Author: Eva Nyambura

14 people among them six journalists have die in an accident at Nyamikola in Busega, Simiyu in Tanzania. Reports indicate that the deceased persons were traveling in a tour vehicle which crashed with a public service vehicle (PSV) on Tuesday. “It’s true that the accident that has now claimed the lives of fourteen people 11 people died on the spot at the incident,” said a Mr Zakaria. “A few minutes after the injured were taken to Nasa health center, other three passed away,” he added. Read: Tanzania’s President Suluhu to Assign Fired Ministers “Lighter” Duties The journalists who lost their lives…

Kitutu Chache MP Richard Onyonka has been arrested in Kisii over alleged hate speech. The legislator was nabbed by DCI sleuths following a directive by DPP Noordin Haji to IG Hilary Mutyambai to probe utterances made last week. “Reference is made to a video clip circulating on social media platforms in which Hon Richard Onyoka, MP for Kitutu Chache constituency is addressing a gathering in Kisii County. The alleged remarks captured in the video clip may be contrary to Articles 33(2) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, which provides inter alia ” The right to freedom of expression does not…

Kenya has suspended all passenger flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in retaliation against a December ban by Dubai. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director-General Gilbert Kibe told the Business Daily that the ban took effect on Monday midnight for a period of one week. Mr Kibe, however, maintained that the ban will not affect cargo flights by carriers like Kenya Airways and Emirates from UAE into Kenya. “Inbound and transit passenger flights from UAE are suspended for a period of seven days. We are doing this to reciprocate a ban on Kenyan passenger flights to UAE,” said Mr Kibe.…

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered investigations into utterances made by Kitutu Chache MP Richard Onyonka. In a letter to Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai on Monday, Haji directed that the police undertake investigations into the said matter and the investigation file be submitted within seven days. https://twitter.com/ODPP_KE/status/1480532212693016579 Onyonka is said to have made inciting remarks in Kisii where he warned deputy President William Ruto against setting foot in Kisii should he “touch” his kinsmen. The legislator recalled how the Kisii people were killed during the 2007/08 post election violence. “We are bold. I am ready…

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu will assign ministers who lost their jobs following a mini cabinet reshuffle on Friday, lighter duties. Speaking on Monday after she witnessing the oath-taking by new entrants in her Cabinet, the head of state said she will assign new roles to William Lukuvi and Prof Palamagamba Kabudi. Lukuvi was fired as the minister for Land, Housing and Human Settlements ministry whereas Prof Kabudi was dropped as the Legal and Constitution Affairs minister. Kabudi served as Foreign Minister in the late John Pombe Magufuli’s government. Read: President Samia Suluhu Atones For Goof About Women Footballers Having Flat Chests…

A woman is missing after allegedly fatally stabbing her two-year-old son in Murang’a on Sunday afternoon. Nancy Munjiro, a 21-year-old single mother of two, is suspected to have stabbed her boys killing the toddler and injuring the four-year-old. Munjiro who is believed to have attempted to commit suicide after the heinous crime is said to have visited her boys during the Christmas holiday at her mother’s home in Kianjogu village in Kahuro. The suspect who works as a domestic worker at a nearby town known as Kiriaini, did not report back to work after the festive season for unknown reasons.…

91 illegal immigrants of Ethiopian origin on Sunday evening escaped from a privately owned Kitengela home. The aliens aged between 18 and 25 were being housed in a mansion at Tumaini Court in Milimani Estate off the old Namanga Road. According to the Star, the men were brought into the house back in November of 2021 and were transported in a trailer. The foreigners who are said to have broken the main gate at around 4pm on Sunday were taken to Kitengela police station and Milimani police post for processing. Read: 500 Kenyan Girls Face Arrest in India as Crackdown on…

The second phase of the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration will kick off on January 17 and end on February 6, IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati has said. “This will be the second and final phase of the Enhanced continuous voter registration in preparation for the general elections,” he said on Friday. Chebukati said the exercise was made possible after the National Treasury availed funds. The 20-day long exercise will also include diaspora registration which will run from January 21 and end on February 6. Read: IEBC To Continue With Voter Registration Pending Ruling on Appeal “ECVR two will also augment the right…

The power outage currently being experienced in several parts of the country is due to a glitch, Kenya Power has said. On Friday, the power company said the hitch had affected two major lines supplying electricity to the affected areas. In a statement, Kenya Power said it is working to rectify the hitch and resolve it as soon as possible. “We would like to inform our customers that we are experiencing an outage in parts of Nairobi, Rift Valley, Western Kenya and South Nyanza following a technical hitch that has affected two major lines supplying power to the affected areas,”…

A Nairobi court has acquitted former Tetu MP Ndung’u Gethenji of charges of creating disturbance at the Kihingo village. Chief magistrate Martha Mutuku, on Thursday acquitted Gethenji alongside six others. Mutuku noted that the prosecution did not establish a prima facie case against the accused persons hence the acquittal. Read: Former Tetu MP Ndung’u Gethenji Accused Of Creating Disturbance At Upmarket Kihingo Village It was also noted that the former lawmaker was not at the scene of incident at the time of the said matter. “From the evidence before the court, the case was brought in court on the backdrop of…

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi on Thursday called off special sittings scheduled for January 6 and 7 after members passed the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2021. In his announcement through Clerk of the National Assembly Michael Sialai, the Speaker said one of the key agenda that the House had convened for – the Third Reading of the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill 2021 – had been concluded, hence the cancellation of the two special sittings. Speaker Muturi said the other key agenda, the Second Reading of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) Bill, had been deferred to a later date.…

Detectives have arrested a murder suspect after he confessed to killing his 24-year-old girlfriend on New Year’s. Brian Waweru was apprehended on Wednesday in Ndenderu, Kiambu county after a relative discovered the remains of Everlyn Wanjiru on Tuesday evening. “According to Waweru’s aunt who discovered the deceased’s remains, the suspect’s mother lives in the United States and she had sent her money for Waweru’s house rent and upkeep to supplement the suspect’s earnings, as has been the tradition. She therefore passed by Waweru’s house at around 7:50pm and found the door locked. Using a spare key to the door, she…

The debate on Political Parties (Amendment) Bill of 2021 came to a halt once again on Wednesday. This was after Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi was accused by Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro of distributing money in the House. Nyoro who rose on a point of order fingered Gedi for handing out Sh100,000 to members in a bid to sway them. The County MP on her part denied the allegations saying she was giving members sweets. Read: MPs Recalled For Special Sitting Next Week To Conclude Amendments On Contentious Parties Bill “Sugar levels have gone down,” the Woman Rep defended herself. Homa…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangí has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Lamu county for the next 30 days following recent killings. In a statement on Wednesday, the CS declared the affected areas a disturbed zone as he directed immediate deployment of a multi-agency security team. “In accordance with Section 106 (1) of the National Police Service Act, 2011, the National Security Council has declared the following parts of Lamu County as Disturbed Areas and ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew for a period of thirty (30) days effective Wednesday, January 5th, 2022,” Matiangí said. Read: 4 People Arrested In Connection With Lamu Attack…

One Kenya Alliance (OKA) principals; Gideon Moi (Kanu), Wiper’s Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi of ANC and Bungoma senator Moses Wetangula, have denied there are divisions within their camp. Speaking on behalf of the alliance, former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo said the principals are still united despite split rumours. Jirongo stated that the principals will soon go for a retreat in a bid to ascertain who among them will fly the presidential flag. Read: Gideon Moi Attends Azimio La Umoja As OKA Co-principals Give Event Wide Berth “OKA principals to proceed on retreat to finalise on recommendations from the technical team,” Jirongo…