Author: Eva Nyambura

The family of an Ethiopian businessman allegedly abducted in Nairobi is seeking the government’s intervention to help find their kin. Samson Teklemichael was taken by people believed to be police officers in broad daylight. The incident was captured on camera by passersby. In one of the clips, a traffic cop is seen holding the driver’s door of Teklemichael’s car as two men drag him out of the car before leading to an awaiting Subaru. Read: Detectives Probing Abduction of Former Westlands MP’s Kin in Muthaiga The victim is heard yelling at the crowd to record his abduction. According to his wife,…

Former Nairobi County casual labourers are suing the government for unlawful dismissal. In an application filed as urgent, Anne Njega and 850 others claim that in January 2019 executed a three month contract with the county government. The claimants argue that at the lapse of the three-month period, the county by implied action renewed the contract for a further nine months. Read: NMS Workers Threaten Strike Over Unpaid October Salaries They continued to offer their services until January last year when they were terminated without notice. At the date of their dismissal, they say in court documents, were entitled to their…

A fight between three brothers in Kakamega county turned tragic after one of them killed their mother. Makomere Shikokongo, 35, John Omoro, 25 and Joseph Amakobe, 40, got into a fight over an unknown issue on Wednesday, said DCI. When things got out of hand, their mother who tried to intervene, was kicked to the ground by Shikokongo. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1461790006868156418 “But one of her sons who did not take her actions kindly, kicked her sending her on the ground a few metres away and continued facing off with his brothers. All this happened as their 63-year-old father Paul Shikokongo, was away…

Kirinyaga-based detectives are searching for 14 students go jumped out of a moving vehicle. The Fred’s Grammer mixed secondary school students are said to have boarded a 2NK Sacco at the Karatina bus stage and were headed to Nairobi. According to the matatu driver, John Maina, a strong smell of bhang started emanating from the back of the vehicle as they approached Kibingoti along the Nyeri-Nairobi highway. “Upon checking the rear view mirror, he was shocked to see billowing smoke as the seemingly excited teenagers passed a joint amongst themselves, while others imbibed alcoholic drinks. The concerned driver urged them…

Kenya on Thursday received an additional 564,480 doses of Covid-19 Moderna vaccine. The consignment donated by the United States government through the Covax facility is expected to boost the ongoing vaccination exercise in the country. “The Kenya government thanks the US government for this kind gesture. The Vaccines will be distributed countrywide to boost the ongoing vaccination campaign against the Coronavirus disease in the country,” said the Health ministry. https://twitter.com/MOH_Kenya/status/1461562841291534339 So far, Kenya has vaccinated a total of 6, 245,698 people across the country. Of these, 3,944,709 were partially vaccinated while those fully vaccinated were 2,300,989. Read: Kenya Receives 880,320 Doses…

The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) is after a college student with a whopping Sh102,654,024 in her bank account. Felesta Nyamathira Njoroge, a student at Nairobi Technical Training Institute, had the funds suspected to be proceeds of crime and money laundering, deposited into the Co-operative Bank account between August 4 to August 6, 2021. According to the 21-year-old, the money which was split into four transactions, was a gift from her Belgian boyfriend, De Mesel Marc. On August 4, he deposited Sh25,803,756 into account number 02100705531800 held at Co-operative Bank. The next day, the man deposited another Sh26,028,156 to the same…

Three fugitive terrorists who escaped from Kamiti Maximum Prison on Sunday are now back behind bars. The trio; Musharaf Abdalla alias Alex Shikanda aged 34, Joseph Juma Odhiambo, 30, and Mohammed Ali Abikar, 35, were flown back to Nairobi from Kitui where they were nabbed. Receiving them back were Cabinet Secretaries Fred Matiang’i (Interior) and Joe Mucheru (ICT). Read: Three Terror Convicts Who Escaped From Kamiti Prison Arrested in Kitui The jailbirds, who were serving jail terms ranging from 15 years to 41 years, were spotted by locals who alerted the police. They were allegedly trying to flee the country to…

