Author: Eva Nyambura

A police inspector attached to Embakasi B-Campus in Nairobi is in custody over 2,040 bullets found in a vehicle in Mihango, Embakasi on Thursday. David Okoth was apprehended by DCI Ruai officers for being in possession of the 7.62mm bullets which were discovered in a silver Mitsubishi Lancer. The saloon car had been left unattended opposite Be Energy Petrol Station on the Eastern Bypass when occupants of an unidentified white vehicle started shooting at it. Read: Migori County Police Arrested For Killing Boda Boda Rider Over Ksh100 Levy The Mitsubishi Lancer had been shot at at least twenty times and had…

Some flights have been diverted from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Mombasa International Airport due to bad weather, airport manager Peter Wafula has said. According to Wafula, at least five aircraft had been rerouted by midmorning. They included Egypt Air from Dar es Salaam, Jambojet, two Kenya Airways flights from Accra and Lagos. He stated that should the poor weather conditions persist, then more flights would be diverted. Read: Detectives Arrest Suspect Behind Fake Jobs Syndicate at JKIA A Jambojet flight headed to Nairobi from Mombasa was forced to turn back. Last week, flights landing at the Wilson Airport…

Former Sports CS Hassan Wario is a free man after paying a Sh3.6 million fine. The former Kenyan ambassador to Austria had earlier been slapped with a fine or a six year jail sentence. On Wednesday, Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Juma found him guilty of abuse of office, and willfully failing to comply with applicable procedures and guidelines relating to management of public funds. The court also found that the former ambassador to Austria took advantage of his office by adding three people to the list of Team Kenya. Read: Rio Saga: Ex-Sports CS Hassan Wario Fined Sh3.6 Million or Six Year…

Former Sports CS Hassan Wario has been slapped with a Sh3.6 million fine over the Rio de Janeiro Olympics scandal. Should the former minister fail to pay the fine, he will spend six years behind bars, ruled Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Juma on Thursday. His co-convict, Stephen Soi has been handed a 12 year jail sentence or a Sh105.6 million fine. The former Olympics team leader and ex-Nock official faced three counts of abuse of office and three counts on willful failure to comply with applicable procedures and guidelines relating to management of public funds. Read: President Uhuru Kenyatta Fires Ex-CS Hassan…

The family of a police officer allegedly abducted on Monday along the busy Thika Superhighway at the Blue-post Hotel junction is seeking government intervention to help trace their kin. Speaking to reporters, Osman Godana’s father, Omari Godana, said his son was taken hostage on Monday at around 9 pm while on his way to Nairobi. Mr Omari claimed his son who was based at the Laisamis Police station in Marsabit County a year ago, was in the company of three other friends when four armed men stopped their vehicle. “They were from Isiolo County with a GSU friend based in…

Former Sports CS Hassan Wario has been guilty of abuse of office following the loss of public funds during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Anti-corruption magistrate Elizabeth Juma on Wednesday found Wario guilty of willfully failing to comply with applicable procedures and guidelines relating to management of public funds. The court also found that the former minister took advantage of his office by adding three people to the list of Team Kenya. Read: President Uhuru Kenyatta Fires Ex-CS Hassan Wario From Ambassadorial Position Wario had the three; Monica Sairo, Richard Abura and Edan Adow, earn allowances not entitled…

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has denied reports that he has been asked to be Deputy President William Ruto’s running mate come 2022. Speaking to Spice FM on Wednesday, the speaker said he will not settle for a second place position. “I have not been approached by anyone to be their running mate,” he said. Read: Speaker Justin Muturi Claims To Have Received Threats Over 2022 Presidential Bid He insisted that he will in good time announce his political party of choice ahead of the 2022 duel that has split the vote rich Mt Kenya region. “Right now, I am focused…

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) will on Thursday resume flights to Mumbai, India after a four-month interruption due to a surge in Covid-19 infections. The first flight will depart for Mumbai at 7 am and will land at 3.45 pm. The airline will resume full operations on the route on September 20, with three flights per week. Those flying in economy class will pay Sh46,000 ($419) for a one way ticket. Read: Kenya Airways Suspends Flights to and from India Indefinitely “Welcome back onboard! Fly from Nairobi to Mumbai starting Thursday 16th September with normal schedules resuming from Monday 20th September…

Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom has announced Sh1 million support for the Kenyan team representing the country at the ongoing Deaflympics Ball Games Qualifiers. The sponsorship covers the players’ kits and airtime during the ball games which are the first-ever Deaflympics Qualifiers to be held in Kenya since its inception in 1924. Over 1,000 participants from 22 African countries will be in attendance. There will be 16 deaf football teams and 8 deaf basketball teams in the tournament. Read: Maxine Wahome Gets Ksh1 Million Sponsorship From Safaricom for Voi Rally The Deaflympic Games are part of qualifiers for the 24th Summer Deaflympic…

Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal is free to travel to Greece after a Nairobi court released his passport. The county chief who is facing graft charges is traveling to the European country for official duties, the court heard. The court directed that Lenolkulal returns the travel document once he is back in the country. Read: EACC Investigating Unexplained Wealth Worth Sh11.5 Billion Owned by Sonko, Kidero, Waititu & Lenolkulal He was also ordered to file an affidavit indicating his contact person back home. The delegation of governors meeting is scheduled to take place in the Hellenic Republic between September 25 and October…

Education CS Prof George Magoha has ordered schools to halt demand for printing Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) content. Speaking on Tuesday during a during an engagement to give an update on the progress of the CBC implementation, the CS asked tutors to project the topics in classrooms instead. “We know for sure as a Government that nothing is perfect, we also know that CBC isn’t perfect, but we also know for sure that the train left the station in 2018 even before I was appointed as Education CS,” he said, adding that digital learning tools are available in schools for use…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko wants the court to refund him Sh15 million deposited as bail in his graft case. Sonko wants to substitute the cash bail with other assets worth Sh30 million which was set as bond during his release. According to the ex-county chief, he needs the money to fend for his family as his accounts have been frozen. “I am asking the court to be allowed to deposit security in place of the cash bail to enable me access the money for purposes of attending to my health, paying school fees for my children, pay my lawyers…

Police have rescued a man from a mob in Nairobi’s Mukuru Kayaba slums. The man, Dennis Mokaya, was rescued from the irate mob by Nyumba Kumi officials in Kambi Moto, Starehe Sub-County. He was later arrested after it was found that he had been swindling unsuspecting residents with the help of two officers attached at Central Police Station. “The suspect admitted to colluding with two police officers from Central Police Station using a private Toyota vehicle, handcuffs and a police radio. We are investigating further to see if we will identify the officers he named and arrest them,” said Makadara…

Three legislators allied to Deputy President William Ruto have been acquitted in case where they were charged with causing violence during the Kabuchai by-election in March. The three; Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, Nandi MP Wilson Kogo and Belgut’s Nelson Koech, had the charges dropped over lack of evidence. The prosecution did, however, decline to drop its case against Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa. Read: Politicians To Blame For Chaos In Just Concluded By-elections – Matiang’i Barasa’s case will continue on September 25. The four were accused of accused of preparing to commit a felony as well as stopping officers from taking their…

An unidentified number of people are trapped after a two storey building collapsed in Kisumu’s Mamboleo area. Among those trapped are three women who were serving food. Seven people, among them a mother and child, have so far been rescued and taken to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital for treatment. Evacuation efforts are still ongoing. Read: Five-storey Building in Kinoo Collapses (Video) This comes a week after a five-storey building in Kinoo, Kiambu County partially collapsed. The building was on September 6 brought down following orders from the county government and the National Construction Authority (NCA). NCA engineers said…