Author: Francis Muli

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has temporarily halted teachers’ strike set to begin on Thursday, January 3, 2019. The Teachers Service commission (TSC) had gone to court in a bid to stop the strike scheduled for January 3. Through their secretary general, teachers allied to KNUT have said that the strike is still on unless TSC tackles issues around promotion of teachers, contentious transfers of head teachers and performance contracting policy. Read: Teachers’ Strike Still On As Conciliation Talks Flop In the order, the court has directed that the two parties continue to negotiate and consult on the issues, with…

Court of Appeal judge Prof Otieno Odek will be a witness against former colleague Prof Tom Ojienda, who is accused of falsely obtaining money from Mumias Sugar Company. This was revealed by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji who said that Prof Odek was not involved in any crime as opposed to earlier media reports. “Following our analysis of the statement provided by the Judge, we have decided that he shall be a prosecution witness in the case against Professor Tom Ojienda,” he said. Prof Odek was a partner in the firm of Professor Otieno Odek – Professor…

Lawyer Prof Tom Ojienda has been released from Muthaiga Police Station after a two-day intervention from fellow lawyers. The Senior Counsel was on Friday afternoon arrested at an undisclosed location within Nairobi over a Ksh200 million scandal at Mumias Sugar Company. This was after DPP Noordin Haji approved his arrested. Soon after his arrest, Lawyers from the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) led by his lawyer Nelson Havi criticised the move, saying that the arrest was a violation of his constitutional rights. “It is easy to see through the ploy by the DCI and the DPP in arresting Professor Tom…

The anticipated cracks on the ruling Jubilee party could come early, as leaders from the party express different views on the 2022 succession politics, which seemed automatic from the start. In the new development, Jubilee secretary general Raphael Tuju said that it will not be an automatic affair for Deputy President William Ruto, who has declared his interest in succeeding President Uhuru Kenyatta upon the expiry of his two terms in 2022. In 2013 during presidential campaigns, Kenyatta said that anyone who would like to become the President of Kenya would have “to wait for me(Kenyatta) to complete his ten…

The self proclaimed ‘Mightiest Prophet’ Dr David Owuor was the topic of discussion for Nakuru residents after he claimed that there were two suns in the sky, thanks to his ongoing crusade. Journalists and residents in Nakuru were quick to look up to the sky and take photos of the sun, proving the ‘prophet’s’ words otherwise. Photos taken immediately he uttered the words showed only one sun amidst a cloudy sky. His followers did not share any photo of two suns, but Kenyans suspected that they would share later after a photoshop to suit their ‘prophet’s’ words. Read: Tharaka Nithi Police…

It has emerged that the Friday arrests of graft suspects being conducted by sleuths from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission could be another cash-cow for the arresting officers. According to sources, the officers sent to arrest the suspects are making a fortune out of it, by under-declaring or not declaring at all millions of money hidden in the suspects’ houses. The suspects would rather let the cash go rather than mention it and add charges against themselves, or strengthening the existing ones. This has triggered controversy at the investigating bodies, with officers silently fighting…

Learners will be treated to tutorless classes come January 3 when they open schools as teachers will be on strike. Efforts by conciliators from the ministry of labour to avert the strike bore no fruits as Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) officials accused them of lack of good will. KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion stated that as long as the Commission stuck to its plan not to promote teachers and continues with transfers, there will be no conciliation. On December 19, KNUT issued a strike notice following a move by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to transfer of 3000 school…

Samuel Mburu, Senator Susan Kihika’s husband is among the 15 arrested in connection to a Ksh64 million tax fraud case. Mburu was arrested even as former Managing Director of the Kenya Bureau of Standards Charles Ongwae and former director of Quality Assurance Eric Kiptoo are set to face charges for colluding with three companies to undervalue imported goods. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) also seized six top-of-the-range vehicles belonging to the businessman. Mburu and his brother Hillary Kamau are accused of using their company, Landmark Freight Services Limited, to defraud the taxman. Kamau has been on the run, since being put…

