Author: Francis Muli

South Kabuoch ward administrator Jack Ochieng has reportedly committed suicide. The administrator is said to have drove his car to a forest near Kodiera trading centre, parked it by the roadside before hanging himself with a rope. According to North East Kanyamwa Location Chief Jane Atieno, Ochieng was seen at the scene in the morning before his body was found dangling in trees in the evening. “Some people said they saw him that morning. But they did not follow him since nobody knew his intention,” said Atieno. Members were drawn into suspicion after the car stayed packed there for long…

Former National Assembly Speaker is among seven applicants shortlisted for the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) chairmanship job. Others include former Nairobi PC Amb Francis Sigei, former Principal Administrative Secretary Michael M. Ndung’u, Abdirahman Hassan, Humphrey K. Njuguna, Dr Samuel Kobia and former Nominated MP Amina Abdalla. The seven beat 58 other contestants who had been picked from a list of 657 applicants for the members to the commission. Read: Former Speakers To Pocket Ksh120 Million On Top Of Retirement Benefits Interviews for the chairmanship position will start on Monday, October 7, including some for the membership post. The…

36 teachers have been interdicted by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) over alleged gross misconduct. This was announced by TSC CEO Nancy Macharia, who revealed that the teachers’ names have been struck off from the register and will not be allowed to teach in any school including private institutions. “In exercise of powers conferred by section 30(1) (e) of TSC Act, the commission wishes to notify the public that the persons whose names appear in the notice have been deregistered. A person shall not engage in the teaching service unless such a person is registered,” said Mrs Macharia. Read: TSC…

Citizen TV’s Hussein Mohamed has left Royal Media Services (RMS) after 10 years of service. In a tweet, Mohamed announced his exit saying that he is taking a break at the end of October to “concentrate on other matters”. He however hinted at coming back on the screens “very soon”, pointing to possibilities that he has found greener pastures. “It has been a wonderful 10 years at Citizen TV. I have enjoyed & relished every moment I shared with my colleagues at RMS. I have decided to take a break after October In Sha Allah to concentrate on other matters.…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has froze the accounts of 11 universities over tax remittance row that has denied the taxman at least Ksh10 billion. Among those affected are giant institutions including Kenyatta, Technical, Multi-Media, Garissa, Pwani, Jomo Kenyatta, Egerton, Maasai Mara, Moi, Rongo and the University of Nairobi. Most of the universities have not remitted Pay as You Earn (PAYE) deductions for years, leaving them with a burden of tax arrears. Such remittances should be paid to the KRA on ninth of evry month, lest they attract a 25 per cent penalty of the amount of the tax involved.…

An 18-year-old squaddie who was in Kenya for a military tour is fighting for his life in the ICU after breaking military rules and going for a cocaine-fuelled night out. The teenager, Pte Nathan Scott, was in a team of 80 British soldiers who arrived in the country on Saturday and camped at the Nanyuki Army base. He is said to have left the base with three of his colleagues and they came back late in the night. The lad hwever became ill, and according to The Sun, he was airlifted to hospital and immediately admitted at the ICU. Read:…

Ethics and Anti-corruption commission (EACC) has launched investigations into allegations that at least eight Members of Parliament, two senators and one former MP are dual citizens. Among those targeted include Yusuf Hassan Abdi, MP Kamukunji (UK) and Safia Sheikh Adan, Marsabit (Somali & Ethiopia). Others are Man Haji Ali, MP Mandera South (Somali), Mohammed Dahir Duale, MP Dadaab (Somali), Mohammed Garane, MP Lagdera (Somali), Charles Ngusya Nguna, MP Mwingi West (Greece) and Jane Kihara, MP Naivasha (US). Senators mentioned to be holding dual citizenship include Narok Senator Olekina Ledama (US) and his Nakuru counterpart Susan Kihika (US). Read: CS Monica Juma…

