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Homa Bay County Commissioner Harman Shambi is counting losses after a huge fire gut down his house on Sunday evening. It is reported that the raging inferno destroyed property worth millions of shillings. The fire is claimed to have started from one of the rooms in the house. However, the cause of it was not immediately established. Read: Mourners Shocked As “Dead” Businessman Shows Up At His Funeral In Homa Bay The county commissioner told the chief that a faulty electric line may have been the source of the fire, as he heard a loud pop sound just before the…

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has moved his operations to his newly acquired office on Koinange Street after the High Court barred him from accessing the county offices. According to Nation, the county chief, who is facing graft charges, has been holding meetings with some county executives in his new office. However, his decision to still be in charge of some county operations has led to a split in the county’s cabinet with some executives supporting his deputy James Nyoro. Read: Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Waititu From Accessing Office It is reported that Waititu held his first meeting at the offices…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested a man who sexually assaulted and severely injured a 25-year-old woman in Bomet. Announcing the arrest, the DCI noted that the suspect Bernard Ng’etich who committed the heinous act on August 7, 2019, was nabbed following a man-hunt on him. The detectives further noted that after committing the wicked act, he severally stabbed the victim on her private parts using a Somali Sword then fled. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1160141711831707648 The lady was later found by members of the public who took her to hospital. The DCI reported that she is currently in a stable condition…

Igembe South Member of Parliament (MP) John Mwirigi, who is the youngest legislator in Kenya, has finally acquired his undergraduate degree. The 25-year-old lawmaker graduated from Mount Kenya University on Friday. Mwirigi’s close friend and comedian MC Jessy took to social media to congratulate his friend over his recent achievement. He wrote: “Congratulations Hon. John Paul, Member of Parliament Igembe South on your graduation today. “My humble Friend, May your light keep on shining. Meru county is proud of your achievements,” the award-winning comedian wrote. https://www.instagram.com/p/B08hbrdH5sZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The Igembe South MP is the youngest legislator in the current parliament. He opted…

Sixty people have been confirmed dead and 70 others seriously injured on Saturday morning after a petroleum tanker burst into flames at Msamvu in Morogoro town, Tanzania. Confirming the reports, Morogoro Regional Police Commander Wilbroad Mutafungwa noted that those who were killed in the accident were 60. It is reported that the majority of those who died were motorcyclists who thronged the accident scene to collect leaking fuel as well as food vendors who were near the scene. Commander Mutafungwa affirmed that most of them were burnt beyond recognition. According to eyewitnesses, the lorry fuel tanker overturned hence the motorists…

Police officers have destroyed bhang worth Ksh6 million in Rongo town, Migori County. The exercise which took place on Friday was overseen by Rongo Resident Magistrate Raymond Langat and Rongo Assistant County Commissioner Peter Nyandat. According to Magistrate Langat, the over Ksh6 million banned drug was presented in court last year as evidence and thee suspects sentenced to jail terms between five and ten years. Affirming that the courts are committed to deal with those found guilty of trafficking bhang, Mr Langat also applauded the police for their fight against narcotics in Migori County. Read: 83 Arrested For Holding Bhang…

Police officers were on Saturday morning forced to chase away worshippers as chaos rocked Nairobi Central SDA church. Hundreds of Christians who had turned up for worship were left stranded outside the church that is located opposite Nairobi Area Police Station. The General Serice Unit (GSU) officers were consequently deployed to man the church to ensure that no one came in. Chaos is reported to have erupted after the church leadership announced the excommunication of 15 members who were linked to chaos at the church last Saturday. Read: GSU Officers Forced To Disperse Worshipers At Nairobi Central SDA After Rival…

Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi has on Friday filed a complaint against the prisons over mistreatment as well as failure to produce her in court for her sentencing. Ms Nyanzi was sentenced to 18 months in prison for referring to President Yoweri Museveni as a “pair of buttocks.” The former Makerere University lecturer attended the sentencing last Friday via a video link and was acquitted of one of the charges of offensive communication. Read: Ugandan Activist Stella Nyanzi Strips During Her Sentencing The charge was based on a poem which she wrote that was considered vulgar by the Ugandan authorities. According…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has on Friday announced their commencement of investigations against young Kenyan acrobat Wendy Waeni’s former manager Joe Mwangi. Together with the Child Protection Unit, the DCI has opted to take the matter into their hands. “Detectives from the Child Protection Unit have today commenced investigations into this matter & should ANY criminal culpability be found, appropriate legal action will be taken. “We are grateful to all those who brought this to our attention,” the DCI tweeted.  https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1159823325335449601 Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV’s Jeff Koinange Wendy Waeni revealed damning details of how Joe…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i on Friday unveiled Kenya’s first-ever female elite SWAT crew. The team, which graduated on Friday is the first female special weapons and tactics team in the country. Presiding over the graduation at Ng’ong, the CS acknowledged that the team of the 48 women is the first of its kind not only in Kenya but in entire Sub-Saharan Africa. He noted: “What we have witnessed today gives us confidence as the government that we have the capacity to protect our people and secure our country.” Matiang’i affirmed that the 48 commandos are not only ready to…

Siaya County Assembly is under probe as a name of a dead member was listed among those who travelled to Jinja, Uganda in February. According to the anti-graft agency, the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) stage-managed the controversial trip after they travelled to the Kenya-Ugandan Border. It is claimed that the MCAs only had their passports stamped and returned home without attending a workshop in Uganda on the said trip. Upon their investigation, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) were shocked that the late Mr Joanes Andiego Odongo’s name was included in the list. Read: EACC Summons 41 Siaya…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is set to introduce a bill that will have Nairobians pay Ksh25 tax for every chicken brought from upcountry. According to his administration, the bill will see Nairobi residents pay Ksh25 tax for every chicken that enters the capital city. Apart from chicken, owners of cats and dogs from up-country will also have to part with Ksh1,000 for each. The bill will also include new charges for garbage collection, fire certificates and inspection for cats and dogs. Read: “Gov’t Has No Money” – Uhuru Dismisses Governors Call For More Revenue In June, Nairobi Finance and Economic…

Ugandan actress and comedian had revealed that she paid her own bride price to her former husband Gerald Ojok. Speaking during her recent YouTube video, the “Don’t mess with Kansiime” star noted that she was deeply in love with her ex-husband that she opted to aid him in the paying of the dowry. “I do not want to go into the details. I was married but you know how you end up paying some of it yourself. It is sad, do not look at me like that and I am now an empowered woman,” she stated. During the chat, in…

The High Court has on Thursday upheld the ruling that blocked Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu from accessing the county office. Issuing the ruling, Justice Ngenye Macharia also declined to review his bail terms in the Ksh588 million corruption case against the county chief. Justice Macharia ruled: “I find no illegality in the order of trial Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi in ordering Waititu not to set foot in the Kiambu County offices pending hearing and determination of the case… The bail of 15 million shillings was also appropriate.” Read: Gov Waititu To Secure Release Of 2000 Kiambu Youth In Jail In his…

Kwale County Woman Representative Zulekha Hassan has on Thursday toured the crèche at Parliament buildings a day after she was ejected from parliament. She was kicked out as soon after she walked in with her five-month-old baby in her arms. Visiting the Crèche, she lamented over the lack of a room for nursing mothers in the parliament buildings. MP brought the house to a standstill for at least 15 minutes. At the time, on the floor was Majority Leader Aden Duale who was forced to cut short his submission on Kenya-Somalia Maritime Border Dispute Resolution debate. Read: Kwale MP Zulekha…