/News/-/1056/1056/-/f06mdq/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Briton-in-street-killing-was-held-in-Kenya/-/1056/1862948/-/qoovuz/-/index.html A British man who attacked and allegedly killed a soldier with an accomplice in London was detained in Kenya last year and deported to the UK, it has emerged 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/The-scramble-for-Mau-Mau-proceeds/-/1056/1862958/-/q86mpk/-/index.html A scramble for the huge amounts of money expected to be paid to Mau Mau fighters by the British Government in compensation has begun among organisations claiming to represent the veterans 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Garden-Square-club-opens/-/1056/1862954/-/6lsfn3z/-/index.html Business has resumed at the Garden Square Restaurant in Nairobi after it was closed on the orders of Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero 10 days ago 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Police-kill-four-gangsters/-/1056/1862994/-/c5p36o/-/index.html Four suspected gangsters were on Saturday gunned down by police in Kisumu and a homemade gun, one Ceska pistol and 40 bullets recovered 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Focus-turns-on-Tobiko-and-land-team/-/1056/1862976/-/qe59si/-/index.html More than 400 people could be prosecuted within 12 months 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Uhuru-lauds-AU-role/-/1056/1863026/-/9mn1jz/-/index.html Africa must develop its economies, democratise governance and ensure equitable distribution of resources to secure its future, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/State-sued-for-Sh7bn/-/1056/1862988/-/2cups6/-/index.html Shadowy owners of the multi-million-shilling property that housed Nakumatt Supermarket’s Thika Road branch have sued the government for Sh7 billion following demolition of their premises four years ago 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Land-Commission-given-only-5-pc-of-budget/-/1056/1863002/-/a6rqqo/-/index.html The National Land Commission could become moribund in a few months after the Treasury slashed its budget by 95 per cent 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Why-former-Kalonzo-will-not-face-prosecution/-/1056/1863010/-/t3urgf/-/index.html Former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka is among individuals set to escape fresh investigation and prosecution over claims of various human rights violations 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/How-Kenya-won-AU-support-on-ICC/-/1056/1863036/-/8ovgf3z/-/index.html The AU backing of withdrawal of the Kenyan cases was a culmination of a well-coordinated diplomatic effort by Kenya which saw Deputy President William Ruto tour four countries asking leaders to back the proposal 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/A-man-who-delights-and-upsets-many/-/1064/1862922/-/3ree3w/-/index.html There is a poignant disconnect between Raila Odinga on the one hand and the millions of Kenyans on both sides of the political divide, many of whom are now engaged in a blazing civil war on social media, on the other 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Mutula-family-wants-Kethi-to-run-for-Senate/-/1064/1862900/-/od1oc0z/-/index.html The family of late Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo wants his daughter Kethi to seek his seat in the by-election scheduled for July 22 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/No-end-in-sight-to-MPs-salary-row/-/1064/1862930/-/g4uialz/-/index.html The battle over salaries between MPs and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission is far from over 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Senate-clips-Treasury-powers/-/1064/1862916/-/127ljsoz/-/index.html The Senate took a two-week break on Thursday after a first session marked by battles with the Executive over devolution 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/It-doesnt-have-to-be-me-at-the-top/-/1064/1862926/-/73dwykz/-/index.html In this second instalment of a two-part series, writer Roy Gachuhi engages one of the giants of Kenyan politics, Raila Odinga, on a wide range of issues 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Leaders-differ-over-Uhurus-choice-of-Kambi/-/1064/1862908/-/uxysor/-/index.html The nomination of former Kaloleni MP Samuel Kazungu Kambi as Labour Secretary, which saw former Cabinet minister Chirau Mwakwere excluded from the Cabinet, has split political leaders at the Coast 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Lenku-challenged-as-Narok-Maasai-cry-foul/-/1064/1862892/-/rjt7n8z/-/index.html The nomination of hotelier Joseph ole Lenku to the powerful Interior ministry has