Author: Eva Nyambura

Canon Central and North Africa has joined forces with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to support KWS in the conservation of wildlife across the country. The partnership dubbed “Twendeni Porini na Canon” kicked off on November 20, 2020, until December 31, 2020. The campaign was launched to reward Canon customers and highlight various national parks and conservation efforts across the country through visual storytelling. Canon customers who purchased Canon products during the campaign period received various rewards with three customers walking away with the grand prize of a holiday for two at Tsavo, Aberdare, and Amboseli National Parks. Read: KWS Issues Warning Over…

153 people have tested positive for Covid-19 from a sample size of 3,922 tested in the last 24 hours. The country’s confirmed cases currently stand at 101,009. In a statement, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said 1,192,605 samples have been tested for the virus since March 2020. From the positive cases, 123 are Kenyans while 30 are foreigners. 91 are males while 62 are females. The youngest is a one-year-child infant while the oldest is aged 80 years. 54 patients have been discharged after recovering from the virus. 35 are from various health facilities across the country while 19 are from…

Equity Afia (EQA), established in 2015 under the Equity Group Foundation’s (EGF) health pillar has opened two medical centres in Kisii and Matuu (Machakos). With the opening of the centres, at least 1.3 million Kenyans will enjoy access to quality and affordable healthcare services. Strategically located in Matuu at Al Plaza along KC Road and in Kisii at Ouru Complex along the Kisii- Kisumu Highway, the two medical centres enter the respective markets to complement medical services offered by other private healthcare service providers, mission facilities and government healthcare centres. With the opening of the two new medical centres, Equity…

Ex-Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was on Tuesday charged with 12 counts, among them assault, robbery with violence, and destruction of property. The former governor was arraigned at the Kiambu Law Courts where he was charged with assaulting Evans Obaga, George Chege, Paul Kahiga, and Charles Karori. According to the charge sheet seen by this writer, Sonko is said to have led a group of men to Buruburu Phase 4 in Kamukunji sub-county, Nairobi on May 25, 2019, where they assaulted the above-mentioned victims. Read: Journalists Barred As Sonko Is Arraigned At Heavily Guarded Kiambu Court He has also been charged with…

Owen Mwatia or as he is best known, Daddy Owen, is apparently engaged in a legal battle with his estranged wife, Farida Wambui. In a letter doing rounds on the interwebs dated January 8, Wambui through her lawyers demanded that the Shilingi Mbili hitmaker pulls down her photos and those of their children from his social media pages. She also demanded that he returns her academic certificates. “Immediately expunge the names of our client, images and those of the minors whatsoever in all your social media platforms as well as your agents and proxies,” the letter reads in part. “Immediately…

Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko spent the night behind bars after honouring summons from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). According to a local daily, the ex-county boss spent the night at Muthaiga Police Station and was on Tuesday morning picked up for further questioning at the DCI HQs along Kiambu Road. Those privy to the details told the daily that Sonko who had moved to court to protect himself from appearing before the investigators had declined to record a statement on utterances made against Interior PS Karanja KIbicho. Last week, Justice Msagha Mbogholi gagged Sonko from uttering defamatory remarks…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has presented himself at DCI headquarters to record a statement on 2017 post-election chaos. On January 24, Sonko claimed that he, Interior PS Karanja Kibicho, and members of the “deep state” stage-managed chaos and framed ODM party members. “We are now seeing the deep state burning cars to paint hustlers in a bad light. I want to confess and say this; in 2017 when ODM was holding demonstrations in Nairobi, Kibicho, I and other members of the deep state printed ODM T-shirts and bought old second-hand vehicles and burnt them along Ngong road to make…

The burial of Kisii deputy governor Joash Maangi’s father Abel Gongera turned chaotic after Dagoretti North Simba Arati took the stage. Addressing the mourners, Arati, a die-hard ODM Party Raila Odinga supporter, asked Deputy President William Ruto to apologize for the violence meted on the Kisii people in 2007. Arati was forced to cut short his speech after the mourners jeered him. He accused South Mugirango MP Sylvanus Osoro of inciting the crowd. Osoro had spoken before Arati. He drummed up support for the self-proclaimed “hustler”. Read: DP Ruto Responds To President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Political Debt Denial Moments later, nominated senator…

