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Former Inter Milan player McDonald Mariga was on Monday declared as the Jubilee Party candidate for the Kibra by-elections. Mariga will now go face to face with candidates from other political parties for the Kibra MP seat. The 32-year-old who was earlier on Monday accompanied by his supporters to the party headquarters along Thika Road for interviews was unveiled in the evening by the party’s National Elections Board chairman Andrew Musangi. According to the vetting process, the aspiring candidates were tested in various areas to establish their suitability for the position. Read: Footballer Mariga Picked As Jubilee Party Candidate For…

Kirinyaga woman representative Wangui Ngirici has been confronted by an irate motorist for overlapping on the highway. According to a video seen by Kahawa Tungu, the motorist who alighted from his vehicle went on to abuse the MP for allegedly disregarding road rules. In an altercation, the MP is seen uttering some inaudible words to the motorist who seemed to want to hear nothing of it. He then went ahead to assert to her that she is a grown woman who ought to follow rules. Read: Defiant Boniface Mwangi Declines To Give Way To ‘VIP’ Motorcade (Video) This incident happens…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday interrogated Maasai Mara University Vice-Chancellor Prof Mary Walingo for over Ksh190 million scandal. According to reports, Prof Walingo was interrogated for over five hours alongside other university staff. Their interrogation followed an exposé featured on Citizen TV which unearthed the looting of public funds from the institution. Read: Ex-CJ Mutunga’s Savage Response After Ezekiel Mutua Advised Jobless Graduates To Create Employment It is noted that the Vice Chancellor’s driver Abdi Noor Hassan and other university staff were spotted at the DCI headquarters on Monday. Following the expose, the DCI is noted…

A suspect has mysteriously died while in police custody in Kigumo Police Post in Embu County. According to the police, the 24-year-old suspect had been accused of stealing from a local Salvation Army Church. The deceased is claimed to have been caught in the act by a worshipper on Thursday night and residents frogmarched him to the police post where he was locked up. After a while, the man collapsed in the cell and died. Defending the locals, the church leader Dominic Mugendi noted that the suspect was not beaten by the locals. He stated that the church does not…

Investigations into the disappearance of Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen has taken a new twist as detectives refocus their attention to his phone. According to the new development, there is a possibility that the billionaire’s mobile phone did not leave Westlands in Nairobi on the day that he is reported to have disappeared. The DCI has noted that the discovery of the last location of his phone has further complicated the puzzle of whether the tycoon left Kenya to begin with. Upon his disappearance, his wife, Sarah Wairimu claimed that the billionaire had left the country for Thailand to seek medical…

With the September 30 deadline soon approaching, for the return of the old generation notes, some Kenyans have been wondering what happens after the money is given back to the Central Bank of Kenya. It has now been revealed that after all the Ksh1,000 notes have been withdrawn, they will be shredded and burned into ashes in Nairobi’s Kariobangi area. According to individuals privy to the process, the notes will be transported in trucks to the headquarters where they will be received, verified and stored in a deoxygenated room under the strict supervision of trustees and police officers. Read: CBK…

Football star McDonald Mariga is confirmed to be among the candidates competing for the Jubilee ticket in the upcoming Kibra-election. Speaking to Nation, Jubilee party National Election Board (NEB) chairperson, lawyer Andrew Musangi, confirmed. He further stated: “As by 5.30 pm on Friday, we had received a list of 16 candidates. We are proceeding with interviews and by Monday afternoon, a decision on who will be the Jubilee party ticket flagbearer will be officially announced.” Read: Jubilee Party Denounces Letter Revealing Kibra MP Candidates Other aspirants on the run include Morris Kinyanjui, Walter Trenk, Ibrahim Said, Doreen Wasike, Oscar Kambona,…

A video of a shirtless man riding on top of police landrover in Nairobi Central Business District has become the latest excitement to citizens on social media. In the viral video seen by Kahawa Tungu, the man, dressed in shorts and a vest is seen comfortably riding on the police vehicle. He seems so comfortable that he folds his hands as he leans on the vehicle’s windscreen. His rare move is seen attracting the attention of onlookers as the vehicle drove in the CBD. https://twitter.com/ArcherMishale/status/1167324920759472130 His act baffled many as most wondered whether the car was being driven by police…

