Author: Eva Nyambura

Gatundu South member of parliament Moses Kuria has warned journalists against inviting him for interviews. This was after a Monday morning interview on Standard Media owned radio station, Spice FM, was cancelled. In a Facebook post, the vocal legislator allied to Deputy President William Ruto, accused Baringo senator Gideon Moi of having a hand in the cancellation. The Moi family has a stake in the aforementioned media house that also owns KTN. “I really pray that Kenyans understand. I no longer seek for media interviews. My FB and Twitter pages are beyond that. Today my friend Eric Latif of KTN/Spice…

Police are apparently looking for Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja after he failed to record his statement on Sunday evening. The senator was supposed to record a statement at Kilimani Police Station before close of business yesterday to facilitate his arraignment today. Sakaja, who chairs the Senate ad hoc committee on Covid-19, was arrested on Saturday morning at a nightclub in Kilimani area. He was among a group of 10 found at Ladies Lounge drinking in violation of government Covid-19 guidelines. President Uhuru Kenyatta has for the past four months banned the opening of bars and imposed a dusk to dawn…

Kenya has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 positive cases since the confirmation of the index case in March. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe announced 688 newly detected infections after testing a 4,522 sample size. The total number of infections now stands at 12,750. Of the new infections, 425 were males while 263 were females. The youngest case was a 7 month old infant and the oldest a 95 year old. On a positive note, 457 patients have been discharged, pushing the number of recoveries to 4,440. 401 patients were under home-based care and 56 were in various hospitals. Unfortunately, 3…

Citizen TV actor Charles Bukeko but best known by his character on the popular “Papa Shirandula” show has died. The renowned actor passed on at the Karen Hospital while undergoing treatment. According to the Star, the deceased’s brother-in-law Rorland Wanyama confirmed his passing. The actor collapsed at the Karen Hospital parking and passed on shortly after. Bukeko who will be remembered for his Coca-Cola advert was apparently unwell upon returning to Nairobi. He went to the same hospital for a check up on Monday. Today morning, the actor developed breathing complications. Reports indicate that Papa Shirandula succumbed to the novel…

An Asian man accused of extorting locals and posing as a police officer was on Friday arrested by DCI detectives. Hirji Ramji Patel alias Harish Daria was apprehended by detectives based at Gigiri Police Station in Parklands. “Following completion of an inquiry on one Hirji Ramji Patel alias Harish Daria and consequent consultations with the @ODPP_KE @DCI_Kenya Gigiri Detectives yesterday arrested the said suspect at Parklands in Nairobi, in whose possession assorted recoveries were also made,”DCI tweeted. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1284243399504211969 The suspect was found in possession of a Ceska pistol, 27 rounds of ammunition, military smoke jacket, two empty magazines, two walkie…

Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja was on Saturday morning arrested alongside three others for flouting COVID-19 rules. The senator spent the night at Kilimani Police Station after being caught up with at Ladies Lounge along Dennis Pritt Road. According to a police report seen by this writer, the lawmaker was at the nightclub with 10 others, some of whom managed to escape. The report indicates that Sakaja became unruly after being ordered to leave the nightclub. He incited the others into staying put. The officer on patrol called Regional Orderly officer Mr Asambasa who approached the senator in vain. Mr Asambasa…

Police Officers based at Vigilance House will starting Friday undergo mandatory Covid-19 testing. In a memo, deputy Inspector General (IG) Joseph Ndirangu instructed all leaders to provide names of officers working under them. “Covid-19 tests, this will be carried out tomorrow morning, Friday 17/7/2020 at 1000 hrs here in Vigilance House conference room,” the memo read. According to the deputy IG, staffers will soon be required to provide COVID-19 Free Certificates before accessing the building. So dire is the Covid-19 situation in the country that ministries have been closed. For example, National Treasury and ICT Ministry closed the premises after…

