Author: Francis Muli

Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Monica Juma yesterday appeared on TV seemingly feeling unwell. Appearing on K24’s Punchline show hosted by Ann Kiguta, the soft spoken CS appeared to have reduced physically. The CS has not been seen in public in the recent past, but Kahawa Tungu could not independently verify the allegations that the CS is unwell. Read: CS Monica Juma Under Siege As Feud With PS Macharia Kamau Threatens Her Position Here are some reactions from Kenyan:- “Is Monicah sick??she has reduced physically what’s up,” said Nyaberi Haggai on Youtube. Cicco Ann said, “What’s…

Sometimes you take that dope photo using your iPhone, and you might want to share with friends. However, sometimes sharing the photo could mean sharing a lot of data that you would not like to make public, such as your location. In most cases, your current location s regarded as a personal (private) data. iOS, the operating software that runs iPhones and Pads includes a handy toggle switch to quickly turn off location details as well as other metadata before you send photos and videos. Read: It Was A Miss On Our Part, Twitter Says As It Suspends Deletion Of…

The year 2020 is here, signifying a new decade and a new start for most people who have set Ney year resolutions. Most of the New Year resolutions are meant for prosperity, but not all will be achieved, and some will remain to be just resolutions. Away from the resolutions, the year comes with a new challenge, especially to people who might care less about details, when writing dates. According to Ira Rheingold, executive director for the National Association of Consumer Advocates, as quoted by CNN, a document dated 1/4/20 can easily be changed to 1/4/2021 by adding two numbers at the end.…

On September 1, 2019, 15-year old Theresa Akinyi Okombo (Terry), a form one student at St Cecilia Aluor Girls Secondary School, Siaya County, left her mother’s house at Kawangware at around 9am never to be seen again. She was scheduled to travel back to school and her mother Juliet Okombo, upon realizing her school travel bag was missing asked her to go and fetch it from a friend she had apparently lent it to her. Terry did not return home leading her mother to launch a panic search for her whereabouts that Sunday evening. Read: KDF Speaks After Al Shabaab…

Finer details of the contract between Kenyan government and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC)on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will remain under wraps, it has emerged. This is after CRBC refused to share the crucial information to a task force mandated to review the Ksh327 billion SGR that has been termed as skewed. “The negotiation for a review of the operation and maintenance contract did not progress because the operator refused to provide information that would enable the team to determine reasonable costs of SGR operations,” Nation quotes a highly placed source. Read: At Least 20 Activists Arrested In…

Over 500 Ugandan soldiers working at the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq have been in the recent past involved in running battles with Iradi protesters. In a video posted on Twitter by Live Breaking News, a US News wire, the Ugandan armed guards dressed in ballistic vests and helmets are seen standing at the entrance of the embassy as demonstrators smash the outer wall. https://twitter.com/NewsBreaking/status/1211963137265680384 “These are not U.S. Marine Embassy Guards. These are armed security guards contracted by the State Department who have staffed the embassy for the last 10+ years. Most of them are Ugandan nationals,” noted Alex…

The Star newspaper correspondent for Turkana Hesborn Etyang was today assaulted by Stegra Hotel bouncers after taking photos of a child that was drowning in the hotel swimming pool. According to reports, Etyang was holidaying in the hotel, when he saw the child that appeared to be drowning, then decided to take photos. The hotel management accosted him and demanded that he deletes the photos, since if shared they would damage the reputation of the facility. Read: Sex Scandals Rock Sports Journalists Association’s Chris Mbaisi’s Reign “When I took the photos of the incident as it was my duty as…

Finally the ‘secret’ is out, and we can now put a face on the man who warms Zari Hassan’s bed. Today, while doing a live video on Instagram, Zari revealed his ‘new catch’ almost two years after she broke up with Tanzanian star Diamond. The new beef jerky is Cedric Anthony Fourie, a South African businessman. Zari has been spending most of her time in South Africa, most probably with Anthony, the King bae. Despite deleting the video from her Instagram page, Kahawa Tungu was able to get screen grabs of the video, and even identified Cedric’s Instagram page.…

President Uhuru Kenyatta is the biggest threat to our democracy and is equally the cause of prevailing economic hardship in Kenya, Kandara MP Alice Wahome has said. Wahome, in a video that has gone viral, was commenting on the current political developments where several leaders have been quoted saying that President Kenyatta is young and should stay in government. In her comments, Ms Wahome said that extending Mr Kenyatta’s term is an insult to Kenyans, hence he should retire and go home upon the expiry of his term. “He (Uhuru Kenyatta) is on the driver’s seat and what he inherited…

In January 2018, the courts in Kenya granted Nakumatt Supermarkets protection from its creditors, allowing what was once Kenya’s biggest retailer to go into voluntary administration. At this time, the fallen giant retailer was reeling in debt amounting to at least Ksh30 billion, as empty shelves greeted customers and soon branches started closing one by one. Today, it has been revealed that directors of the company pocketed billions of money before the company collapsed, amounts that may never be recovered. According to Parker Randall Eastern Africa, Nakumatt’s independent auditor, the directors borrowed at least Ksh1 billion in interest-free soft loans…

Legendary South African musician Yvonne Chaka Chaka was last evening deported from Uganda hours after arrival ahead of her New Year performance in the capital Kampala. It is thought that the singer was placed in bad books after she heaped praises to Bobi Wine last year during her performance at Kampala Serena Hotel, where she referred to him as the new Nelson Mandela. Chaka Chaka was arrested immediately after arrival and detained at Pearl of Africa Hotel in Nakasero where she spent the night. Read: Zari Hassan Blasts Family Members Who Beg For Money Her phone was confiscated and she…

The New Year is here, the time most people tend to “start afresh”. Most motivational speakers would tell you to start ‘positively’, but this in most cases would be determined by your immediate environment. Tonight, most people spent their New Year Eve in the wrong places, but it is still not late to “start afresh” and make things positive. Here are some places you can visit:- Go to Church/Mosque In Kenya, most people are religious, and in any New year their place of worship should be the first place they think of. Go to your respective place of worship and…

US airliners have been put on high alert while flying on Kenyan soil over possible attacks by extremists. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says that extremists could be planning an attack in the Kenyan airspace between now and February 26, 2020, when the advisory will be reviewed. “Those persons are advised to exercise caution when flying into, out of, within, or over the territory and airspace of Kenya East of 40 degrees East longitude at altitudes below fl260 due to the possibility of extremist/militant activity,” said FAA The body says aircraft may encounter various anti-aircraft weapons, including manpads, small-arms,…

The Flying Squad Unit of the National Police Service (NPS) has been completely disbanded,the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has announced. This comes days after the NPS disbanded all the Flying Squad Sub-units within the Country, and only the Headquarters Unit based in Nairobi had remained. “With effect from today, the Unit has equally been disbanded. This marks the end of the Flying Squad Unit and no officer will present himself or herself to the public as such,” announced the DCI. Equally, the Special Crime Prevention Unit (SCPU) has been scaled down to a smaller unit only based at Headquarters,…

Police in Kenya are looking for three most wanted criminals whom they say are armed and dangerous. According to Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai, the public should be cautious and volunteer information that could lead to their arrest. The three suspects, Arafat Kyalo Masai, Juma Waziri and Salim Mohamed Ahmed are suspected to be operating in Mombasa and Nairobi. Read: Angry Mob Kills Police Officer, Rescues Suspect In Kariobangi “Police are looking for the following in connection with criminal gangs in Nairobi and Mombasa, they are armed and dangerous,” the notice read. “Anyone with information of their whereabouts to please contact Police on…