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Nairobi Woman Rep Esther Passaris has denied ditching the opposition for President William Ruto’s camp. The two-time County MP on Wednesday voted in favour of the Finance Bill, 2023 despite the party position. Speaking on Thursday, however, the legislator maintained that she was firmly in ODM and would hold the government accountable. “I am still in Azimio and have been with ODM since 2007. I have supported Raila ever since, who has, in turn, supported us as candidates,” Passaris said. Read: Azimio MPs Boo Treasury CS During Budget Reading She told reporters that she backed the proposed law because the government…

Bongo star Ali Kiba’s estranged wife, Amina Khalef, wants him to set her free. Amina filed for divorce in 2022 citing neglect, stress and frustrations by in-laws. In her suit, Amina who hails from the coastal city of Mombasa claimed the singer has been unfaithful and has been verbally abusive. “The respondent (Ali Kiba) has made a mockery of their marriage by disrespectfully engaging in public displays of infidelity with various women in total disregard of the petitioner’s feelings,” she said in court papers filed on January 8, 2022. Read: Ali Kiba Walks Out Of Interview After Reporter Mentioned Wife Amina…

A section of Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party MPs on Thursday walked out of Parliament as National Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung’u introduced the 2023/24 budget. The opposition, Suna East MP Junet Mohamed said, rejects the FY 2023–24 budget, claiming that it is not in the best interests of Kenyans. “Azimio does believe in this budget. We do not think this is a budget meant for the Kenyan people. It is a budget meant for the Kenya Kwanza government so until we get a budget that is founded on the premise of the Kenyan people we will not…

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino on Thursday told a Nairobi court that he spent Sh58.6 million on Felix Orinda aka DJ Evolve. Babu is said to have shot the disk jockey at B Club in 2020. The legislator was appearing in court after it was found that he had a case to answer for misusing a firearm. “I took charge of life-saving of the initiative and endeavors of Felix Orinda as a leader. And that would be inconsistent with a person who intended to harm,” the MP told Milimani senior principal magistrate Bernard Ochoi. Read: Babu Owino to Buy Dj Evolve…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has encouraged foreign investors to take advantage of Kenya’s current favorable economic climate. According to the DP, the government has put in place the essential measures safeguarding foreign investments. “This country is enjoying an administration that is focused and that has done away with bureaucracy and red tape to encourage investment,” he said during the Thursday AviaDev Africa Real Estate workshop. “All our agencies, our Cabinet Secretaries have clear and unequivocal instructions from the President not to subject investors to unnecessary bureaucracy and red tape.” Read: Coffee Cartels Poisoned My Brother Nderitu – DP Gachagua Claims He…

Embakasi East MP Paul Ongili alias Babu Owino has explained why he was absent on Wednesday night during the voting of the contentious Finance Bill, 2023. Babu said he was preparing for his court case with his lawyer. “I was not present today (Wednesday) in Parliament because my case has been scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) in court for a defense hearing and I was with my lawyer,” he said. In his defense, the firebrand MP said, he was present during the morning session when Speaker Moses Wetangula announced that voting would take place next week. https://twitter.com/HEBabuOwino/status/1669049087390277643 He also disclosed that…

A heated discussion erupted on the National Assembly’s floor following the tabling of the Finance Bill, 2023. Members of Parliament from Kenya Kwanza supported the bill as their Azimio counterparts opposed the government’s agenda. MP for Molo Kuria Kimani and a member of the Finance Committee spoke in favor of the bill and asserted that the proposed 1.5% housing levy was appropriate. “We have incentivized manufacturers of electric motor vehicles, electric motorcycles, electric boda boda cycles so that in the long run we grow our manufacturing of electric buses, electric vehicles and not just that, we have zero-rated also their…

