Author: Mercy Auma

Conseslus Kipruto, Olympic and world 3000 metres steeplechase champion is being sought after by police officers in Nandi over links with a form two girl. According to K24, a report was filed at Mosoriot police post by the teenager’s parents indicating that the athlete eloped with their child. For instance, the parents claim their daughter who had gone missing was staying with the Athlete at his home in Chesumei. The teenager had gone missing for three days and after being found, she was questioned where she had been and refused to disclose. Read: Conseslus Kipruto Lights Up Zurich With Sweet…

Kenya has recorded a new high as 1,185 patients have tested positive for COVID-19. This was after a sample of 9,851 was tested. The country’s caseload is now at 53,797. On a sad note, 17 have succumbed to the deadly virus bringing the tally for fatalities to 981. Speaking during the daily COVID-19 briefings, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe further announced that the youngest case to have contracted the virus is an 11-month old baby while the oldest is aged 93. Read: Crisis As Mumias Level 4 Hospital Is Overwhelmed By COVID-19 Patients 272 patients have recovered, 203 from the home-based…

Mumias Level 4 Hospital, the main Isolation centre in town is reportedly overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients leading to a crisis. This has been confirmed by Health executive Dr Collins Matemba who revealed that the facility has an isolation capacity of 50, but by yesterday, Thursday, October 29, 2020, it had 61 COVID-19 patients. According to Star, the county government has put the Likuyani Subcounty Hospital and the County General Hospital on standby for Covid-19 patients. This comes just a day after Kakamega County Chief of Staff, Robert Sumbi succumbed to COVID-19. Read: Robert Sumbi, Kakamega County Chief of Staff Dies…

The United States has called on Tanzania to respect the rule of law and good governance amid claims of rigged elections. Through a statement, the US ambassador to Tanzania Donald Wright urged relevant authorities to come together and address the concerns raised by different parties in order to bring harmony. The US further called on the parties involved to refrain from inciting violence to settle election scores while urging the government to let peaceful protestors protest in peace. “…in order to restore trust, heal divisions and reinforce respect for the rule of law and good governance,” the statement reads in…

Kenya has recorded 761 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours. This was after a sample size of 4,830 was taken. Caseload is now at 52,612. Speaking during the daily COVID-19 briefings in Mombasa, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe indicated that Kenya currently has 15% of the infection rate. On a sad note, 14 patients have succumbed to the virus bringing the death toll to 964. Also, the CS indicated that 1084 patients have been admitted following Covid-19 infections; 35 are in ICU, 14 on supplementary oxygen. Read: Robert Sumbi, Kakamega County Chief of Staff Dies of COVID-19 The CS…

A Kenyan citizen, Aden Mohamed aged 28 years has been sentenced to death by a Somali Court over terrorism activities. According to Garowe Online, Aden and two others were accused of fighting for a terror group in Somalia since 2017. The other suspects are Abshir Mohamed, 47, and Mohamud Shiniyow. The latter was handed a 20-year jail term while the former was also handed a death sentence. In documents submitted in the Somali court, Aden was said to have been born in Wajir, Kenya, and was part of a group of youths sneaking into Somalia to join terrorist groups. Read:…

Bubbly media personality and radio presenter Amina Abdi Rabar has quit Capital FM after tendering her resignation a month ago. According to a local publication, the radio personality exited the station a week ago although the circumstances surrounding the same are still unclear. This has ideally been confirmed by her co-host Fareed Khimani who intimated that he would soon be joined by another host adding that Amina would not be returning. “Amina Abdi will not be returning and I will be joined soon by a new co-host. She has gone to do big and better things,” Khimani announced. Read: Capital…

Kakamega County Chief of Staff, Robert Sumbi has succumbed to COVID-19 today morning, Thursday, October 29, 2020. Reports indicate that Sumbi had been admitted at the County Referal hospital and had been receiving treatment for the past one week. He was among the county staff who had contracted COVID-19 forcing governor Wycliffe Oparanya to shut down operations at the county headquarters due to increasing cases. Taking to Twitter, Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala commemorated Sumbi as a hard worker who was committed to efforts of making Kakamega a better county. Read: Bungoma County Assembly Shut Down As 6 MCAs, 7 Staffers…

The new proposals by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) will see staff at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) receive over Sh200 million pay rise annually. Apparently, the proposed basic salary structure by SRC will create a basis for negotiations with unions representing KNH staff. For years, the unions in the medics and hospital industry have called on the Health Ministry to harmonize salaries for hospital workers to no avail. According to Star, these new proposals by SRC will detail a collective bargaining agreement registered in the Labour law courts. Read: MPs Plan To Make SRC Commissioners Part Time Workers…

Kenya has recorded 1,018 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This is after a sample of 6,649 was tested. The country’s caseload is now at 51,851. On a sad note, the death toll has also risen to 950 after 16 patients succumbed to the virus. 426 have ideally recovered from the virus bringing the tally for recoveries’ to 35,258. 114 were from various hospital facilities across the country while 312 were from home-based care. As the cases continue to surge, reports indicate that President Uhuru Kenyatta has convened an urgent crisis meeting. Currently, there are 1,060 patients admitted in…

The Ministry of Interior in coordination with the National government has launched the Usalama Barabarani programme aimed to enhance road safety. The official launch which was presided over by Interior CS Fred Matiang’i is said to be an initiative between the Government of Kenya & our development partners from the European Union. Ideally, the 3 years Safe Roads Programme under the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) aims to enhance traffic safety through projects that will lead to reduced fatalities. Read: 60 People Died Of Drunk-driving The Weekend That Bars Reopened – NTSA The move comes just days after NTSA…

Quack doctor James Mugo Ndichu popularly known as Mugo wa Wairimu will spend 11 years in jail should he fail to raise Sh1.4 million fine for operating a pharmacy business without valid registrations. In a ruling by Senior Resident Magistrate Martha Nanzushi today, the prosecution has proved its case against the quack doctor and was found guilty of practising as an unregistered and unlicensed medic. Mugo’s case came into the limelight after an expose by NTV’s Dennis Okari which detailed gory images of him operating as a doctor without being registered by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. Read: Mugo Wa…

Adrian Muteshi, a landowner in Uasin Gishu and the first man to have taken legal action against Deputy President William Ruto has died. The 86 year old passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 according to his family although the details of the cause of his death are still unknown. Through an obituary in one of the local dailies, the family revealed that there will be a meeting for friends and relatives at United Kenya Club starting Thursday, October 29 from 5 PM to 7 PM. “It is with deep sense of gratitude to say farewell to our beloved Mr…

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has come clean and defended self in Sh25 million suspicious payment. This was after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) revealed that the said Sh25 million deposited in Waititu’s accounts was a kickback after awarding a tender worth Sh588. Defending self in papers filed in court, the former county boss did not deny receiving the money, he, however, denied that it was a bribe. For instance, he cited that the money was part of the payment he received after selling a piece of land. “I had sold the land to one of the company’s directors…

Mombasa County Assembly has suspended operations after three Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) tested positive for COVID-19. The two-week recess has been extended by 14 more days to create room for fumigation and other relevant protocols to combat the spread of COVID-19. Confirming the incident, Deputy Speaker Fadhili Makarani stated that there might be a further extension to 21 days due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. “We have three MCAs and a few staff who tested positive and that is why we decided to extend the recess because the whole place needs to be fumigated. People have been…