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Members of the National Assembly (MPs) have summoned State House Comptroller Kinuthia Mbugua over Ksh2.7 billion expenditures at the presidency. Mr Mbugua was summoned to answer audit questions that were raised by the Auditor General over the billions spent at the presidency from 2013 to 2016. Mbugua, the State House Accounting Officer, was to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday to respond to the queries raised. However, he sent an apology to the committee, requesting to have the meeting rescheduled claiming he was attending to a pressing matter at State House. In the apology, Mbugua noted: “Due…

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives have raided the homes of Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulala over Ksh2 billion scandal. The officers raided his Nairobi and Samburu homes in an alleged hunt to get documents showing the expenditure of the embezzled money. It is reported that the officers went to the governor’s Karen, Nairobi home at 5:30 a.m to carry out their search. Read: Diamond, Rayvanny On The Spot For Allegedly Stealing “Tetema” Concept and Beat The governor is said to be at him home at the time of the raid. Additionally, the anti-graft officials also raided the homes of Samburu County…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated Eliud Kinuthia as the chairman of the National Police Service Commission (NPSC). Mr Kinuthia replaces the former chairman, Johnston Kavuludi. Addressing the nomination, Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi noted that the president is awaiting the approval of Mr Kinuthia together with five other members of the commission. In a letter addressed to the MPs, Muturi noted: “Honorable Members, section 6(6) of the National Police Service Commission Act requires the National Assembly to either approve or reject the nominees to the respective positions within twenty one (21) days.” The other five commissioners include: Lilian…

Newton Chebii, a General Service Unit (GSU) Recce officer, who lost his job in 2016 has finally been reinstated to his position. The officer was fired for taking on Law degree classes at Strathmore without informing his superiors at the police headquarters. According to the office of the Ombudsman, officer Chebii had been awarded a scholarship alongside one of his colleagues. He would then be deployed to Kibera Welfare Canteen and were to be reporting to the officer in Charge. The Ombudsman noted: “In 2016, the GSU Commanding Officer declared them deserters as they failed to appear when deployed back…

County Government of Nakuru has employed new recruits to replace the hundreds of striking nurses. Speaking during an interview, Nakuru level 5 Hospital medical superintendent, Joseph Mburu, confirmed that the county has contracted 192 nurses to help in the provision of medical services to those in need. According to Dr Mburu, the nurses who have been employed aren’t entirely new as most of them were working under contracts with either the county governments or the national government, while others were interns. He further noted that the new “fall-back” plan has enabled the hospital to continue offering medical services without hitches.…

Uber Chap Chap drivers have been accused of defrauding customers by overcharging them on rides taken. According to an exposé done by a local daily, the Uber drivers have been charging their customers with the more expensive UberX rates. The drivers have further been exposed for allegedly altering their classification in the Uber system from Chap Chap to UberX service, which is categorized in the premium rate. Normally, the UberX and the Chap Chap services diversely vary in pricing. The budget option, which most customers request to be served by, is always serviced by the small but fuel-efficient 800cc Suzuki…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i on Monday pledged to settle former international athlete Nyantika Maiyoro’s hospital bills. The stranded legendary athlete had been admitted at a health facility after he had complained of chest pains for almost three months. According to the medical practitioners at the Christa Marianne Hospital, Maiyoro was diagnosed with tuberculosis two weeks ago. Following his diagnosis, he was scheduled for major tests on Thursday last week which were later postponed as the family could not raise the required Ksh80,000. Upon hearing the unfortunate case, CS Matiang’i, through an intermediary, contacted the family and pledged to pay…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko last night, Monday, went to Kenyatta National Hospital to secure the release of a woman and her baby who were being held at the facility over a Ksh56,000 bill. The county boss acted after the story of the baby’s father, Bonface Murage Wangechi, came to the spotlight after he was arraigned in court and charged for attempting to smuggle his daughter out of hospital in a carrier bag, defrauding the hospital. Posting on his Facebook page, the governor noted that he had settled the bill as well as taken the mother and her baby for shopping.…

The administration of Kaiboi Technical Institute in Nandi have ordered an indefinite closure of the school following student unrest. The students took to the streets following the death of a female student who was killed by her male colleague, whom she jilted. In a notice seen by Kahawa Tungu, the institution management noted: “Due to students’ unrest arising from an assault of a female student by a male student, it has become necessary to close the institute until further notice. ” The notice, which was signed by the Principle, C. Koech, then asked the students to vacate the institute’s premises…

A woman in Kisii is recovering in hospital after she was brutally injured by a mob for sexually assaulting her step-daughter. Winnie Kwamboka, the pregnant woman, was attacked after she injured her nine-year-old stepdaughter’s private parts after she took Ksh20 from the house to buy a snack. According to the neighbours, the girl’s parents passed on 6 years ago and she was left in the care of her stepmother who lives with her in their rented apartment. Kwamboka was reportedly rescued from the mob by police officers who rushed to the scene and took both the girl and the stepmother…

English journalist and former talent show judge, Piers Morgan, has applauded a Tanzanian woman who is taped showing off her juggling skills with a football. The Good Morning Britain co-host, captioned: “Brilliant,” on the unidentified lady’s one minute and twenty-four seconds video, which has since garnered over 5 million views on Twitter. Whereas juggling of football is an art that most professional footballers show off with, this lady effortlessly does it while squatting balancing it on her head and later her shoulder. The slick freestyle football moves of this Tanzanian woman has boosted her into the spotlight. The video, shared…

The Ministry of Health is carrying out an investigation on Mbagathi Hospital for levying a Ksh3,000 fee on mothers whose infants die on delivery. Confirming the claims, Health Principal Secretary Peter Tum revealed that the ministry has received complaints concerning the issue and have ordered the hospital to submit a report on the matter. The hospital actions, if true, are in contrast with the State’s free maternity programme. Asserting the State’s commitment to a wholesome maternity programme, the PS said: “The free maternity programme takes care of the mother and child from ante-natal to post-natal, including the disposal of the…

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has taken the Nairobi county workers to court over their continued industrial action. Speaking to one of the local dailies, Kenya County Government Workers Union secretary Benson Olianga mentioned that the union had received a letter from SRC to have them appear before Labour Court on Monday. However, Olianga expressed his amusement over SRC’s move to take them to court. He stated: “As a union, we don’t understand it. Currently, there is no case and the reason why SRC has taken us to court is not clear. “As a union, we will go to…

The luxurious Intercontinental Hotel, at the heart of Nairobi is likely to be auctioned following massive accumulated debt. The five-star hotel, well-known as a haven in the city, is claimed to be at risk of being auctioned by creditors. A letter dated February 7, 2019 signed by the Chief Executive of Tourism Finance Corporation (TFC), Mr Jonah Orumoi, to his Privatization Commission counterpart Joseph Kosgey, revealed the financial struggles of the 389-bed hotel. Orumoi drafted the letter to Kosgey, whose Privatization Commission is mandated to sell government assets. Mr Orumoi wrote to Kosgey stating, “We wish to bring to your…

Fear of an impending war between Kenya and it’s neighboring country Somalia, has caused Kenya to recall its ambassador in Mogadishu and ordered Somali envoy out of the country over alleged auctioning of oil blocs belonging to Kenya. In a statement seen by Kahawa Tungu, the auction took place in London, United Kingdom, last week. In fact, there were demos on February 7 against the deal which protesters said was illegal. Yusuf Hussein Mohamed who chairs the Somalia Parliamentary Resource Committee on his part said that those selling the oil blocks in London had no legal ground to do so.…