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The court of appeal has upheld the election of Babu Owino after the High court had nullified his win. Justice Warsame redelivered the ruling to jubilated Babu Owino supporters. Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino who had appealed against the decision of the court to nullify his election that was filed by his Jubilee competitor Francis Mureithi. Read:Voter Wants IEBC Disbanded The court of appeal has said that they did not feel like the appellant coerced the returning officer to announce the correct result it established that he announced the correct results despite being taunted by the appellant Babu…

State House has called in the office of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to investigate a letter bearing the signature The Head of Public Service, Joseph Kinyua which was used to spread fake news. Read:Corruption Scandals Are A Ploy To Finish DP Ruto – Ndii Claims The letter which has done rounds on social media pages  claimed that the government intended to disobey the courts suspension of the directive for the heads of procurement in all ministries to step down. https://twitter.com/PSCU_Digital/status/1004694461702725632 The letter purportedly reaffirmed the directive to punish all heads of procurement and accountants who had not complied to…

Peter Kihara, MP Mathioya constituency, Murang’a county was a guest of the state spending Wednesday night at the Kilimani police station after being arrested for drunk driving. The MP was flagged down on Langata road  after he was spotted driving recklessly, The legislator  however decided to speed off which led to a chase down along Mbagathi Road. Read: Drivers To Renew Licenses Annually, Sit For Exams Every 10 Years -NTSA He was later arrested and the alcoblow test revealed that he  had partaken more than the required limit for driving. He was released on bond but was told to attend…

Comedian Vincent Mwasia Mutua popularly known as Chipukeezy has been appointed as the Director of the National Authority for the Campaign Against drug Abuse(NACADA). The comedian turned TV show host will be the director of the institution for the next three years, He was appointed alongside George Ogalo. Read:Nyoro Criticizes Governor Waititu For Threatening County Officials And Dictatorship Kenyans reacted to the appointment stating that the institution had been reduced to be a helm of jokers and comedians. Some who were aspirants under the Jubilee party but lost also asked the president to consider them in his appointments as the…

City council askaris have gone on rampage at the central business district of Nairobi clamping Kenya Power vehicles after their power was disconnected at City Hall. The askaris watched as the Kenya power vehicles were towed away. The Kenya power however insisted that they had paid for parking in advance. https://twitter.com/KenyaPower/status/1004305021205393413 Kenyans on twitter did not sympathize with Kenya power saying that the parastatal deserved what was being done to them as they had stolen from the common ‘mwananchi’ through inflated power bills. https://twitter.com/NWuokorayo/status/1004316819161788421 The clamping of the cars was seen as a retaliation after the power was disconnected. Do…

American comedian Ellen DeGeneres was attacked for posting  a picture that many likened to ‘poverty porn’. Poverty porn has been defined as “any type of media, be it written, photographed or filmed, which exploits the poor condition in order to generate the necessary sympathy. Read:Drama At The Naivasha Prisons As Two Men Fight Over Fellow Inmate Twitter users attacked her saying that she took the picture to portray Africa as a poor continent. They attacked her saying that she would have taken the pictures at lavish neighborhoods in Africa. Here are some of the tweets: https://twitter.com/Chris_Goth/status/1004275285813006336 https://twitter.com/Kdfemi/status/1004067947646803970 https://twitter.com/Kofi_SiribosBae/status/1003853109620191234 https://twitter.com/Lwastos/status/1004103373573033984 Do…

The case of the building that collapsed in 2016 in Huruma estate failed to proceed after a National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) official failed to show up. https://twitter.com/ODPP_KE/status/1004262975878975488 Samuel Kamau Karanja alongside his co accused were charged for the murder of 52 people who died in 2016 after a building collapsed. Read:Building Collapses In Nakuru Town,Unknown Number of people Trapped Inside It is alleged that the same Samuel Karanja was still the owner of the building that collapsed in Huruma on Sunday killing four people. The national construction authority (NCA) has been put on the spot for sending inexperienced officers…

