Author: Eva Nyambura

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…

Deputy President William Ruto has denied being booed in Vihiga, Western Kenya during a campaign rally meant to drum up support for President Uhuru Kenyatta. Ruto is said to have been heckled by a number of the Majengo market traders on Thursday afternoon. Clearing the air, the DP has said his motorcade was not part of the convoy that had made a stop at the said market. He has said that it was Stanley Livondo’s entourage that was booed by a crowd hired to cause a stir. The deputy party leader Jubilee has maintained that he flew to the rally…

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has rubbished claims of 14 babies losing their lives during a power blackout in their Newborn Unit on Wednesday. An anonymous tip claimed that his brother had lost his baby, delivered prematurely at 7 months and was in an incubator when the power outage happened. ”My brothers wife had a premature birth at KNH. Which is not strange considering it was a 7 months.the babies were kept in the incubators for observation from Sunday, all was well n the infant was responding well in fact he was breastfeeding.” The man claimed that the outage claimed 14…

Thirdway Alliance presidential candidate, Ekuru Aukot has called for top IEBC officials to resign as they were responsible for the bungled August 8 election as was noted in the Supreme Court ruling. He has noted that it would be ‘foolhardy to have the same officials responsible for an irregular election manage the fresh presidential polls.’ The lawyer has maintained that they are not interested in the disbandment of the electoral body but only want the chairman, Wafula Chebukati, CEO Ezra Chiloba, Legal affairs officer Praxedes Tororey, ICT Director James Muhati and Immaculate Kassait to step aside and allow for investigations.…

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu may not have grown up in church after he made a prayer at a rally leaving the electorate in stitches. The county boss is said to have expressed anger towards those opposing President Uhuru Kenyatta. Waititu alias Baba Yao, according to the Kiambu residents needs to take prayer lessons in the future. ”God lead us, lead our president until he wins the elections. We cannot also forget to pray for all those who oppose him and want to spoil his victory. They want to steal his presidency. When they go to bed, they should not wake…

A Jubilee Senator has written to the DPP, Keriako Tobiko seeking to have NASA strategist, David Ndii arrested over secession remarks made over a month ago. Murang’a County Senator Irungu Kang’ata has called for the economist’s arrest over his seeking to have the country divided into two: People’s Republic of Kenya and Central Republic of Kenya. The deputy majority chief whip said: ”The said person has also been active on social and print media, in particular the Daily Nation newspaper on diverse dates articulating the same agenda. Those sentiments are treasonable hence actionable in criminal law under section 40 (1)…

Deputy President William Ruto has hit back at NASA presidential candidate, Raila Odinga over his latest threat to boycott the October 17 presidential election. Speaking in Vihiga on Thursday, Ruto said Odinga was scared of losing to President Uhuru Kenyatta by an even bigger margin hence asking his supporters not to participate in the fresh polls. ”Kenyans should be allowed to make their own decisions on the leaders they want. After all, it is God who decides on leaders through elections,” the DP said. ”Nobody should stand in the way of Kenyans choosing leaders of their choice at the ballot.”…

The President has banned all government officials from leaving the country without his clearance. In a letter dated 13 September, Chief of Staff and head of Public Service, Joseph Kinyua says the ban takes effect on the said date. ”This is to notify you that it has been decided, until further advised otherwise, no government official will travel outside the country without clearance from the President,” the letter reads in part. The Chief of staff further clarifies that the officials include Cabinet secretaries and their Principal Secretaries. ”For avoidance of any doubt, the officials in reference include Cabinet secretaries, Principal…

Igembe South Mp, John Mwirigi on Thursday got a wardrobe change courtesy of Comedian MC Jessy and Carol Nkirote, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s stylist. The 23 year old legislator was treated to exquisite suits that a man of his newly found status should own. The Churchill Raw host said that he and his friends felt the Mp should ‘dress him as per the rules of the August house.’ The young legislator conducted a door to door campaign and boarded a matatu to Nairobi for Parliamentary orientation. Also part of the treat was Dagoretti South Mp, John Kiarie. Read: ‘Raila Odinga Is…

Jubilee has criticized NASA’s latest move to boycott Parliamentary sessions that commenced on Wednesday. Party Secretary General, Raphael Tuju has said the opposition is showcasing ‘hypocrisy and political conmanship’ for holding parliamentary group meeting yet do not recognise Parliament and are on a payroll. “It is even more hypocritical that they would boycott…conducting their legislative duties and claim it is a matter of principle yet they took oath of office to ensure they get into the payroll,” he said. He dared the opposition legislators to miss eight consecutive sittings and risk losing their seats. “If this is not a case…

Cambridge Analytica, a Public Relations company in the United States has over the years run successful presidential campaigns including that of now US President, Donald J. Trump. The firm has mainly been known for generating fake news for its clients as is in Hillary Clinton’s case where they tore her reputation to shreds. The firm has also been said to have worked for President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2013 but has denied working for him in 2017. Jubilee operatives have denied any knowledge of CA’s involvement in their campaigns in 2013. https://twitter.com/OleItumbi/status/908064595406987265 Prof. Makau Mutua alleged that the ‘fake news’ generating…

Senator Tharaka Nithi, Kindiki Kithure has been elected Senate Deputy Speaker after garnering 38 votes in the second round of voting. He has trounced Narok County Senator, Ledama Ole Kina who got 17 votes. Kindiki was handpicked President Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto during a Jubilee elected leaders meeting at the State House. Read: Just In! Wiper Secretary General, Hassan Omar Resigns From Party The legislator served as the Majority leader in the previous House. He has been replaced by Elgeyo Marakwet’s Kipchumba Murkomen. Many have viewed his latest position as a demotion but the Senator said he asked for…

Jubilee Party has denied having a hand in the petition filed by Nyeri town Mp, Ngunjiri Wambugu seeking the removal from office of the Chief Justice David Maraga. Wambugu criticized the CJ saying that he was wrong for annulling the August 8 presidential election without going through all the evidence presented before him. The party’s Secretary General, Raphael Tuju has confirmed that neither the party nor the President had directed the filing of the petition, but was an individual’s move. “I have seen the petition online but it is not a Jubilee Party thing..it is an individual’s action,” he said.…