Author: Francis Muli

Guaranty Trust Bank (GT Bank) has announced the closure of its Ngong Road Branch in a restructuring move. The bank is targeting to shut down non-performing branches, which may see several staffers retrenched. In a circular to customers, the Bank said that the branch will be shut down by September 30 in a bid to “re-strategize our operations”. Customers at the branch will now be served by Karen Branch. “In a bid to re-strategize our operations and continue to offer excellent and efficient service, we hereby advise that we shall be closing our Ngong Road branch on 30th September 2019.…

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has now come out to express his views about 2022 Presidential succession politics, accusing Kenyans and the media of creating a picture of a two-horse race contest between Raila Odinga and DP William Ruto. In an audio circulating online, Mr Musyoka says that Kenyans must be fed up with the duo, or else ‘theft will be the order of the day’. “Naona leo Ruto anaambia Raila ukishindwa in 2022 kubali. Kwani Kenya ni ya Raila na Ruto wawili? You know people must be fed up now. Mara wanasema it’s not campaign time… honestly kama hampatwi…

World Bank has pulled out of the 26km James Gichuru-Rironi Road upgrade project, forcing the Government of Kenya to chip in and top up Ksh13 billion. The World Bank was supposed to fund the project with Ksh13 billion, with the government paying Ksh3.3 billion. The project is reported to have stalled, as the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) seeks for additional billions to compensate land owners. The government was seeking Ksh10 billion funding to cater for the additional unplanned land compensation claims, which seems to have backfired. Under its policies, the multilateral lender does not provide funds for land compensation…

A political tussle is ensuing at the Elgeyo Marakwet County after county boss Alex Tolgos accused the senator Kipchumba Murkomen of planning to impeach him, in a bid to silence him. In a statement n Monday, Tolgos says that Murkomen wanted to use MCAs to impeach him, for speaking his mind on the Kimwarer and Arror Dams scandal where over Ksh21 billion was lost. “I am reliably aware that this Senator, is planning for my impeachment through the County Assembly with a view to silencing me after I publicly mentioned to the people of Elgeyo Marakwet that the corruption proceeds…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has summoned Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei over incitement remarks he made at the funeral of the late teacher Dominic Kiptoo Choge at Lelwak in O’lessos. The senator’s remarks are believed to be bordering hate speech, after saying that DP William Ruto’s supporters are “marking and profiling” those criticising him. In a video that has since gone viral, Cherargei warned that when the time comes they would “deal with” the DP’s opponents. Read: Ex-MP Reuben Ndolo Skips Court, Alleges That He Fell Sick While In Custody “Those who are fighting the Deputy President, we (sic)…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed lawyer Gershom Otachi as the National Land Commission (NLC) chairman for a tenure of six years. In a letter to parliament, the President also appointed former Nyeri Town MP Esther Murugi, Prof James Tuitoek, Getrude Nduku Nguku, Reginald Okumu, former Labour Cabinet Secretary Samuel Kazungu Kambi, Ms Hubbie Hussein Al-Haji, Mr Alister Murimi Mutugi and former Isiolo Woman Rep Tiya Galgalo to serve as NLC commissioners. Otachi has floored 11 candidates who were battling out to replace estranged Prof Mahammad  Swazuri. Read: Former KRA Boss John Njiraini Withdraws From Race To Succeed Swazuri At NLC…

Businessman Humphrey Kariuki has been re-arrested minutes after he was released on bail. Kariuki was arrested outside the High Court by sleuths from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, who had been waiting outside the court. He was arrested in relation to importation of methanol, and will be arraigned on Tuesday. Kariuki presented himself to court today, after he was summoned in connection to tax evasion charges, amounting to Ksh41 billion. Read: Tycoon Humphrey Kariuki Released On A Ksh11 Million Cash Bail After Denying Tax Evasion Charges Appearing before Magistrate Francis Andayi, the billionaire was charged with evading taxes amounting to…

