Author: Francis Muli

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) head of communications Wallace Kantai on Wednesday was pushed to the wall by the Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) and concerned Kenyans over the translation of the word ‘bank’ to ‘banki’ in Swahili on the new currency. Kenyans have been in the recent past engaged in a debate over the translation, terming ‘banki’ as not being the correct translation to Swahili for English word bank. However, Kantai said that the translation has been in use since 1966, and it was used intentionally hence not an error. Read: Fake New Currency Notes Hit streets As Taxi…

Several human rights activists and Sudan Nationals were on Wednesday teargassed by police in Nairobi, while protesting against atrocities in Sudan. The defiant group started their protests at Freedom Corner and were planning to match to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Parliament and the President’s office at Harambee House before they met the anti-riot police who lobbed tear gas canisters against them. In the melee where two activists were arrested, the people held together singing the Kenya National Anthem while others chanted against the military rule in Sudan. Read: Sudan Suspended From African Union Over Military Crackdown On Protesters The…

Entry level public servants now will be employed on a three-year contract, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has said. The move, according to PSC, is aimed at reducing the ballooning public wage bill, at the same time lifting the quality of services in public offices. The contract will be renewed upon satisfactory performance for all fresh university graduates and diploma holders joining the service. Read: KQ Flight Forced To Make Emergency Landing In Mombasa After System Glitch Currently, only senior civil servants in the rank of directors (Job group S) are employed on contractual basis. According to PSC chairman Stephen…

Two Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) University students have been arrested in Kiambu after being found baking cookies laced with bhang. The two, John Gitonga and Robert Ndee were baking the illicit cookies in their house in Githurahi Kimbo estate on Tuesday when the cops raided after a tip off from members of the public. Led by Kiambu County Commander Ali Nuno the police found in the house baked snacks, ground bhang and other ingredients used for baking. Read: One Arrested, Bhang Worth Ksh800,000 Seized In Kilifi “This is a business they have done for some time and we urge…

Africa Merchant Assurance Company (Amaco) Insurance yesterday lost its office furniture to auctioneers over a Ksh15 million debt it owes to Mama Rael Medical Clinic. The clinic was raided by Dollar Auctioneers, who acted on behalf of the the clinic in a bid to recover the money for unpaid claims. According to reports by a local daily, Amaco general claims manager said that the company had agreed to pay Ksh1 million this week. Read: Five Arrested For Allegedly Digging Tunnel, Stealing Ksh1.5 Million From Micro-finance Firm In Kitui “This matter is giving us a headache. We will have another meeting…

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris is now facing eviction from a Ksh300 million palatial home in Kitisuru, which the alleged owner claims she (Passaris) is occupying illegally. The house belongs to Mrs Alka Roshanlal Hanspal, a widow to the late billionaire Kultar Singh Hanspal, who claims that the legislator is trying to grab the house after living there for 13 years. According to reports, house which sits on a two-and-a-half acres of land was sold to Charles Kanyuga Maina and his wife Grace Wanjiku Kanyuga. Mrs Hanspal now wants the woman rep flushed out of the house, so that it…

One of the suspects filmed whipping another man ruthlessly has been arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) detectives. Joseph Pasile Mulata, 65, was arrested in Sajiloni area of Dalalekutuk ward in Kajiado Central. The other three known suspects are being pursued by Detectives. “Detectives investigating the case are appealing to the VICTIM to come forward and help them in the investigations,” tweeted the DCI. Read: Sigh Of Relief As Isolated Kericho Patient Tests Negative For Ebola Preliminary investigations reveal that the suspects are close family members of the victim. Further inquiries are ongoing to bring all those involved…

Kericho County Referral Hospital patient isolated over a suspected case of Ebola infection has tested negative for the deadly disease. Announcing the news through a statement, the ministry of health added that the woman also tested negative for any Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers. “The result of the tests carried out by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) laboratories on the blood samples from the 36-year-old lady who is currently admitted in the isolation unit at the Kericho County Referral Hospital have been confirmed to be NEGATIVE for Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) and other Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers,” said Health CS Sicily Kariuki.…

