Author: Mercy Auma

Rarieda Member of Parliament (MP) Otiende Amollo has slammed church leaders for being hypocritical by offering to mediate political disputes. According to the MP, church leaders are being phoney by preaching against politics in church yet at the same time they want to mediate the same political disputes. He further questioned where religious leaders were during the 2018 election violence when the country was tearing down. “Confusion Galore! How Do Church Leaders Want Politics Out Of Church But Want In To Mediate Political Disputes?! In Any Case, Where Were They When The Nation Was Tearing Down The Middle In 2018?!…

Presidential Aspirant Jimmy Wanjigi’ s Homa Bay tour has been met with chaos. Youths from the region stormed the meeting that was ongoing demanding to be included. Reports indicate that there were attempts to contain the youths but they overwhelmed the organizers and forced their way into the meeting. Wanjigi kicked off his Nyanza tour today with calls for economic revolution. Speaking while in Kisumu International Airport, he weighed in on the current high cost of living adding that poor leadership was to be blamed. He further urged Kenyans to vote out all the current sitting MPs stating that they…

Deputy President William Ruto is now ready to end the bad blood with his boss President Uhuru Kenyatta. The country’s second in command has welcomed the calls by the clergy to call a truce with the President for the sake of peace and moving the country forward together. He says he is ready for the reunion process anytime he is called upon. Ruto further blamed the fallout between him and his boss on political enemies whom he says ill-advised the president. “The bishops have said that they want to mediate talks to reunite me with President Uhuru Kenyatta. I’m ready…

Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata has threatened to take legal action against K24 and Citizen Digital following claims that he logged into the Senate proceedings from a popular guest house, ‘Sabina Joy.’ Earlier, there were allegations that the Senator had logged into the session while having a drink at a popular city bar. The Senator has however denied the claims adding that the video and voice-over that was shared on social media had been doctored. “It appears that yesterday someone manipulated Senate proceedings and gave a false voice-over which inserted somebody purportedly saying that I was seated in a certain bar.…

446 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours after 6,406 samples were tested. The cumulative caseload is now at 244,826. The positivity rate is now at 7.0% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,470,865. From the new cases, 435 are Kenyans while 11 are foreigners. 227 are males while 219 are females. The youngest is a two-week-old infant while the eldest is aged 101 years. Sadly 21 patients have succumbed to the virus bringing the cumulative fatalities to 4,949. Read: Covid-19 Positivity at 6.6% as 451 Contract Virus A total of 1,525 patients are…

Orie Rogo Manduli will be laid to rest at her Tondorie farm in Kitale on Saturday, October 2, 2021, the family has announced. According to the family’s spokesman Gor Semelango, a requiem mass will also be held in honor of her memory at All Saints Cathedral on September 28, 2021. Manduli, aged 73 passed on at her Riverside home in Nairobi on Wednesday, September 8. The family said she died after a short illness. Ideally, her personal Assistant Samuel Ndambuki, revealed that the renowned stylish politician died suddenly as they prepared to go for a dental checkup. “We had gone…

The Senate has launched investigations into an incident where a man who was declared dead by doctors was found alive inside a morgue in Kericho. The Senate Health Committee is set to investigate the circumstances under which the events occurred with the aim of identifying whether there was negligence from the hospital thus the need to compensate the family. Peter Kigen had been pronounced dead at Kapkatet Hospital in Kericho and was thus transferred to the mortuary for preservation. It is however reported that Kigen woke up and found himself in a morgue with the attendants cutting a part of…

Three form four students from St John’s Sinikwa Secondary School reportedly raided their maths teacher’s home and roughed him up. The incident took place in Saboti Constituency at about 7:30 PM where the students are said to have stormed the maths teacher’s residence where he was with his colleagues and staged an attack. The teacher, Nicholas Bett was with his colleagues John Naibei and Michael Odhiambo. The two colleagues managed to escape the attack but Mr Bett was hit by a blunt object before blows and kicks descended on him. Upon escaping, Mr Bett’s colleagues reported the matter at Gituamba…

Kenya has announced 451 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours after 6,833 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 244,380. Of the cases 436 are Kenyans, 15 are foreigners while 244 are males and 207 are females. The youngest is a three-month-old infant and the oldest is 95 years. The positivity rate is now at 6.6% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,464,459. Sadly, the cumulative fatalities are now at 4,928 after five patients succumbed to the virus. Also, 835 have recovered from the virus, 770 from the home-based care while 65 from…

Tiaty Member of Parliament William Kamket has been detained for two more days pending his bail ruling on Thursday in the incitement case. Kamket has been charged with uttering words aimed to incite and create hate in different communities. The legislator denied the charges and will be held for two more days pending the ruling on bond terms set for Thursday, September 16, 2021. Kamket was arrested from his home in Tiaty on Wednesday by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). This was after the insecurity situation in Laikipia and its environs worsened with over 8 people dead…

Police in Migori County are on the spot for interfering with child abuse cases hence delaying the fight for justice. For instance, the officers are being accused of declining to respond to the cases of child abuse while others are said to interfere with the cases already reported at the children’s department. According to Nyatike sub-county children Officer Joyce Atieno, some of these police officers collude with the suspects to subvert justice for the children. A good example of this is where a headteacher in Muhuru Ward has been accused of defiling her pupils but so far no action has…

Kenya’s Covid-19 caseload is now at 242,945 after 661 people contracted Covid-19. This was from a sample size of 8,141 tested in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate is now at 8.1% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,444,357. Of the new cases, 640 are Kenyans while 21 are foreigners. 332 males while 329 are females. The youngest is an 11-day-old infant while the oldest is 102 years. Sadly, 32 have succumbed to the virus bringing the death toll to 4,896. Also, 533 patients have recovered from the disease with 416 are from the Home-Based Isolation…

Tiaty Member of Parliament (MP) William Kamket has been released on Sh500,000 cash bail by Senior Principal Magistrate Lilian Arika. The legislator has however been barred from accessing his Tiaty home until police complete investigations into his involvement in the Laikipia skirmishes. Kamket was arrested from his home in Tiaty on Wednesday by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). This was after the insecurity situation in Laikipia and its environs worsened with at least 8 people dead and hundreds left homeless. Read: Tiaty MP William Kamket Arrested Over Skirmishes in Laikipia Police claim Kamket incited and organized illegal herders…

The Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has introduced the new four commissioners, Juliana Cherera, Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit, and Justus Nyang’aya after they were sworn in. Through a presser, the commissioner further urged politicians to stop early campaigns terming them illegal as they are creating tension in the country. Led by IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati, the commission reiterated that the official campaign period is outlined by the constitution hence should be observed. “The Commission appeals to political players and stakeholders to avoid this trend as the official campaign period is outlined in the Election Operations.” the Commission said.  https://twitter.com/IEBCKenya/status/1436258630840594443…

A scuffle between police officers and civilians in the Kiamaiko area, Huruma has left a 17-year-old boy dead. The incident took place yesterday at around 8 PM with reports indicating that the police in the area were on patrol when they spotted a suspicious vehicle. They stopped the vehicle and arrested the suspicious driver before hell broke loose. For instance, the driver reportedly started engaging in a scuffle with the police hence attracting a crowd that started hurling stones at the officers. Read: Girl Fighting For Her Life After Being Hit By Stray Bullet In Kariokor In an attempt to disperse…