Innolatex Limited, the manufacturer of Sure condoms has recalled a batch of its condoms suspected to have been released in the market with quality issues. According to Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa), which distributed the condoms, the affected condoms include those under batch number 17DN754 and 17DN052 and the expiry date is between December 2021 and December 2022. “Please accord Lifeline Laboratories the necessary operation in order to successfully conclude the process,” said Kemsa quality assurance manager Dr John Aduda. Read: Condom Usage Among Kenyan Men Below Global Standards – Report The company (Innolatex) contracted Lifeline laboratories to recall the…

The infamous government project of registering all citizens on the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) dubbed Huduma Namba, could be one of the biggest scandals of the Jubilee administration, it has emerged. In court proceedings on Wednesday, it emerged that the data collected might not be protected by any law, and the government could share the data without your consent. In a case filed by the Nubian community and Kenya National Humans Right Commission, Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho said that the data could be shared to any government agency that required it. Read: CS Matiang’i Drafts Bill To…

Nigerian music-streaming and distribution service Songroute has introduced two new feature that will allow artists share their music to radio stations and blogs. Owned by African music streaming service Playfre; Songroute was launched in late June 2019. The young music distribution service, boasts of a database of over 800 artists and over 1,000 tracks distributed in three months. “Songroute launched two new services which are mainly focused on helping artists drive sales on our platform. The first service allows our artists to send their songs to over 1,000 radio stations worldwide. We hope a great deal of them get playlisted…

Residents of Fafi constituency are crying out to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate area MP Abdikarim Osman over the theft of Ksh12 million meant for Madrassas. The money was contributed in a harambee organised by Garissa MP Aden Duale and attended by Deputy President William Ruto on November 23, 2018. According to a letter written to the DCI by a lobby group, Garissa Human Rights Watchdog, after the harambee, the money was carried in the legislator’s car, KCP007J. The money never reached or benefited the madrassas, with the MP playing a cat and mouse game with the…

The Ministry of Health, through Pharmacy and Poisons Board has recalled all ranitidine drugs from Kenyan shelves following revelations that they contain impurities. The impurity known as Genotoxix N-nitrosodimenthylamine (NDMA) is classified as a probable human carcinogen, a substance that could cause cancer. “In order to safeguard the health of Kenyans, you are hereby instructed to carry out a level 2 recall of all ranitidine products from the Kenyan market,” reads the notice issued by Dr .F M Siyoi, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board Chief Executive Officer. Read: Ministry Of Health Now Forcing Counties To Take Over Scandalous Mobile Clinics…

The bodies of the Likoni Ferry tragedy victims and their car are yet to be located, it has emerged. Speaking today at Likoni, Government Spokesperson retired Col. Cyrus Oguna revealed that divers were yet to locate the bodies “due to poor visibility”. Consequently, Oguna said that robots will be used to locate the bodies. “The divers are not relying on their vision, they are relying on touch and based on that touch they can be able to interpret if what they are touching is a vehicle. The robots direct them where to touch and go,” said Oguna So far, the…

Ola Energy (formerly Oilibya) is set to retrench several workers in a voluntary early retirement in a restructuring move. Addressing journalists yesterday, Ola Energy general manager Millicent Onyonyi however did not disclose the number of staffers to be offloaded. “We are not targeting a specific number of staff. It is based on the applications (for voluntary early retirement,” said Ms Onyonyi. The early retirement plan will offer the employees a severance pay equivalent to one-month for every completed service capped to 20 months, one month salary in lieu of notice, one month salary as a gift, one month salary compensation…

Police in Meru are hunting down Joseph Kileru, a 30-year-old businessman who went berserk on Monday and killed anyone in sight. According to reports, the man killed two people before going into hiding, after he was allegedly threatened by a Somali man whom he had killed his camel. The wife, Ms Gasheri, said that Mr Kileru threatened to kill at least 50 people, including his wife and three children, after the alleged owner of the camel visited their shop and threatened him. The wife, now expectant, tried intervening but Mr Kileru sent the man away. “He started behaving funny from…