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Former Kathiani Member of Parliament, Wavinya Ndeti has the interwebs buzzing. The trend setter has dished out yet another fun challenge. After the #Yaliyondwelesipite challenge, the Machakos Governor candidate now has netizens taking hilarious selfies. The new challenge was inspired by a picture of herself taking a photo of the former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga’s cup of coffee. Seated beside Odinga was Kalonzo Musyoka who was also documenting the moment. Kenyans are on a roll with the new #Wavinyachallenge. Photos Courtesy Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a sensitive story you would like us…

A man was arrested in Meru’s Igembe North constituency on Wednesday for forcibly circumcising his young wife on Monday. He is said to have attacked his wife before circumcising her. The wife’s mother described the attack as ‘savage.’ The suspect is being held at Igembe North police post, said area police boss, Peter Kimani confirming the incident. Mr Kimani said the two had quarreled prior to the incident. The suspect strangled his wife before mutilating her genitals using his fingernails. Read: Woman Brutally Killed By Lover As Daughter Watches The mother of one was rushed to Mutuati Sub-county Hospital by…

Lawyer PLO Lumumba’s rural home has been secured by the police after workers claimed they had received death threats from unknown people. Four police officers have been deployed to the home in Usigu division, Bondo sub-county. Area OCPD, Paul Kiarie spent the day there looking into the source of the alleged threats. Mr Kiarie confirmed that there were reports of unidentified people who had threatened to damage the lawyer’s property following his utterances during the Supreme Court presidential petition hearing. NASA supporters are apparently feeling betrayed by Lumumba. He was representing the IEBC chairman, Wafula Chebukati who the opposition supporters…

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto on Wednesday held a meeting with Jubilee Mps and Senators elect at the State House. The President together with the rest of the party has settled for Justin Muturi and Ken Lusaka for National Assembly and Senate speakers respectively. Ekwe Ethuro has been left in the cold to battle it out on Thursday with other candidates. Read: Sakaja, Lesuuda And Martha Wangari Drop Out Of Deputy Speaker Race Deputising Muturi will Moses Cheboi, Mp Kuresoi North. Aden Duale keeps his Majority leader position with his deputy being Jimmy Angwenyi. New comer Susan…

Acting CS Interior and Coordination Ministry, Dr Fred Matiang’i has declared 1 September 2017 a holiday but only for the Muslims. He directed that employers allow Muslims to be away from work for Idd-Ul-Adha. “Employers should allow them to be away from work but for non-Muslims, this will be a normal working day,” he said. Matiang’i also noted that plans were underway for it to be listed for all including the non-muslims. ”The holiday is listed as Muslim holiday but plans are underway for the Government to present a bill to Parliament to make it a National Public Holiday.”…

A woman was on Wednesday arrested for scamming youths into applying for jobs with Governor Mike Sonko’s ‘Sonko Rescue Team.’ The unidentified woman is said to have sent a Whatsapp message to hundreds of people. The message read: ”If you know any youth in Nbi who is interested in working with Team Sonko as a cleaner kindly inform he/she to register at the County Ward offices immediately. Salary is 15,000 per month and only ID card needed.” Sonko, through his social media pages denied any association with the woman labeling her as ‘an imposter.’ Read: Findings By NASA After Accessing…

Kirinyaga Governor, Anne Waiguru on Wednesday ordered for a special audit into the county’s financial status. In her letter to the Auditor General, the governor asked that he specially focuses on the financial and human resource commitments entered into as from January, 2017. The letter has been doing rounds online and has been heavily criticized by Netizens. CCTV’s Saddique Shaban said that it was ironical that Ms Waiguru was asking for an audit of the county while she had been accused of theft. ”The irony of Ann Waiguru asking Auditor General to audit Kirinyaga County finances while parliament accused her…

The NASA brigade that was previously opposed to attending the first parliamentary sitting scheduled for tomorrow has now withdrawn the boycott. Speaking at the Okoa Kenya Offices, Bungoma Senator elect, Moses Wetangula said that they had come to a unanimous decision to have all their Mps and Senators attend the first sitting of the 12th Parliament. He however maintained that their legislators would only take oath of office. https://twitter.com/EstherPassaris/status/902833401815633920 Read: Skip Swearing In At Your Own Risk, Duale Warns NASA MPs The members will not participate in voting for their preferred Speaker and Deputy Speaker candidates. Wetangula also warned members…

