Author: Cyrus

When Keron Kanyomozi died, it was such a painful thing to the mother and the father. But it became evident that Keron might have seen his eminent demise from the world so he wrote something for his parents, especially his mother. During the burial of the youngster, Keron’s father Amon Lukwago said; “As we travelled to Nairobi, we were communicating. Although he was unable to talk, he was able to scribble a few lines and even wrote me a note promising me that he was going to be strong.“It was at that moment that I broke down and cried because…

East Africa’s leading pay TV provider, Zuku has announced that it is gearing to expand its triple-play network after securing Ksh220 million in new investment. The upgrade which is scheduled for completion by the end of October has seen the laying of the ground for the provider to offer speeds of up to 50Mbps on the TV, Internet and VOIP service for customers in Nairobi. Zuku is currently offering only speeds of upto 20Mbps on the platform while providers like Safaricom are expanding their services now with the recent launch of the Vuma@Home service in Nyayo Embakassi. Apart from the Triple-Play (TV, Phone and…

Mombasa’s fiery hate preacher Sheikh Juma Ngao is abusing the rights of a poor Mombasa family after allegedly abusing own daughter and then feigning kidnap. The missing daughter of Sheikh Ngao confessed to fellow school mates at Bin Noor that hr father has been making sexual advances at her and when she complains, she gets beaten by her step-mother who is now married to Sheikh Ngao after Ngao divorced her mother. Sheikh Ngao linked Mohammed Said Mohammed, form 3 student, with the “kidnap” of his young school mate after finding the name of the boy in the phone frequently used…

Kenya’s bus booking startup, BookNow, has secured $75,000 (Ksh 6.5million) from 10 angel investors through 88mph. The investors include businessmen Mahendra K.D. Shah, Ravi Shah, Ritesh Doshi and four other 88mph investors who went in personally as well. The company will use the funds to expand operations within the Kenyan market by expanding their offerings and hiring more support staff. You can currently book major bus tickets through the BookNow website. The team of investors currently value “the bus industry in East Africa at $150M (Ksh 13 billion), and is rapidly growing.” BookNow is the second Kenyan startup after eManamba to…

Residents of Kisumu town are set to benefit from the expansion of the county’s sewerage system at a cost of Sh 146 million. Environment, Water and Natural Resources Cabinet Secretary Prof. Judy Wakhungu said the project includes the construction of both primary and secondary sedimentation tanks, a sludge digestion unit and a trickling filter bed. In a speech read on her behalf by a senior administrator in the Ministry Julius Kandie during the ground-breaking ceremony the Cabinet Secretary said the improved sewerage system would significantly reduce pollution load in the Lake Victoria. “We are aware that pollution is one of the…

After the exposè we ran on Linus Kaikai planning to travel with President Uhuru Kenyatta, Linus Kaikai decided to have the interview with the President at State House Nairobi. The revelation angered Linus so much that he has promised to “discipline” the writers of this blog. With the exposè new revelation started emerging over the US visit which President Uhuru commenced today. State House requested US embassy to allow the President to travel with some 120 people to the US. Among the people included was Linus Kaikai. Linus also wrote personally to the US embassy requesting that the embassy finance part of his…

Veteran thespian, Derrick Amunga better known to many as ‘Master Sugu’ in the TV drama ‘Tausi’, is DEAD. Amunga who was announced missing on Friday was found at Kenyatta National Hospital’s mortuary after allegedly being run over by a car.  Someone found his body and booked it at the national referral hospital’s mortuary. Amunga’s death comes hot on the heels of that of another actor, Nancy Nyambura “Jstorina” who died in hospital after succumbing to a short illness.   His last performance was in a play christened Trapped’ at Alliance Francaise just two weeks ago. Derrick is from Bungoma. Funeral arrangements will…

