Author: Eva Nyambura

MultiChoice Kenya, the home of Kenya’s most-loved video entertainment brand, has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth Sh2.3 million to the Ministry of Health. The donation is meant for people in high-risk areas and those at the frontline in support of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. 12,000 KN95 Face Masks and 2,000 Disposable Isolation Gowns were some of the equipment donated by the firm. Receiving the donation on behalf of the ministry was CS Mutahi Kagwe who applauded MultiChoice Kenya for the highly targeted and timely contribution. “We are pleased to receive the PPE’s from MultiChoice Kenya, a brand…

A former MP has been accused of bigamy by his first wife, Agnes Mueni. Former Kathiani MP Peter Kyalo Kaindi is accused of marrying another woman who was still legally married to another man. “Take notice that we have instruction to notify you that the alleged marriage to the said Judith Ndunge Ngunia is and was unlawful and illegal and in fact, you have committed a criminal offence of bigamy,” Mueni says. In a case filed in a Machakos court, Mueni is seeking to block her husband with whom she shares three children, from burying Judith Ndunge in a plot…

Former National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) chair and Naivasha MP, John Mututho’s double-storey residential property is up for auction. The 8-bedroom property located in Nairobi’s Kawangware was put on sale by Garam Auctioneers. “Parcel of land known as L.R. No. Dagoretti/Riruta/s.499 Riruta Satellite Nairobi registered in the name of John Michael Njenga Mututho,” the auction notice read. The property also includes four other single storey rental blocks comprising 17 single rooms, three toilets and two bathrooms. Read: Reprieve for Waititu as Court Blocks Auction of Luxury Cars Over Sh10 Million Loan It is said that…

Safaricom will mark the seventh Safaricom Youth Orchestra graduation ceremony on Sunday. The event will be conducted virtually for the second year in a row, and will be streamed on Safaricom’s YouTube Channel from 2 pm. 11 music students are set to graduate and will be awarded certificates in orchestral music having learnt to play various instruments ranging from the Flute, Alto Sax, Trumpet and Violin. “Music education is highly beneficial to students’ well being and development. Inline with our purpose of transforming lives, Safaricom is dedicated to continuously support and invest in music platforms such as the Safaricom Youth…

27 teachers have been fired for leaking this year’s Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education (KCSE) exam, Education CS Prof George Magoha has said. The CS also confirmed that 35 civilians have been arrested and 53 mobile phones confiscated. Further, Magoha said, the exam results will be out by May 10. Last week, the minister said marking will commence immediately after candidates write their last exam today (April 21). Read: KCSE Marking To Kick off in Three Weeks – CS Magoha “We shall start transporting the exams anytime next week because this process is going to go on,” he said. Then, the…

A High Court has extended orders barring City Hall from increasing parking fees within the city. Justice Anthony Murima on Wednesday postponed the matter until May 3 after the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) was enjoined in the case. The petition was filed by Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) and the Matatu Owners Association. Cofek termed the county’s decision to double the parking fees as unconstitutional. Read: Reprieve For Nairobi Motorists As Court Extends Orders Stopping Parking Fees Increment Cofek also argued that the notice issued on December 2, 2019 was too short, unreasonable, punitive and discriminatory. Parking costs were categorised into zones.…

A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer was fatally shot on Monday in a robbery in Nairobi’s Utawala area. Witnesses said Senior private Joseph Mwangi, 30, was walking home at around 8 pm when he was accosted by three thugs riding on a motorcycle. The gang demanded his backpack causing a scuffle which led to the shoot. Read: Ex-KDF Soldier Jailed for Three Years Over Recruitment Fraud One of his attackers then shot private Mwangi in the back and quickly made away with the bag. Guards at a nearby home rushed to the scene of incident and rushed the officer to the…

