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Governor Mike Sonko has suspended the entire board of Pumwani Maternity Hospital after he discovered 12 infant corpses hidden in paper bags and boxes within the hospital premises. Three senior staff including the hospital superintendent Catherine Mutinda, Dr James Kamau – the obstetrician gynecologist and the hospital’s administrator Zadock Angahya were suspended after the incident . The governor made an impromptu visit to the hospital after a member of the public sent him a video of the corpses that were being moved. The initial report indicated that only one infant had passed away only for the governor to find 11…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko made an impromptu visit to Pumwani Maternity Hospital after the public allegedly made a report that the hospital switched off the machines causing infants to die. The governor discovered that in the records only one infant had died but upon investigation, they discovered 11 infant bodies some of which were hidden in a paper bag that had been stashed under a table. The person in charge said that the bodies had stayed in the ward from Friday, claims which the governor trashed asking why dead bodies were staying in the ward for a whole weekend. Read:EACC…

Chief Justice David Maraga alongside the interior CS Fred Matiang’i commissioned the ground breaking ceremony of the new law courts at Kamiti prison. The project was done in collaboration with Ministry of Interior’s State Dept of correctional Services, the Judiciary, the UN office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the US state department. The CS interior said that the government plans to build 8 courts within prison facilities which would reduce the amount of time and resources that are is used to move remandees who need to go to court and also guarantee security. Mr. Matiang’i also assured the other…

Popular Nigerian artist Tiwa Savage was left stranded at the hotel with pending bills for accommodation and no vehicle to take her to the airport after Kenyan legendary dance hall star Redsan’s album launch on Saturday. https://twitter.com/TiwaSavage/status/1041529220629970945 She took to Twitter to complain about this foul treatment by Kenyan promoters who have since gone silent on her.   She said that everyone was asleep when she tried to contact them to clear the bills. https://twitter.com/TiwaSavage/status/1041529955631419392 Tiwa Savage said that she still have love for Kenya because the fans deserves better than what happened behind the scenes. https://twitter.com/TiwaSavage/status/1041530554867437568 https://twitter.com/TiwaSavage/status/1041530750229725184 Her Publicist was…

The decomposing body of businessman James Maina was found in River Thiba at Urua village, Mbeere South Sub County five months after he went missing. The police also found his mobile phone and an amount of his money in his pockets. The family have suspected foul play in his murder. “We retrieved the vehicle and found a male adult body. We suspect he is the owner of the vehicle. We are trying to match fingerprints,” said Mr Mohammed. The police said that the body had been badly damaged because of staying in water for too ling but they were yet…

Members of parliament have vowed to oppose the proposal by President Uhuru to reduce the VAT tax on fuel to 8% from 16%, They have said that taxation will still have an effect on the cost of living. The leader of minority John Mbadi said that he would rally his members to reject the proposals that the president had sent to parliament. Embakasi East member of parliament Babu Owino said that he will also reject the proposals and that the VAT should zero rated. His Langata constituency counterpart Nixon Korir said that the government should reduce the Big 4 agenda…

President Uhuru Kenyatta during his state of the Nation address said that he has proposed a reduction of the Value added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products to 8%. “I have heard and understand your concerns , which is why I have proposed , as apart of the memorandum to cut VAT on petroleum products by 50% from 16% to 8%,” the president said The president also said that the government would also impose a wide range cuts on spending by reducing the expenditure on hospitality, foreign and domestic travel, seminars and trainings. Read:Kenya’s Ambassador To US, Robinson Githae Accused of…

Singer Otile Brown has released a new single that seems to insinuate what might have led to the break up with socialite Vera Sidika. In the song titled Niacheni Otile says that the Socialite might have aborted the singers child, something that he said hurt him.  In the song The singer refutes claims that he was using the singer for fame as she found him famous. Otile confessed to have love Vera unconditionally and even fought for her while the y were together. He however says that he will do better even after the break up. Read:Zari Hassan Says Diamond…

President Uhuru Kenyatta while presiding over the opening National Security Conference at the Kenya school of government has made changes in the Police service. The president stated that the reorganization was a means to improve better service delivery and transform the police service from a force to a service. To avoid overlapping of duties in the police service the President  assigned specific and distinct functions to the different police units. He said that the Deputy Inspector General Kenya police will focus on Public safety and security. The Deputy Inspector General Administration Police will focus on border security and banditry while…

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga received Head of State treatment in Accra Ghana when he attended the funeral for former UN secretary general. Kenyans said that the former premier was given an Aide De Camp (ADC) when he arrived as a man in full military uniform was seen walking behind the peoples’ president. He was accompanied by his sister Ruth Odinga, speaker of the senate Ken Lusaka and Sabina Chege. Ford Kenya leader and NASA principal Moses Wetangula was also in attendance. Koffi Annan passed on in Switzerland after a short illness. His memory is dear to Kenyans as he…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has penalize five banks  that failed to comply with the requirements of Kenya’s Anti-Money Laundering/Combating Financing Terrorism laws and regulations in NYS transactions that amounted to Sh.3.5 billion. The five banks that include Standard Chartered, Equity Bank, KCB, Co-operative Bank, and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd will have to pay a total of Sh392 million in penalties to the CBK. According to the CBK the violations that the banks committed included failure to report large cash transactions, failure to undertake adequate customer due diligence, and lack of supporting documentation for large transactions. The CBK…

Justice Mativo has dismissed an application by motorists seeking to block penalties by transport regulator NTSA for minor transport offenses. The rules will see the introduction of fines ranging from Sh 500 to Sh10,000 for offenses like speaking on the phone when driving, failing to wear seat belts and expired licenses. Justice Mativo while making the ruling said that the Kenya National union of cooperative staff did not show the court how imposing the instant fines are unreasonable and justifiable. He also said that the instant fines would actually save time and reduce the backlog in the justice system. The…

The personal Assistant to governor Okoth Obado Michael Juma Oyamo has been detained for another 14 days to allow police to carry out investigations on the murder of slain student Sharon Otieno. Justice Luka Kimaru accepted the prosecution’s application to detain the suspect in Muthaiga police station for 14 days pending conclusion of investigations . The judge read the purported charges to the suspect where he has been accused of murder of student Sharon Otieno contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the penal code. He did not take a plea. Justice Kimaru said that the suspect’s…

Migori governor Okoth Obado’s lawyer Cliff Ombeta has confirmed that indeed the governor knew slain student Sharon Otieno and the nature of their relationship was known in the public domain. The criminal lawyer said that the governor had not been arrested and he was just a person of interest and not a suspect.  Mr. Ombeta said that the governor would not be expected in court and that he had been summoned and he honored the summons. He said that he could not confirm that DNA samples were taken from the governor because it was part of the investigations and comments…

The labor relations  has extended the interim orders prohibiting MCAs from impeaching the Nairobi county assembly speaker Beatrice Elachi. She had moved to court seeking conservatory orders prohibiting the Members of the County Assembly from removing her from office.The Court has also barred the County Assembly Service Board from interfering with the execution of petitioner duties as the Nairobi County Assembly Speaker. Read:”Accept And Move On,” Kabogo Advises Speaker Elachi After Impeachment The Nairobi county assembly through their lawyer Professor Tom Ojienda argued that the MCAs were within their right to impeach the Ms Elachi. Her lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui had…