Author: Eva Nyambura

Africa Merchant Assurance Company (Amaco) risks closure, again after a petitioner filed an application for its liquidation. Bernard Kihiu Magothe through his lawyer Njoroge Baiya & Company advocates filed a liquidation application and has asked others to join. In a Gazette notice no 1929 released on March 9, the petitioner has filed a petition against the underwriter which will be heard  April 17, 2020. Read: Amaco Insurance Loses Office Furniture Over Ksh15 Million Debt “The petition for the liquidation of the above-mentioned company by the High Court was on March 2, 2020, presented to the said court by Bernard Kihiu…

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is safe after surviving an attempted assassination in the state’s capital, Khartoum, state media reports. Mr Hamdok has according to Al Jazeera been moved to a safe location. A bomb went off shortly after his convoy passed the Cooper suburb, northeast of the capital Khartoum. Read: Terrorists Planning An Attack In A Nairobi Hotel – US No injuries have been reported. Sudan has been in an economic crisis nearly a year after former leader Omar Al Bashir was ousted. Inflation stands at 60% and the unemployment rate, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was at…

Sergeant Arnold Kipyegon Kenei’s killers will never know peace. These were the words of Deputy President William Ruto as he mourned the fallen officer. Narrating the happenings leading to Kenei’s death, Ruto told mourners that he summoned the deceased, his two other colleagues and the officer in-charge of security at the Harambee Annex House office Joshua Rop to his office on Monday, February 17. This was three days after former Sports CS Rashid Echesa and three others were arrested after allegedly brokering a Sh39 billion military equipment tender deal with two foreigners. According to Ruto, the 33 year old administrative…

Blogger Abraham Mutai is afraid for his life after he apparently received threats to his life. According to the blogger, he has received “targeted” threats from individuals he believes to be Deputy President William Ruto’s supporters. Mutai said he received the first threat from a day old Twitter account that has since been dormant. “The first threat I tweeted and posted it here. It was direct and specific. “… Watch your mouth…. Or you will NOT KNOW WHAT HIT YOU….” he said. The next came five days ago from a Facebook account. This time around he averred, he was warned…

DCI detectives have launched a manhunt for Agribusiness company Goldenscape Greenhouses managing director Peter Wangai. Wangai has gone under following reports that he swindled investors billions of shillings through the project. On Friday, detectives raided his Karen, Lower Kabete and Kimathi Street offices. He was no where to be found. Citizen TV reports that Wangai went missing on March 2 and has since shut down his offices. Police are said to have recovered documents that could help in the case. They also indicated that he is likely to face charges of obtaining money through false pretence as well as several…

The Nairobi deputy governor seat is vacant, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati has declared. There was confusion earlier on in the week after it was said that the commission was unaware of Polycarp Igathe’s resignation. This meant that Igathe was still the rightful holder of office. But according to Chebukati, the position was vacant as Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko nominated  Disaster Management and Coordination Chief Officer Anne Mwenda for the same post. “On January 22, 2020, the Commission received a letter from Governor Sonko nominating a Deputy Governor, thus indicating there was a vacancy, in compliance…

Trufoods, the manufacturer of Blue Band peanut butter is on the spot after a Twitter user shared images of what seemed like a burnt aluminum foil paper. In a tweet, the consumer wondered why the aluminum foil paper that seals the product was laced with black substances. “Today was an unfortunate day when we got to open this product from @Trufoodsltd @BlueBandKenya. How can you even package such a product?” Mbaka posed. https://twitter.com/BlueBandKenya/status/1235823517381230592 Responding to his sentiments, Blue Band Kenya said that in cases of excessive heating to the foil, it leads to burning. “Thank you for purchasing our product…

The remains of sergeant Kipyegon Kenei have arrived in Nakuru county for the final burial rites. The deceased’s body was received by his colleagues at Umash Funeral Home a few minutes to 1 pm on Friday. His friends and family were given a moment to view his body. Later, a requiem mass will be held at Umash grounds. Kenei was found dead at his Villa Franca, Imara Daima estate home on February 20. The case was initially said to be a suicide. Read: Piecing Together Sergeant Kenei’s Last Moments On Thursday, however, DCI boss George Kinoti ruled out suicide and…

