Author: Eva Nyambura

A man was on Monday charged for lying to the police leading to the removal of Unaitas Sacco chairman Joseph Ngaai Kabugu. The suspect, Alexander Irungu, appeared before Milimani chief magistrate Francis Andayi where he was charged with giving the police false information that led them to open an investigation into Mr Kabugu. Mr Irungu is said to have told the Serious Crimes Unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) that Mr Kabugu had forged a document for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams so as to gain admission to Shinners Technical College in Murang’a County to…

SuperSport has released a new 3-part documentary series featuring East African athletes. The documentary dubbed ‘Rising Champions’ focuses on the success, the secret and the science behind a long line of strong athletes from the region. Rising Champions: The Success of East African Athletes is about the rise of East African Athletes and their dominance in long distance running over the last 60 years. Rising Champions: The Secret Behind East African Athletes looks at the cultural, geographical influences and training methods that have made East African Athletes conquer the world of long-distance running. Rising Champions: The Science Behind East Africa Athletes explores the genetics, diet and environmental factors that…

Kenya on Monday recorded 66 new Covid-19 cases from 1,833 tests conducted over the past 24 hours. The positivity rate now stands at 3.6 percent. In a statement, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said that the country’s cumulative numbers have as a result risen to 163,620. Cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,721,122. From the cases, 65 are Kenyans while one is a foreigner. 45 are males and 21 are females. The youngest is a six-year-old child while the oldest is 81 years. 1,737 individuals recovered from the virus over the same period. The total number of recoveries is currently at…

Ministry of Health is set to open a Covid-19 vaccination centre at Teachers Service Commission (TSC) headquarters in Upper Hill, CEO Nancy Macharia has confirmed. Speaking during the official release of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2020 results at Mitihani House, Ms Macharia said that TSC had 151,494 teachers vaccinated, constituting 48.9% females and 51.1% males as of Sunday. She added that 37 teachers including 24 principals, three deputy principals and 10 classroom teachers, had fallen victim to the virus. “We don’t want to continue losing our teachers. Kindly take the Covid-19 vaccine in centres,” Macharia said. Read: TSC…

A Bungoma family is demanding answers from Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after it was found that their kin was buried without their consent. Sabenzia Killong’s family said that the health facility admitted to burying the deceased at Lang’ata Cemetery after months of a grueling search. “We, the Killong family have received a media response from the Kenyatta National Hospital concerning the sickness, death and burial of our late daughter/sister Sabenzia Chepkesis Killong, commonly known as Spe, Sape, or Spencier, with shock and disbelief,” said Brian Killong. Initially, the referral hospital had denied admission of the woman. According to Brian, their…

Kenya has issued a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arriving travelers from 6 countries. They are; Brunei, Czech Republic, Kuwait, Pakistan, Thailand and UK. Those traveling from the UK will be required to have a negative PCR-based Covid-19 test result conducted within 96 hours before travel. “All UK citizens and residents travelling to Kenya from the UK via any route who have a valid Covid-19 PCR test, but do not have a valid Covid-19 vaccination certificate, will be subject to 14 days mandatory quarantine,” Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. Read: UK To Ban Travellers From Kenya In A…

Safaricom Foundation has refurbished and equipped the newborn and maternal high dependency units at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) branch in Othaya at a cost of Sh15 million. The renovated units which were officially opened by Health CS Mutahi Kagwe will see the capacity at the Newborn unit increase from 10 to 20 infants and the introduction of a 4-bed maternal high dependency unit (HDU). “Through these renovations, Safaricom Foundation aims to transform the lives of mothers and newborns in Nyeri and nearby areas through increasing access to quality health services,” said Joe Ogutu, Safaricom Foundation Chairman. Read: Safaricom Foundation Donates Books…

Kiambu based detectives are hunting for three men believed to be part of a syndicate targeting taxi drivers. The trio last night carjacker a vehicle (Toyota Premio) from a man as he drove into his home at the One River Apartments in Ruaka. The victim was coming from work when he was attacked by the thugs who lay in wait outside the apartment. “As the gates opened, the driver’s window was suddenly smashed with an iron rod, before two shots were fired in the air from a pistol in an attempt to subdue him,” tweeted DCI. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1390974820008054785 The man managed…

