Author: Mercy Auma

New data released by the police has revealed that at least 483 Kenyans have committed suicide within three months. In the list, Kiambu County tops with the highest number of people who have taken their lives through different methods. According to the police data, men are more prone to committing suicide with mainly couples being affected. For instance, between March and June, 409 people are said to have recorded cases of life-threatening assault from different parts of the country. The worrying trend has also affected the younger generation with the report revealing that the youngest person to have taken their…

Kenya has announced 550 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after 4,087 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 197,959. This brings the positivity rate to 13.5% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,097,101. Sadly, 7 patients have succumbed to the virus bringing the country’s cumulative death toll to 3,872. Also, 786 patients have recovered from the disease, 738 from the Home-Based Isolation & Care program while 48 are from various health facilities. Total recoveries now stand at 186,594. Currently, 1,324 patients are admitted to various health facilities countrywide, while 3,688 are under…

Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua has been freed on Sh12 million or Sh25 million bond after pleading not guilty to the graft charges. Appearing in court before Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi today, the lawmaker denied charges in all counts of the Sh7.4 billion graft case. He was represented by 10 lawyers, Kioko Kilukumi, Alice Wahome, Gladys Sholei, Kipchumba Murkomen, Sylvanus Osoro, Irungu Kangata, Gibson Kimani, Wycliffe Nyabuto, Amos Kisiwi and Paul Gacheru. He is set to be detained until 5PM today when he is expected to process the bail with the case set for mention on August 9, 2021. Read: Mathira MP Rigathi…

Radio Jambo host Joseph Ogidi popularly known as Man Gidi has called out his baby mama after facing hurdles at co-parenting. In an Instagram post, Gidi accused his baby mama of denying him access to his son. This was in reference to a post by Zari Hassan capturing her together with baby daddy Diamond Platnumz in a happy co-parenting relationship. In the post, Zari had applauded The Wasafi CEO for putting smiles in the faces of their children. She wrote, “It takes only a brave man to turn around and do things right. The smiles on Nilan and Tiffah are…

23 students were on Sunday arrested in a bar in Mwea Constituency, Kirinyaga County ahead of the school reopening. Police reports indicate that the students were making merry, drinking and playing loud music at Club Season, Ngurubani bar. Following a tip-off from the public, authorities stormed the place and arrested the students although some managed to escape. Mwea-East Sub-county Police Commander Daniel Kitavi said 12 boys and 11 girls were arrested during the operation and are set to be arraigned today. “We managed to arrest 11 girls and 12 boys,” said the police commander. Read: Education CS Magoha Bans Hiring Of…

847 Kenyans have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours after 6,080 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 196,745. This brings the positivity rate at 13.9% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,087,582. Of the new cases, 820 are Kenyans while 27 are foreigners. 485 are males and 362 females. The youngest is a five-month-old baby while the oldest is 97 years Sadly, 11 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours bringing the cumulative death toll to 3,849. Read: Covid-19 Deaths Rise By 12 As 787 Contract Virus Also, 722 patients…

Wiper Democratic Movement Party has threatened to expel Makueni Governor Prof Kivutha Kibwana from the party over misconduct. In a statement seen by Kahawa Tungu, the county boss has been invited for a hearing by the Disciplinary Committee on July 30, 2021, so as to know his fate. This, the part said, was because the governor is unwilling to submit to the demands of the hearing of the committee. “Refer to the captioned matter and the previous correspondence over this matter and note that it is the Disciplinary Committee’s understanding and finding that you are not willing to submit to…

A woman has been arrested after a police constable believed to be her lover collapsed and died just minutes after leaving her house. The woman has been detained at Olenguruone Police Station in Kuresoi South, Nakuru County on the suspicion that she might have a hand in the death of police constable David Kurgat. According to a local publication, the incident happened a few minutes past midnight where Kurgat is said to have paid the girlfriend who resided one kilometer from the police station a visit. The incident was recorded under OB Number 03/24/07/2021 with the police revealing that sh…

