/News/-/1056/1056/-/f06mdq/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Mugabe-seeks-July-31-poll-date-extension/-/1066/1888112/-/yirsni/-/index.html Zimbabwe Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa on Tuesday filed an application seeking an extension to the July 31 date for the country’s elections. 2013-06-19T11:39:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Nairobi-County-workers-down-tools-over-pay/-/1064/1888088/-/8ppcxa/-/index.html Nairobi County government workers are on strike to protest the delay in releasing their May pay. 2013-06-19T11:17:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/1888064/-/15aum07z/-/index.html Somalia and African Union soldiers have regained control of a United Nations compound ending an hour and an half attack by Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab insurgents, police and witnesses said Wednesday. 2013-06-19T10:47:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Officials-had-Nigeria-travel-papers/-/1056/1888018/-/xd6wo4z/-/index.html The government has said its officials held in Lagos following the deportation of a Nigerian suspected of drug trafficking had the necessary travel documents. 2013-06-19T09:15:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Nurses-at-KNH-strike-over-allowances/-/1056/1887926/-/kobmcbz/-/index.html Kenyatta National Hospital nurses have gone on strike demanding payment of allowances. 2013-06-19T07:05:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Raila-urges-Govt-apology-for-past-abuses/-/1064/1887792/-/13s90hm/-/index.html The government should follow the recommendations of the Truth Commission by apologising to Kenyans for atrocities committed against them by past regimes, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga said Tuesday. 2013-06-19T05:56:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Obama-to-invoke-call-of-history-in-Berlin-speech/-/1068/1887788/-/q192h6/-/index.html Barack Obama will Wednesday invoke the Cold War history of German-US solidarity, on a long-awaited first visit to Berlin as president, but will face sharp questions on US spy snooping programmes. 2013-06-19T05:51:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Nine-students-killed-in-Nigeria-attack/-/1066/1887750/-/36h7qi/-/index.html Suspected Islamists shot dead nine students as they sat an exam in an attack on a private school in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, local people said Tuesday 2013-06-19T03:03:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/N-Korean-leader-stresses-Hitlers-skills/-/1068/1887748/-/1198rfqz/-/index.html North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un has reportedly given copies of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" to his top officials, urging them to study it as a leadership skills manual 2013-06-19T02:34:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Assange-marks-one-year-spent-in-embassy/-/1068/1887740/-/62m2wi/-/index.html A year after seeking refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Julian Assange remains fearful of US "revenge" over the WikiLeaks disclosures 2013-06-19T01:13:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Tanzania-police-arrest-opposition-MPs/-/1066/1887738/-/ma5ff9z/-/index.html Tanzanian police arrested four deputies of the main opposition Chadema party and 60 supporters in the northern city of Arusha on Tuesday as they gathered to pay tribute to murdered colleagues 2013-06-19T01:10:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Teacher-admits-killing-elephant/-/1066/1887732/-/u3k3u3/-/index.html A Congolese teacher has confessed to killing eight elephants for their ivory and was arrested in possession of 25 kilogrammes of ivory 2013-06-18T22:30:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Mali-government-Tuaregs-sign-ceasefire-accord/-/1066/1887730/-/o8p6tl/-/index.html The Malian government and Tuareg rebels occupying a key northern city signed an accord Tuesday paving the way for presidential elections in the troubled west African state next month 2013-06-18T22:20:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Mozambique-govt-blames-opposition-for-raid/-/1066/1887728/-/etivbpz/-/index.html Mozambique's government on Tuesday blamed opposition party Renamo for a deadly attack a day earlier on a military arms depot but said it would maintain dialogue with the civil war foe 2013-06-18T22:17:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Bieber-off-hook-after-paparazzi-incident/-/1068/1887722/-/5g2e2fz/-/index.html Los Angeles police investigated Tuesday an incident in which a car driven by teen idol Justin Bieber hit a paparazzo, but decided after enquiries