Machakos governor Dr Alfred Mutua today led an operation in Machakos Town where the county health department closed over 10 clinics near the Machakos County Referral Hospital. The governor said that the clinics were conniving with public health officers from the government facility to steal medicine meant for the hospital, and had defied an order by the county to close and relocate. “While commissioning a new theatre at Matuu Level 4 hospital, I directed that as per the law and regulations, there should not be a private clinic, lab, pharmacy and such health providers within 300 meters of a Machakos…

A section of female teachers are accusing recently launched Kenya Women Teachers’ Association (KEWOTA) of forcing them into the association through monthly subscriptions. Teachers who reached out to Kahawa Tungu indicate that the body through the employer, Teachers Service Commission (TSC), has been making deductions on female teachers’ salaries, without their consent. The body is led by one Ms Benta Opande as the CEO, Ms Jacinta Ndegwa as the treasurer and Ms Dorothy Muthoni as the chairperson. Read: Private Schools Accused Of Hiring Teachers Dismissed Over Preying On Pupils The teachers allege that despite complaining, the trio have resorted to…

Five suspects have been arrested in connection to the loss of Ksh1.5 million belonging to Itoleka Financial Services Association’s Mutune branch in Kitui County. According to reports, the five, who are employees of the firm, allegedly dug a tunnel leading to the banking hall of the microfinance. The guard of the bank, who said that he did not hear any noise during the Friday night heist was also arrested. Read: Kitale Thieves Drill Shop’s Wall Only To Find Sh2000 It is reported that the bank employees intentionally chose to leave the cash in their drawers instead of the bank safe,…

Kenya could be in for a changing political landscape and a major crack in Jubilee, after President Uhuru Kenyatta openly told off those politicking about 2022. Speaking during the 2019 Akorino Annual conference, President Kenyatta seemingly sending a coded message switched to Kikuyu language, accusing some politicians of ‘giving him headache’ for politicking about 2022. “These thugs that we elected are busy politicking. They should not think I am their boy, they will not stop me from constructing roads. They didn’t look for votes on my behalf. I went looking for my votes. These rubbish should stop bothering me,” said…

A fracas ensued on Sunday in a burial in Busia after CAS Ababu Namwamba’s PA made statements that rubbed Budalangi MP Raphael Wanjala the wrong way. In a video published by the Star, Namwamba’s PA Erick Obayi told Wanjala that they had no business to do with him, words that elicited heckling from the crowd. The MP was constrained from leaving his seat by his bodyguards, as he wanted to attack the PA. Read: Treat Us With Decorum, Governors Tell Graft Bodies After Waititu’s ‘Inhuman’ Arrest “Sisi hatuna jambo lolote na wewe (We have no problem with you). We don’t…

A Kitale-based prosecutor James Naburuk Sichangi has been jailed for two years after he was convicted of soliciting for bribes. On top of it, Sichangi will also pay a fine of Ksh200,000 for contravening the Ethics and Economic Crime Act. Delivering the judgement, Eldoret Chief Magistrate Charles Obulutsa said that Sichangi’s action exposed the National police and the office of Director of Public Prosecutor to public ridicule and contempt. Read: Armed Gangsters Kill Police Officer In His Kitengela Residential House Sichangi, on November 15, 2014, solicited for a bribe of Ksh60,000 from Ms Joyce Wanjiku as an inducement to support…

The burial of 89-year-old man in Thidhna village in Suna East, Migori County, was on Saturday evening halted as residents demanded that his relatives be traced first. The man, James Otieno Onino, had been a herder for hire in the village for several years, and his relatives are said to be residents of Siaya County. Initially, the elders had said that they had obtained a burial permit from the chief, but the chief refuted the claims. The Chief, Daniel Matolo, said that elders from the village had sought a burial permit, but he denied them asking that the man’s relatives…