Author: Francis Muli

Employees from the Central Region at the management level at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) account for 37.6 percent of the total, a new report has shown. According to the report tabled in parliament last week, there are 50 executives from the region out of 133, which only accounts for 17.33 percent of the country’s population. The region is followed at a distance by Nyanza which has 12.03 percent against a population representation of 10.58 percent. This means that the two regions are over-represented according to the diversity policy for state ministries, department and agencies. The policy states that ethnic…

Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga was this evening roughed and beaten up by irate Gor Mahia supporters who also seem to be ODM diehards at the Kasarani Stadium after the Gor Mahia vs RS Berkane match. Rasanga was beaten for messing the ODM campaigns and threatening to deny Ugenya wealth for electing David Ochieng. The Governor’s kaunda suit was completely torn and was rescued by ODM party leader Raila Odinga and his bodyguards who whisked him away in his car. Chants of poor performer! poor performer! were heard. The ODM and Gor Mahia supporters say they must discipline all those who…

Telkom Kenya has announced transfer of business assets to Airtel Kenya, signifying a close of deal in the merger announced this  year. In a gazette notice Telkom revealed that it is transferring all its assets to Airtel Kenya, but would still be a shareholder. “Telkom Kenya Limited proposes to transfer its mobile operations, enterprise and carrier business carried on at Telkom Plaza (Nairobi) and elsewhere in the Republic of Kenya including all assets, other than identified excluded assets, to Airtel Networks Kenya Limited,” read the notice in part. “The proposed transferee (Airtel) is not assuming nor does it intend to…

A woman who gave birth to Quintuplets has died at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) where she was admitted with her children. The 28-year-old Evelyn Namukhula reportedly complained of chest pains at around 10pm Saturday. Ms Namukhula gave birth through Caesarean Section at Kakamega General Hospital on March 13, 2019. Read: 28-year-old Kakamega Woman Gives Birth To Quintuplets She was later transferred to MTRH after one of the children developed complications. “My baby had trouble breathing and doctors at the Kakamega General Hospital decided to move us here (MTRH) so that the baby could get the help he needs,”…

Nairobi governor Mike Sonko today caused a stir online after appearing on a golden shoe during the good deeds meeting with Nairobi residents at the City Hall. The shoe is estimated to be around Ksh16 million. During the meeting, the governor announced that Nairobi will host the Good Deeds Africa Regional Conference in August this year. “I wish to encourage organisations involved with volunteerism to come and share their successes, challenges and lessons learnt, in order to promote volunteering in Kenya. I also urge the private sector to embrace Good Deeds because, as they say, “Doing good is good business”,”…

Eight people have died this morning in separate accidents in Kitui and Narok Counties. The first accident happened in Mutomo, Kitui County, along Kitui-Kibwezi Road where a matatu rolled several times leaving six dead and scores others injured. The second accident happened at Katakala area in Narok County, where a Super Premium Sacco matatu collided head-on with a landrover. Read: Pilots In Ethiopian Air Crash Tried All Emergency Guidelines By Manufacturer Before Accident Four other people  including a newborn baby died while six sustained injuries. The injured persons were taken to the Narok County Referral Hospital while bodies of the…

10 buffaloes have have been reported dead in Lake Nakuru National Park following anthrax outbreak. According to Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officials,  doctors are on the ground vaccinating the buffaloes and monitoring the situation. “We have taken surveillance action and everything now is under control as our veterinary doctors are on the ground vaccinating the buffaloes and monitoring the situation,” KWS spokesperson Paul Githitu said. The officials have blamed the prolonged drought for the outbreak. Read: Manufacturing Firms In Kenya Moving To Ethiopia, Egypt Over High Cost Of Production “During such prolonged drought, the disease tend to manifest itself very…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Prof Olive Mugenda to chair Kenyatta University Hospital board for three years. Health CS Sicily Kariuki has also been appointed to the board. Others nominated include Kithinji Kiragu and Gladys Ogallo. Prof Mugenda thanked  President Kenyatta and promised to have the hospital opened as soon as possible. She has promised to pioneer the fight against cancer. She pointed out that the hospital was part of vision 2030 and she will endeavour to make it a centre of excellence in the region. Read: Public Health Officers Condemn Alcohol Donation To Starving Residents In Tiaty The hospital…

