Author: Mercy Auma

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) presenter Shiksha Arora was yesterday mugged at the Globe roundabout flyover. Through a thread on Twitter, the sassy presenter recounted the near-death ordeal where she was strangled and left to gasp for air. The incident, according to Shiksha happened at around 5:20 PM where a guy knocked her side mirror bending it backwards and walked away. As Shiksha was rolling down the window to reposition the mirror, a second guy started banging the front seat passenger window loudly as a form of distraction. Read: TV Girl Nancy Onyancha Joins Switch TV Days After Being Axed By…

Kenya has announced 218 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after 2,577 samples were tested The country’s caseload is now at 179,293. The country’s positivity rate is now at 8.5%with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 1,907,096. Of the new cases, 272 are Kenyans while 11 are foreigners. 151 are females and 132 males. The youngest is a two-year-old baby while the oldest is 92 years. Read: 283 Cases of Covid-19 Reported in the Last 24 hours Bringing Positivity Rate to 8.2 Per cent Sadly, 9 patients have succumbed to the virus bringing the country’s cumulative death…

Former Lawmaker Jakoyo Midiwo will be laid to rest on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at his Akala Home in Siaya County. This has been confirmed by the deceased’s brother, George Midiwo who added that the burial committee was organizing for a befitting send-off. “We have not set a particular budget yet for his burial. We just want to lay him to rest. We have burial committees in Gem, Siaya County, Kisumu and Nairobi counties doing fundraisers,” the brother said. Midiwo further stated that the burial will be conducted with strict adherence to the Covid-19 regulations as stipulated by the Ministry…

A lobby group has moved to court seeking to have the law requiring aspirants to have degrees ahead of the 2022 general elections quashed. Through a petition filed by Sheria Mtaani na Shadrack Wambui, he termsthe law requiring aspirants to have degrees in order to run or political seats as discriminatory, more so to the MCAs. The petitioner further argues that the 2020 academic calendar was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic hence the majority of lawmakers and Kenyans, in general, could not proceed with learning efficiently. Read: DP Ruto Hits out at Raila, Kalonzo Over Ploy to Scuttle His 2022 Presidential…

Kenya has announced 714 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after 6,039 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 178,792. The country’s positivity rate has now jumped to 11.8% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at1,901,067. Sadly, 10 patients have succumbed to the virus bringing the cumulative death toll in the country to 3,447. Also, 285 patients have recovered, 167 from various health facilities, while 118 are from the Home Based and Isolation Care program. The cumulative recoveries now stand at 122,631 of whom 88,904 are from Home Based Care and Isolation program, while…

Business Mogul Chris Kirubi has finally been laid to rest at his Bedo Estate in Murang’a County. The ceremony was attended by only close family and friends. https://twitter.com/NationAfrica/status/1406187351194456064?s=19 Kirubi passed on on Monday, with the family, through a brief statement confirming he died at his home after a long battle with cancer. Kirubi was until his death a director at Centum Investment Company, a business conglomerate, where he was the largest individual shareholder. Read:Chris Kirubi Talked me into Negotiating with Kibaki After 2007 Elections – Raila Reveals He was the Chairman of Haco Industries and is recognised as one of…

A family in Muhoroni was forced to bury their kin at 4AM after flouting Covid-19 regulations as directed by the Ministry of Health regarding burials. According to Citizen, the deceased, Risper Juma, a 68 year old woman was buried in the wee hours of the night after authorities were alerted that the family had organized a night vigil for her despite the order that no bodies should be kept overnight ahead of burials. The County police chief Samuel Anampiu has confirmed the incident adding that officers led by Muhoroni DCC Benedict Munywoki who were alerted of the situation raided the…