Kenya’s envoy to Australia Isaiya Kabira has received an apology after the Greame Samuel, the former head of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. who complained of being charged Sh 1.8 million shillings as diversion fee. He said that the demand caused a delay for a flight in Australia and that a car was parked in front of the aircraft until the amount was paid . He likened the Jomo Kenyatta International  Airport to Somalia. A remarked that angered the envoy who said that the JKIA in Nairobi cannot be compared to Somalia. “While it is in your full right to express…

NYS suspects implicated in the loss of Sh.468 million have been denied bail and will remain in custody till the end of trial. The suspects among them; NYS boss Richard Ndubai and PS Youth Affairs Lilian Omollo have been in remand for a week now following their arrest on Monday morning. Three other suspects were ejected from the court room after the chief magistrate Douglas Ogoti said that he had no jurisdiction to handle them. Anthony Wamiti and Peter Kimani who were listed as directors for Arkroad Holdings Limited  are said to have received Sh.24 million shillings from the NYS…

Buruburu girls school has allegedly suspended two girls for allegedly being in possession of a traditional skin care product. The school claimed that the powdered substance was bhang which they mixed in their food. According to the parents, the two form 3 girls were suspended and told to seek counseling before being readmitted back into the school. A report from doctor Dr. Pius Kigamwa of Oasis Health Speciality Hospital, where the girls went for counseling indicated that the the girls did not show any signs of being pathological drug users. Read: Police Warn Parents Of Cult Targeting Campus Students The school…

Nairobi woman representative Esther Passaris has said that she is ready to step down from her elective seat and join governor Sonko as his deputy governor. She said that the said partnership will embrace the spirit of the handshake and push forward the Jubilee-NASA unity agenda “The governor needs a deputy and if he cannot find one, then I am willing to take the position to help him and in the spirit of the handshake we can have a Jubilee-Nasa partnership,” she said. She however declared that she would only take up the position if she is given specific departments…

President Kenyatta has ordered that all heads of procurement in all ministries to step aside. The position will now be filled up by their deputies. The heads of procurement also been ordered to submit their personal information to the head of Public service by Friday. Read:Raila, Uhuru Call On Each Other To Embrace Tolerance Ahead Of Repeat Polls The government spokesman Mwenda Njoka said that the information that was required included their assets, liabilities and previous records of service. “The information sought [should] include the assets they own, liabilities and previous records of service,” the statement to newsrooms said This…

Boss lady Akothee ‘went all out’ during the one Africa music festival in London.  She was however trolled for her choice of dressing during the performance. Read:Janet Mbugua Shares Major Throw Back Photo Of ‘Younger, Carefree Self’ Akothee displayed her ‘goods’ as she danced emphatically to her song with Mr Flavour from Nigeria Give to me. However fans did not appreciate her dance styles as they included her lifting her legs leaving nothing to imagination. Here is the performance: https://youtu.be/3yykbxs2LNY Here are some of the comments : People blamed Suzzana Owiyo of exposing her fellow artist. They said that she…

Maendeleo ya wanaume  chairman Nderitu Njoka has asked the police to save the men of Murang’a from their wives. Speaking at a press conference he noted that Murang’a men formed the greatest majority of violence against men. He said that police are usually slow in reacting to incidences of violence against men which eventually leads to death. Read:Are High Schools Becoming Dens Of Extortion In the Name Of ‘Expansion Projects?’ He was speaking after a 22 year old lady was arrested for allegedly stabbing her husband in Kangema. He offered married couples facing problems to go to his organisation to…

Moi girls High school Nairobi has been closed for one week following the rape allegations of three students within the institutions. Education CS Amina Mohamed announced the closure after a meeting with the institutions management. She said that the closure would allow the government to conduct a security assessment and also ensure that the culprits of the incident are brought to book. Reports emerged of students being raped by armed men who crossed the fence of the school. The students who were affected were rushed to Nairobi Women’s hospital where the rape was confirmed after examination. Read:Tweep Fired From Youth…