Al-Qaeda terrorist leader Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, who eluded justice for 13 years, is finally dead. He was gunned down in Somalia capital, Mogadishu on Wednesday at one of the security check points in the war ravaged city by the Transitional Federal Government security personnel. He was killed along with a Kenyan Musa Dere. - Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 1998 bombings that killed 224 people at two U.S. embassies in East Africa [Kenya and Tanzania], was shot dead when his vehicle apparently blundered into a military checkpoint by mistake. The intelligence officers of the TFG confirmed the killing of the fugitive likewise briefing the Kenyan security over his death. Kenyans w…

- DEADLY BLAST HIT MOGADISHU Deadly blast hit outside the government building in Mogadishu killing more than 50 and injuring more today according to government sources. The dead comprise of students, civilians and soldiers according to a witness at the scene. The building houses ministries of the government where three cabinet ministers were present during the blast. Some unconfirmed reports earlier indicated that the minister for labour was injured in the blast. Al-shabab the armed group against the government claimed the responsibility for the blast.

- The late Nobel laureate to be cremated and her remains to be interred as per her wishes according to her family and the government. She died on September 25 , in Nairobi hospital fighting ovarian cancer. She will be cremated at Kariokor crematorium on Saturday where a tree will be planted at the freedom corner to honour her. Kenyan flags will be flying half-mast and state funeral promised will match the late vice president Michael Kijana Wamalwa of the Narc government.

- OPINION:KENYA’S PRESIDENTIAL SCRAMBLE Kenya’s list of presidential aspirants increases day by day. The list is topped by the current Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his deputy Uhuru Kenyatta who is the finance minister and the Vice president Kalonzo Musyoka. Others are Martha Karua, William Ruto, Eugene Wamalwa, Peter Kenneth an assistant minister, Mutava Musyimi, Prof. Olekiyapi, Paul Muite and Jaffer Kassim an independent candidate. Many of them if not all are taking Kenyans for granted. They are taking the electorates for a political gimmick. We ought to ask them this questions or they ought to tell us this; who is he /she? What does she/he stand for? What alternat…

- Kenya: Minister resigns. Foreign affairs miniter moses wetangula resigns over Tokyo embassy saga. He resigned an hour after his permanent secretary Thuita Mwangi to pave way for investigation. Though the minister maitains that he is innocent. "For the sake of Sirisia, Kenya, friends, PNU and family, I have decided to step aside to give government room for investigations," he said at his minintry office. According to local media.

WFP have been accused of being bias in picking agencies for food distribution. They (World Food Programme) and the government are also accused of delaying relief food distribution to the northern parts of Kenya which is facing famine according to local media. - MPs of northern Kenya led by their Turkana counterpart Ekwe ethuro said “If anyone is to die of hunger, WFP will be to blame”. Some people resorted in to eating dogs due to hunger. The meeting was triggered by the delayance of Emergency operation-protracted relief and recovery programme in northern Kenya. The WFP denied the claims through its public information officer who said that they don’t make any impos…

- POLITICAL MATURITY IN KENYA! The three by elections in Kenya proofed the maturity of our people in general. Two of the elections were held in Nairobi namely, Starehe and Makadara where the third was at Juja constituency. Surprisingly, in Nairobi’s Makadara constituency Mike mbuvi (sonko) of Narc-Kenya floored veteran politicians Reuben Ndolo of ODM and Dick Wathika of PNU to become the new Member of Parliament for Makadar constituency. Starehe Bishop Margaret wanjiru defeated her main rival for the seat Maina Kamanda of PNU with a quite satisfiable margin to be the Mp of starehe again. In Juja constituency William kabogo of Narc-kenya showed dust to his rivals by clos…

- The ratification of the new constitution by the Kenyan people on 4th August 2010, made it possible for a new republic. Tomorrow would be the day of the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya. The grand event to welcome the second republic would be held at Uhuru park in Nairobi. The roads leading to the venue are closed for security purposes and to ease traffic in and around the venue. The military will use these roads leading to the venue to transport their military hardware. Where the area traffic said that the roads will remain closed for the event. The Kenya police will take control of the security of the venue and the nearby buildings. The Director of pol…

- The final hours to the D-day in Kenya On 4th august this year Kenyans will be marking a historic day. The Kenyan people will usher in a new constitution or either rejects it to remain with colonial one. As the yes team brand the issue of the referendum to be the birth of new Kenya or the birth of a second republic of Kenya. With the yes team boasting of winning the race the No side also predict their win come 4th august. The two sides held their rallies on Sunday in the city where Uhuru Park was for Yes and Jamhuri ground in Dagoretti corner was for the No. Since it’s the last round to the campaign each quoted the contentious clauses in the constitution. The No side…

- The simultaneous bombblast in Kampala Uganda that claimed 64 lives during the last game of the world cup between the dutch and spain was a sad night for east africans. Among the dead are 13 Eritreans and one american national as per the ugandan authority. The game will be remembered in africa and as well in Uganda. And may be the somali community in east africa. The somali's al-shabab militia are the prime suspect of the deadly attack due to their statement in Mogadishu last week. Abu -mansur robow a commandant of the millitary wing promised to bomb Burundi and Uganda for their contribution in somali's peacekeeping force(AMISOM). The somalis in kenya fear repercussions f…