Author: Francis Muli

Several high school students were caught on camera going ‘wild’ in what looked like a bush party. In the undated video the students are seen gyrating, with female students ‘grinding’ on the male students. The video is shot in a bushy riverbank, with the students still in their uniform, seemingly yet to reach home after closing school. Here’s the video:- https://youtu.be/IIpahZEe5uA This comes two days after 57 students were rounded up in a business premise within Nakuru town watching pornographic material and smoking bhang. Read: No More Revealing Of Private Parts – MKU Warns Students In Dress Code Memo The…

There is a new betting company in town allegedly operation illegally, Kahawa Tungu has learnt. The company, Neptunbet, has found a way of circumventing normal Mpesa paybill by using a third party payment forwarding/collection solution that automatically via ussd prompts mpesa transaction. The company has no physical address nor local contact number, and do not have an indication of having been licensed by Betting Control and Licencing Board (BCLB) noted anywhere on the website. The firm seems to be stealing from Kenyans who have subscribes to it, as withdrawals of funds wins/deposits is not possible. Read: 17 Percent Of Gambling…

The Makini Group of Schools is facing a bleak future following a clash between the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) of the school and the management, with the former accusing the latter of running down the school. The company which took over the management of the school in May last year, Scholé, is allegedly trying to disband the PTA for advocating for better management. According to a letter in our possession written to the Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha, Scholé has seen the population of the school drop by 15 percent in just a year. Read: New Makini School Owners…

A student from the Mount Kenya University (MKU) was awarded a whooping Ksh269,400 from Igembe South Constituency Development Funds (CDF). The constituency is represented by John Paul Mwirigi, who is the youngest Mp in parliament at the age of 25 and is studying at the same university, pursuing a degree in education. The bursary was awarded to a student identified as Joses Mwiti Mutembei, who has a current excess fees of Ksh141,500, meaning he cannot be categorised as a needy student. According to a fees statement in our possession, the student in question was able to pay a total of…

Diageo, a London-based brewery company is set to fire over 100 staffers in its business support centre in Nairobi in cost-cutting moves. Diageo, the parent company to East Africa Breweries Ltd (EABL), is targeting employees at the Diageo Africa Business Service Centre (ABSC), which is set to be shut down and the services outsourced. ABSC runs financial, human resource, supply and sales and marketing services for the company, and is shared among all African countries. The company has only five such facilities globally, and its closure will bring the number down to four. Read: 75 Percent of Telkom Kenya Employees…

On May 18, 2017 former Treasury Permanent Secretary Kamau Thugge authorized a payment amounting to Ksh240 Million to Italian company, CMC di Ravenna, marking the beginning of the infamous Arror and Kimwarer dams scandal. The payment would trigger a series of payments to the company through Intesa Sanpaolo SPA (London office), that led to the loss of over Ksh21 billion without a single job done. On July 18, 2017, Thugge also authorized payment of Ksh19 million as commitment fees to Kimwarer Dam to CMC di Ravenna, and an additional Ksh23 million for Arror Dam. Read: Milk Products From Uganda On…

Oil marketer, Ola Energy (formerly OiLibya) has announced the appointment of Millicent Onyonyi as the new General Manager for Kenya to replace Duncan Murashiki at the end of this month, following completion of his tenure. Ms Onyonyi has over 25 years’ experience in the sector having risen to a CEO at BOC Kenya. She started her career at Welcome Kenya/GlaxoSmithKline and Colgate Palmolive where she worked as Product Manager before joining Esso Kenya as a Marketing Analyst. She rose to Acting General Manager in Libya Oil Kenya having had international assignments as Business Analyst for Exxon Mobil in Brussels and…

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) will now offer banking services through Whatsapp, following approvals for WhatsApp Business solution pilot programme.­ The solution was developed by San Francisco-based customer experience solutions provider Sparkcentral. The solution creates a centralized communication hub for KCB digital customer care interactions, as well as integrating other messaging platforms such as Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Twitter, bi-directional SMS and modern live chat. Read: MTN Launches WhatsApp Channel Allowing Customers Buy Airtime, Data “As part of our digital transformation efforts, we are enabling our platforms to collect real time data on our customers, then analyze and use it to make…