National Environment Management Authority (Nema) officials on Monday raided the offices of the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) seeking to arrest acting Managing Director Nahashon Muguna, but he escaped. Muguna is wanted by the environmental authority for failing to comply with a restoration order by Nema that had directed the company to stop the discharge of raw sewage into Nairobi River. It is reported that he was tipped off, forcing him to flee before the officers arrived. “We had come to enforce a restoration order but unfortunately the MD was tipped off and he had to leave the…

All entertainment joints, shops and companies in Machakos will be closed on the eve of the 2019 census to allow employees time to be with their families, Governor Alfred Mutua has announced. In a statement, the governor said the move is economically driven, to ensure that the exercise reflect the the true population of the county hence ensure enough allocation of resources to the county. “Census is important for allocation of funds and development funding. I again urge those who work out of town to make arrangements and go back to their villages to be counted because when they are…

The government will not collect stamp duty from the merger of the National Industrial Credit (NIC) Bank and the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), amounting to at least Ksh350 million. The two banks announced a merger in January, and it emerges that former Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich had exempted the transfer of CBA shares into NIC Bank from paying stamp duty of one percent. “The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning, on the recommendation of the Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning, directs that the instruments executed in respect of the transactions relating to the merger of…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has invited the public to view uncleared government and private investors’ goods in 750 containers lying at the Mombasa Port and at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Nairobi for auction. The goods belong to the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF), the ICT Ministry and Kenya Power and will be auctioned next month if not collected by September 17. 254 containers are at the ICD  and will be disposed by mid September. 479 others are at the KRA’s Kilindini Harbour warehouse. Of those in Kilindini, 175 will be disposed if not cleared by September 24 while…

Political strategist for the Jubilee Party in Kisii region Peter Magara has died. Magara died on Friday night and his body found outside Magharibi Hotel on Saturday morning by the hotel staff. According to reports, Magara was in the company of his wife Jane Nyambura Magara in the hotel but sneaked out at night leaving his wife asleep, never to return. “We checked in to the Hotel on Thursday evening, but on Friday my husband was exhibiting unusual behaviour. He stepped out of the hotel at night but unsuccessfully attempted to start the car engine. He came to the room…

Political enmity between Majority Leader of the Senate Kipchumba Murkomen and barrister Miguna Miguna seem to be toning down, after the former tendered a public apology. Taking to Twitter, Murkomen apologised to Miguna for keeping quite while Miguna was being mistreated and bundled out of the country to Canada, and later denied entry. “I apologize on behalf of those who kept silent when u went through through untold suffering.I apologize on behalf of your ”friends” who like Judas sold u for 30 pieces of silver&now are absorbed in filling their stomachs at ur expense.Pole on behalf of all human rights…

A man from Makunga village, Trans Nzoia County has killed his wife, and later committed suicide following a quarrel over a suspected love triangle. Numerous screams from the woman identified as Caren Chebet attracted the attention of the neighbours at 3am, who found the door locked from inside. Nation reports that a neighbour, Kennedy Barasa, who is a welder used a grinder to help other neighbours break in, only to find the woman dead. The husband, Stephen Kagumo, was hanging in another room. Read: Ikolomani MP Bernard Shinali’s Son Drowns In The US “To our shock, we found the woman…

Former Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo was arrested last night at Bustani Gardens along Oledume Road for allegedly creating disturbance and threatening to kill. Ndolo was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) alongside six others namely Mr Daniel Otieno Juma, Mr George Otieno, Mr Cyrus Nyamboga Gichana, Mr Bernard Ochieng Andai, Mr, Dick Otieno Ombaka and Mr Hassan Dima Wario. In a tweet, the DCI confirmed the arrests but did not divulge more details of the alleged crimes. Read: Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi Reads Tribalism On How LSK Male Representative To JSC Macharia Njeru Was Gazetted “Flying Squad…