-seeks-comeback-in-court-battle/-/1056/1858074/-/tu3cqiz/-/index.html A former judge found unsuitable to continue serving in the Judiciary has challenged the decision and wants to be reinstated 2013-05-20T15:16:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/ICC-cases-against-Kenya-leadership-should-be-dropped/-/440808/1858012/-/ii85p7/-/index.html My recent communication to the UN Security Council requesting the cessation of weak cases against Kenyan officials by the International Criminal Court has caused considerable public commentary. 2013-05-20T14:03:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Koskei-directs-Kenya-Meat-to-pay-farmers/-/1006/1857998/-/6sjqo5z/-/index.html Newly appointed Agriculture cabinet secretary Felix Koskei Monday ordered the Kenya Meat Commission to clear all the debt it owes farmers. 2013-05-20T13:48:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/National-Bank-profit-after-tax-grows-12pc/-/1006/1857990/-/ch5s6f/-/index.html National Bank of Kenya’s profit after tax rose by 12.5 per cent in the first quarter ending March this year despite a decline in interest income. 2013-05-20T13:44:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Joho-wants-petition-thrown-out/-/1064/1857988/-/1sw7edz/-/index.html Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has asked a court to strike out an election petition filed against him by a political rival 2013-05-20T13:41:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/1857954/-/15cppy3z/-/index.html The Uganda Police have closed down The Monitor newspaper and its two sister radio stations – KFM and Dembe FM, declaring the newspaper’s premises a “scene of crime” 2013-05-20T13:11:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Uhuru-should-copy-Gorbachev-De-Klerk/-/440808/1857938/-/e1vcjwz/-/index.html Many Kenyans are probably too young to recall President Mikhail Gorbachev of the former Soviet Union or former President of South Africa, F. W. de Klerk and even former Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin. 2013-05-20T12:46:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/End-talk-about-creating-jobs-and-start-manufacturing-goods/-/440808/1857932/-/vn8u1tz/-/index.html If there is anyone out there who still doubts that choices have consequences, someone should take the trouble to remind them that just the other day, British investors took home Sh20 billion in earnings from their investments in Kenya. 2013-05-20T12:41:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/17-activists-decline-to-plead-to-criminal-charges/-/1056/1857904/-/9h4s6w/-/index.html Seventeen activists arrested during the anti-MPs pay demo in Nairobi last week on Monday refused to plead to criminal charges 2013-05-20T12:04:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/-/1218/1857920/-/vr86vf/-/index.html 2013-05-20T12:02:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Blogger-charged-with-linking-Mwau-to-deaths-of-ministers/-/1056/1857868/-/ie2k0lz/-/index.html A blogger was on Monday accused of linking former Kilome MP Harun Mwau to the deaths of two ministers who were killed in a helicopter crash last year 2013-05-20T10:55:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Uganda-police-raid-Monitor-Publications/-/1066/1857812/-/i0o4fh/-/index.html Uganda Police have raided Monitor Publications Limited (MPL) in Kampala and barred staff from accessing the premise. However, no official communication has been issued over the raid 2013-05-20T09:57:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Counties/-/1107872/1857774/-/kgif2dz/-/index.html A passenger died on Sunday night after being thrown out of a moving matatu by the conductor following a Sh10 fare dispute 2013-05-20T09:47:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Low-scale-conflicts-fuelling-insecurity-in-Africa-experts/-/1066/1857686/-/8qc4mf/-/index.html Africa should prioritise dealing with low-level local conflicts in order to prevent them from spreading to become regional security threats, experts said 2013-05-20T07:55:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Amina-sworn-in-as-Cabinet-Secretary-for-Foreign-Affairs/-/1064/1857650/-/2p4rup/-/index.html Mrs Amina Mohammed has been sworn-in as Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony, President Uhuru Kenyatta congratulated Mrs Amina on her appointment 2013-05-20T06:57:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Britains-Cameron-faces-party-rebellion-over-gay-marriage/-/1068/1857638/-/yr7q0oz/-/index.html British Prime Minister David Cameron faces further dissent from within the ranks of his Conservative Party as a bill to legalise gay marriage returns to Parliament Monday 2013-05-20T06:43:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/I-cant-tell-if-I-am-still-a-wife/-/957860/1857130/-/dq2t4kz/-/index.html I do not know if I am married or single because the father of my children left to work outside Kenya when our first child was two weeks old. