Author: Eva Nyambura

Parents in Nairobi have been shocked by the photo shoots that teenagers are taking in the CBD. The hashtag #IfikieWazazi started after one of the girls involved posted an explicit photo and later a video asking people to leave them alone since it is their bodies. The pictures of mostly half naked girls are being posted on Instagram under different  accounts. Some even have sex in taxis and in the public and then post them online. Kenyans on twitter have started the hashtag  #IfikieWazazi to make parents aware of the teenagers activities. Legitimate photographers are complaining that this unscrupulous youngsters…

Betty Kyallo has opened a new hair and beauty business months after falling out with the Posh Palace Owner and best friend, Susanne Kaitanny. Her new Salon known as Flair Beauty is the new business in town.The business is located at the Mihrab building which is located right across Sifa Towers where Posh Palace is located. Read:Leading Model Sheila Kanini Reveals How The Industry Exploits Young Models Betty has been teasing with the news of a new hair business on her Instagram page with fans reacting immediately with congratulatory messages. The business is set to launch this coming Saturday,…

Majority leader Aden Duale has tabled a Bill in parliament that will help to curb the impersonation of individuals on social media. Through the Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation, the members of parliament has proposed that anyone found with the offense of using someone else identity, creating an account on their behalf or impersonating anyone for their own gain will face a charge of either 3 million shillings fine or jail term for up to 3 years. Read:Closed TV Stations To Remain Off-air Pending Investigations – Matiang’i This bill comes after Members of Parliament complained that they were being…

According to a report published by the Communications Authority of Kenya, the number of subscriptions of Airtel increased significantly from 6.1 million  subscribers to 7.3milion subscribers during the NASA boycott. This was after the NASA Coalition listed Safaricom as one of the many companies to be boycotted for participating in election fraud during the 2017 general elections. Read:Kenyans Set To Pay More As Energy Regulator Announces Increase In Fuel Cost Their principals, led  by Raila Odinga ceremoniously went ahead to change their lines to Airtel. In the report, Safaricom’s mobile voice market and subscriptions dropped by 4.4 and 2.8 percentage…

Deputy President William Ruto is preparing his 2022 campaign machinery with his latest acquisition being a state of the art Airbus H145 helicopter which is being flown in from France. According to sources in the know, the Deputy President bought the chopper at a cost of 8 million Euros (Ksh 1 billion) from the official manufacturer, Airbus. The helicopter will be delivered in June. The pilot who is scheduled to fly the chopper is one Mario Magonga who has just arrived from months long training in France. The helicopter will bear registration 5Y-*** on arrival in the country. The new…

KMTC Nyeri students are angered by the move to transfer their school’s principal barely a year after she was appointed. The students took to the streets of Nyeri to march to the County government office to demand for the reinstating of Principal Zipporah Njeru. The Kenya Medical Training College Principal is appointed by the Cabinet Secretary of Health under the advice of the Board of Management. The students claim that principal Zipporah has done more for them than their previous principal had done nothing in the 9 years that she was present. They believe that Madam Zipporah had their best…

The Kenya Airports Authority(KAA) Parking Services has reviewed the parking charges at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and this has caused an uproar amongst motorists and travelers. The minimum time to be charged at the airport is 20 minutes while the maximum time will now be 2 hours. Anyone parking beyond 2 hours will be penalized. These charges apply to drop off ad pick up vehicles. Read: IEA’s Kwame Owino is the Ignorant, Flip-Flopping Telcoms Economist of Kenya Those parking for 20 minutes or less will pay Ksh.100, those parking for between 20 and 40 minutes will pay Ksh.250, while…

Through the Daystar Oracle, the Daystar University Students Associations has stated that the students will continue to boycott classes until the audit report is released to the rest of the school stakeholders. https://twitter.com/daystaroracle/status/983664081893720064 The administration had contracted an auditing agency to carry out a audit on the school. The report from the Agency came back but the administration is yet to share it with the staff and students. Read:Slain Meru University Student Laid To Rest, Family Demand Arrest Of Policeman Responsible (Photos) For a few months now, Daystar University services have been on and off as a result of the…

MCAs from Homa Bay County have given John Mbadi 48 hours to apologize for the remarks he made during a fundraiser at Sango Mixed Secondary School in Ndhiwa. The Suba Member of Parliament stated that some nominated Homa Bay MCAs could not communicate coherently hence they do not participate properly during debate sessions. He admitted that some of the nominations are made based on loyalty or association to the party and it is hurting the party’s activeness. Mbadi assured everyone that policies will be put in place to ensure that only qualified leaders are nominated. Read: ODM Mp Explains Why…

A Senior Officer, Commandant of the Diplomatic Police Unit, Charles Kyale Mwau and his brother died after the car they were driving was washed away by raging waters of the seasonal river Kaluku in Makueni county. The officer is said to have tried to cross the bridge despite the water that had flooded the river. Read:Busia County Budget Committee Set For Sh53Million Dubai Trip To Study ‘Budgeting.’ The heavy down pour witnessed in the country seems to have paralyzed travellers in different parts of the country and caused tragic deaths in some areas, as the seasonal rivers have filled with…

The education cabinet secretary, Amina Mohamed is set to meet with university council chairs today at 2pm to discuss solutions to end the strike. This comes weeks after the court ordered the lecturers to return to work and termed the strike as illegal. Ambassador Amina Mohammed had initially met with some student leaders from various universities in  to find peaceful ways to resolve their grievances. She has advised the students to avoid violent reactions when airing their pleas and encouraged a peaceful diplomatic approach. Read:KoT Poke Fun At Daystar University Advert Inviting Parents For A Meeting Students have been aggrieved…

The on- screen reporter, Yvonne Okwara’s first job was as a waitress in the CBD. She worked at Walker’s restaurant at Re-insurance plaza for close to 15 hours per day and earned only 150 shillings per day. https://twitter.com/YvonneOkwara/status/983247122370834432 Today she is a Senior news anchor and the Head of News Strategy and Research at KTN. She revels that the experience taught her simple important life skills such as being respectful and smiling, which went a long way for her. Read:NTV Swahili Anchor To Allegedly Join Royal Media Services After Quitting Robert Alai has also mentioned that his first job was…

Recent challenges of water that have been faced in different parts of Kenya and majorly in Africa. Former President Mwai Kibaki has called for new reforms and strategies to help with the containment of water challenges. Owing to the drought that has been faced in different parts of the country and the floods that hit major parts of Nairobi and Mombasa county. The former President, in the capacity of UNESCO Special Envoy for water in Africa urges leaders and the public in general to cultivate strategies that will ensure that our water shafts are protected and the already existing founded…

The President yesterday appointed the former Attorney General Githu Muigai as the Chairperson of the Council for Legal Education (CLE). This comes about a month after the Professor resigned from the position of the Attorney General and two days after he handed over his position to Justice Paul Kihara. Read:Nairobi Police Commandant, Japheth Koome Promoted In New Police Reshuffle Professor Githu had previously served in the former Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (now obsolete) and worked as Special Rapporteur at the United Nations. He will take after Professor Wanjala Kulundu- Bitonye who has served as the council Chair since 2006…

Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula will be on the presidential ballot paper come 2022, he has announced. The minority leader in the senate has asked his NASA co-principals; Raila Odinga, Musalia Mudavadi and Kalonzo Musyoka to back his bid. “Without any fear of contradiction, I will be on the ballot in 2022 and am asking my brother Raila, my brother Kalonzo and my brother Mudavadi to let me try this horse this time,” Wetangula said. “This does not preclude anybody else from asking me to support them because that is what politics is all about,” he added. Speaking in Kisumu to…