Author: Eva Nyambura

Four people died and two others sustained severe injuries in a road crash on the Isiolo-Moyale highway on Friday. According to the police, the victims were headed to Isiolo from Moyale town when the incident occurred at around 1.30pm. Marsabit County Police Commander Samuel Mutunga confirmed that the driver of the ill-fated vehicle died on the spot. He is said to have lost control of the vehicle and the car veered off the road and rolled several times. “The injured were rushed to Marsabit Referral Hospital,” Mr Mutunga said. Read: Accident Along Mombasa-Nairobi Highway Leaves Family of Five Dead Their remains…

Politicians have protested against harassment by police in Kisii over the upcoming Bonchari by-election. Leaders allied to ODM and UDA parties condemned intimidation by police of the candidates. The contest has attracted 13 individuals. On Thursday night, police raided Kisii governor James Ongwae’s home as he was having tea with Senator Prof Sam Ongeri and Woman Representative Janet Ong’era. They were accused of holding an illegal political meeting. Speaking on Friday, governor Ongwae said he received word that he was holding an illegal assembly at his residence which the police had come to disperse. Read: IEBC Clears Graft Suspect Pavel Oimeke…

The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) secretariat will appeal a five judge bench ruling that declared the Amendment Bill unconstitutional. Speaking on Friday, the secretariat co-chairs Junet Mohamed and Denis Waweru dismissed the ruling as judicial activism. The politicians who were flanked by Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju, and MPs Adan Keynan and Maoka Maore, said the judges made personalized attacks against President Uhuru Kenyatta. “This was a very deliberate design to plunge the country into a constitutional crisis and chaos through judicial activism,”Junet said. The Suna East MP claimed that there exists an unholy marriage between the Deputy President William…

Police in Kisumu are holding a woman who is believed to have stolen 950 treated mosquito nets worth at least Sh380,000. The suspect, Mary Awino Ohala, is said to have stolen 19 bales of the nets which were discovered at her home in USAID estate in Kisumu. Police believe the mosquito nets are part of those given to Kenya by the Global Fund for free distribution. This particular consignment was stolen from Rabuor and Nyangande hospitals. According to county police commander Samuel Anampiu, police officers from Obunga police recovered the consignment after acting on a tip off. Read: Three Kisumu Officials…

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has reviewed fuel prices for the period starting May 15 to June 14. In this month’s review, EPRA increased Petrol prices by Sh3.56 but retained the April prices for Diesel and Kerosene. Petrol will starting midnight retail at Sh126.37, Diesel at Sh107.66 and Kerosene at Sh97.85 in Nairobi. In Mombasa, Petrol will go for Sh123.95, Diesel at Sh105.27 and Kerosene at Sh95.46. Nakuru residents will buy Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene at Sh125.98, Sh107.55 and Sh97.76, respectively. Read: Fuel Prices Remain Unchanged In April Review Despite Hike Speculations Those in Eldoret will part with Sh126.90,…

A mentally ill man is missing after he alighted Madaraka Express Train on May 11. The man who has since been identified as 74-year-old Peterson Mwangi Ngunyi is said to have been found with an invalid ticket. But according to Mwangi’s daughter, Tabitha, her father was ejected from the train even though his ticket was valid. In a statement, Kenya Railways noted that the missing person had in his possession an invalid ticket that had previously been used by a passenger traveling from Mombasa to Nairobi the previous day. https://twitter.com/KenyaRailways_/status/1392860268301012993 According to Kenya Railway, any passenger found with an…

Deputy President William Ruto on Thursday night praised God after a five judge bench declared the Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill 2020 as unconstitutional. In a tweet, the DP said God loves Kenya immeasurably moments after the ruling. “There is GOD in heaven who loves kenya immeasurably. May GOD’S name be PRAISED forever,” wrote the second in command. https://twitter.com/WilliamsRuto/status/1392916212435259394 The bench that consisted of Justices Joel Ngugi, George Odunga, Jairus Ngaah, Teresia Matheka and Chacha Mwita ruled that a Constitutional amendment cannot be initiated by a Parliamentary or popular initiative, or the President. “It is our finding that popular initiative is power…

