/News/-/471778/471778/-/ss135lz/-/index.html http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Ndile+Muthama+challenge+election+law/-/471778/1410838/-/1367cksz/-/index.html Former Kibwezi MP Kalembe Ndile and PNU chief whip Johnstone Muthama have moved to court today challenging the Elections Act 2012, which requires parliamentary aspirants to be holders of university degrees. Kalembe and Muthama argue that if that is allowed, then politicians who have not had formal education will be denied an opportunity to serve their people. 2012-05-21T18:51:35Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Suspect+tankers+at+pipeline+depot/-/471778/1410830/-/qhn0p3z/-/index.html There appears to some suspect activity at the Kenya Pipeline depot here in Nairobi where nine tankers loaded with fuel have in the past one week been spotted at the depot. Their presence has been a subject of speculation with allegations that someone at the KPC and Ministry of Energy was illegally storing and selling fuel. KPC, which is not mandated to load tankers has denied these allegations saying it, is in a process of cleaning up contaminated fuel in one of its tanks. NTV’s Yassin Juma reports. 2012-05-21T18:47:04Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/The+MRC+dilemma/-/471778/1410820/-/150h2pr/-/index.html The banned Mombasa Republican Council MRC is emerging a key and controversial election campaign issue in the coast. For the coalition government, the MRC has seen politicians and government officials engaging in what may well be termed as doublespeak. In rallies held by Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi over the weekend, political leaders openly courted the outlawed organization if just to secure the coastal vote. NTV’s Nimrod Taabu reports. 2012-05-21T18:40:47Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/KANU+after+Uhuru/-/471778/1410786/-/13bmkrs/-/index.html The departure of Uhuru Kenyatta from KANU formally marks the end of a family’s historical ties to one of Africa’s independence movements. When he launched his new party TNA on Sunday, Uhuru effectively ended Kanu’s traces in his central Kenya backyard and formally left a derelict party in the hands of Gideon Moi another son of a former president and Kanu leader. And as NTV’s Harith Salim reports, the party may finally be over for Kanu. 2012-05-21T18:12:47Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Irate+villagers+destroy+factory+fence/-/471778/1410780/-/bysns7/-/index.html Drama unfolded in Othaya, Nyeri when angry residents of Gitugi village forcibly slashed down a fence belonging to Gitugi tea factory to make way for the construction of a new road. The residents claim that the fence located at a sharp bend has caused accidents and subsequent loss of lives. The agitated residents decided to cut the fence following an early morning accident that claimed the life of one person. The accident involved a motorcycle and an administration police truck that is used by rapid deployment unit to patrol Othaya constituency. According to eyewitnesses, the boda boda motorcycle was carrying three people when it collided head-on with the truck. The rider of the motorcycle died on the spot while his two passengers were rushed to Othaya District Hospital in critical condition. 2012-05-21T18:10:54Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/New+effort+to+safeguard+water+towers/-/471778/1410774/-/6t5aga/-/index.html The government has embarked on a project to restore15 percent of the country’s forest cover by the year 2030. In a bid to conserve the environment and the country’s water catchment areas, the Kenya Forest Service has spent millions of shillings on buying tree seedlings, which they will plant in regions worst affected by drought and human destruction. 2012-05-21T18:09:11Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/No+more+night+travel+for+schools/-/471778/1410758/-/mlsfltz/-/index.html In the wake of a spate of road accidents, the education ministry today announced that school children may not be allowed to travel from 6.30 pm. The resolution was reached after a seminar convened by the Ministry of Education, the parents association and the Kenya Police traffic department to train drivers of school buses and other private vehicles, who transport students to school. In addition, the police traffic department will regularly inspect the school vehicles to ensure that they are in top condition, to reduce the number of accidents involving school children. NTV’s Sheila Sendeiyo reports. 2012-05-21T18:07:32Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/TNA+yet+to+acquire+physical+address/-/471778/1410740/-/9spc0kz/-/index.html The dust is beginning to settle on Sunday’s dramatic launch of The National Alliance party by Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta. But it is now emerging that organizers may have overlooked some basics around political party activity. NTV has today established that the TNA does not have a party office and its physical address with the registrar of political parties is given as Nginyo Towers, a building owned by the man who gave up the National Alliance Party of Kenya which has now been renamed The National Alliance. NTV’s Rita Tinina reports. 