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Solar-technology-delivers-refrigeration/-/957860/1857122/-/5d0pw7/-/index.html Solar power is increasingly becoming fashionable, meaning that people living off the electricity grid can still share the joys of previously unfathomable technology 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/There-are-many-ways-to-varsity-degree/-/957860/1857104/-/n3c1e4z/-/index.html The traditional way of acquiring an internationally recognised university degree is to get the grades needed for direct entry into such a university 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Let-us-wake-up-and-innovate-practical-stuff/-/957860/1857110/-/k6dxk3z/-/index.html While we were busy tinkering with our mobile phones, tablets, and apps, an MIT professor named Amos Winter and his team were busy solving a problem of nearly a century 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Wholl-stop-this-mess/-/957860/1857080/-/87fkr0/-/index.html A professor recently got a sobering experience at a nightclub in Kisumu. He had visited the lakeside town and decided to have a drink and listen to some music to unwind 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Beware-the-hyena-in-your-house/-/957860/1857136/-/jg232h/-/index.html A long time ago in the land of Many Goats, there lived a thieving hyena who terrorised the community by stealing their goats in the dead of the night 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/So-you-want-to-be-a-banker/-/957860/1857086/-/hru6x0z/-/index.html My interview with Mr Binay Dutta is delayed by about 30 minutes 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/You-need-to-have-confidence-to-pass-interviews/-/957860/1857094/-/b1oiaa/-/index.html We are often advised to be confident. Confidence comes when we feel passionately about what we perform, what we have achieved, and what we can offer 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Corruption-fights-back/-/957860/1857052/-/87ti8y/-/index.html Book warns that the world is on the verge of being held hostage by the burgeoning forces of graft 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Victimless-crimes-belong-in-police-AOB/-/957860/1857064/-/i7rxrr/-/index.html An elderly woman grinned as she delivered her considered opinion to her friend in the matatu I was recently 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Book-author-Laurence-Cockcroft/-/957860/1857054/-/7q9kd6/-/index.html Laurence Cockcroft is a development economist with vast experience of work in Africa 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Raila-rules-out-job-deal-with-Uhuru-team/-/1064/1857404/-/27g83r/-/index.html Former Prime Minister says he will be reorganising his coalition to strengthen its opposition role as he pursues international assignments 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Ruto-jet-cost-Sh18m/-/1056/1857488/-/iy81m5z/-/index.html The cost for hiring a luxury jet for Deputy President William Ruto for his trips across Africa was Sh18.5 million, the government has said 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Top-court-corrects-errors-in-poll-ruling/-/1064/1857440/-/10bgrrgz/-/index.html The Supreme Court has moved to correct errors in its judgment dismissing the petition by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s challenging President Kenyatta’s election 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Last-two-secretaries-to-be-unveiled-this-week/-/1064/1857442/-/12yettxz/-/index.html President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto are set to appoint the remaining two Cabinet secretaries this week 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Drama-at-Briton-death-anniversary/-/1056/1857548/-/99y9ao/-/index.html The mother of Alexander Monson, the son of a British aristocrat who died in police custody last year, on Sunday fought police resistance to place flowers at Diani Police Station in Mombasa to mark the first anniversary of her son’s death 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Group-raises-the-alarm-over-waste/-/1056/1857484/-/e80a56z/-/index.html Lack of an elaborate storm water drainage system and a sewerage plant in Malindi are to blame for increased dumping of raw waste in the open, an environmentalist complained on Sunday 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Battle-to-restore-emergency-line-999/-/1056/1857418/-/bqmbh2/-/index.html Okiya Omtatah, the activist who chained himself to the fence at Vigilance House in 2008, is a relentless litigant 