Author: Eva Nyambura

Former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer and murder suspect Peter Mugure has sued the Ministry of Defence for stopping his salary. Through lawyer George Gori, Mugure who is accused of killing his wife Joyce Syombua 34, daughter Shanice Maua 11 and son Prince Michael aged five at the Laikipia Airbase on October 26,2019, wants his employer compelled to reinstate his salary. Mugure told Justice Njagi Marete that the ministry stopped remitting his pay shortly after his arraignment on May 13, 2020. Ministry of Defence and the Attorney General are listed as the first and second respondents in the case. Read: Murder…

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka is in Turkey but not in relation with the deportation of Deputy President William Ruto’s associate, Harun Aydin, Kitui senator Enoch Wambua has said. In a statement, Wambua said his party leader is in the European country on a private trip, dismissing claims that he was on a diplomatic mission on behalf of the Kenyan government. “This is to clarify that H.E. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka is in Turkey on a private visit. The speculation that he could be out there on a diplomatic mission on behalf of the Kenyan Government is cheap propaganda motivated by…

The government has not apologized for deporting Turk in Deputy President William Ruto’s aborted trip to Uganda, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has said. Speaking from Mombasa before the National security committee, the CS defended Kenya for Harun Aydin’s deportation earlier this week. This comes days after Dr Ruto said the government had spoken to the Turk and apologized for the mistreatment. “Just talked & apologised on behalf of GoK to Aydin Harun, now in Turkey, who was politically arrested, tortured & falsely profiled as a ‘terrorist’ but later asked to fly out not to ashame those involved.Political pettiness is expensive/dangerous…

Members of Parliament are pushing for the installation of state-of-the-art gymnasium, spa, sauna within the precincts. In a report tabled by Committee on Services and Facilities chaired by Nyaribari Masaba MP Ezekiel Machogu, the legislators want the facilities incorporated to help them better perform their duties. They want the current steam baths and saunas replaced with new steam generating units as well as heat-generating systems. Walls and sittings of the saunas will be replaced with a modern heat generating system. Read: MPs Ask For Blind Massage Therapists At The Gym They also want massage rooms, barber, and salon areas to be…

Gospel singer Jimmy Gait irked Kenyans on Twitter (KoT) after he claimed Kenyans working in Gulf countries are indisciplined. Speaking to K24 TV on Friday, the artiste claimed that the Kenyans in the Arabic countries engage in immortal activities hence the rampant cases of mistreatment. “The main reason you see some people get mistreated in the Middle East is because of indiscipline. Most Kenyans go there and they start doing immoral things and that leads to them being mistreated,” he said. He also noted that while there are laws governing the agencies and employers, the indisciplined must face consequences of…

Four men were on Sunday lynched by a mob in a case of mistaken identity in Kajiado, lawyer Wahome Thuku has claimed. Among the four were two brothers; Freddie, 30, and Victor, 25, who hailed from Kitengela. According to Thuku, the brothers left their Syokimau home in the company of their cousins on Saturday for a birthday celebration in Kisaju. They were riding on three sports bikes. Read: Security In Kitengela Intensified Following Recent Cases Of Murders, Abductions The following day on their way back home, one of the bikes developed a mechanical problem. They parked on the roadside as they…

Garissa Township MP Aden Duale came under fire for allegedly likening the Catholic Church to a cult. The former leader of majority in the National Assembly was comparing the structure of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to that of the church. “ODM is a cult… nobody can speak. It is like the Catholic Church with the Pope at the head then the structures. But Jubilee is a very democratic party, I condone those aligned with the President, those aligned with the DP, those who use vulgar language, those who utter unpalatable words and those are found in every political formation,”…

Netizens are up in arms after police officers raided a high-end bar in Nairobi’s posh estate of Karen. Two officers raided Spasso Bar for allegedly flouting Covid-19 rules. In a video circulating on social media, two officers are seen in the establishment with one of them packing up expensive liquor. The cop behind the counter is heard telling the business owner to report him to the IG Hilary Mutyambai. https://twitter.com/suemc_phee/status/1425691013201469441 In March, six officers were caught on camera breaking into a bar in Kayole’s Soweto area before allegedly stealing alcohol. Moses Mwangi, the owner of Mossy Tavern Bar and Restaurant,…

