Author: Francis Muli

The case in Deputy President William Ruto’s alleged assassination plot has taken a new twist, with digital communication director at the office of the President Dennis Itumbi claiming to be in possession of crucial evidence. According to a replying affidavit in our possession authored by Itumbi, he says that he fears for his life, as detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) coerced him to accept that he authored the letter. “I have an audio and video recording of material that could show, subject to investigations, that a meeting could have happened at a place called La Mada at…

A United Kingdom (UK) paper, Times of London, has been on the receiving end of Kenyans’ wrath for giving priority to the identity of a man who was almost hit by a body that fell from a Kenya Airways flight, rather than the real news. In an article headlined ‘Sunbather nearly hit by a falling body is Oxford Graduate’, the paper described the incidence of a stowaway case that happened last weekend. However, critics felt that the headline was insensitive, while journalists and media professionals opined that the paper gave priority to trivial matter instead of concentrating on the real…

Safaricom’s twitter account was last night hacked, and used to send controversial tweets that caused a stir online, through its @safaricomPLC twitter account. In one of the tweets, the hackers dismissed the government’s demand that the next CEO be Kenyan. The hackers urged the government first to improve management of corporate that were run down by Kenyan managers. “Let the Government first improve management in NHIF, Kenya Airways, Kenya Pipeline, Mumias Sugar, Muhoroni Sugar and many other organisations that have deliberately been run down by state appointees before they can think of imposing their choice on Safaricom,” read the tweet.…

Telkom Kenya has withdrawn its sponsorship for the Telkom Ladies Hockey Team in what it called a “review of its brand assets strategy”. The sponsorship was ended on May 31, according to a statement sent to newsrooms. It has been in existence since 1989. During the period, the club has won 10 Africa Club and 21 domestic league titles. Read: Safaricom Shops To Remain Closed For Four Hours In Honour Of Bob Collymore “Telkom Kenya has been reviewing its brand assets strategy to align it with ongoing business developments. This withdrawal of Telkom’s sponsorship from the team, which came into…

Friendship between digital strategist at the Deputy President William Ruto’s office Dennis Itumbi and journalist Jacque Maribe seems to be strengthening daily, since the latter was charged with the murder of Monica Kimani. In the latest revelation, Ms Maribe was among the first people to visit Itumbi who was earlier today arrested by Flying Squad detectives and questioned at Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) headquarters before being moved to Muthaiga Police Station. In a photo that has set tongues wagging and ignited discussions on the interwebs, Itumbi is seen making his ‘one man one woman’ sign while Maribe stands beside…

Auditor general Edward Ouko’s office is on the spot following ‘over-representation’ of some communities in his office. According to a report tabled on National Assembly’s committee on equal opportunity, out of 916 workers, 325 of them (35.48 percent) are from the Luo community. This is a significant rise from 13.79 percent of Luos in the department in a workforce of 834 people before the promulgation of the 2010 constitution. This was before Ouko (who is a Luo) was appointed. Before 2010, the Kikuyu community was leading with 353 staffers (42.33 percent). Read: Ksh15 Billion Possibly Lost In Laptop Flagship Project…

Auditor general Edward Ouko has unearthed a Ksh1.8 billion mega scandal that was executed NYS-style in the 2016/2017 financial year at the prisons department. The scandal, according to Ouko entails payments made to phoney suppliers, double payments for goods and services and procurement of fake bulletproof vests and jackets. In one instance, the prisons management led by former commissioner general Isaiah Osugu paid Ksh304.4 million for food in various prisons. However, nothing could be traced as having been supplied to the prisons in terms of food. Another Ksh2.4 million was paid to two suppliers on behalf of Kibos Medium Prison…

Scandals at Shalom Hospital seem to be far from over, with controversial cases coming out often. In the most recent case of a cesarean section (CS), a man has explained how medics negligence almost saw him lose his wife, by leaving a bandage in her womb. In a post shared by activist Boniface Mwangi, the man explains that two weeks after discharge his wife started experiencing severe pains, and vomiting. Read: Shalom Hospital Proprietor George Onyango Accused Of Looting NHIF Funds With Help From Insiders “I rushed her back to the hospital on 12th March and had a first aid…

