Author: Mercy Auma

Tanzania’s Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ambassador Augustine Mahiga has died at the age of 74 years. Tanzania media reports indicate that Mahiga passed on in the wee hours of Friday, May 1, 2020 on his way to the hospital in Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma. “Mahiga was suddenly taken ill while at his home, and was pronounced dead on arrival at a Dodoma hospital,” reads a statement by the Director of Presidential Communications at State House, Gerson Msigwa. President John Magufuli eulogized the deceased as a hardworking, committed and patriotic diplomat who played a fundamental role in championing for the…

Brookhouse School has been ordered to offset 50 percent of third term fees and to suspend online classes for kindergarten to year 4 by the court. This follows a petition filed at the Milimani Law Courts where parents challenged the directive by the school to pay full fees despite the closure of schools amid Coronavirus pandemic. In Court documents, parents wanted the school stopped from demanding full-term three fees, indicating that they could only afford to pay 30 percent. Further, they argued that the classes being offered were online and virtual thus should not be done so at the same…

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has revealed that Felix Orinda aka DJ Evolve has been discharged from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) but is yet to go home. Speaking in an interview with popular radio presenter Jalang’o, the Embakasi East legislator stated that he had offset the hospital bill amounting to Sh15 million following the shooting incident. Further, he disclosed that the Dj is yet to go home due to Coronavirus pandemic adding that he had forgiven himself and urged people to stop judging him. “The thing that happened is between me and God and I chose to…

7 people, including a child have been reported dead, while 134 others have been hospitalized in Illeret Ward, Marsabit County following Cholera outbreak. This has been confirmed by County Health Executive Jama Wolde who added that out of the 7, two died in hospital while the other 5 died in different villages. “We can confirm that the illness that has killed seven people in Illeret Ward is cholera after carrying out rapid tests,” Dr Wolde said. Further, Wolde accounted that all the casualties bore the symptoms of Cholera such as diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration. Read: List of 12 Counties Put On…

Guinea Bissau’s Prime Minister, Nuno Gomes Nabiam has tested positive for Coronavirus according to the country’s Health Ministry. While addressing the media, Health Minister Antonio Deuna stated that three other ministers have also been confirmed positive and are quarantined at a hotel in the country’s capital. They include the Interior Minister Botche Cande, Secretary of State for Regional Planning and Integration Monica Buaro and Secretary of State for Public Order Mario Fambe. Further, Deuna warned that the cases of COVID-19 in the country could rise thus urged netizens to heed to the precautionary measures as directed by the World Health…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has alleged that criminal gangs might be taking advantage of the Coronavirus pandemic to commit crimes and murderers. This was in reference to a video that surfaced capturing a funeral that was conducted in a rush, with the organizers dressed in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required when burying a COVID-19 victim. According to the Gatundu lawmaker, there have been no reported COVID-19 fatalities for the past 5 days, hence ruling out the idea that the patient was a victim. “Dear CS Mutahi Kagwe. I am relieved by the fact that the death toll from Covid-19…

Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa has announced that 116 Kenyans have lost their lives to the ongoing floods across the country. During a press conference today, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, the CS has stated that approximately 29 counties have been affected and 100,000 households displaced. Further, he assured Kenyans that the government was in control of the matter as 40,000 bags of rice have been dispatched to help families that have been affected in different counties. He added that during distribution, the guidelines set by MOH on social distancing amid COVID-19 menace will be followed. Read: Thousands Left Homeless As Flash…

Parents have moved to court to challenge the directive by Brookhouse School to pay full fees despite the closure of schools amid Coronavirus pandemic. Through a petition filed at the Milimani Law Couts, the parents want the school stopped from demanding full-term three fees, indicating that they can only afford to pay 30%. Further, they argued that the classes being offered are online and virtual thus should not be done so at the same rate as normal class sessions. According to the parents, the directive to pay full fees amid COVID-19 menace in the country is a violation of the…