Jubilee secretary general and Cabinet Secretary with no portfolio, Raphael Tuju has lost his mother, Mama Mary Odiyo Tuju. Mama Mary, 87, died on Wednesday night while receiving treatment at a Nairobi hospital for an undisclosed illness. President Uhuru Kenyatta who condoled with Tuju’s family, eulogised Mama Mary as a hard-working community leader and elder who greatly valued and supported education as the foundation of life. “Mama Mary was a known and highly respected community leader who believed in the virtues and benefits of education. Her belief that education was the foundation of life was the inspiration that led many…

Justice Said Chitembwe has accused former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko of releasing disparaging videos of him out of anger. Speaking to KTN’s Sophia Wanuna on Wednesday night, the judge who was linked to bribery, said the former county boss was unhappy that his petition challenging Anne Kananu’s swearing in did not sail through. “It is not a coincidence that the videos are released on the day of Anne Kananu’s swearing-in. He was angry the petition did not go through. He is on record asking why I dismissed the case yet I am his uncle. The videos were released out of…

DCI detectives and Anti Terrorist Police Unit (ATPU)  have arrested former Commissioner General of Prisons Service, Wycliffe Ogalo. Ogalo was picked from his office at Magereza House, the Prisons Service Headquarters on Wednesday, shortly after being sacked by President Uhuru Kenyatta. In videos doing rounds on social media, Magereza House is raided by heavily armed officers who are seen whisking away the former Prisons boss. Read: President Kenyatta Fires Prisons Boss After Terror Convicts Escaped From Kamiti Also apprehended was the Head of Kamiti Prisons, Charles Mutembei and his deputy. Reports indicate that the trio have been taken to DCI headquarters…

A US court on Tuesday allowed a Kenyan man to exhume and bury his daughter who died and was buried under mysterious conditions in December 2020. Judge Brooke Allen of the Texas Probate court ordered the deceased’s alleged husband Obadiah Kinara, who had strongly resisted the exhumation of Dorothy Ong’era’s body, to pay Sh4.3 million as costs of the litigation. Judge Allen also struck out an application by Mr Kinara in which he sought to have the hearing postponed without providing any convincing reasons. She ordered that the deceased’s father, David Ong’era, bury her remains wherever he wished after the…

President of the Court of Appeal justice Daniel Musinga has appealed for appointment of more judges as number of pending cases rises. According to justice Musinga, the court has 20 judges, two of whom have other responsibilities while two others are set to retire next year. Justices Mohamed Warsame and Kathurima M’inoti are the court’s representative in the Judicial Service Commission and East African Court of Justice’s appeals chamber, respectively. Read: Court of Appeal Suspends Order Compelling Uhuru to Appoint Rejected Judges “Ukiondoa hao 2, tunabaki na majaji 18, kati yao, kumbuka tuko na watatu hapa Mombasa, na watatu kule Kisumu,…

A Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) Captain Robert Kipkorir Mutai was on Tuesday arraigned before a court-martial to face charges of recruitment malpractices. He appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Hon. Boaz Ombewa at Lang’ata Barracks to face charges related to the national recruitment drive in February 2021. He was charged with obtaining money under false pretenses in violation of Section 313 of the Penal Code and conduct prejudicing good order and service discipline in violation of Section 121 of the Kenya Defence Forces Act, 2012. Read: Woman Charged with Stealing Sh834,000 from KDF Canteen according to the court prosecutor Lieutenant Colonel Arnet…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has denied spending Sh72 million to register less than 100 new voters during the three-day extension ordered by the court. The Wafula Chebukati-led commission was responding to reports appearing in the Star newspaper. The daily claimed that acting CEO Hussein Marjan on Monday told members of parliament that the commission spent at least Sh1,000 to register one voter. Read: Petition Filed Seeking to Compel IEBC to Introduce ‘None of The Above’ Option on Ballot Papers “We did not realise significant figures after the court forced us to extend the voter registration,” Marjan was quoted…

Anne Kananu has been sworn in as Nairobi’s third governor, taking over from Mike Sonko who was impeached in December 2020. Kananu who has been in and out of court over her swearing in becomes the fourth woman to become a county chief since the inception of devolution in 2013. The ceremony, presided over by Judge Lillian Mutende, took place at the KICC Comesa grounds. Read: Anne Kananu to Be Sworn in as Nairobi Governor on Tuesday “The responsibility bestowed upon me as governor of Nairobi is no mean feat. However, I confidently state that with your support I am up…