that the lensman was at fault, a spokesman said 2013-06-18T22:10:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Turkey-PM-claims-victory/-/1068/1887712/-/3thmxyz/-/index.html Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown 2013-06-18T21:59:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Morning-swim-helped-with-G8-talks-Cameron/-/1068/1887710/-/tty9wd/-/index.html A dip in the icy waters of a Northern Irish lake proved the ideal tonic before a day of tough talks with G8 leaders on tax evasion and the Syria crisis, British Prime Minister David Cameron said 2013-06-18T21:55:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Montreal-mayor-resigns/-/1068/1887708/-/m315sg/-/index.html The mayor of Canada's second largest city resigned on Tuesday following his arrest on corruption charges but insisted he was innocent of wrongdoing 2013-06-18T21:51:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/NASA-opens-asteroid-search-to-the-public/-/1068/1887706/-/viw8bq/-/index.html NASA announced a Grand Challenge on Tuesday to enlist government agencies, industry, academics and citizen astronomers in the hunt for asteroids that could cause massive destruction 2013-06-18T21:47:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/MPs-cut-tourism-budget-to-pay-teachers/-/1056/1887614/-/15df6s8z/-/index.html Parliament Tuesday moved to forestall a crisis in schools and universities after MPs allocated Sh4 billion in additional funds to the Education Ministry to cater for staff salaries and allowances. 2013-06-18T19:27:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1887436/-/w3c1q7z/-/index.html ICC has allowed Deputy President William to be absent from some hearings when his trial for crimes against humanity starts at the Hague-based court. 2013-06-18T17:44:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Last-day-for-40-PSs-in-public-service-shakeup-/-/1056/1887432/-/15fqwxyz/-/index.html Wednesday marks the last day for permanent secretaries in the former administration as they hand-over to their deputies, the Nation can reveal. 2013-06-18T17:43:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Fate-of-officials-held-in-Nigeria-unknown-/-/1056/1887428/-/jtr8orz/-/index.html The fate of Kenyans detained in Lagos after escorting deported Nigerian Anthony Chinedu remained unknown Tuesdayas both governments remained mum over the matter. 2013-06-18T17:42:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Earning-top-marks-behind-bars-/-/1056/1887426/-/oh6vjkz/-/index.html Dressed in a black stripped coat a matching trouser, white shirt, red tie and spotting an identification badge, he easily stands out among the “zebra draped” fellow inmates at the Naivasha Maximum Security Prison. 2013-06-18T17:42:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1887424/-/w3c1r5z/-/index.html It is perhaps the only education institution in the country that has the highest number of adult learners pursuing Early Childhood Education. 2013-06-18T17:41:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Uhuru-picks-aide-for-solicitor-general-job-/-/1056/1887420/-/7fytxoz/-/index.html President Kenyatta has nominated his former personal assistant to the post of Solicitor General. 2013-06-18T17:40:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/MPs-cut-tourism-budget-to-pay-teachers-/-/1056/1887418/-/2oysivz/-/index.html Parliament Tuesday moved to forestall a crisis in schools and universities after MPs allocated Sh4 billion in additional funds to the Education Ministry to cater for staff salaries and allowances. 2013-06-18T17:40:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1887414/-/w3c1s1z/-/index.html A new requirement to have students sit in the boards of management has raised a storm of protest among some secondary school principals. 2013-06-18T17:39:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Students-urge-State-to-avert-teachers-strike-/-/1056/1887412/-/131ur12/-/index.html Secondary school students Tuesday asked the government to urgently address teachers’ demands to avert a national strike. 2013-06-18T17:38:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Knec-wont-pay-principals-listing-students-/-/1056/1887410/-/kturoe/-/index.html Secondary school headteachers will not be paid by the examinations council for registering students for tests. 2013-06-18T17:37:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Top-staff-at-ex-PMs-office-left-says-Duale--/-/1064/1887408/-/6sn6aoz/-/index.html Twenty-three senior officials, who served under former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, have left the Deputy President’s office since he took office last April. 