Author: Eva Nyambura

The Kenya High Commissioner to Nigeria Wilfred Machage has dismissed claims that the East African country played a part in the arrest of Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu’s family and the Coalition of Igbo-British lawyers issued separate statements claiming Kenyan authorities were actively involved in his arrest and deportation, further condemning what they termed as an unlawful act. “The Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s family has learnt that he was unlawfully arrested in Kenya, detained and subsequently subjected to extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria where he is now detained,” Kanu’s brother Kingsley said on behalf of the family. On Friday,…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma is fighting for his freedom as his impending imprisonment fast approaches. Zuma is set to be jailed for 15 months on Sunday or Wednesday should he fail to surrender to the police. In papers filed in court on Friday, the 79-year-old ex head of state pleaded with the Constitutional Court to “reconsider and rescind” its decision. Read: Former South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma Jailed for 15 Months “It will not be futile to make one last attempt to invite the Constitutional Court to relook its decision and to merely reassess whether it has acted within…

2022 general elections will be held on August 9, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati has said. This he said as he outlined financing guidelines for stakeholders. In a statement issued on Friday, Chebukati said that the campaign financing act 2013 that was suspended during the 2017 elections will be in play this electioneering year. The Act requires political parties and those seeking elective positions to open campaign financing accounts at least two months before the elections. Contenders are also required to establish a campaign financing expenditure committee and appoint authorized persons who will manage the campaign…

The body of a Kenyan national who went missing in the United Kingdom (UK) in May has been found. Gabriel Kariuki’s remains were discovered at a beach last week. The 26-year-old was last seen by his mother, Annie, in Hartlepool on May 17 at around 10 pm. https://twitter.com/AMBid/status/1395677292765057024 According to the Cleveland police, the deceased’s body was discovered at Seaton Carew on Friday. Police are currently not treating his death as suspicious. “We are very sad to say that formal identification of a man whose body was discovered at Seaton Carew on Friday has now taken place and it…

A Nairobi court has allowed the police more time to hold and probe a Chinese national suspected of money laundering. The foreigner, Deng Zian Kai, Milimani senior resident magistrate Sinkiyian Tobiko heard, is linked to a company suspected to be involved in laundering of millions of shillings. In an affidavit filed in court by the investigating officer George Otieno, the suspect was nabbed on June 30 in Kileleshwa. Read: Four Firearms Seized as Police Raid Chinese National’s Kileleshwa House Otieno said that Mr Kai cleans cash obtained from human and narcotics trafficking deals. “The respondent has also used the said company…

Probe has been launched into a Friday morning break-in incident at the Laikipia County Assembly. According to the assembly speaker Patrick Waigwa, nothing was stolen during the 2am incident. He did, however, note that a computer that appeared to have been broken into had been destroyed. Read: Sleuths From EACC Raid Nyandarua County Government Offices “He came last night, we do not know who he was, and he did not steal anything, but he destroyed one computer,” the speaker told Citizen Digital. As a result, members of the county assembly and staffers have been advised to work from home until the…

Police have launched investigations into the abduction of a Nyeri businessman on Tuesday at around 5pm. Gerald Guandaru who operates a barbershop and a nightclub was apparently kidnapped by a gang of four men who were driving a Subaru Outback. Mr Guandaru was in his Toyota Premio that was parked 10 metres from his shop when the incident occurred. The four were wearing balaclavas when they approached the victim and demanded that he opens the doors. Read: Security In Kitengela Intensified Following Recent Cases Of Murders, Abductions He declined to open the door forcing one of the men to pick up…

Two guards have been charged for breaking into a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) storage facility in Lang’ata. Samuel Marwa and Longinus Nyanyuki are said to have stolen beers worth Sh10,200 on June 26. The alcoholic beverages consisted of 21 cans of Whitecap worth Sh4,200 and 30 cans of Tusker Lager valued at Sh6000. Appearing before senior resident magistrate Charles Mwaniki, the duo denied the charges and claimed they got the beers from General Service Unit (GSU). They told the presiding magistrate that the officers gave them the alcoholic drinks after helping them move the beer from the facility into a…