Kenya Airways (KQ) Chief Operating Officer Jan de Vegt will face unceremonious exit as the airliner scrapped his position, forcing him out. In a series of tweets that were later deleted, de Vegt expressed frustrations from KQ that saw a deal with  Royal Dutch Airlines KLM discontinued. “Kenya Airways decided to stop all support by KLM. For this reason, I am returning to Amsterdam… as there will be no COO in KQ from now on, I will close this account. Until we meet again,” he tweeted. Read: How CEO Sebastian Mikosz And Chairman Michael Joseph Have Led The Looting of…

Huduma Centre is under scrutiny over non-remitted Ksh266 million collected at Huduma Centres through e-citizen for police clearance certificates. The amount was collected in 2016/2017 financial year, but was recorded in the ministry revenue system according to a report by the auditor general Edward Ouko. Appearing before the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee, Interior Permanent Secretary Karanja Kibicho said that they had handed over the matter to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) for probe. Read: Kenya Rugby ‘Chipu’ Team Fundraising For July 4 Brazil Assignment As Government Turns A Blind Eye “We are dissatisfied with the services. The matter has…

A Kenya Airways (KQ) flight on Sunday dropped a body in London minutes before landing at the Heathrow Airport. According to reports from London’s Metropolitan Police, the body of the unidentified male stowaway landed in a garden in the Borough of Lambeth, South London. Upon further inspection, a bag containing some food and clothing was discovered at the rear left landing gear where the body is suspected to have fallen from. Read: KQ Flight Forced To Make Emergency Landing In Mombasa After System Glitch “The incident has been treated as a sudden death and is now a police matter. The…

The Betting and Licencing Control Board (BCLB) will not renew the licences of 19 betting firms pending security vetting of their operations and directors. According to a statement issued on Monday, the companies affected include 13 casinos, six lotteries and eight betting firms. The board did not however list the individual companies. This follows a directive by Interior CS Fred Matiang’i that all companies involved in gaming be vetted afresh. Read: Who Is Protecting CS Sicily Kariuki In The War Against Corruption? Issuing the directive in April, Matiang’i noted that the renewal of the licences will be subject to proof…

Kenya has offered Sudan a 10-acre piece of land for construction of a dry port in Naivasha, in what the two states termed as a plan to deepen bilateral trade. This one among many agreements made during South Sudan President Salva Kiir’s  two-day State Visit in Kenya. President Uhuru Kenyatta, while addressing journalists, said that Kenya is fast tracking completion of LAPSSET projects, including transnational highways, oil pipeline and Lamu Port, to link the two countries. President Kenyatta said the first berth of the Lamu Port will be ready this August. Read: Kenya Offers Uganda Land In Naivasha To Build…

Kenya rugby junior team could skip an international tournament set to be held on July 4 in Brazil, for lack of funds. According to media reports, the team held a fundraising through Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) last week in preparation for the trip, where they raised only Ksh1.2 million as compared to the targeted Ksh8 million. The under-20 team, popularly known as Chipu, is supposed to travel to Brazil by July 4 for the World Junior Trophy championship, but lack of funds could see them miss out. Read: Geoffrey Oduor Gangla Elected New KRU Chairman “We hope the government will…

Current University of Nairobi (UoN) Deputy Vice-chancellor Isaac Mbeche has been appointed as the interim Vice-chancellor, just days after UoN board rejected Prof Peter Mbithi’s bid to extend his tenure. Prof Mbithi has been stripped of his roles as a financial signatory, and the same handed over to Mr Mbeche as the former faces an unceremonious exit. This comes at a time that the institution’s over 5,000 workers cry foul over salary delays caused by leadership wrangles at the institution. Read: Megalomaniac Prof. Mbithi Blocking Varsity’s Governing Council In bid to Cover Up Corruption According to a letter dated June…