THE STANDARD By
Kamau Muthoni |
January 1st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Pall-bearers carrying a Casket during Church funeral service for the late Rtd Chief Justice Evan Gicheru at ACK St Francis, Karen on Thursday, Dec 31, 2020. [Jonah Onyango,
The prayers of a 36-year-old lawyer to excel in his career were answered when he ultimately rose to be Kenya’s 12th Chief Justice in 2003.
On Thursday, January 6, 1978, a then youthful Evan Gicheru petitioned his maker in the middle of the night, submitting four prayers to make his life a success.
He beseeched God to prove that He is mighty by granting him a successful life, a successful career, and a rich mind, soul and property and to make him love and serve Him for the rest of his life. The prayer was written in capital letters, giving it a certificate of urgency at 12.35am.
THE STANDARD By
Standard Team |
December 22nd 2020 at 12:24:03 GMT +0300
Machakos Senator Boniface Mutinda Kabaka was on Tuesday buried at his home in Mikuyu village, Masinga Sub-County.
Several high-profile leaders including Deputy President William Ruto, Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua and Senators Irungu Kangata (Murang’a), George Khaniri (Vihiga) and Amos Wako (Busia) attended the function.
Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua arrives for Senator Kabaka s burial. [Erastus Mulwa, Standard]
All set for the burial of Machakos Senator Boniface Kabaka. [Erastus Mulwa, Standard]
Senator Kabaka burial: The hearse arrives. [Erastus Mulwa, Standard]
The late Kabaka burst into the political scene in 2013 when he threw his hat into the ring for the Machakos senatorial seat.
THE STANDARD By
Japheth Ogila |
December 16th 2020 at 18:44:58 GMT +0300
The Senate heard that Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko treated one of his daughters to a lavish trip to New York City at the expense of the taxpayer.
That was during the house s plenary trial of the governor following his impeachment by the Nairobi County Assembly.
While tabling evidence for the ouster of the governor, County assembly Minority Leader Michael Ogada averred that Sonko flew his daughter in a first-class flight to the US which translated in the misappropriation of public funds.
Ogada told the plenary that the governor’s daughter spent Sh220,000 on a chopper flying around New York City, and another “offside party at Sh260,000 from first lady’s conference in Philadelphia, where Sh60,000 was spent on the trip. He further claimed that Sh120,000 was given to reporters and additional Sh300,000 on transport.