Author: Francis Muli

The Kenya Meat Commission has fired 80 workers based at the Athi River factory at the production department for taking part in a go-slow. The workers were interdicted on Wednesday and barred from accessing the premises by a number of security personnel from the police department. “It has been noted by the Commission that you have engaged in the following actions and/or omissions, which are offences that contribute to Gross Misconduct as prescribed in Clause 14.4.19 of the Kenya Meat Commission Human Resource Policy, Regulations and Procedures Manual as well as Clause 17 (a) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement,” reads…

A former customer with NIC bank, Jacqueline Wanjiku, has revealed how the bank has frustrated her, and later landed her into trouble with Credit Reference Bureaus (CRB). Despite having been cleared with the CRB three years ago, Wanjiku received a call recently informing her that she had been listed with the CRB for accumulated charges of a bank account she once held with NIC bank, Buruburu branch. However, Wanjiku says that she had officially closed the said account in November last year in the presence of the branch manager. “(I was) called again that I have been listed again (with CRB) because…

In a new twist of events it has emerged that Britam might not have lost Ksh1.2 billion under the watch of its former employees, as they claim. Instead, records show that the money was spent on various projects in the country. Bank records in possession of Kahawa Tungu’s investigative desk show that the money that Britam accuses four of its former employees of stealing was wired from Standard Chartered Bank in Mauritius to Chase Bank in Kenya to different accounts held by Britam and its then Subsidiary, Acorn. The money was meant for different projects which were initiated by Britam…

Two carjackers have been shot dead by police in Nakuru while on a mission to rob a lorry on the Gilgil–Nakuru Highway. Four have managed to escape but the police are on their trails. The six had carjacked a lorry ferrying a consignment of breakfast cereals but were intercepted at section 58 by police acting on a tip off from members of the public. The six were on board a salon car, and manged to hijack the lorry, took the key from the drive and drove off. Read: Boinnet Opposes SRC Move to Pay Graduate Police Officers Higher House Allowance “The…

Payment service provider DPO Group has inked a deal with Aero CRS (an airline customer reservation system) that will see DPO power all the payments at the back-end for Aero CRS. In addition, all the payments from the customer side will checked by the DPO fraud prevention team. The Aero CRS Network, which was launched recently, provides a cloud based platform to help regional and local airlines get more distribution on Online Travel agents (OTAs), meta-searches and different aggregators across the globe. “The solution will enable airlines to realise more ticket sales while providing frequent flyers access to regional airlines.…

Machakos Governor Dr Alfred Mutua has threatened to close factories in Mlolongo dumping their waste in Athi River. According to a statement issued by the governor, the waste released to Nairobi River, which is a main tributary to Athi River has endangered the people of Machakos who depend on the river as a source of water. “I give companies in Machakos County, especially in Mavoko area, up to end of this month to ensure they have complied fully with environmental regulations and are not dumping into the river. From next week, we will shut them down,” read the statement in…

By March next year, every public service vehicle (PSV) should be fitted with a digital, tamper-proof speed governor, NTSA has ordered. The speed governors, according to National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) should be able to transmit real-time data to their servers. To be fitted with the speed governors are all vehicles weighing above 3048 tonnes. NTSA director general Francis Meja says that the current speed governors should be done away with, since they are prone to manipulation by rogue drivers unlike the new ones, KS2295: 2018. “Manipulation of the current speed gadgets has made it hard for us to…

The price of crude oil in the international market reached an all-time low to USD59 from USD86.74 in October, a 32.3 per cent. It is expected that the same will be reflected on the pump in the local market when the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reviews the price of petroleum products next month. The drop has been attributed to oversupply and reduced demand of crude oil. All eyes are set on ERC during the fuel price review next month. However, it might not be a smile for Kenyans as Kenya imports refined petroleum with a lag of between 30 and…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for cross-border collaboration among African nations in a bid to revive the blue economy in Africa. Speaking during the ongoing Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi, the President outlined four key areas that Kenya will focus on for the protection of aquatic resources. “In order to succeed in the implementation of our strategies, there is a need for cross-border collaboration; our actions must be collective as action from one water body easily affects the other,” noted the President. Among them include waste management and pollution, responsible and sustainable fishing to conserve endangered species as well as security.…

KCB Group and 28 other global banks have launched the Principles for Responsible Banking in Paris, France, in an event attended by over 12 CEOs. The Principles are meant to define the banking industry’s role and responsibilities in shaping a sustainable future, according to a statement sent to newsrooms. The six principles selected (alignment, impact, customers and clients, stakeholders, governance and culture, transparency and accountability) will address banking business and culture aligned to Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and relevant national and regional frameworks themes. “The Principles set the global standard for what it means to be a responsible…

The Kenya Pipeline Company managing director Mr Joe Sang is under pressure to explain how the company lost over 23 million litres of fuel as shown in a new financial report. It is reported that the company has lost the fuel through ‘spillage to the ground’, but sources say that the board of management has refused to buy the narrative prompting an urgent meeting with the management today. Worse still, insurance firms have refused to pay for the fuel valued at Ksh2.3 billion, in what they term as unreasonable and unrealistic loss. The company’s top management, according to sources have…

IMAGE/ COURTESY Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula’s party FORD-Kenya has vowed to sue Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) over the sharing of funds in the National Super Alliance (NASA) opposition coalition. This was revealed during a meeting with Ford Kenya party officials on Sunday, where party leader Wetangula accused ODM of excluding the other three NASA affiliate parties in the sharing of funds allocated to the opposition. “ODM is appropriating all the political parties funds being paid from the exchequer to the exclusion of ANC, Wiper and Ford Kenya,” said Wetangula. Ford-Kenya will be enjoining the Musalia Mudavadi-led ANC Party in the…

A Tuk Tuk driver today attacked two police officers manning a roadblock at an unknown location, as documented in a video that has gone viral. The video shows a scuffle ensue between the driver of Tuk tuk number KTWB 757D, as he tries to hit one with the Tuk tuk. As the two police retreat to safety, the man drives away but makes a u-turn a few metres from the scene of the incidence. Unable to reach the two policemen, the agitated driver alights and starts hurling stones at the policemen as other road users watch. Whatever transpired between the officers…

Marie Stopes has suspended abortion services in Kenya after an order by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) demanded them to do so. The clinic will however remain open and will continue offering essential family planning, maternal health and general medical services, according to a statement sent to newsrooms. “We can confirm that Marie Stopes Kenya has suspended safe abortion services at the request of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board,” said Marie Stopes Kenya Director Dana Tilson through the statement. Mid this month, Marie Stopes was banned by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board from conducting abortions in…

Uganda’s Internal Security Organisation (ISO) has revealed that they are holding South Sudanese ‘tycoon’ Lawrence Lual Malong Yor Jr. Malong Jr was reported missing on November 22, with family members saying that he was arrested in his Milano Hotel room in Kabalagala, Uganda on November 21. Despite reports indicating that he was taken away by Uganda People’s Defence Force(UPDF), the army denied reports that they took him. ISO Director General Kaka Bagyenda told Ugandan media that they were holding Malong over a wide range of criminal activities. “He (Mr Malong Jr) is a person of interest to us and it’s…