Confirmed cases of Coronavirus on Friday rose to 12,062 after 389 others tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Speaking from Murang’a county, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said that the newly detected infections were from a 3,545 sample size. Cumulatively, Kenya has tested 233,641 samples. Out of the new cases, 385 are Kenyans while 4 are foreigners. Further, the CS noted, 260 of the new cases are males while 129 are females aged between 5 months and 95 years. Nairobi county is still in the lead with 6,671 cases, Mombasa (1,794), Kiambu (666) and Murang’a coming in…

Nairobi County assembly representatives are threatening to take to the streets over delayed salaries. The MCAs are yet to receive their June salaries over a row involving speaker Beatrice Elachi and clerk Jacob Ngwele. Elachi has maintained that Ngwele is a “stranger” and cannot therefore be a signatory to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) accounts held by the assembly. Ngwele had his appointment revoked by the assembly’s Board but was later reinstated by the Executive as the assembly’s Integrated Financial Management and Information System (Ifmis). He was also restored as the signatory to the assembly’s accounts at CBK in…

Director of public prosecutions (DPP) has applied to drop murder charges against Tecra Muigai’s lover Omar Lali. The DPP has instead requested for an inquest into her death. Lali, 52, was on Monday charged with the murder of the Keroche Breweries heiress. He was arraigned on Tuesday where he was said to have committed the crime on the night of 22nd and 23rd April 2020 at Shela Village, Lamu. The accused person was not allowed to enter a plea until he was subjected to a mental assessment. Tecra passed on on May 2 while receiving treatment at the Nairobi Hospital.…

Coronavirus cases on Thursday jumped to 11,673 after 421 new infections were confirmed. Speaking in Nakuru, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said that the newly detected infections were from a 3,895 sample size. 409 of the new infections are Kenyans while 12 are foreigners. The new cases are of 297 are male while 124 are females, aged between 1 and 93 years. On a positive note, 570 patients have been discharged in the last 24 hours after making a full recovery. As a result, recoveries stand at 3,638. 512 of these patients were on home-based care while 58 others were receiving…

Coronavirus is real, Nairobi governor Mike Sonko warned. Taking to Facebook, the county chief announced the death of a senior City Hall official. The deceased, a licencing officer identified as Nicholas Nkamasai is said to have succumbed to the virus three days ago. He was laid to rest at his Narok home on Wednesday, Sonko wrote. “Watu wangu tukae rada Corona is real. Our licensing Officer Nicholas Nkamasai who died of covid-19 three days ago was laid to rest today at his Ntuele farm in Narok County. May the Lord rest his soul in eternal peace.We are praying for his…

Residents of Jacaranda Gardens Estate along Kamiti Road, Nairobi County have been advised to self-isolate for 14 days. This was after the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 response team in Roysambu sub-county confirmed cases of Coronavirus. In a letter to the residents, the management asked them to avoid any more contact and adhere to MOH guidelines to avoid further spread of the virus. “Following this development, we are advised to request residents to isolate themselves with their children for fourteen (14) days to avoid more contact,” read the notice dated July 15. “We are in communication with the MOH and shall…

Public Service Vehicle (PSV) owners can now breathe easy after the government relaxed COVID-19 measures. In the new measures as announced by Transport CS James Macharia, matatus will be allowed to ferry more passengers. For example, 14 seater matatus will now carry 10 passengers while those with a 33-seater capacity will be allowed 18 people. 51 seaters will carry 30 passengers while boda bodas will only be allowed one passenger per trip. Tuktuks are currently being allowed to carry one passenger but the CS asked the ministry of health to relax the rules and allow 2 persons for every single…

Members of Parliament on Wednesday approved Janet Gathungu’s nomination for Auditor General position. Gathungu was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta on June 19, pending Parliament’s approval. MPs described her as a competent professional who will rid government agencies of corruption. Government spokesperson Kanze Dena said Ms Gathungu was the first among the top three candidates presented to the President for nomination by the Recruitment Panel for the Selection of the Auditor General as set out in law. “The President has forwarded the name of Ms Gathungu to the National Assembly for vetting ,” read the statement. She will serve a single…