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Immediate former government Eric Kiraithe has spoken a few hours after he was replaced in his position by career military officer, Cyrus Oguna. Kiraithe spoke up congratulating the new government spokesman. He asserted that Oguna is well able to take up the task as they have previously worked together. Kiraithe stated: “It is my great pleasure and honour to welcome Oguna as the new government spokesman. “I have worked with Oguna in the past and can assure Kenyans that the colonel is equal to the task,” Kiraithe mentioned. In a statement issued on Tuesday, ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru noted…

The Ministry of Education has declared closure of schools both private and public that haven’t met the required standards by mid-June. Speaking in parliament, Education PS Belio Kipsang stated that students of those schools that will be closed down will consequently be placed in other schools at the beginning of the third term. His announcement follows CS George Magoha’s directive to put on hold any setting up of new public universities. Addressing a forum on University Education, Magoha noted that it is important to stop the opening of too many universities teaching the same thing. “Why do you have to…

Police on Monday recovered two bodies of university students from an apartment near Kenya Methodist University, Meru County. According to reports, the authorities were alerted when the neighbors experienced foul smell coming from the room. The Meru police mentioned that they suspect that the man killed the woman before committing suicide. The female’s body, Ann Kanario Kaura, was found lying on the bed in a pool of blood with stab wounds on the thigh, while the man’s body, which was found hanging from the roof had a deep cut on the left thigh. The authorities also reported that they found…

The Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) boss Samson Mwathethe will serve in the force for one more year effective May 6. In a gazette notice issued on Monday, President Uhuru Kenyatta noted that he has extended Mwathethe’s term by one more year. According to the KDF Act, the President has powers to extend the term of office of military chiefs for a period not more than one year. Mwathethe was appointed in 2015 to replace Julius Karangi. Sources privy to the office of the President divulged that the extension of his term is so as to allow the Inspector General (IG)…

Ford Kenya party leader Senator Moses Wetangula is allegedly eyeing the Bungoma gubernatorial seat currently held by Wangamati come 2022 following his fallout with the county boss who is also a member of his party. According to sources close to the NASA co-principal, Wetangula ‘announced’ his intention to vie for the seat after Governor Wycliffe Wangamati withdrew his weekly funding to the party. It is stated that Wangamati and his Trans Nzoia counterpart Patrick Khaemba have been giving Wetangula Ksh200,000 every Thursday to fund for his movements across the country. READ: Osotsi Backtracks Hard Stance On ANC Party Wrangles After Unfavorable…

The The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have finally welcomed their new born baby boy. The baby, who is yet to be named, is reported to have been delivered on Monday morning. Announcing the news, Buckingham Palace shared: “We are pleased to announce that Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their firstborn child in the early morning on May 6th, 2019. Their Royal Highnesses’ son weighs 7lbs. 3oz. “The Duchess and baby are both healthy and well, and the couple thank members of the public for their shared excitement and support…

Governor Alfred Mutua is likely to face citizen’s arrest to be organised by former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama over graft claims. According to the former Senator, Mutua has been involved in ‘massive corruption’ and should be held accountable for his dealings. Muthama has consequently called on the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to arrest the county boss, failure to which he will organize citizen’s arrest for Mutua. The former senator further mentioned that the second-time county chief has been involved in corruption as he has allegedly been allocating funds towards many projects but with ‘nothing to show on the ground.’…

Kenyans have harshly condemned the release of a song dubbed ‘pigwa shoka’ produced by Sheddy Empire, that seemingly advocates for the killing of women as was the case with the late Ivy Wangechi. The newly released song has caused an uproar over the lyrics and the graphics used in the video that shows youth in ‘blood-stained’ clothes carrying ‘bloody’ axes. Like most Kenyans, the moral cop Ezekiel Mutua weighed in on the grossly annoying video, asserting that he has received complaints from Kenyans and that he has asked the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to arrest the artists of the…

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) journalist, Jonathan Musau, has lost his son in yet another medical mishap at Shalom Hospital. According to the media house’s Machakos correspondent, his son, Ethan Muendo, succumbed barely two hours after he was injected by a nurse at the facility. He narrates that his son had encountered minor burns on Saturday night and were seeking medical treatment to ease his pain. Musau’s wife, Juliana Mutheu then noted that upon taking their son to the hospital, the nurse administered an injection on Sunday morning. She noted: “Since the burn was not serious, we decided to take him…

Residents of Kilifi were treated to a shocking experience after one of their own, a middle-aged woman gave birth to a fish-like creature. The Shariani location resident identified as Sarah Mbeyu Jabiri confirmed the reports to journalists as she narrated the incidents that led to her fateful delivery. Jabiri mentioned: “I started bleeding on Thursday and Friday last week I started feeling severe stomach pains, it was too much like labor pains. “The pains ceased on Sunday but I was still bleeding until Wednesday at night when I felt some force in my abdomen and I pushed the mass out,”…

Baringo Senator Gideon Moi’s wife Zahra Bahlewa has been re-appointed as a member of the Board of Tourism Research Institute. In a gazette notice dated on May 3, Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala re-appointed Mrs Moi for a period of three years effective June 1. The notice read: “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 54 (1) (h) of the Tourism Act, 2011, the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife re-appoints – Zahra Behlewa Moi to be a member of the Board of Tourism Research Institute, for a period of three years, with effect from the 1st June, 2019.”…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed former Siaya governor aspirant Nicholas Gumbo as chairperson of Kenyatta National Hospital board. In a gazette notice dated May 3, the president also appointed former Taita Taveta Senator Dan Mwazo to be the non-executive chairperson of the Kenya Ferry Services Board for a period oof three years from June 23, 2019. Former Kitui governor Julius Malombe was appointed to be the chairperson of the Kenya Water Towers Agency for three years, effective May 3. The Head of State also appointed former Dagoretti South MP Dennis Waweru was also a beneficiary of the recent appointments as…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 20-year old girl. In a statement issued on Saturday by the DCI, the authorities arrested the duo, Dominic Okoth and Simon Gitau in Buruburu. The DCI further mentioned that the victim was found wounded in the neck and two of her phones taken. It is noted that the detectives found the accused in possession of her phones. Additionally, the DCI mentioned that they have launched further investigations into the case. Their investigations include carrying out a Forensic Analysis of the Phones…

Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Dr Hassan Wario has been removed from his ambassadorial position in Vienna, Austria. President Uhuru Kenyatta has consequently replaced Wario with Ambassador Robinson Githae who was in Washington DC in the US. In a statement issued by Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monicah Juma,  Ambassador Githae has then been replaced by Lazarus Ombai Amayo in Washington. Amayo has been serving as a permanent Representative at the United Nations. President Uhuru Kenyatta has then appointed EACC Deputy CEO Michael Mubeya as ambassador to Dublin, Ireland to replace Richard Opembe who has been moved to Madrid in Spain. The…

Lawyer Assa Nyakundi’s case over the killing of his son last month has taken several twists and turns as the wife now seeks to block murder charge against him. In an application filed on Friday, Lydia Kunga blamed the court for not involving her when the state withdrew the manslaughter charges against her husband. According to Ms Nyakundi, “the High Court should issue conservatory orders staying the decision in Criminal Case No.704 of 2019 of allowing the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) unilateral decision of withdrawing the manslaughter charges preferred against Advocate Assa Nyakundi.” Her application was filed at Milimani…