Author: Merxcine Cush

Flamboyant businessman Henry Waswa stunned Kitui town after he landed with four choppers to pay bride price for his fiancee Moreen Tabitha. Residents of Nzatani village in Kitui were left in awe after the business man showed up with four choppers accompanied by a fleet of cars on standby. Waswa was also accompanied by youthful legislators including Babu Owino, Charles Nguna (Mwingi West), Caleb Amisi (Saboti) and Alfred Keter (Nandi Hills) who were there to help him negotiate for his wife. Read:Uganda’s Legislators Propose Law Banning Wedding Receptions And Lowering Bride Price The groom to be Waswa came to the…

An accident along the Thika Garissa highway has claimed 17 lives. The accident happened on Sunday night. According to the police at the Ngoliba police station the accident was caused after a matatu belonging to Kinatwa Sacco tried to swerve to avoid hitting a motorcycle. The matatu the rammed head on collision to an on coming lorry. The driver and his ten passengers died on the spot. Michael Lemaiyan, The Thika Traffic Base Commander said 4 other people died while undergoing treatment at the Thika Level 4 hospital. Read:Sarova Hotels Loses Second Top Manager In Two Months To Road Accident…

The petition against Machakos governor Alfred Mutua by Wavinya Ndeti took a fresh turn after the advocate who had denied commissioning affidavits was caught to have sworn two contradicting affidavits. In the first affidavit than was sworn in September lawyer Hams Kiplimo Lagat admitted to have met the first petitioner and her witness and commissioned affidavits that were presented as evidence in the election petition. He also admitted to be a lawyer to the first petitioner, Wavinya Ndeti and her family and has represented them in previous matters However in an affidavit dated December 4, the same lawyer denies commissioning…

Fidel Eli Shammah Omusula a singer of an upcoming boy band Le Band is a the most recent victim of police harassment. The singer claims that the police harassed him claiming that his named belonged to a tribe that was not part of the government. Read:Police Accused Of Soliciting Sex From 19 Year Old In Exchange For Release According to Omusula, he parked his car at the bus stop near State House to pick a call when one of the police officer from the gate approached his car telling him that he had parked a wrong place. The police officer…

Controversial lawyer Nelson Havi has been barred from contesting as chairman for the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). The Law society of Kenya have cleared Gichuhi Allen, Judith Sijeny and James Aggrey as the probable candidates for the contest. Read:NASA Leaders Meet Diplomats Day After Asking Them To Keep Off Kenyan Affairs Nelson Havi who has been a staunch supporter of the NASA coalition is conspicuously missing from the list of candidates that were cleared to contest. He has been vocal about wanting to change the systems and running of the law society of Kenya which has always seem to…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has told the Chief Justice David Maraga to develop ‘a thick skin’ as a means to cope with the unwarranted and harsh criticisms that will be directed at him and his office. He added that what will be said will not always be flattering and that he should consult. President Kenyatta also lauded the judiciary for milestones that they had made but asked the judiciary to be mindful of decisions that may affect the other arms of the government. The two were speaking at a ceremony that was attended by all the three arms of government where…

The government of Rwanda has banned smoking of Shisha tobacco and water pipes on their territory. In a letter drafted by the Health minister Dr. Diane Gasumba ,she cited the World Health Organization (WHO) advisory that claimed water pipe tobacco was damaging, addictive and that the smoke had toxicants that were known to cause lung cancer. Read:’Misleading’ NuVita Biscuits Advert Gets Banned, Owners Slapped With A Suit The ban takes effect on December 15. The government of Rwanda though the ministry has warned those found using the water pipe tobacco will face the full force of the law. Last month,…

It is a cinch that campaigns preceding the August 8 general election were the fiercest and was fought just as tersely on the campaign trail as it was done online. In the weeks leading to the D-day, smear campaigns against Nasa Leader and then Presidential candidate Raila Odinga believed to have been engineered by Cambridge Analytica surfaced online. The two anonymous and mysterious sites dubbed Uhuru For Us and The Real Raila both showed what Uhuru has achieved in his tenure and what he intends to achieve while the other painting Odinga as a violent, corrupt man respectively flooded Social…

