Maina Kageni talkshow on dangerous grounds

A radio show where men express erotic feelings for children may force the Kenyan government to crack the whip on explicit call-in sessions.
For some years, Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has expressed concern over the proliferation of “pornographic” talk shows aired at inappropriate time slots. In spite of this, the government is wary of [...]

By-elections go smoothly around Kenya

Posted on June 12, 2008 by kenyanobserver
Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s ODM party won 3 seats in yesterday’s by-elections while President Mwai Kibaki’s PNU won 2 seats. The ODM party now has 103 seats total while PNU has 104 seats.
Security was tight at the polling stations and the elections were largely peaceful with relatively fewer incidents [...]

Raila Odinga for Kikuyu Elder?

Prime Minister Raila Odinga will soon be anointed a Kikuyu elder as part of national inter-ethnic reconciliation, it was announced this week.
However, Raila who is from the Luo tribe, must contend with strong misgivings from the Kikuyu, most of whom voted against him in last year’s disputed general elections. Raila will face criticism that he [...]

Apologies, but we’re back!

Greetings to all esteemed readers of the Nairobi Chronicle,
As the Chief Editor, I wish to express my apologies for being off-line for a whole week since last Friday. I suddenly found myself swamped with work and even had to travel outside my normal work station to a rural area without internet connections. However, I am [...]