Author: Mercy Auma

Homa Bay County employee Charles Okoth Onyango has been stabbed to death by his wife after a quarrel over text messages. Charles who worked at the ICT department of the County Gov’t met his death at a local pub while drinking with his wife. Reports by witnesses reveal that the 31-year-old checked in at the pub and ordered a few drinks. He was later joined by a woman, who has now been identified as the wife. The two started drinking before an argument ensued. The wife reportedly asked for Onyango’s phone but he declined. It is speculated that Onyango had…

Renowned Hollywood actor Terrence Howard popularly known as Lucious Lyon for his role in Empire and his wife, Mira Cristine Howard are vacationing in Uganda. The couple is reportedly in Uganda following the invitation of their friend, Frank Tumwebaze who also serves as Uganda’s Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. The couple also met Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni. They are expected to explore various tourist attractions in the country in a bid to market the country internationally. https://twitter.com/FrankTumwebazek/status/1547193339447054341 Read: “Sex and the City” Star Cynthia Nixon, Family Vacationing in Kenya (Photos) The East African region has been a popular tourist…

A police officer based at Kabete Police station has lost his life in the grisly Waiyaki Way accident. Reports indicate that the officer was driving towards Uthiru at night when he crashed into the barrier leading to his car overturning. He was then left trapped before help came through. Upon being rushed to Kikuyu Mission Hospital, he was pronounced dead on arrival. His body has since been transferred to Chiromo Mortuary hospital awaiting postmortem. “Mutwiri was driving his vehicle KBQ 91U Nissan X Trail along Waiyaki way while entering service lane into Kabete Police Station he crashed into the barrier…

Fitness coach Frankie Kiarie aka Frankie Just Gym It is a troubled man following the recent break-up with the mother of his two kids, Corazon Kwamboka. Frankie who shares two children with socialite Corazon Kwamboka now says he regrets how he treated his first baby mama, Maureen Waititu after their separation. Frankie had lived with Maureen for six years and shared two children before they called it quits. Theirs was a very messy breakup with each party playing victims. Notably, there are videos on Youtube where both parties took shots at each other with insults thrown everywhere. In a long…

Fredrick Okello has been charged with torturing and causing serious injuries to his six-month-old twins in Nairobi. According to court documents, Okello, aged 24 caused serious injuries to his twins, a boy and a girl on June 6 in Kibera slums. Okello’s wife is said to have left the children under the care of their father as she went to visit a neighbor. On returning, the boy was reportedly writhing in pain. The twin’s mother attempted to inquire about what transpired only to be locked out of the house and prevented from taking the children to the hospital. The next…

Fame is a dangerous drug. It comes with its own share of consequences, wrote Donna Rockwell, a scholar, and author. According to online sources, fame comes along with the celebrity status which changes and alters a person’s life completely. In Kenya for instance, there are people who are self-proclaimed celebrities due to what they are recognized for, talent or job. Ideally, there are those who are just famous for one thing or the other, intentionally or unintentional. Online sensations have in the recent past increased through creating short videos, memes and jokes that leave social media users in stitches. Some…

A middle-aged man has been roughed up after he attempted to disrupt the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) meeting at KICC. In a video seen by this writer, the man was kicked out by police officers while he shouted that a ‘Sri Lanka’ would happen in Kenya. “We do not want elections in this country, we want equality. We want freedom. A Sri Lanka will happen in Kenya…we want justice and equality…” he shouted. https://twitter.com/citizentvkenya/status/1546793578952884228 Read: Protester Interrupts IEBC Meeting At Windsor As Ruto Fails To Show Up Led by chairman Wafula Chebukati, IEBC started an 18-day voter sensitization campaign.…

Kenyans have expressed uproar on social media after it emerged that the laptops that were promised by the Jubilee administration are being sold in Uganda cheaply. According to Nation, a seller took to Facebook to advertise for the sales at (150,000 Ugandan Shillings). This is approximately Ksh4,000. In yet another sale, the laptops are going for Sh3,700. Notably, in 2013, the Jubilee administration under President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto pledged to give laptops to primary school children to enhance digital literacy. Almost 10 years later, the dream is yet to be realized. Read: Children You Promised Laptops Are…

The viral video of former rugby player Dennis Ombachi tossing his toddler into a swimming pool has attracted the attention of international media. Ombachi was trending in the country for the better part of the weekend following the video where he tossed his toddler into the water after he graduated from water safety classes. “4 weeks since we started water safety classes and my son graduated today, officially water safe. Last class he gets to go in with 4 layers of clothing including two diapers, more than doubling his weight in water. Proud father,” Ombachi wrote. https://twitter.com/ombachi13/status/1546394230897217536 Read: Dennis Ombachi ,…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has today signed the Children’s Bill 2021. This raises the criminal culpability of children to 12 years. “A person under the age of twelve years shall not be criminally responsible for any act or omission and that a child who commits an offence while under the age of fourteen years shall be presumed not to be capable of differentiating between right and wrong unless the Court is satisfied on evidence to the contrary,” Clause 221 of the law reads. The new law replaces the Children Act 2001 which set the criminal culpability of children at 8 years.…

Abdirahman Mohammed Abdi is a wanted man for title deed forgery of land located in Nairobi’s South C. This is following a warrant of arrest that was issued against him by Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court Milimani on 21st September 2020 in criminal case no. 121/190/2020. According to the DCI, Abdirahman is currently on the run for the charges of Forgery of Title Document, Forcible detainer and Obtaining registration of land by false pretences in connection with 3.01 hectares of land located in South C. Detectives have called on anyone with any information leading to his whereabouts to report to the…

DCI sleuths have arrested a student from Makindu Medical Training College who kidnapped himself in a bid to obtain money from his parents. In detailed revelations by detectives, 23-year-old Edwin Kamau is in custody at Kayole police station, after he staged his own kidnapping to milk money from his parents. He apparently went missing last Sunday only to block his father and demand Sh70,000 ransom from his mother claiming to have been kidnapped. His distraught parents reported the matter to police officers who immediately launched a manhunt for the kidnappers. However, when the calls persisted with Kamau telling his mother…

Azimio’s Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua’s campaign poster that was torn in Bomet last month has now been re-erected. Photos circulated on social media last month captured the poster torn by unknown residents in what was termed as retaliation. Prior to that, Ruto’s UDA campaign poster has allegedly also been brought down by rowdy residents. Hence, the two incidents were linked to political intolerance from both political divides. The incident was condemned by ODM officials in Bomet while calling on relevant authorities to investigate the matter. “It is important that the police investigate the circumstances under which…

Ousted FKF President Nick Mwendwa has bern re-arrested just a day after the DPP dropped Sh38 million graft charges. Yesterday, the DPP withdrew the corruption case against former Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa for lack of witnesses. Mwendwa, who was first arrested on November 14 last year before he was released and re-arrested again on charges of fraud, has been battling to clear his name in court through his lawyers Erick Mutua and Charles Njenga. He was kicked out of office with his entire National Executive Committee in November last year by Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed when…

A police officer and staff are being interrogated over a burglary that happened at Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o’s rural home. On Tuesday night, burglars reportedly break into the County boss’s rural home in Ratta village, Seme sub-county and made away with some valuables. Assorted clothes and food items were stolen in the process with detectives terming it an inside job. Thus, an administrative officer, the farm manager and other staff are being questioned on the same. At the time of the break-in, the family was away at their Milimani Estate home. “A team of officers has visited the scene. We…