Author: Eva Nyambura

Learning was disrupted at Kenyatta University after students demanded for the exit of the Vice Chancellor Paul Wainaina, among other welfare issues. The students staged protests over the administration’s refusal to extend fee payment deadline, suspension of students and student leaders on petty basis, charge on supplementary exams at the university and the unfair sacking of more than 700 casual workers without notice. In a memo doing rounds online, the agitated learners also noted that the institution management has without notifying the student body leadership, increased the graduation fee from Sh3,500 to Sh6,000, students school IDs not being replaced even…

Ugandan socialite and entrepreneur Zari Hassan was the most demanding woman Tanzanian star Diamond Platnumz ever dated. This, the star’s official photographer Lukamba revealed during a recent interview with Bongo5. Apparently, he said, Zari liked her pictures taken early in the morning before heading to work. Read: “Drunk” Zari Hassan Throws Tantrum During Miss Uganda Contest (Video) “Si ati alikuwa ananibore, alikuwa anapenda sana picha. Alikuwa ananiamsha asubuhi ya saa kumi na mbili unajua ni mtu anaenda kazi sa mbili unusu ivi so lazima ni hustle usingizi niende nimpige zile picha niedit nimtumie,” he said. But Kenyan radio presenter and…

Gospel singer Jimmy Gait is looking to settle down with a Proverbs 31 sort of woman. Jimmy who only returned from India three weeks ago after receiving treatment for a throat condition, asked Kenyans to pray for him as the search for the right woman starts. Speaking to Baruthi wa Thayu, the singer said he wants to marry a Kikuyu woman who can cook for him. Read: Jimmy Gait Asks For Prayers As He Plans To Travel To India For A “Serious” Operation (Video) “Pray for me so I can get a wife who will cook for me. A Proverbs…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is advising Kenyans against purchasing electronic gadgets including mobile phones, laptops and TV sets from dealers without “fixed physical addresses.” According to the DCI, customers should buy their goods from those dealers with identifiable trading Building/ Premises with requisite authorization documents that are conspicuously displayed including Licenses, Permits and other Local and/or National Approvals. “Always when buying insist on issuance of a receipt clearly itemizing the particulars of the bought gadget. Always keep the receipt or secure it electronically by photographing it and archiving in a reliable system,” the DCI advised. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1180870132379344902 Read: Detectives…

Otile Brown is still looking to rekindle his love with Ethiopian bae, Nabayet. The singer wished Nabbi a happy 25th birthday with a heartfelt message in which he narrated how they met a few months ago. On the day they met, Nabbi who is pursuing further studies in Australia, showed up in a tshirt and Yeezy sneakers with no make up on. “I remember when we first met in Australia after months of talking on phone for hours everyday without getting bored, you pulled up on me in a black biker short, a big ass 2pac black Tshirt ( which…

It has been a busy week in the Dangote household. Tanasha Donna and Diamond Platnumz welcomed their first child together as Zari Hassan marked her 39th birthday in style in Dubai. Diamond too turned 30 on Friday. His baby mama sent an insulting message on his birthday on which she referred to him as “mwanaume suruali”. She said, “Happy birthday mwanaume suruali.” The message however, could not be found on Diamond’s timeline. It is said that he deleted it moments after she posted it. But according to Mrs M, the message was fake. “That was some edited s***, the Internet…

Detectives stationed at Pangani police station on Friday night arrested three police officers attached at Kayole police station and a Cameroonian for robbing two victims of Sh6 million. According to the DCI the incident took place at Barwqo Lodge in Eastleigh. The detectives apprehended corporal Wilson Cheruiyot, police constables Daniel Kipkorir Alex Kandie and Jean Baptist Esome. They were in possession of some Sh3.5 million. The DCI further noted that two suspects managed to escape. One has been identified as a constable Mwaniki and the other the gang’s informant. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1180374141561659394?s=19 Cops also recovered three pistols and 45 rounds of ammunition.…

Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale’s wife, Adelaide has passed on. Mama Adelaide died while receiving treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital on Saturday. The deceased has been battling cancer for six years now. The former Masinde Muliro university secretary leaves behind two sons and a daughter. Leaders have sent in their messages of condolence including Deputy President William Ruto. He remembered her as a generous and kind woman. https://twitter.com/WilliamsRuto/status/1180392772928454657?s=19 https://twitter.com/Wetangulam/status/1180386116370911232?s=19 Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya also condoled with the Khalwale family saying, “On behalf of my family and the entire Kakamega County, I send my heartfelt condolences to the…

Citizen TV news anchor Lilian Muli is not a stranger to trolls both online and offline. She has been criticised for the men she has dated to the amount of money she spent for maternity last year. In a past interview with Robert Burale, Muli said “shame on you” to those constantly in her business. “I do not have a thick skin. I have learnt not to take things to heart and learnt not to look at the world as a negative place and that when people attack you, most of the time, they are probably going through their own…

A truck transporting crates of beer on Saturday morning has overturned at the Roysambu roundabout. Bystanders have made away with beers even as police try to return calm. No fatalities have been reported at the scene of incident. It is not yet clear what caused the morning accident. Here are some of the comments from Kenyans on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlieBeau/status/1180368025918361600?s=19 https://twitter.com/Mohasamuel/status/1180373785813377024?s=19 https://twitter.com/Ma3Route/status/1180365473407524865?s=19 https://twitter.com/Waweruuuuu/status/1180372726650933249?s=19 In August, an oil tanker ploughed through a house and overturned in Makindu on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. “The steering wheel failed and locked  as I was overtaking another vehicle and the tanker hit the house before it overturned,”…

A Tanzanian woman has been arrested for trying to sell off her children in Bondo. Zaidi Hassan, tried hawking her 1 year and 4 year old children to interested parties at Sh55,000 and Sh60,000 respectively. Shocked on lookers called the police who arrested Ms Hassan. She confessed to selling two other children in Kisumu because “life has become financially unbearable”. According to the chairman of Bondo Sub County community policing committee Juma Abuko, the woman told willing buyers that the children would come with a bag of clothes. Confirming the arrest was Bondo Sub County Police Commander Anthony Wafula who…

Tanzanian actress Wema Sepetu on Sunday turned 31. Apart from getting a brand new car, her family and friends thought it wise to throw her a surprise birthday party. The former beauty queen was so excited that she allegedly fainted during the wee hours of the morning. According to Global Publishers, Sepetu was celebrating her birthday at her sister’s home in Mbezi Beach in the company of close friends and family. The party was going well until the lass collapsed while making merry with loved ones. Rumour has it that she fainted as she was starving herself. The local news…

It was an off and on situation between Tanzanian heartthrobs; Vanessa Mdee and Juma Jux but it worked for a couple of years until it did not. While Jux kept mum about the break up, it was Vanessa’s younger sister, Mimi Mars who broke the news. The Cash Madame hitmaker would days later address the rumours that were already swirling around on the internet via Twitter. According to Vanessa, the break up had happened some nine months before then but was trying to keep it quiet because they are still friends and business partners. It did not take long for…

Nathan Kimani, better known as JB Masanduku last week asked his ex wife Tina Kaggia to let him see the children. He sent a message to the ex Classic FM host and his former co-host via Switch TV. “Tina, first and foremost I hope you are well and you’re doing fine. I would besiege that we have a sit-down and we talk about how I would probably see the kids. Read: You Won’t Last – Tina Kaggia’s Words Of Advice To Ex-Husband JB Masanduku’s Fiancée It will not interfere with someone you or I am seeing but I think it…

Sarah Wairimu’s lawyer Philip Murgor on Friday accused the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) of leaking information about the arrest of President Uhuru’s second cousin in connection with the murder of Tob Cohen. On September 16, Justice Jessie Lessit gagged the DCI, DPP, victim’s defense from addressing the media regarding the murder case. “There’s a publication that a second cousin of President Uhuru Kenyatta has been arrested. I called the journalists and he said he was given the information by the DCI,” Murgor said. Read: Court To Decide On Monday If Sarah Will Attend Husband’s Burial He further noted that…