Author: Eva Nyambura

Nyeri County deputy governor Caroline Karugu stopped receiving her salary four months ago, court documents show. In her suit filed in September, Ms Karugu claimed the county government stopped remitting her pay since November 2019. But in response to the suit, Nyeri County Secretary Benjamin Gachichio and Governor Mutahi Kahiga who are listed as the first and second respondents, have refuted the claims. Bank receipts presented in court showed that Karugu only stopped receiving her Sh470,000 pay in June this year. Read: Nyeri DG Caroline Karugu in Court Over Non-payment of Salary Since 2019 The bank records date back to May…

The ruling party, Jubilee, has made changes in the National Assembly by moving members of various committees. Kiambu Woman Rep Gathoni Wa Muchomba who recently left the Kieleweke camp for Deputy President William Ruto’s side has been stripped of her vice-chair position on the Transport Committee. Wa Muchomba will for the remainder of her term serve as an ordinary member of the Agriculture Committee, Majority Whip Emmanuel Wangwe told the House. Read: Duale Axed, Replaced By Amos Kimunya In New Jubilee National Assembly Leadership Changes The legislator told the Nation that the sudden change was due to her political affiliation with…

DCI Anti-Narcotics Unit officers based at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) have seized illegal narcotics concealed in two shipments. The drugs, DCI said, were discovered on Wednesday following a tip off. The first shipment destined for Australia had allegedly been declared as African traditional earrings. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1448585994727526406 But upon scrutiny, the officers discovered that inside the 168 pairs of earrings was morphine. “After deeper scrutiny, they discovered a yellow powdery substance cleverly concealed within the ornaments. The powder was subjected to presumptive tests soon afterwards and was positively identified as morphine,” said DCI. The second consignment had been declared as kitenge…

A brawl at the Kieni Barrier Market in Nyeri turned tragic after a third man was fatally stabbed. In a statement, DCI boss George Kinoti said that the victim had tried to stop the fight when he was stabbed in the neck. The suspect, Joseph Kagwe Wahome, 26, is said to have attacked the victim with a kitchen knife which he had tucked away in his pocket. “Thunderstruck marketeers glared in shock at the unexpected horrendous scene, when in a sudden turn of events the peace-loving victim fell with a thud,” he said. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1448321302796935169 The victim was rushed to Nyeri…

Three police officers were on Wednesday evening arrested over the escape from custody of self-confessed child serial killer Masten Wanjala. The apprehended officers were; Jogoo Road police station deputy OCS Philip Mbithi and two others; Boniface Mutuma and Precious Mwende, who were on duty. The trio is likely to face charges of aiding the escape of the suspect from lawful custody and negligence of duties. The cops were last evening taken to Nairobi Area command for questioning before being detained at Capitol Hill cells pending arraignment on Thursday. Read: Man Suspected of Killing Two Minors Escapes from Custody Under Unclear Circumstances At…

Kenya has recorded 170 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the country’s case load to 251,483, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has said. The new infections are from a sample size of 4,648 recording a positivity rate of 3.7 per cent. The cumulative tests stand at 2,617,700. The death toll has risen to 5,198 after another three patients succumbed to the disease, all being late reports. Read: 65 Test Positive for Covid-19 in Kenya in 24 Hours According to the CS, 661 patients are currently admitted in various hospitals across the country. 1,668 are under the Home-Based Isolation and Care programme. 37 others…

A family is seeking justice after a teenage girl was found dead. The body of Cynthia Makokha, a form four student at Kibera Secondary School in Nairobi, was found floating in River Lusumu on Sunday. The deceased was on the fateful traveling to Emanyasa village in Mumias East constituency to visit her parents. Cynthia’s mum, Florence Wanga, told the Standard that her daughter left Nairobi at around 7 am but never reached home. Read: IPOA Opens Probe into Fatal Shooting of Bodaboda Rider Along Kirinyaga Road “My sister Carolyne who stays with Cynthia called to inform us that our daughter had…

