Author: Eva Nyambura

President Uhuru Kenyatta, ODM party leader Raila Odinga, Attorney General Paul Kihara and the BBI Secretariat on Wednesday filed appeals against the BBI judgement that rendered the exercise null and void. On May 17, AG Kihara through Solicitor General Kennedy Ogeto filed a notice of appeal at the High Court citing dissatisfaction in the decision made by the five-bench judge. The AG claimed he will suffer prejudice if the stay orders are not granted. “The 1st respondent will suffer prejudice as the applicants will proceed to execute the orders rendering the appeal nugatory and causing not only the 1st respondent but…

There was drama at the Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium, Kisumu, after a man tried to make his way to the main podium as President Uhuru Kenyatta made his Madaraka Day remarks. The man, in a beige pair of trousers and a white t-shirt with the Jubilee Party logo, was whisked away by security briefly disrupting the celebrations. The president came to the man’s aid, asking the officers to let him go about his business. Last week, Kepher Nyambane was the talk of town after he blocked President kenyatta’s motorcade in Lucky Summer. Explaining the motive behind the stunt, Nyambane maintained…

Police in Mombasa are probing an incident where a man was fatally shot after his car was sprayed with bullet. The incident that took place at around 8.30 pm on Monday took place along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway near the Changamwe roundabout. “A Toyota Premio driven by one unknown male was driving from Kibarani towards Changamwe. On reaching Changamwe roundabout, a vehicle approached it,” a police report read. Several rounds of ammunition were fired towards the vehicle. Read: Two Shot Dead As Kabete Pastor Is Saved From Criminal Gang That Had Abducted Him The victim died on the spot after the vehicle,…

Detectives have nabbed a Ghanaian national believed to have obtained money by false pretences from a senior manager at Tala, a popular mobile money lending firm. The foreigner, Victor Anane, met the female Tala manager on a popular dating site. He introduced himself as a man of God who could help the unidentified manager bag a promotion at work. “The Ghanaian introduced himself as a preacher who performs miracles and who would help the senior manager get promoted at her work place instantly,” said the DCI. Mr Anane also promised to turn the victim’s fortunes around if she fell in…

A Kenyan national working in Qatar’s capital of Doha has been charged with receiving payment to spread disinformation. Malcom Bidali, a 28-year-old security guard, was arrested on May 5 and was placed in custody “for violating Qatar’s security laws and regulations”, Qatar’s Government Communication Office (GCO) said. The GSS Certis International employee was on Saturday “formally charged with offences related to payments received by a foreign agent for the creation and distribution of disinformation within the State of Qatar”. Read: Kenyan Security Guard Who Blogged About Plight of Migrant Workers in Qatar Detained “Following a thorough investigation by the authorities, the case…

Chief Justice Martha Koome on Monday gazetted the election of Justice Daniel Musinga as the President of the Court of Appeal. Justice Musinga will serve for a period of five years. Justice Musinga, who is the Judiciary’s Committee on Elections Chairperson, replaces Justice William Ouko who was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya. He will also serve as a representative of the Court of Appeal to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Read: Justice Daniel Musinga Elected to Replace William Ouko As President of Appellate Court The President of the Court of Appeal was admitted to the…

Detectives have apprehended three suspects as they prepared to stage attacks against motorists along the Southern bypass. Brian Mwangi and Nickson Muchiri aged 25, were arrested on Sunday following an operation mounted by Lang’ata based police officers. The third suspect, aged 15, was also arrested as he fled to the nearby Ngong forest. “Two motorbikes used by the criminals as their getaway means were also impounded, in the meticulous operation staged by the officers,” said DCI on Monday. The suspects will be arraigned in court today to answer to charges of preparing to commit a felony, contrary to section 308…

