Author: Eva Nyambura

City lawyer Assa Nyakundi has been discharged from Nairobi Hospital where he has been receiving treatment for a high blood pressure complication for the past six weeks. Nyakundi is being held at Muthaiga police station as he awaits arraignment today. He is the key suspect in his son Joseph Nyakundi’s murder. The advocate who last week granted the Nation an interview, noted that going to prison does not come close to the loss of a child. He also maintained that the shooting was an accident contrary to an autopsy report that showed that the deceased was shot from outside following…

A woman has died as she was giving birth at St Teresa Hospital, Kikuyu, Kiambu County. Hellen had had her prenatal check ups at Kijabe Hospital but was turned away when she drew closer to giving birth. Apparently, the hospital no longer accepts payment via the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). As fate would have it, she ended up at St Teresa where she was going to give birth to her third born. The deceased, as detailed by a close friend on social media, was induced into labour. She is said to have started bleeding. The hospital would leave her…

Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday paid the family of former President Daniel Moi’s late son Jonathan Moi a visit. Ruto was flanked by Eldama Ravine Member of Parliament Moses Lessonet and Baringo Governor Stanley Kiptis. He was there to condole with the family of the 66 year old Safari Rally enthusiast who lost battle to pancreatic cancer on Friday. The DP was received by Jonathan’s family at his Kabimoi village home. On Saturday, Ruto mourned the deceased as “an enthusiastic, competitive and masterful rally driver. He was sociable, affable and loved a good laugh.” “Jonathan treasured family, friendships and…

NRG radio host Tanasha Donna is displeased with remarks made by her boyfriend Diamond Platnumz’s baby mama, Zari Hassan. The Tanzanian Bongo star went in on his ex, accusing her of keeping him away from his children; Tiffah and Nillan as well as being an infidel. According to the hitmaker, Zari cheated on him with Mister P of P Square and her Kenyan fitness instructor. But the Ugandan beauty has rubbished the claims saying that the only reason he is going after her is because his music is no longer good enough. In fact, the mother of five said, “By…

A former University of Nairobi student was on Tuesday arrested for impersonating National Assembly majority leader Aden Duale on social media. James Oire Ombui is said to have obtained money by false pretense on Facebook. Ombui opened a Facebook page in the name of Duale where he asked unsuspecting Kenyans for Sh2,000 in order for them to access 10,000 scholarships set aside for students across the country. The ex-student according to the DCI asked to receive the monies via his two mobile phones; 0720886964 and 0722134712. The suspect was nabbed in Nakuru and is being held at the Central Police…

President Uhuru Kenyatta was clearly impressed by the “kijana fupi, round” phrase created by West Pokot governor John Lonyangapuo. Soon after landing in Kabarak for a visit to ex-President Daniel Moi’s home, the head of state could not help but ask the county chief about the “kijana fupi.” Breaking into laughter, the president inquired about the now popular phrase. https://twitter.com/Asmali77/status/1120381702445109249 Read: Man Described As “Kijana Fupi, Amenona” To Block Lonyangapuo’s Re-election Lonyangapuo was in March referring to one of his critics, Dennis Ruto Kapchok who questioned why deputy governor Nicholas Atudonyang works from the United States. “Kijana fupi, amenona round,…

A Nakuru man was last week on Thursday arrested for allegedly defiling a minor at Kampi Moto, Nakuru County. The man has been identified as Samson Chelelgo. He was on the same day arrested and taken to the nearest healthcare together with the girl for tests. At this particular facility, tests came back negative. It is at this point that the girl’s mother sought to drop the charges against Mr Chelelgo. She went back to Menengai Police Station where she asked that the alleged perpetrator is released. Her pleas fell on deaf ears as the investigating officer only identified as…

Deputy President William Ruto has denied profiling the Luo community in a video that has since gone viral on the interwebs. In a statement, the DP said that the remarks made in the video have been blown out of context by those trying to rally support “through desperate and alarmist misinformation.” Ruto also asked the media to soberly interpret issues and events unlike his detractors peddling lies through social media. “We expect more sober and responsible interpretation and analysis of events and issues. The propagators of the anti-Ruto spin are blinded with desperation to the point that they cannot realise…

A Ugandan doctor body has been found in a septic tank at her home in Muyenga, days after going missing. Dr Catherine Agaba, a medic with International Hospital Kampala went missing on April 13 in Kampala. Speaking to ChimpReports, Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango mentioned that a security guard who was apprehended yesterday (Sunday) led the team of detectives to the septic tank where the deceased’s decomposing body was found. Days before she went missing, Agaba had applied to take a few days from work. Read: Ugandan Police Bus, Driver Go Missing In Kampala Last week, local reports indicate…

Ugandan MP Robert Kyagulanyi alia Bobi Wine has been violently arrested and taken to an undisclosed location. https://twitter.com/HEBobiwine/status/1120266173935968256 According to the legislator and a fierce critic of President Yoweri Museveni, police blocked him and his team as they tried to make their way into Busabala. Here he was expected to address a presser ob police brutality, injustice and abuse of authority. “Police and the military blocked us from reaching Busabala for our press conference about police brutality, injustice and abuse of authority. A citizen cannot be allowed to access his private property.People teargassed, beaten, Many arrested. We shall overcome,” Bobi…

Police on Sunday gunned down three gang members in Kokotoni, Kilifi. The trio had earlier on in the day robbed a trader of Sh70,000 before fleeing on a motorcycle. They were headed towards Mazeras when the police shot them. According to police sources, the gang leader only identified as Kinyua had been on the police radar for a longtime. Police recovered several rounds on ammunition, two AK47 rifles, motorcycle and cash. In a tweet, DCI noted that the suspects were positively identified by those they robbed. One suspect who was riding the motorcycle is in custody. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1119973138362720257 The gang has…

A video of a woman giving birth unattended at Shalom Hospital, Athi River has caused uproar online. The woman who was visibly in a lot of pain was wheeled in in a wheelchair. On reaching the reception area, she was met by three nurses who were busy sipping their morning tea. So unbothered were the caregivers that even when the mother to be pleaded with them to take interest in her case, they asked her to walk it off. “So as I was seated waiting for my wife to be attended to, an older woman is rushed in on a…

A Murang’a court clerk was on Friday night lynched by angry villagers after he refused to have his son buried on family land. Stanley Mureithi Muriuki of Gitumbi Village, Kirinyaga County was set on fire by the villagers who were making funeral arrangements. Witnesses say that the deceased was in a heated exchange with the villagers who insisted on their way. According to others, Muriuki disliked his son who has only been identified as Kelly. Kelly committed suicide for reasons yet to be established. “The child who [killed] himself was the first wife’s. Residents knew he hated his son so…

A motorist using the Southern Bypass has advised others like him to be weary of robbers. Taking to social media, the motorist described the chilling Friday morning events. In a post shared on Motorists Association Of Kenya FaceBook page, he says that he was on his way to their rural home when he suddenly hit a brick that was well positioned on the road. The impact saw the left tyres and rims shuttered into pieces. Left Nairobi this morning at 3am for shags with my family; used Southern Bypass to connect with Waiyaki way; almost reaching at Kikuyu interchange just…

Ugandan businesswoman Zari Hassan is deeply in love with her new man, King Bae. In a sappy message posted on her Instagram page, the beautiful mother of five described Mr M as a humble man who makes her and her five kids feel special. Noting that she has been here before, Zari appreciated him not only for the material things but for his heart and loving her despite the “baggage”. ‘ve been there before and it still doesn’t make any sense to me. Yea I am weak, I need to accept, Wana know why? I give my all. I build…