Author: Francis Muli

The police have arrested 16 Tanzanian fishermen in Bagmot Beach in Migori, for trespassing into the country and using outlawed fishing equipment. They have been detained at Macalder Police Station awaiting arraignment in court tomorrow. “Right now, my officers are still interrogating them,” said Migori County police boss Joseph Nthenge. Read: KTN Raided Again! Citizen TV’s Joe Ageyo Goes After Regional Reporters The arrests come barely a few weeks after 36 Kenyan fishermen were arrested and detained by the Tanzania authorities for alleged trespass. The fishermen in the three countries have been complaining of lack of floaters to demacate boundaries between…

Marking of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination (KCPE) has been completed and the results are ready for release. This was announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday in Juja Constituency where he attended Sunday Service, adding that this year’s exam was free of cheating and other malpractices. “There was very little cheating or abuse during this year’s exam and I thank the parents, teachers and candidates. We want to congratulate all those who contributed into making the exams a success,” said the President. Read: How Top Government Leaders Supervised KCPE Exams In Different Parts Of The Country He said that…

Police at the Kenya-Somalia border were not bribed by Alshabaab to let them into the country, Inspector-General of Police Joseph Boinnet has said. This is against a recent United Nations report stating that Kenyan security forces accepted bribes of Ksh2,000 from the Al-shabaab terrorists in order to allow five suicide bombers to enter the country in February. “The truth of the matter is we worked extremely hard and we do so willingly to protect and secure our people,” said Boinett. In February, the police arrested two suspected Al-Shabaab operatives — Abdimajit Hasan Adan and Mohammed Nanne Osman — with a car…

Renowned lawyer and political activist Miguna Miguna has written a new book, inclined towards political injustices in the country. Miguna shared snippets of his new book, titled The Case Against Tyrants & Renegades, on social media, announcing the book will be out be December 20, 2018. “The Case Against Tyrants & Renegades, by Miguna Miguna, copyright 2018 (All Rights Reserved) 450 pages, hardback. Publication date: December 20, 2018. Information about Pre-Publication orders will be provided in due course,” wrote Miguna. In August this year, Miguna announced that he will be back into the country after September 4, but he has not…

A section of Jubilee MPs and farmers want Deputy President William Ruto investigated over the maize scandal. Alfred Keter (Nandi Hills), Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany) and Silas Tiren (Moiben) — on Saturday demanded that the DP be probed for the maize and fertiliser scandals that have rocked the country in the recent past. “What we know is that these problems are because of the DP and his office. We want the DP probed because we have heard that he has been calling NCPB officials instructing them on who should be paid,” Mr Keter Read: Betty Kyallo Breaks Silence On Okari’s Alleged Secret…

The nurses through their union have given both the county governments and the central government 21 days to implement their return-to-work formula, or they strike. Issuing the strike notice, union secretary general Seth Panyako said the return to work formula was part of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) entered between them and the government on November 2, 2017. The return-to-work formula was supposed to take effect as from July 1, 2018, but the government has failed to honour its part. Read: Nurses’ Union Boss Seth Panyako Arrested Over KNH Nurses’ Strike The union is seeking an annual increment of Ksh5,000 on uniform…

Detectives from the Serious Crime Unit have today afternoon arrested four young men who created a website similar to that of Uwezo Fund. The four were also using the website and the name of the First Lady Margret Kenyatta to defraud applicants millions of shillings after they sent an application fee for loan processing. They would charge applicants a processing fees of Ksh500, which would be sent to 0717617146 registered under the name Regina Mueni Muola. Read: Jowie Fails To Get Treatment Due To Huge Prison Debt, Wants Justice Wakiaga To Recuse Himself They include Collins Kiptanui, Joakim Kibet, Dominic Kimutai…

Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) detectives working on intelligence today arrested two ladies; Mary Nyaguthii Mathari and Mary Nyamwea Gathiaka in Thika for drugging unsuspecting victims before robbing them off. Several tablets of Stilnox drugs used to stupefy people in clubs and several SIM cards recovered. Read: Six Safaricom Staffers Arrested In Connection To Ksh70 Million Sacco Scam The SIM cards which were registered in different names are believed to have been used to withdraw money from the victims bank accounts. The two suspects will be arraigned in court on Monday. The two suspects will be charged with the offence of…

Banks which handled National Youth Service (NYS) loot will have to part with Ksh392.5 million in fines, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has said. Among the banks affected by the move include Standard Chartered Bank, Equity Bank, KCB Bank, Co-operative Bank and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya. In a statement, CBK says the move is set to streamline the banking sector in Kenya, in relation to handling stolen money. “CBK has reviewed each bank’s response to the penalty assessment and has concluded that the submissions were not sufficient to alter the findings of the investigations and the penalties assessed. Consequently, CBK…

The Kenyan external debt is growing bigger, not because she is borrowing but because her shilling is getting weaker against the US Dollar. On Thursday alone, Kenya’s external debt grew by Ksh2.5 billion after the shilling dipped by 0.1 percent to cross the Ksh103 mark. As of yesterday (Thursday), the shilling was retailing at Ksh103.05, the sixth day it was depreciating in a row. Combined with the recent increase in fuel prices, it is expected that the price of basic commodities will shoot due to increased cost of production, and increased cost of importation. Last month, the International Monetary Fund…

The Supreme Court of Kenya will now hear an eight year-old case where Synergy Industrial Credit Limited is seeking a Ksh1.6 billion compensation from their former partner, Cape Holdings over the development of Multi-billion 14 Riverside office suites. Synergy had invested into the project up to a tune of Ksh577 million but later bolted out, citing diversion of funds and slow down of construction by Cape Holdings. Consequently, Synergy successfully petitioned for Ksh1.6 billion compensation, that included interest and lost business for nine years, at the High Court. However, Cape Holdings proceeded to the Court of Appeal, which overturned the High…

The Ministry of Health has piloted ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine citrate and albendazole (IDA) treatment, a new triple drug therapy with the potential to reduce the time to treat and break transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis, from at least five years down to two years. Current treatment regimens for LF, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) – include mass drug administration of a dual therapy consisting of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) and albendazole (ALB). The new IDA treatment adds the delivery of ivermectin (IVM) to form a triple therapy that studies have shown to deliver a shorter, more cost-effective program. “This is…

President Uhuru Kenyatta will next week launch  310 megawatt (MW) Lake Turkana Wind Power Station in Loiyangalani, Marsabit, County, Managing Director (MD) of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) Fernandes Barasa has said. The project is wet to lower electricity by almost half, from Ksh15 per Kilowatt Hour (KwH) to Ksh8 for the same. “Wind power costs Ksh8 per Kwh compared to thermal power which costs Ksh15 per Kwh. The completion of this project, together with the 55MW we are expecting from the Garissa solar power plant, means we will be running on less diesel, even as the fuel charge goes…

Taxi-hailing app Uber Technologies is contemplating venturing into the public transport sector in Kenya, if Egypt and Mexico trials prove successful. Talking to Reuters, Uber’s East Africa General Manager Loic Amado estimates that over a third of Kenyans in Nairobi use matatus as their main form of transport around the city which are crowded in most times. “We want to be part of the transportation ecosystem in Nairobi and matatus are a big part of how people move around,” said Amado. Through the service, users will book the Uber matatus through the app, the same way they do for taxis. Read: Nonini…

They say education is the key to success, but to one Phyllis Gikanga, it seems to be the padlock barring her from what she has dreamed of doing all her life. Ms Gikanga graduated with a bachelors degree in IT from USIU and later did a masters degree in Applied IT from the Nazarene University. In 2015, she got a job at a local bank as a system administrator, but her joy was short lived as she lost her job in November 2017, a month before her husband followed suit. Hard times followed for the couple, who had to provide…