The hunt for German national identified as Krabbe Dietter Gunther is over after he was found dead in Mombasa, Kilifi police boss Nelson Taliti has confirmed. Gunther’s body was found in Bamburi, Mombasa County, on the ground floor of a five-storey building in Kiembeni, Mr Taliti said. The 58-year-old man is suspected to have taken his own life by jumping from the fifth floor of the building. “The man had a fight with the woman in their house on Wednesday night. He killed her and then ran away. His body was found at around 6am on Saturday by members of…

Kenya’s Covid-19 positivity rate is at 8.9 percent after 444 people tested positive for the disease, in the last 24 hours. These infections were from a sample size of 4,989 tested over the same period. Total confirmed positive cases are now 170,485 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,806,438. Of these cases, 435 are Kenyans while 9 are foreigners. 259 are males and 185 females. The youngest is a two-month-old infant while the oldest is 101 years. 1,171 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 4,682 patients are under the Home Based Isolation and Care program.…

Multichoice Kenya has opened a new branch dedicated to serve DStv and GOtv subscribers in Nyeri county and the larger Central region. The branch located along Kimathi Street on the Ground Floor of Kang’aru Building will give subscribers a one-stop service point with comprehensive service delivery. Speaking during the launch, Nyeri Governor, Mutahi Kahiga said, “We identify with you as you use the power of entertainment to enrich millions of lives across the county by providing video entertainment that tells the most-loved Kenyan international stories, which bring people together around shared passions.” MultiChoice Kenya managing director Nancy Matimu thanked the…

Multichoice Kenya walked away with five coveted awards at the fourth edition of the Kuza Awards held recently by the Communication Authority(CA). The 2021 edition brought together dozens of broadcasters from the country’s news and entertainment industry in a gala afternoon that celebrated the best in technological innovation during a difficult operating period. Multichoice Kenya’s mass market video entertainment brand, GOtv clinched two critical compliance awards, the Compliance Award for Subscription Broadcasting Service Provider and also emerged overall winner in the compliance award for Broadcast Signal Distributor. Read: MultiChoice Joins Africa Day Celebrations with Colours of Africa Film Series The Compliance…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday hosted Luo leaders ahead of his development tour across the Nyanza region later this week. In a meeting attended by ODM party leader Raila Odinga, the head of state said that he is determined to leave a legacy of a united country. This, he said, he will do with the help of the special AU envoy. “My brother (Hon Raila Odinga) and I are focused on leaving a legacy where young people have steady jobs and are able to access basics needs and become a country where all citizens are proud to be Kenyans,” said…

Kenya has in the last 24 hours lost 16 Covid-19 patients, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has confirmed. In a statement on Friday, the minister said the country’s fatalities have now risen to 3,124. Over the same period, the country has recorded 344 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total caseload to 170,041. The infections were from a sample size of 4,864 representing a positivity rate of 7.1 per cent. The cumulative tests stand at 1,801,449. Read: 11 Deaths Recorded As Kenya’s Covid-19 Positivity Rate Now At 9.4% There are 1,188 patients currently admitted to various hospitals across the country. Another, 4,712…

Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi was on Friday in a twitter spat with Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli. The squabble started after the “Grand Mullah” said naming a street after the trade unionist was a disgrace. “Total disgrace to name a street in Nairobi after @AtwoliDza What are we telling poor workers he abandoned for the sake of my BELOVED JUBILEE? He is a BILLIONAIRE in a country where labour is enslaved by capital owners. He dines/wines with the rich/powerful & is disdainful of poor,” the city lawyer said. Atwoli quickly responded noting that his track record…

The family of slain Moi University student is crying for justice three years on. Ivy Wangechi’s family on Thursday accused the defense of a deliberate ploy to sabotage the case that is yet to take off since the macabre murder of the sixth-year medical student. The deceased’s mother, Winfred Waithera, said the accused, Naftali Kinuthia through his lawyer was frustrating the case. Read: Ivy Wangechi’s Murder Suspect Kinuthia Now Wants Plea Bargain “I’m a frustrated mother to a dead girl who did not die because of a road accident, disease, not even Covid but who died because somebody just wanted to…