Author: Eva Nyambura

A GSU officer attached to the Presidential escort service is said to have killed his girlfriend, Anne Wanjohi in cold blood. Constable Samuel Njoroge drew his government issued weapon and shot Ms Wanjohi at a cyber cafe located in Nairobi’s CBD area. The officer tried taking his own life by shooting himself in the chest and left bicep. He is currently admitted at the Kenyatta Natonal Hospital (KNH). The two, according to the deceased’s sister, Mary Wangari, Njoroge had proposed to her sister who insisted that she was not ready for marriage. The cop is said to have threatened to…

Siaya Senator James Orengo received the detailed judgement of the annulled Presidential election form the Chief Justice David Maraga on Saturday evening, Moses Kuria has alleged. The Gatundu South legislator made the said allegations asking for his own copy of the judgement set to be released on Tuesday. He said: ” How comes the Supreme Court selectively gave the detailed judgement to James Orengo yesterday? Can i have a copy too?” The vocal Mp did however noted that he has nothing but ‘profound respect for CJ Maraga’ but did not comprehend how he could selectively hand over the judgement. Kuria…

Gatundu South Mp, Moses Kuria has warned NASA Presidential candidate, Raila Odinga against derailing the October 17 elections. Odinga has vowed to boycott the polls should the IEBC not meet his ‘irreducible minimum’ requirements before the fresh polls. The vocal Mp while campaigning in Kasarani on Sunday threatened Odinga with house arrest. Read: 1,000 Traffic Marshals To Oversee Matatu Ban From CBD – Governor Sonko Also present was Deputy President William Ruto who accused Odinga of not being ready for the polls hence the side shows. The ODM party leader has also said that there will be no elections if…

Taxify has hiked its fares setting the base fare at Sh75, Sh30 per kilometer and Sh4 per minute. The transportation company has also set the minimum fare at Sh220 from the previous Sh200 as price wars intensify in Kenya’s ride-sharing sector. The taxi-hailing company has said that the decision was made after wide consultations with its partners and drivers. The move was to forge a way forward for both the customers and drivers. “We want to offer the best ride experience for our customers, we also want our drivers to be happy going online to deliver safe convenient and affordable…

Nyeri Town Mp, Ngunjiri Wambugu is asking Chief Justice David Maraga to come to his rescue days after he (Wambugu) filed a petition with the JSC seeking for his removal from office. Ngunjiri has said that he has been attacked verbally by the Kisii people and the NASA camp over the petition. NASA has termed the petition as Jubilee party’s way of intimidating the court. “In April, the CJ told off President Uhuru Kenyatta for suggesting that Kisii’s were in government because the Chief Justice is ‘one of their sons’. Maraga was furious at having his position made into a…

Deputy President William Ruto has responded to NASA presidential candidate, Raila Odinga’s call to oust 12 IEBC commissioners. In a series of tweets, the DP accused Odinga of threatening the commissioners who are protected by the Constitution. https://twitter.com/WilliamsRuto/status/909376081567895552 Read: Tharaka Nithi Senator, Kithure Kindiki Elected Senate Deputy Speaker Raila earlier on in the day said that his team will be conducting nationwide campaigns against the electoral body. The opposition has maintained that there will be no elections on October 17 saying ‘no reforms, no elections.’ DP Ruto has said that Odinga continues to threaten 45 million Kenyans using ‘threats of…

NASA coalition will hold campaigns against the IEBC as is currently constituted starting Monday. The opposition has said that the commission cannot hold free, fair and credible elections hence campaigns to oust 12 officials. ”Today, we launch our campaign against any elections held by IEBC as currently constituted. We shall go around the country sensitizing about our case against the commission. We shall sensitize our people about the reforms that must take place before they are called for another election.” Raila Odinga noted that they (NASA) will rid the country of election fraud. ”We are the people who will end…

