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February 13 is world condoms day, just a day before valentines day. This day is usually celebrated to highlight the role that condoms play in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Recently it was established that a batch of fake condoms are being circulated in the market. Population services Kenya who are the distributors of Trust condoms in Kenya confirmed that the fake condoms are in the the market. The said that this distributors are watering doe the gains that they have made in ensuring distributions of quality condoms. Read:OLX Shuts Down Operations In Kenya And Nigeria, To Terminate Staff Starting March…

The leader of majority Aden Duale has revealed that CS for sports  and culture Rashid Achesa is a class seven drop out. He said that he will will set up a meeting to expunge his name from the list of nominees that has already been approved. According to Duale the nominee refused to speak about his educational background but his CV said that the highest level of education was in class seven. Read: Agriculture CS, Willy Bett Says Maize Flour Prices Not To Go Beyond Sh. 115 Duale is set to arrange a meeting at State House to rally Jubilee…

The court has reinstated the security of Kisumu governor Anyang Nyong’o and his deputy  Mathews Owili until the case the file suing the state over withdrawal of their bodyguards Nyong’o and Owili said the decision by the government to withdraw their security puts their lives at risk. Read:Justice Kimaru Directs Miguna To Be Freed Immediately In the petition that was filed at the Kisumu Law courts named Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i and the Attorney General as respondents. “We are in court to challenge the discriminatory decision by the state, Every elected leader in the…

Couture Africa and Lions Den investor, Olive Gachara has come under fire after her publication was named for being among the publications that fail to pay models or delay with payment. The chief editor chose to answer questions on twitter under the hash tag Ask Olive but Kenyans could not  understand how she could  be an investor in the lions Den yet she is unable to pay models and even her writers in couture Africa. Read: TripAdvisor Ranking Nairobi World’s Third Best Travel Destination Boost To Hotel Industry – Hemingways She however answered that the two were two different entities…

The body of a man was found in a KQ flight that was coming from Accra Ghana to Kenya. Speculations are that the man must have frozen to death. he had no documents identifying him. He must have suffered from hypoxia. Read:Tradition Forces Man To Endure Cold Nights After Friend Drowns In another incident a Phoenix Plane from Ukunda caused delays at the airport after it developed gear issues. This caused some flights to be redirected. The Kenya Airports Authority had to divert four flights as the fight took about an hour to be fixed. The police took the body…

Lawyer Harun Ndubi was arrested on Sunday night. The police claim that the lawyer was driving while under the influence of alcohol. Activists have claimed that the lawyer was arrested and drugged and is being held in critical condition . Japheth Koome confirmed the incident saying that Harun Ndubi was arrested at the Jakaya Kikwete road while driving drunk. Read: Matiang’i Cracks Down On Driving Schools ‘Licensing Murderers’ The police say that he had parked his car in the middle of the road and was already sleeping. Alamin Kimathi had none  of what the police were saying ,he said that…

Lawyers have staged a protest to complain against the protest recent defiance  of court orders by court state officials. The lawyers from the law society of Kenya have said that they will boycott court proceedings from Monday to take part in the yellow ribbon campaign. Read:Supreme Court Allows Scrutiny Of Election Materials And Forms “When a government shows contempt for the law it becomes impossible for it to require citizens to respect the law”. “Now we must protest the level of impunity shown by state and public officers which is a threat to the rule of law.” the LSK president…

The foreign envoys have told to respect Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidency before dialogue can take place, the envoys said that the supreme court upheld the election of October 26 and that the decision must be respected by the opposition. They said that that Raila Odinga should forfeit the position he took as the peoples presidency. Read:NASA Leaders Meet Diplomats Day After Asking Them To Keep Off Kenyan Affairs The envoys from 11 countries also castigated the government’s decision to crack down on opposition leaders, media stations and the disobedience of court orders. They said that a free media and civil society…

Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) is allegedly one big scandal that has been created by the Director General (DG), Gilbert Macharia Kibe. He has allegedly been working to the advantage of Jetways and Skyward which have cargo aircraft. In fact, the son, a source intimated, is a pilot working at Skyward. Kibe, besides owning a flying school at Wilson, operated LET 410 aircraft that transported miraa to Somalia and other destinations prior to his appointment as the DG. Kahawa Tungu has also learnt that, currently Dash 8 aircraft, made in such a way that the cargo hold can extend by…

The problems that models face have been brought to the limelight after one of the beauty queen Sheila Kanini decided to expose the sexual and financial exploits that they face in the industry. In the spirit of opening up one model opened up about being sexually assaulted by pageant organizers. The model from Embu county said that she was abused and when she went to report the incident the police brushed her off. She claimed that even the police labelled her a prostitute simply because she said she was a model. The model said that organizers expect sexual favors if…

The court has rejected an application by the communication authority to set aside the contempt of court orders against the government officials. The lawyer cited compliance by the said government after the media houses  that had been switched off. the court had ordered Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i and his ICT counterpart Joe Mucheru be cited for contempt of court for failing to obey the court’s orders to restore signals of shut TV stations. Read:Police Block Omtatah From Serving CA With Court Order Lifting Media Shut Down The lawyer said that the orders should be set aside because the stations…

The deportation of self declared NRM general Miguna Miguna has put the government on the spotlight for unlawful detention and defiance of court orders but analysts say that his more of political rather than legal. According to an analyst the same tactic of citizenship was deployed against Miguna in 2009/2010. In his book ‘Peeling of the Mask,’ Miguna says that the issue of him having a Canadian passport arose, he describes how foreigner was published against his name in all dailies. Miguna writes that his attempts to have his boss Raila Odinga sort his issues were met with coldness. He…

To many the idea of being models is a a lucrative one judging from the level of recognition models get. The notion that that been created internationally is nothing short of glamorous. However models in Kenya have highlighted the not so rosy side of this industry. According to beauty queen Sheila Kanini, they are mistreated by companies and agencies. She exposed big brands such as True love Magazine, Darling and Uber as being responsible in the mistreatment of models. Sheila Kanini said that models one has to wait between 60 to 90 days before they are paid their dues. She…

Embakasi East member of parliament Babu Owino has initiated a scheme that is meant to curb the unemployment menace  that is his in his constituency. Read:Coast Leaders Dispute House Leadership List Submitted By NASA He has said that the unemployed youth will be taken to vocational school. He said that they would be trained on how to be saloonists, plumbers, barbers and masons. “Youths who are not in school will get training in vocational institutions,will be trained to be saloonists,plumbers,electricians,barbers,drivers,carpenters,masons..etc All these will be paid using money from CDF.” the member of parliament said. The newly elected member of parliament…

Former Machakos senator Johnson Muthama has moved to court to prevent the government from suspending his passport. His passport was suspended alongside those of 14 NASA leaders after the swearing in ceremony of Raila Odinga. Read:SK Macharia Sues The Government, Seeking Compensation For Revenue Lost During Media Shutdown The persons whose passports  were revoked were required to surrender their passports within seven days. Failure to which they passports would be rendered invalid. The NASA MPs had said that they would ignore the directive to surrender their passports and that the government should do as it pleased. Do you have a…