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Former State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards Health Principal Secretary Josephine Mburu claims she learned of her dismissal through the media. She was sacked in May following a botched procurement procedure managed by the Ministry of Health that cost the country anti-Malaria nets valued at Sh3.7 billion donated by the Global Fund. Appearing before the Senate’s Health Committee on Tuesday, Dr Mburu said that the dismissal caught her off guard. “At first, I was shocked… when I was told I was sacked it caught me unaware. Everything that happened came as a shocker, everything that was said on…

Kenya’s top telecommunications provider in Kenya, Safaricom, has added a TikTok Bundle as part of its ongoing commitment to meeting the changing demands of its customers. In 2022, daily time spent on the platform rose to 52 minutes up from 45.3 minutes, the previous year. There are several data plans available as part of the TikTok Bundle, all at very low cost. Read: Instagram Bows to Pressure, Discontinues TikTok-Like Changes The smallest plan goes for Sh10, providing customers with 1024MB of data valid for 1 hour. There is also an option allowing subscribers to pay Sh10 for 150 MB of data…

Safaricom is coming through with a plan allowing its customers to request airtime from friends and relatives. The “Niokolee” plan is available to all Safaricom PrePay subscribers. However,  PrePay subscribers who are roaming are ineligible for the service. This is how to make a Niokolee request: Dial *444# from your Safaricom line Select “Niokolee” then select “Request Kredo” Enter the Safaricom number to request Talk time from (“the Benefactor”) Select the predefined Talk time amount to request e.g.Sh20 then submit Read: Tax Increase to Discourage Production of Africa’s Cheapest Smartphone – Safaricom The subscriber receiving the request will then get a…

A woman has sued Mining Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya for financial assistance. Yvonne Anono Omazi on Friday told a Kakamega Court that the former Kwale Governor is her biological father and should be taking care of her financial needs Ms Omazi said the former county boss stopped supporting her immediately after she completed her secondary school studies. The 29-year-old woman avers that Mvurya who she refers to as a “man of means”, had promised to pay for her college studies but did not stay true to his word. Read: Fresh Spin In Coast Politics as Kwale Governor Mvurya Set To Form…

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu did not show up for his graft case hearing over reports that he collapsed. His lawyer, John Swaka, informed Magistrate Thomas Nzioki that the former county boss collapsed at his home on Sunday and was rushed to the hospital. The court also heard that the accused’s wife, Susan Wangari, could not be in court as she was with him in the hospital. “We are not ready to proceed… I was informed that he collapsed yesterday and was rushed to Aga Khan where he is admitted,” Swaka said. Read: EACC Seeking to Recover Waititu’s Sh1.9 Billion Unexplained…

Kenya has closed its mission in Khartoum, Sudan, over the alleged targeting of diplomatic missions in the war-torn country. On Sunday, Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs Korir Sing’oei said Kenya is still evacuating citizens still stuck in the East African country. “We continue to receive disturbing news of the targeting of diplomatic officials by armed groups in Khartoum,” said Sing’oei. “Kenya Mission in Khartoum which had remained open to facilitate the evacuation of any Kenyans still in the country is now closed.” Read: US Embassy in Kenya Issues Security Alert to its Citizens Ahead of August Polls At least 900 individuals…

Disc jockey Brownskin shared a video of his late wife, Sharon Njeri, ingesting a poisonous substance with his lover, the DCI has said. In a statement on Sunday, the DCI said the deejay who is legally known as Michael Macharia, shared the video with a girlfriend living abroad. The unidentified girlfriend is said to have gone public with the said video through a blogger. “Detectives have since established that after recording the ordeal, the suspect sent the video to his other girlfriend living abroad, before the girlfriend went public with the information through the blogger,” said DCI. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1665332093721665536 DJ Brownskin…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party has signalled the return of anti-government protests should the Finance Bill not be revised. DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa said the tax proposals will overburden ordinary Kenyans. The former Defence CS said the opposition is focused on making sure the government scraps the tax proposals. “The truth of the matter is this proposal you are bringing, that there is a 16% VAT on fuel, 3% housing levy, these things are against the law and they will hurt Kenyans,” said Wamalwa. Read: Gachagua in Trouble with Kenyans for Claiming Finance Bill is “Unstoppable” “If…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is in trouble with a section of Kenyans over remarks on the Finance Bill 2023. The DP on Saturday said the contentious Bill would be passed in Parliament regardless of what the opposition said. Speaking in Kitui, Gachagua said Kenya Kwanza was not worried about the Bill sailing through in Parliament because they have a majority backing in the House. He told the opposition to stop wasting its time on the Bill. Read: Okiya Omtatah Challenges Finance Bill in Court “The truth is, and you know it very well, even if you oppose the Finance Bill, it…

