Author: Eva Nyambura

The National Assembly Public Accounts Committee is looking into why the former President Mwai Kibaki used his influence to secure relatively expensive scholarships for his grand children. Appearing before the committee on Monday, Former Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura defended Kibaki who gave his two grandchildren scholarships at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia. Muthaura said that the former head of state was trying to help his nephew, Philip Githinji after losing his job with Oil Libya. Githinji’s kids; Ian Nderitu and Sandra Njeri were studying Engineering and Architecture courses at the institution. “The President wrote to me…

Tanzanian Model, Hamisa Mobetto’s first baby daddy, Majey aka Majizzo proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Michael, in a party organized to celebrate his 3 children. This comes 4 months after, Elizabeth was released from prison after being found guilty of manslaughter of a fellow actor, Stephen Kanumba. The 23 year old was surprised as what she thought would be a normal celebration of her step- children turned out to be a perfect occasion for her proposal. Majizzo is the father of Hamisa’s first daughter, Fantasy Majizzo. Read: Otile Brown Sends Special Message To Vera Sidika On Her Birthday Through…

The Dr Fred Matiang’i led Interior Ministry has been ranked as the most prone to corruption ministry, closely followed by the Lands and Health ministries. The National Corruption Survey 2017 report, launched on Monday showed that corruption at the ministry has gone up from 45.7 percent in 2016 to 64.7 per cent. Ministry of Health graft levels are at 27.8%, Lands at 23.9%, Transport at 13 percent followed by the Education ministry at 11.7% and Devolution at 10.3%. The Kenya Police was ranked first among the government departments and agencies where corruption is rampant at 23.8 percent. National Police Service Commission came in second at…

A third suspect in the gruesome murder of Monica Nyawira Kimani has been detained for 11 days pending investigations. Brian Kassaine will for the next few days be held at Lang’ata Police Station, Kiambu Principal Magistrate Justus Kituku has ordered. Kassaine, police believe has crucial information that could help the case. He was arrested on Saturday after detectives recovered the pistol that the prime suspect Joe Irungu aka Jowie used to shoot himself on the night he is said to have killed Ms Kimani. Police found the pistol with 50 bullets. The other suspects; Jacque Maribe and her fiance Jowie are…

Suna East MP Junet Mohammed has accused Deputy President William Ruto of using ODM party leader Raila Odinga as a scape goat as he plans on exiting Jubilee Party. While addressing reporters at Wilson Airport, Junet who is also the minority chief whip in the National Assembly said that Ruto is only looking for a reason to leave his party, noting that he has left at least 6 parties in the past. Junet was flanked by Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho who is also ODM’s deputy party leader. Joho on his part responded to Ruto who on Sunday accused Odinga of…

Controversial Kenyan film, Rafiki missed out on Oscars nomination soon after the court temporarily lifted the ban to allow the film air in commercial cinemas. The film was to be submitted in the Best Foreign Language Film category, for next year’s Oscar Awards. Another Kenyan film, Supa Modo, however bagged a nomination in the same category. The High Court temporarily lifted the ban of Rafiki, to allow it to be aired in commercial cinemas for seven days so it could qualify for the Oscars. The film sold out at the Prestige Plaza’s Anga Cinema, forcing the management to add screening…

Police detectives investigating the murder of 28 year old, Monica Kimani, have found a purse that is assumed to have belonged to the slain girl, in Jacque Maribe’s house. Jacque was arrested on Saturday, to be arraigned in court, after investigators found some documents, a wallet and a purse believed to belong to Monica Kimani, in the TV journalist’s house. Maribe’s house help was also questioned, revealing that, Joe Irungu (Jacque’s fiance) after returning from the deceased’s Kilimani home burnt his white Kanzu, which he wore on the night he was seen with Monica. Read: PSCU Boss Kanze Dena Meets…

