Author: Eva Nyambura

Widow of late Dutch billionaire Tob Cohen, Sarah Wairimu, has launched a fresh bid to have her car, pet dogs, and her Kitisuru home released in her custody. Through her lawyer, Philip Murgor, Wairimu wants the court to compel DCI, police, and DPP to take inventory of items at her matrimonial home to avoid theft. She told the court that inventory taking will also avoid the destruction of property due to lack of maintenance, vandalism, and further wastage as police continue guarding the premises which are an active crime scene. Wairimu wants the home left in her control as the…

Nakuru CEC for Public Health Samuel King’ori has succumbed to Covid-19, Governor Lee Kinyanjui has confirmed. In a statement, the governor said the deceased had been hospitalized for a couple of days but died on Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest. Kinyanjui remembered King’ori as a general in the fight against COVID-19 who mobilized trained and coordinated the public health workers as well as vulnerable groups across the county with amazing outcomes on all fronts. “He was instrumental in laying our healthcare strategy plan that resulted in the upgrade of service delivery and infrastructure. He was very passionate for results…

Education PS Julius Swan on Monday turned away a KCPE supervisor who showed up late at his station. The PS was observing the start of the national examinations at Kisii Primary School when the invigilator strolled in past 8 am. “Just reverse your vehicle and go, you cannot report late and expect to invigilate an exam,” said Jwan. Three other invigilators failed to show up to their assigned stations. Mr Jwan said the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will institute disciplinary measures against the four. Read: M-Pesa Foundation Partners with Ministry of Education to Supply Sanitary Towels to KCPE, KCSE Candidates “We…

1,274 people have tested positive for Covid-19, out of a sample size of 7,240 tested in the last 24 hours, Health ministry has said. Total confirmed cases has risen to 120,163. Of the new cases, 1,205 are Kenyans and 69 foreigners. 674 are males and 600 are females. Cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,409,720. 120 patients have recovered from the disease, 75 are from various health facilities while 45 are from the Home Based and Isolation Care. Read: Kericho Deputy Governor Susan Kikwai Succumbs To Covid-19 Total recoveries now stand at 89,508. 5 other patients have succumbed to the virus…

The burial of late President of Tanzania John Pombe Magufuli has been moved to March 26, 2021. This, the government spokesperson said, will give his family and the residents of his hometown Geita, a chance to view the body before burial. The fallen head of state was initially set to be laid to rest on Thursday at his rural home of Chato. On Saturday, his remains were taken to Uhuru Stadium for public viewing after a brief funeral service held at St Peter’s Oysterbay Church. Read: Gains Late Tanzania President Magufuli will be Remembered For The body was ferried by a…

Kericho deputy governor Susan Kikwai has died. Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony has said that his deputy succumbed to Covid-19 at Siloam Hospital, Kericho. “Our deputy governor tested positive of Covid-19 and succumbed to the virus this morning. “I urge Kenyans not to lower their guard, the disease is real. Let us take the containment measures set by the government seriously,” Chepkwony said, adding that funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date. Reports indicate that the deceased was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for a while. On Friday Kenya registered the highest number of fatalities in a single…

An aircraft has crashed in Marsabit town around Kofia Mbaya area. Earlier reports indicated that the aircraft was ferrying Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams, claims the ministry has dismissed. “Education CS George Magoha has denied claims that the aircraft that crashed in Marsabit today was examination materials. The CS said all examination materials for both the KCPE and KCSE were safe and that no paper had been exposed to anyone in any manner,” the Ministry stated. Sources privy to the details said that two of the occupants lost their lives. Among them was the pilot identified as John…

Former EACC boss Halakhe Waqo finally appeared before the Public Investment Committee (PIC) over his ties to a company that bagged a Sh347 million Kemsa tender. Aszure Commercial Services was founded in 2017 and is registered as a furniture supplies company. In spite of the inexperience, the firm was awarded a tender to supply the government agency with 50,000 50-pack face masks. Appearing before the Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir-led committee on Friday, Waqo defended his role in the company saying he was only a loan guarantor. He told the MPs that he was introduced to the firm by a First…

