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Deputy President William Ruto has cancelled his cocktail meeting with Kenyans in London, which was to happen on Friday. The event, planned by the Kenya High Commission, was set to be a one and a half-hours session for the Kenyans in diaspora to interact with the deputy president. However, the meetup was not to happen as the deputy president’s team revealed that the DP was forced to cancel as he was to return to Kenya. He is expected to be back in the country this evening as his boss, President Kenyatta is set to fly out to Ethiopia on Saturday…

The County Government of Nakuru is on the spot for bundling up more than 42 street children and dumping them in Baringo County. According to one of the children, they were arrested on Wednesday evening from Nakuru Town before they were driven to Torongo area. He stated: “We spent the night in the cold before Good Samaritans rescued us and gave us food on Thursday morning.” They further divulged that the officials rounded them up and harassed them after accusing them of dirtying the town and terrorizing residents. Another one of them, urchins, expressed his surprise after he narrated that…

Former President Daniel Moi’s longest serving presidential officer, Leonard Yator Arap Chomber, died on Thursday. According his first wife, Christine, Yator died of heart complications at a hospital in Eldoret. Yator, who served in the elite Presidential Escort Unit, started serving in the presidential escort detail after independence in 1963. Prior to his appointment to the president’s unit, Yator, who joined the police force at the age of 20 years in 1952, was a driver in the police service. He later would be deployed to President Jomo Kenyatta’s escort team as a driver. The officer once narrated how he had…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rebuked the Daily Nation over a story that made their headline on Thursday 7, 2019. In a statement to newsrooms, the Ministry expressed their disappointment over the story titled, ‘Push and pull over President’s new envoys,’ which according to the ministry is a “compilation of falsity and innuendos falling short of professional reputation and stature associated with the Daily Nation.” The story highlighted that despite the President’s envoys being endorsed by MPs, for postings abroad last year, most of them are yet to report to their work station hence questions being raised on whether…

Top 2017 KCPE exam candidate, Goldalyn Kakuya, on Thursday, won the Margaret Kenyatta scholarship to Brookhouse School. The scholarship, which was awarded to her by the First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, was launched in 2013 by the first lady in partnership with Malaysia to enable more local youth to acquire skills relevant to the country’s development needs. Goldalyn, who scored 455 marks, had joined Kenya High School following her exemplary performance in her national exams. She become the talk of the town after she emerged victorious scoring an A in all subjects, an act that even saw her, together with her…

Toyota Kenya has signed a distribution partnership with Suzuki Motor Corporation to sell Suzuki cars in the country. This makes Toyota the second dealer after CMC Holdings, which has been the exclusive distributor of the Japanese vehicles. Announcing the partnership, Toyota Kenya Managing Director Arvinder Reel stated that partnership is expected to drive Suzuki car sales across the country. “We have continually developed a large network across the country by increasing the number of our showrooms and getting new partners as well. This will ensure that Kenyans from every corner of the country will get an opportunity to own a…

China fish imports have steadily increased in the Kenyan market over the years,with the highest record being marked last year by 11.8 percent. The State Department of Fisheries has noted that in 2018 alone, Kenya imported 22,362 tonnes of fish mainly from China, which values at approximately Ksh1.7 billion. In 2017, Kenya imported 19,127 tonnes worth Ksh1.5 billion, a trend that has raised concerns from local traders who are facing stiff competition due to the presence of cheap supplies. Speaking to one of the local dailies, the Gikomba Fish Traders chairperson Paul Oimba lamented that the imports have really affected…

A report published by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has divulged that Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance (NASA) lied to Kenyans, when they announced that they had been denied access to the election servers. According to the internal post-evaluation report, IEBC alleges that NASA accessed the servers 34 times as opposed to Jubilee’s 10 times. The opposition coalition is stated to have accessed the servers through one John Walubengo before the release of the election results. Read: DP Ruto’s Tanga Tanga Movement Is Dead, ODM Says The election agency notes that this was after the coalition made 54 attempts…

The spokesman for South Sudan’s opposition leader James Gatdet Dak has accused Kenyan authorities of taking part in his alleged kidnapping, deportation to his home country and death sentence. Speaking to The Associated Press, Dak said that high-level Kenyan authorities collaborated with South Sudan government to seize him from his Nairobi home in November 2016. Dak, one of the highest-profile detainees during South Sudan’s five-year civil war, further stated that after his seizure, he was forced onto a plane for deportation to a country where he feared for his life. Narrating what has already been shared shared with a United…

A man was on Tuesday evening arrested after he was apprehended stealing at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters. Wilson Muinde, 35, is said to have been busted attempting to steal a spare wheel from a vehicle that was parked outside the headquarters. “Mr Wilson Kithome Muinde aged 35 years was arrested yesterday and arraigned in court today for attempting to steal a spare wheel from a vehicle parked outside the (DCI) Headquarters,” read a statement posted on social media. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1093073972600758273 Elsewhere, the DCI also arrested three senior officials who were found in possession of thousands of fake Kenya…

The media fraternity has donated millions into the First Lady Margaret Kenyatta’s Beyond Zero campaign ahead of the marathon set for March 10. Since the inception of the initiative, Mrs Kenyatta has received an increase in the donations given towards her course adding up to Ksh163 million. The media fraternity has led in the contributions as almost all media houses have given huge amounts of money. Mediamax Group has topped by donating Ksh25 million, followed by Kass TV who contributed Ksh20 million. Others include: Nation Media Group, Capital FM and the Standard Group, who gave donations of Ksh10 million, Ksh12…

County bosses, led by Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana are seeking for the removal of term limits to allow them to contest for re-election beyond the ten year limit. A special committee, co-chaired by the Makueni boss, had drafted a document for a possible referendum on behalf of the Council of Governors for the removal of the ten-year term restriction. According to the committee, it is not viable to have MPs and MCAs allowed to vie as many times as they would wish whereas the county bosses are only limited to two terms in office. Although the proposal is at its…

The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) staff have called off their planned strike after Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia on Tuesday assured them of their jobs security. According to the CS, no worker will lose their jobs should KQ takes over from KAA. “…I emphasized the proposed partnership between the Kenya Airports Authority and Kenya Airways, under which KQ will manage operations at JKIA, will not lead to job losses at KAA as has been reported in sections of the media,” the CS asserted. He further stated that the government together with the workers representatives and all the relevant aviation…

Mercy Wanjiku Muthui, a Kenyan musician, was found dead by the police in a ditch in Jargersgreek, Netherlands. Ms Wanjiku, who lived with her husband Daniel Erhardt and her five month-old son, was found in a ditch fence of the background garden of where she lived. Before her body was found, the deceased’s husband had filed a missing person’s report to the police. On January 13, her family had been informed that the artist had allegedly committed suicide by drowning in the ditch, where her body was found. However, following the information her family, which resides at Jericho estate, noted…

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has announced the closure of one of its major branches, Lokichoggio Branch. In a public announcement through the local dailies, KCB announced that March 30 will be the last operating day for the branch. “We wish to notify all our customers that the last operating day for KCB Lokichoggio Branch will be Saturday 30th March 2019,” the statement read. Additionally, they provided the customers whom they serve through that branch with an alternative branch to use, the new KCB Kakuma Branch. “Effective Monday 1st April 2019, kindly access normal banking services at our new KCB Kakuma Branch,” they…