2013-06-18T17:36:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/MPs-to-quiz-firms-in-poll-kits-tender-probe-/-/1064/1887404/-/veyc8e/-/index.html The National Assembly will summon foreign companies involved in tenders for pre-election equipment to help with investigations into their procurement by the electoral commission ahead of the March polls. 2013-06-18T17:36:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Counties-risk-funds-freeze-warns-official-/-/1056/1887400/-/8p4uo2/-/index.html County governments have been urged to comply with the law when approving their budgets or risk missing out on public funds. 2013-06-18T17:35:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1887396/-/w3c2dcz/-/index.html Business was paralysed along Nairobi’s Kirinyaga Road tuesday as mechanics battled with police officers who were enforcing a court order evicting them from a plot they have occupied for years. 2013-06-18T17:34:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Man-stripped-by-police-over-gender-wins-case-/-/1056/1887392/-/5oqxc5z/-/index.html A man suffering from a gender identity disorder has won a case against the police for stripping him naked in public to check his sexual identity. 2013-06-18T17:34:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Autopsy-fails-to-find-cause-of-Keino-death-/-/1056/1887390/-/xo6c4mz/-/index.html It is difficult to determine what killed university student Mercy Keino due to the multiple fractures she sustained, an inquest heard Tuesday. 2013-06-18T17:33:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Wasanga-in-office-illegally-claims-consumer-group-/-/1056/1887386/-/fqaas6z/-/index.html A group has gone to court to stop Mr Paul Wasanga from conducting affairs of the national examination agency as its chief executive officer. 2013-06-18T17:33:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/House-team-told-of-top-officials-role-in-Sh561m-NCPB-scandal/-/1056/1887382/-/p5un43z/-/index.html Get annoyed! That is what lawyer Katwa Kigen told members of the Public Investments Committee to do when they asked him how to address the national cereals board crisis. 2013-06-18T17:32:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Sh6-9bn-set-aside-for-pension-scheme-/-/1056/1887378/-/15c975x/-/index.html The much-awaited contributory pension scheme for civil servants and teachers is finally set to start running in the next financial year after the government allocated Sh6.9 billion for the programme. 2013-06-18T17:31:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1887376/-/w3c2f4z/-/index.html Inefficiencies facing the clearance and movement of cargo from Mombasa port through the Northern Corridor are to blame for the high costs of doing business in East Africa. 2013-06-18T17:30:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1887374/-/w3c2f6z/-/index.html A woman who allegedly tried to burn herself in a house together with her three children is now fighting for the custody of the minors. 2013-06-18T17:30:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/MPs-want-Kimaiyo-given-more-power-to-fight-crime-/-/1064/1887370/-/6ej8uf/-/index.html MPs from pastoralist communities want the law amended to give the Inspector-General of Police more powers to combat insecurity. 2013-06-18T17:29:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/TNA-agents-give-party-ultimatum-to-pay-dues--/-/1064/1887362/-/ay41m5z/-/index.html The National Alliance Party agents are up in arms over failure to get their dues more than three months after the March 4 General Election. 2013-06-18T17:29:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Wekesa-seeks-out-of-court-deal-with-rival-Khaemba-/-/1064/1887356/-/t3h178/-/index.html Former Cabinet minister Noah Wekesa Tuesday made a formal request to Trans Nzoia Governor Patrick Khaemba to have an election petition he has filed against the county leader settled out of court. 2013-06-18T17:28:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1887352/-/bmw59i/-/index.html Witnesses of a politician challenging the election of Mr Dan Wanyama as Webuye West MP have been threatened with death, the High Court heard Tuesday. 2013-06-18T17:27:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Final-results-doctored-claims-petitioners-chief-agent-/-/1064/1887348/-/fikbda/-/index.html The final declaration of results announced in Bomachoge Chache constituency’s tallying centre for the senatorial race differed from the ones announced at the county tallying hall, a witness said Tuesday. 2013-06-18T17:27:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Late-fertiliser-supplies-to-hurt-maize-harvests-/-/1056/1887344/-/14hgg8l/-/index.html This season’s maize harvest will be poorer than the last due to delays in supplying subsidised fertiliser, farmers in the North Rift have warned. 