Author: Mercy Auma

Tanzania songstress Vanessa Mdee is living her best life after moving on from former lover Juma Jux, a Tanzanian musician to Hollywood actor cum singer Olu Rotimi Akinosho. The news of Vanessa’s new lover of Nigerian origin broke the internet, with a confirmation from the lovebirds who were boo’ed up while on vacation in Miami. The two have not kept their hands off each other ever since, and their Instagram pages have been constantly updated with videos and photos displaying romance in different locations. In a recent development, the songstress accompanied her lover to a movie set at the Tyler…

Kenya and Uganda have called a truce in the disputed Migingo Island, striking a deal to share with fishermen. This is a reprieve to fishermen who have been engrossed in long term tussles and wrangles with authorities and police officers that led to their arrests and confiscation of properties. It has been established that Kenya has agreed to share the Island with Uganda, coming after the Kenyan Government held their stand insisting that the Island is located in Kenya. According to the brief by the Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) had been signed between…

Kiss FM radio Presenter Kamene Goro is under siege for posting her HIV status results online. Through an Instagram post, the radio host shared her HIV results which indicated she was negative, with a caption, ‘just know’. According to Goro, the Instagram post was to create awareness and in correspondence with the HIV awareness campaign that has been created to run across the country. However, the post was perceived with mixed reactions, with others terming the move unfair adding that she would not have posted the results if she had turned out HIV positive. Read: Kamene Goro Narrates Harrowing Experience…

Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale took to his heels a few minutes after showing up in Kibra’s Laini Saba. He was trying to make his way to YMCA Polling Station. It is believed that the former lawmaker had turned up to show support for Jubilee candidate and flag bearer in Kibra by-elections McDonald Mariga. https://twitter.com/KBonimtetezi/status/1192338178008666113 In a video that surfaced online, Khalwale is seen scampering for safety with an angry mob coming after him. Jubilee supporters acted as guard and protected him as he made his way out of the constituency. Read: Scuffle As Angry Kibra Residents Attempt To Lynch…

Mediamax Limited retracted  its decision to sack popular and renowned presenter Man Nyari, who was fired last week alongside 160 employees. Man Nyari has served in both Kameme FM and Kameme TV, garnering a huge audience and viewership with his famous program Njanjo ya Muturire (The Dose of Life). Since the company laid off Nyari, fans having been creating havoc on the respective social media pages threatening to boycott the stations if the presenter was not taken back. On last week’s show, the new presenter who hosted the show had a tough time with fans calling for the return of…

Renowned comedian and MC Eric Omondi has disclosed that he has kept contact with former girlfriend Chantal Grazioli, famously referred to as Miss Chanty despite dramatic breakup. During a TV interview with fellow comedian Dr Ofweneke, Eric was asked if he missed the ex-girlfriend, but he responded and said no, adding that he talks to her every single day and proceeded to call her as proof. “I do not miss Chantal. I talk to her every single day. Let’s call Chantal I hope she’s on,”  stated Eric Omondi. He then went ahead and made the call, which the beautiful Chantal…

The Kenya Medical Practitioners Board (KMPB) has ordered the closure of the newborn unit at the Consolata Hospital Mathari in Nyeri over negligence. This follows different cases detailing the death of newborns, with the most recent being in April 2019, where doctors were accused of inducing labour to a woman, Jacinta Muriithi for 34 hours and going against her wish of giving birth through caesarean section (CS). Mrs Muriithi together with her husband, Felix Muriithi accused the hospital of subjecting her to a painful labour, that led to the death of their child despite complaints that she wanted to deliver…

Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI) detectives have nabbed a Congolese national at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) suspected of scamming prospective gold buyers. The suspect Ledivin Mupanga aged 41 years was arrested on arrival from Ethiopia in relation to a stop order that had been placed by Serious Crime detectives. Mupanga was accused in March of obtaining Sh10 million in pretense that he would make a gold purchase for a potential buyer but thereafter disappeared. According to the DCI detectives, the suspect has been put in lawful custody and will be arraigned in court on Wednesday. Read: Two Arrested…

Drama ensued at the High Court of Eldoret after a suspect in a murder case was attacked by the victim’s mother. Beatrice Wanyota, the mother to slain Vera Beauty college student Emma Wanyota aged 26, went berserk in court claiming that the case involving her daughter was being delayed. She pounced on the suspect, Mustafa Idd aged 31 and caught the police and lawyers unaware, slapping and punching him while wailing that he was her daughter’s killer. “You are the one who killed my daughter and I am so angry with you. Whenever I come to court for my daughter’s…

Known to be very vocal and controversial, Kiss 100 presenter Andrew Kibe does not shy away from speaking his mind and often gets criticized by majority of people. He has been dubbed the ‘saviour of men’, as he often gives ‘controversial’ advice to men as well as purport to represent them in matters regarding women and relationship yet he never manages to keep one. In a recent interview with young comedian Chebet Ronoh, Kibe revealed his marital status after being asked whether he would be settling down anytime soon. Read: Andrew Kibe, Kamene Describe Moments They Caught Their Partners Cheating…

Police were forced to lobby teargas canisters as Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko made his entry to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) offices at the Integrity Center. This was in a bid to dispatch rowdy groups of people who had gathered at the entrance, and tried to forcefully find their way inside the offices. In a video clip captured by Nation, trouble began after the Governor tried to make his grand entrance with his entourage of vehicles, a move that the police officers manning the gate were against, asking him to walk through to the gate. By then a group…

Former TV Girl and media personality Julie Gichuru has opened up about her past struggles with depression after her parents were engrossed in a messy divorce. Julie, a mother of four, posted a picture on her social media account dating back to when she was 21 years in 1995, a law student at University in Cardiff, Wales. According to the post, Julie’s parents divorced, with her dad re-marrying and the mother migrating leaving her homeless, clueless and with no funds to cater for school tuition. “I was in the pain of deep depression. My parents divorced, dad remarried and Mum…

Senate majority leader and Elgeiyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has pledged his support to the judiciary, stating that he stands with the Chief Justice David Maraga. This comes a few moments after the Chief Justice issued a public statement decrying frustrations from the Executive meted to the judiciary. Murkomen through his Twitter account asked CJ Maraga to use his position and power as head of the Judiciary arm to fight back his tormentors without relenting. “My message to the Chief Justice David Maraga, you have teeth, bite. “A tiger does not proclaim its tigritude before it strikes. You gave your…

The opposition leader for Uganda, Kizza Besigye has been arrested and taken to an unknown destination by the police. This is in relation to a planned assembly by the Forum of Democratic Change (FDC ) party at Mandela Stadium in Namboole. The police and military officers who were heavily armed blocked the stadium, a move that angered the FDC party members and the people who had already assembled, igniting chaos. Several leaders of the opposition party were expected to attend the assembly, and with the police failing to control the huge chaotic crowds with teargas, water canons and live bullets,…

An Instagram post by Diamond Platnumz’s mother, Sandra famously known as Mama Dangote displaying the newest addition to the family has sparked controversy. Mama Dangote took to the gram to express her excitement by posting the picture of her latest grandson, Naseeb Junior displaying only his hands with an emoji caption of a star. The left arm displayed had a black ‘band-like’ ornament that has not been taken lightly by social media users. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HgigYBqIF/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet For instance, the fans were quick to point it out, linking it to traditions and rites where it is worn by a new born…