Man accused of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman in Kahawa West on February 23 will remain in custody for a period of 10 days, DCI has said. This was after detectives based at Kiamumbi sought orders to hold the suspect, Joseph Kinyua Murimi. Kiambu chief magistrate Patriciah Gichohi granted the orders on Friday. According to the DCI, Murimi had allegedly met Velvine Nungari two days before their date on February 23. On the material day, he had picked up Nungari at Kirigiti, before the two proceeded to Q West for drinks and later to Kijito along Kamiti Road, then to…

Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi has tested for COVID-19, CEC for Health Misheck Mutuma has confirmed. Mr Mutuma on Friday said that the county boss is currently self-isolating. The CEC also noted that the county currently has 137 active cases of Coronavirus. He has urged area residents to observe Covid-19 protocols so as to contain the spread of the unforgiving virus. Read: Governor Kiraitu Wants EALA MP Mpuru Aburi Expelled From Jubilee, Nomination Revoked Kenya has in the last two weeks registered a spike in virus cases as well as deaths. This week alone, Kenya has recorded over 1,000 daily positive cases…

The prosecution has lined up 52 witnesses in the Arror and Kimwarer Dam case. The witnesses are set to testify against former Treasury CS Henry Rotich who is accused of aiding a Sh11 billion irregular offshore payment to an Italian insurance firm, SACE, entangled in a suspect loan deal to finance the construction of the dams. On Friday, during the pre trial hearing, the defense team asked the court to compel the DPP and DCI to reveal the findings of a trip made to Italy in connection with the case. “We want the investigative report from the Italian insurance company…

Christian Longomba, one half of the Longombas duo, has been laid to rest. The singer who gave Kenyans hits like “Shika more” and “Queen” was buried on Thursday in the US where he lived with family. His twin brother, Lovy said, “Thank you Lord Jesus for the life of your servant and my brother Christian Longomba. He was always yours & now he has returned unto you. “Glory & honour belongs to you now & forever. Abba comfort the family and his faithful supporters. Amen,” the man of God wrote on Instagram. The deceased’s other brother, Richie, told Word Is…

A nurse who is grieving her mother has warned Kenyans saying the Covid-19 virus should not be taken lightly. Lillyan Mutinda, head of health promotion at Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS), lost her mother, Alice Mbenya Kivuvani-Mutua to the killer virus. Alice was taken ill shortly after attending the burial of her sister, Ruth Kalau, on February 27. Ruth had been ailing for at least 10 years. During her mother’s burial held at their Oasis Farm in Koko village, Kithimani in Yatta, Lillyan castigated those who still think that the virus is not real. “You guys you are joking. You are saying…

A man who tried to extort Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip of Sh200,000 has been sentenced to one year in jail. Jones Ochieng Mbolo had in February shared a video of the legislator and a woman identified as  Aeedah ‘Bambi’ Pesian Ahmed, smoking shisha, a product banned in 2017. Trial magistrate Martha Mutuku while delivering the ruling said the accused person did not show remorse for his actions. Mbolo who pleaded guilty to the extortion charges told the magistrate that he recorded the video on February 12, 2021, and thereafter sent it to the lawmaker in hopes that he would send…

Former NTV news anchor Winnie Mukami is dead after succumbing to Covid-19. She is said to have been admitted to Nairobi Hospital where she lost the battle to the virus which is in its third phase. She was in 2018 appointed to the Kenya Pipeline Board for a period of three years. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 (1) (e) of the State Corporations Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Petroleum and Mining appoints Jinaro Kibet, Rita Achieng Okuthe, Winnie Mukami to be members of the Board of Kenya Pipeline Company, for a period of three years, with…