Author: Eva Nyambura

Speaker Justin Muturi has deferred vote on the contentious Gender Bill after National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale proposed that the House shelves voting on grounds that there are weren’t enough members in Parliament to pass the bill. The proposed law requires 233 members in order to pass the bill, meaning the bill would have failed if voting happened today. Reports had earlier indicated that some legislators had excused themselves on the grounds of the ongoing Blue Economy Conference at KICC. Read: MPs Vow To Reject President’s Proposal On VAT On Fuel Products The plotted delay is meant to buy time to…

Betty Kyallo is set to officially launch on screen with her own show dubbed Weekend With Betty, making her official launch on-screen since joining K24. Ms Kyallo moved to K24 back in August and had announced that she will be launching on K24 screen on 23 November, 2018. She made the announcement on her Instagram thanking K24 for the warm welcome. Back in September she posed in photos with her new colleagues and some old ones. Read: Okari Tried Committing Suicide Twice Following Divorce From Betty Kyallo, Disapproves Of Her Parenting Methods She is set to displace Anjlee Gadhvi on the K24…

King Kaka is set to launch his 5th Album “Eastlando Royalty” on Friday, 30 November at Uhuru Gardens which he says will be completely different from his other albums. This time, Kaka is doing things differently as he has held different events to promote his album including auctioning of his Album’s cover art, private listening parties with his fans and doing estate tours where he crowned King and Queen of Eastlands. The rapper has a total of 40 songs coming out, with 18 songs on the album and 22 songs that will be first available on Songa Music before launching…

NHIF chief executive Geoffrey Mwangi and the acting finance director Wilbert Kurgat have been sent on compulsory leave. The two have been charged with conspiracy to defeat justice and disobedience of a lawful order. Replacing Mwangi is Nicodemus Odongo while Bernard Njenga takes Kurgat’s place at the insurer. “The Board of Management of National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has unanimously resolved to send the current Chief Executive Officer Mr. Geoffrey Mwangi and The Acting Director, Finance and Investments Mr. Wilbert Kurgat on compulsory leave pending the consideration of the Public Officer’s case under the Public Service Commission Act, No. 10 of 2017,”…

NACADA chairman and comedian Chipukeezy has allegedly found love, just a couple of weeks after publicly ending his engagement to longtime girlfriend Vivian Mandera alias Empress Kerry. His new love is a gorgeous woman only identified as Kibanja. The two were in the coastal town of Mombasa for a few days. Even after vowing not to make his social life public, the funny man through his Instagram stories showed off the woman’s shoes. The woman in question also posted an image in similar shoes as the woman in Chipukeezy’s Insta stories. After ending things with Ms Mandera, Chipukeezy wished her…

A section of graduate police constables are an aggrieved lot complaining of discrimination in remuneration by the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) led by Johnstone Kavuludi. In a letter addressed to the National Treasury, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet and the commission, the officers grumble over the fact that some of their colleagues with whom they graduated at the same time have already had their pay increased. This is despite them submitting their degree certificates, testimonials and transcripts to the commission and their certificates verified, certified and audited at the same time. This, they say has subjected them to…

ODM party secretary general Edwin Sifuna and Ford Kenya’s Boni Khalwale were on Tuesday involved in a bitter exchange of words. This was after the former Kakamega Senator threw a jab at Sifuna during NTV’s morning show, AM Live where he referred to him as a “nobody in politics.” “Edwin Sifuna is a nobody in the politics of this country! He is nothing! He has contested in Bungoma, in Kanduyi constituency, and he has not been able to go beyond nominations,” the former legislator said. The former Nairobi senator aspirant quickly responded to the “Bull fighter” who he referred to…