Nandi Governor Stephen Sang has suspended health department officials over the death of a patient at Kapsabet County Referral Hospital. Sang sent home four top health department officers to pave way for investigations into the death. The county boss on Friday suspended Health CEC Ruth Koech, chief officer for health Fredrick Kiptum, Director of medical services David Bungei and medical superintendent at the Kapsabet county referral hospital Dr Aiyabei Ismail. Also sent packing were on duty outpatient nurse clinical officers and laboratory officers. Sang explained that the deceased had sought treatment at the aforementioned hospital on May 19 but was…

Popular entertainer and disc jockey DJ Brownskin has been arrested. Michael Macharia Njiiri was apprehended on Thursday at a popular Nairobi nightclub in connection with the death of his wife, Sharon Njeri. Njeri is said to have consumed a poisonous substance as DJ Brownskin watched and recorded the incident. She is said to have succumbed between the nights of July 29 and 30, 2022. He was arrested after the police obtained an order from the Makadara magistrate’s court allowing them to detain him for seven days. Brownskin is being investigated for aiding suicide contrary to Section 225 (c) of the…

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday attendend the Royal wedding of His Royal Highness Crown Prince of Jordan Al Hussein Bin Abdallah II. The Crown Prince exchanged nuptials with Miss Rajwah Khalid al-saif. Miss Rajwah is a Saudi architect at Al Husseinieh Palace in Amman. Also gracing the royal wedding was Prince William of Britain and his wife Kate. US First Lady Jill Biden was also present. According to Aljazeera, the 29-year-old bride arrived at Zahran Palace in a 1968 Rolls-Royce Phantom V custom-made for the crown prince’s late great-grandmother. The crown prince wore the full ceremonial military uniform with…

Activist Okiya Omtatah has moved to court to challenge the proposed Finance Bill 2023. The Busia senator on Friday argued that the Bill is a threat to human dignity and is unconstitutional. “Pending hearing and determination the court be pleased to issue orders suspending debate on sections 28,30 33,36 and 76 of the Finance Bill 2023,” he says in court papers. The lawmaker has pleaded with the court to grant an interim injunction preventing the speaker of the National Assembly from delivering the Finance Bill 2023 to the president if it contains the contested provisions. Read: Azimio Suspends Bipartisan Talks until Gov’t…

The Jubilee party faction led by former president Uhuru Kenyatta has suffered a blow after the Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu declined to ratify changes made during the May 22 National Delegates Conference (NDC). The former President’s camp made changes to the party’s top brass including kicking out members of a competing faction. During the meeting, the Uhuru-led camp resolved to dismiss former Kieni MP Kanini Kega, who has declared himself secretary general, as well as Nominated MP Sabina Chege and national treasurer Nelson Dzuya. The registrar of parties, however, informed Uhuru’s camp in a letter dated May 29…

Kenya Airways’ independent non-executive director John Ngumi has quit. Ngumi on Friday told the Board of Directors that he decided to leave the national carrier so as to give others a chance to serve. “My departure is motivated by my belief that now the tough work of stabilizing KQ is starting to bear fruit, it is the right time for others to come in and build on the transformational platform that the Board and Management of KQ have created,” he said. Read: I was the Best – John Ngumi Explains Sh415 Million Pay in Telkom Buyout He also declared that he…