Author: Eva Nyambura

A security guard was on Sunday night shot dead during a robbery at Mountain Mall, Thika Road. The incident is said to have taken place at around 9 pm moments before a supermarket within the mall was set to close. According to those in the know, at least four armed thugs were surveilling the area when the deceased confronted them. Read: 3 Arrested As Mombasa-based Detectives Bust A Car Theft Syndicate It is during the exchange that they opened fire. He was shot in the head and chest. “Two were pretending to be shoppers but they were actually on a surveillance…

Embattled Education CS Prof George Magoha has once again told off critics after “idiot” slur aimed at Uasin Gishu County Director of Education Dr Gitonga Mbaka went viral. Speaking at the United States International University- Africa (USIU) the bullish CS likened himself to an eagle that flies above the rest. “You know an eagle, is a bird that flies above the others and I am proud to say am one of them so when people are making noise here I am up there looking at what is happening,” Magoha said. Read: CS Magoha’s Bodyguard On The Spot For Sexually Assaulting Journalists…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched investigations into a cartel luring young girls from their homes to party joints in Nairobi. According to DCI boss George Kinoti, the cartel uses a social media account dubbed social “Carty-gang-ent”. They reach the girls through an internationally registered number, though operating from Kenya. Via Twitter, Kinoti said that they had received reports from parents residing in Komarock and Kayole about missing girls. The girls were reported missing after staying away from home for several days. “A number of worried parents from Nairobi’s Kayole and Komarock reported to us that their daughters…

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Head of Renal Unit and kidney specialist, Dr Anthony Were Omolo, has succumbed to Covid-19 complications, Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists’ Union (KMPDU) has confirmed. According to the union’s acting secretary general Dr Chibanzi Mwachonda, the deceased medic asked his colleagues to pray for him 14 days ago when he got re-admitted in the ICU due to the virus. “14 days ago you asked us to pray for you, as you got re-admitted to ICU due to COVID-19 complications. We wake up to the heartbreaking & devastating news of your demise. A teacher, mentor &…

The widows of the late Matungu MP Justus Murunga want an alleged lover of the latter to deposit Sh10 million should his burial be delayed after November 28. Agnes Wangui Wambiri moved to court on Wednesday stopping the burial of the legislator. She is fighting for the recognition of her two children who she allegedly sired with the MP. Christabel Murunga and Grace Murunga, through lawyer Patrick Lutta, want Wangui to pay the aforementioned monies to cater for mortuary and burial expenses. Read: Late Matungu MP Justus Murunga’s Burial Stopped By Court After Alleged Lover’s Plea They argue that Parliament will…

Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has been released on bail. The legislator was charged with spreading the novel COVID-19 when he tried to hold a rally earlier this week. Authorities accused the popstar cum politician of flouting Covid-19 rules that require candidates to address 200 people at a time. Read: Bobi Wine Arrested After Presidential Candidacy Was Certified Since his detention, at least 37 people have been killed after protests broke out in the capital Kampala. Political figures across the continent have condemned the violence witnessed in the East African country in the last three days. EU High…

Media Council of Kenya (MCK) wants action taken against a bodyguard attached to Education CS George Magoha. In an interview with Citizen TV, MCK CEO David Omwoyo asked relevant authorities to expedite investigations into the matter that he termed “embarrassing and saddening”. Mr Omwoyo appealed to the security agents to allow journalists do their jobs. “These journalists are not armed, they are there to ask questions, let them do their jobs, do not harass them” Mr Omwoyo said. Read: CS Magoha’s Bodyguard On The Spot For Sexually Assaulting Journalists – Video The aide is said to have squeezed the private parts…

Seven teenage girls have allegedly gone missing from November 14. The 16-year-old girls left their homes on the night of the aforementioned date after receiving a call from an American number. In a video shared by one of the victims on social media, one of the girls has been identified as Shanise Ndunge Muoka. The call was for an opportunity to audition for an undisclosed role. The call was made from +176896663236. It is said that the girls were last seen in Komarock, Nairobi with a Caucasian male. Others have indicated that the girls were seen enroute to Mombasa. According…

