Author: Eva Nyambura

Deputy President William Ruto’s office has distanced itself from the infamous Sh39 billion fake arms deal. DP Ruto in a tweet indicated that the meeting, held at his office by former Sports CS Rashid Echesa and three others took approximately 23 minutes. A report by a local daily showed that the accused persons made their way into the Harambee Annex office without being screened as is norm in most public places. The meeting, the daily said was held on the second floor, right next to Ruto’s office. Read: Ex-CS Rashid Echesa Arraigned Over Sh39 Billion Fake Gov’t Firearms Deal Ruto’s…

A JKIA magistrates court on Monday released former Sports CS Rashid Echesa and three others on a Sh1 million cash bail each. Echesa has been charged with conspiracy to commit a felony by conspiring to make a document with intent to defraud. He (Echesa) and the co-accused persons are also facing up to six counts of making a false document in the fraudulent Sh39.5 billion firearms deal. Read: DCI Detectives Question Police Officers Attached To DP Ruto’s Annex Office They have also been charged with attempting to defraud two foreigners of Sh39 billion. The four are also said to have…

DCI detectives are currently at Deputy President William Ruto’s Harambee House Annex Office as they look into the Sh39 billion fake firearms deal. Contrary to earlier reports, civilians working at the Annex office have not been grilled. So far, former Sports CS Rashid Echesa and three others; Daniel Omondi, Kennedy Mboya and Clifford Okoth have been arraigned. Sources privy to the details indicate that the officers are questioning police officers attached to the deputy president. Read: 3 Suspected Terrorists Arrested After Attempting To Storm British Army Base In Nanyuki According to Ruto, there was a meeting at his office that…

Education CS Prof George Magoha has stopped the establishment of satellite campuses in order to improve on the quality of education offered at the institutions of higher learning. Speaking on Monday during the opening of the regional forum on university education reforms, Magoha also asked universities to cut down on number of non-technical staff and raise faculty levels. Last year, Moi and Laikipia universities were the hardest hit following a crackdown by the Ministry of Education and Commission of University Education (CUE). Read: CS Matiang’i Shuts Down Presbyterian University Of East Africa Moi university, for example had four campuses closed…

A fire has broken out at Starehe Boys Centre, Nairobi. It is reported that the workshop and study block are on fire. https://twitter.com/DennisOtachy/status/1228728883572346881 According to the acting director Josphat Mwaura says student count is on going. Nairobi firefighters are at the scene of incident as well as emergency responders. https://twitter.com/KenyaRedCross/status/1228723674322219010 The cause of fire is still unknown. No fatalities have been reported. In school are students who stayed behind as others went home for their midterm break. Starehe MP Charles Njagua commended the fire brigade for responding in good time. “I would like to commend Nairobi City Council-fire brigade and…

An openly gay Kenyan man living in the US was found dead after being reported missing for three days. Paul Lukas was on Wednesday found shot dead in Seattle, Washington DC. According to the police, the 34 year old man was attacked and killed by individuals yet to be identified. Investigations are on going. The East Africa School of Media Studies in Nairobi alumnus worked with Alaska Airlines until his time of death. His colleagues have described him as a jovial and enthusiastic individual who effortlessly lit up the room. “Paul Lukas lit up every room he entered. You could…

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has reduced the number of states from 32 to 10, in a bid to form a unity government. Speaking on Saturday, Kiir said, “The compromise we have made today is a painful decision but a necessary one if that is what brings peace.” The head of state also noted that he expects the opposition to do what is necessary in order to realize peace. When South Sudan gained its independence, the number of states stood at 10. Kiir would later increase them to 28 and later to 32. On Friday, regional governors voted to retain…

Deputy President William Ruto is infuriated with recent media reports that linked him to a fraudulent Sh39 billion government arms tender deal. It was reported that the deal allegedly masterminded by former Sports CS Rashid Echesa and three others; Daniel Otieno Omondi, Kennedy Oyoo Mboya and Clifford Okoth, was brokered at the DP’s Annex office. According to Ruto, the ploy to involve him in the graft case is a smear campaign well choreographed by his political competitors. Read: Ex-CS Rashid Echesa Arraigned Over Sh39 Billion Fake Gov’t Firearms Deal “The desperation of my political competitors on their choreographed smear campaign…