Interior CS Fed Matiang’i has threatened to sue digital strategist Dennis Itumbi for referring to him as “Ruaraka thief” on tweets. Through his lawyers, Matiang’i has claimed that the self-proclaimed “Hustler Nation” spokesperson has referred to him as the “Ruaraka land thief” and the “Ruaraka Thief”, all of which he says are defamatory. The CS wants Itumbi to pull down the tweets by Friday and issue an unconditional apology. “Our client further demands an unconditional apology for the defamatory statements published via your verified Twitter account in a manner to be approved by our client,” said the minister through Nyamodi…

Ugandan artiste Douglas Mayanja, best known by his stage moniker Weasel, has been accuse of assaulting his domestic worker. The singer popular for his hits such as Kuku, Bread and Butter is said to have beaten into a pulp his shamba boy identified as Kawesi Cyrus. The incident took place on Sunday evening when he got home. “It was at night, I do not know what happened, but when he returned, he beat me up, broke my leg. I am in terrible pain,” Kawesi told Nile Post. According to Kampala Metropolitan Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, a police case has been filed against…

Former Kamukunji MP George Gregory Wilson Nthenge has died. Confirming the news was his son, Edward Musembi Nthenge, who said the veteran politician died on Tuesday at his home in Buruburu, Nairobi. According to Musembi, his late father was recuperating at home after being discharged from the Nairobi Hospital. The deceased was a member of LEGCO for the then larger Machakos District in 1960 and was among the leaders who attended the Lancaster House Conference in London before Kenya gained independence. Read: Narok Roads CEC John Marindany Dies of Covid-19 Complications He served as the member of Parliament for Iveti South…

A 32-year-old man has admitted to selling his lover’s Sh5.7 million vehicle without her consent. Appearing before Milimani Law Courts Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi, Paul Kihika Wangari was charged with stealing Hellen Akinyi Omiti’s Toyota Prado. Kihika told the court that he sold the vehicle (Reg No KCF 656X) after Ms Akinyi declined to send him money for personal use. The charge sheet states that Kihika stole the vehicle between February 5, 2021 and April 3, 2021 in Nairobi County. Read: 24-year-old Vegetable Vendor Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Three-month Old Baby In his statement to the police, the accused said he…

There was a standoff at the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) offices along Gitanga Road after factions led by Nelson Havi and CEO Mercy Wambua clashed. Reports indicate that the two groups clashed over access to the premises. In a video shared online by President Havi, cops can be seen accessing into the offices. https://twitter.com/NelsonHavi/status/1424990780440129536 Last week, Havi accused Muthangari Police Station OCS of interfering in the internal affairs of the organisation. According to Havi, the OCS has been stationing two officers at the premises under strange circumstances. The LSK president claimed that the officers stopped officials from holding a…

Auctioneers raided the home of Kirinyaga Woman Rep Purity Ngirici over a Sh5 million helicopter debt. NCS Auctioneers stormed the legislator’s Runda home under instruction from Flex Air Charters. Ngirici is said to have hired chopper services between May 8 and August 17, 2016 incurring a cost of Sh5.9 million. Read: Woman Rep Purity Ngirici Resolves To Sell TV, Radio Station After Failed Business Structure The county MP paid some of the money but is yet to settle Sh3.9 million of the sum amount. The auctioneers did not take with them the household items despite having with them a warrant and…

Kenya on Monday announced 745 new cases of Covid-19 from a sample size of 6,209 tested in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate is now 12.0%. Confirmed positive cases now total to 212,573 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 2,197,015. 717 of the new patients are Kenyans and 28 foreigners. 394 are males while 351 are females. The youngest is a seven-day-old infant while the oldest is aged 99. Read: WHO Warns of Fake Compensation Schemes for People Adversely Affected by Covid-19 Vaccine 161 have recovered from the disease; 83 from the Home-based isolation care and 78 from various…