A High Court has ruled that the creation of the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) office was unconstitutional. The posts were created by President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2018. The posts, critics say, were rewards for his supporters who lost their political seats in the 2017 general election. “I have decided to establish a new position in government, the position of Chief Administrative Secretary in all our ministries. The Chief Administrative Secretary would broadly be responsible for helping the Cabinet Secretary to better coordinate the running of the affairs of their respective ministries,” the head of state said. Justice Anthony Murima also…

A man in viral video arguing with his spouse in front of their two children is dead. He has been identified as Senior Sergeant Joseph Kamau Kimanzi alias Kiberiti. In the infamous video, the deceased is accused by his wife of infidelity. The woman says she heard him (Kiberiti) on the phone with another woman. Their daughter who is getting ready for school accuses her mother of stealing from them. The woman hurls insults at her deceased husband for at least two minutes. Read: Kiambu Businessman Evans Karani Who Confessed to Killing Lover Asks for Quick Sentencing Those privy to the…

Anti IMF loan crusader, activist Mutemi Kiama has been released unconditionally. This was after the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence. Senior resident magistrate Jane Kamau on Tuesday directed that the Sh500,000 deposited as cash bail a fortnight ago be refunded. Kamau also dismissed an application by the state indicating that gadgets obtained from Mutemi had been taken to Communications Authority and the report not yet availed to them. The gadgets include phones and laptops which the defense lawyer sought to have returned to his client. The case will be mentioned on May 21. On April 8, Mutemi was released…

A senate committee has cleared Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) of negligence in the death of celebrated author Ken Walibora. In a report tabled in the senate, the health committee concluded that “The alleged negligence could not be proved.” In it’s report, the committee noted that Walibora received the necessary medical intervention upon his admission on April 10, 2020. “He accessed intensive care services at the critical care unit of the Accidents and Emergency department in KNH,” the report read in part. Read: Family Of Legendary Swahili Author Ken Walibora Raises Concerns Over Deceased’s Secret Wealth The legislators also noted that the…

A senior police officer on Sunday sustained injuries while manning a roadblock in Pangani, Nairobi. The Pangani Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Samir Yunus was run over by a boda boda rider along Dr Griffins Road. Chief Inspector Yunus suffered a blow to the head and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. The cyclist who was arrested and his motorcycle seized told the police that he was rushing home to beat the 8 pm curfew. The accident, however, took place at 8.30 pm. Read: Current Curfew Orders in Disease Infected Zone To Continue Until May 29 – CS Matiang’i Yunus…

A Kiambu businessman has baffled detectives after confessing to a murder most cruel. Evans Karani, a Juja based businessman told police that he killed his 24-year-old girlfriend, Catherine Nyokabi, on Wednesday last week. The murder suspect who is a sand broker in Ndarugo told investigators that he had dated the deceased, a mother of one, for at least four years but she was allegedly unfaithful to him. Last week, he told the police, he asked Nyokabi to delete a photo of her alleged lover because it hurt his feelings. Read: Murder Suspect Peter Mugure Aware of Self-representation Consequences – Court told…

KTN TV has lost yet another journalist, Lofty Matambo. Lofty anchored his last news bulletin on Sunday night when he bid his fans goodbye. The Swahili news anchor resigned towards the end of the bulletin after working at the Standard Group owned television station for seven years. He said, “For seven and a half years you have allowed me into your living rooms without knocking and you welcomed me with a smile. Those in the city watched me and those from the village followed my reports. “For the zeal to have an upright society, I brought you Kimasomaso to condemn…

Kenya on Saturday recorded 1,027 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 7,184. The total number of infections has risen to 151,287 with the positivity rate now at 14.3%. The cumulative tests stand at 1,599,668. From the new cases, 1,009 are Kenyans while 18 are foreigners. In terms of gender, 600 are males while 427 are females and the youngest is a two-month-old child and the oldest is 110. Read: Kenya Records 19 Fatalities, 1,041 Covid-19 Cases In 24 Hours 1,653 patients are currently admitted in various hospitals across the country. Another, 5,798 patients are on the home-based care programme.…