Author: Eva Nyambura

Kikuyu musician Muigai wa Njoroge is expected to appear before the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) on Friday, June 26. The singer was presented with the summon at Runda Police Station where he presented himself on Monday morning. Muigai is in trouble over his new hit single, Ino Migunda (These Pieces of Land). The lyrics, the letter signed by NCIC Ag. Commission Secretary Millicent Okatch says, threaten the coexistence between Kenyan communities. “…which words were calculated to be threatening and insulting and likely to affect harmonious coexistence between Kenyan communities contrary to Section 13 (1) (a) of the National…

Kikuyu musician Muigai wa Njoroge was on Monday summoned by the police over his hit song “Ino Migunda” which translates to “These Pieces of Land”. Muigai was apparently asked to present himself at Runda Police Station. The song, trending at Number one on YouTube, was released six days ago and speaks on land issues, politics of the dynasties and so much more. The singer throws jibes at the dynasties who inherited their wealth from their fathers but continue to oppress the poor. He sings,”This land will be subdivided equally since it cannot be sliced into pieces for human consumption. “There…

Former K24 TV news anchor Betty Kyallo and her ex-husband Dennis Okari have successfully been co-parenting. It was visible on Sunday as they celebrated their daughter, Ivanna’s sixth birthday. The bubbly young lady turns six today. In a video on Betty’s YouTube channel, Betty Kyallo Lately, the mother of one sobbed as she recounted events from last year when her child was unwell. “I woke up one day last year and she couldn´t walk. The next day she could not talk, she couldn’t eat, she couldn’t sit…it just went downhill for so long before I even knew what was wrong.…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has convened yet another Jubilee Party parliamentary group meeting to be held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC). The meeting will be held on Monday, June 22 at 9 am, the party has communicated via Twitter. “The Party Leader President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Monday 22nd June 2020, hold a Parliamentary Group Meeting for all Jubilee MPs at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, starting at 9am,” the tweet read. https://twitter.com/JubileePartyK/status/1274403303137443841 The head of state is expected to announce more changes in the party leadership in the National Assembly. This comes days after Uhuru received a petition…

Kenya has confirmed 104 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours after testing a 2,820 sample size, Health CAS Rashid Aman has said. This brings the national tally to 4,478. On a positive note, 36 patients have been discharged raising the total number of recoveries to 1,586. On the other hand, 2 more patients have succumbed to the novel COVID-19. Fatalities now stand at 121. The youngest of the 104 cases is a one year old baby and the oldest being 76. In terms of gender, 76 are males while 28 are females. In the counties, the infections are…

Police on Saturday interrupted a meeting convened by Bungoma senator Moses Wetangula. The meeting meant to forge a way forward for the Luhya community was being held at Malava MP Malulu Injendi. Police officers blocked the Kakamega-Malava road, which leads to the legislator’s home. Reports indicate that a crowd forming at Injendi’s home was dispersed using teargas. Western Region Police Commander Peris Kimani declined to allow the lawmakers hold the meeting due to the COVID-19 guidelines. “I have given firm instructions to the county commanders in Vihiga and Kakamega to enforce the law and ensue the guidelines are observed by…

Felix Orinda alias Dj Evolve who was allegedly shot by Embakasi East MP Paul Ongili aka Babu Owino is looking forward to getting back in the entertainment scene. Dj Evolve was discharged from Nairobi Hospital where he has been receiving treatment for six months, on Thursday morning. The diskjockey can not walk but while speaking to Standard, noted that he can sometimes feel his toes. Though unable to move his hands and legs after the bullet injured nerves responsible for motion, the Dj is still hopeful that he will one day walk again. “Sometimes I can feel my toes. That…

Three police officers stationed at Kamukunji Police Station, Nairobi County, have tested positive for coronavirus. Two of the police officers are said to be receiving treatment at Mbagathi Hospital and Kenyatta University Referral Hospital. The third cop is receiving home-based care at his home in Ruiru, Kiambu County. According to Citizen TV,  families of two of the officers have been quarantined and are under observation. Health CAS Rashid Aman has warned that the deadly virus is within the communities. On Friday, he blamed the surge in the number of infections on the youths throwing parties in the suburbs. “There is…

Court sessions in Mombasa county stand suspended after 11 staff members tested positive for the novel COVID-19. In a statement, Chief Justice David Maraga said that contact tracing has kicked off and 118 close contacts of the infected persons have since been traced. The CJ noted that among the eleven are Judicial officers and registry staff. They mainly work in the main court building, the city court and the Tononoka children’s court. “Their primary contacts within the courts totalling 118 officers have been identified and must now go into self-quarantine with immediate effect,” Maraga said. While suspending all open court…

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) has suspended the sale and distribution of an animal feed supplement that is said to have led to the death of 24 cows last weekend. In an announcement in a local daily, the standards body banned the sale of Rumate animal feed until investigations are concluded. Dealers with stock of the animal feed supplement have been advised to contact KEBS and the Director of Veterinary Services with immediate effect. Farmers have on the other hand been asked not to give the supplement to their livestock until safety concerns about the product are addressed. On Sunday,…

Cop who allegedly shot and killed 13 year old boy, Yassin Moyo on March 30 did not show up for plea taking. Duncan Ndiema is said to have exhibited COVID-19 symptoms. According to his lawyer, Danstan Omari, his client underwent testing at Mbagathi Hospital. “This being a very sensitive case, I propose we take a mention date on Tuesday if the doctors make a prescription,” he said. The prosecution did not object to Omari’s request. Judge Daniel Ogembo deferred the plea taking to next week. Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji approved the prosecution and arrest of Ndiema on June…

Citizen TV news anchor and 10 Over 10 host Willis Raburu left his wife of three years, Mary Ngami alias Marya Prude, two months ago. According to sources, Raburu was cheating on Marya with a certain Ugandan woman who turned out to be Rwandese. The woman, Miva Noella, denied ever knowing the Hot 96 FM mid-morning show host. “I am crying right now everybody is sending me that. I don’t even know the guy,” she said in a text message seen by Kahawa Tungu. In another message shared on Instagram, Noella laments about receiving a lot of direct messages over…

National Assembly speaker Justin Muturi has approved the expulsion from parliamentary committees 16 Jubilee Party members. The 16 members were notified of the party’s intentions through majority whip Benjamin Wangwe and were given 7 days to respond. In his communication, Muturi noted that he was satisfied that the due process was followed in discharging the members. “Having perused the documents through which the Jubilee Party transmitted the decision to discharge the said Hon. Members, I am satisfied that the process leading to the discharge met the requirements set out in Standing Order 176.  Accordingly, the discharge of the said Members…

Education CS Prof George Magoha wants pornographic sites blocked in the country. Speaking in Nakuru, the CS said that the indecent content was to blame for the rise in teenage pregnancies. He said, “I’m going to lobby the Cabinet and by extension his Excellency the President so that they consider blocking content related to pornography from being accessed by all and sundry in this country.” The bullish CS also said that access to the sites could trigger sexual desires among children. “You see when you are not thinking about sex but someone opens a pornographic page then you start thinking…

Class 8 pupils and form four students will sit for the KCPE, KCSE examinations respectively, in April 2021. These were the words of Education CS Prof George Magoha as he appeared before the Senate ad-hoc committee on Covid-19. Prof Magoha did however note that this will only be feasible should schools reopen on September 1, 2020. “If the National exams will not be done by April, then we must be prepared for what I don’t want to say at the moment,” he warned. He also observed that a peak in coronavirus infections in September and October could hinder plans to…