Author: Eva Nyambura

The President, Uhuru Kenyatta is in the spirit of giving. During his tour of the coastal counties, Kenyatta gave Shs. 2 Million to students he had kept waiting for hours. He was at the Kenya Coast National Polytechnic in Mombasa to launch the first batch of equipment under the Kenya-China TVET project. He however arrived late causing students to wait for him for hours. And to compensate for his keeping them,he left behind some Ksh 2 million. Read: Students Strip Naked,Flogged For Reporting To School Late (Photos) ”I delayed because I was out seeking Kenyans’ votes. I know some of…

Wiper candidate for Machakos governor seat, Wavinya Ndeti has been ignoring invites to ‘neutral organized debates’ to explain her agenda for the people of Machakos, says Dr. Alfred Mutua. Wavinya has according to the Incumbent snubbed three debates with one taking place today. Mutua termed the ordeal as ‘unfortunate’ seeing as she is not willing to be interrogated and scrutinized. Read: Jubilee Politicians Booed, Stones Hurled In Kitui, Machakos She was also accused of planning to displace Kenyans residing in Machakos county on account of their tribe. Dr Mutua has said that Machakos residents would not vote for her because…

South African President, Jacob Zuma’s biggest critic has parliament and police provide security for her, an ANC MP after a number of death threats against her. Parliamentary spokesman Moloto Mothapo said the decision followed a security assessment that confirmed “a security threat existed” against Makhosi Khoza. Ms Khoza has been a prominent critic of President Jacob Zuma and corruption within the governing ANC. Last week she received a death threat saying she had 21 days left to live. The self proclaimed African feminist responded to Zuma during a conference in Randburg saying: ”In case I do not make it on…

Two Tanzanian believers on Sunday, July 16 drowned during a river baptism. The two male ranchers drowned in the River Ungwasi after being overwhelmed by strong currents while being immersed in the water as part of the baptism ceremony conducted by the pastor of the Shalom Church in the Rombo area. According to deputy police commandant, Hamisi Selemani Issa, the pastor together with other church members have since been arrested and are being held for questioning. Read: Gay Kenyan Lutheran Pastor Flee After Marrying His Boyfriend in Mtito Andei ”We don’t know what [exactly] happened, but I understand these people…

Health CS Cleopa Mailu has ordered immediate closure of Jacaranda and San Valencia hotels following the cholera outbreak in Nairobi. Mailu also ordered all food handlers re-tested and re-certified. 101 patients are admitted at KNH while four have died. Sixty seven cases were confirmed and six treatment centers established in Nairobi. Read: Esther Passaris Goes Broke, Begs Kenyans to Donate to her Campaign Kitty On Tuesday, the Health ministry canceled the medical certificates of all food handlers to contain the cholera outbreak that has hit Nairobi. Medical services director Jackson Kioko on Monday directed all county health departments to conduct…

The Githurai bound matatu crew that stripped a woman naked and later sexually assaulted her in December 2014 has been sentenced to death. Bus driver Nicholas Mwangi, conductor Meshack Mwangi and Edward Ndung’u were found guilty of robbery with violence and assault by Nairobi Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi. The magistrate handed them another sentence of 25 years in jail for stripping and sexually assaulting the woman. But the jail term was suspended as the trio had already been handed the death penalty. https://twitter.com/ODPP_KE/status/887591571125915648 The victim told the court that there were about seven men in the bus and they wanted…

Citizen Tv’s Willis Raburu was last week rumoured to have left Royal Media Services for Nation Tv. The 10 over 10 host, has kept mum about the whole issue but has today cleared the air on his taking over The Trend. Raburu while on Hot 96 morning show with Jeff Koinange and Jalang’o put the rumours to bed saying that he was not leaving RMS. Read: Victoria Rubadiri to Exit NTV for CCTV Africa, Larry Madowo After the Elections The very versatile Power Breakfast show was said to be moving to NTV to take over from Larry Madowo who quit…