Embu Governor, Martin Wambora on Tuesday lost the first round of an ongoing petition case challenging his win. The petition was filed by the areas former Senator, Lenny Kivuti who believes that he won the governor seat by at least 453 votes. The Embu High Court ordered that all election materials used during the August Poll be provided by the IEBC. Justice Florence Muchemi while delivering the ruling asked that the KIEMS kits used on August 8 be well preserved. “The orders should remain in force pending the hearing and determination of this case, which will be heard on September…

On Monday 28th, NASA was granted access by Supreme Court to the IEBC servers and certified copies of the Forms 34A, 34B and 34C, on which presidential election results at the polling station, constituency level and national level respectively were captured. After a battle to access the servers, the petitioners finally gained access on Tuesday following a court order. According to Mbita Mp, Millie Odhiambo the electoral commission employed delay tactics at the Milimani court. Read: Is Former AP Commandant Kinuthia Mbugua Poised to Head NYS? The Raila Odinga led party came across several illegal activities in the server logs,…

Former Budalangi Member of Parliament, Ababu Namwamba on Friday wished his newly found political ally, President Uhuru Kenyatta the best in the ongoing Presidential petition, something that has caused an uproar among Kenyans on Twitter. In his message, the former ODM Secretary General said that Kenyatta was the real President having been voted for by the majority of Kenyans. Namwamba has been said to be gunning for a state appointment hence his support for the the President’s re-election bid. He lost his parliamentary seat after decamping from Raila Odinga’s ODM and forming his Labour Party. Read: Uhuru’s Response To Raila’s…

Prophet David Owuor’s Ministry of Repentance and Holiness is in trouble with the Nakuru County Government. The county environment department has threatened to sue the ministry for destroying trees as they celebrate the rising from the dead of one of their followers. Ms Rosa Rotirakori apparently resurrected after a long illness. She is said to have risen right after a text message from the controversial man of the clothe saying ‘it is well.’ The believers have been holding protests and carrying with them tree branches, a thing that is not sitting well with the environmentalists. “The church has been in…

The National Police Service has refuted claims of Moses Wetangula’s bodyguard, Simon Lonyang’ being fired from the service. Mr Lonyang’ was involved in an altercation outside the Supreme Court on Monday where he refused to leave his arm with the police officers manning the SCOK entrance. He had to be forcefully disarmed and later taken to Central Police Station where he was held. The bodyguard appeared in court yesterday where he was facing disturbance charges. Read: Suspected Thug Pleads With Hessy Wa Dandora For Dear Life (Photos) Bungoma senator elect on Tuesday asked that his aide be reinstated saying that…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has been taking time to Tembea Kenya together with the First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta. They were on Tuesday at a park where they shared ‘some moments with our magnificent national heritage.’ ”Sharing some moments with our magnificent national heritage as we await the conclusion of the judicial process. Keep the peace,” Kenyatta said. Read: Mudavadi Viciously Attacked By State House Director Kenyans as always had a lot to say: https://twitter.com/st91_st/status/902578605716328448 https://twitter.com/Bob324B21/status/902583085417472000 https://twitter.com/Georgejintao/status/902584405088235520 https://twitter.com/Georgejintao/status/902584405088235520 The petition challenging his election is ongoing at the Supreme court led by Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka. Photos Courtesy Uhuru Kenyatta Facebook Do…

Johnson Sakaja, Nairobi County Senator elect on Tuesday dropped out of the Senate deputy speaker race. The former nominated Mp said that he would instead back Ken Lusaka’s bid for the Speaker seat. He was nominated alongside Irungu Kang’ata, Kimani Wamatangi and Nakuru’s Susan Kihika. It has been said that his move was to ensure that Nakuru’s Kihika beat the men in the race. According to the Star, the legislator met with Deputy President William Ruto who allegedly dissuaded him from running for the seat. Read: Jalang’o To Vie For A Parliamentary Seat In Nairobi Come 2022 (Video) The DP…