Several people are now nursing wounds after failed 2018 New Year goals. They might count themselves as failures, but that should not be the case. This does not mean that you should not set new year resolutions beyond 2019. However, while setting these goals, a certain criteria should be followed. Here are some suggestions you can follow:- Do not bench mark Life is not a competition, and each person is destined for his/her own way of success. You will not necessarily succeed the way someone else has done it, after all there is no success formulae. Remember that when you…

Members of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) who sought cancer treatment in the 2016/17 financial year spent a total of Ksh1 billion. This comes at a time when the push for the government to declare cancer a national disaster has intensified. NHIF oncology (cancer treatment) package pays for its members up to Ksh1 million for treatment locally or internationally. “Cancer patients accessed cancer treatment at a cost of Ksh1 billion paid for by the NHIF in FY 2016/17. Many Kenyans have benefited from the cover by relieving families of the burden of treating chronic diseases” said the NHIF CEO…

A pregnant woman in Sivakasi India was recently transfused with HIV positive blood from a an Indian hospital after health workers failed to screen it. The incidence happened in Sattur government hospital where the donor had donated blood for his anemic relative. However, his relative’s blood need had been met, hence the blood was screened and labelled ‘safe’. Three days later, the pregnant woman visited the hospital and required blood transfusion. Unlucky for her, the blood which had the HIV virus was used on her. The donor who was required to attend a job interview was required to have HIV tests…

A Ugandan police bus went missing from the Capital City Kampala on Sunday, including its driver. The bus was stolen on Sunday at around 1:00am along the Northern Bypass, the police director of engineering and logistics, Godfrey Bangirana has said. “Be informed that Police Bus Reg No: UP 5484, Higar make, Police Blue (color) has gone missing. It was last seen on night of Sunday 23/12/2018 at around 0100 hours along the Northern Bypass, Kampala,” says Bangirana in a memo. Corporal Mwase, the driver of the bus cannot be reached through phone since his phones have been off as his whereabouts…

On Citizen’s Viusasa, it was ‘pregnant with Lilian Muli’, and then came giving birth with Lilian Muli. When fans expected ‘raising with Lilian Muli’ another one came up. It is now ‘Single with Lilian Muli’ but it is not on Viusasa. After sharing photos of her newborn, the glamorous news anchor went mute, only to resurface with the new announcement on Instagram. Behind the scenes, Muli was battling with separation from Jared Ombongi, the chairman of Shabana Football Club. The celebrated TV anchor has now began a new life of a single mother/lady, as per the Instagram post, and she doesn’t want…

Five Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) will not be able to operate at night after their licences were withdrawn by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). Six other operators lost their road service licenses over traffic rules violations. Those that lost their night travel licences include Mbukinya Sacco (fleet number – KBZ 691E), Ongata Rongai Sacco (KBV 520L), Kenya Poa Sacco (KCJ 128A), Unified Sacco (KBT 227D) and Nazigi Sacco (KBZ 205X). Those that lost their road service licences include Marimba Sacco (KCG 553P), Prestige Sacco (KCF 883F), Nawasuko Sacco (KCD 358Q), Latema Sacco (KBS 335D), Kibera Bureti Sacco (KCR 051D), Lucky…

Reuben Kiborek, PA to Water cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui has been arrested for defiling Chelugui’s 16 year old daughter. Kiborek is said to have picked the minor from Emining in Mogotio and drove her to Nakuru, where he committed the act. Kiborek contested Mogotio parliamentary seat but lost in the primaries to Jubilee’s Dr Daniel Tuitoek. In the primaries, Dr Tuitoek garnered 11,994 votes against Prof Hellen Sambili’s 6,015. Kiborek came a distant third with 1,586. He is known to be a violent youngster, as in April 2017 he was involved in a scuffle at the Kenya School of Government…