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended issuance of visas for Kenyans and 11 other states due to a spike in Covid-19 cases. It is not yet clear the categories affected including business, tourist, transit and student visas. Also on the list is Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, and Afghanistan, until further notice, said the foreign office. Read: US Issues New Travel Alert On Tanzania Days After Authorities Accused Embassy Of Causing Panic The suspension will, however, not have any effect on already issued visas. The news was confirmed by Pakistan’s Foreign Office, saying the decision is “believed to…

Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua has sent auctioneers to recover Sh6.5 million from Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria as ordered by court in 2017. The former presidential aspirant wants the auctioneers to go after Kuria’s sofa sets, a home theatre, microwave. Karua is also going after a coffee table, television stand, two motor vehicles – a Honda and Land Cruiser, refrigerator and carpet. “This is to command you to sell by auction after giving 15 days prior notice by afixing the same in the court house,” the court documents read. According to Karua, the legislator claimed that she procured…

A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) trainee pilot has died after a light aircraft crash-landed near Kenya Aviation Training School in Birika, Isinya, Kajiado County. According to witnesses, the AutoGyro aircraft model MTOsport 2010, registered 5Y-KWV, crashed at around 7 am during a routine training exercise. The aircraft is said to have caught fire soon after crash-landing. The incident was confirmed by KWS acting corporate communication manager Paul Jinaro. https://twitter.com/Sang_254/status/1329368289349410818 “Today KWS is sad to confirm we, unfortunately, suffered an aircraft accident at 07.38a m that resulted in one fatality and the loss of the aircraft. The accident involved an…

Former member of Parliament for Kieni, Nemesyus Warugongo is seeking help to help offset a Sh15 million hospital bill. According to his eldest son, Stanley Maina, his father was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Nairobi Hospital for four months. He also spent an additional three months in the general ward. His family has said that the MP who served the people of Kieni between 2007 and 2013, has since December 2019 been battling severe pneumonia and other complications. Read: Veteran TV Presenter Leonard Mambo Mbotela Discharged After President Uhuru Settled Sh1 Million Hospital Bill In the last…

Kirinyaga County Assembly will remain closed for two weeks after some MCAs and staffers contracted the novel COVID-19. In a statement, Speaker Anthony Gathumbi said the 14 days will start on November 19. “This shall allow for intensive fumigation and continued observance of Ministry of Health COVID-19 protocols and guidelines at the County Assembly precincts. It shall also allow for uninterrupted isolation and observation of the confirmed cases as well as observation of those who have come into contact with them,” Gathumbi said. Read: Kirinyaga County Headquarters Closed As Staffers Contract Covid-19 During this period, Clerk of the County Assembly will…

A University of Nairobi (UoN) lecturer has been charged with allegedly causing harm to a woman at a house in Kileleshwa. The don, identified as James Mweri Kahunyo was charged before Kibera chief magistrate Joyce Gandani where he entered a not guilty plea. According to the charge sheet, Kahunyo committed the crime on October 2 at Mamlaka Apartments at around 2.29 pm. Police said that the lecturer and his victim, Mariam Wanjiku Kamau, got into an argument about shutting the window. Read: UoN Lecturer Jailed For 3 Years For Receiving Sh3,000 Bribe From Student The argument escalated causing the accused to…

Elgeyo Marakwet senator Kipchumba Murkomen has claimed drones have been hovering around his home. In a tweet, the immediate former majority leader in the senate asked those acting behind the scenes to stop hiding and instead go to his home through the front door. “To the person who has been sending drones to hover over my house I have two requests. 1. Please share the beautiful aerial photos. 2. Come home through the main gate for a cup of tea but make sure you carry your mask. Thank you and God bless,” Murkomen tweeted. https://twitter.com/kipmurkomen/status/1328986332127965185 The senator who is also…