Uganda’s, Triplets Ghetto Kids graced the cover of the latest issue of Vibe Magazine alongside French Montana. After featuring the young dance crew in his “Unforgettable,” music video, French Montana brought them onstage to perform with him during the 2017 BET Awards. The magazine’s July cover, titled “French Montana and the Triplet Ghetto Kids On the Most ‘Unforgettable’ Adventure of Their Lives” features a playful shot of Montana and the nine members of Triplet Ghetto Kids: Patricia, Ashley, Ada, Kokode, Fred, Isaac, Kokode, Ronnie and Man King. https://twitter.com/VibeMagazine/status/885901433605849089 French discusses his faith, his Moroccan heritage and his trip to Uganda, before some of…

The first batch of ballot papers for the governor seat arrived in the country on Tuesday night. IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba said the ballot papers are for governor seat for 41 counties. “We still expect the ballots for senate and women rep seats later this week,” Chiloba said. He said the governor ballot papers for the remaining counties are expected to be delivered in the next batch together with the senate and women rep ballots. The counties include Nyeri, Wajir, Siaya, Nairobi and Mombasa. IEBC vice chairperson Consolata Nkatha said the ballot papers for MP and MCA will arrive in…

President Uhuru Kenyatta will not be attending the Presidential debate on 24 July but will instead hold a live town hall meeting, reports the Star. The President wants to wrap up his campaigns by talking directly to the people like he did during the Jubilee party manifesto launch. It is believed that in this way he will connect with a lot more people than the debate organized by the Debates Media Limited. ”The President is not interested in a competition of words with his competitors. He wants to answer questions directly like he did at the Jubilee Party manifesto launch,”…

Raila Odinga has asked his supporters not to have sex a day before the elections. Speaking to Homa Bay residents on Monday, the Presidential candidate on a NASA ticket asked the people to only have intercourse after results are announced. ”August 8 will be a historic day and no vote will be left without being cast. Men will sleep outside. When the day comes, no man should sleep with a woman.” Raila further asked his supporters to wake up early and not engage in activities that could prevent them from going to vote. Read: Sonko, Shebesh Losing Out In Race…

The IEBC has said ballot papers for governor, senator and woman representative posts will land on Tuesday at 7pm. The commission made the announcement on Twitter. https://twitter.com/IEBCKenya/status/887289480327172100 Dubai-based Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing Company was tasked with printing the papers ahead of the August 8 elections. Chairman Wafula Chebukati said the ballot papers will be delivered on time though the printing of presidential papers has not started. The US Congress earlier raised concerns about “delayed preparations” and piled pressure for a free and credible election. Read: Presidential Aspirant, Justus Juma’s Nomination Papers Rejected It offered assistance by the state department…

Elodie Zone, youtuber and Kibaki grandson’s, Sean Andrew, ex girlfriend is apparently on to the next one. The youtuber was until October 2016 dating Sean Andrew but why waste time when you are young and as cute as a button. She flaunted her new found love on Instagram after a nasty break up with the very good looking Sean. A post shared by Elodie Zone (@elodiezone) on Jul 17, 2017 at 5:54am PDT Read: Kibaki Praises Kenyans On Twitter for Using Social Media in a Positive Manner The two, now ex love birds, announced the break up on social media…

A Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) employee sacked for an altercation with CS Fred Matiang’i at the airport now wants a hefty compensation. Daisy Cherogony now wants Shs. 40 Million in place of the 2.4 Million she had asked for earlier. Ms Cherogony had asked KAA to compensate her for wrongful dismissal. She had reportedly refused to allow the CS for Education and his security team into the JKIA without going through the screening procedures. Defending herself, Daisy said that according to the airport’s security manual, CSs did not qualify for any preferential treatment unless they had special passes and the…

President Robert Mugabe’s sons were evicted from a luxury apartment block in Johannesburg’s affluent Sandton area because of their “unacceptable behaviour”, a newspaper reported on Friday. The two young men, Robert Junior and Chatunga Bellarmine, had been renting a luxury apartment at The Regent apartment hotel, in Morningside, Sandton. Drunken parties “The boys were usually up during the night partying with different ladies, drinking and smoking,” a resident said. “There were almost daily complaints by other tenants about the noise coming from their apartment 601.” The Independent said things came to a head late last month after “a violent brawl”…