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Police are looking for a man accused of stealing Ksh26 million from his employer. According to the DCI boss George Kinoti, Naftali Ondiaga Santos stole the said money from Takaful Insurance of Africa Limited with the help of Jack Moses Amollo. The duo allegedly conspired to commit the crime between January 2, 2019, and January 29, 2021. “Together with his co-accused Jack Moses Amollo, who has already been arraigned in court to face charges of stealing by servant, Naftali Ondiaga Santo deliberately conspired to defraud their employer of huge quantities of money,” said Kinoti on Monday. Read: Help Locate Him -…

Kenyans have been asked to brace for hiked fares following the increase in fuel prices on Tuesday. The National Public Transportation Alliance (NAPTA) said on Thursday that fares will be increased as surging fuel prices make it increasingly difficult to stay afloat. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) in its latest review increased fuel prices by Sh9. A litre of super petrol will go for Sh159.1, up from Sh150 the previous month. A litre of diesel is currently selling at Sh140, while a litre of kerosene is going for Sh127.94. Charles Aholi, one of the NAPTA executive directors, told…

United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja has blamed President Uhuru Kenyatta for his woes. The senator earlier today had a degree from Uganda’s Team University revoked by the Commission for University Education (CUE). In a letter seen by this writer, CUE chairman Prof Chacha Nyaigotti Chacha said they were going to further investigate the validity of the degree. “Consequently, in accordance with the CUE recognition procedures, we hereby revoke the recognition of your degree from the aforementioned university,” said Chacha. https://twitter.com/SakajaJohnson/status/1537025831545016320 In a statement shared by the legislator on social media, he claimed that the head of…

Reports indicate that Nairobi Senator Johnson Arthur Sakaja is yet to graduate from the University of Nairobi but is listed as an alumnus. The legislator is among nine “notable alumni” in political and top government positions. He appears alongside the late Prof George Saitoti and Deputy President William Ruto. “Sakaja Johnson (born 2 February 1985) is the current Senator of Nairobi County. He joined (the) University of Nairobi, where he graduated with a degree in Actuarial Science. At UON he, Sakaja set up a financial consultancy firm, Arthur Johnson Consultants, during his fourth year in campus,” reads the post on…

A complainant on Monday told the IEBC that Nairobi governor aspirant Johnson Sakaja’s degree was printed on Sunday, May 29 this year. Wahome in his supporting affidavit told the IEBC Disputes Resolution Committee that the degree certificate was printed on the said date at 10 pm. The complainant stated that information technology (IT) forensic investigation can confirm the same. He told the committee that the university had discontinued the degree course in 2015, a year before Sakaja was supposed to graduate. Read: My Academic Credentials Not In Doubt – Sakaja Responds To IEBC As Pressure Mounts He goes on to say…

During an interview with NTV on Sunday night, Deputy President William Ruto boldly quoted a nonexistent Bible verse. Ruto referenced the scripture while recounting the story of Jesus’ followers asking him what he had in store for them now that they had left their lives behind and followed him. “Let me tell you Joe, even Jesus Christ, I know you are a good Christian, in Matthew I think 17:29, his disciples when they were following him asked him we have left our families and business since we used to be businessmen and come to follow you. What is in it…

A robbery incident caught on camera has shocked Kenyans. In the one minute forty eight seconds long video that has since gone viral, a woman is accosted by six armed thugs as she makes way into her compound. Two are wielding pistols, another an AK-47 and the other one a machete that he uses to break her windows. One of the thugs wearing a balaclava uses his pistol to break the window on the driver’s side and pulls her out of the vehicle. At this point, the gate is still open. https://twitter.com/maliks_88/status/1536199204787322881 They then take her inside the house where…

An Embu businessman who was on Wednesday night gunned down in the middle of the street had pending cases in court. Dennis Mbae Mutegi had been on the police radar for years for various crimes including drug trafficking. The deceased who was shot at at least 20 times was according to locals, a well connected drug dealer. As reported by the Nation, Mbae often hang out with police officers among them a Directorate of Criminal Investigations officer based in Embu. Read: Embu Politician Dennis Mbae Fatally Shot In Suspected Business Rivalry Constable Abdirahim Adow Abdulahi was unfortunately murdered in unclear circumstances in…