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/NSSF-adopts-new-system-to-boost-services/-/1056/1857448/-/g76nuq/-/index.html The National Social Security Fund has dropped its manual fingerprint-based registration system for a modern one 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Muslim-preachers-upset-at-auction/-/1056/1857482/-/14c03ovz/-/index.html A decision to auction a 20-foot container containing assorted Islamic religious books to traders in Mombasa has upset Muslim preachers 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Uhuru-vows-to-crush-gangs/-/1056/1857464/-/12b3751z/-/index.html President Kenyatta has reiterated that his government will not tolerate any insecurity threats in the country 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Mutula-body-tissue-sample-flown-to-UK/-/1056/1857446/-/ajo43/-/index.html Some of the tissue samples taken from the body of Senator Mutula Kilonzo have been flown to London for independent analysis 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Is-this-the-worst-road-in-Kenya/-/1056/1857412/-/12cdyq8z/-/index.html The Taveta-Voi road — a key link for trade and commerce between Kenya and Tanzania — is one of the most potholed in the country despite being a key economic artery 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Police-step-up-search-for-five-fugitives/-/1056/1857476/-/a388i0z/-/index.html Five fugitives who escaped from a police cell in Tana Delta last week are still at large, police and provincial administration sources said on Sunday 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Police-probe-return-of-terror-gangs/-/1056/1857452/-/2ulcv1/-/index.html Police in Bungoma are investigating the link between a wave of crime in the county to remnants of a gang called “Moja Kwisha” that was wiped out in 1990s 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Terror-suspect-killed-in-night-of-gun-battle/-/1056/1857432/-/pdj2ipz/-/index.html The man who hurled grenades that injured six police officers during a 12-hour confrontation in Nairobi’s Githurai Kimbo on Sunday was a wanted terrorist 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Victims-recount-their-escape-from-the-jaws-of-death/-/1056/1857458/-/14ove22z/-/index.html Tom Okoth is lucky to be alive. He escaped death by a whisker after armed gangsters shot him at Kondele in Kisumu early this month 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Group-arrested-in-attempt-to-make-bomb/-/1056/1857434/-/13vlxug/-/index.html Sixteen terror suspects were arrested on Sunday and an Improvised Explosive Device they were trying to assemble confiscated by police who were patrolling Mandera town in the evening 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Plea-to-move-officers-in-war-on-criminals/-/1056/1857470/-/vgpown/-/index.html Residents of Trans Nzoia County want the Inspector-General of Police to transfer officers who have stayed in the region for too long to avoid possible eruption of violence following distribution of threat leaflets last week 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Senate-teams-set-for-input-on-Revenue-Bill/-/1064/1857496/-/geeygw/-/index.html Two Senate committees will start receiving submissions from the public on Division of Revenue Bill on Monday morning 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Five-caught-stripping-stolen-car/-/1056/1857456/-/9qh1ihz/-/index.html Police on Sunday arrested a gang of five believed to be behind car thefts in Nairobi and its environs 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Date-set-for-first-Somalia-investment-conference/-/1056/1857438/-/suvkhr/-/index.html A major investment conference for Somalia is slated for Nairobi next month 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Knut-demands-funds-for-pay-rise/-/1056/1857474/-/13x67uiz/-/index.html The teachers’ union wants the government to include in its next Budget the more than Sh24 billion agreed up on in 1997 for pay increments, promotion and recruitment of teachers or ready itself for the worst strike ever 2013-05-19T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Premier-League-ref-Halsey-retires/-/1102/1857588/-/38m1a5z/-/index.html Premier League referee Mark Halsey retired on Sunday after taking charge of Norwich's 3-2 win at Manchester City on the final day of the season 2013-05-19T20:12:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Arsenal-win-Champions-League-race/-/1102/1857580/-/rfrfgr/-/index.html Arsenal won the race for fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle, while Alex Ferguson's extraordinary career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday 2013-05-19T20:02:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Leopards-reveal-their-true-spots/-/441392/1857578/-/hkmjb0z/-/index.html At last, coach Luc Eymael has broken