Mandera Law Courts will remain closed for a week over the state of insecurity in the area. In a notice dated March 4, the head of station M. Kimani notified customers that the courts would remain shut “pending restoration of peace and security.” https://twitter.com/aliiroba/status/1235560599091843072 Earlier on today, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somalia counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on agreed to appoint committees in a bid to mend strained relations between the two states. Again, on Thursday, Mandera Governor Ali Roba claimed that Jubaland security forces had invaded Mandera town forcing residents to flee their homes. “Jubaland security forces moving right…

Sergeant Kipyegon Kenei was killed in cold blood, DCI boss George Kinoti has said. Speaking during a press briefing, Kinoti told reporters that the scene of crime was tampered with to imply suicide. Kinoti also said that the plan to kill Kenei was hatched a long time ago. Further, he noted, the impact of the single gunshot to his head could have sent him falling on the bed, instead, he was found on the floor. It was also revealed that the deceased wanted to record a statement with the DCI about the Sh39 billion arms deal. He went missing on…

Suspended Kenya Airways (KQ) employee Gire Ali will not be charged, police have said. Ali will also resume his duties as an Assistant Security Agent today after the national carrier canceled his suspension, his lawyer Danstan Omari has said. The whistle-blower who is accused of recording a video that exposed the arrival of a China Southern Airlines plane ferrying 239 passengers went to court on Monday following his suspension last week. “It has been determined that you be suspended from duty with effect from 27th February 2020 in accordance with provision of clause 16.5 of the Company HR Policy,” a…

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has forgiven himself over the shooting saga at B-Club in January. Speaking to Capital FM, the embattled legislator declined to speak on the matter that is currently in court but noted that he is focused on the future. Asked whether he will continue footing Felix Orinda alias Dj Evolve’s hospital bill which stood at Sh7 million two weeks ago, the MP said he is going to pay. “It is a matter between me and God and I chose to forgive myself. We cannot change the past but we can change the future. Let us focus…

Four suspects in the Sh39 billion fake arms deal can breathe-easy after a Nairobi court slashed their cash bail. Defense lawyer Cliff Ombetta on Tuesday pleaded with the court to review Daniel Otieno and Clifford Okoth’s bail terms. He argued that the two could not raise the Sh1 million cash bail set two weeks ago. Read: KQ Whistle-blower Can Now Breathe-easy As Court Quashes Suspension “The third (Okoth) and fourth (Otieno) respondents have only managed to secure Sh300,000 and Sh200,000 respectively to honour their bail terms. They are not in a position to raise more,” Ombetta told Senior Principal Magistrate…

Registration number of a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 seized at former Sports CS Rashid Echesa’s posh Karen home is forged, DCI has said. According to the DCI, the car is registered to a Mazda owned by Irene Mueni. Ms Mueni has been asked by the DCI to present herself and aid in investigations. Echesa was arrested on Monday after detectives impounded five vehicles; a Toyota Land Cruiser V8, Passat, Mercedes Benz E-Class, Ford and a Lexus without number plates. The vehicles were taken to the NTSA for verification of ownership. Read: Widow Accuses Echesa Of Stealing Late Husband’s Luxury Vehicles…

Former Sports CS Rashid Echesa was two years ago accused of swindling a Kisumu resident of her late husband’s possessions. Esther Kabura accused the former minister of not only stealing her late husband’s Sh12 million luxury vehicles but of sleeping with her daughter. According to the widow, Echesa was present when her spouse died and helped tell off her in-laws who also wanted a piece of the deceased’s possessions. Echesa, who then had declared interest in the Mumias West parliamentary seat on a Jubilee ticket, offered to have the vehicles; a Land Cruiser VX, a new Volkswagen Passat and a…