Tanzanian Gospel singer Rose Muhando has changed her name days after an exorcism video went viral. In the video, the veteran singer has “demons” cast out of her body by Neno Evangelism Centre’s Pastor James Ng’ang’a. She was later asked back into the country for specialised treatment by the Tanzanian Music Foundation (TAMUFO). Now back to her native land, Ms Muhando is apparently living with her children. Last Wednesday while performing at a concert alongside Kamba musician Stephen Kasolo, she announced that she will henceforth be known as Simba wa Kike (Lioness). “I have gone through a lot. The hardships have…

Otile Brown has been seen with a new girl just a week after ex-girlfriend, Vera Sidika embarrassed him on the social media. The 25 year old has acted nonchalant since the laundry-airing stories backed up by screenshots, were posted online. Despite declining to conduct interviews on grounds that he is taking time off the media to regroup, the singer might have just found himself a new beau. Read: Diamond Platnumz Announces New Relationship With Kenyan Radio Presenter The ‘Hi’ crooner is currently on a work visit to Ethiopia where he is set to collaborate with some Ethiopian artists. He posted a…

Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula was on Tuesday involved in a bitter exchange with the ODM party after he assured all NASA affiliate parties will get a share of the Political Parties Fund. “ODM behaving like a gigolo that’s suffering from chronic syphilis. Queens or kings, Wiper, Ford Kenya and ANC must and will get their share of the PPF,” the legislator said on Twitter. “Those wailing louder than the bereaved were nowhere when we were staking out our all for Raila. Bure kabisa(very useless),” he continued. https://twitter.com/Wetangulam/status/1067259204828872714 This was after ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna said the money only belongs to…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been lauded for his beautification project of the capital city, Nairobi. Speaking at the sustainable Blue Economy Conference at KICC that entered its second day, UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif also welcomed the ongoing beautification exercise by the Sonko-led administration. Mr Mohd said the county government has set a great example on how to manage the environment. Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa on his part also hailed the Sonko administration’s beautification exercise. “I want to thank Governor Sonko for making Nairobi City more beautiful than it has ever been,” said Wamalwa. The county boss while…

Diamond Platnumz has announced that he is in a relationship with a new found Kenyan love, NRG radio presenter, Tanasha Donna. Confirming the relationship through his Insta-story, Diamond posted a video of himself with Tanasha Donna, walking along the beach of Mtwara. Diamond claims that everyone else did not take him seriously when he needed them and even called him a player when it mattered to him. Read: I am Very Fond Of Him- Joey Muthengi Speaks On Relationship With Mariga He says that Tanasha is the only one who has taken him seriously, making him fall completely in love with her.…

A phrase that has enriched Kenya’s culture for decades as part of greetings, Hakuna Matata, is now a legal property of American company, the Walt Disney Company. This is after the company filed a federal trademark registration for ‘hakuna matata’ under the serial number of 74558335 and was granted the trademark vide registration number 27006605 for use on clothing. This means that the phrase cannot be used by any other organisation without written permission from Disney. The Walt Disney Company first filed to trademark the famous Swahili phrase “Hakuna Matata” which means “No problems” on August 8, 1994. Disney first used the words in…

Jacque Maribe has finally been allowed into her Lang’ata home after she sought to have the DCI George Kinoti and DPP Noordin Haji held in contempt for disobeying court orders. The Citizen TV journalist complained that she has had to “beg for clothes” after the prosecution disallowed her from picking her personal belongings from her home which is being treated as a crime scene. But the lead prosecutor Catherine Mwaniki on Tuesday told the court that Ms Maribe can access her home starting today but will wait for her phone to be produced in court as it is an exhibit.…

Tuk Tuk operator caught on camera beating up police officers has finally explained why he attacked the officers. In an anonymous interview with the Standard, the Tuk tuk driver said that he was only defending himself from the officers who had attacked him first. According to the him, the police officers smashed his side mirrors and his windscreen before attempting to beat him up. Read: KTN’s Duncan Khaemba Attacked By Nairobi Business Community (Photos) He claims that he demanded to know why the police officers had wrecked his car but none of them answered. “I got annoyed and demanded to be…