2013-06-18T17:26:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/County-buys-land-for-dumpsite-/-/1056/1887342/-/c4muvo/-/index.html The town’s dumpsite is to be moved to a 50-acre property the county government has bought from the Prisons Department. 2013-06-18T17:26:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1887338/-/w3c2ilz/-/index.html Kenyan and Ethiopian surveyors have finalised a fresh demarcation of the disputed border around Lake Turkana. 2013-06-18T17:25:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Cane-growers-embrace-funeral-insurance-/-/1056/1887336/-/b1i07v/-/index.html A number of sugarcane farmers have bought an insurance product that covers their funeral expenses when they die. 2013-06-18T17:24:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1887334/-/w3c2ipz/-/index.html Poachers posing as herders have been blamed for the rise in elephant deaths in Taita Taveta ranches. 2013-06-18T17:24:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/MPs-reject-plan-to-buy-Sh700m-Kibaki-office--/-/1064/1887330/-/12ofmbb/-/index.html The Treasury’s plan to purchase office space for retired President Mwai Kibaki at Sh700 million suffered a blow after a House committee rejected the proposal. 2013-06-18T17:23:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Senators-demand-for-hospitals-in-all-counties/-/1064/1887236/-/14uq99cz/-/index.html Senators are now pushing for fully-equipped hospitals in all the 47 counties in the country. 2013-06-18T16:23:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Uhuru-nominates-his-long-time-aide-as-Solicitor-General/-/1056/1887014/-/l70cfqz/-/index.html President Kenyatta has nominated Njee Muturi as the new Solicitor General. 2013-06-18T13:17:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Ruto-must-attend-court-rules-ICC-/-/1064/1886958/-/wypon1/-/index.html Deputy President William Ruto will attend key sessions of his trial at the International Criminal Court. 2013-06-18T11:08:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Strike-is-on-says-Kuppet/-/1056/1886926/-/2hkdy7z/-/index.html The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) has insisted that its strike is on. 2013-06-18T10:25:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Govt-keen-on-climate-friendly-economy/-/1056/1886916/-/14vlm5dz/-/index.html The government has promised to ensure the economy is 'climate friendly' through diversification of energy sources and massive investment in irrigation. 2013-06-18T09:56:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Budget-team-rejects-Sh700m-Kibaki-office-proposal/-/1064/1886802/-/wh9ilyz/-/index.html The National Assembly's Budget Committee has rejected a proposal to purchase an office building for former president Kibaki at a cost of Sh700m. 2013-06-18T08:47:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Stop-nuclear-tests-UN-boss-Ban-urges-/-/1056/1886798/-/sxup0jz/-/index.html The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has urged countries to stop testing nuclear weapons. 2013-06-18T08:42:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Kenyan-journalist-team-released/-/1068/1886764/-/fmhf6i/-/index.html The British-Kenyan journalist who was arrested in Niger has finally been released. 2013-06-18T08:19:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Mechanics-riot-after-Grogan-plot-fenced-off-/-/1056/1886636/-/15mxvg6z/-/index.html A religious organisation has taken possession of a plot near the Globe Cinema roundabout prompting an angry reaction from mechanics who had occupied the site. 2013-06-18T06:12:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Greek-court-blocks-closure-of-broadcaster/-/1068/1886604/-/5qvhfm/-/index.html Greece's top administrative court on Monday "temporarily" cancelled the government's shock decision to close state broadcaster ERT, 2013-06-18T01:22:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/11-dead-in-attack/-/1066/1886584/-/hu6l81z/-/index.html Suspected Islamist extremists have attacked a secondary school and military checkpoint in Nigeria's northeast, leaving 11 people dead including seven students 2013-06-17T23:11:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Guinea-cannot-hold-elections/-/1066/1886582/-/ys703t/-/index.html An official from Guinea's election commission said Monday that polls set for June 30 were no longer "in the programme" following weeks of deadly protests by opposition activists objecting to the date 2013-06-17T23:07:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Millions-of-moths-mass-on-Madrid/-/1068/1886576/-/152nnou/-/index.html