Somalia has asked Kenya to respect the “rule of law” following a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday. ICJ handed Mogadishu a huge chunk of the disputed tract of sea that is believed to be oil and gas rich. In a televised address, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed aka Farmajo asked Kenya to “see the decision of the court as an opportunity to strengthen the relationship of the two countries”. “Since the day I was elected, we have faced political, diplomatic, security and economic pressure by the Kenyan leadership,” Farmajo said. Read: Kenya Loses Big Chunk Of Disputed…

The government has ordered all non-residents within Laikipia County’s security operation area to leave. In a statement, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i said that this was due to ongoing insecurity within the area. “The government notes with grave concern that despite its efforts to enforce peace and stability in Laikipia, hardcore bandits continue to take advantage of the prevailing drought situation in the neighbouring counties to commit criminal incursions,” said CS Matiang’i. Read: Three People Killed, Another Injured as Bandits Stage Daring Raid in a Laikipia Village As a result, the CS directed that additional special forces be deployed in the area…

A list of preferred candidates for elective posts in Siaya County is false, area senator James Orengo has said. In a statement, the leader of minority in the senate on Tuesday dismissed the reports as false and malicious. According to Orengo, the said list is meant to interfere with the ongoing voter registration exercise. He added that the party, ODM, was yet to conduct nominations anywhere in the country regarding the 2022 general elections. https://twitter.com/orengo_james/status/1447847553790357505 Read: I Shall not Contest for Position of Siaya Governor – Opiyo Wandayi “As far as I am aware, ODM has not conducted any nominations…

West Pokot County Assembly Speaker Catherine Mukenyang was on Tuesday locked out of the chambers even after the High Court in Eldoret reinstated her. Ms Mukenyang was returning to preside over the day’s business after the court allowed her to carry out her duties until the case challenging her impeachment is heard and determined. Escorted by armed police officers, the speakers was denied entry by the sergeant-at-arms who said they did not recognize the order. The embattled speaker spent at least 30 minutes outside the premises as a section of MCAs told her off. Read: Kanu Condemned For Expelling Four Female…

A man was fatally stabbed in Bumula, Bungoma County on Monday during a fight with another man over a woman. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the victim, Titus Wamalwa, died on the spot after he was stabbed by Oliver Wafula in the chest. The two had been fighting over a woman only identified as Njoki. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1447652919881383939 “In the encounter staged at Njoki’s house, the suspect behind the killing suffered powerful punches from the deceased, who is rumoured by to have been an amateur pugilist,” said DCI. “On the verge of defeat, the suspect suddenly reached for a…

Police are holding a nanny suspected of killing her employer’s 7-year-old son on the night of September 24 in Baringo. The suspect, Lydiah Jelagat Kipng’etich, is said to have sneaked into her employer’s master bedroom armed with a panga and rungu. “…househelp who had been graciously offered a nanny’s job in the home of a Rumuruti based prison warder, crept stealthily into the master bedroom of her employer in the dead of the night, heinously attacking her in her sleep,” said DCI on Twitter. Before attacking her employer, Lydiah had struck to death her employer’s firstborn son. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1447504218995281921 “Thunderstruck neighbours…

A police officer attached to the Parklands Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) was found dead at his Kasarani home. Senior sergeant Elias Kirimo was found dead on Friday evening by his sons who unsuccessfully attempted to resuscitate him. While it is suspected Kirimo might have taken his own life, Kasarani police boss Peter Mwazo said the motive was unknown. His remains have been moved to the Kenyatta University Hospital mortuary. Read: Police Officer Attached to JKIA Dies in Suspected Suicide in Kirinyaga Earlier this month, a police officer in Marsabit confessed to being depressed to the extent of trying to take…

Mukuru kwa Njenga slum dwellers living along road reserves have been asked to vacate. Nairobi Regional Commissioner James Kianda said road works on the Catherine Ndereba Road will commence soon hence the need for the residents to move. The road, Mr Kianda said, will connect the Nairobi Expressway with Industrial Area which will open up the slum to new opportunities. “This road will act as an exit from the Expressway at a link road that is being constructed around City Cabanas junction. Businesses that are situated along the road, like Jua Kali are expected to pick up,” he said. Read: Estates…