2012-05-21T18:05:37Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Spotlight+on+trade+relations+between+India+and+Kenya/-/471778/1410732/-/9i2uov/-/index.html India and Kenya's trade relations date back over 100 years.Back then, workers from India known as 'coolies' immigrated to Kenya and were involved in the construction of the Kenya-Uganda railways at the turn of the last century.And as Alex Mwangi who was recently in New Delhi reports, India forms a critical link into Asia for Kenya given that the two nations trade in excess of 390 billion shillings between them annually. 2012-05-21T18:04:02Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Chicken+farmers+conned/-/471778/1410122/-/e2f6ibz/-/index.html Over 40 farmers in Kimabu County are counting losses with the realization that money they contributed for a Sacco could have been lost. The farmers raised over one million shillings for a massive chicken project that was to change their economic life. That dream they now saw they will never live as the Sacco officials have gone underground. 2012-05-20T18:49:39Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Urban+women+turn+to+artificial+hips/-/471778/1410116/-/ud61y2/-/index.html Many people would assume that when it comes to such sensitive body parts like the hips, you either have them or you don't. But now there is a middle ground and it is big business. Urban women are now flocking beauty shops to purchase what you can only call fabulous fakes or simply put, artificial hips. And as NTV’s Jane Ngoiri reports, the users have absolutely no apologies to make. 2012-05-20T18:46:43Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Presidential+hopefuls+find+new+homes/-/471778/1410110/-/2muuf9/-/index.html New political outfits appear to be dominating the Kenyan political landscape, the latest one being the launch of Uhuru Kenyatta's The National Alliance Party. Majority of presidential aspirants have ditched their mother parties and are struggling to identify a vehicle that will help their bid in the race to State house. NTV’s Yassin Juma analyses the road ahead for presidential candidates. 2012-05-20T18:45:01Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Raila+Mudavadi+battle+it+out+in+Mombasa/-/471778/1410096/-/v0g61iz/-/index.html Political rivals Raila Odinga and Musalia Mudavadi held parallel rallies in Mombasa just weeks after they formally parted ways. For the second time since that divorce, the two leaders went head to head in search of votes in the same region. NTV’s Ben Kitili reports. 2012-05-20T18:38:49Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Show+of+financial+muscle+at+TNA+launch/-/471778/1410092/-/ltvwdn/-/index.html Elections campaigns are here and after the ruthless display of organizational and financial muscle at the KICC on Sunday, the question may well arise: Just how much does it cost to run for president? With high technology and a splash of colour and ceremony, The National Alliance party (TNA) raised the bar in a game that has usually seen politicians and political parties trying to outdo each other. NTV’s Harith Salim reports. 2012-05-20T18:36:46Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/DPM+launches+new+party/-/471778/1410088/-/ht12fez/-/index.html Under the watchful gaze of the giant monument of his father, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta formally abandoned the party of independence Kanu and launched his own new party, The National Alliance TNA. Several thousand supporters flocked the KICC for a launch that saw the party putting up a ruthless display of both organizational and financial muscle. The latest technology including live satellite relays were among the stops made by Uhuru party as it made what was certainly a tumultuous entry to the expanding scene of political parties. NTV’s Rita Tinina witnessed the daylong event at the KICC. 2012-05-20T18:34:58Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Parties+scramble+for+EALA+seats/-/471778/1410084/-/4lbabbz/-/index.html A row is brewing in parliament over the nominees to the East Africa Legislative Assembly as several parties scramble for a share of the seats. Eldoret North MP William Ruto and his allies who defected from ODM now say that they too have a stake in the slots allocated for their original party. The MPs now threaten to block the list in parliament if their interests are not taken into account.NTV’s Sheila Sendeyo reports. 