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Public servants will on Monday hold peaceful protests outside Parliament Buildings. In a notice, the government employees said they will be protesting against over-taxation by their employer. The protesters will be drawn from the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU), Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU), Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union (KMPDU), and Kenya Union Of Domestic Hotels Educational Institutions Hospitals and Allied Workers (Kudheiha) among other unions. The civil servants will assemble at the University of Nairobi Chancellor’s Court after which the procession will start at 8:00 am. Read: Kenyans Gang Up Against Housing Fund…

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has resolved to expel Siaya deputy governor William Oduol from the party. The decision was reached after a meeting with delegates. Siaya’s Organising Secretary Walter Okello said Oduol was expelled over disloyalty. “This meeting has unanimously resolved that the Siaya County Deputy Governor be compelled to resign from his position since he no longer subscribes to the ideals and aspirations of the party. The meeting has resolved that he be expelled, and is hereby expelled,” the Raila Odinga-led party said in a statement. The party also resolved to fill positions previously held by members who…

Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale was on Saturday booed by mourners as he tried to defend President William Ruto’s administration. The lawmaker was addressing mourners on the contentious Finance Bill 2023. Khalwale, nicknamed the “Bullfighter”, started by criticizing those who spoke before him accusing them of misleading the people. “On the issue of taxes, you ought to know that whoever is telling you that taxes have been increased is misleading the budget bill will be read next month. That is a fact,” he said, amid “lies” chants. Read: Finance Bill Punishing Middle-class – Raila The crowd could be heard telling him to…

Trade CS Moses Kuria has reprimanded ODM leader Raila Odinga for threatening to pursue secession. This comes after Raila declared he would support secession because of what he called bias in the distribution of national resources and the “award” of jobs to particular tribes. CS Kuria stated the initiative will be essential in generating a significant number of job possibilities when describing the effect the Housing Fund will have on the economy. The former Gatundu South MP said that thousands of Kenyans were already making their contributions. Read: Kenyans Gang Up Against Housing Fund Levy, Rage Online War “Did you know…

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has asked the public to help identify a public service vehicle from which a passenger was dragged by a tout. In a statement, the authority asked the the public to share the details of the vehicle. “Good morning. Kindly share with us the registration number of the vehicle,” tweeted NTSA on Saturday. In a video doing rounds on the internet, the conductor is seen dragging a female passenger for allegedly declining to pay fare. Read: NTSA Suspends Tahmeed, Taita Taveta Saccos Over Road Accidents But the woman insists that she had already paid her…

Transparency International (TI) has stripped Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji of the 2019 Leadership Integrity Award. In a statement issued on Friday, TI Kenya Executive Director Sheila Masinde said the move was occasioned by concerns voiced by Kenyans over Haji’s withdrawal of high-profile cases in the recent past. “Transparency International Kenya has made the decision to withdraw the Leadership Integrity Award (State/Public Officer) conferred upon you in 2019,” said Ms Masinde. Transparency International also reaffirmed its firm stand that all award winners must uphold the highest standards of integrity. Read: DPP Haji Orders Police To Seize Controversial Pastor Mackenzie’s…

President William Ruto has accused some Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) staff of aiding and abetting corruption. Speaking on Friday after filing his tax returns, the head of state said some of the taxman’s workers do not work for the government but are out to fend for themselves. “Collusion, wanton bribe-taking, and general corruption continue to pervade operations of KRA, facilitating tax evasion, massive leakages of potential revenue, and inability to meet revenue targets,” he said. He added: “It has also been noted that KRA has not embraced a culture of supporting and facilitating taxpayers, alternative dispute resolution and the deployment…

Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga on Thursday walked out of a meeting during which he was tasked with explaining the contentious 3 percent Housing tax. The PS had showed up unannounced before the National Assembly’s Finance and National Planning Committee to explain how the fund will operate. The lawmakers sought to understand if the contributors will receive interest should they decide to pull out of the plan and the criteria for the allocation of the 250,000 homes. However, PS Hinga left without warning after the Molo MP Kuria Kimani-led committee bombarded him with queries. Read: Court Suspends Controversial Housing Tax, For…

Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua has claimed that DCI detectives have sneaked out former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga from the premises to an undisclosed location. “Thuggery Alert! @DCI_Kenya officers this afternoon demonstrated thuggery instead of professionalism by using trickery to separate Maina Njenga from his lawyers who included several Azimio principals and sneaking him out of @DCI_Kenya offices kiambu Road to un undisclosed destination,” she tweeted. She added: “@DCI_Kenya is violating Maina Njenga’s right to legal representation and we fear they will prejudice his rights to a fair trial. In these circumstances is his safety assured.” https://twitter.com/MarthaKarua/status/1661683484459499520 Earlier, police had…

A High Court has forfeited more than Sh100 million sent to a college girl by her Belgian boyfriend to the State. Justice Esther Maina on Thursday said the monies were part of a money laundering scheme. “Upon consideration of evidence, and all materials placed before me. I am satisfied those two accounts are liable for forfeiture to the state. There is obvious money laundering with respect to the funds,” she said. The judge allowed an application filed by the Assets Recovery Agency on grounds that the source of the monies was unknown. Read: Two Lawyers Give Conflicting Details on Whereabouts of…

ICT Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dennis Itumbi has demanded an “unequivocal public apology” from Nation Media Group in response to an alleged defamation piece that appeared in the Sunday Nation and Taifa Leo dailies. Itumbi was vexed by allegations that CASs took office despite a court injunction. The 50 CASs were barred by the High Court from taking office in March, pending the hearing and resolution of a lawsuit brought by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Katiba Institute. “Self-evidently, the Nation Media Group is on a relentless pursuit to demonize our client by publishing miserable non-starters simply…

Chinese Embassy has dispelled claims that Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government agencies including Office of the President. The Reuters report, the Chinese Embassy spokesperson said, was “far-fetched and sheer nonsense”. The Embassy stated that an cyber attack on another government was a very delicate political matter. “The relevant media should adopt a professional and responsible attitude and underscore the importance to have enough evidence when conducting reports, rather than make groundless assumptions and accusations,” it said. Read: British Army YouTube, Twitter Accounts Restored after Hacking Incident The Embassy also pointed out that for more than 60 years, Kenya and China have maintained close diplomatic ties. It said that…

With the anticipated hike in import duty, excise duty, and value-added tax (VAT), telecommunications giant Safaricom has ruled out the idea of assembling Sh5,000 smartphones. This will pump the brakes on President William Ruto’s idea for Kenya to produce the cheapest phones in the continent. The planned tariffs, according to the telco, will result in a Sh11,500 price increase for locally-made devices. The telco on Tuesday asked MPs to review downwards the import duty, excise duty, and VAT rates on mobile phones through the Finance Bill, 2023 so as to lower the price of locally produced phones. Read: Safaricom Gets License…

Former Mungiki sect leader Maina Njenga has presented himself before the Nakuru Law Courts. Njenga was accompanied by lawyer Ndegwa Njiiru. This was after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) declared him wanted over criminal activities. In a statement, DCI boss Mohamed Amin said they were looking for the politician over the recovery of two firearms and over 90 rolls of bhang at a home linked to him. Read: DCI Looking for Ex-Mungiki Leader Maina Njenga Over Recovery of Firearms at Residence “One of the firearms recovered was a homemade pistol capable of firing while the other one was a Tokarev…

Former Harlequins rugby player Alex Olaba will spend six years behind bars after a court found him guilty of plotting to kill a witness in a sexual assault case. On Wednesday, Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo said he had considered Olaba’s mitigation and a probation report tabled in court. While rendering the ruling, Mr Onsarigo noted that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused person. “Although the accused person is remorseful, the offenses he faces are serious. l convict and sentence him to serve six years in count one of conspiracy to kill and two years imprisonment in the second…