The parliamentary service commission (PSC) has taken the salaries and remuneration commission (SRC) to court over the pay cut and reduced allowances that the SRC had gazetted In July. The PSC has moved to court under certificate of urgency to have the gazette notice suspended. The members of parliament have said that the SRC failed to conduct a study on labor market efficiency, dynamics on the prevailing economic situation and a comprehensive job evaluation before reviewing and setting the new structures of salaries, remuneration and benefits of state officers. Read:Jubilee’s Kitutu Chache South Candidate and two others Killed in an…

The prices of fuel are set to increase starting midnight December14 and are expected go up until January 14 when the next review will be done. The Price of super petrol will go up by Sh.1.47 to retail at 103.14, Kerosene increased with Sh. 0.19 and petrol to Sh.0.03. In October, the price super petrol went up by Sh3.37 per liter to retail at Sh101.67, while diesel and kerosene increased by Sh1.85 and Sh1.82 to retail at Sh88.71 and kerosene at Sh66.18 respectively. READ: Kenyans Set To Pay More As Energy Regulator Announces Increase In Fuel Cost The Energy Regulation…

The annual general meeting of the the Kenya National union of teachers (KNUT) held at the Coast turned chaotic this morning after a section of teachers demanded that the secretary general Wilson Sossion to resign. It is alleged that a section of teachers from Central Kenya had set out to cause chaos if Wilson Sossion had not resigned. The labor cabinet secretary Phylis Kandie had asked Wilson Sossion to resign alongside the KUPPET chairperson Omboko Milemba because of their nomination and election as State Officers. Wilson Sossion was nominated by ODM and Omboko Milemba was elected MP for Emuhaya constituency.…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has refuted claims headlined by a local daily on his fallout with his Deputy Polycarp Igathe. The governor has instead accused the writers Julius Otieno & Imende Benjamin of witch hunt claiming that Nairobi county failed to pre qualify their proxy companies to supply Nairobi county through corrupt means. In a series of social media rants, Sonko went ham on the duo telling them to “peleka ushoste mbali.” Read:Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko Suspends County Officials Linked To Land Grabbing Cartel Governor Sonko went further to put screen shots of his conversations with Polycarp Igathe to show…

Turkana governor Josphat Nanok has said that he will work with president Uhuru Kenyatta to end the suffering of the Turkana people. According to Nanok, Kenya only has one president and the fresh elections will not happen until 2022. Read:Jubilee To Use Bloggers In Bid To Counter Raila’s Tuesday Fete “I have to work with the government for the sake of development and drought mitigation to save our people from the shortage of water and food” he said during the Jamhuri day celebrations at the Lodwar grounds. The Turkana governor latest utterances are contrary to what his party leader Raila…

Mt Kenya leaders led by Gatundu MP , Moses Kuria and Ndaragua MP Jeremiah Kioni have said that any person who wishes to deputize William Ruto who has been identified as the Jubilee party flag bearer in 2022 must be nominated through the ballot. Read:Wiper Leaders Mobilizing Resources For Kalonzo’s 2022 Presidential Bid The leaders said that it is the people who will choose who they would like to deputize William Ruto. “As Mt Kenya leaders,we have agreed that Ruto will be our presidential flag bearer, but anyone wishing to deputize him must work hard for it,” the leaders said.…

Kisumu city will be hosting the Cecafa Senior challenge semi finals slated for Thursday December 14. Kenyan National team Harambee stars  are set to face Burundi in what is expected to be a colorful fete and will hopefully bring back patriotism in Kenya. Read:Former Gor Mahia Coach Lands New Job In Brazilian Football Club Famously known to be the Home of Kogalo or National champions Gor Mahia , Kisumu residents are expected to come out and support their Gor Mahia stars among other Harambee Stars players in pomp and color as they always do. Kisumu county governor Anyang Nyong’o had…