put to rest the clamour to fill the critical post at a time when a wave of violence is rocking the country 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Nyeri-tour-heralds-a-new-beginning/-/1064/1862874/-/bdo7sz/-/index.html President Uhuru Kenyatta introduced Nyeri residents to a new style of leadership during his recent three-day tour of the county that was in marked contrast to the approach of former President Mwai Kibaki 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Museveni-warns-of-plot-to-detain-Uhuru/-/1056/1863014/-/g5w5rhz/-/index.html Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has sensationally claimed that there is a plot to detain President Uhuru Kenyatta at The Hague when his trial begins on July 9 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Africa-should-remain-party-to-the-Rome-Statute/-/1056/1863022/-/v34eci/-/index.html Former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka has cautioned against plans by African leaders to stop co-operation with the International Criminal Court 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/TJRC-spent-more-than-Sh1-bn/-/1056/1862980/-/p6no0pz/-/index.html The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) used more than Sh1 billion of taxpayers’ money amid internal squabbles that triggered several extensions of the team’s mandate 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Did-this-boy-have-to-die-over-Sh50000/-/1056/1862950/-/wrdtqcz/-/index.html Every time Mrs Hannah Nyakio Gachanja heard a vehicle pull up outside her humble home in the Lessos estate of Kitale, she would go to the door to check if a Good Samaritan had brought back her beloved son, Ian Gachanja 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1862846/-/w4nhxyz/-/index.html Deputy President William Ruto Saturday pitched for greater unity among African countries to fight challenges such as neo-colonialism, poverty and disease during African Union Jubilee celebrations in Nairobi. 2013-05-25T14:03:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Mombasa-County-worker-mull-strike-over-pay/-/1056/1862822/-/133jchhz/-/index.html Mombasa County workers have threatened to go on strike over unpaid salary arrears and what they termed as poor working conditions. 2013-05-25T13:44:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1862804/-/w4ni2kz/-/index.html Africa must develop its economies, democratise governance and ensure equitable distribution of resources to secure its future, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. 2013-05-25T13:26:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/AU-opens-50th-anniversary-celebrations-/-/1066/1862470/-/hqbnt7/-/index.html African leaders on Saturday opened celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc, with Africa's myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made. 2013-05-25T07:28:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/16-children-die-in-Pakistan-school-bus-fire/-/1068/1862450/-/wwnfhb/-/index.html Sixteen children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in central Pakistan on Saturday, police said. 2013-05-25T07:00:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Toronto-mayor-denies-smoking-cocaine/-/1068/1862440/-/xm5hi8z/-/index.html Toronto's embattled Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he uses crack cocaine, despite allegations he was seen on a video smoking the drug. 2013-05-25T04:16:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Guatemala-extradites-expresident-to-US/-/1068/1862436/-/4244j6z/-/index.html Guatemala extradited former president Alfonso Portillo to the United States on Friday to face charges of laundering $70 million of swindled government funds through US banks. 2013-05-25T04:06:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Row-on-arming-Syria-rebels-deeply-divides-EU/-/1068/1862432/-/vuygokz/-/index.html A fierce row over whether to arm Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's forces has left the European Union deeply divided days before the bloc needs to decide on renewing existing sanctions. 2013-05-25T03:45:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Burundis-ruling-party-youth-wing-acting-with-impunity/-/1066/1862428/-/4y4dw0/-/index.html The tens of thousands of young men from Burundi's ruling party, notorious for their nocturnal "security patrols" countrywide, are increasingly a law unto themselves. 