Author: Eva Nyambura

Kalembe Ndile, former Kibwezi Mp was involved in a road accident along the busy Nairobi- Mombasa highway. The Saturday morning accident happened around Devki area involving Ndile’s Subaru Forester and a Mercedes Benz. Read: Nairobi Resident Files Petition Against Governor Mike Sonko According to Athi River Traffic boss, Kalembe had a head on collision with the Mercedes that was headed in the opposite direction. The former Mp was rushed to Shalom Community hospital. He suffered a fracture to his left hand and right leg. Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a sensitive story you…

Gatundu South Mp, Moses Kuria on Friday contributed towards NASA presidential candidate, Raila Odinga’s campaign kitty because the ‘Bible commands us to help the less fortunate in society.’ Kuria who is a supporter of President Uhuru Kenyatta contributed Shs. 5 to the ODM party. Read: NASA’s Deported IT Expert Tells Of Distressing Deportation From Kenya Odinga on Friday together with his co-principal, Kalonzo Musyoka appealed to their supporters to make contributions towards their presidential kitty. The duo said the funds would be equivalent to booking ones ticket to ‘Canaan.’ The funds have however been said to have been directed to…

NASA coalition on Friday started a fundraiser meant to raise money for the presidential campaigns that officially kicked off on 6 September ending 15 October. According to the coalition’s presidential candidate, Raila Odinga the funds raised through Mpesa paybill number 991444 would be equivalent to buying ones ticket to the promised land, Canaan. Reports have it that the contributions being sent through the said Mpesa paybill number are instead being directed to the ‘Adopt a polling station’ initiative. In a letter seen by Kahawa Tungu, Safaricom has questioned the move by the opposition saying that the paybill number applied for…

Kenyans have referred to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) as partisan in reference to the distasteful comments made by Gatundu South Mp, Moses Kuria but no action taken against him. Chairman Francis Ole Kaparo on Friday said that he did not have knowledge of any ‘uncultured’ remarks made by the Kiambu legislator. Kuria is said to have ethnically incited his supporters against other Kenyans. While campaigning for President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Mp said ‘a manhunt was on for the 200,000 voters who did not come out to vote and the 70,000 who voted for the other demon.’ Read:…

Former Bomet Governor, Isaac Rutto was ‘lonely’ in NASA and has decided to ‘come back home.’ “I felt lonely. I found myself alone and I have now decided to come back,” Rutto said at a rally in Kapkatet, Kericho county. Rutto joined the Jubilee party earlier today decamped from the NASA coalition after assuring his supporters of his continued support for the Raila Odinga led camp. The Chama cha Mashinani party leader joined the NASA coalition shortly after the formation of the Jubilee party as the fifth principal. “Uhuru and Ruto talked to me into coming back,” he said.…

NASA principal, Raila Odinga on Friday revealed that some of the IEBC Commissioners have had their security details withdrawn by the state. Speaking at the Okoa Kenya Offices, Odinga said that the commissioners were allegedly being threatened by state agencies. He also claimed that the unidentified electoral body officials were receiving threatening messages. ”A number of IEBC commissioners are under serious threat by the government after their security was withdrawn. Some are receiving very threatening mails to their lives,” the former Prime Minister said. Read: NASA Not Interested In ‘Nusu Mkate,’ Will Not Share Power With Thieves He alleged that…

Wiper leaders have hit back at former party secretary general, Omar Hassan saying he was right to resign as he did not deliver the votes as required of him. Speaking at the Parliament Buildings, the legislators said Omar had under-performed in the August 8 election. ”He came from Mombasa and Wiper did not win any seat,” one Mp said. ”He took responsibility for his failure and resigned. That is how it should be.” They assured their supporters that Hassan’s replacement was going to be a better leader. They also maintained that the party was intact in NASA and is confident…