Milk and dairy products from Uganda are in the increase, posing a threat to product by Kenyan farmers. In the past one year, it is estimated that the products imported from Uganda have increased by five per cent, indicating that the trend could shoot if not regulated. According to Tharaka Nithi governor Muthomi Njuki, the products sell cheaply in Kenya due to the low cost of production in Uganda. Read: KPC Executives Likely To Face Charges Over Illegal Design Changes On Leaky Oil Line “Uganda enjoys a low cost of production compared to Kenya thus making Uganda dairy products cheap.…

Trucks drivers will part with Ksh30 per kilometre while small private vehicles will be charged Ksh6 per kilometre to use the Nairobi-Nairobi Highway. This is according to new regulations by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA ), which makes it range between Ksh1,458 and Ksh7,290 depending on the distance covered, making Kenya the most expensive country in terms of toll charges. “The project will significantly reduce the travel time between Nairobi and Mau Summit with the perennial traffic jam experienced in Nakuru town and around Gilgil being a thing of the past. The section of the road through Nakuru town…

Cfc Stanbic Bank is set to lay off at least 200 workers in a cost cutting move. According to a notice issued to workers two weeks ago for voluntary retirement plan, the bank cited digitisation as the major reason for the job cuts. Business Daily reports that all permanent and pensionable employees of the bank are eligible for the plan. Employees who choose the plan will get an “ex-gratia payment calculated at the rate of 1.5 month’s salary for each completed year of service in recognition of the service rendered to the bank by the employee.” Read: Plans To Nationalise…

William Wahome Gikonyo, the father to Gospel artist Esther Wahome has succumbed to cancer. Mr Wahome passed on yesterday Saturday, July 27, after a long battle with cancer, according to the songtress who posted on Facebook. The singer and evangelist said that Mr Wahome had been battling cancer since the beginning of this year. Read: Kandara MP Alice Wahome Weeps As Gang Kills Boy Over A Sh2000 Initiation Demand “Yesterday, July 27, you were transferred to heaven immediately after I talked to you and held you for the last time and you handed over a different mantle to me. Though…

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed reports that President Uhuru Kenyatta snubbed him at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Saturday evening. In a captioned tweet of today’s Standard newspaper, Ruto said that he did not even get near JKIA on Saturday. He alleged that the story was choreographed by his political enemies and owners of the media house, insinuating Baringo Senator Gideon Moi. The Standard newspaper is owned by the Moi family. Read: You Have A Problem – Oscar Sudi Tells President Kenyatta Over Rotich Graft Case – Video “I was nowhere near JKIA. I am NOT surprised…

Former Jubilee Vice-Chair David Murathe wants a change in constitution to remove term limits for governors in a bid to curb corruption. Appearing on K24’s Punch Line with Ann Kiguta, Murathe said that most second-term governors are engaged in corruption since they have nothing to defend in the forthcoming elections. “One of the things I have said is that we should remove term limits for governors. When a governor is on his/her second term, s/he doesn’t care about what happens,” said Murathe. https://youtu.be/LyI_QrvuQaQ?t=750 On Jubilee Party divisions, Murathe said that the President was focused on development and fight against corruption,…

Kiambu County Governor Ferdinand Waititu’s wife Susan Wangari Ndung’u has surrendered to the Ethic and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Mrs Waititu followed the footsteps of her husband and surrendered at the Integrity Centre hours after he turned himself in over a Ksh588 million scandal. Those already arrested include M/S Testimony Enterprises Limited Director Charles Mbuthia Chege and two county tender evaluation committee members Joyce Ngina Musyoka and Simon Kabocho Kang’ethe. Read: Governor Ferdinand Waititu Surrenders To EACC Others wanted over the scandal include Waititu’s daughter Monica Njeri Ndung’u, M/S Testimony Enterprises Limited co-director Beth Wangeci, Chege’s wife and three other tender evaluation…