the jinx by securing his first win since he joined the den and all indications are that things will only get better 2013-05-19T19:53:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Is-crowd-trouble-now-the-norm/-/441392/1857576/-/9eqylbz/-/index.html Records of Kenyan football are scanty and no one seems to care 2013-05-19T19:53:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Stadium-security-had-no-business-watching-tie/-/441392/1857572/-/5csclh/-/index.html Last Thursday on a working trip to Kampala I took a ride in one of the many motor cycle boda boda operating in that city from Rubaga to Nakasero 2013-05-19T19:52:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Companies-ready-to-fund-local-cricket/-/441392/1857570/-/o40sucz/-/index.html For two successive weekends, Simba Union has been a beehive of activity 2013-05-19T19:50:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Thika-United-draw-with-Mathare/-/1102/1857566/-/98la3gz/-/index.html Thika United reclaimed the top spot in the Kenyan Premier League with 21 points despite drawing 1-1 with Mathare United at the Thika Municipal Stadium on Sunday 2013-05-19T19:48:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Bourse-wants-certificates-automated/-/1006/1857372/-/6ab8l8/-/index.html Shareholders have up to November to convert their paper share certificates into electronic form 2013-05-19T17:17:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Firm-seeks-to-stop-implementation-of-BebaPay/-/1006/1857370/-/xs1t9vz/-/index.html A company is going to court to stop the implementation of BebaPay by Equity Bank and Google 2013-05-19T17:14:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Has-Tuskys-bought-out-its-rival-in-Nairobi/-/1006/1857366/-/3e4ifp/-/index.html A local retail giant is said to have acquired a rival’s operations in Nairobi in a bid to consolidate its business in the city 2013-05-19T17:12:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Market-for-exchange-of-farm-produce-to-be-set-up/-/1006/1857362/-/j1qp0tz/-/index.html Kenya plans a commodities exchange market to help farmers secure high and stable prices for their produce 2013-05-19T17:09:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Rutos-lavish-spending/-/440806/1857234/-/p3xikj/-/index.html The idea of hiring a jet for use by the Deputy President is scandalous 2013-05-19T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting-Edge/The-Cutting-Edge-May-20-2013/-/440802/1857246/-/nlrhaaz/-/index.html The recent transfer of more than 200 police officers from Bungoma and Busia following a spate of gang killings is not a solution, says Peter Shikhule 2013-05-19T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/New-Cabinet-secretaries-must-inculcate-values/-/440808/1857256/-/brg9nhz/-/index.html Congratulations are in order to the 16 people appointed to serve as Cabinet Secretaries. But there is no time for celebrations; the hard work of transforming the country must start in earnest 2013-05-19T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/MPs-have-themselves-to-blame/-/440806/1857228/-/b2hdgmz/-/index.html The use of live pigs during the protests against MPs’ salary demands was not in vain. 2013-05-19T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Rugby-team-did-wonders/-/440804/1857284/-/rc93hn/-/index.html The Kenya Sevens rugby team finished the 2012/2013 IRB World Series on a high, reaching the semi-finals of the main Cup in London 2013-05-19T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Officials-must-avoid-extravagant-spending/-/440804/1857286/-/sexrx3z/-/index.html Though Kenya’s top leaders must engage their counterparts in the rest of Africa and find ways that Kenya can benefit from such ties, they must also keep an eye on public spending 2013-05-19T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Outlaw-pornography/-/440808/1857262/-/xuj6a4/-/index.html The arrest of a former UN employee and 11 women in Mombasa on charges of engaging in acts of “bestiality” has created shockwaves across the country 2013-05-19T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Improve-rail-transport-system/-/440806/1857230/-/ax49t4z/-/index.html May I congratulate Mr Michael Kamau on his appointment as Cabinet Secretary, Transport and Infrastructure 2013-05-19T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Kitui-police/-/440806/1857232/-/m3ij8t/-/index.html The worst in the police comes out most clearly in Kitui County 2013-05-19T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/State-says-Rutos-jet-hired-for-Sh185m/-/1056/1857268/-/3dp0j4z/-/index.html The government on Sunday said Deputy President William Ruto's plane was hired for Sh18.5 million on a one-off basis for foreign trip and in the interest of his personal security 2013-05-19T15:02:00Z