2013-05-25T03:32:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/British-spy-agencies-in-the-spotlight-over-soldiers-murder/-/1068/1862424/-/14cx105/-/index.html One of the two Islamists suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London Michael Adebolajo 28, had been detained in Kenya last year. 2013-05-25T02:47:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Africa-to-celebrate-progress-and-50-years-of-unity/-/1066/1862420/-/yyttxc/-/index.html African leaders gathered Saturday ahead of extravagant celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc, with Africa's myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made. 2013-05-25T02:36:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/IMF-chief-avoids-charges-in-French-payout-scandal/-/1066/1862342/-/8i7hfg/-/index.html IMF chief Christine Lagarde avoided immediate charges on Friday but was named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her for two days over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister. 2013-05-25T01:38:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Former-PMs-memoirs-to-lift-the-lid-on-life-in-politics/-/1064/1862188/-/y3q8u5z/-/index.html Kenyans will have a chance to know some of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s best kept secrets when he publishes his autobiography in about two months. 2013-05-24T20:03:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/The-system-was-against-me-but-I-have-moved-on-says-Raila/-/1064/1862142/-/rp0jri/-/index.html How do you spend your days these days? With the burdens and stresses of being Prime Minister behind you, how does the diary look? 2013-05-24T19:05:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Past-rulings-put-Rawal-on-the-spot-for-top-job-/-/1056/1862138/-/na50a5/-/index.html The deputy Chief Justice nominee was taken to task Friday over some judgments and court decisions she made during her service in the Judiciary. 2013-05-24T19:00:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/African-leaders-to-vote-on-Uhuru-Ruto-ICC-cases-Saturday/-/1064/1862134/-/6hyjou/-/index.html A resolution calling on African countries to petition ICC to drop charges against President Kenyatta and his deputy is to be tabled before African Union Heads of State Saturday morning. 2013-05-24T18:59:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/From-missing-jobs-to-lifestyle-diseases--it-s-a-tough-life-/-/1056/1862124/-/vk0qor/-/index.html Roads in Rift Valley are turning out to be the worst to drive on after the highest number of people were killed on them last year. 2013-05-24T18:53:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Graft-body-wants-Kimemia-out-/-/1056/1862118/-/xfxhcb/-/index.html The anti-corruption commission has opposed the nomination of Mr Francis Kimemia as Secretary to the Cabinet. 2013-05-24T18:51:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/The-cases-against-suspended-judge-/-/1056/1862096/-/h3y8enz/-/index.html President Uhuru Kenyatta has seven days to appoint a tribunal to investigate the conduct of Justice Joseph Mutava, as details emerged why the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) recommended his suspension. 2013-05-24T18:22:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Judge-orders-merger-of-police-murder-cases-/-/1056/1862092/-/5e7kjgz/-/index.html The High Court has ordered consolidation of two murder cases in which five men are accused of killing four police officers on the eve of the March 4 poll. 2013-05-24T18:22:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Inside-Kenyas-most-depraved-hospital-/-/1056/1862090/-/un88jh/-/index.html It’s the ultimate walk of shame for any visitor to Mathari Hospital. 2013-05-24T18:21:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Two-speeches-to-mark-June-1-fetes-/-/1056/1862088/-/pqqj2t/-/index.html Two sets of speeches will be read during this year’s June 1 Madaraka day celebrations in the counties. 2013-05-24T18:20:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Truth-report-unmasks-the-Sabaot-militia-/-/1056/1862084/-/9y199d/-/index.html The Sabaot Land Defence Force was formed by large landowners in Mount Elgon who wanted to maintain their grip on illegally acquired holdings, the truth report says. 2013-05-24T18:17:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/War-on-corruption-loses-steam-as-number-of-cases-probed-falls-/-/1056/1862082/-/pejrd6z/-/index.html A leadership vacuum and staff exits at the anti-corruption commission led to its worst performance in five years. 2013-05-24T18:16:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1862078/-/blkikl/-/index.html The Makueni Senatorial by- election will be held on Monday July 22 . 2013-05-24T18:13:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Ugandan-charged-with-Sh16m-fraud-/-/1056/1861910/-/hjph3y/-/index.html A Ugandan tycoon who staked a bid on English Premiership club, Leeds, causing shares to shoot up by 14 per cent was Friday charged with fraud in Nairobi. 