Author: Cyrus

Kenya police has applied to detain journalist Walter Menya for an extra 3 days after he was presented in court this morning and charged with soliciting bribes to write a favourable story. According to an affidavit sworn by police investigating officer Moses Gituathi, Walter Menya solicited Ksh 50,000 between 15th and 17th June out of which Ksh 32,000 was transferred to him on various dates through M-Pesa and the balance was to be collected in person in Buru Buru on the day of the arrest. Affidavit sworn in court; The affidavit further indicate that the complainant is one Kennedy Koros…

Karachuonyo MP Eng. James Rege and head of Jubilee Secretariat Raphael Tuju are negotiating increased presence of Luos in Uhuru regime, including at cabinet level, Kahawa Tungu has learnt. Engineer Rege, a two-term MP on ODM ticket, decamped from ODM to Jubilee and chose not to defend his seat so as to focus on President Uhuru re-election. Rege’s defection has seen a number of Luos come out for Jubilee which has strengthened Jubilee in Nyanza, especially Luo Nyanza. Tuju, a former MP of Rarieda and cabinet minister, is the head of the Jubilee Party Secretariat and doubles as the Secretary…

Many NASA supporters yearn for genuine change which they have been told since time immemorial that can only be achieved with Raila Odinga as President of Kenya. While this is a near-impossibility now, thousands of Raila followers and diehard supporters see 2017 as an open contest and one which is winnable by the Raila-Kalonzo ticket. What they don’t know and which I keep telling them is that Raila is not interested in the presidency. This is the bitter truth that anyone supporting Raila must first swallow before settling down to oppose Jubilee and President Uhuru. Raila is in politics for…

Mandera County governor, Ali Roba was last evening spotted at the Laico Regency meeting with one IEBC commissioner, Abdi Yakub Guliye. While it’s not clear what the two discussed in the secret meeting, it is suspected that Ali Roba has been trying to influence the IEBC to favorably consider his candidature in the forthcoming election. The meeting lasted for a period of not less than 2 hours.

InfoTrak is not able to conduct any polls now as more than 75% of their 50 telephone lines have been blocked by Safaricom in an unexplained circumstance. All the bills have been paid and license is up to date but the pollster cannot access most of their lines. According to sources within the polling agency, the pollster cannot conduct any polls now as Safaricom has blocked of their telephone lines which they use to call and record feedback from respondents. We have reached out to Safaricom for comment on this but none is forthcoming. The pollster believes that the Jubilee…

Nyando MP Fred Outa found himself on a hostile ground when he went to mourn the late Miruka Owuor. According to sources in Ahero, the MP was attacked by youths believed to be supporters of Governor Ranguma. The youth were angered by the acts of Outa to kidnap the ODM returning officer whom he took to Nyakach and forced to announce Nyong’o as the incoming Governor. At the funeral, angry youth pelted his car with stones breaking windows while some even shot at his car. It is East Wawidhi MCA Moses Ochele who incited the crowd that Outa is behind…

A parent has petitioned the parliament in Kenya to help him know why his daughter had to succumb to treatable illness in a Nakuru school despite having medical cover. According to Josephat Namatsi,  his 15-year-old daughter (Tracy Sylvia) who was a student at the Moi High School Kabarak in Nakuru died on January 14. The death was surprising as Tracy had just left home a week before. According to Mr Namatsi, the school first refused to let Tracy take a sick-off despite telling them that she was weak to even stay in class, leading to the collapse of the student in class…

It seems like a group of well heeled operatives of Asian origin  have acquired the over 2.5 acre land (plot number  LR 11382) around the hyacinth riddled water sporting facility Nairobi Sailing and Sub Aqua Club. The new owners took possession of the property sometime in 2016, following the  “resignation” of the original trustees (Karen KCs); and simultaneous appointment of “new trustees” (an  asian Community Group). Interestingly, the land neighbors one of the properties owned by the Nairobi Governor, Evans Kidero. In a bid to circumvent public scrutiny and other legal requirements envisaged in the trustee act, this boardroom resignation…

Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Miguna Miguna was humiliated at the IEBC when he was told to his face that he didn’t follow instructions and brought the wrong things to the IEBC offices for clearance. Miguna who is known to criticise anyone but himself, was told to bring the 2000 signatures in the Excel format and not JPEG or image as he did. In other news, Miguna has already differed with his previously announced running mate, James Gathungu, and has already landed on Karen Wangenye as the new running mate. Karen is a marketer who previously worked with the fraudulent Bridge Academies…

The current head of Mungiki thugs has been arrested in Utawala and is expected to be charged with incitement this morning. Why is the Current Mungiki Leader Vying as MP in Embakasi EAST? Stephen Maina who lost in the Jubilee primaries has been hiring a gang of youths in Embakasi East and using the gangs to target innocent wananchi and his critics. According to sources at Embakasi police station, Stephen Maina is using thuggery and violence to intimidate critics and that is not going to be allowed. After the disintegration of Mungiki, Stephen Maina took over the leadership and use…

Boda boda is among the 900 words which have recently been added to the 9th edition of the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary. The word originated from the bicycle transporters who were operating at the the border town of Busia, shared between Kenya and Uganda. Of the new 900 words, 170 are related to technology.

The former aspirant for Jubilee women rep position in Nairobi, Karen Nyamu, is being exposed as a fraud by a young man whom she allegedly contracted to do for her some election campaign related jobs. According to the young man, Karen Nyamu contracted him to design for her some posters, flyers and billboards for her campaigns. The young man completed the job and delivered beyond the expectations of Karen. When he pursued Karen Nyamu for payments, the aspirant categorically and rudely told him that she is not willing to pay him and he can go tell whoever he wants to…

According to a report released by the IEBC, NASA’s presidential running-mate doesn’t exits as Kalonzo Musyoka is listed as the nominee for the Presidency by the Wiper Democratic Party while Raila Odinga has been submitted as the ODM candidate with no running-mate. In the report of 19 presidential candidates, it is only President Uhuru Kenyatta who has submitted William Ruto as his running-mate under the Jubilee Party. NASA has been marketing the Raila / Kalonzo ticket while not realising that they might not have submitted the correct picture to the IEBC. If not sabotage, NASA is just not prepared for this election. Raila…

According to South Africa’s leading online news portal, MTN is in discussions with Naspers with a view of acquiring the Pan-African premium TV network, MultiChoice Africa. New of the potential acquisition of MultiChoice Africa has generated interests now with industry analysts pointing to strong competition from online streaming services which are gaining a strong foothold in the continent. Founded in 1996, Multichoice Africa is currently present in more than 40 African countries where it provides video entertainment for subscribers. Some of the products of company are  DStv, M-Net, SuperSport, GOtv, DStv Digital Media, DStv Media Sales and MWEB. The acquisition…

Nature lovers are up in arms in Mwea after one of the rich industries in the area, Nice Millers, cut down trees and destroyed birds’ nest. According to residents of Meru County, the company used contractors to cut down some Acacia trees along the way, completely destroying the breeding nests of the birds. These birds are also said to aid in pollination of rice which leads to good harvests. The residents have called on NEMA and relevant government authorities to reign in on errant companies which doesn’t pay attention to nature when carrying out their activities. PICTURES OF THE DESTRUCTION