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Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu will spend another night behind bars despite the court releasing him on a cash bail of Ksh15 million. It is noted that the embattled governor failed to process his cash bail on time as well as that of his wife. He was then taken to Industrial Area Prison while his wife, Susan Wangari, was transferred to Lang’ata Women Prison. Earlier on Tuesday, the governor had been released on a cash bail of Ksh 15 million and a Ksh30 million bond while his wife was released on a cash bail of Ksh4 million and a bond of…

The Court of Appeal has on Tuesday stopped the arrest of Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong’o and his sister Risper Nyagoy pending ruling of their application. The lifting of the arrest warrant was made after the two siblings made two applications to get stay orders on the initial ruling made by Tripsisa Cherere. Justice Cherere had further issued an arrest warrant against the two. The County boss and his sister were on Thursday sentenced to a month in civil jail for contempt of court in an inheritance feud. The two had first failed to appear in court and then failed to pay…

Controversy has surrounded Kibra Member of Parliament (MP) Ken Okoth, who succumbed last week on Friday, final resting place even as his mother, Angeline Ajwang Ongere rubbishes cremations claims. Speaking to Media Max, Ms Ongere noted that she is opposed to the idea of her son being cremated. Additionally, she stated: “I am of the opinion that he be buried at Kabondo Kasipul in Homa Bay County, where I wake up and see his grave every day.” Before her statement, unconfirmed reports alleged that the late Okoth’s body would eventually be cremated. Read: Kibra MP Ken Okoth Passes On At…

Police officers on Monday night shot dead two suspected assailants for robbing a Nigerian nation around the Kilimani area. According to the police officers, the victim of the robbery, Taiwo Gbengaof, reported the incident to Kileleshwa Police Station that he had been robbed by four armed men. The robbers are claimed to have then sped off in a white saloon car registration number KCE 567 B. He further told the officers that he was walking along Makueni road, within Kileleshwa area, when he was accosted before being robbed two mobile phones, iPhone X max, Samsung Galaxy S8, and a wallet…

Bomet Governor Dr Joyce Laboso’s husband has revealed why the cancer diagnosis of his deceased wife was kept a secret until her demise. Speaking to the media at the Lee Funeral Home where the late governor’s body was moved to, her husband d Edwin Abonyo confirmed the public speculations that indeed she has cancer. He divulged that it was her wish that her health condition remains a private matter. Mr. Abonyo added that Dr. Laboso had suffered for a long time but the family opted to keep the details private. According to the widower, the governor did not want her…

The High Court has issued a warrant of arrest against Italian Paolo Porcelli in the Arror and Kimwarer dam scandal. Issuing the warrant, Magistrate Douglas Ogoti agreed DPP Nordin Haji’s request to have the director arrested for failing to appear in court for the second time. Porcelli is the CEO of CMC di Ravenna, which was allegedly contracted to construct the controversial Arror and Kimwarer dams in Elgeyo Marakwet. Read: DCI Summon Over 100 Companies, Directors In Ksh63 Billion Dam Scandal In his submission, Special prosecutor Taib Ali Taib stated that Porcelli should be declared a fugitive. Porcelli’s lawyer, Ken…

Three people have on Monday morning died in a gruesome road accident involving a lorry and a boda boda in Kirinyaga County. According to reports, the lorry is noted to have been ferrying miraa when it hit the boda boda carrying three passengers from behind killing them on the spot. The accident happened along the Mwea-Embu highway in Kirinyaga. An eye-witness mentioned that the lorry was speeding when it hit the boda boda. Police have towed the miraa vehicle at Sagana Police Station while the three bodies were taken to Karira Mission Hospital mortuary. Read: Bodabodas Rake In More than…

Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jr has revealed the reason why his Elgeyo Marakwet counterpart Kipchumba Murkomen’s KTN Sunday interview was cancelled. Responding to the announcement of the interview cancellation, Mutula noted that the interview was cancelled as an act of revenge since Murkomen walked out on Baringo Senator Gideon Moi’s bill. He stated: “You walked out when the Data Protection Bill was up for voting. He revenged in the best way possible – cold dish.” Mutula, however, called on the two legislators to have a sit-down and iron out their differences. “We need a small Man to man chat between…

Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) secretary-general Wilson Sossion is bound to lose his position as the union’s boss after the court upheld his deregistration. According to the court, Sossion will lose his position since he was nominated to Parliament to push for ODM’s agendas. He has been deregistered in January last year by the Teachers Service Commission. (TSC) Read: KNUT Woman Representative Jacinta Ndegwa Resigns Citing Frustrations From Sossion  The TSC has initially drafted a letter to Sossion and KUPPET chairman Omboko Milemba, informing them that they were no longer teachers due to their political positions. TSC chief Nancy…

A group of uncivilized individuals believed to be National Youth Service (NYS) personnel has angered Kenyans after a video of them turning a young couple’s date into a nightmare emerged. In the disturbing video, the individuals dressed in NYS attire are seen subjecting the couple to public humiliation, forcing them to kiss in their watch. The man and woman featured in the video are seen being harassed to “indecently” hold each other. https://twitter.com/MoseaxKenya/status/1154364629897883649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1154364629897883649&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnairobinews.nation.co.ke%2Flife%2Fhow-uncivilized-nys-officers-turned-couples-date-into-a-nightmare-video The individuals tormenting the couple can be heard hurling orders to them as the video was being captured by seemingly one of them. One of the…

A woman who was denied treatment at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) for failing to pay the medical fee of Ksh1950 has died. Esther Wambui’s plight was highlighted following a video that went viral after she and her sister were turned away by the referral hospital for failing to pay the bill. Ms Wambui was a cancer patient at the facility. Award-winning investigative journalist John Allan Namu broke the news of her demise on Thursday via Twitter. Captioning the viral video, Namu noted: “Esther, the lady standing silently in this video, passed away on the 15th of July this year.…

Otile Brown’s signed artist Jovial has affirmed that she has left his newly launched record label, Just In Love Music. Speaking to Nairobi News, the Amor singer noted that she left the record label claiming that she could not stand Otile’s “controlling nature.” Consequently, their relationship deteriorated in recent days to an extent that Jovial chose to walk out of the label. The sultry Mombasa songbird, who was recently gifted a Mazda Demio, stated: “That’s true I have left the label after a misunderstanding with Otile over some issues I felt weren’t right. But we are still cool with each…

Nero Water Company chief executive Anerlisa Muigai has been ranked as the eighth African on Instagram’s Rich List. According to a compilation made by Britain’s Hooper HQ, Anerlisa’s Instagram post is estimated to be worth Ksh352,000. With a following of 834,000 people, the Keroche Breweries heiress is the only Kenyan who made it on the Instagram Rich List. She consequently has been globally placed at the 129 position of the 136 Instagram users ranked in the list. Read: Anerlisa Muigai Flaunts Her New Range Rover Velar (Photos) She has been topped by the likes of Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah and…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has on Thursday dismissed the call by the council of governors for the allocation of more revenue to the counties. Speaking during the burial of former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth, Uhuru affirmed that the government has no money adding that the county governments ought to generate their own income. https://twitter.com/citizentvkenya/status/1154374879015292930 On Tuesday the CoG chairperson Wycliffe Oparanya noted that the county governments will not be able to pay their employees and service providers in good time following a disagreement they had with the National Assembly and the Senate. The two houses differed over the Division of Revenue…

A police officer was on Wednesday evening arrested for tricking a National Treasury official Ksh200,000 claiming that he was among government officers under investigations over misappropriation of Arror and Kimwarer dams funds. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the officer identified as Arimba Rioba unlawfully arrested the Treasury officials just a day after National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and his Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge were placed under arrest. Rioba is noted to have demanded Ksh300,000 from Mohammed Kiprim arap Cheboi to secure his release. He later set Cheboi free after he raised Ksh200,000. Read: Administration Police Imposter…