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NYS suspects wants politicians and the President gagged from speaking about the case against them Defense lawyer Assa Nyakundi asked the court to gag the politicians from speaking about the case saying that the utterances were sub judice as the suspects were being tried by the courts and not the politicians. “It is this court that is trying the suspects…not the politicians,” Nyakundi said, “Stop public discussions of this case since they defeat the right to fair trial.” the lawyer said She said that the court should not be stopped from conducting  a fair  trial due to the influence of…

In October, men in South Sudan took to Facebook to bid for a hand in marriage of a 17 year old girl. The picture of Nyalong Ngong Deng, who is from South Sudan’s Eastern Lakes state, was posted on Facebook on October 25. Five wealthy men are said to have participated in the auction that went viral with the highest bidder parting with 500 cows, three exotic cars and Sh1 million in dowry. Plan International a Non governmental organisation has raised concerns terming the auction as the barbaric use of technology. “This barbaric use of technology is reminiscent of latter-day slave…

Jacque Maribe’s fiance Joseph Irungu alias Jowie has been moved to Kamiti maximum prison after being in remand prison at Industrial area for more than a month. His close friend Joe Muchiri disclosed that Jowie was in Kamiti station and that the prison was not a joke. He took to Twitter to tell how Jowie was struggling at the maximum security prison. The Kamiti prison is structured to handle hard core criminals and therefore Jowie was struggling with the new environment. Read:’My Wife Is To Blame For All My Troubles,’ Bishop Deya Says As He Seeks To Divorce Her Muchiri…

A Fire has broken out at T-Mall along Langata. The fire reportedly came from Egi Veg restaurant on the second floor of the building at the food court. A number of electronic gadgets including computers were destroyed during the inferno. The Langata police OCPD Gregory Mutiso confirmed the incident saying that there were no casualties in the incident Read:Eight Dead As 43 Houses Catch Fire In Kibra He said that the fire  that started at 9 AM was contained by the Fire Brigade. Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a sensitive story you would like…

Kenya National Union of nurses secretary general who was also a candidate for the Kakamega senatorial seat Seth Panyako wants IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati removed for allegedly changing the results for the position by increasing the final tally by 29,746 votes. Panyako has filed a petition with the clerk of the National Assembly, which will be discussed by the Justice and legal affairs committee. The committee has already termed the issue as serious. In the petition, the trade unionist says that  Chebukati usurped imaginary powers  and changed the results disregarding the pronunciation by the returning officer. “In blatant disregard of…

The powers and privileges committee in parliament has asked that Embakasi East MP Babu Owino and His Starehe counterpart Charles “jaguar” Njagua apologize for fighting within Parliament buildings. Though the two leaders already apologized to each other and made up, the powers and privileges committee have said that the two had to issue an apology for their conduct. The fight started ensued Babu Owino failed to recognize President Kenyatta as the elected President in October 2017 after the botched August 1 elections. In his apology Charles Jaguar Kanyi asked that  Babu Owino should respect the President. Read:International Lawyers Condemn President…

Kenyans on Twitter have said that they are tired of congratulating former Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale as he seems to have a child sitting for exams every year. This reaction was sparked after the former Kakamega legislator posted his daughters results on Twitter congratulating his daughter for performing well in the just released KCPE results. Khalwale’s daughter scored 359 marks from Malinya Primary school in Ikolomani constituency Here are some of the comments that the Bull fighter received from Tweeps; https://twitter.com/MollyOdhiambo1/status/1064740623452917760 https://twitter.com/RKI2011/status/1064763874434605056 He responded to the curious twitter users saying that they should brace themselves and keep counting as he…

The employees of quack doctor Mugo wa Wairimu have been released on bail. Magistrate Martha Mutuku ruled that the two be released on a bail of Sh200000 each or a bond of Sh500000 with a surety of the same amount. The magistrate said that she did not find any compelling reasons to keep the two in police custody as the prosecution had alluded. The two students who were employed by quack doctor Mugo wa Wairimu have been arraigned in court and remanded for operating without a valid licenses. Their boss is however allegedly on the run after the expose that…

Nairobi governor  Dr. Evans Kidero and his wife Susan Mboya  have filed a suit under a certificate of urgency to force the Ethics and Anti corruption commission (EACC) to return some documents that they confiscated stating that they were not part of the investigation. Their lawyer senior counsel professor Tom Ojienda said that the EACC were in acting in contempt of court as Justice Hedwig Ongundi had given them 72 hours to return the documents that they had confiscated from the couples home. This ruling by the judge was made in November 6 when she instructed EACC and Kidero to…

Riara School has for the first time since it was established 28 years ago produced a top  KCPE candidate Olive Mwea who achieved 453 marks. She tied on the first position with Rawlings Odhiambo from Kakamega Hills school. 13 year old Olive told Citizen TV that she had expected to get 433 marks and could not believe that she was the top candidate until the headmaster confirmed. “I did not believe it but the moment our headteacher confirmed it, I realized I was the top candidate. I thank my teachers, it is out of reading and God’s blessings that this…

Education CS Amina Mohamed has announced the 2018 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) which ended in October. The top two candidates scored 453 Marks. The first candidate with special needs scored 446 marks which was an improvement from last year. The CS said that the overall performance has improved from last year. Female candidates performed better than male candidates in English, Kiswahili and Kenyan Sign language. The male candidates however scored better in Maths, Science and Social and Religious studies. The CS said that the marking  and coordination of the examinations was done in record time and with utmost…

The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has confirmed through their Twitter handle that the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) were ready for release. President Kenyatta during a church service had hinted that the results were ready for release in what appeared to be a slip of the tongue. Read:Matiang’i Made Ruaraka Land Payment In Haste – CS Amina Mohamed Says The results will be released at 1PM at the Star of the Sea Primary School. https://twitter.com/ExamsCouncil/status/1064418906989842433 Last year Goldalyn Kakuya from St Annes Junior School emerged at the top scoring 455 marks out of the possible 500. Do you…

The magistrate in Kibra law courts has  made a ruling to release Migori governor Okoth Obado with a cash bail of Sh. 200000 or a bond of Sh. 500000 with a surety of the same. The Magistrate dismissed the application by the prosecution but ordered that the governor does not interfere with witnesses She said that she was guided by article 49 (1) of the constitution as read with section 123 of the Criminal Procedure Code which determined the the terms for granting bail. The court said that there was a remote chance that governor Obado can influence EACC officers…

Singer Esther Akoth popularly known as Akothee has been forced by organizers of the  One Africa Music Festival in Dubai. She disclosed that the CEO has barred her for wearing skimpy clothes during the performance and the singer through her social media accounts has promise Kenyans that she will behave. The singer was on the receiving end with Kenyans castigating her choice of dressing  at the One Africa Music fest in London.  Akothee was skimpily dressed and her dancing styles left nothing to the imaginations. Read:Kenyans Demand For Better Treatment Of National Teams Kenyans back home said that the vocal…

Murder suspect Joseph Irungu alias Jowie has not received treatment for his gun shot wound after Kenyatta National Hospital refused to perform the surgery due to the Sh31 million debt that is owed to them by Kenya Prisons department. His lawyer Sam Nyaberi said that the regular check ups at the hospital were a sham and that his client only received pain killers and stamping his documentation just to show he was there. “He is not being treated. There are no check-ups. These guys just stamp his documentation and say they have seen him, and give him painkillers,” Nyaberi stated.…