Author: Eva Nyambura

Safaricom staff members have donated foodstuff worth over Sh4 million to more than 2,500 needy households across the country. The donation is part of a staff initiative that saw Safaricom employees come together to contribute over Sh2 million to help vulnerable families affected by COVID-19. The amount raised was then matched by Safaricom Foundation which gave an additional Sh2 million. As part of the donation, more than 1,300 families in Korogocho and another 1,200 households in Kitengela, Thika, Naivasha, Mombasa and Bungoma will receive one month’s supply of foodstuff. Over the last few months, the telco in conjunction with M-Pesa…

Troubled Tuskys Supermarket owes suppliers a whopping Sh6.2 billion. In a letter to the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), the cash-strapped retailer says it will settle 40 percent of the debt over a period of 8 months and two years. “Total trade supplier debt is Sh6.2 billion. As at August 6, 2020, 40 percent of this supplier debt has been rescheduled and the respective suppliers have signed individual agreements to reschedule the debt to periods between eight months and 24 months,” Tuskys said. Rescheduling the debts, the chain of supermarkets said, will help reorganize cash flows and meet supplier obligations.…

Mombasa police are searching for a gang that shot dead an M-Pesa agent on Friday along Moi Avenue. CCTV footage shows that the incident took place at around 8.30 am. The victim, Winnie Ombese worked at Shash Limited and was on the material day headed to the bank to deposit earnings from the previous day when she was attacked. Her assailants were on a motorbike when they tried to snatch her bag. She tried to run away but the gun brandishing thugs got hold of the bag. Ombese, was shot twice in the chest. She died as she was being…

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday named Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for Vice President. As is norm nowadays, Biden made the announcement on social media. He said, “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked Kamala Harris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate.” Biden, 23 years his running mate’s senior said the former Attorney general worked with his late son, Beau. “…I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from…

Former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana has been arrested in Nairobi. The ex lawmaker is said to have been apprehended at Sagret Hotel for obtaining money by false pretences. He was arrested alongside a man he claimed was a client. Nairobi police boss Rashid Yakub told reporters that he a woman had implicated the former lawmaker in a scheme to defraud her. Apparently, the unidentified woman had reported to Military Police at the Department of Defence with tender documents that turned out to be fake. Mr Yakub said that the woman said that she had received the said documents from a…

The Jubilee Party has summoned eight Members of the Nairobi County Assembly for contravening the party constitution. Among the eight is Ruai MCA John Kamangu who was on Tuesday named the assembly speaker in an acting capacity. Kamangu takes over from Beatrice Elachi who resigned citing frustrations and life threatening incidences. Other MCAs facing disciplinary action are; Millicent Mugambi (Ziwani), Jeremiah Karani (Kayole Central Ward), Charles Thuo (Dandora Three MCA), nominated MCAs June Ndegwa, Joyce Kamau, Susan Makungu and Margaret Mbote. In a letter by National Chairman of the Jubilee Party Nelson Dzuya, the named ward representatives are expected to…

Churches have been open now for a little over a month since the Coronavirus pandemic hit Kenya. President Uhuru Kenyatta allowed faithfuls to congregate on July 6 but under strict measures to prevent the spread of the disease. Then, the head of state said that only 100 people would be allowed in at a particular time. He also banned persons below the age of 13 and those above the age of 58 from attending church services. Further, Uhuru stated that services will not last more than 60 minutes. But an interfaith council on Tuesday amended some of the measures announced…

The National Business Compact on COVID- 19 (NBCC) has partnered with Nestlé Kenya and the Rotary International District 9212 to enable hygiene practices within the prisons in Nairobi in a bid to curb the spread of the novel COVID-19. This partnership will see Kenya Prisons Service fetch about 20,000 liters of water per day, accompanied with soap and 18 hand washing stations donated by NBCC to facilitate and increase the uptake of hand washing in the prisons. The water will be sourced from Nestlé’s borehole at its factory in Industrial area and distributed to the prisons by The Rotary Club…

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi has resigned. In a televised press briefing on Tuesday morning, Elachi cited threats to her life and frustrations as some of the reasons for leaving the office. She has appointed Ruai MCA John Kamangu to take her place in acting capacity pending further communication. “It has been tough and I can’t hold any longer. I therefore tender my resignation and thank President Uhuru Kenyatta for giving me this opportunity to serve under his Jubilee administration,” she said. She also noted that the county will thrive under the newly established Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) led…

A helicopter ferrying Health CS Mutahi Kagwe from Kericho failed to take off after developing mechanical problems. The CS was accompanied by acting health director Dr Patrick Amoth. The two health officials had boarded the chopper at Kericho Golf Club were forced to travel by road back to the capital city. CS Kagwe was on a tour of Kericho county to assess the level of preparedness in Kericho Sub-County hospital ICU and isolation units. He also took a tour of the Waltereed Laboratory where COVID-19 Tests are being carried out. He had earlier announced 492 new Coronavirus infections, recorded in…

Kenya has in the last 24 hours recorded 492 new Coronavirus infections, pushing the toll to 26,928. Addressing the media from Kericho, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said that 4,063 samples were tested in the last day. Cumulatively, Kenya has carried out 398,330 tests since the first case of Coronavirus was confirmed mid-March. Of the new cases, 478 were Kenyan nationals while 14 were foreigners aged between 11 months and 83 years. Gender-wise, the newly detected cases were of 331 males and 161 females. 534 patients have recovered from the disease; 478 from home-based care program and 56 from various hospitals.…

Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua wants the government to come clear on how COVID-19 funds have been used in the last couple of months. Speaking on Monday, Karua accused the government of aiding corruption through the Covid-19 fund. “We demand full disclosure, transparency and accountability for all COVID-19 funds, resources and equipment from all sources including loans, grants, donations and in-kind support both locally and internationally,” she said. She maintained that Kenyans deserve better, adding that the Jubilee government has collapsed. “The only things that seems to be functioning in this government are mis-procurement, taxation and political patronage. Kenyans…

Kenya’s virus load is at 25,837 after 699 persons tested positive for the novel COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The newly detected infections were from a 7,175 sample size. Of the new cases, 675 are Kenyans while 24 are foreigners. 427 of them were males while 272 were females. They are aged between the tender age of 1 and 85 years. On a positive note, 781 patients have recovered from the disease; 125 of them were discharged from various hospitals while 656 were on home-based care program. So far, Kenya has recorded 11,899 recoveries. On the other hand, 5…

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) students have until August 28 to pick their belongings from their halls of residence. In a notice posted on the institution’s social media pages, the students will be able to access their residences from August 7 to 28, a period of 12 days. “You are required to collect all your belongings from the hostels between Monday, August 17, and Friday, August 28,” Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Kinyua said. According to Kinyua, the decision was met after it was directed that learning institutions including universities will be used for preparatory activities. The activities…

Kenya Airways (KQ) has issued a redundancy notice over the harsh economic effects of COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) CEO Captain Murithi Nyaga, the airline has plans to reduce operations before it starts to scale up operations, an exercise that could take up to 3 years. According to KQ CEO Allan Kilavuka, the effects of COVID-19 have greatly impacted the aviation sector hence the need to carry out organisation-wide restructuring. Mr Kivaluka, in the letter dated August 7 said that the national carrier board has approved the decision to carry out redundancy actions across…