2012-05-20T18:33:17Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Nairobi+women+in+free+hug+campaign/-/471778/1409560/-/g32loy/-/index.html Sometimes a hug is all that we need. In a bid to give that simple touch two ladies Nyambura Mutanyi and Lydia Nyamanya were on a free hug campaign along Mama Ngina Street here in Nairobi. Their sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger and put a smile on their face. Here is NTV’s Jane Ngoiri with Free Hugs Campaign. 2012-05-19T18:53:58Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Mentally+disturbed+man+shot+dead+by+police/-/471778/1409558/-/6425yp/-/index.html A man died after being shot by a police officer in Lakipia West. Residents say the man had gone on a rampage armed with crude weapons trying to harm anyone who was in his way. The residents scampered for safety in a nearby police post, which is when he turned on the police. Unfortunately for the man the police officer was armed with a G3 rifle. Some allege the man had been mentally unstable for three days, though what may have brought this condition is unknown. However, human right activists say the police officers in this case were too quick to act, seeing as the man was alone. He was taken to hospital where he died. 2012-05-19T18:53:49Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Engineers+unsure+over+length+of+Mai+Mahiu+repairs/-/471778/1409556/-/cgwrcd/-/index.html To Mai Mahiu now and repair works entered the second day on that road leading to Narok. Engineers now say they can’t tell when the road will be ready for use again. 2012-05-19T18:53:38Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Kibaki+wants+speedy+NHIF+saga+probe/-/471778/1409554/-/10eb5lpz/-/index.html President Mwai Kibaki has ordered for speedy investigations over the scandal surrounding the Civil Servants Medical Scheme. Kibaki wants the matter quickly resolved promising that punitive action would be taken on those involved. The Head of State said that the government would firmly deal with unscrupulous persons who may want to take advantage of the initiatives it is taking. 2012-05-19T18:53:26Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Karua+rejects+Kibaki+appointments/-/471778/1409552/-/11utuaq/-/index.html The controversial county commissioners appointments debate rages on even in the public domain with the government pressured to rescind its decision. The issue is in court while a section of parliamentarians vowed to reject the list if it comes back to Parliament. Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua says its high time the new constitution is implemented to the letter including the realization of the county governments. 2012-05-19T18:53:09Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/Uhuru+set+to+announce+new+party/-/471778/1409550/-/tvmui1/-/index.html After several months of political orphanage, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta seems to have found a new home. The National Alliance, the party believed to be Uhuru’s next political vehicle will launch tomorrow at the KICC grounds. The occasion will confirm Uhuru’s formal departure from KANU, the party he chaired for the last one decade. Francis Mutegi with the story of yet another political re-alignment. 2012-05-19T18:50:18Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/ODM+and+UDF+vie+for+coastal+votes/-/471778/1409548/-/10ysbetz/-/index.html Mombasa County is abuzz with political activity this weekend. For a second time Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his deputy Musalia Mudavadi are going head to head in search for votes in the same region. Both presidential hopefuls will hold simultaneous political rallies in Mombasa tomorrow, and both camps spent Saturday drumming up support for their sides, and as Ben Kitilli reports from Mombasa, the Prime Minister is set to find out just how much he lost when Mudavadi decamped from ODM. 2012-05-19T18:50:06Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/TEAMs+fiber+optic+cable+repaired/-/471778/1408840/-/vhkj3k/-/index.html If you have been suffering slow Internet connectivity at home or at your work place, this will not be the same again. This follows the replacement of a damaged undersea Fiber Optic cable that was damaged two weeks ago. Repairs on the damaged cable belonging to The East African Marine System TEAMs have been completed. The cause of the damage according to engineers from France Telecom Marine who were doing the repairs could not be established at the moment. NTV’s Aby Agina toured the area and filed this report. 2012-05-18T19:03:47Z http://www.ntv.co.ke/News/NEMA+to+clamp+down+on+noise+pollution+with+new+gadget/-/471778/1408838/-/1ykytoz/-/index.html Amid the political noise, the environmental regulator NEMA is now moving to curb the real noise. NEMA has just unveiled brand new meters to check just how much noise you are making. But as Jane Ngoiri reports, separating noise from earning a living is proving to be a delicate balancing act. 2012-05-18T19:03:26Z