Lesbians and gays living in Kenyan Refugee Camps have accounted that they are constantly living in fear of attacks. In a Reuters publication, 28-year-old Eva Nabagala recalls that she was attacked and raped for being lesbian in a refugee camp in Kenya. For instance, she had fled Uganda with her young son hoping to find safety only for things to turn worst. “I ran from my home … because I wanted to be safe, I wanted protection, but it has turned into something the opposite,” she said. Read: Foreign NGOs Advocating For Homosexuality In Kenya – Ezekiel Mutua According to the…

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has suspended some of its employees’ contracts without notice, a move that has ignited public outrage. In videos circulating online, the airport staff mainly cleaners are seen sleeping on the terminals in the cold, with reports indicating that they were fired on Tuesday evening. For instance, the employees indicate that they received the information about their contracts suspension and since it was during curfew hours they had nowhere to go rather than sleep in the cold. Read: Still Colonised? Another British Airways Plane Set To Land At JKIA Nairobi Tonight “We normally operate in three shifts,…

Former Deputy mayor cum MCA aspirant Joseph Munyiri has been arrested by police officers in Nakuru East for allegedly beating up his wife, Joyce Wangui and inflicting bodily injuries. Apparently, the couple started fighting on Monday, April 27 after the husband (Munyiri) went to her wife’s electronic shop in Menengai ward and sold a 32 inch TV set to his friend for Sh2,000 without consulting her. In addition, he failed to record the details of the sale in the record-keeping book prompting the wife to follow up. Later in the evening, when the couple returned home, Munyiri is said to…

The infamous Githurai killer cop, Titus Ngamau Musila alias Katitu has lost the appeal to be acquitted of murder charges. The ruling by the Court of Appeal under Justices William Ouko, Fatuma Sichale and Sankale Ole Kantai has upheld that Katitu killed Kenneth Mwangi. The judges have concluded that Katitu indeed committed the murder adding that his colleagues used the ‘blue code of silence’ to cover up for his crime. “With respect, we cannot help but fully agree with the learned judge’s observation that there was an active attempt to sweep the cause of the deceased’s death under the carpet…

Kenyans were captured on camera scrambling for free drinks after a truck carrying alcohol overturned in Meru-Embu highway. In a video circulated online, the truck that was ferrying alcohol fell into a ditch in Kariungi, Meru County after the driver lost control. Residents of the area rushed to the scene where they rescued the driver and another passenger before making their way to the alcoholic drinks. https://twitter.com/MallissaMercy/status/1255092879095103491 Read: Truck Transporting Beer Overturns At Roysambu Round-about (Video) According to witness statements, the police arrived later on and dispersed the crowd that had gathered with everyone scampering for safety. “We saw the driver…

The United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pledged Sh6.6 million dollars (Sh705 million) to Kenya’s Coronavirus response and preparedness. Through a statement on Twitter, the US Embassy indicated that the additional funds are to boost Kenya’s health sector. Further, the embassy called upon the youths to use this COVID-19 time to help the community through service. https://twitter.com/USEmbassyKenya/status/1255032734185074695 Read: Kenya Set To Receive Ksh6.2 Billion From World Bank To Fight Coronavirus https://twitter.com/USAmbKenya/status/1255027289848455169 According to the embassy, approximately 50-Kenya based technical experts have been deployed since January 2020 to support the country’s preparedness and response to the global…

A father who was sentenced to life imprisonment after being set up by his wife for defiling step-daughter has been set free by the High Court. According to the Star, the man was sentenced in 2018 after he was found guilty of defiling his 9-year-old stepdaughter. In a ruling on April 23, 2020, Justice Mumbua Matheka ruled that the pieces of evidence tabled by accounts of witnesses were unsupportive thus no proof of penetration. Further, Justice Matheka pointed out that the magistrate in charge of the trial failed to comply to the Evidence act. Read: Two Minors Among 18 People Arrested…