A Kenyan family is in a fix after the US issued them with a five day ultimatum to bury their kin or the government gets rid of the body. The family of Evans Gathaga has until Tuesday next week to obtain a visa and book a flight to the US if they intend to lay him to rest. Speaking to the Standard, the deceased’s mother Margaret Gathaga said the US Embassy in Nairobi has made it difficult for her to get a visa. “I simply want to bury my son and get closure,” she said. Soon after receiving the news…

The Senate legal committee has approved senator Kipchumba Murkomen’s Bill seeking to amend the elections act and remove a requirement for individuals vying for MCA and MP positions to have a degree. The Nyamira Senator Okongo Omugeni-led committee said the bill will ensure Kenyans seeking elective posts are not discriminated upon. The Elgeyo Marakwet legislator wants section 22 subsection 1 of the Elections Act amended by deleting paragraph B. It states that a person must hold a degree from a University recognized in Kenya in order to be nominated as a candidate for election. Murkomen, an ally of Deputy President…

There was drama at a meeting hosted by Interior CS Fred Matiang’i at the Kenya School of Government after it emerged that Wajir County had two representatives. The super CS was leading the National Development implementation and communication cabinet committee, meeting with Council of Governors on Wednesday. Confusion arose when the Wajir representative was asked to introduce themselves. Both Mohammed Abdi Mohamud and Ahmed Ali Muktar rose from their seats. Mohamud was ejected by the police but chose to walk out of the meeting to avoid attracting attention to himself. Read: Ahmed Ali Muktar Takes Over as Wajir Governor, To Prioritize…

Nominated senator Millicent Omanga is under fire after she took a swipe at Rarieda MP and lawyer Otiende Amollo. Amollo is appearing for ODM party leader Raila Odinga in the Constitutional Amendment case (BBI) at the Court of Appeal. The lawyer told the seven-judge bench that the initiative was not promoted by President Uhuru Kenyatta as was claimed in the High Court ruling that declared the initiative null and void. Read: List Of Court Of Appeal Judges Who Will Hear BBI Case According to Amollo, the initiative was promoted by Suna East MP Junet Mohamed and his BBI secretariat co-chair Dennis…

A Kenyan domestic worker who worked in Saudi Arabia for four months is finally back home with her family. Patricia Wanja Kimani jetted into the country on June 23 at around 1.15 pm in the same dress she left in on March 7. Wanja, 28, left Kenya with the help of Maharan Human Resources Company, a Nairobi-based recruitment agency, which would later abandon her. Upon landing in the gulf country, the agency confiscated her travel documents and later assigned her a working station. Read: Enslaved Kenyan Woman Seeks To Return Home After Saudi Arabian Employer Physically Abused Her Her woes, the…

Eswatini’s acting Prime Minister has dispelled claims that King Mswati III fled the country over protests that rocked the monarchy on Monday. In a statement on Tuesday, Themba Masuku assured emaSwati and the international community that the monarch is still in the country and is working towards advancing the kingdom’s goals. “I would like to this opportunity to assure emaSwati and the international community that his Majesty King Mswati III is in the country and continues to lead in working with the government to advance the kingdom’s goals,” said Masuku. He appealed for calm and restraint, adding that the government will…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been jailed for 15 months. Zuma was on Tuesday found guilty of contempt by a Constitutional Court after he failed to appear at a corruption inquiry while he was president. Acting Chief Justice Sisi Khampepe after handing down the sentence instructed Zuma to appear at the Johannesburg Police Station for transfer to a correctional facility within five days. Should he not submit himself to the police within the stipulated time, Khampepe instructed the Minister of Police and the National Commissioner of South African Police Service to take all steps necessary to ensure Zuma…