Author: Francis Muli

Bungoma leaders and farmers now want Nzoia Sugar Company board dissolved for failing to rescue the company from financial woes. According to reports by a local publication, the board members are accused of embezzling funds from the company without looking for ways to turn around the miller from loss making. For instance, the board under the chairmanship of former Webuye MP Joash Wamangoli meets three times in a month, and each time they withdraw Ksh5 million for allowances from the company accounts. Read: Abducted Acting Nzoia Sugar MD Michael Kulundu Succumbs To Injuries Bungoma governor Wycliffe Wangamati and Kanduyi MP…

The government has suspended a directive that required that all cargo from Mombasa be ferried using the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). The suspension followed a meeting between stakeholders, with government officials saying that it would pave way for stakeholder consultations. “The order has been suspended to pave way for stakeholder consultations. There is consensus between the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) on this matter,” said a government official quoted by Capital FM. Read: Polycarp Igathe Leaving Equity To Rejoin Vivo Energy The National Assembly had earlier on directed Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia to…

University of Nairobi (UoN) lecturer and Aids researcher Sobbie Mulindi has succumbed to cancer at the age of 70. He is a former Deputy Director of the National Aids Control Council (2008-2014) and has been battling the disease since 2017. Mulindi worked as a senior lecturer in the psychiatry department at UoN. He was also the chairman of the Nairobi Hospice, a charitable organisation that was established in 1988. Read: Polycarp Igathe Leaving Equity To Rejoin Vivo Energy In his condolence message to the family, Amani National Congress party leader Musalia Mudavadi said that Mulindi will be remembered for his…

A traffic police officer was today caught on camera in Eastleigh asking for a Ksh1,500 bribe from a taxi driver. In the video that has gone viral, the unidentified driver of the taxi is heard pleading for mercy, saying that he has to borrow in order to give the money to her (the cop). “Si ulikua unasema uko na elfu moja. Kwa hivo haukua nayo ni kuomba ulikua unaomba yote? (You said that you have Ksh1,000. So in real sense you wanted to borrow it all?),” posed the officer. “Elfu moja niko nayo (I have the Ksh1,000),” responded the driver.…

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers have nabbed at least 200kgs of buffalo meat which was being transported to Burma Market, Nairobi, from Naivasha. The meat was impounded at Marula area along Nairobi-Nakuru, and three suspects arrested in the operation. The three were loading the meat into the gate-away car, prompting KWS officials to act on a tip-off by guards working in the farm. “Our intelligence indicates that majority of the game meat that finds its way in Burma market is sourced from Naivasha and Gilgil and we are keen to contain this,” said KWS assistant director in charge of Central…

Econet sponsored TV channel Kwese TV has shut down its operations in what it termed as hard economic times in its home country Zimbabwe. In a statement, the station confirmed that it would go off on August 5 (Monday), after a three-year stint in the Kenyan market. “We regret to announce the discontinuation of Kwese TV Satellite Service with effect from Aug. 5. With the prevailing economic conditions in Zimbabwe, and the current business operating environment –characterized by an acute shortage of foreign currency –sustaining Kwese and Kwese Satellite Service was no longer viable,”  said the parent company, Econet. Read:…

The management of the Makini Schools is threatening to sue the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) and the media over strained working relationship and exposés being run therein. In a letter written to all PTA members by Scholé CEO Adam Nichols in our possession, he threatens to disband the PTA saying that it is not a requirement as per education regulations. The letter was written as a result of an exposé run by Kahawa Tungu detailing the deteriorating relationship between the management of the school, teachers and parents, which Nichols admits to in the letter. “I am appealing to you to work…

Several people have been injured following an evening attack on residents in Bamburi, Mombasa, by an armed gang from dreaded group Wakali Kwanza. According to media reports, the gang attacked with machetes and other weapons, and at least three people are reported to be in critical condition. At least 30 gangsters from the group descended upon residents around Lake View area of Bamburi, Nyali constituency. “They shouted “Takbir!” before they started slashing anyone in their sight,” said Juma Said, a boda boda operator who escaped the situation. “I thought they were people from the mosque until I saw some of…