A university student, David Osano, taking a Bachelor in Commerce course has been accused of raping a female student. David allegedly raped the female student after forcefully dragging her into his room and repeatedly raping her. David is the Personal Assistant to SONU Chairman, Babu Owino. The second year virgin student suffered various injuries in her private parts including having her hymen severed as a result of the act. David is said to be a serial rapist having committed the offence many times in his stint at UoN. Many reports to the university security have not resulted into action but this…

It was reported yesterday that New Democratic Party’s Joachim Kiarie Kamere had withdrawn from the Gatundu South race to pave the way for Moses Kuria to be elected unopposed. That was just media posturing because Kamere has not officially written to IEBC as required by law confirming this development. Kamere was the only opponent of Moses Kuria after TNA stalwarts were forced to rig Moses in the nomination which saw Joyce Ngugi come second. Mrs Ngugi was prevailed upon to drop her bid with key State House operatives determined to see Moses Kuria in the race despite performing dismally. The President’s…

State House has now decided to go further with its weird relationship with the Kenyan media. President Uhuru has now decided to travel with NTV boss Linus Kaikai to go interview him in the US  during the African Leaders Initiative. Senior editors and staffers at the twin towers wonder how that will add value to the media house considering that State House will have to dictate the terms in such an engagement. Linus Kaikai’s travel has also made some of his juniors ask questions regarding the same. Many see it as a private engagement where Linus Kaikai will be doing…

Kenya’s Nakumatt Holdings Limited has officially launched its first of the many upcoming stores in Tanzania. The regional retail giant opened the store at Milimani City promising to buy more Tanzanian products to sell in the store. Nakumatt acquired three shops belonging to South Africa’s Shoprite in Tanzania in a deal pundits say is worth around $45.5 Million. 99 per cent of Nakumatt workers in Tanzania are Tanzanians, helping create employment opportunities. Nakumatt Mlimani is the retail giant’s second store in Tanzania after Nakumatt Moshi which opened in 2011 in Moshi.

Blogger Seth Odongo has been charged with hate speech in a Nairobi court and released on a Ksh 5 million bond or Ksh 2 million cash bail. Seth who goes by the moniker Dikembe Disembe and blogs on Kenya Today, was accused of inciting ethnic emotions through his Facebook account. He allegedly posted a message inciting “the people of Lamu” to “remove the African colonialists”  from their lands. The alleged post is captured in the screenshot below; The Facebook post which was never seen by anyone else but Mugo Wa Wairimu has ignited debate on how the Jubilee government plans to…

Safaricom has embarked on killing ISPs in Kenya through a 5Mbps Fibre-to-Home internet link. The service which is currently on trial mode in Nyayo Estate Embakassi, will see some home users clock even 100Mbps speeds while downloading. Residents already hooked to the service have confessed that this is the kind of internet link which they have always wanted in their life and not the 1 or 2 Mbps link which most ISPs is currently offering. Through the Safaricom link, most users can now stream their best shows and get to attend courses in online campuses like Udemy without the infinite…

An US teenager is facing life in prison after being charged with raping Kenyan orphans at Upendo Children’s home in Nairobi. Mathew Lane Durham who volunteered at the home was arrested and charged by FBI agents for allegedly sexually assaulting several children at the home. According to a statement on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) website, Durham who is aged 19 years was arrested at his home in Edmond, Oklahoma on July 17, Thursday and charged on Friday with engaging in “illicit sexual conduct with underage children.” The statement said that Durham was a volunteer at the Upendo Children’s Home…

Technology can aide democracy but it can also promote dictatorship. Internet (new media) can really impede democratisation. Blogs are the new faxes. Blogs and fax machines have transformed the economics of protest. One former KPTC boss told me how Moi banned the fax machine because it enabled activists to communicate so easily. Even acquiring a telephone line went through a stringent approval of state institutions because the government didn’t trust an empowered citizen. Rebelion would be easy. Many assume that if you give people enough internet connectivity then totalitarianism would fall. The iPod liberalism mentality. Do you think that every…