2013-05-24T15:03:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/1861852/-/15c8drbz/-/index.html African foreign ministers said Friday they have agreed a draft proposal to urge international crimes against humanity trials for Kenya's leaders to be referred back to their country. 2013-05-24T13:59:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Makueni-Senate-mini-poll-set-for-July-22/-/1064/1861830/-/c5b3qu/-/index.html Makueni County voters will go to the polls on July 22 to elect a new Senator. 2013-05-24T13:23:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Senate-allocates-Sh48bn-to-counties/-/1064/1861636/-/2v91fv/-/index.html The Senate has allocated Sh48 billion more to the county governments above the Sh210 billion that the National Treasury had earmarked for the devolved units. 2013-05-24T09:53:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Swazi-albinos-plead-for-protection-ahead-of-vote/-/1068/1861356/-/vufde3z/-/index.html Swaziland's albinos have called on the government for protection ahead of elections expected later this year, fearing their body parts will be harvested by candidates seeking good luck. 2013-05-24T03:27:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Cars-schools-torched-in-fifth-night-of-Stockholm-riots/-/1068/1861350/-/ypsa5wz/-/index.html At least nine cars were torched and two schools and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs early Friday for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said. 2013-05-24T02:21:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Salva-Kiir-backs-Uhuru-against-ICC/-/1064/1861346/-/hlfr6n/-/index.html South Sudan President Salv Kiir has expressed his opposition to the International Criminal Court charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto. 2013-05-24T01:26:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Argentine-case-a-challenge-to-debt-restructurings-IMF/-/1068/1861342/-/svphdc/-/index.html The New York legal case over Argentina's debt poses a deep challenge to all future sovereign debt restructurings, the International Monetary Fund said in a report Thursday. 2013-05-24T01:18:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/UN-combat-troops-in-DR-Congo-in-one-or-two-months/-/1066/1861322/-/12jmr3wz/-/index.html UN chief Ban Ki-moon pledged Thursday that UN troops will be in place within "one or two months" to battle armed rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east, as he toured the flashpoint city of Goma. 2013-05-24T00:34:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/US-Europe-oppose-Kenya-bid-to-terminate-ICC-charges/-/1064/1861286/-/d4lta2/-/index.html Kenya made a new plea to the UN Security Council on Thursday to "terminate" International Criminal Court charges against President Uhuru Kenyatta and other leaders over political unrest in 2008. 2013-05-23T22:51:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Lawyers-criticise--raid-on-Monitor/-/1056/1861240/-/anjc4xz/-/index.html Ugandan lawyers Thursday accused their police of using search warrants to intimidate and unlawfully shut two media houses. 2013-05-23T19:00:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Activists-face-animal-cruelty-charge--/-/1056/1861238/-/mu7fqjz/-/index.html A group of civil society activists that used pigs in a protest against a pay increase for MPs will be tried for displaying offensive behaviour and cruelty to the animals. 2013-05-23T18:56:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Pneumonia-biggest-killer-disease-/-/1056/1861236/-/qx4wgnz/-/index.html Pneumonia is the leading killer disease in Kenya, according to the 2013 Economic Survey. 2013-05-23T18:53:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Where-rare-hunters-once-lived---/-/1056/1861234/-/edgt75z/-/index.html Archeologists have discovered an ancient settlement of one of Kenya’s most endangered people. 2013-05-23T18:51:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Apologise-Britain-told-but-its-spared-damages-/-/1056/1861232/-/yf76koz/-/index.html The TJRC report has listed atrocities visited on Kenyans by the British colonial settlers in their bid to turn the country into a colony to advance their political and economic interests. 2013-05-23T18:48:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Kiplagat-team-digs-deep-to-find-why-key-politicians-were-killed/-/1064/1861212/-/11s3gnmz/-/index.html Two theories have emerged over the possible reasons why Foreign Affairs minister Robert Ouko was killed, according to a report released by the Truth team on Tuesday. 