Longhorn Publishers has withdrawn from the market a Grade 2 text book that gives pupils the option to commit suicide. In the Smart Score Encyclopedia Grade 2 Volume 1 text book, pupils are asked a series of questions with some of the options being to take their lives. One of the questions reads, “Lucy and Margret are sisters. Lucy is loved more by her parents. What should Margret do? A) Kill herself or B) Do what her parents want.” Another one reads, “Alice says she looks bad. What should you tell her? (God loves her, To kill herself).” According to…

Sacked Sports CS Rashid Echesa will spend the weekend in custody, a Nairobi court has ruled. He will be remanded until Monday at 6 pm to allow police complete investigations into the Sh39 billion fraudulent government firearms tender. He will thereafter be released on a Sh1 million cash bail. Read:  Ex-Sports CS Rashid Echesa Sues DCI Kinoti, DPP Haji Over “Harassment” The ex-minister was arrested on Thursday on allegations of forging documents relating to the tender deal. He has since denied the charges. His lawyer Evans Ondiek told the court that the said documents were not found in his client’s…

In November 2019, Kenya Bureau of Standard (Kebs) pulled off the shelves seven peanut butter brands over high levels of aflatoxin. The brands were also banned in Rwanda and Uganda. Those recalled include Jetlak Foods “Nuteez”, Truenutz Kenya ‘True Nuts’, Supacosm Products (Supa Meal), Nature’s Way Health (Sue’s Naturals), Fressy Food Company (Fressy) and Target Distributors (Nutty by Nature). Read: Blue Band Spread Is Safe For Consumption – Unilever Assures Kenyans Also on the list of banned products was Trufoods Kenya’s Zesta peanut butter. “The suspension follows test results undertaken by KeBS which confirm that their levels of aflatoxin is…

Digital strategist Dennis Itumbi in 2015 turned down easy money that only required him to step out of his State House based office for some 10 minutes. In his popular “Pastor’s Moment”, Itumbi said a friend of his offered to pay Sh15 million should he allow him and four other people to negotiate a deal in his office. “All I needed to do is clear a list of 3 people to come see me in my office in State House, plus my friend and one more person. That was easy. Read: I Love Sharing Real Fantasy With You, Lupita Gushes…

Former Sports CS Rashid Echesa was on Friday morning arraigned at JKIA Law Courts over a fraudulent Sh39 billion arms deal. He has denied forging documents in the fictitious arms deal. The prosecution is seeking to have him held for 21 days as investigations continue. His lawyer, Evans Ondiek opposed the move arguing that the prosecution should have completed investigations before his client was arrested. The court will issue its ruling at 2 pm. According to the complainants, Echesa ripped them off of Sh11.5 million, paid as “consultancy fee.” Read: Ex-Sports CS Rashid Echesa Sues DCI Kinoti, DPP Haji Over…

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has ordered for the deportation of four Chinese nationals in viral video whipping a Kenyan man for reporting to work late. Principal magistrate Hellen Okwani had earlier on in the day ordered for the detention of the suspects. In her ruling, Ms Okwani ordered that they are held for 15 days pending investigations. She further noted that the four were a flight risk but declined to have them in custody for 21 days as requested by the prosecution. Read: Documents Lay Bare Torture, Gruesome Murders Moi’s Political Detainees Underwent “The court has considered the fact that…

Former Sports cabinet secretary for Sports Rashid Echesa has been arrested at his Nairobi home. Reports indicate that the ex-minister was apprehended by DCI detectives and has been taken to DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road for grilling. Reports indicate that he was apprehended for allegedly assuring Turkish nationals that he could help secure a firearms deal in Kenya. In return, Echesa was supposed to earn a 10 percent commission. Read: Ex-Sports CS Rashid Echesa Sues DCI Kinoti, DPP Haji Over “Harassment” Detectives have apparently seized his vehicles including a Range Rover. According to K24 Digital, he was taken in for…