Authorities have launched a search for Keegan Oyugi, a Kenyan living in Minnesota who went missing on June 12, 2021. According to reports on social media, Oyugi, aged 26 was wearing a stripped red and white shirt, dark blue jeans with red and black shoes at the time he went missing. Local media in Minnesota reveal that Oyugi had sent a text message to his brother indicating that he was heading home but never made it there. https://twitter.com/MnDPS_BCA/status/1405275777055150082?s=19 Read:Kenyan Man Living In The US Succumbs To Coronavirus Further reports by Minessota Kenyans Association indicate that a search has been organized…

Kenya has recorded 660 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after 6,176 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 177,282. The country’s positivity rate is now at 10.7% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 1,887,636. Sadly, 6 patients have succumbed to the virus bringing the death toll to 3,434. Also, 812 patients have recovered, 519 from various health facilities while 293 are from the Home-Based and Isolation Care program bringing the cumulative recoveries to 122,018. Read: Covid-19 Cases In Kenya Rise By 485 As 312 Recover In 24 Hours Currently, there are 1,059 patients…

Two traders have been intercepted while attempting to smuggle 6,200 litres of Ethanol concealed in maize. The two have been identified as Stephen Kironji who was the owner of the goods and Kenneth Kimaku, the driver who was driving vehicle registration number KCG 865K. The 30 drums of ethanol found were concealed inside their Isuzu lorry using 46 bags of maize and 37 bags of wheat bran that were neatly placed. The custom duty of the goods has been approximated to be Sh2 million. Read: Man Arrested with 25 Drums of Uncustomed Ethanol Handed 1-year Jail Term According to the Star,…

Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu has slammed Deputy President William Ruto for what she termed as abandoning President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Big 4 agenda. According to Ngilu, Ruto is more focused on his 2022 political ambitions instead of fulfilling the promises he made to Kenyans together with President Uhuru. Speaking on Radio Jambo Kenya, the county boss urged the DP to restore his focus on the promises made to Kenyans instead of derailing the progress that is ongoing. “Huyo Ruto hawezi saidia nchi yetu, anahitaji kutuonyesha factory ata moja ambayo ametengeza. Amekuwa Deputy President miaka tisa sai lakini amefanya nini?…

Kenya has announced 485 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after 5,355 were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 176,622. The country’s positivity rate is now at 9.1% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 1,881,460. Of the new cases, 467 are Kenyans while 18 are foreigners. 277 are males and 208 females. The youngest is a one-month-old infant while the oldest is 93 years old. 312 patients have recovered from the virus bringing the cumulative recoveries to 121,20. Of the recoveries, 219 were from the home-based care programe while 93 from various hospital facilities…

Only 3 million Kenyans have collected their Huduma Namba cards, Government Spokesperson Cyrus Oguna has said. Addressing the press today, Oguna revealed that out of the approximately 5.5 million cards printed by the government, only 3 million have been collected. He thus called on netizens to collect their cards upon receiving an SMS notification as the state prepares to roll out the second phase of the process. “The only reason we can give for that is Kenyans have not been responding to notification messages on collections,” Oguna said. Read: Gov’t Distributing 3.8m Huduma Namba Cards, Urges Kenyans to Act on Prompt…

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has warned that stringent containment measures will be introduced in the Nyanza region to curb the spread of Covid-19 spread. Addressing the press today, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, the tough speaking CS intimated that the situation in Nyanza is being monitored, with consultations ongoing for a way forward. This decision, the CS said will be communicated before the end of today. “I know that we’re up to the task and by the end of today we will have a decision and we would consult and see how to enhance the containment in Nyanza counties,” Matiang’i said.…

The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) has postponed the third Green Park test run to Friday, June 18, 2021. Through a notice, NMS Director-General Mohammed Badi said that the exercise has been postponed so as to ensure all commuters and matatus involved are notified for ease preparations. The test run had initially been scheduled for today, June 16, 2021. “The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) has postponed the Third Test run at Green Park earlier advertised in the daily newspapers from Wednesday, 16. June 2021 to Friday 18th June 2021. This is to enable information reach the wider public and stakeholders for…