Australia-based Pancontinental Oil and Gas and its partner FAR Ltd plan to conduct 3D seismic survey on an offshore Kenyan block starting at the end of May amid growing interest in the nation's oil and gas sector.

 A number of global hotel and tourism giants have confirmed their participation in the forthcoming Africa Hotel Investment Forum to be held in Nairobi.

 The Ugandan army says the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) led by Joseph Kony is being supported and supplied by the Sudanese government.

 Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko plans to appoint a team of special prosecutors to handle the over 5,000 pending post-election violence cases.

 Surgeon George John is famous and rich. But he is also a humble and generous man. His generosity has extended to Kenya?s Eldoret town, the home of athletics.

 The much-touted Mt Kenya East Political Caucus has failed to take off due to squabbling among leaders in Embu and Meru, The Standard can reveal today.

 Kenya?s Court of Appeal judge Philip Waki will hear a possible appeal by the convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor.

 One worshipper died and 15 others were injured, five seriously, after a man hurled a grenade into the God?s House of Miracles International Church in Ngara, Nairobi on Sunday.

 Support is growing within the Orange Democratic Movement for Henry Kosgey to take over as deputy party leader following the exit of Sabatia MP Musalia Mudavadi.