Author: Eva Nyambura

Uganda police on Thursday arrested Bobi Wine’s brother Eddie Yawe ahead of his arrival from the United States. Yawe, reports indicate was arrested under unclear circumstances while on his way to Entebbe Airport to receive his brother. The police on Wednesday said that only “immediate” family will be allowed to the airport. He is reportedly being detained at Entebbe Police Station. Security has been heightened around Kampala as the people await the Kyadondo MP’s return. Read: Police Apologize For Raiding CGTN Offices ‘Based On False Information’ The singer turned politician announced on social media that he will be received by friends…

Akothee has called out celebrities who pretend to be her friend and keep pushing her to release new music but do not support her when she puts her music out there. “Wait until you have a new song, and you’re asking around, abeg post up, but when you’re not releasing anything everybody is on your case.” The mother of five has said that she will no longer do fake kiki kakas with celebrities who do not support her music. Read: Nameless Defends His Song “Am Good”, Says He Bought Beat License “I will Insult you this time round, wait up.…

Police and EACC sleuths have been camping at former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero since 2 am, Thursday. They have allegedly been at his Nairobi home and are in search of documents in a graft case Kidero is involved in. According to the Nation the detectives are on the hunt for money. Speaking to Citizen TV on Wednesday, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko accused Kidero of stealing funds meant for Pumwani Maternity Hospital upgrade. Sonko said that Kidero used the account of murdered lawyer Wachira Mburu to wire Ksh58 million from the county coffers and later rewired to his own account. More follows…

Former Presidential candidate, Abduba Dida’s house in South C was raided on Wednesday by Police officers who found sex enhancing drugs and contraceptives among other things. The police say that they were tipped by a neighbor who noticed a high traffic of young people to and from the house. Six men and one woman were arrested in the raid as suspects of being involved in an unknown illegal activity. Different items were found in the house during the raid, including: phones, cameras, laptops, identification cards and foreign currency. Read: Missing Kitui Deputy Governor’s Driver Found Drunk In Mombasa Police also discovered…

Tanzanian Songbird Ray C and model Hamisa Mobetto seem to have kissed and made up after their public outburst back in July. Through her Instagram profile, Ray C complained about retailers who were flooding Tanzania’s internet with fake goods from China. “Pale unapoishi umevaa FENDI kumbe ni Feni. Wachina sio watu wazuri! Bora kujishonea kitu chako mwenyewe hukutani na mtu… Mi staki.. #Wachina shikamoo #Hamna adabu #Tanzania ya viwanda mtakuja kuvaa mpaka FFU mje mkamatwe,” Ray C posted. Hamisa then hit back at Ray C, telling her to go start her own business instead of bashing other people’s efforts. To…

Vera Sidika has revealed that she is not lacking anything in life and is comfortable but cannot reveal her bank account balance yet. The 29 year old says that the only time she will share her bank account details is when she makes it to the Forbes list. In an interview with Tanzania’s Zamaradi Mketema, Vera revealed that she is more interested in gaining properties than material things. Read: Prezzo Reveals That He Lost His Virginity At 6 Years Old (Video) She mentioned that her cars (a Porsche and BMW) are not a big deal to her because they are…

The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William is set to visit Kenya from next weekend on Sunday, 30 September to kick off his Africa tour that will see him visit Kenya, Tanzania and Namibia. According to a statement by Kensington Palace, the Duke of Cambridge is on a private working trip as the United for Wildlife President and Tusk Organization Patron to promote the fight against illegal wildlife trade. Prince William will also undertake a number of official engagements at the request of Queen Elizabeth’s Government. Read: Donald Trump Okays Importation Of Ivory To U.S. The official visit will have him…

Tortured and detained Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi WIne is all set to return to Uganda after seeking medical treatment in the US. Speaking to the Guardian, Bobi will arrive on Thursday amid fears of the government doing “terrible things” to him. He said that he will go back to his home country to prove that the “power of the people is greater than the people in power.” “If I think about the dangers that face me, it is crazy to go back. But I want to be home. There are 40 million people who need hope so I…

Daily Nation columnist and photojournalist Rasna Warah left many in shock on Twitter after she asked for suicide tips. In a post on the social media platform Ms Warah posed: “Suicide tips anyone?” https://twitter.com/RasnaWarah/status/1042165130757328897 The post made on Tuesday has attracted more than 130 comments with many including Kibra MP Ken Okoth sending a word of encouragement. She has worked for the Daily Nation since 2006, where she writes a weekly column on social, economic and political issues impacting Kenya and the wider world. Ms Warah, her Linkedin profile reads, has authored a couple of books including; Triple Heritage (1998), Roasted…

Dancehall Superstar Redsan is on the spot after an audio of him roughing up his producer, Sappy went viral. The artiste who over the weekend launched his “Baddest” album is said to have stormed his producer’s music lab over unknown reasons. In the audio, Redsan accuses Sappy of being disrespectful and continues to assault him. Word has it that the artiste could not perform his new music during the star studded album launch as it was not ready. According to Sappy, the Shoulder Back crooner could not demand for anything because he was producing the music for free. Going by…

The ICT Practitioners Bill 2016 Bill sponsored by Majority leader Aden Duale is back but with proposed amendments. It was rejected by ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru who said “if enacted, the ICT Protection Bill 2016, will cause duplication in regulation and frustrate individual talents from realizing their potential.” The private members Bill sought to have ICT practitioners licensed before being permitted to practice. The Bill also stipulated that for one to be eligible for registration, he /she should be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree with at least three years of relevant experience, something that the CS noted would hinder…

The National Police Service has upgraded its Integrated Command and Control system covering Nairobi and Mombasa in partnership with a Japanese electronics company. The system will incorporate facial recognition capability and will help in fast and accurate identification of suspects. In 2014 President Uhuru Kenyatta commissioned a Sh437 million command centre to co-ordinate traffic operations and crime management using CCTV cameras in Nairobi. Based at the office of the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet at Jogoo House the centre had 80 screens and a number of telephone lines which the officers manning it used to co-ordinate operations in the city. Do…

Former Presidential Aspirant Cyrus Jirongo was on Tuesday arrested and is currently being held at Muthangari Police Station. The former Lugari MP was apprehended for allegedly failing to pay a Sh20 million debt owed to businessman Brian Yongo. In August the High Court in Nairobi issued a warrant of arrest against Jirongo and in a letter to Muthangari OCS on August 7, the deputy registrar directed that he be arrested for failing to pay the outstanding amount. Read: Idriss Mukhtar, Governor Korane’s Families Meet For ‘Compensation’ “These are to command you to arrest the said J/D and unless the sum of Ksh.20…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Monday invited members of his cabinet to a whiskey drinking session after raiding Pumwani Maternity Hospital. The county chief during his impromptu visit discovered 11 infant corpses wrapped in polythene papers while others were stuffed in boxes. It is after the visit that he called for a cabinet meeting at an undisclosed location while streaming it live on Facebook. During the meeting that lasted about 20 minutes, the county executives inquired about their planned retreat to Mombasa, which Sonko said had to be approved by the County Secretary. “Your Excellency we have already packed our…

Auntie Boss actress, Shiro Warugongo, also known as Nyce Wanjeri has announced that her contract with the show has unfortunately come to an end after the show producers failed to renew her contract. Nyce Wanjeri, through her character Shiro Warugongo, recently won the best actress at the at the 6th annual African Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA). Through her social media page, she announced that tonight will be the last episode that she features in, on NTV. “This coming Tuesday, the 18th of September, will have me on my last fresh episode of Auntie Boss on NTV, lakini repeats zitakuwa…