Author: Cyrus

The commandant of Kenya Police Airwing is on the spot as details emerge that a regional arms dealer was using a Kenya Police aircraft while the GSU Recce squad commandos were stranded in Nairobi for 5 hours without transport. While the Inspector general of Police is being given reports that the plane went to collect relatives of Rogers Mbithi (Airwing Commandant), details emerge that the plane was actually being used to run errands for one Arthur Olwal who is known to be a close relative of retired Lieutenant General Daniel Ishmael Opande. The plane, a police Cessna 208B registration 5Y-POL flew…

Peter Arina was the General Manager Consumer business and by that fact, the deputy CEO at Safaricom. But Peter’s departure from Safaricom surprised both friends and foes. Peter is a publicity-shy former Unilever Kenya executive who joined Safaricom some 11 years ago. He grew through the ranks to become the second most powerful man in Safaricom. Friends remember him as an easy going but strict disciplinarian who would never let you under perform as he strived to have the company wrestle the market from what is now called Airtel Kenya. One senior Safaricom manager who crossed the path of Peter…

Members of Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) in Jericho are up in arms after one of the church leaders demanded a gift car from the members. According to various church members, the Vicar – Geoffrey Okapisi, has demanded that the church members continue contributing money for his gift car which is priced at around Ksh 1.2million. The Vicar is also demanding that the members contribute cheques by drawing the same on his name and not the Church’s. Now members are questioning if this is not a means of extortion as gifts should not be demanded.

A section of Coca Cola Kenya staff are not an happy lot. The employees are raising concern on the manner in which an acting CEO of Almasi Beverages constantly abuse and humiliate them in their place of employment. According to a section of current and former staff members, the acting CEO Joyce Machari, “is unprofessional and inhumane when dealing with employees who respect and are loyal to the Coca Cola.” The employees claim that sometimes Joyce forces them to be in office from 7AM till 3AM doing absolutely nothing but just pleasing her by keeping he company in the office.…

A journalist has recorded statement with police in Parklands accusing Imenti Central Member of Parliament Gideon Mwiti Irea of sexually assaulting her in one of his offices. The woman who is admitted at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital claims that Gideon Mwiti brutally assaulted and sexually exploited her when she visited him in his private office in Westlands on Saturday night. The MP who is remembered as one of the masterminds of the pyramid schemes where Kenyans lost millions of shillings owns Kenya Akiba Micro Finance Ltd and runs a pub located in Westlands. It is not clear the police has not…

Kenya’s dominant telecommunications operator, Safaricom is facing serious internal tests in dealing with corporate theft instigated by its own staff. According to insiders, Safaricom has lost close to Ksh 600 million this year, directly and Ksh 3billion indirectly in what staff now call Kula Safi. According to senior managers privy to the details, Safaricom Customer Care Director, Pauline Warui was ordered out of office and escorted out of the Safaricom Headquarters after being called into a meeting with the company’s CEO Bob Collymore. How Safaricom Employees Gift Themselves through FAKE and REAL Competitions Before the removal of Ms Warui, ground…

KQ is in a dep mess. The national carrier is a shell of its former self. The thieves have run roughshod and fleeced the company millions in a well crafted scheme which seems to be meant to run it down and then cheaply buy the airline off. The people behind the strategy includes former CEO Titus Naikuni, current Finance Director Alex Wainaina Mbugua and 2 top State House (Office of the President) personnel. The scheme to run down Kenya Airways started right from the Office of the then President Kibaki and involved senior OP and DoD officials. Also roped into…

You know that KLM owns 23% of Kenya Airways. Now that is least of the problems. With the relationship with KQ, the national carrier is now on the brink of collapse as the exclusive deal with KLM threatens its regional routes. As KQ faces financials and management problems, KLM is now operating flights to East and West Africa, going against and agreement with the national carrier on route termination. KLM now has two flights per day on the Nairobi -> Dar es salaam -> Amsterdam route forcing Kenya Airways to reduce its flights from 42 a week to just 14…

