Author: Francis Muli

Raila Odinga will win the 2022 Presidential contest since the year is an even number associated with God, Embakasi MP Paul Ongili alias Babu Owino has insinuated. Babu was responding to senior counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi, who suggested that the “Raila Fatigue” will be a factor in the 2022 Presidential race. Raila has run for Presidency in 1997, 2007, 2013, and 2017 unsuccessfully, with two of the elections having been contested in the Supreme Court. The 2017 Presidential Election was nullified in the Supreme Court and a repeat poll was held on October 26, 2017. The 2013 election was also contested…

Media personality and former TV presenter Betty Kyallo has admitted to struggling with business, three years after launching  Flair By Betty. In an interview with The Star, Betty said that her business had recorded dwindling fortunes during the Covid-19 pandemic “just like any other business”. “I will not want to say that I am doing very well. Truth be told it has been a rough couple of months for many entrepreneurs. I have struggled just like other entrepreneurs because the business environment has not been very friendly to small-scale businesses,” said Ms Kyallo. According to Ms Kyallo, being in a…

Several people are feared dead after a bomb attack at Digida pork joint in Komamboga, Kawempe Division, Kampala Uganda. According to reports by the Daily Monitor, the Saturday night explosion has seven hospitalised, with two deaths confirmed as of Sunday Morning. ”There was a bomb blast. Two persons – a young lady and a gentleman fatally wounded and others admitted with serious injuries,” police chief political commissar, AIGP Asan Kasingye said. This comes days after the United Kingdom (UK) warned of an imminent terror attack in Uganda on October 14, 2021. Read: 20 Perish In Car Bomb Explosion In Somalia No…

Western Kenya Politicians allied to ODM leader have issued a set of conditions for supporting Party leader Raila Odinga with his presidential ambitions. The main condition is that Raila pick Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya as his running mate. During an ODM Delegates’ meeting comprising leaders from the five counties held in Kakamega on Friday, they also requested that key slots in the government be reserved for leaders from the region. These are: Finance, Interior, Infrastructure, Health and Agriculture. The meeting was attended by ODM Branch Chairmen, members of coordinating committess, ward representatives and lawmakers from Kakamega, Vihiga, Trans Nzoia, Bungoma…

YouTube has taken down two channels associated with American singer R. Kelly afte the singer was last week convicted of sex trafficking. During the trial, R. Kelly was accused of exploiting his celebrity status to lure under-age girls into sex. RKelly TV and RKellyVevo were removed from the video-streaming platform, meaning the RnB star will no longer be able to create or own a YouTube channel. “We can confirm that we have terminated two channels linked to R. Kelly in accordance with our creator responsibility guidelines,” a YouTube spokesperson told Reuters in a statement. Read: YouTube Rolls Out TikTok Clone,…

Kenya’s health sector is among the most infiltrated with counterfeit products. Sex enhancing drugs popularly known as Viagra, condoms, morning after pills are just a few among pharmaceutical products that are highly counterfeited. During the launch of a report dubbed Consumers Going Digital, it emerged that some of the most counterfeited brands in the market have the potential of causing adverse effects on users, including death. “Counterfeiting is a big problem worldwide. Kenya loses about Sh100 billion in revenue and the problem is growing,” Peter Massawa, CEO Brandmark Safety Global. Read: Anti-Counterfeit Agency Nabs Fake Masks Worth Ksh21 Million Brandmark…

Kenya has submitted its first ever Military film to compete at the Oscars. The Kenya Film Classification Board submitted a military action movie ‘Mission to Rescue’ for a chance to bag the Best International Feature Film award at the 94th Academy Awards. The Kenyan film was directed and produced by Gilert Lukalia and Carna Wambui. The Oscars Selection Committee Kenya (OSCK) chose ‘Mission to Rescue’ ahead of three other films: Bangarang, Kiapo and Makumi. The selection team said that after evaluation, the film met most of the requirements of the academy. “It was a close score for all the four…