An unsuspecting man on Thursday became a victim of broad daylight robbery moments after he withdrew money from the bank. According to Athanus Muema, the victim, he had gone to NIC bank and withdrew Ksh250,000 in order to purchase some materials from Nairobi’s industrial area. Unfortunately, there were some people who were trailing him, unnoticed to him. Read: Senator Susan Kihika Blocked From Greeting President Uhuru Kenyatta (Video) After he got the money, he went ahead to the gated business premise in Enterprise Road, where he parked his car and left it for the shop to acquire the materials. Soon…

Keroche Breweries heiress, Anerlisa Muigai, has on Friday morning surprised her mother, Tabitha Karanja, on her birthday. In a video shared by the Anerlisa on her Instagram page, the Keroche CEO is seen being endearingly surprised at the door before she left for work on Friday morning. Accompanied by her fiancee, Tanzanian singer, Ben Pol, Anerlisa handed her mother a beautiful cake, while Ben gave her a bouquet of flowers together with a card. She captioned: “In the mix of everything, I remembered today is my mother’s birthday and Ben and I decided to surprise and cheer her up before…

Kwale police officers have gunned down a suspected al Shabaab member linked with the murder a village elder and cleric. Confirming the incident, Kwale County Commander Tom Odero noted that they recovered a pistol from the suspect. He further noted that the officers caught up with the suspect at Ng’ombeni area in Matuga. He exclaimed: “The suspect opened fire on police who had ordered him to surrender. One officer was injured as police exchanged gunfire with the suspect.” Commander Odero also stated that the suspect had been linked to the murder of two village elders in Ukunda three weeks ago.…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji’s office has denounced a letter listing wanted high profile individuals involved in the Akasha’s drug case. The DPP noted that his office has not officially received the letter which has been circulating on social media. According to the letter, it was alleged that Interpol wrote to DPP informing him that notable politicians were wanted in relation to confessions made the Akasha brothers. Among the politicians listed included, Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika, former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo among other KRA officials. https://twitter.com/ODPP_KE/status/1167303759870849025 Read: Suspected Drug Trafficker Ali Punjani’s Wife Among Three Arrested At Tycoon’s…

Starehe Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Njagua has shown off the progress he is making on pimping up his newly acquired aircraft. In a picture seen by Kahawa Tungu, the legislator’s aircraft registered under 5H-SKT is seen going through a “makeover.” The craft which was one of those being auctioned by Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) from Wilson Airport, is seen to have been repainted to give it a fresh look. In July, KAA had invited interested bidders for a public auction of the aircraft for prices ranging from Ksh94,300 to Ksh10 million. Read: Starehe MP Jaguar Gifts Self Ksh120,000 Aircraft…

Jubilee Party has officially invited applications from aspirants seeking its ticket in the upcoming Kibra by-election. Making the announcement, the party’s secretary-general Raphael Tuju noted that the nominations will be handled by the elections board. This declaration is made a day after Jubilee Party distanced itself from a letter listing Kibra MP candidates. Read: Jubilee Party Denounces Letter Revealing Kibra MP Candidates Tuju stated: “This letter doing rounds online is fake news. Please ignore and treat it with the contempt it deserves.” On the list was ex Inter Milan player McDonald Mariga. Others included Morris Peter Kinyanjui, Mukinyingi Walter Trenk,…

A doctor is facing murder charges after being charged with giving false information to investigators over the mysterious death of a Chuka University student in Murang’a. According to detectives, Doctor Peter Kiarie Njau who was attached to Bliss Hospital is claimed to have lied to them noting that he treated Maureen Wanjiku Mwihaki at the medical facility. However, the detectives have established that the information was false. Following the discovery, the doctor was arrested. Upon his arraignment in court, Dr Njau denied the charges and his bail application is expected to be heard and determined on Wednesday afternoon. Speaking to…