Author: Eva Nyambura

The late Ivan Ssemwanga’s elder brother George Ssemwanga Pinto is dead. George also known as Sir Pinto, was a businessman and is said to have passed away on Tuesday. His body was recovered in a hotel room in Pretoria. According to Ug Mirror, the deceased’s cousin who was pictured with Zari Hassan in a swimming pool, Lutaaya Edwin is apparently in hospital and is in critical condition. Read: Prezzo And Jaguar Declare A Truce And Choose To Rise Above Their Differences This comes slightly over a year after “Ivan the great” and Zari’s ex-husband Ivan died of what was said to have…

On Tuesday during the 9 PM bulletin on NTV, a headline highlighting the bribery of MPs to shoot down the sugar report caught many by surprise. The headline “Kanini Fingers Duale” left many in laughter. Many might have misunderstood the context in which the “finger” was used but according to the Cambridge English Dictionary, when the word finger is used as a verb, then it means telling on someone or informing on someone to the authorities. Kenyans on Twitter said: https://twitter.com/JuliusMmasi/status/1029440220264103936 https://twitter.com/MarkEkal1/status/1029614042493661184 https://twitter.com/ItsPettyWap/status/1029584636215746565 Kieni MP Kanini Kega has accused the majority leader in the National Assembly of being behind the…

David the Student has been a man under fire for the past couple of days after different people came out accusing him of conning them of their hard earned money for different “emergencies”. Different Kenyans in America came out with screenshots of receipts of money that they sent to him for “emergencies”. They claim that his emergencies became suspicious when they became more frequent and recurrent to different people. In one of the screenshots, David is asked by one of the friends he was borrowing from, if the allegations are true and he rubbished it off. “You Kenyans here ni…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has asked Subru Motors to vacate the piece of land along the James Gichuru Road in Lavington which was reserved for construction of a public library. The land, the county boss says the land was allocated to the Nairobi county government by Kenya’s founding father, President Jomo Kenyatta on March 3, 1972 for a lease period of 99 years. Sonko further stated that the last transfer entry on the title that the land was transferred to Riverbank Plaza Limited, associated with a former Nairobi city council senior staff was illegal. The county boss also noted that the proprietor…

Nairobi county has suspended John Ojwang’ from the Urban Planning department for his role in approving buildings built on riparian land. Ojwang’ has according to a letter signed by the Director Governor’s Press Services Elkana Jacob, been asked to show cause within 14 days why disciplinary action should not be taken against him, including losing his job. The letter further states that the county employee is responsible for approving the construction of the already demolished South End mall and Gem Suites in Riverside Drive. “The suspension follows preliminary investigations ordered by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko to hold responsible the staff…

Motorists will starting midnight dig deeper into their pockets as petrol prices go up in latest fuel prices review. Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Tuesday announced that petrol prices will rise by Sh1.53 to go for Sh113.73 in Nairobi. Diesel Prices will reduce by Sh0.51 to sell at Sh102.74 while that of kerosene will go down by Sh0.78 to go for Sh84.95 in the capital. According to the ERC the aforementioned changes are as a result of the average landed cost of Super petrol increasing by 3.08 percent per ton. Until September 14, the three products will sell at Sh114.39,…

The Cabinet on Tuesday proposed the establishment of an oversight board to make the National Youth Service (NYS) a corporate body with Director General as the Chief Executive Officer. The new measures, the cabinet secretaries said will help deal with the serious manag erial and operational challenges that have been reported at the NYS in the past. During the meeting chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, it was also proposed that the institution undergoes a clean-up of the supply chain management function as well as budgetary and internal audit reforms. Earlier on in the day, the President swore in newly appointed…

Education CS Amina Mohammed has announced that all primary schools starting next term will begin to enjoy a five days break from school. Speaking in Mombasa at the 14th Kenya Primary School Heads Association conference at Sheikh Zayed Hall the CS noted that pupils and their teachers too deserve a break. “When we announced the secondary school break, your officials came to us so we shall extend it to primary schools,” she told Primary school heads. “I’m sure you will all support this,” she added amid cheers. Ms Amina also warned the teachers against conducting holiday tuition saying that those…

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen was the talk of the town on Tuesday after he posted a picture of his youthful looking father. Murkomen who is also the senate majority leader posed for the cameras with his father who could be confused for his brother. “Today I had a special visitor in my office in the person of my Dad. We had an opportunity to pray for God’s grace and guidance in the difficult tasks ahead of us in our different careers. May God guide him in his pastoral duties. Amen,” Murkomen captioned the pictures. https://twitter.com/kipmurkomen/status/1029056624898531329 Opinionated KoT said: Read: Tanzanian…

Thirty-three Kenya Airways passengers were injured on Tuesday at around 2 AM when a vehicle that was ferrying them from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport got involved in an accident along Mombasa road. The passengers had been scheduled for a flight to Bangkok, Thailand but it was rescheduled due to a technical problem causing the airline to accommodate the guests in a city hotel. In a statement, the airline reported that their ferrying vehicle was thrown off the road by a trailer. “The van was hit from behind by a trailer throwing it off the road, injuring a total of…

Mathare MP Anthony Oluoch has petitioned Speaker of National Assembly Justin Muturi to allow fresh inquiry into the alleged importation of illegal and contaminated sugar. The legislator wrote to the speaker of the August House seeking to waive the six months period after a matter that has already been resolved in Parliament is to be presented again. The report presented by the Agriculture and Trade committee on Thursday was defeated on the floor of the House but can be re-introduced on omission of the speaker. In his petition the legislator says that the report did not tell whether Kenyans were really consuming…

ICEA Lion Group insurance agent accused of killing his nephew for his insurance proceeds has been arrested. Evans Masaku Kasyoka was on Tuesday arrested at the Thika Road Mall (TRM) and is being held at the Kasarani Police station before being transferred to Kangundo Police Station. The suspect was exposed on Citizen Tv’s #MurderForProfit exclusive on Sunday which prompted the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji to take immediate legal steps to ensure justice is served. “The DPP attention has been drawn to a news feature appearing on Citizen Tv prime time news in regard to the Kangundo incident. Due…

Capital FM’s award- winning Photojournalist, Francis Mbatha is missing. He has been missing for about a week now and the family reports that he left home in Kingeero on Monday 6 August after work and has not been to work since then. Mbatha’s phone signal was last traced in Mombasa and efforts to locate him have proved futile. Francis films Capital FM’s Our 2 Cents with Sharon Mundia and Susan Wong. Capital FM’s Joe Muchiri Called for the Rape of Someone for Not Voting for Nyashinski Capital FM has placed an appeal from his family and the station asking that…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has accused his Kiambu counterpart, Ferdinand Waititu of copying his examinations while in campus. The two county bosses were in Kenya Methodist University (KeMu). Sonko graduated with a Bachelors in Business administration back in 2015 and Baba Yao in 2017 with a Master of Business Administration, human resource management option. On Tuesday, the Nairobi governor castigated Baba Yao who on Monday sent Twitter into a frenzy after he asked the government to stop demolishing property built on riparian land and instead “move the rivers.” “Or May be he does not know what is the definition of a…

The National Lands Commission Chairman, Mohammed Swazuri has been released on a KSh3.5 million bail and a KSh6 Million bond with a surety of the same amount. The Anti- corruption judge allowed Swazuri bail on the condition that he will surrender his passport to the DCI offices. He is not allowed to visit his office without police escort or prior arrangement so that he does not interact with any of the employees. He is not allowed to be in contact with any of the witnesses or officers involved in the case. The two were among 17 persons arraigned before Magistrate…