A date like today 25 years down the line, Rwanda found itself in a pool of conflict involving the Hutu and the Tutsi, the country’s major tribes. The massacre was orchestrated by Hutu officials, who were the majority in government. In retaliation, the Tutsis formed the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) in a bid to defend themselves. This resulted to death of more than 800,000 people. These cannot just be termed as deaths, but cold blood murders for lack of a better word. Unicef says 95,000 children were orphaned in the genocide. Down the memory lane, people in Rwanda are yet…

Paypal will no longer process payments by essay-writing firms that sell academic papers to university students. On Wednesday, the US-based payment platform announced that the move was meant to curb vices in the education sector. This was after British Education Secretary Damian Hinds told Paypal that it is “unethical for these companies to profit from this dishonest business”. PayPal is to begin contacting firms which use its payment system to sell academic essays online. “PayPal is working with businesses associated with essay-writing services to ensure our platform is not used to facilitate deceptive and fraudulent practices in education,” said a…

Residents in Tiaty, Baringo County were treated to unexpected ‘ceremony’ today when they went to receive relief food, only to be given alcohol by Chinese nationals. The incidence happened at Katikit Mixed Boarding Primary School where they received the treatment by Chinese Company, Ghuanshan International Mining Company Limited. Their banner read, “Relief food to Tiaty, committee to save life.” The company had brought 20 cartons of beer and 24 cans, which caused a scuffle as the hundreds of residents struggled each to have the lion’s share. Read: DCI Detectives Impound 1000 Bags of Suspected Contraband Rice In Kirinyaga The Standard…

President Uhuru Kenyatta today showed up with a Jubilee shirt in support of party candidate Ahmed Kolosh in the forthcoming Wajir West Constituency by-election scheduled for April 25. Kolosh was received at the State House accompanied by National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale, who refuted claims that Jubilee is divided. “We assured our party leader that North Eastern is a Jubilee territory and we shall mobilize wananchi and members of our party in Wajir West so as to deliver the seat to our party,” said Duale. The seat fell vacant after the Supreme Court nullified the election of Kolosh. Kolosh…

The Kenya Commercial bank will take over five more Imperial Bank Limited in Receivership (IBLIR) branches, Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced. In a statement, the Central Bank of Kenya and the Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation said the move will see the recovery of another 19.7 percent of deposits owed to Imperial Bank customers to bring the total recovery to an approximate 54.7 per cent. This follows the release of 35 percent of funds in December 2018. “CBK and KDIC reiterate their commitment to protect the interest of depositors, creditors, and the wider public interest. This is in keeping…

Tumutumu Secondary School is on the spot for mistreating 32 girls whom the school management has accused of being lesbians. Information reaching Kahawa Tungu indicates that the girls have been isolated from other girls, and were not even allowed to sit for their end-term exams. “For the past one week 32 girls have been subjected to inhuman treatment by the administration. The 32 are being alleged to be lesbians. The school has refused to give us parents evidence of such allegations. The girls have been denied to do the end of term exams yet we have paid school fees (sic),”…

The Kenya Power prepaid system for purchasing power bundles popularly known as tokens will be off for 19 hours, as from Tuesday April 9, 11pm to Wednesday April 10, 6pm. In a notice, Kenya Power says that they will be migrating data to a new hardware (server) for efficiency purposes. “We wish to inform our esteemed customers that the prepaid system will be temporarily shut down from Tuesday 9th April 11.00 p.m to Wednesday 10th April 6.00 p.m to enable migration of data to a new hardware for improved service delivery,” read a notice published on the local dailies. During…