Author: Francis Muli

Stephane Duproz, CEO of Africa Data Centres (ADC), has been elected as Vice President of Africa Data Center Association; a new membership organisation aimed at driving awareness of the data centre industry in Africa. Africa Data Center Association was officially launched last week at DataCloud Africa Leadership Summit 2018 in Marrakesh, Morocco, with nearly 30 founding members. Duproz currently oversees the commercial and operational development of ADC’s four interconnected data centres across Africa. He has previously served as Chairman of the Board for the European Data Centre Association (EUDCA) and acted as Vice President Member of the French Data Centre…

Outspoken Pastor Godfrey Migwi has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to declare depression a national disaster, due to the increased number of youths committing suicide. He attributes this to the high cost of living in the country, which chokes most young people who find it hard to manouvre through the situation that is ever getting worse. According to Migwi, over 40 per cent of youths are facing depression and contemplating committing suicide. Consequently, Migwi wants the government to start a door-to-door campaign to check on youths, with treatment being provided immediately for those found with depression. In a long Facebook post,…

Two Chad nationals and one Kenyan have been arrested in Nairobi, Westlands along Brookside Drive with Ksh1 billion currency in dollars and Euros believed to be fake money. The three include Abdoulaye Tamba and Abdalla Tamba From Chad, and Kenyan Anthony Mwangangi who was their driver. One more who was part of the group escaped and police are still looking for him. The police said that they acted on a tip-off from the public, and found the men with a heap of the currencies in the house they were living in. The arrest was part of an ongoing operation to…

The Commissioner General of Prisons Isaya Osugo has denied claims that Homa Bay Governor Okoth Obado is receiving preferential treatment in remand as alleged in sections of the media. On Sunday, reports emerged that Obado, who is accused of murdering Sharon Otieno, is in a comfortable VIP and dignitaries wing of the prison, where he is sharing a room with two other murder suspects and getting his food from outside the remand. Reports also indicated that contrary to prison rules, the governor is wearing his home clothes and not remand uniform for murder suspects, claims Osugo has denied. “We wish…

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party has dismissed claims that former premier Raila Odinga is trying to dislodge him (Ruto) from Jubilee. In a statement signe by ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, the party terms Ruto as a pathological liar who survives on sympathy. “It is easy to ignore and dismiss a pathological liar like William Ruto, but we have seen before that he is not just the greatest liar in our politics, but one so adept at mining sympathy that he will leave audiences marveling at his “triumph” over non existent adversity,” writes Sifuna. “We know Ruto is not…

Giant technology company Apple has announced the acquisition of music discovery app, Shazam,at a reported amount of US$400 million (KSH40 billion). The deal was first announced in December of 2017, and has been closed weeks after the European Union approved the deal. “We are thrilled that Shazam and its talented team will be joining Apple. We have exciting plans in store, and we look forward to combining with Shazam upon approval of today’s agreement,” an Apple spokesperson told The Verge publication. Read: Tuskys To Invest Ksh200 Million In New Electronic Stores Shazam is a mobile app that can identify music, movies,…

Toyota Uganda is counting losses in millions after their showroom in Kampala along Jinja Road in the industrial area caught fire on Sunday afternoon. The fire which started at around 4pm had already gutted one vehicle by the time Police Fire Brigade responded, and was spreading to the other vehicles in the showroom. The police are yet to establish the cause of the fire and the value of property destroyed, although the director of Police Fire and Rescue Service John Mugisa suspects that the fire could have been as a result of an electric short circuit. Read: Mpesa-Tkash Interoperability Deal To…

Marie Stopes is still running an ad banned by the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) on grounds that it is promoting abortion. The firm has held ground that it did not receive formal communication of the ban, the reason they have not yet pulled down the ad from air. In case they are found in contravention of the law, they risk a five-year jail term or a Ksh100,000 fine. KFCB boss Ezekiel Mutua said that the firm did not submit the ad for vetting before airing it, which could call for a harsher punishment for the firm. Mutua also demanded…