Women’s rights advocates have accused EALA MP David Sankok of encouraging rape culture. This comes just days after a viral video promoting the MP’s Osim Country Lodge in Narok stirred uproar. The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) found it appalling and highly distressing that the MP described the lodge as a location to hold women hostage and satisfy sexual cravings. “Such statements not only perpetuate harmful attitudes but also contribute to a culture of violence and objectification,” National Gender and Equality Commission chairperson Dr Joyce M. Mutinda said. Read: Sankok Quits Politics To Concentrate on Private Businesses She added: “We…

Immediate former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has been sworn in as the new Director General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS). Haji took his oath of office on Wednesday morning at a ceremony presided by President William Ruto at State House, Nairobi. He succeeds Major-General (Rtd) Philip Wachira Kameru who held the position for over eight years. On Tuesday, Parliament’s Defence and Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination of Haji. Read: Integrity Award Stripped from DPP Haji Over Withdrawal of High-profile Cases The committee led by Belgut MP Nelson Koech noted that the DPP was a person of…

Jubilee Party has withdrawn from the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party. In a statement signed by acting secretary general Kanini Kega, the National Executive Council (NEC) on June 6 resolved to withdraw from the Deed of Agreement dated March 12, 2022. “Take notice the National Executive Committee (NEC) of Jubilee Party meeting of 6th June, 2023 resolved to withdraw from the Deed of Agreement for Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance Coalition,” reads the statement in part. https://twitter.com/kaninikega1/status/1668586523426447360 “Further take notice that pursuant to Article 33.1.1 & 2 of the Party Constitution as read together with Article…

Media personality Betty Kyallo has shed light on her relationship with former Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho. Kyallo is said to have had relations with the former county boss after her marriage with former NTV investigative journalist Dennis Okari fell apart. Speaking to Radio Jambo, the Flair by Betty proprietor said Joho was good to her even after their break up. Asked whether Joho repossessed her Porsche Cayenne in the middle of the road, Betty said the allegations were false. Read: Betty Kyallo Responds To Claims That She Accompanied Joho To Dubai (Video) “Imagine that story was so fake. That never happened.…

Ride-hailing App Bolt is on the receiving end after two young women were kidnapped by their riders at least a week ago. Erica Gachoka, the daughter of media personality Ciku Muiruri, and her friend Shanice Agose were taken hostage by Timothy Kiragu Ng’ang’a (34) and Samuel Kipkurui (33) along Rhapta Road, Westlands. The suspects are said to have picked up the victims in Westlands after they requested a taxi through the Bolt App. They were headed to Kilimani. “But when the ride arrived along Rhapta road in Westlands and they got in, the driver threatened them using a hammer before…

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has applied to withdraw graft charges against former Principal Secretary Lilian Omollo. Omollo is facing corruption charges over the misappropriation of Sh468 million at the National Youth Service (NYS). The prosecution has applied to withdraw abuse of office and conspiracy to commit felony charges, among others, under section 87 (a) of the criminal procedure code. The prosecution told the Anti-Corruption court in Milimani that none of the 12 witnesses who have testified so far have implicated her. Read: Court Awards Former PS Lilian Omollo One Shilling For Unfair Dismissal The court also heard that…

Michael Macharia alias Deejay Brownskin has been charged with three counts of aiding suicide. The disc jockey is said to have helped his late wife Sharon Njeri take her life by counseling her to ingest a poisonous substance. The entertainer was arrested on the night of June 1 after allegedly ignoring summonses from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on three occasions. Read: DJ Brownskin Shared Video of Wife Ingesting Poisonous Substance with Lover Living Abroad – DCI “Efforts to summon the suspect to shed more light into the incident proved futile, as he remained elusive prompting detectives to launch a manhunt…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claims coffee cartels poisoned his late brother and then Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua. According to the DP, his elder brother was well until he suddenly fell sick and eventually passed on in 2017. But Nderitu passed on at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, where he received pancreatic cancer treatment. “Our family believes and we know the late Nderitu Gachagua was poisoned by those people,” he told Inooro TV on Sunday. Read: I Don’t Have A Problem with Uhuru – DP Gachagua Says “Since then, a very healthy person started becoming sickly and we believe these people harmed…