In the last 24 hours, 124 people have tested positive for Covid-19 from a sample size of 7,356. This brings the positivity rate to 1.7 percent and the confirmed number of positive cases to 252,499. The cumulative tests conducted so far are 2,664,357. In the same period, 80 people have recorded from the disease. 12 people have been discharged from various health facilities across the country while 68 are from from the home based care and isolation program. This brings the total number of recoveries to 245,962. Currently 522 patients are admitted in various health facilities while 1,414 people have been…

YouTube Music launched the #YouTubeBlack Voices in 2020 with an aim of equipping black artists with the resources and support they need to thrive and invest in amplifying the voices, perspectives and stories of black artists across the globe. The video-sharing platform has since increased and expanded the funding to accommodate songwriters and producers. YouTube is providing scholarships in music production, engineering, songwriting, mixing and music business to a selected group of musicians for a period of six months. Africans who made the cut include: Ugandan female artist Awazi Her style is a fusion of African rhythms and sounds, heavily…

Kenya will spend Sh2 billion on the vaccine manufacturing plant that was announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta during the Mashujaa Day celebrations. The Kenya Biovax Plant located at Nairobi’s Embakasi area is expected to begin operations within the next six months as a ‘fill and finish’ plant. The fill and finish facility will be used to put the vaccines originating from the main manufacturers into syringes or vials, sealing and packaging them before distribution. Read: Gov’t Bans Private Importation, Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccine Addressing the press to clarify the curfew hours and operations, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said that a…

M-Pesa Foundation has partnered with CBM Kenya and CURE Kenya hospital to address factors that limit children with disabilities from access, retention and transition in schools. The Sh74 million ‘Wezesha Elimu’ project will see children with disabilities undergo surgeries, rehabilitation and eventually be placed in learning institutions. Over 27 medical mobile clinics will be held across the country targeting more than 700 children and 300 surgeries. Five schools will have their infrastructure upgraded to enable children with disabilities easier access to learning opportunities while over 100 assistive devices will be distributed. The Executive Director for M-Pesa foundation said that the…

Twitter continues to make more developments on Spaces since its inception in November 2020. Initially, only user who had more than 600 followers could host Spaces. One year later, the company is rolling out Spaces to all Twitter users irrespective of the number of followers one has. Twitter announced this on the platform, along with a refresher GIF reminding people how to host Spaces. “the time has arrived — we’re now rolling out the ability for everyone on iOS and Android to host a Space if this is your first time hosting, welcome! here’s a refresher on how” the company…

Mobile Network Operators from Eswatini have reported that the government has ordered them to suspend social media sites Facebook and Messenger until further notice. The news comes amid more pro-democracy protests in the monarchy. The protests began in July this year resulting in the death of eight people and critical injuries to 28 people. At the time, the government imposed a full internet ban in the Southern African Kingdom. “The business has implemented the directive and access to Facebook and Facebook Messenger has been suspended. … We will continue engaging with the relevant stakeholders to minimise the impact and duration…

Machakos Governor Dr Alfred Mutua has threatened to sue activist Boniface Mwangi over alleged defamation. This follows several videos and materials published online by the activist, accusing Dr Mutua of being abusive and being a rapist, among other things. “By a video published by yourself on October 20th 2021, you uttered and published online, and further disseminated and caused to be printed and published online and vide other media, libelous and defamatory material of and concerning our said client (Mutua) in which you uttered the libelous and defamatory words, which transcribed were to the effect,” read a demand letter to…

The recent news from 10bet, which is one of the most popular sites in the online casino and betting industry, about their decision to launch their services in Kenya has certainly caught the attention of many. Furthermore, politicians are no exception. For a variety of reasons which we will be discussing throughout this article, politicians have seemingly taken a keen interest in the topic surrounding 10bet and their recent announcement. In this article, we will be going more in detail about the services in which 10bet will be offering to Kenyans, as well as why this has garnered so much…