Safaricom and Telkom have signed a deal to enable their subscribers transfer funds from M-Pesa to T-kash and vice varsa seamlessly and at no extra. The move was announced in a statement sent to newsrooms during the weekend, and will see the prices drop to normal prices of sending money from Mpesa to Mpesa users. For instance, the cost of sending up to Ksh1,000 from Mpesa to Telkom’s T-kash will be Ksh11 down from Ksh45. On the other hand, sending the same amount from T-kash to Mpesa will cost you Ksh10 down from Ksh35. Read: Meru Dairy Farmers To Produce Over…

Rowdy Go Mahia fans today destroyed property worth thousands of shillings in a popular restaurant in Kisumu where they had gone to take lunch. The fans who had attended coronation of Gor Mahia as KPL champions turned violent when a deliverly vehicle parked outside, as they claimed it blocked their way. They broke plates, bottles and tables while reportedly terrorising the hotel staff. Read: Gor Mahia Officially Crowned 2018 KPL Champions In Kisumu (Photos) According to Pauline Akwacha, the proprietor of Kakwacha Restaurant, two of her staff were injured during the melee and were rushed to hospital for treatment. The melee…

In his tour to Kenya, the Duke of Cambridge William Arthur visited Laikipia today, to see how British and Kenyan troops are training together. The Prince also met President Kenyatta when he paid him a courtesy call. The prince is the patron of the Royal African Society, a long-standing institution dedicated to promoting Africa in the UK. During his visit, he also met with local politicians from Laikipia and Samburu, where British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) train. “It is noteworthy that Prince William is a crusader of wildlife conservation and his current tour is largely a conservation affair,” Laikipia Governor…

The leader of Majority in parliament Aden Duale has said that Jubilee legislators will not engage in the debate of reducing the number of elected leaders in the country unless President Uhuru Kenyatta gives direction In a tweet, Duale says that the legislators are ony focused on the President’s Big Four Agenda. “Jubilee Party will not be involved in the debate about reducing the number of electoral seats until it gets direction from President Uhuru Kenyatta. Our prime focus is on the Big Four Agenda,” tweeted Duale. https://twitter.com/HonAdenDuale/status/1046300912254418944 The debate was started by Thirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot who launched…

Three journalists among them Terryanne Chebet, Shix Kapyenga and Monica Kiragu will tomorrow record statements at the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Headquarters in connection with Monica Kimani’s gruesome murder. A local daily reports that the trio will divulge more details in relation to what they know about Citizen TV anchor Jackie Maribe and her fiancé Joseph Irungu’s connection to the gruesome murder. Irungu and Maribe are in police custody after detectives connected them to the murder. Irungu was arrested last week and detained by the court for 10 more days, as detectives continue with investigation. Maribe was arrested yesterday after she went…

11 people have died this morning in a grisly accident at Gilgil that involved a head-on collision between a Climax bus and a truck. Several others have sustained serious injuries and have  been rushed to Gilgil Sub-County Hospital. Read: Kenya’s Inflation Rate Jumps To 5.7 Per Cent From 4.04 In A Month Area OCPD Emannel Opru, while confirming the accident said that the bus was trying to overtake when the collision happened. The bus was ferrying passengers from Vihiga to Nairobi while the truck that was heading to Nakuru. “Eleven people died on the spot, among them seven women and four…

The Meru dairy farmers hope to produce over 600,000 litres of milk daily in the next few months following a boost from financial institutions. This was announced during the fifth Annual Dairy Farmers Open Day in Meru, which saw over 20,000 farmers participate in the open day that had corporates come to support the dairy sector. The ceremony was officially opened by the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Hon Mwangi Kiunjuri who congratulated the input of Meru Dairy into the agricultural sector in Kenya. The Meru Central Dairy Cooperative Union and Credit Bank estimate that milk production capacity will rise from 300,000…