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Two people have been confirmed dead and four injured after a five storey building collapsed in Nairobi’s Huruma estate. According to reports several people are still stuck inside the rubble. Kenya Red Cross  an other rescue agencies are currently at scene coordinating rescue efforts. Read:Form One Student Dies At A Mine Site While Working For School Fees The building is said to have collapsed at 1:30 am at Ngei are near the CDF hall. Most of the occupants were asleep and the number of people within the building is still unclear. The access to the building is limited therefore slowing…

Justice Sergon has ordered that blogger Cyprian Nyakundi be served through his social media pages in a matter that was certified as urgent. He also said that the defendant, Nyakundi was prohibited from tweeting or posting any issue regarding the matter. According to the plaintiff the tweets which they term as libelous and malicious have cost him business. The blogger’s failure to withdraw the tweets from his social media platforms have apparently caused the plaintiffs irreparable damages and prejudice. Nyakundi had earlier stated that he would continue to tweet the said tweets and statements. The judge issued an injunction prohibiting…

A board member of the Music Copyright Society of Kenya, Bernard Mukaisi, has resigned after allegations of accountability issues rocked the organization amid reports over graft. The board member, Mr Mukaisi, who is the director in charge of Rift Valley region, resigned citing that there was no accountability at the institution and other members would soon follow suit. Read: Trouble at Milele FM as Vincent Ateya Resign Over Fight with Granton Samboja “Due to unavoidable circumstances arising from persistence governance issues and a non-committal in serving the members, I have tendered my resignation,” reads the letter. Mukaisi has had number of wrangles…

President Uhuru Kenyatta led Madaraka celebrations today in Kinoru Stadium, Meru, where the official celebrations were held in celebration of Kenya’s 55 years of self-independence. He declared that he was impressed with the recent arrest of state officials which has been happening around the country with regards to corruption. “I am glad that arrests of senior officials have been made. There are more on the way. I want officials, particularly senior ones, who are directly implicated in corruption to have no place in my administration and for them to go to jail,” he told the crowd. The President likened the…

Two people were arrested in Mombasa yesterday after they were found repackaging bags of rice and allegedly changing the expiry date. The two men are said to be of Somali origin and are allegedly the owners of a Godown in Shimanzi area of Mombasa. The Weight and Measures state department together with the police raided the Godown area where they found the illegal activities going on. Read: Youths Assemble Outside Governor Joho’s Office, Demand To Swear Him In As Raila’s Deputy (Photos) Weight and Measures National Director, Michael Onyancha confirmed that the two will be charged with trying to misinform consumers…

20 people have been rushed to the hospital after a tree they were hanging on broke its branches as they followed the Madaraka Day celebrations at Kinoru Stadium in Meru. The stadium with a capacity of 18, 000 people had filled by 7 am in the morning and those who missed space were seen hanging around the stadium before they allowed in after presentations. Read: Stampede At Madaraka Day Celebrations Venue As Thousands Force Way In Others who were not lucky to get in hang on the trees to get a better view while others sat under it for shade. A…

Self declared NRM general Miguna Miguna while speaking to CItizen TV for the first time after his second deportation refused to comment on his willingness to work with Nairobi governor Mike Sonko after he was nominated as the deputy governor. The disgruntled lawyer maintained that he did not give up his citizenship and therefore he would not reapply for it. He said that reapplying would deny him the privileges given to Kenyan citizens to work and own property as he said that the government intended to treat him as a foreigner. Speaking to journalist Jeff Koinange during his weekly show…

Youth and Gender PS Lilian Mbogo Omollo was allegedly rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital Hospital on Tuesday night after she reportedly fainted. The PS is part of those accused of having been involved in the NYS mega scam that cost tax payers Sh9 billion. She was being remanded at the Lang’ata Women’s Prison as she and the other women await the bail hearing set for June 5. Read: Defense PS, Saitoti Torome, Sentenced To Civil Jail For Disobeying Court Orders Witnesses said that she had been trembling and could not walk. She was briefly attended to by the prisons doctors before…

Justice Chacha Mwita has temporarily suspended 27 sections of computer and cyber crimes Act which was scheduled to take effect two weeks after the president assented to it on May 14. The Kenya bloggers association of Kenya, Article 19 and the Kenya union of journalists had said that the legislation was unconstitutional and went against a court ruling that was made by the high court in February 2017. Read: ICT Ministry Sets Stringent Regulations For ‘Fake News’ Distributors The Bloggers association of Kenya said that the new laws have provisions that deny, infringe and threaten freedom of expression, freedom of…

Online retailer Jumia Kenya have launched a new service dabbed Jumia Fresh, they have partnered with various fresh produce suppliers within Nairobi. They have said that the initiative is a way of making grocery shopping more convenient as shoppers would be able to shop for their groceries at the comfort of their homes or offices. The Jumia Managing Director said that those who purchase items above Sh. 500 would get the service without a delivery charge. Read: Anyang Nyong’o Declares Week Of Mourning In Kisumu, Says There Will Be No Repeat Elections On October 28 “This is our way of…

The communications authority of Kenya  has asked mobile operators to suspend unregistered or partially registered lines. The authority said that it had come to their attention that subscribers an mobile network operators were not complying. The communications authority director general Francis Wangusi said that the suspension would be done in collaboration with the mobile network operators. Read:Police Block Omtatah From Serving CA With Court Order Lifting Media Shut Down He however said that the lines would be reinstated once they comply with the requirements set under Rule 5 (1) of the regulations. Recently the President assented to the computer and…

President Kenyatta has said that his government will not tolerate unethical people. He said that all Kenyans that had been given a responsibility should serve with the highest standards of morality. “We are not going to tolerate unethical people. People with responsibility must be ready to serve and not to be served,” said  President Kenyatta https://twitter.com/UKenyatta/status/1001077350682030080 He also said that ethics was not about getting big positions but about how those in those positions exercised the authority that they had been given. Read: Commotion As Kirinyaga Women Rep Ngirici Is Denied Entry Into Children’s Home The President was addressing the…

An internal audit at the Kenya power and lighting company (KPLC) has revealed how clerks  who are are employees at the organisation colluded with contractors who they had close ties with. The audit report revealed that about 354 companies found on the database which were registered using fake documents were linked to employees and their family members Read:Controversy Rocks OPPO Kenya Following Leaked Audio Of CEO Harassing Employee Seven  supervisors are said to have received kickbacks from contractors. A supervisor from Kiambu identified as Zipporah Bora allegedly received Sh.729000 in the latest KPLC scam. The auditors said that most of…

The family Augustine Salaton, son to former Minister, Julius Sunkuli, carried out a three-hour autopsy on the late Salaton on Thursday at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary. Post mortem reports revealed that Mr Salaton was tortured and hit with a blunt object at the back of his head before he was run over by a vehicle, causing his death. Family spokesperson Andrew Sunkuli noted that his assailants had gone the extra mile to try and cover up the murder. “The postmortem results are an indication that my nephew Salaton was killed by people we do not know by who and for what reasons.” he…

With the recent looting of billions of shillings in the country, it is hard to believe that we may still have integral people in the country who do not take what does not belong to them. So when fashion designer, Monica Kanari, owner of Occasions and Days Ltd, received Sh15,306,689 from the National Youth Service she wrote a letter to former PS Lilian Omollo to ask for reversal of the funds. Monica says that she was surprised to discover 15 million shillings in her NIC Bank account which upon questioning, she discovered the money had been sent from Central Bank…