NASA Presidential candidate, Raila Odinga has revealed the parties involved in the gruesome murder of the late Chris Msando. Speaking at the Panari Hotel on Sunday, the former Prime Minister accused the Jubilee party and the IEBC of taking out Msando. ”The murder of Chris Msando who was the IT Director is a cold hearted crime that goes way up. IEBC and Jubilee are partners in this murder,” he said. Chris was murdered on 31 July and his body recovered in a thicket in Kikuyu. An autopsy conducted on the remains revealed that the IT Director was strangled to death.…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko will hire 1,000 traffic marshals to superintend the matatu ban from the Central Business District (CBD) that starts on Wednesday, 20 September. “In the spirit of inclusion and participation, my administration will be employing over 1,000 Traffic Marshals in the next few months. This is primarily to ensure self-regulation within the industry, while guaranteeing minimal economic displacement for them. Read: Traffic Cops Help Colleague Get Away After Being Arrested By EACC For Bribery Under this new framework, it will be easy to identify those who fail to comply with the new regulations,” he said. Matatu owners…

OT Morpho, a French firm that supplied the 45,000 biometric authentication kits for voters, the associated systems capable of electronically transmitting the electoral results and the associated services of training and support to the IEBC on August 8 has refuted all claims of alleged hacking and manipulation of the electronic authentication and electoral results transmission systems. The firm says it has been involved in two different steps of the presidential election process: The authentication of voters by the tablets of the Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) with fingerprint in polling stations. The processing and display of the provisional…

Peter Munya, former Meru Governor has been restored as the Party of National Unity (PNU) leader days after rejoining President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee party. The former county boss had made an abrupt move to NASA coalition and vowing to throw his weight behind Raila Odinga’s election bid. Munya then made a complete about turn eight days later after meeting with the President at the State House. In a letter, Munya said that after consultations, it was better for its members to support Kenyatta. Read: ‘I Will Not Apologize For Working With Uhuru,’ Speaker Lusaka “The list of party officials of…

Infotrak’s newest survey shows that a majority of Kenyans were happy with the Supreme Court ruling nullifying President Uhuru Kenyatta’s August 8 win. The survey shows that 76.7% of Kenyans were in support of the ruling while 21.6% were not. The survey released by Infotrak CEO Angela Ambitho on Friday, revealed that 84.6 per cent of Kenyans were in approval of the October 17 date set for the fresh polls. 75.8 per cent of Kenyans trust the Judiciary as media attracts 73.2 per cent approval. However, only 39.8 per cent trust the electoral commission to effectively carry out its mandate.…

A Twitter user was on Friday morning fired from the Youth Enterprise Development Fund for not making sexual abuse jokes and for being disrespectful on Twitter. Obadiah Ogeto is said to have made fun of sexual assault victims or survivors by calling them names. In one tweet, Ogeto referred to them as ‘donkeys.’ According to his boss, Ronald Osumba, he was ‘fired, not because he is a sex offender but because of his attitude and jocular handling of the sensitive issue. The institution is not tolerant to such.’ Read: Kabete Mp, Waititu Joins Demonstrating KIST Students The Chair, Youth Fund…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday handed Igembe South’s youngest Mp, John Mwirigi keys to a brand new Prado. The legislator campaigned using a wheelbarrow, walked from the bus terminus for Parliament orientation tour after traveling by bus from his home county. The 23 year old on Thursday got a change of wardrobe courtesy of Churchill Raw Host, Mc Jessy and the President’s stylist, Carol Nkirote. Read: NASA Resolves To Not Be Part Of House Committees, Parliament Illegally Constituted The legislator became the youngest Mp ever elected in the country after staging a vigorous door to door campaign. Do you have…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked Nyeri town Mp, Ngunjiri Wambugu to withdraw a petition filed with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) seeking the removal from office of Chief Justice David Maraga. The President was speaking at Sagana lodge where he was meeting with over 5,000 leaders from the Mt. Kenya region. The head of state said he understood Ngunjiri’s pain but ‘we should concentrate on winning the October elections.’ ”I understand your pain and action. But we have an election to win on October 17. That has to be our focus. Leave the court alone. All we want is for…