Kenyans have expressed mixed reactions following Deputy President William Ruto’s message to Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua after his arrest. Taking to Twitter, the county’s Second in command termed Gichagua’s arrest a witch hunt based on his political affiliation to him. According to Ruto, Gachagua’s arrest is persecution based on their friendship and political beliefs. “My bro Gachagua, I know you are strong because we knew this politically instigated trumped up charges were coming. This persecution on account of our friendship & political beliefs will come to an end. They have connections, networks, pedigree & godfathers BUT we have GOD our…

Kenya has announced 787 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after 6,892 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 195,898. So far, the cumulative tests conducted stand at 2,081,502 with the positivity rate now at 11.4%. Sadly, 12 deaths have been recorded bringing the cumulative death toll in the country to 3,838. Also, 424 patients have recovered from the disease out of which 293 were from the Homebased care program while 131 were discharged from various health facilities. The cumulative recoveries is now at 184,885. Read: Arsenal, Inter Withdraw From Tourney Over COVID-19 Currently, 1,259 patients are…

Chief Justice Martha Koome has weighed in on the arrests of Justices Said Juma Chitembwe and Aggrey Muchelule that happened yesterday. Through a statement, the Chief Justice has revealed that the arrests have caused anxiety among judges and judicial officers as so far, no formal report has been made to her as the head of the Judiciary. Koome further assured judges and judicial officers that the independence of the judiciary and their constitutional duties are protected by the constitution. Read: Judge’s Association in Court to Stop Prosecution of Justices Muchelule and Chitembwe “The arrest of the two Judges has caused anxiety…

Karatina residents have staged protests following the arrest of Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua by sleuths from the DCI. The residents were captured burning tyres with the Nairobi-Nyeri highway blocked in photos and videos circulated on social media. Some are carrying placards calling for the release of the MP whose arrest they term a witch hunt. https://twitter.com/Its_Wachiuri/status/1418500755942694915 Gachagua was arrested in the wee hours of Friday morning where dozens of detectives raided his home in Nyeri. Read: Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua Arrested Reports indicated that he was being arrested for money laundering charges thus was driven from Nyeri to Nairobi. “As predicted…

Mathira Mp Rigathi Gachagua has been arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI). According to blogger Dennis Itumbi, the detectives have arrested Gachagua in the wee hours of the morning with the intent of holding him in custody until Monday. https://twitter.com/OleItumbi/status/1418426728687587328 Earlier in July, detectives revealed that Gachagua used at least 40 companies to win tenders from the central government and county government. Most of the tenders discovered were awarded by the government of the late Nyeri governor Nderitu Gachagua, who is his brother. Read: Detectives Unmask Web Of 40 Companies Allegedly Used By Rigathi Gachagua To Win…

1,648,869 Kenyans have so far been vaccinated for Covid-19 as of July 21, 2021, the Ministry of Health has announced. Of these, the total first doses are 1,042,455 while the second doses are 606,414 with the majority of those who have taken the vaccine being males. 801 infections have been recorded in the last 24 hours after 5,850 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 195,111. Read: Arsenal, Inter Withraw From Tourney Over COVID-19 This brings the country’s positivity rate to 13.7% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,074,610. Sadly, 15 deaths have been recorded…

Manase Musyoka has been named the new police commander in the Coastal Region in the latest police reshuffle. Musyoka replaces Paul Ndambuki who had been posted in Mombasa earlier in April. Earlier in January, over 120 traffic officers were moved in new efforts to streamline operations in the country. According to an internal memo sent to the officers on January 27, 2020,  the changes were necessitated by many issues among them disciplinary matters. The reshuffle detailed cops drawn from Baringo, Uasin Gishu, Bomet, Laikipia, West Pokot, Nandi, Nakuru, Kajiado and Trans Nzoia counties. Read: Nairobi Gets New DCI Commander In Latest…