Author: Eva Nyambura

A 41-year-old woman’s lifeless body has been discovered on the steering wheel of her vehicle outside the Carnivore Hotel in Nairobi. Victoria Nyambura Kamwaro’s body was discovered in her motor vehicle with the engine running, police have said. Confirming the incident was Nairobi deputy police head James Mugera who noted that the deceased did not have any visible physical injuries. Read: KNH Doctor Lydia Wahura Takes Own Life At Facility’s Parking Lot Her body has since been sent to the mortuary. The car had been parked at the hotel’s gate for quite some time with the engine running, prompting officials to…

Comedian Eric Omondi has once again denied having a child. The funnyman apparently sired a son with former TV girl Jacque Maribe seven years ago. The boy is known as Zahari. Speaking to Wasafi TV on Wednesday, Eric said he will soon be turning 40 and is yet to find a wife and is without child. “I tried to get a wife from my show ‘Wife Material’ but I failed. I am turning 40 years old, sina mtu, sina mtoto, sina bibi,” he said. Read: Jacque Maribe Spotted Kissing Alleged New Beau in Nyeri (Photo) This comes three months after he and…

Partners Against Piracy (PAP) has applauded proposed changes to the Copyright Act that will eliminate takedown notices for internet service providers (ISPs). The Parliamentary Committee on Communication, Information & Innovation heard memoranda submitted by various stakeholders regarding the Bill on Tuesday. PAP, a Pan-African, multi-sectoral coalition of stakeholders supporting the creative industry in Kenya, was in attendance, calling for the deletion of Clauses 5, 6 and 7 in the Bill, which propose repeals of Sections 35B, 35C and 35D in the Copyright Act. Assented into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta in October 2019, Sections 35B, 35C and 35D are game-changing provisions for Kenya, and the first of their kind in…

A man has been charged with obtaining money by false pretenses. Wesley Imbunya is accused of stealing Sh232,770 from Maureen Khavungwi on diverse dates between April 2020 and December 2021 at Kangemi, Nairobi. The accused person who was arraigned at the Kibera Law Courts is said to have pretended he was assisting the victim to start a business. Read: Kenyan Family Seeks Financial Support To Ship Remains of Kin Who Died in Saudi Arabia in October Khavungwi, the court heard, sent the money to the accused person’s Kingdom Bank account under the belief that they were going to start a joint…

Kembi Gitura, the immediate former Murang’a senator, has announced that he will run for the same seat in this year’s elections. Kembi resigned as head of Kenya’s Communications Authority earlier this month to run for the seat that is currently held by Irungu Kang’ata. Before being appointed to CAK by the President, he was the chairwoman of the scandal rocked Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa). He served as the Senate’s deputy speaker during his time as the first Murang’a senator. Read: Kembi Gitura Loses Prime Lang’ata Land Set Aside by Gov’t for Railway, Bypass On Monday, the former Kiharu MP told…

One of the main suspects in the National Youth Service (NYS) controversy, Anne Ngirita, has joined the world of politics by declaring her bid for the Nakuru Woman Representative seat. Ngirita, who was previously associated with Deputy President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA), switched to the ruling party, Jubilee on Tuesday. The graft suspect said she only joined UDA out of peer pressure and is ready to be a member of Raila Odinga’s Azimio La Umoja movement. Read: Ngirita Family Ordered To Surrender 3 Vehicles, 5 Parcels Of Land Deemed To Be Proceeds Of Crime “Yes nilikua kwa chama ya UDA…

Dr Joe Muriuki, the first Kenyan to go public about HIV status has passed away. Nephak, an organization that helps people living with HIV and AIDS, confirmed his death. The deceased had been infected with HIV for over 30 years. He refused ARVs for nearly 27 years, noting that a balanced diet, regular exercise, and a cheerful mindset helped him maintain a CD4 level of over 400. Read: How Doreen Moraa, Activists are Using TikTok to Stop HIV Stigma In 1987, he became the first Kenyan to publicly reveal that he was living with the virus. Muriuki was one of the…