2013-05-23T18:19:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Politicians-threaten-to-sue-for-being-named-/-/1064/1861204/-/8huhs6/-/index.html Some of the prominent names mentioned in the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report have threatened to take the team to court as the backlash over the findings continue. 2013-05-23T18:15:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/MPs-order-probe-into-Ruto-luxury-jet-trip-/-/1064/1861200/-/epseq6/-/index.html Parliament has ordered an audit into the hiring of a private plane for Deputy President William Ruto. 2013-05-23T18:12:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Ballot-box-seals-were-broken/-/1064/1861188/-/b07m5lz/-/index.html Broken electoral commission seals were found thrown outside some tallying centres, a court hearing a petition challenging the election of the Siaya governor was told. 2013-05-23T18:05:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Kidero-opposes-Waititu-evidence--/-/1064/1861182/-/13jo5tsz/-/index.html An election petition court was Thursday asked to reject new evidence from a poll loser, as it was time-barred. 2013-05-23T18:02:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Senator-asks-court-for-more-time-to-file-response-/-/1064/1861168/-/lxf3hrz/-/index.html Senator Naisula Lesuuda has asked the High Court to allow her to file further responses to a petition challenging her nomination. 2013-05-23T17:56:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Joho-fails-in-bid-to-halt-poll-petition-/-/1064/1861164/-/3g4mrv/-/index.html Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho suffered a blow Thursday after a court directed that an election petition filed against him should proceed to full hearing. 2013-05-23T17:54:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Case-challenging-Tongaren-MPs-win-adjourned-/-/1064/1861156/-/150535nz/-/index.html The hearing of a petition challenging the election of Dr Eseli Simiyu as Tongaren MP has been adjourned. 2013-05-23T17:50:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Uhuru-nominates-hotelier-to-Cabinet-/-/1064/1861146/-/ki8ujt/-/index.html A career hotelier was Thursday nominated as Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government. 2013-05-23T17:45:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-Kenyan-media-under-threat--KUJ/-/1056/1861114/-/jgvb4k/-/index.html The umbrella union of journalists has expressed concerns over recent remarks from leaders which it says has put the media “under threat”. 2013-05-23T17:22:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1861016/-/bljt42/-/index.html A National Assembly committee mandated to scrutinise notices in the Kenya Gazette has opened a new front in the MPs push for higher pay. 2013-05-23T15:52:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1860992/-/bljc1y/-/index.html Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro has ruled that senators will go ahead and legislate on the Division of Revenue Bill, regardless of a ruling by his counterpart in the National Assembly. 2013-05-23T15:32:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1860982/-/bljc13/-/index.html The National Assembly’s departmental committees have until June 3 to submit their reports on the Budget estimates to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. 2013-05-23T15:20:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1860722/-/bljaau/-/index.html The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has demanded the full implementation of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission report. 2013-05-23T13:07:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/1860662/-/15c94miz/-/index.html Hundreds of mourners gathered on Thursday in the hometown of Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe for the funeral of the man regarded as the father of modern African literature and the author of the widely praised "Things Fall Apart." 2013-05-23T12:17:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1860598/-/blj8wb/-/index.html President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated two Kenyans to fill the vacant Cabinet slots Thursday. 2013-05-23T10:19:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Ministry-to-rely-on-private-sector-says-Koskei/-/1056/1860590/-/70t7uqz/-/index.html The government will work with the private sector and development partners in implementation of ambitious programmes that require huge capital outlay. 2013-05-23T10:01:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Chinua-Achebe-to-be-buried-/-/1066/1860386/-/cok9a0/-/index.html Revered Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, author of the widely praised novel "Things Fall Apart," will be buried in his small hometown on Thursday in a ceremony expected to draw crowds of mourners. 2013-05-23T07:07:33Z