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Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has clarified his statement which he says Kenyans had misinterpreted as him wishing death on ODM leader. Through his twitter he explained that he meant that he did not wish death on Raila but salvation. He said that his statement on asking God to call Raila actually meant that he wanted to ask God to call the ODM leader to accept Jesus as his Lord and savior. https://twitter.com/DidmusWaBarasa/status/1110953155435642880 Kenyans on twitter however did not buy into the legislators explanation and called him out for wishing death on the former Prime Minister. Here are some of the…

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A video of Grammy award winning rapper Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar popularly known as Cardi B has resurfaced. In the video the rapper confesses to drugging and robbing men to get money to make ends meet. The video has caused an online uproar with her fans asking for her arrest over. Read:Otile Brown Shows Off New Girlfriend, After Nasty Breakup With Vera Sidika Cardi be has since responded to the video stating that that was her past and she had to do what she had to do to make ends meet. https://twitter.com/iamcardib/status/1110636182344482816 The public however attacked her  Here are some…

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Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) have arrested Jackline Kwamboka for the offence of forgery-several fake certificates (birth and death) She was also found to be in possession of a computer, printer, seal for civil registrations and other assorted documents which were retrieved from her house. She was arraigned ain Abuga court. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1110867823985917954 According to the office of the Directorate of Criminal investigation, Kwamboka had been printing fake documents and selling them to unsuspecting Kenyans. She was arrested after the DCI officers laid a trap for her. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1110871237138370561 Kenyans on Twitter after told the DCI to after…

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Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has allegedly set up camp at DP Ruto’s home pleading him to assist him offset his car balance. Last week  Smart car limited had moved to court to have the legislator  declared forcefully bankrupt for failing to pay the outstanding balance fr hiss car. Smart cars and car city limited filed a insolvency petition against Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa.The company filed a creditors petition insolvency against the legislator who is listed as the debtor. The petition is set to be heard o March 26 and any interested party has been asked to file a notice to…

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Former nominated senator Paul Njoroge has alluded tha Deputy President William Ruto is grooming Kirinyanga Governor Anne Waiguru to deputize him when he goes for the top seat in 2022. He said that Ruto was using his cronies like Tharaka Nithi senator Kithure Kindiki to make it compulsory for a Presidential candidate to choose a female running mate so as to pave way for a Ruto -Waiguru candidature. Members belonging to the Jubilee party have also dismissed claims of trouble within the party. They said that the alleged split in camps was a creation of the media and that the…

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A Jambojet flight destined for Kisumu failed to land and was force to return to Nairobi due to bad weather following the heavy down pour in the lakeside city. The plane JM8656 was reportedly unable to land as a result of poor visibility. The passengers who were  transferred to the Wednesday flight. Jambojet in Kisumu is usually the last flight to land  at the airport due to renovations which are ongoing on the runway. Other flights set to land in the area  however  landed according to set schedule. Read: Jambojet Launches Flights To Entebbe In A bid To Expand To…

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The police investigating the murder of 29 year old  Joseph Nyakundi.  Detectives say that CCTV footage indicates that there was 31 minutes that the location of lawyer Assa Nyakundi  is unaccounted for. The lawyer had said that he accidentally shot his son near his home in Muthaiga. The son was seated on the back seat as the two were coming from church. CCTV footage shows that the car was captured at Museum Hill at 12.50pm and was later seen entering Aga Khan Hospital from Limuru Road. This is the second indication that the narrative put across by the lawyer that…

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Mohammed Mohamud Sheikh, one of the petitioners who filed a petition to the Judicial service commission to have four Supreme court removed  has filed an application to withdraw. The petitioner among others filed the petition on March 13 for the removal of Justices Mohammed Ibrahim, Jackton Ojwang, Smokin Wanjala and Njoki Ndung’u . In the petition which has since been served to the judges for reply, the petitioners accused of violating the Constitution during the Wajir gubernatorial petition. In the application Sheikh said that he wished to withdraw the petition voluntarily and with no condition. The petitioner prays for the withdrawal…

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A bean named after Raila Odinga will soon grace the market. The bean is named Raila because of its crisp, dark tone that farmers said is similar to the pigmentation of the opposition leader. The name was given to the bean during the Australian-funded project called the Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (Simlesa). Farmers were asked to name crops developed within the project. This is not the first time that a cereal has been named after a politician. The former vice president the late George Saitoti had a bean variety named after him. The…

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Motorists have been advised to seek alternative routes after the Mai Mahiu- Naivasha Road was affected by the tremors The Kenya National Highways Authority said that they cited faults and had sent some officers to asses the fault “Following the earth tremors experienced in several parts of the country, KeNHA advises that a fault has been cited along the Naivasha – Mai Mahiu Road, at Fay Amario, about 8km from Naivasha, Mai Mahiu bound. KeNHA advised private vehicle motorists to use the main Kamandura – Limuru – Kinungi – Naivasha Highway, adding that traffic police will be at hand to…

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An undated video has emerged of a two men robbing a woman at gun point in the middle of the street. In the undated video that is believed to have been retrieved from a CCTV camera in Makande in Mombasa county. In the video , three men are seen walking past the woman as she tries to complete a transaction at the money agent. Read:Kenyans React To Mama Ida Odinga, MPs Gladys Wanga And Rosa Buyu Dance Moves (Video) Two of the men turn and head for the woman with one withdrawing for his gun  The other man picks the…

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Kibabii university has been closely indefinitely. The students started the protests when one of their colleagues got injured in a car accident inside the university. The university administration said that they decided to close the school indefinitely and all students were asked to go home. They are said to have destroyed property of unknown value.during the riots that took place on Friday. “In view of the safety of Students, Staff and Property of the University and the surrounding community, the University Senate in its Special Meeting held on Saturday 23rd March, 2019 at 10.00 am in the Vice Chancellor’s Boardroom , resolved to…

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President Kenyatta openly bashed the cabinet secretaries that had accompanied him to Namibia for lack of seriousness. He called out Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri for noting down what he was saying and not taking note of what the Kenyans living in Namibia were saying. “I am looking at my brother Mwangi Kiunjuri (Agriculture CS) who has just opened his notepad to write what I am saying. But he was not interested in writing what these Kenyans are saying,” Uhuru said. He also took issue with the trade CS Peter Munya whom he told to listen to what Kenyans were saying…

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Contrary reports have emerged from the county executive committee member on health services stating that it was a leakage from an internal meeting. Mohamed Dagane revealed that no cases of cholera had been reported in Nairobi but confirmed that they ha received patients with cholera like symptoms and diarrhoea who had been treated at various hospitals around the city. Mr. Dagane said that cases of cholera  have been reported in neighboring counties such as Machakos and those people are said to be moving to Nairobi for Economic and social reasons He said that six patients in the county had been…

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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has banned Matatus from parking on Tom Mboya street in the Nairobi central Business district. The director of parking  said that all matatus plying the same route would park at a designated terminus as opposed to along Tom Mboya street as that was not designated for tt purpose. The allotment letters allocated to various saccos have also been cancelled.  The  directive also said that only two matatus per sacco would be allowed in the bus terminus. “All matatu Saccos are advised to have alternative sites as holding grounds. All allotment letters given to individual matatu saccos…

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