Two police constables William Chirchir and Godfrey Kirui will on May 27 be sentenced after they were found guilty of manslaughter. The two are said to have fatally shot a businesswoman, Janet Waiyaki, on May 20, 2018 at City Park in Parklands. Appearing before High Court judge Stella Mutuku on Thursday, the indicted cops appealed for non-custodial sentences. But Waiyaki’s husband told the court that his wife’s death was premature and has since her untimely death been forced to take care of their young ones and their businesses.  “Consider she was 41 years, she left very young children 2 and…

The Jubilee party National Management Committee (NMC) has directed the disciplinary committee to begin the process of expulsion of three members. The party has set its sights on Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria, nominated MP Cecily Mbarire and nominated senator Millicent Omanga. In a meeting held at the party headquarters on Wednesday, the committee noted that the Gatundu South legislator was contravening the Political Parties Act by supporting a People’s Empowerment Party (PEP) candidate. PEP is set to face off with the President Uhuru Kenyatta-led party in the upcoming Juja by-elections. The former has fielded George Koimburi who will go…

DStv and GOtv have announced new shows for the young and the young at heart with a new line-up set to premier each month throughout the year. Speaking during this year’s Content Showcase, Nancy Matimu, MultiChoice Kenya Managing Director said, “The kids’ segment is an important one for us as they are part of our most loyal and demanding customers. With over 15 kids’ channels on our platforms, we strive to ensure that we keep the line-up fresh and exciting. The variety of educational and informative content available on DStv and GOtv 24 hours a day is bound to handpicked…

MultiChoice’s online subscription video on demand service, Showmax was the first over-the-top platform in Africa to offer sports, local content, live stream news and FTA channels on the Showmax Pro service. In addition, Showmax subscribers get the best of HBO as well as numerous award-winning movies, series and kids’ shows from international distributors. Here’s what you get on Showmax and how to make the most of it. Add Showmax to your DStv bill: With the Showmax add to bill functionality available on the MyDStv App, DStv customers can now add Showmax to their active DStv account, making it easy for customers…

The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) will starting May 10 inspect all motor vehicles above four years from the date of manufacture. In a letter signed by Interior and Citizen Services PS Paul Famba, all vehicles regardless of ownership will be inspected in line with Section 16 (2) of the Traffic Act. It states, “Every vehicle more than four years old from the recorded date of manufacture shall be subjected to inspection by the motor vehicle inspection unit.” Motor vehicle owners have been advised to arrange for inspection of their cars. Read: KEBS Declines To Extend Deadline For Importing 2013…

Two police constables accused of fatally shooting a businesswoman at City Park in 2018 have been found guilty of manslaughter. Police constables William Chirchir and Godfrey Kirui were on Tuesday found guilty of killing Janet Waiyaki on the morning of May 20, 2018, while in a car with her nephew, Bernard Chege. High Court Judge Stella Mutuku ruled that the officers used excessive force when no crime had been committed by the deceased and Mr Chege. Justice Mutuku also noted that the occupants of the vehicle posed no danger to the officers. “They behaved rashly and opened fire with the…

SuperSport, Africa’s leading aggregator of sporting content will broadcast the EURO 2021 games Live. SuperSport will give DStv and GOtv customers front row seats to all 51 matches of the EURO 2021 that will be broadcast from 12 cities culminating in the final at Wembley on July 11. MultiChoice has also prepared 8 dedicated channels for the Olympic games for its DStv customers and 4 channels for GOtv customers for the Olympics. SuperSport will air all 339 gold medal events with the Grandstand channel on DStv carrying the best events at any given time. All 8 channels will also be…

President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga allies on Tuesday passed the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (BBI) in the senate. 52 of the 67 senators voted in favour of the bill with only 12 voting No. One senator abstained from the vote while two did not participate. The debate resumed after three weeks of debate characterized by calls to amend the document. Speaker Kenneth Lusaka, however, ruled out amendments to the Bill, saying members will either vote for the Bill as a whole and not a particular clause. Senators, Lusaka said, will either vote yes, no or…