Author: Eva Nyambura

At least 10 people have died after a trailer and 2NK shuttle collided at Kikopey along the busy Nakuru-Nairobi highway on Friday morning. According to Gilgil police boss Emmanuel Opuru emergency teams are headed to scene of accident. “All the eleven passengers in the matatu that include six women and five men died on the spot while the driver of the truck escaped soon after the accident. The information we are getting is that the truck started swaying from one side of the road to the other before hitting the matatu and the other vehicles,” he said. It is reported…

Nathan Kimani or as he is popularly known, JB Masanduku introduced his ex-wife Tina Kaggia to his soon-to-be wife Jackie Karanja. The comedian, whiles speaking to Word Is said that the two women met but what stood out for him were Tina’s words of advice to his fiancee. According to JB Masanduku, his estranged wife and mother of three told Ms Karanja that they “will not last.” “Tina met my fiancée, Jackie Karanja and they talked. What I remember her telling Jackie is that we won’t last. Jackie laughed about it,” JB said. He has been with the new bae…

Supreme Court judge Mohammed Ibrahim is in the middle of a gun brandishing saga at his Spring Valley home on Thursday morning. The judge has been accused of threatening a security guard, Charles Onguso and director of Pan Security Ronald Ayiela with a gun. The case was reported at the Spring Valley Police Station under OB number 3/21/3/2019. Justice Ibrahim has since denied the allegations noting that he does not own a gun nor does he have a firearm license. The altercation is said to have occurred after the judge accused the guard of allowing strangers use a toilet in…

A postmortem conducted by government pathologist Johansen Oduor in the presence of forensic analysts from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), government chemists, ballistic experts, the homicide team and Assa Nyakundi’s lawyer Cliff Ombeta suggests that Joseph Nyakundi could have been shot from outside the Toyota Axio. Assa who is admitted at the Nairobi Hospital after developing high blood pressure complications told the police that he “accidentally” shot his son as he tried to retrieve his gun from a pouch. But according to the autopsy report, “whoever shot him was standing outside the rear right back door of motor vehicle.”…

Four suspects in the Sh2 billion fake notes at Queens Way branch, Barclays have been denied bail. The four; Eric Adede, Ahmed Shah, Elizabeth Muthoni and Irene Wairimu Kimani will be detained at Kileleshwa Police station. Resident Magistrate Zainab Abdul ordered that the suspects should be detained for 5 more days pending investigations. Two bank officials have since turned into state witnesses. They are Boaz Ochich and Charles Manzi. Read: Police Arrest “Foreigner” Kevin Obia, Seen Wielding Gun In Kileleshwa Police sought to hold them for 10 days to allow them ample time to complete investigations. The four respondents were…

Kenyans criticized Deputy President William Ruto’s wife Rachel Ruto after she invited Kenyans to a “National Weekly Prayer and Fasting” session. This comes at a time when people are reportedly dying of hunger in Baringo and Turkana counties even as the government rubbishes the reports. According to the DP, media reports indicating that at least 20 people have lost their lives are fake news. In fact, the DP said, “the situation is better than last year and year before. We are in a better place in terms of vegetation, livestock and food prices.” The state he said has disbursed Sh2…

Six suspects nabbed with Sh2.9 billion on Tuesday at the Queens Way Barclays branch appeared in court today. The six; Erick Adede, Ahmed Shah, Elizabeth Muthoni, Irene Wairimu Kimani, Boaz Ochich and Charles Manzi were arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts. Police sought to hold the suspects for 10 days pending investigations into the fake currency matter. Their lawyer were against the application as the six have been in custody longer than is required. Barclays on Wednesday handed over another safe box belonging to Adede, a businessman cum politician. “We immediately reported it and subsequently handed over the box to…

Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) took Twitter by storm after posting an image of two rhinos mating at the Nairobi National Park. KWS in a series of tweets meant to educate the public about the rhino sanctuary but what caught the people’s eye is the “sex and the city” tweet. “What’s a Wednesday afternoon timeline without a little romp? Talk about Sex and the City!” KWS said in a tweet that attracted at least a thousand likes. Tweeps or KOT as they are popularly known made sure to alert moral crusader, Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) chief executive Ezekiel Mutua. Senate…

It is never ending drama with gospel artist Alex Apoko and as he is popularly known, Ringtone. Last week, he was on attack mode. He accused Willy Paul of having satanic tattoos on his hands but today, he is on the receiving end. A woman has accused the Tenda Wema hitmaker of siring a child with her and later abandoning his fatherly responsibilities. The woman who wrote to Xtian Dela on his Telegram, Toboa platform, says that she has an eight year old daughter with the millionaire artist who resides in the posh Runda estate. The child in in grade 3,…

Remember the street couple with a beautiful love story? Sammy Githae alias Blackie and his wife Virginia Njeri are back on the streets after they could not raise funds to sustain their lives off the streets. The couple caught the public eye last year on Valentine’s Day after a photographer, Muchiri of Muchiri Frames gave them a make over and a photo shoot to remember. With the publicity came a lot of promises which needless to say, are yet to be fulfilled. Bonfire Adventures for example had the couple travel to Diani on an all expense paid 3 day trip.The…

Police on Tuesday arrested a man caught on camera threatening a Kileleshwa security guard with a gun on Saturday. Initial reports indicated that the man was a foreigner but it has since been established that he is a Kenyan known as Kevin Obia alias Kevin Kleigh. He is also referred to as “The Don.” The matter was reported at Kileleshwa Police Station and the suspect who was in the company of two other men apprehended and released on police bond. His gun has since been confiscated. Police are also seeking to establish whether the gun license presented by Kevin is…

House Committee on Appointments has confirmed Prof George Magoha’s appointment as Cabinet Secretary for Education. The report will be tabled for debate on Tuesday. When he appeared before the 28-member committee led by Speaker Justin Muturi, Magoha said he was best placed to steer the operations of the Education ministry owing to his vast experience of being a performer who gets things done. Magoha succeeds Amina Mohammed who was moved to the Sports docket after President Uhuru Kenyatta fired CS Rashid Echesa. Read: EACC Probes Irregular Tender Awards By Gatundu South’s CDF Committee While in Murang’a, the former University of…

Just cleared to run for a sixth term, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni also had his social media popularity grow making him the most followed Ugandan personality on Twitter. Twitter, a social networking site launched in 2006, is undoubtedly one of the most popular social media platforms available today, with at least 100 million daily active users and 500 million tweets sent daily. With 1,001,865 followers, Museveni over the weekend became the fifth most followed African head of state. Leading the pack however is Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta with 3.62 million followers, followed by Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (2.3 million), Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria (1.9…

Police are hunting for a foreigner caught on camera wielding a gun and threatening a security guard’s life in Kileleshwa. According to the shaken guard, three foreigners arrived at an apartment block in Kileleshwa on Saturday and got into a heated argument over a parking slot. The guard who spoke to Nairobi News on condition of anonymity as he fears for his life said that he asked the guests to park their White Range Rover – Registration No KCH 001V – at a spot allotted to visitors only. The trio insisted that they were not going to be there for…

Kenya Films Classification Board (KFCB) chief executive Ezekiel Mutua on Monday fell prey to a fake “sex” billboard doing rounds online. The billboard by MultiChoice Kenya was photo-shopped to read “kudinya” instead of “kudunga.” The moral policeman, quickly took to social media to admonish the subscription TV service provider’s advert saying that it was highly “unacceptable.” “I am told kudinya is a sexual slang. It’s Ghetto language for sexual intercourse. In the name of creativity, advertisers are sexualising everything under the sun. I hope this poster being circulated in social media is fake. If it is real, the County Government…