The Council of Governors was forced to issue a public apology today through their Twitter account, after it was used to retweet an indecent tweet. It is suspected that the activity was done by one of the account handlers who are authorized to use the account for governors’ official matters. The handlers in a tweet at 8.30 pm insinuated that twitter handle had landed in the hands of the wrong people, or maybe hacked. “SINCEREST APOLOGIES: We sincerely apologize for the inappropriate retweet through our twitter handle. We have regained control of our handle and have put proper measures to…

Renowned journalist and poet Tony Mochama famously known as ‘Smitten’ was today awarded Ksh9 million for defamation in a case where two ladies had accused him of sexual harassment. Issuing the ruling on the case filed in 2014, Magistrate A Obura ordered that Shalja Patel and Prof Wambui Mwangi issue a written apology to Mr Mochama within 14 days. The two women accused Mr Mochama of sexual harassment following a meeting held at Prof Mwangi’s place, Spring Valley, to discuss Africa Poetry Book Fund with the Fund’s founder, Prof Kwame Dawes. Read: Tanzanian Journalist Eric Kabendera Now Charged With Leading…

The ruling on alleged rape case against rugby player Frank Wanyama has been postponed, for the fifth time in a row. Mr Wanyama and another rugby player, Alex Olaba, are accused of gang-raping a female singer, Wendy Kemunto. The case was set for ruling on July 8, but Chief magistrate Martha Mutuku postponed the matter for three days, saying that she was not ready. Read: Court Lifts Warrant Of Arrest Against Rugby Player Alex Olaba On the material day, the judge is said to have been busy, promising to deliver the ruling the following day, on July 12, 2019. However,…

The Nyali School Principal is on the spot following a transport scandal that has left the parents agitated, who accuse him of exploiting them through the transport department. According to complaints by the Parents’ Club of the school, the transport department has been running on a negative budget, a matter that was discussed during this year’s annual general meeting. During the AGM, parents contemplated on outsourcing transport services, but at the same time opposed planned purchase of two buses for the school. Read: Makini School Parents, Teachers Clash With Management As Woes Worsen According to inside sources who spoke to…

The 27 suspended betting firms owe the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) at least Ksh61 billion in unpaid withholding tax. According to the latest data from the government, nine of the betting firms owe KRA Ksh43,545,363,681 in withholding tax on winnings. This was revealed in a letter from KRA to the Betting Control and Licencing Board (BCLB), showing that Sportpesa (Pevan East Africa Ltd) owes the taxman Ksh22.2 billion. Read: Here’s The Betting Company Allegedly Operating Illegally In Kenya Betin (Gamcode limited) on the other side owes the state at least Ksh17.6 billion, while Betika (Shop and Deliver Limited) owes Kshh2.2…

Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi today created drama in court where she stripped leaving her breasts exposed during her sentencing. Ms Nyanzi was sentenced today for referring to President Yoweri Museveni as a  “pair of buttocks”, which earned her 18 months in prison. https://twitter.com/McCoolingtons/status/1157268652334440449 The former Makerere University lecturer attended the sentencing via a video link, and was acquitted of one of the charges of offensive communication. The charge was based on a poem she wrote which was considered vulgar by Ugandan authorities. Read: Ugandan Police Arrest 19 Year Old Man For Annoying, Abusing President Museveni Immediately after the judgement was…

Auditors from the office of the auditor general were unable to trace records for the expenditure of Ksh3.9 billion meant for small enterprises soft loans from Uwezo Fund. In a report for the state-powered fund for the year ended June 2018, the auditor general Edward Ouko says that records of the loans issued or list of the groups that had accessed the credit were nowhere to be found. “There were also no comprehensive loan listings and or aging analysis in support of outstanding loans. Consequently, the accuracy, completeness, validity and recoverability of the unsupported and unaccounted for loans to group…