Author: Mercy Auma

3% of Kenya’s adult population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the Ministry of Health has announced. As of yesterday, September 8, 2021, 2,980,929 vaccines have so far been administered across the country. Of these, total first doses are 2,160,564 while second doses are 820,365. The uptake of the second dose among those who received their first dose is at38.0 per cent with the majority being males at 455,240 (55 per cent) while females are at 364,656 (45 per cent). Covid-19 Update: 501 people have contracted Covid-19 in the last 24 hours after 6,879 samples were tested. This brings Kenya’s…

Detectives have busted fake money and vehicle theft syndicate in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County believed to be operated by rogue police officers. According to Nation, the suspect has been closely working with police officers to commit various crimes around the Western Kenya region. For instance, the suspect identified as Peter Kibet had previously been arrested on Monday with Sh1 million in cash in a private car. The car is also suspected to have been stolen. Reports reveal that Kibet was found driving a Toyota Premio along Nandi road. A search by detectives recovered Sh1000 fake notes of Sh1000 currency. Three…

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru is currently being grilled by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Reports indicate that the County boss was summoned at the agency’s offices in Nairobi and she arrived in the morning hours of Thursday. This comes just a day after she hinted at ditching Jubilee Party while going for her second term in the 2022 elections. In an interview with Citizen TV on Wednesday morning, the county chief said if elections were held today it would be an uphill task to defend her seat on the Jubilee party ticket if the outfit is not…

Ex-news anchor John Kago is set to make a media comeback. Kago will replace Fred Indimuli who left KBC for KTN. According to a poster by the station, Kago will anchor the Friday bulletin alongside Shiksha Arora dubbed #EasyFriday. https://twitter.com/KBCChannel1/status/1435828326623494153 Kago had previously anchored the news at KBC before he quit and decided to venture into business. He was rumored to have had links with the NYS scandal which saw him receive millions from the heist. This was following his sudden change of lifestyle where he was driving expensive cars after quitting media. Read: Fred Indimuli Leaving For KTN Months After…

Tiaty Member of Parliament has joined the list of leaders who have been arrested over the skirmishes in Laikipia that have left several people dead. Kamket was arrested from his home in Tiaty by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). He is taken to Nakuru for grilling and later on arraignment. The insecurity situation in Laikipia and its environs has worsened with at least 8 people dead and hundreds left homeless. According to Rift Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembeya, among those killed are three police officers who were enforcing security in the region and five civilians. Read: Former MP…

A suspected drug trafficker has been nabbed by detectives from the DCI while preparing to swallow 60 pellets of heroin. The suspect, Beatrice Awuor was attempting to ship the drugs to an unknown destination by ingesting them. According to detectives, the 42-year-old woman was arrested following a tip-off via the official DCI hotline where they stormed her house in Nasra area, Kayole. “Transnational organized crime detectives acting on information received via our #FichuakwaDCI hotline, stormed her house in Nasra area within Kayole and pounced on the 42-year-old trafficker,” the DCI said. Read: Ibrahim Akasha To Spend 23 Years In Jail For…

Insecurity in Laikipia has been on the rise in the recent couple of days with bandits engaging police officers in gunfights. So far, seven people have been reported dead and hundreds left homeless. As of yesterday, schools were closed including Merigwiti Primary School in Laikipia West which was torched by bandits. Interior CS Fred Matiangi declared a dusk till dawn curfew in the region in a bid to flash out the bandits while marking it a disturbed area. Weighing in on the same, Rift Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembeya while appearing for a TV interview revealed that the bandits who…

Tanzanian heartthrob Vanessa Mdee and fiance RnB singer Olurotimi Akinosho alias Rotimi are expecting their first child, a son. Taking to social media, the lovebirds posted their maternity photoshoot with the caption “the greatest gift.” “The greatest gift of all, THANKYOU JESUS for choosing us – it is a true, true honor. We are overjoyed. Isaiah 55:2 – Al your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children” she wrote. The two got engaged in December last year after dating since October 2019. Read: Rotimi and Vanessa Mdee Light Up Social Media with…

The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has condemned the actions by Embakasi East MP Babu Owino following threats issued to Citizen TV Editor. Earlier, the editor, Muraya Kariuki, claimed to have received calls and texts from an individual that identified themselves as Babu. One of the texts read, “You can enjoy your small cheo (post). You’ll take responsibility for the negative news you chose to air against Baba. We have proven beyond per adventure that you are on DP’s payroll.” The lawmaker further confirmed to have authored the texts through social media a move that angered netizens. Read:Citizen TV Editor…

Media personality Anita Nderu is set to wed her fiance Brett Berret on Thursday, September 9, 2021, in an undisclosed location in Nanyuki. According to K24, the lovebirds had their traditional wedding on Sunday, September 5 popularly referred to as Ruracio. The event was held at Fort Smith Gardens in Loresho where only close friends and family attended. Through an invitation card sent out to friends, the attendees were asked to wear something stylish complimented with flat shoes. “We get to say I do on this day and we are excited to have you there to witness our nuptials then dance…

Kenya has announced 258 new Covid-19 infections in the country with the positivity rate now at 8.2%. This was after 3,137 samples were tested. The caseload is now at 240,430 with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,414,857. Of the new cases, 241 are Kenyans while 17 are foreigners with 142 being females while 116 are males. The youngest is a three-year-old child while the oldest is 102 years. Sadly, 9 patients have succumbed to the virus bringing the cumulative fatalities to 4,795. Also, 923 patients have recovered from the disease with 861 from the Home-Based Isolation and…

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary has refuted claims that he will work as Deputy President William Ruto’s deputy in the 2022 succession politics. There were speculations that Ruto who is eyeing the country’s top seat is seeking to be deputized by Munya to gain the trust of the Mt Kenya region. Speaking over the weekend, the former Meru County boss said he would never work with Ruto following his assassination claims in 2019. According to Munya, it is absurd to work with Ruto who had accused him of plotting to assassinate him in 2019. Read: DP Ruto’s ‘Assassination’ Claims Are Useless And Baseless…

Olympic Marathon Champion Peres Jepchirchir has built a new house for her uncle who has been taking care of her since she was 2 years old. In photos shared on social media, the 26-year-old long-distance runner is said to have built the house as a token of appreciation to the uncle for the support he offered her. Jepchirchir’s career started in 2013 where she participated in road races. In 2014, she secured a place at Kenya Cross County Championships where she went up to the national level. In 2015, she made her highest-profile appearance at the London Marathon although she…

840 patients have contracted Covid-19 in Kenya in the last 24 hours after 8,129 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 239,692. The positivity rate is now at 10.3% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,406,052. Sadly, 21 patients have succumbed bringing the cumulative fatalities to 4,778. Also, 1,237 patients have recovered from the disease with 1,104 from the Home-Based Isolation and Care program while 133 are from various health facilities countrywide. Total recoveries now stand at 227,274. A total of 1,863 patients are currently admitted to various health facilities countrywide, while 4,937 are under…

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has linked the raid at her office by officials from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to the remarks made on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). The County boss had said that the Mt Kenya region would have to go back to the drawing board after the fall of BBI. She intimated that following the ruling by the Court of Appeal that declared the BBI unconstitutional, the Mt Kenya region was open for talks with like-minded leaders. “We are looking for tangible solutions to empower our people, which will be presented on the negotiation table,” Waiguru…