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Kenyans are set to breathe a sigh of relief after the implementation of the new tax relief that was established by the the Finance Act 2017 is set to be implemented beginning end of January 2018. Read:Reprieve For Evangelist Gilbert Deya As Court Releases Him On Bond Tax submissions for January 2018 payroll should reflect the new rates. This implementation comes just one year after a similar PAYE Rate change was effected at the start of 2017. The new rates will see employees save between Ksh.184 and Sh. 667 depending on your salary scale as it has increased from Sh.…

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i accompanied by tourism CS, Najib Balala and transport CS James Macharia surprised workers at the the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after they stopped by at the wee hours of the morning. According to the spokesperson for the interior ministry said that the cabinet secretaries wanted to check on the security situation at the airport and that was the main reason for their visit. Read:Uhuru Appoints Keriako To The Cabinet, Retains Matiang’i, Balala Cs Fred Matiangi’i who holds two dockets seems to be a hard worker as he also visited schools to witness the initiation of the…

The former Uchumi CEO Julius Kipng’etich has landed a new position at the Insurance company Jubilee Holdings. In his appointment letter the company secretary of Jubilee holdings Margaret Kipchumba described him as a strategy and management expert. Read: Moses Kuria To Part With Sh6.5 Million For Defaming Martha Karua Julius Kipngetich holds a masters degree in business administration from the university of Nairobi. Here is the appointment letter: Julius Kipng’etich resigned as CEO of Uchumi supermarkets  late 2017 after he failed to bring the retailer back to his feet . His tenure was marred by strikes from the workers…

An accident has claimed about 8 family members who were allegedly coming from a funeral in Kianugu area when the matatu they were traveling in rolled. In another accident at dawn scores were injured in Mountain View Nairobi after the matatu from the metro Sacco rammed in to a Pro box. Read: Nyeri Deputy Governor To Be Sworn In On Thursday, Gakuru Scheduled To Be Buried On November 18 The past two months have seen an increase in the number of accident pushing the president to order the National Transport and safety authority (NTSA) off the roads to allow traffic…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the National transport and safety authority (NTSA) to withdraw its officers from the highways. He has ordered that the traffic police take over the duties of managing the Kenyan roads The institution has been accused of being responsible for the increase in the number of accidents that has seen close to 300 people dead and several injured. Read:Head Teachers Urge NTSA To Lift Travel Ban To Avoid Delays On Term Dates Muhoroni MP Onyango K Oyoo had also planned to table a bill in parliament to disband the NTSA. He claimed that they had failed…

Baringo senator Gideon Moi has been appointed to the senate I.C.T committee as chairman. he was elected to the position unopposed and will be deputized by nominated senator Halako Abshiro. Gideon Moi has refuted claims that he was set to take up a cabinet position, reiterating that his duty was serve the people of Baringo and that he he will not take any position in cabinet even if he is given one. Read: ODM Distances Itself From Gladys Wanga’s Statement Opposing Pay Cut There has been rumors that the senator was set to join the cabinet. The said appointment was…

Famous author John Kiriamiti’s  book my life in crime has finally been scheduled to be released as a movie. The author who was the most dangerous bank robber and gangster  in 1960s and 1970s. The books were written during his time in prison after he was arrested on the eve of his wedding to fiance Milly. Read: Zari Hassan Says Diamond Still On Probation After Cheating With ‘Low Life’ Without Protection The movie is set to be released in June 2018 . The production company AfreDev has acquired rights for the book My life in crime and My life with a…

Former head of Directorate of criminal investigations Ndegwa Muhoro has handed over to newly appointed head of the unit George Kinoti This hand over took over the president announced that Ndegwa Muhoro had been handed over to the public service commission for redeployment. Ndegwa Muhoro had served in the position for seven years and said that he had done his best during his tenure. The former DCI boss asked the senior officers to support George Kinot in carrying out his mandate. He also asked the new boss to complete his projects of investigations in order to make the directorate more…

Apollo Mboya has filed a class action against the Kenya power and lighting company (K.P.LC). There has been a public uproar over the services given to consumers by the power distributing company. Read: Kisumu Residents Demand Recruitment By City Based Kenya Breweries Limited According to Apollo Mboya consumers have constantly been complaining of over billing, reduction of tokens for those who use the pre-paid service,poor customer care and also issues with bill adjustments. The class action seeks to have customers to get value for money and not get bill estimates as they currently do. Apollo Mboya also seek to reduce…

The government of Tanzania has banned models and video vixens from posting nude pictures on social media while on duty. Read: Outrage After ‘The American Dream’ Turns Man Into A Beast The Music regulatory board of Tanzania has said that artists found posting nude pictures will not be allowed in the music industry for a period of six months. The board also said that the video vixens would also need to be vetted before being allowed on social media. A few of this video vixens have already been summoned by the regulatory board.  Pretty Kind also known as Susan Micheal…

Nasa leaders in Kakamega gave Raila Odinga a Holy Bible that he will use to swear in on the January 30. The delegation was led by Kakamega senator Cleophas Malala. As a symbol of gesture from the county Raila Odinga also received a hen by the county leaders. The bible was given to the NASA leader as a birthday gift as he was also celebrating birthday on the same day. Raila was turning 73. Read: Can A United Luhya Community Deliver The Presidency Come 2022? Cleophas Malala said that the Bible which was given  would be used for swearing in.…

David Mugonyi the spokesperson to Deputy president William Ruto has threatened a journalist attached to the Nation media group. David Mugonyi told journalist Justus Wanga that he would be fired if he continued on that path. The spokesman is heard telling the the journalist that he is not the first journalist. Read:Ekuru Aukot Takes A Swipe At KTN’s Dennis Onsarigo The phone call came after the journalist highlighted a possible rift between the president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto. He claimed the Ruto was absent in the Friday press conference because he was unhappy with some of the…

An accident has occurred on Waiyaki way in Nairobi after a bus ferrying passengers from Siaya. The bus overturned leaving 30 passengers injured. According to onlookers the bus was forced to take emergency breaks after a mini bus from Latema Sacco picking passengers at the Waruku stage abruptly joined the road The NTSA area said that the Latema Sacco bus as it was picking passengers at a place not designated as a bus stop “The driver of that Latema bus KBX was just carrying passenger in the road as this stretch is somehow sloppy and narrow. When the driver of…

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed talks on 2022 saying that those talks were premature. He cautioned Jubilee leaders terming the talks on succession as useless political debates. Read: Can A United Luhya Community Deliver The Presidency Come 202 He took to twitter to tell the leaders that they should instead focus their energy on implementing the Jubilee manifesto that was voted for and that they should also give the president room to choose the cabinet and perform his mandate. https://twitter.com/WilliamsRuto/status/949980130276986880 Leaders from the Jubilee coalition have already initiated the 2022 political debate. Moses Kuria of Gatundu South had indicated…

The Nigerian film industry popularly known as Nollywood is slowly creeping in to the global market. A romantic comedy about the huge chaotic Nigerian wedding is breaking box office records in Nigerian and abroad. The wedding party:destination Dubai has  made about 73.3 million Naira (202,000 dollars) ever since it was first released on December 15. Nigerians seem to be supporting their content as the film did better than international movies that were released in cinemas in the country on that day. Read: Kenyan Film On Terror Wins Student Oscar Award The amounts of money made by the Nigerian film may…