National Assembly Majority Leader Amos Kimunya has withdrawn the Kenya Revenue Authority (Amendment) Bill after a heated debate on Thursday. The bill before the Committee of the Whole House sought to rename Kenya Revenue Authority to Kenya Revenue Service. “The principal object of the bill is to amend the Kenya Revenue Authority Act, 1995 by changing the name ‘Kenya Revenue Authority’ to ‘Kenya Revenue Service,” said the Kipipiri MP. The name change was meant to rebrand the authority’s public image and thereby enhance tax compliance through improved public relations. Read: Twiga Foods Risks Auction by KRA Over Tax Arrears Garissa Township…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko will not be on the ballot come August 9. This was after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) cited his impeachment while serving as Nairobi Governor as the reason why his bid had been blocked. At the same time, the IEBC informed the governor that his degree had not been certified by the Commission of University Education, and thus he could not be cleared. The governor attempted to negotiate his way out of the disqualification at the IEBC offices, but his efforts proved futile. Read: Sonko Sues IEBC For Blocking His Mombasa Gubernatorial Bid The…

Detectives have apprehended an international fugitive accused of direct involvement in organized crime in Sudan. Mohamed Nagi was arrested in Nairobi City after a covert operation at the University of Nairobi’s faculty quarters by Transnational and Organized Crimes investigators. DCI George Kinoti in a statement said Nagi’s arrest was as a result of a public tip-off. “Detectives have today evening arrested an international fugitive, facing organized crimes charges in Sudan.Mohamed Nagi Mohamed Magzoub, holder of Sudanese passport number P07811549 was flushed out of his hideout in the city,” said Kinoti. Read: US Offering Sh233 Million Reward For Arrest of Two Suspected…

Stanley Muthengi, an MCA candidate for Kyome Thaana ward in Kitui County is dead. Muthengi passed on in a road crash on Thika Road, just moments after presenting his nomination papers and being cleared by the IEBC. He was vying on William Kabogo’s Tujibebe Party which is now under Kenya Kwanza Coalition. In photos shared on social media, the vehicle he was traveling in is captured damaged, and in a bad state after the accident. His colleagues and family have commemorated him as a hardworking and visionary leader while terming his death as a big blow. “It is with great…

Pwani Oil has ceased operations, blaming it on a dollar scarcity that has made it difficult to pay suppliers. As a result, cooking oil prices are expected to reach an all-time high this week. “Getting sufficient amount of dollars required to support the factory in terms of getting sufficient raw materials is not happening,” Commercial Director Rajul Malde told Business Daily on Friday. Read: Pain at the Pump as Petrol, Diesel Prices Increase By Sh5 Mr Malde told the daily that the shut down is temporary as they seek to find a solution. “We are not even running the plant right…

A Muslim cleric who was charged with terrorism in 2018 and was acquitted by a Nairobi court last month but refused to leave prison has been forcibly removed from Kamiti Prison. On Saturday, Sheikh Guyo Gorsa Buru was ejected from the prison, but chose to camp outside the prison, begging to be let back in. Guyo resisted his release at the gate, claiming that he was afraid he would be kidnapped and assassinated by State agents. “I was forcefully released today but he prison officers. The court had allowed me to remain here for 30 days, and now I am…

Deputy President William Ruto has blasted the media over unfair coverage. Speaking after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) gave him the green light to run for the presidency at the Bomas of Kenya, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) put Citizen TV, Kameme FM and Inooro FM on the spot. According to the presidential hopeful, the media stations owned by Royal Media Services (RMS) and Mediamax, should be fair and declare a stand. Read: Presidential Debate Will Be Fair – Media Says After Ruto Threatened To Withdraw “It is the most decent thing to do. We have raised these concerns.…