Police Spokesperson Charles Owino will vie for the Siaya gubernatorial seat in 2022. Addressing ODM delegates from Alego/Usonga in Usonga ward, Owino urged his competitors to seek other elective posts if they wished to remain relevant, politically. “I never wanted to declare my political interest here today but because my father has reminded who am I not to show you a direction, you are aware that next year people will declare interests in various positions and as a person who has worked in government, my age will have clocked 50 which allows me to resign,” said Owino He added, “I…

Kenyan artist Tanasha Donna has explained the “kiss” that never was between herself and her baby daddy and Tanzanian superstar Diamond Platnumz. Tanasha was in Tanzania last weekend partying with her ex at Dar es Salaam’s Club Element when he called her on stage to perform their hit song Gere. The mother of one who is currently in Mombasa for a video shoot with Nigeria’s Bad Boy Timz, said the entire scenario was misinterpreted. She added that she was whispering into Diamond’s ear. Apparently, she was not supposed to perform that evening and Diamond caught her by surprise. https://twitter.com/brianmutinda_/status/1353567519970369537 Read: Diamond…

Thirdway Alliance Party wants the government to lift some of the Covid-19 containment measures. In a statement, the party asked the government to rescind on some of the protocols acting as obstacles to economic recovery. “We are calling on the President to, urgently, remove this knee that is pressing hard on the throats of Kenyans. Let Kenyans breathe normally and let them do what they know best – earning an honest living free of these discriminative, impoverishing, and suffocating restrictions,” the party said in part. Read: COVID-19 Death Toll Now At 1,755 As 2 More Patients Succumb According to the party,…

Boda boda riders have rejected a warning from Inspector of Police Hillary Mutyambai. The riders through the Boda boda Association of Kenya, told off the IG saying the way forward should involve dialogue. On Thursday, Mutyambai put the riders on notice over rising cases of hooliganism. He also noted that the culture of impunity and lawlessness among boda boda operators is worrying. Read: IG Mutyambai Puts Boda Boda Riders On Notice Over Rising Hooliganism “Recent incidents indicate that victims of accidents where boda boda riders are involved have been assaulted and in some instances, their vehicles burnt, ” said Mutyambai. The…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked his deputy William Ruto to wait his turn. The head of state was speaking in Sagana where he will be pitching tent for four days. On Saturday, Uhuru hosted a delegation of 7000 Mt Kenya leaders. The president said he was not indebted to anyone. He was referring to his promise to back Ruto in 2022 should he vie for the presidency. “Some people keep saying I made a promise to them, no, I only have a promise and covenant with the people of Kenya. That is the promise I am implementing. Ask your guy…

Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi has urged political tolerance following chaotic events witnessed this week. Speaking during the burial of former Nairobi Mayor John King’ori Mwangi, Mudavadi condemned the acts of violence that were witnessed in Githurai and Burma markets. In Githurai, ODM party leader Raila Odinga had his convoy stoned while Deputy President William Ruto’s meeting was interrupted by BBI proponents. Read: Mudavadi Denies Being Endorsed For Presidency By Uhuru During Mother’s Burial “The type of politics we have started seeing where people still throw stones…I want us all to condemn such barbaric act. I was at…

A Nairobi court has banned former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko from uttering defamatory statements against Interior PS Karanja Kibicho. PS Kibicho through his lawyer Fred Ngatia said that the ex-county boss associated him with individual(s) involved in land grabbing during a rally held in Dagoretti South on January 24. Sonko is also said to have claimed that the PS was involved in post poll violence back in 2017. Read: I’ve Had Enough Of Sonko – PS Kibicho Says As He Threatens Legal Action The principal secretary said that Sonko did not bother to investigate his statements which have tarnished his image…