Author: Cyrus

By Basele Stephen The ongoing registration of voters by IEBC is the biggest joke of the Century to the world of Technology. It passes simply as a great joke out there to misuse the billions meant for the same. Here are a few concerns from me, an amateur in the field. IEBC has failed to put in place simple security measures to limit access to the system. Physical Access Level management is limited. The simple password rules are ignored. The privacy/the security of the passwords too. For the laptops, both access password are actually handwritten on tapes that are stuck…

A serious gun drama was filmed in Naivasha where Senator Paul Njoroge drew a gun at a Shell Petrol station which he operated after Shell decided to terminate a contract with him following non payment of debt. The Tuesday incident attract attention of Kenyans after the video of the incident was widely shared online and on local media. The Senator was later charged on Wednesday with causing disturbance and released on a Ksh 50,000 cash bail. It’s a big surprise that Vivo Kenya CEO, Polycarp Igathe personally went to supervise the termination of contract like Vivo Kenya doesn’t have structures…

We have a media focused on politics and socialites. None of the journalists think outside the box and get to investigate or use online tools to get alerts on Kenya related news out there. So being one of the unique bloggers in the country, I use the tools a lot and one of the alerts I have been getting recently is of Sabrina Wanjiku Simader. Sabrina is a 18 year old Kenyan living in Austria. She is now representing Kenya in the FIS Alpine Skiing Championship in Switzerland. Sabrina who was born in Uplands, left Kenya at the age of…

Seems like the online news landscape in Kenya might soon change with the entry of AOL behemoth, Huffington Post. The world renowned news blog Huffington Post seems to be planning to launch in Kenya soon after the recent launch in South Africa. The news site which was co-founded by Arianna Huffington bought it’s .ke domain in September, just two months before its launch in South Africa. The domain was registered by CSC Corporate Domains which registered all Huffington Post linked domains. Speaking to CNN recently, the company CEO, Jared Grusd, revealed that they will be launching in more markets to…

Dear Chairman, We are writing to you as a consortium of student in your college TRIDENT COLLEGES. We have resorted to this method of communication because we are left with no choice. We are disappointed so are our parents who spend there hard earned money to bring us to this college for education. Despite our paying fees, our expectations are dashed by the corruption and mistreatment by the management and the CEO. 1.Food We live on Ugali and cabbages or githeri everyday like a Kamiti prison. This being a medical health college, we expect atleast some variety in our diets.…

A Kameme FM presenter who was recently bestowed with a presidential medal has been accused of using a gang to attack neighbours in an estate. According to a report filed at Ruiru police station, Gathoni Wa Muchoma together with a gang of hoodlums attacked Eva Nyawire, seriously injuring her and destroying her car. Police at Membley Police Post refused to arrest the Kameme FM presenter fearing the wrath of President Uhuru Kenyatta who is associated with the radio station. The victim is appealing to Central Kenya police boss and the Inspector General to intervene and charge the presenter with assault.

One month ago, the Kenyan blogosphere went ablaze with news that the deal between Ringier and Ghafla was being cancelled. According to Business Today, Ringier discovered that Ghafla had cooked its books and manipulated the figures to prove its valuation. The story had many loose ends for a casual and well informed reader on matters finance or even technology. It didn’t make sense that PROPER due diligence was not conducted to ascertain the true value of Ghafla. It beat logic how a multi-million dollar business empire like Ringier would be so casual in really determining the true value of Ghafla.…

Deacons’ Chief Finance and Administration Officer, Joe Sitati is a known alcoholic. The high flying corporate boss is know to love one-too-many for the road and as usual, Saturday the 10th of December was not different. Joe was out drinking with friends until late when he decided to drive home. He took the Argwings Kodhek road and while on it, he didn’t realise that the NTSA had a breathaliser checkpoint at around Chaka Place. He was stopped and tested for alcohol. He was found to be more than twice the recommended limit. Being the moneyed executive who he is, Joe…

In government business, there is no brokerage business. When the government takes up insurance, it does take it directly from the companies and so doesn’t have to deal with brokers.   In a unique case at CIC insurance, a total of Ksh 350million was looted through the creation of fake brokerage entities and used to siphon money from the government. A forensic analysis of the transactions unearths a massive scheme of looting where fake Insurance Agencies were formed to siphone money from the treasure as business acquisition costs or brokerage fees.  The massive fraud paints a picture of a country…

Contestants in the Citizen TV series Slimpossible an angry lot after being denied access to key amenities which should help them realise their goal of losing weight. According to some members of the cast and production, the Royal Club which is located along Mucai Drive in Nairobi has blocked them from accessing their fitness facilities for the last 2 weeks for non payment of fees. The contestants and members of the production team were not privy to the agreements but they claim that one Mike Wanyonyi from the club blocked them through a Whatsapp message. As if that is not enough,…

Tom Oywa Mboya aka Mboya Oywa  is one known Gor Mahia proud supporter. According to friends of the two, the relationship between Mboya Oywa  and Osewe Ranalo goes way back and that’s why they could only confront each other when the allegations of Mboya Oywa  sleeping with Osewe’s wife came out. Mboya Oywa is the owner of one of the most frequented African cuisine restaurant Mboya Oywa  which is located around Nairobi Central Railways Station. Osewe Ranalo started working for Mboya Oywa  before proceeding to open his (Ranalo Foods) and going upmarket while Oywa Ngori remained with his mass market…

Posts have been written and pictured shared by Facebook users showing Mzee Anyanga Miluo lying on his hospital bed in Sori, Migori County. According to Facebook user Jim Bonnie, MP Omondi Anyanga neglected his father that he died hungry and sick. But MP Omondi Anyanga differs. According to the legislator, the stories being told online are being sponsored by the current Migori governor Okoth Obado and one Nyatike political aspirant Tom Odege as part of the seasonal political propaganda According to the MP, the governor started the stories of the MP supposedly neglecting his parents some months ago. The governor reportedly…

A new phone company called Gionee has launched a smartphone in the Kenyan market ahead of Black Friday shopping festival. The Gionee M6 Lite has been launched in Kenya in partnership with the online shopping portal, Kilimall. The smartphone, Gionee M6 Lite, has been launched specifically for the Black Friday sale and will be sold exclusively on Kilimall at a launch price of Ksh13,999, down 30% from its usual retail price of Ksh20,000. The M6 Lite uses 3GB RAM which supports many apps without hanging and 32GB ROM.  It can accommodate 8,000 photos and 10,000 songs and more memory can be…

With Kenyans now consuming twice as much sugar as is safe, Type 2 diabetes – caused by excessive sugar consumption and poor lifestyles – is striking Kenyans as young as 16 years old. 5 per cent of Kenyans in their 20s are now suffering from the permanent and debilitating condition, which causes comas, blindness, leg amputations and kidney failure. Traditionally a condition of the elderly, the disease, which half of sufferers do not even know they have until it’s too late, is now striking out Kenyan youth in ever rising numbers, prompting a coalition of health campaigners and bodies led…

Grace Makosewe is dead. It’s traumatising to see such a young talent die at a stage where she was supposed to be conquering the world. Circumstances of her death are not clear but people who were close to her detail the life of a party animal who didn’t know when to stop. According to close friends, Grace Makosewe’s death is a result of lack of discipline in her life. Grace drunk too much alcohol and smoked Sheesha all through. This might have led to the breathing problems which are said to have caused her death. Friend reveal that some establishments…