Millions of moths have engulfed Madrid in a population explosion blamed on spring rains, a sudden blast of summer heat and winds that have wafted them in as unwelcome guests to the Spanish capital 2013-06-17T22:55:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Six-soldiers-killed-in-Mozambique-attack/-/1066/1886574/-/106amtcz/-/index.html Armed men on Monday killed six soldiers in a pre-dawn attack on a military weapons depot in central Mozambique, independent television reported 2013-06-17T22:52:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Nelson-Mandela-doing-very-well/-/1066/1886568/-/7w3h7v/-/index.html Nelson Mandela, who has been in hospital for 10 days suffering a lung infection, is "doing very well", one of his daughters said 2013-06-17T22:42:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Thousands-protest-Confed-Cup-costs/-/1068/1886562/-/u9nc1pz/-/index.html Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major Brazilian cities Monday protesting the billions of dollars spent on the Confederation Cup and higher public transport costs 2013-06-17T21:56:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Montreal-mayor-arrested-in-corruption-probe/-/1068/1886556/-/931c24/-/index.html The mayor of Canada's second largest city was arrested on Monday, along with two former city councillors, and faces fraud and corruption charges linked to alleged mafia extortion 2013-06-17T21:51:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Defiant-Snowden-promises-more-leaks/-/1068/1886550/-/o81j77/-/index.html Rogue US intelligence tech Edward Snowden issued a defiant rebuke to his critics in Washington on Monday and warned more leaks were on the way 2013-06-17T21:43:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/US-unveils-new-aid-package/-/1068/1886544/-/8qv7ruz/-/index.html US President Barack Obama will tell G8 leaders Monday that Washington is offering a new $300 million aid package for refugees inside and outside Syria, a senior official said 2013-06-17T21:36:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Lenku-intervenes-in-police-row/-/1064/1886488/-/npd5tx/-/index.html Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku has moved to quell the power tussle between Inspector-General David Kimaiyo and National Police Service Commission chairman Johnstone Kavuludi. 2013-06-17T20:31:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Unions-defy-Ruto-and-set-stage-for-strike-in-schools/-/1056/1886412/-/107syqgz/-/index.html The strike called by one teachers’ union is expected to start in public schools on Tuesday despite efforts by senior government officials to stop the industrial action called to protest against pay. 2013-06-17T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Elite-schools-offer-better-job-chances/-/1056/1886350/-/tf4m1cz/-/index.html The Kenya Economic Update says elite secondary schools graduates — especially those who complete post-secondary education — have strong job prospects in both the public and private sectors. 2013-06-17T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Prices-of-maize-and-sugar-double-the-global-average/-/1056/1886372/-/3invk9/-/index.html Kenyans pay some of the highest prices for maize and sugar in the world, the report says. 2013-06-17T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Clerics-slam-agency-over-same-sex-report/-/1056/1886392/-/xi8btqz/-/index.html The controversial statistics indicating that Nyanza and Coast regions lead with the highest number of gay men has attracted criticism from religious leaders. 2013-06-17T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Crashes-have-dropped-due-to-new-laws-say-police/-/1056/1886480/-/e7e9oc/-/index.html The new traffic rules have led to reduced cases of road accidents in Bomet county, police have said. 2013-06-17T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Atwoli-denies-role-in-Sh115m-fraud-at-Cotu/-/1056/1886326/-/la91rq/-/index.html An investigation into a Sh115 million fraud at the umbrella trade union has provoked a war of words among top current and former officials. 2013-06-17T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Moi-joined-as-defendant-in-land-suit/-/1056/1886450/-/fxoxokz/-/index.html Retired President Daniel arap Moi has been enjoined as a defendant in a land dispute between a private company and four businessmen. 2013-06-17T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/MP-wants-birth-papers-issued-at-maternity-hospitals/-/1056/1886402/-/109jtm9z/-/index.html The government should send registration officials to hospitals that provide maternal care to issue birth certificates before the mothers are discharged, an MP has proposed. 2013-06-17T20:30:00Z