Author: Mercy Auma

At least 80 form four candidates from Matungulu Boys High have walked out of school claiming they are tired of studying. According to Standard, the students reportedly walked out of the school on Wednesday evening without staging any form of a riot and left behind only 36 students. They had earlier boycotted meals during the day. Apparently, a section of the students had interviews with journalists stating that they were tired of the school’s administration which they referred to as very strict. Read: 10 Maranda High School Students Test Positive For Covid-19 After Targeted Testing They also raised concerns over…

Former Gem MP, Jakoyo Midiwo is most likely to make a political comeback after being assigned a new role. Midiwo has been tasked by the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) to spearhead signature collection in the Nyanza region, which is Raila Odinga’s stronghold. According to sources close to Kahawa Tungu, Raila convened a meeting with all Western region governors ahead of the BBI signature collection and Midiwo was headlined as the one in charge of the process in the Nyanza region. Midiwo who had served as Gem MP was trounced by Elisha Odhiambo in 2017 after he ran on an independent…

Kenya has recorded 810 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This was from a sample size of 7,387. The country’s caseload is now at 79,322. In terms of gender, 475 are males while 335 are females and the youngest is a one-year-old child and the oldest is 87. On a sad note, 8 patients have succumbed to the virus bringing the death toll to1,417. 265 patients have ideally recovered from the virus. 55 from various hospitals across the country while 210 from home-based care. The tally for recoveries’ is now at 52,974. Read: Kenya Records 17 Covid-19 Fatalities, 727…

Deputy President William Ruto was yet again a no show at the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) signature collection launch despite being invited. According to sources closes to Kahawa Tungu, the DP’s name was also omitted from the programme after reports that he would abscond the launch. https://twitter.com/RobertAlai/status/1331522070350602241 Yesterday, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) released a format for BBI signature collection. Read: IEBC Releases Format for BBI Signature Collection To Be Launched Tomorrow Through a letter, the IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati stated that the commission had approved the format for the signature collection in a bid to amend the…

Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Medical Services Deputy Director Musa Mohammed has been released on Sh200,000 cash bail in child trafficking case. Musa Mohammed and two social workers at Mama Lucy Hospital identified as Makallah Fred and Selina Awour were charged with child trafficking offenses. A Nairobi court however found that the hospital’s CEO Emma Mutio did not have a case to answer. Juliana Mbete an administrator at the hospital, Beatrice Njambi who is in charge of the newborn unit at the facility and Administrative officer Regina Musembi were also set free. Read: NMS Medical Services Deputy Director, Two Social Workers…

Deputy President William Ruto has weighed in on the recent happenings in the country regarding the reopening of the 2007/2008 Post Election Violence (PEV) cases. Through a tweet, the country’s second in command stated that reopening of these cases will stir tribal hate. Further, he stated that the poverty and unemployment rate in the country is a result of poor leadership and not tribal issues. “The provocative INCITEMENT to ethnic hate/division INTENDED by the resurrection of PEV is an EVIL attempt to resuscitate the TRIBE project DESTROYED by the HUSTLER movements’ REALISATION that poverty&unemployment DELIBERATELY bred by poor leadership is…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has released a format for Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) signature collection that will be launched tomorrow. Through a letter, the IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati stated that the commission had approved the format for the signature collection in a bid to amend the constitution. “The commission takes note of your request for guidance as well as approval of your proposed format and provides to you the approved format that should be used for the collection of signatures. To enable the voter verification process and to ensure completeness of the supporter’s records, all the fields…

Media personality and former Citizen TV presenter Jaquie Maribe has finally decided to set the record straight on her relationship with Jowie Irungu. The two are caught up in one of the most horrific murder cases where businesswoman Monica Kimani was murdered in her apartment in Kilimani. Earlier, Jowie, who was engaged to Maribe had stated that the lovebirds had broken up while he was in prison. However, Maribe has clarified on the same intimating that they had called it quits before Irungu was imprisoned. Read: I Was Abandoned By My Girls’ Squad After Publicized Murder Case-Jacque Maribe “I see…

Comedian popularly known as David The Student has tested positive for COVID-19 days after an encounter with a racist couple who refused to wear masks. Through a post on his Facebook page, the comedian stated that he had been feeling sick and exhibited the symptoms associated with the deadly virus. “I got diagnosed with COVID-19. Now I am quarantined and I trust and believe I’ll get through this. Thank you all for the support I’ve been receiving. Thank you! Please stay safe, wear a mask, wash your hands and social distance,” he wrote. Read: Comedian David The Student Encounters Racist…

Gospel singer Ruth Matete is seeking financial help as she marked first wedding anniversary without her husband, John Apewajoye. The Tusker Project Fame (TPF) 5 winner who just welcomed her baby girl, Reyna Toluwa a month ago says she is unable to resume work after her troubled pregnancy thus called on well-wishers to help where they could. “A day like this a year ago, your late father and I walked down the aisle. Yes, we did promise to be together till death do us part. But death came earlier than we expected.  I miss him so much. But am blessed to…

New details have now emerged regarding six teenage girls who had been reported missing but were later found. According to Citizen, Sh52,000 was discovered in one of the girl’s phone. The funds were reportedly secret contributions from a group where the girls were expected to take a trip to Malindi where they were to camp until January when schools reopened. The story of the missing teenagers that went viral last week unearthed a child trafficking syndicate that targeted secondary school girls for sexual exploitation. The girls were said to be lured with enticing job offers including being recruited to modeling…

Land belonging to former Naivasha MP John Kihagi is set to be auctioned over Sh21.7 million row with a local bank. According to a local publication, the former legislator claims that he only owes Jamii Bora Bank Sh2.3 million that he had borrowed in 2014 using the land’s title deed. He further states that he had already cleared the loan. However, additional information indicates that part of the money was advanced to Ridhika Capital Limited, a microfinance with the former MP as one of the directors. Read: Former MP Jakoyo Midiwo Set to Be Evicted From Kisumu Home Over Sh870,000…

Kenya has announced 1,211 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours from a sample size of 9,304. The county’s caseload is now at 76,404. Of the new cases, 1,169 are Kenyans while 42 are foreigners. Also, 722 are males and  489 are females. The youngest to have contracted the virus is a one-month-old infant while the oldest is 95 years old. On a sad note, 17 patients have also succumbed to the virus bringing the fatalities tally to 1,366. 368 patients have ideally recovered from the virus bringing the total number of recoveries in the country to 51,352. Read:…

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) is mourning the death of their colleague who succumbed due to COVID-19 complications. Through a statement on Twitter, the union announced the passing of Dental Surgeon Dr Nira Patel describing her as a mentor to many. “We mourn the passing on of Dr. Nira Patel due to COVID-19 complications. A dental surgeon specialized in orthodontics, a mentor to many & was recently bestowed with the life membership of the @kenyadental Association. Condolences to the family & friends. May her soul Rest In Peace,” reads the statement. https://twitter.com/kmpdu/status/1330114462238580737 Read: KNH Head Of…

Comedian popularly known by his stage name David The Student has narrated an ordeal where he encountered a racist couple while working as a Lyft driver in the US. In videos that have since gone viral on social media, the Comedian reportedly picked up passengers, a couple whom he was to drive at their destination. Things however took a left turn after David requested his passengers to wear a mask as a preventive measure considering the current COVID-19 pandemic that has swept away thousands of lives. Apparently, the man got offended that he was told to wear a mask by…