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has demanded that Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe be imprisoned for forcing top KEMSA executives to proceed on leave. The union contended, through lawyer Henry Kurauka, that the CS should be prosecuted for violating a court order by seeking to terminate the contracts of the 23 senior managers. “Sending the affected managers and other KEMSA employees on compulsory leave is tantamount to terminating their contracts which affects their terms and conditions of employment,” Kurauka told the Standard. CS Kagwe, KEMSA chairman Mary Mwadime, and interim CEO John Kabuchi, according to the…

Lang’ata Member of Parliament (MP) aspirant and former Kiss FM host Felix Odiwour aka Jalang’o is ready to offer blogger Edgar Obare a job. Speaking to comedian Oga Obinna, Jalas said he was willing to offer the blogger a job as his social media manager if he could transition from gossip to politics. “He (Edgar) does not have enough followers. Plus he has blocked me so I don’t see what he does,” Heavy J told the Kulacooler host. “But If he can come and work for us akuje. The problem is he is about people’s lives and we are about campaigns.”…

Gospel singer Alex Apoko alias Ringtone and Samuel Muraya aka DJ Mo almost came to blows on Sunday after the former gatecrashed the latter’s wife’s event. Ringtone is said to have showed up at Size 8’s album launch at the Panari Hotel unannounced. Drama started when Ringtone walked to the podium during a dedication session by “men of the cloth”. Size 8 said she did not recognize Ringtone as one of them. An irate Backslide crooner stormed off the stage and addressed the media. He expressed his displeasure with Size 8 for demeaning him in front of the album launch…

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli’s wife, Mary Kilobi is upset with former CS Rashid Echesa for mentioning her in political forums. Kilobi who is a news anchor at KTN said she does not know the former Sports CS but has seen him at their Kajiado home. She was responding to claims made by Echesa that she was his lover way before she married Atwoli. The ex-CS made the allegations during a Kenya Kwanza rally in Kakamega on Saturday. Read: Atwoli’s Wife Mary Kilobi Warns Echesa, Barasa Against Mentioning Her During Rallies “Mary ananijua zaidi kushinda Atwoli (Mary knows me better than…

Digital media strategist Pauline Njoroge has responded to Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi’s distasteful remarks touching on her personal life. Sudi took to social media on Sunday accusing Njoroge of receiving funds from higher ups in exchange for sex. The vocal legislator also noted that Njoroge was responsible for mobilising the youths that met President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday at State House. “Pauline Njoroge, I have seen you taking the youth to StateHouse, which is not wrong because they are going to collect Covid-19 funds,” said Sudi, an ally of deputy president William Ruto. Read: Court Suspends Pauline Njoroge’s Appointment, Four Others…

Several vehicles were on Sunday burnt to ashes after a trailer burst into flames at Mutarakwa. The trailer was transporting gas cylinders along the busy Mai Mahiu-Nairobi Road. Motorists have been advised to use alternative routes. https://twitter.com/citizentvkenya/status/1492801938869657602 Read: Death Toll from Malanga Tanker Tragedy Now at 15 as Two More Victims Succumb Police and fire fighters are at the scene of incident. Update: Seven people have sustained injuries and have been rushed to Ndeiya Hospital for treatment. According to Limuru Deputy Sub County Police Commander Anthony Thumi, four private vehicles and three trailers were destroyed in the fire. Limuru OCPD Anthony…

A convict at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison has pleaded guilty to swindling a job seeker of Sh800,000. Patrick Shikure Amere who is serving a life sentence is said to have obtained the said monies while pretending to be Defense Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa. Appearing before Milimani Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo, Amere confessed to having promised Dr Selina Vukinu Ambe a job at State House. The court heard that the convict committed the offence on diverse dates between July 24, 2020, and September 11, 2020. Read: Kamiti Escapees Admit Escaping Custody, Deny Committing Terror Act The charge sheet as read by prosecutor…

Murang’a Woman Rep Sabina Chege has over the last couple of days received a tongue lashing from deputy president William Ruto allied politicians. Sabina has been condemned for insinuating that the 2017 polls were rigged and that the same could happen in August. The County MP is a supporter of the Raila Odinga-led Azimio la Umoja movement. Speaking to the Standard, however, the legislator maintained her remarks which have earned a date with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Tuesday, were taken out of context. Read: Waiguru, Sabina Chege Should Apologise To Kikuyus Over Narok BBI Rally – City…