Author: Eva Nyambura

Seven men accused of impersonating President Uhuru Kenyatta will spend the night at Muthaiga Police Station. They are; Joseph Waswa, Duncan Muchai, Isaac Wajekeche, William Simiyu, David Luganya, Gilbert Kirunja and Anthony Wafula. They appeared before Nairobi Magistrate Peter OoKo where they were charged with conspiracy to defraud. Prosecution sought to have the men held for 10 days owing to the complex nature of the matter. But Magistrate Ooko directed that the seven appear before Milimani Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi tomorrow failure to which they will be discharged. “On January 24 and February 1, 2019 at Prime Bank in Riverside…

Suspects in the murder of Mary Wambui Kamangara were on Tuesday arraigned in a Kiambu court but could not take a plea. Judy Wangui, mistress to the deceased’s husband Joseph Kori and the taxi driver who allegedly helped in getting rid of the body, Michael Githae appeared in court today. The duo could not however take a plea as Wangui’s lawyer, Cliff Ombeta was missing in action. The plea taking was pushed to next week on Monday. On Wangui’s t-shirt was a message that read: “Ages are numbers and mine’s not listed.” Last week the DCI set free Mr Kori…

Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho has been accused of orchestrating Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa’s ouster from the Orange Democratic Party (ODM). According to the Citizen Weekly, the legislator is convinced that the governor cum ODM deputy leader is behind her woes because she rejected his sexual advances. The weekly publication reports that Jumwa’s troubles started after she said “NO” to Joho’s sexual advances. The lawmaker is facing disciplinary action and could be kicked out of the party should the National Governing Council (NGC) ratify a decision by the National Executive Council (NEC) to expel her and her Msambweni counterpart Suleiman…

Nurses have called off their nationwide strike that kicked off on February 4 in 11 counties that did not implement the caregivers’ return-to-work formula that saw the last strike suspended. According to the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) secretary general, Seth Panyako the strike is officially called off. He was appearing before Justice Nelson Abuodha on Tuesday to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for disobeying orders stopping the strike. Addressing the media outside the courtroom, Panyako noted that he did not in particular call off the strike. The court did however discharge all KNUN…

South African Pastor Alph Lukau has been performing miracles for a while now, some questionable but still his Alleluia Ministries International flooded with expectant hearts waiting to receive the word of God. Back in 2016, the miracle working man of God healed a ward full of patients but what caught the people’s attention is that the hospital was not equipped. From images posted on his page two years ago, the ward is located in what seems like a parking lot or basement. The patients many observed were not on drips neither were there caregivers present. On his Facebook page, Lukau…

A Kenyan family living in Dubai is seeking assistance from the government after the foreign authorities held their passports over Sh1.5 million in rent arrears. Speaking to People Daily on Sunday, Mwaura Muteria who hails from Murang’a county admitted to defaulting on the rent payments after he lost his job in 2016. According to Mr Muteria, the company he was working with then as a project manager terminated his contract without notice hence the financial problems. It is then that things quickly went downhill for him and the family. He opted to stay in the foreign country and fend for…

A Kenya Rugby Sevens player on Monday morning died during a solo routine swimming exercise at the Impala Club, Nairobi. Richard Sidindi Otieno was a rugby player for the Impala Saracens and has been a member since 2011. “It is with the saddest regret that the Kenya Rugby fraternity and Impala Saracens Rugby Family announces the sudden death of Richard Sidindi Otieno an astute Impala Saracens Rugby Team member since 2011,” the team’s secretary general Charles Mbogo said in a statement. Read: Education CS Amina Mohammed Suspends Class One Laptop Project The deceased is a former student of Maseno University…

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) on Monday shut down 2 plants at Kibos Sugar Company in Kisumu. The private sugar miller has allegedly been disposing toxic chemicals into River Kibos which drains into Lake Victoria. On Sunday, Muhoroni MP Onyango K’Oyoo threatened to mobilize his constituents to take action against the miller should NEMA and Environment CS Keriako Tobiko fail to take control of the issue. “If Kibos Sugar wants to continue with its operations in the area it must adhere to the environmental requirements because if it cannot, then they will have to leave the area,” he said.…

A lot has been said by South African miracle working man of God, Pastor Alph Lukau of Alleluia Ministries International. Apart from his flashy lifestyle, the “man of god” has in the past located cheating husbands in his church. This time however, Pastor Lukau raised a man from the dead right outside his church as thousands of believers looked on. The man who was apparently being expatriated to Zimbabwe had his relatives and land lady pass by the church. He was still in the hearse when one of the church members shouted “Pastor, something is happening outside.” Lukau quickly left…

A man has been arrested for allegedly battering his wife to death. Laiko Osuri is said to have beaten his wife Beryl Adhiambo Ouma for four hours at their Kahawa Sukari home, Nairobi. According to neighbours who spoke to a local daily, the couple fought a lot but explained that they were the usual “husband and wife quarrels”. On the material day, the deceased is said to have screamed for help for hours but nobody came to her aid. Her father, Douglas Ouma told the daily that his late daughter sent him a “Please Call Me” text on Wednesday night.…

Mary Kamangara’s husband Joseph Kori was on Thursday around 9.05 pm set free by DCI officers who picked him up from Gigiri Police Station. The Nation reports that the businessman walked to freedom after investigating officers could not find evidence linking him to his wife’s brutal murder on January 26. According to officers at the police station who spoke to the daily, DCI officers picked him up and questioned him for a couple of minutes. They would later return to sign that they had released the suspect. Juja Police officers had exonerated the father of two from the heinous crime…

Taiwan-based multinational computer and phone hardware and electronics company AsusTek Computer (ASUS) on Thursday introduced its new laptop models into the Kenyan market as it seeks to boost its market share and expand into the wider east African markets. ZenBook, VivoBook and TUF Gaming will be available in the Kenyan market starting March 1. Speaking in Nairobi, Asus Regional Manager for Africa, Israel and Turkey Bora Aras said boosting the company’s operations in Kenya was an essential part of expanding its footprint in the East Africa region. “ASUS is making a concerted effort to tap into the growing opportunities in Africa and bolster…

Foresight Company switchboard operator Mildred Odira alighted from the taxi that on the morning of Tuesday, January 29 rushed her to the Uhai Neema Hospital, new evidence now shows. According to the Nation, new CCTV footage shows the deceased got out of the cab as the driver, Davis Ochieng who is still a suspect in the case went through the gate and made a U turn. Police communications director Charles Owino said the taxi driver will still be arraigned in court tomorrow as they are yet to receive results from the Government Chemist determining whether Odira was raped before her…

The government has refuted claims that DNA samples will be taken during the Sh6 billion digital registration exercise that seeks to give everyone in the country a unique code dubbed “Huduma Namba.” The scope of data collection is allegedly restricted to external personally-identifying information (PII), including a digital photo, fingerprints and background information. The state will roll out the mass biometric registration across the country from March 15, 2019 and will run for 45 days after which data cleansing will begin. The kits will left in the care of Assistant Chiefs who will then on register newborns. Speaking in Mombasa during…

Caroline Mwatha was murdered. Police have presented their version of what transpired and identified the murder suspects, yet many questions still beg for an answer. We don’t know how she ended up in the clinic, for example. Did she walk there by herself? Was she threatened, or coerced to go to that clinic? To date, her phone is still missing. A human rights defender, Caroline Mwatha, spoke for the voiceless. The very ones on the receiving end of police violations. As a founding member of Dandora Social Justice, she defended the rights of young people who were subjected to constant…