Author: Eva Nyambura

In a new twist of events, the driver who helped ferry the body of Mary Wambui Kamangara to Mugutha along Thika Road led police officers to a thicket where he and Judy Wangui disposed off the deceased’s body. Michael Githae Mathenge on Friday led the police to a thicket in Ruiru where he says they disposed off Wambui body on the night of January 26. It is here where officers found clothes used to wrap Wambui’s remains and a knife. What the officers could not find was a carpet which Michael said was spread in the back seat of the…

A suicidal Facebook user was found dead in a hotel room in Mtwapa, Kilifi County. Owen Maina Macharia was about to turn 28 when he took his life. According to a family member Daniel Kabii who spoke to Nairobi News, it was too late when they discovered his suicidal Facebook posts. In one of the posts, the deceased, a Marketing graduate said: “Solution to all problems is death. No man, no problems.” Owen’s cry for help earned him ridicule from some of his “friends” on the social media platform. One friend in particular urged him on saying “Jiue tukuzike basi.”…

Laikipia Governor Nderitu Muriithi on Friday survived an election petition seeking to overturn his August 2017 win. The Supreme Court upheld Nderitu’s election and rejected his challenger Sammy Waity’s appeal. Also pocketing a win was Shinyalu MP Justus Kizito Mugali after the former area MP Silverse Anami and a Mr Adrian Meja sought to go back to the polls on the basis that there was voter bribery and irregularities. They also argued that the IEBC did not ensure a free and fair process during the elections. Read: Last Straw For Cyprian Awiti As Supreme Court Decides Fate As Homabay Governor Yesterday the…

Rapper Khaligraph Jones’ ex girlfriend Miss Cashy has promised to spill the beans about why she “chose to leave a certain relationship.” Come February 12, the rapper will tell all about an ex-lover, she says was abusive. In a cryptic but detailed post on Instagram, the mother of one said she is a good place and can now talk about what the ex lover put her through. According to Miss Cashy who collaborated with Khaligraph on a hit dubbed “Mi Casa Su Casa”, the former flame physically and emotionally abused her. The man in question also financially manipulated her as…

NTV’s “Inspired by Grace” host Grace Msalame has threatened to take legal action against Miss Curvy Uganda for using her image without her authorization. The mother of two said that the use of her image and likeness to “promote and encourage the violation of women’s bodies” has caused her harm. In a statement posted on Twitter, Ms Msalame added that she was unaware of the competition and the use of her image. https://twitter.com/GraceMsalame/status/1093469861026635776 “I take great exception to the fact that my image and likeness are being used to propagate, disseminate and encourage the objectification of women’s bodies. I do…

A man shot on May 20, 2018 at City Park in the company of his aunt on Wednesday denied having an affair with the former and being found naked in the car on the material day. “I had no affair with my aunt; we were just having a good time together. Our relationship was just that of an aunt and a nephew. Even my uncle was comfortable with our friendship,” he said. Bernard Chege, 27 while testifying against the two officers; William Chirchir (Makadara) and Godfrey Kirui (Industrial Area police station), who shot his aunt, Janet Waiyaki to death denied…

Police have in custody a third suspect in the murder of Mary Wambui Kamangara. On Monday, officers investigating the gruesome murder captured a taxi driver Michael Githae Mathenge who they believe helped ferry the deceased’s body from Four Ways Junction to Juja. Michael runs Mipals Travel Adventures and Hire located along Kimathi Lane, Nairobi. According to the police, he has known Judy Wangui Mungai, the other suspect in the case, since 2016. She has hired cars from him including a KCE series that she used on the material day. She drove the car to Wambui’s home and later claimed that…

Uganda has added curvy and sexy women to the list of tourism products. The minister for Tourism Godfrey Kiwanda on Wednesday unveiled a beauty pageant dubbed ‘Miss Curvy Uganda’ to showcase the “naturally well endowed women”. Mr Kiwanda noted that the women who have been overlooked over the years could be the country’s new source of revenue. Last year for instance the tourism sector raked in Sh5 trillion ($1.4 billion). “We have naturally endowed nice looking women that are amazing to look at. Why don’t we use these people as a strategy to promote our tourism industry?” he posed. The women,…

ODM party wants Elgeyo Marakwet senator Kipchumba Murkomen to stay out of its internal affairs. Murkomen is representing Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa and her Msambweni counterpart Suleiman Dori in a petition seeking to appeal the party’s decision to expel them. In a letter addressing the petition, ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna told off the senate majority leader who he says is a “stranger to the matter.” “…the matter remains an internal process between a party and its membership so that we shall not be admitting strangers to any of the internal deliberations on the matter,” the letter reads in part.…

An online taxi driver is on the receiving end after the taxi hailing company he works with scammed him out of his hard earned bonuses and commissions. The Taxify driver identified as Jones Kubai has accused the Estonia based company of refusing to update his bonuses in his account from December 18, 2018 until now. The company ran campaigns that indicated that should a driver make 30 trips in a week they would receive Sh5,000 and an extra Sh2,000 for 50 trips. Mr Kubai completed 33 trips between Thursday, December 6 and Sunday the 9th. For these trips Taxify owed…

Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has come to an agreement with Nairobi county nurses whereby he agreed to increase their allowance so as to end the ongoing strike. Nairobi county was among the 11 out of 47 counties that embarked on the strike meant to compel county governments to implement the signed agreement with Nurses. The other counties include West Pokot, Kisumu, Kisii, Taita Taveta, Trans Nzoia, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Wajir, Elgeyo Marakwet and Kitui. Governor Sonko promised to increase nurses’ allowance within the next 48 hours and also effect stalled promotions among other issues raised by their union leaders. “We shall also implement…

A Nairobi court has directed Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet to present Mandera Governor Ali Roba and three county officials in court on Wednesday. This was after a resident, Simba Hasheem successfully filed a criminal case under private prosecution over corruption allegations. The other three individuals are; Ibrahim Hassan, Alinoor Mohamed Ali and Okash Abdullahi Adan. Through his advocate Mutuma Meja, the petitioner cited various occasions during which the county government has misappropriated funds and flouting the law. Mr Hasheem outlines on instance on May 19, 2014 when the Mandera county government entered into an agreement with the Kenya…

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen is representing Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa and Suleiman Dori (Msambweni) in fighting their expulsion from the ODM party. In their petition, the rebel lawmakers accused the party of expelling them based on claims not recognized by any law. Their woes began after they openly pledged to support Deputy President William Ruto’s presidential bid should he vie in the next general elections. Defending themselves, the two noted that their support for the DP was well in line with the Building Bridges initiative which was a creation of their party leader Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta.…

Mildred Odira’s brother, Carrington Odira’s life could be in danger. Speaking to Citizen TV, Mr Odira opined that he was last evening followed home by two men in an unmarked motorbike. He was in the company of his cousin, Boniface Kaseo. According to the deceased’s brother, the men stayed through the night only to demand that he drops his sister’s case or risk losing his life as well. “Today in the morning around 7, I opened my gate and found two guys on a motorcycle and they told me ‘drop Mildred’s case or follow your sister’… I reported the matter…

Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho has gone back on his word not to take legal action against Jubilee politicians who referred to him as a “drug dealer.” On Sunday Nandi Governor Stephen Sang said the ODM party leader was misleading the people about the handshake while ruining young lives as he sells them drugs. Also embroiled in the drug dealing case that Joho has since filed in court are Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichungwa and Kapsaret’s Oscar Sudi. Joho had given the three 24 hours to retract the malicious remarks which he said are meant to tarnish his name and ultimately…