National Assembly leadership has threatened Deputy President William Ruto with impeachment should he continue defying President Uhuru Kenyatta. Led by majority leader Amos Kimunya, the MPs said Thursday’s vote in support of the Constitution Amendment Bill 2020 (BBI) was a clear indication that the head of state still had a majority backing. Out of the 302 MPs who participated in the vote, some 235 voted to support the bill, 83 opposed while two abstained. Read: Here’s How MPs Voted on the Constitution Amendment Bill (BBI) Kimunya who was flanked by Jubilee party parliamentary secretary Adan Keynan, Majority Whip Emanuel Wangwe, his…

The Tanzanian government has denied reports that President Samia Suluhu on Wednesday ordered the release of 23 political prisoners. Addressing reporters on Friday, the government spokesperson Gerson Msigwa denied the presence of political prisoners in the East African country. “Our country abides by the law, President Suluhu in any capacity can’t interfere with the Judiciary,” Mr Msigwa said. He urged media houses to uphold the code of ethics and professionalism when releasing such reports. “I want to urge the media to uphold professionalism when releasing reports concerning the government ,” Msigwa continued. On Friday, Citizen TV claimed that President Suluhu had…

Nyeri tycoon Stephen Wang’ondu, who is accused of plotting the killing of his son, has passed away. According to his son, Mworia Wang’ondu and lawyer Mahugu Mbarire, the murder suspect died on Friday at a private hospital. The family declined to comment on the cause of death. Read: Detectives Unravel Mystery Behind Gruesome Murder Of Nyeri Businessman Daniel Mwangi The deceased, 75, had been charged with the murder of Daniel Wang’ondu alongside four other people. Daniel died on January 1, 2021. Stephen faced the charges together with James Mahinda, Eddy Kariuki, Raphael Wachira and Geoffrey Warutumo. The deceased is said to…

ODM party chairman and National Assembly minority leader John Mbadi has thanked MPs for overwhelmingly passing the Constitution Amendment Bill 2020 (BBI) on Thursday. Mbadi expressed his gratitude for what he termed as heeding “to the clarion call as the representatives of the people”. He also thanked the majority side that is led by Kipipiri MP Amos Kimunya for their overwhelming support and purvey of unity of purpose and commitment to the course. “Our past socio, political and economic circumstances necessitated a need for a countrywide driven dialogue and the voices of the people were captured in the BBI document,”…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Prof Fatuma Chege as the Principal Secretary for the newly created State Department for the Implementation of Curriculum Reforms in the Ministry of Education. Prof Chege’s nomination was on Tuesday approved by members of Parliament after significant opposition. The National Assembly had shelved debate on her nomination after some reckoned there was no need to create a new department within the ministry. Opposition leaders in the House, John Mbadi and Junet Mohammed expressed their dissatisfaction with the new department noting that the current Principal Secretary in the State Department of Basic Education Dr Julius Jwan…

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has declared Friday, May 14 a public holiday to mark Idd-Ul-Fitr. The Cabinet Secretary made the announcement through a gazette notice dated May 5. https://twitter.com/InteriorKE/status/1390548676628602883 The day marks the end of the holy month of Ramadhan according to the Muslim calendar. During Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, Muslim faithfuls wake up to cleanse their bodies in a ritual called ghusl. After getting dressed for the day they gather in mosques or outdoor locations for prayers and listen to a khutba (sermon) and give zakat al-fitr (charity in the form of food). Afterwards, many visit the graves of their…

Administrative officers will henceforth receive increased allowances after the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) approved the National Government Administrative Officers’ Field Service Allowance. On Thursday, Interior PS Karanja Kibicho acknowledged the move that is geared towards motivating officers with a view to improving service delivery. “The authorization of the extraneous allowance had come after extensive deliberations on recompensing the administrators – from the Assistant Chief all the way up to the Regional Commissioner – commensurate with the nature of their work and the risks that they face in the field. “Besides routine coordination of…