Music star with Senegalese roots, AKON is expected in Kenya on 27th March 2015 for Airtel Trace Music Star Pan-African Grand Finale, the continent’s music competition which will take place on Saturday, 28th March 2015 at Enashipai Resort and Spa in Naivasha.   Akon is expected to arrive with a team of 3 people that includes Devyne Stephens, a reknowned Music mogul who owns UpFront Records and is said to have worked with artists such as Pebbles, Toni Braxton and Pink to TLC, Usher and Boyz II Men. Apart from discovering Akon, Devyne also worked with Jay Z, P Diddy, Alicia Keys,…

Evalyne Kerubo is the first winner of the recently announced ‘Dunga Milli’ promo by GOtv. Lady luck smiled at the 23 year old cabin crew as she won a cool Sh1,000,000/- cash prize in the ongoing promotion. Just after returning from Lagos, Evalyne purchased and activated a GOtv decoder for Sh1,399/- earlier this month at a local retail chain after a referral from her dad who has been using GOtv for a couple of years now. The draw, conducted in the presence of a Betting Control and Licensing Board officer, will see thousands of Kenyans win various prizes, with seven more…

These are the people who accompanied President Uhuru to Japan. Looks like 99% from Gatundu. Sad that NCIC is not seeing this. When will the President stop turning the presidency into a Kikuyu only workshop? The Presidency should be unifying. President Uhuru is polarising. ESIPISU/MANOAH CALEB MR GALAMO/LAWRENCE NTOYE LENAYAPA MR GATHIONGO/SUSAN WANJIKU MS GECAGA/JOMO MAREKA MR GICHUNUKU/JOSPHAT GIKUNDI DR IRINA/TABU MS KENYATTA/UHURU MUIGAI HE KENYATTA/MUHOHO MR KIRAGU/ERIC NAHASON MR MBUGUA/EDWARD NJOROGE MR MMBUSA/BANICE MAKUNGU MS MUTWIWA/BONIFACE MUKILYA MR NGUTHIRU/PETER GICHOHI MR NJIRU/PETER MBOGO MR NJUNIA/ROBERT MATHENGE DR NYAGAH/NICHOLAS MBOGO MR TURUKA/THOMAS MWISAWA MR WANDAKA/KENNEDY NJUGUNA MR Even the security…

DStv Compact viewers will from April 6th be able to get an enhanced offering on DStv channel 115. The new channel called M-Net City, will replace M-Net Series Zone on the same channel. The new high-impact channel has some great content lined up. They include comedies such as, Modern Family and Last Man Standing, talk shows, and for the first time, Chicago PD, a crime and drama series. The channel will also screen blockbuster films on Saturdays and Sundays, and series lovers can indulge in binge viewing with back-to-back episodes over the weekends or enjoy a fixed time with the favourite shows which…

GOtv Kenya is promising to deliver REAL prizes to Kenyans in one of the biggest consumer promotions ever. The promotion dubbed ‘Dunga Milli’ will see Kenyans who purchase GOtv decoders entered into the promotion which will run for 8 weeks. Lucky buyers will win Sh1 million everyday while others will get Sh 15,000 in airtime. GOtv has also announced a further 22% reduction in the price of their decoders. Kenyans can now purchase a GOtv decoder at Sh1,399 from the original Sh1,799. The price of Sh1,399 includes the decoder and 2 months GOtv Plus subscription. “For every purchase and activation of a GOtv…

Former US Ambassador to Nairobi, Scott Gration, has finally spoken about his firing. The diplomat who is still based in Nairobi spoke to CNN saying that he believe that he was fairly punished for using GMAIL instead of the official and very secure State Department communication network. According to an article which appeared on New Republic sometime in 2012, Scott Gration was fired by the Chief of Staff at the State Department, Cheryl Mills for persistently using gmail and other unsecured networks even at the US embassy in Nairobi. Gration was said to have installed a commercial mail system in the embassy’s…

Safaricom employees seems to be working on every scheme possible. Apart from some crooked employees stealing millions of shillings every year through the M-Pesa system, the employees seems to have found a great way of stealing from the company. Maybe even with the support of top managers. The dominant mobile phone provider found social media to be a great platform to run most of its promotions to grow loyalty base or just reward the existing clients. So the through various handles on Facebook and Twitter, Safaricom runs promotions where it gives out airtime, mobile handsets or money. List of fake…