17 year old Linda Atieno, a form three student in Ochieng’a Secondary School was strangled to death by her boyfriend on Wednesday, 6 September. The suspect is said to have gone to the girls home at around 9pm where they were supposed to be meeting. Read: Woman Killed By Facebook Lover On Their First Date (Photos) Reporting the incident, Johanna Chebii, the area police said that Atieno was strangled and cut with a panga. She was taken to Odede dispensary where she died while undergoing treatment. The suspect surrendered himself to a nearby police station. He will be arraigned as the…

Isaac Ruto, The Chama Cha Mashinani Party Leader who is also a National Super Alliance-NASA Co-principal, is attending a Jubilee Rally in Kericho. Ruto joined Jubilee leaders in Kapkatet, Kericho to welcome President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto for a rally set to address people of Kericho. Read:How Jubilee’s Secret Plan to Arrest Raila After the Elections Failed He was accompanied by Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno who was a strong NASA supporter during the August election. In an interview earlier this week, Ruto assured his firm stay in NASA. He said that he was laying low to…

Kenya Airways (KQ) will be offering direct flights to the United States after it was issued with a Foreign Air Carrier permit. The national carrier has been allowed to engage in scheduled and charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from any point in Kenya directly to the US by the the US Department of Transportation. According to the Director Brian Hedberg, the permit takes effect on 5 September, 2017. Hedberg also pointed out that they did not receive any objections following a request on June 12 for concerns to be forwarded to the department. Read: Regus Group…

Francis Ole Kaparo, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) Chairman has denied being aware of any hate speech remarks made by Gatundu South Mp, Moses Kuria to NASA leader, Raila Odinga. “The hate speech monitor is not aware of any distasteful comments made by Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria,” Kaparo said. The chairman assured Kenyans that he would look into the remarks that Kuria posted on his Facebook page and video clips that have bone viral. He said that he would take necessary action against the legislator if found on the wrong. Read: Jubilee Party Rejects Team…

Elizabeth Wateba, woman whose car had been stolen by the two men who stripped naked for show on Wednesday in Mombasa has told the court that she is a con. Ms Wateba was on Thursday charged with giving false information before Shanzu senior principal magistrate Diana Mochache. The con woman said that the car was not hers and had given the Bamburi estate residents a fake name. Read: Joho Celebrates Win In Dar With Sex Parties As Raila Heads To Supreme Court The spectacle that was the two men dancing around the ‘stolen’ car, with a snake around their necks…

Africa’s Talking, a mobile technology firm is receiving Shs. 619 Million worth of investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for its expansion in Africa. Speaking to the Business Daily, CEO Africa’s Talking, Bilha Ndirangu said that IFC would help the tech company move beyond the current markets where it has a presence. “What we are looking for is to continue expansion into Africa and to expand our product offering,” Ms Ndirangu said. The CEO revealed that IFC would be acquiring a stake of the firm but not how much saying that they were still in discussions. Africa’s Talking seeks…

Kenya Power will disrupt its commercial services from Thursday at 11 pm up until Monday at 4 pm. The firm will for the three days be upgrading it customer management system including online payments. Customers are however urged to make payments through their banks or Easypay. The upgrade will improve customer convenience and additional payment methods such as debit and credit cards. Pre-paid vending will however not be affected. Read: Volvo Trucks Sets Up Assembly Plant In Mombasa The system will also offer customers a self-service element where they can apply for electricity connections, query bills, check, download and…

Safaricom Mpesa services will be unavailable this weekend for a systems upgrade. According to the telecommunications company, the upgrade will start on Saturday 9 September at 10 pm all the way to Sunday at 1 pm. “We are on a journey to continue to enrich your M-Pesa experience. This is why we shall be upgrading our system starting Saturday 9th September 2017 at 10pm and will complete on Sunday 10th September 2017 at 1pm. “During this period, all M-Pesa services will remain unavailable.” Read: Nakumatt Workers Sue Employer Over Unpaid Salaries The upgrade started in July and is meant to…