1. 6 Million Have Registered so Far - IEBC

Close to six million people have been registered as voters in two weeks according to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). A statement from the commission on Monday said the number represented 33 percent of the estimated Kenyan voting population. Nairobi County leads with the most number of those registered at 632, 145 out of an estimated voting population of about 1.5 million people followed by neighboring Kiambu County with 329, 340 people registered out of 756,773 estimated eligible voters.

2. Police Chiefs Want New Rules Put on Hold

Police chiefs have asked the Independent Policing Oversight Authority to give their units more time to study a raft of regulations it has proposed before enforcing them. The regulations are aimed at enhancing police accountability and improving police-community relations. Officers drawn from both Kenya Police and Administration Police said they needed time to study and understand the regulations. “If you rush it (the proposal), police will shy away from some duties,” warned deputy director of police reforms King’ori Mwangi, adding that about 80 per cent of police officers go out of their way to do extra jobs while on duty.

3. Watamu and Diani in Africa's Top 3 Beaches

It’s 22 days to Christmas, a time when most prefer travelling ‘coastwards’. You perhaps would like to know how the destination beach of your choice competes internationally. According to CNN Travel Watamu beach is the second best beach to beach followed by Diani at third. Take note that we are talking about best beaches to beach across Africa. How about that? Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt comes first.

4. Court Orders Kenya Airways to Re-instate Sacked Employees

The Industrial  Court in Nairobi has ordered Kenya Airways to reinstate more than 400 employees who had been sacked by today morning.  Making the ruling yesterday, Industrial Court Judge James Rika termed the retrenchment exercise by Kenya Airways as ‘unlawful’ as regards the new Kenyan Constitution.

Kenya Airways embarked on a massive staff layoff in August sending home more that500 employees in a cost cutting measure at a time when the airline industry has been hit by high operation costs mainly due to fuel costs. The harsh operating environment marked by low passenger numbers and high costs of operations sent the airline to cut its staff numbers while rolling out an aggressive expansion plan.

5. Soda Increasing Deaths

Weight gain—especially increased abdominal fat—is a known risk factor of serious health conditions like diabetes and heart disease.