Author: Francis Muli

Kenya Power has announce a list of 11 counties that will face power outage for at least eight hours, for routine maintenance. Among the counties include Nairobi, Kwale, Kiambu, Nakuru Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Bungoma, Kisii, Isiolo and Mombasa. Read: Bob Collymore Back After Nine Months Of Sick Leave In Nairobi, the outage will affect parts of Oloitoktok Road, Makueni Road, Mararo Road, Ole Dume Road, Riara Road, Argwings Kodhek as well as Riara and Makini schools. A section of Ngong Road will also be without power as will Mash Park Hotel, Marakwet Road, Muringa Road, Kilimani Road, Ndemi Road, Green…

Java House in Kileleshwa was flattened this morning by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) in a bid to reclaim riparian land. A Shell petrol station was also closed in the unexpected exercise. The authority says it gave the owners a three-month notice and extended it by a week but the same was ignored. In a tweet, the coffee house said that they will be closed until further notice, without giving details. Read: Come And Sack Me, Sports CS Achesa Tells Raila https://twitter.com/javahouseafrica/status/1026335983917301760 Here are the photos:- Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a…

The Cabinet Secretary for Sports Rashid Achesa has accused ODM leader Raila Odinga of plotting to have him fired for being Deputy President William Ruto’s point man in Western. The CS, who once served as the youth leader for ODM said that Raila has been holding meetings with western leaders been telling them that Uhuru wants him out of Cabinet. Read: DP Ruto Launches Meru Water Project For The Third Time “With all due respect, I am not your (Raila’s) equal. The President was not stupid to appoint me. He knew the country had professors but I was still appointed. Give me…

The auditor’s report on Standard Gauge Railway land acquisition shows that the project lost more than Ksh10 billion in dubious deals. In the report prepared by the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) Risk & Audit Department and the National Lands Commission (NLC) Audit department, KRC and disbursed Ksh3,584,992 to the wrong people who didn’t deserve compensation. In the first case, the payment of Ksh2,070,000 was wrongly paid to Mr Willy Kiplimo Metto on December 3, 2014 instead of Mr Antony George Mwalimbo. In the second case noted by the report, Mr Joseph Kipchmba Sang received Ksh1,514,992 instead of Mr Joseph Mutuku.…

Reports have emerged that the water project launched by the  Deputy President William Ruto in Maua had been previously launched two times. The project first launched first in by Cabinet Secreatary for Water and Irrigation Eugene Wamalwa then in 2017 it by Parliament Majority Leader Aden Duale. The project is being funded by the African Development Bank (ADB), while political leaders are taking mileage for the project. The project started in 2011 under the watch of Tanathi Water Services Board. https://twitter.com/MuthuiMkenya/status/1025762180002660352 Addressing residents at Maua, Ruto took credit of the project, alluding that the project was being sponsored by the government.…

The government has stopped operations at the Nyayo Tea Zone in Narok County along the Mau forest, rendering over 1800 employees jobless. The operation was conducted by the Kenya Forest Service officers who invaded the Tea plantations on Saturday morning and ordered workers to park and go. The measure is part of the Mau eviction programme being run by the government. The Tea Zones have been blamed for encroachment of the Oloposimurum and Maasai Mau forest resulting in mass destruction and interference with movement of wildlife. Read: Uganda Orders ISPs To Block 30 Pornographic Websites Speaking in Narok where phase…

Former West Mugirango Member of Parliament Henry Obwocha has been confirmed dead The former legislator collapsed in his Nairobi home Friday evening and was pronounced dead in Hospital, his family has confirmed. Obwocha has been the Chairman of the Privatisation Commission since April 2015 and had served previously as Minister of Planning and National Development. Hon. Obwocha was the West Mugirango MP between 1992 and 2007 and briefly acted as Minister for Energy in 2006 as well as a stint as Assistant Minister for Finance. Read: Award-winning Writer Yvone Owuor To Appear In Court For ‘Hawking’ He was a member of…

Award-winning writer Yvonne Owuor (Caine Prize 2003) will be arraigned in Nairobi County Court on Monday for hawking, littering, resisting arrest after she was caught up in the Lavington demolitions by the County Government. According to online sources, Yvonne was waiting outside Lavington Mall when city askaris descended on the informal traders located there. She didn’t run in the commotion as she had no ides what was going on. In the commotion, as she began to ask what was happening someone pushed her and got aggressive with her. Owuor thought she was being attacked by a gang, especially when the man was…

French legislators have implemented a ban on the use of of tablets, computers, and other internet-connected devices in school and during class hours. This is after it emerged that since the beginning of the school year in eastern France some 31,000 high school pupils have replaced their traditional textbooks by computers and tablets , a move popular with students but opinion is divided among teachers and parents. The lawmakers decided that students under the age of 15 must leave the gadgets at home, or at least have them turned off during the school day. However, high schools will be allowed to decide…

Outspoken City Pastor Godfrey Migwi has criticised the (in)famous March 9 handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The man of cloth says that the handshake has done the country no much good, putting in mind the rampant corruption witnessed in the country of late. He however lauds the peace and stability brought forth by the handshake. “Even though most of us don’t even realize it, the handshake could as well be the worst thing that has happened to this country but still the other hand was good for our stability, peace and unity, so we…

Whatsapp has decided to take advantage of the 450 million daily active users of the status feature by introducing advertisements on the platform. According to the Wall Street Journal, WhatsApp will show advertisements (ads) in the Status section from next year onwards. The status feature allows the users to share photos, videos, GIFs and even texts with their friends that disappear automatically after 24 hours. Before the acquisition of WhatsApp by the social networking giant Facebook, the instant messaging application did charge an annual fee from its users. However, since 2016 it has been free to use WhatsApp. Read: Equity Bank Lowers Lending Rates…

Following a series of complains raised against Rama Homes both on social media and some on Kahawa Tungu, the property company has responded through a ‘Right of Response’ statement in which we, Kahawa Tungu, allow to affected persons/institutions to ensure fairness in telling our stories. Here is Rama Homes’ Right of Response Rama Homes Limited is a fully registered dynamic real estate company actively involved in the identification and development of property. We conduct feasibility analysis to determine the viability of each specific project and negotiate the acquisition of profitable projects on behalf of our clients/partners. When it came to…

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) website was yesterday was hacked and later pulled down, after the election overseer failed to regain access. A picture acknowledging the protests was placed front and centre where the Commission used to host their own content. A message in red was left, marking the day (August 1 2018) as a day of remembrance in Zimbabwe. “The people of Zimbabwe Will Never Forget August 1 2018,” read  the message by the hackers. The commission came out today to acknowledge that the website had been hacked, but later pulled down after 11 minutes. “Yesterday some hackers hacked our…

Kenya is now free to export avocados to South Africa, after a 11-year ban of the Kenyan fruit export to SA due to pest infestation. The fruit was banned in 2007, leading to a Ksh2.8 billion revenue loss to both the farmers ang the government. Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services (Kephis) announced yesterday that the ban on avocado by the South African government has now been lifted giving hope to Kenyan farmers. Kephis managing director Esther Kimani said the relief follows long negotiations among stakeholders, easing pain for farmers who have since been grappling with reduced market share since 2007. “We…

The National Police Service Commission has set new rules that will bar the police from engaging in other business activities outside their line of duty, unless cleared by the service. The rules require that those who already operate businesses should declare them, or be subjected to disciplinary action should the commission find out. For those with intentions of starting a business, they should apply to the commission seeking permission to operate a business, which is not a guarantee. “Applicants should be aware that this may involve the commission undertaking intelligence checks on both the applicant and the proposed business interests and…