There was drama during Monica Kimani’s burial held on Friday in Gilgil, Nakuru County after “fake mourners” stole from others present at the funeral. According to her father, Bishop Paul Ngarama, at least 20 smart phones and several handbags were made away with. “Why would fake mourners take advantage of Monica’s death and inflict more psychological injuries on the family by stealing people’s valuables even before we buried my beloved daughter?” Ngarama told the Nation. He also noted that he was forced to give a mourner Sh7,000 whose smart phone was stolen on the said day. “I was forced to go…

Teams from Kisumu County who benefited from SportPesa’s “Kit for Africa” initiative are up in arms claiming they were given assorted kits that they cannot use. 50 teams were given the kits donated by players, staff and supporters of European sides Everton, Hull City, Arsenal, Southampton and Torino, who are SportPesa partners. The function took place at Barclay Ground, Kisumu and was attended by County honchos including Deputy Governor Dr. Mathews Owili. “Why would they call us only to be given uniforms of assorted colors – green, red, yellow etc. Read: Leopards Coach Zapata Says He Did His Best Despite Trophy-less…

Otile brown surprised ‘Veetile’ fans today when he went out of his way to post a special message, wishing his ex-girlfriend, Vera Sidika a happy birthday. The ‘mapenzi hisia’ singer posted a video of Vera, from a time when they were still together, showering praises on her. Otile says that Vera is a beautiful person, lively and kind. The socialite turned business lady turned 29 years old today. These sentiments comes barely a month after Otile released a song titled ‘niacheni’, which implied that Vera may have aborted his child, leading to their break up. Read: Mwai Kibaki Jr Slowly Becoming…

Citizen TV anchor Jacque Wanjiru Maribe has been arrested. Ms Maribe has been apprehended in connection to the gruesome murder of 28 year old Monica Kimani who was laid to rest on Friday in Gilgil. Confirming the arrest was Gigiri Police boss Richard Mugwai. The journo has been taken to the station. According to officers privy to the information, there is enough evidence to charge her on Monday when she will be arraigned in court. “We have sufficient evidence to charge her,” DCI George Kinoti told Capital FM. Her neighbours and domestic worker, sources say have been very helpful to…

Lawyer Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba (PLO) was on Saturday deported by the Zambian government. PLO Lumumba as he is popularly known was denied entry into Zambia due to security considerations. “Government through immigration department has denied entry into Zambia of Prof. Patrick Lumumba, a Kenyan national due to security considerations. Immigration is a security wing working with agencies within and beyond Zambia,” Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya tweeted. Lumumba was scheduled to deliver a public lecturer on China-Africa relations at Eden University dubbed “Africa in the age of China influence and global geo-dynamics.” https://twitter.com/Dora_Siliya/status/1046002708698861569 Do you have a story you want…

Msambweni MP Suleiman Dori and Aisha Jumwa (Malindi) on Saturday dared ODM party leader Raila Odinga to sack them from the party they fought for so hard in 2017. The duo was summoned by the party disciplinary committee for openly declaring their support for Deputy President William Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid. Speaking in Malindi during a fund drive also attended by Ruto, Dori asked Odinga to allow them work with the DP whose time has come. Dori noted that he (Raila) is working with President Uhuru Kenyatta. “Leave us to work at the low level with Ruto, there was a…

Former Vice president and Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka is under fire after he paid Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni a courtesy call. According to Kalonzo, they discussed “in depth the issue of a strong East African Community which he truly believes in.” Mr Musyoka was flanked by his son, Kennedy Musyoka who is representing Kenya in the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA). This comes at a time when Ugandan forces have displaced Kenyan fishermen earning a livelihood at the disputed Migingo Island. Museveni has also been in the spotlight after he had Kyadondo MP Bobi Wine detained and tortured. Kenyans on…

Facebook was on Friday hacked and “digital tokens” stolen allowing the attackers to access over 50 million user accounts. The Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s account was affected alongside that of his Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. “It’s clear that attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code,” vice president of product management Guy Rosen said in a blog post. The social media platform with at least 2.2 billion monthly users said that the breach has already been reported to law enforcement and “we’ve fixed the vulnerability.” The breach was according to Zuckerberg, discovered on Tuesday and remedied on Thursday night. He…