Author: Mercy Auma

President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned Kenyans against electing leaders who will reverse land reforms. While speaking at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Uhuru said land cartels are regrouping and this should be worrying. Thus, the Head of State called on Kenyans not to elect the cartels who will take Kenya back to the dark days of theft. “We want people who will move this agenda forward and ensure every Kenyan has his rights and his property. Not taking us back to the days of theft and other things.” President Uhuru said. https://twitter.com/citizentvkenya/status/1539562871436320768 Read: 26 Detectives Deployed To Land Fraud Unit To…

Ken Wycliffe Okello Lugwili, the man who is wanted by the DCI over the illegal supply of firearms in Kilimani has finally surrendered. According to detectives, Lugwili surrendered to Kilimani Police Station and is currently being grilled. Earlier, there was uproar after police discovered 22 firearms and more than 500 bullets at an office on Wood Avenue in Nairobi’s Kilimani Estate. The officers were on-site to help an auctioneer recover some Sh4.9 million from a tenant who had defaulted on rent. Following the surprising discovery on Tuesday night, the Anti-Terror Police Unit took over the case. Read: Disbelief As Police Find…

Kenya has confirmed 419 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after 3,610 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 11.6% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 3,728,165. Of the new cases, 287 are foreigners while 132 are Kenyans. 227 are males while 92 are females with the youngest person to have contracted the virus being a 1-year-old. Notably, 288 patients have recovered from the virus, 280 from the home-based care and isolation while 8 were from various hospital facilities across the country. The cumulative recoveries are now at 321,086. No Covid-19 deaths have…

Kiambu Gubernatorial candidate William Kabogo now says the emergence of presidential aspirant George Wajackoyah has a huge influence in the outcome 2022 elections. Kabogo, speaking in an interview with Citizen TV says Wajackoyah’s candidature cannot be ignored as he has introduced a three-horse race with a huge section of youths believing in his manifesto. “We used to say there are two horses in the race. Today we cannot be too sure of the same. There are those who will vote for Raila Odinga, they have always been there. There are those who will vote for William Ruto and there are…

UDA Nairobi Gubernatorial Candidate Johnson Sakaja now says he has not received any letter from the Commission for University Education (CUE). This comes after he failed to appear before the commission that had summoned him to present crucial documents proving the authenticity of his degree from Team University. Sakaja, after failing to show up says he is yet to receive a letter on the same adding that his lawyers would deal with the issue. “No [I am not going there]. I have not received a letter from them…but my lawyers will deal with that. I will get the advice from…

The government has resisted the mandatory wearing of face masks in indoor settings as Kenya enters the 6th wave of Covid-19. These places include inside public vehicles (PSVs), offices, supermarkets, and aircraft among others. Addressing the media today, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe expressed concerns over the rising cases of the virus in the country as he called on netizens to get fully vaccinated. Notably, the CS said Kenyans who are yet to be vaccinated should go ahead and do so as well as those who need booster shots. “Those who have not been vaccinated should do so immediately. Those who…

Keroche Breweries is set to lay off over 400 employees as tax woes with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) deepen. Last week, Keroche CEO Tabitha Karanja decried that the company had been shut down after defaulting on the target set by KRA. In a series of tweets, Karanja now says close to 400 people will be rendered jobless should the company shut down. She is thus calling on all stakeholders to come together and avert the situation while ideally calling on the government to implement its policies favorably, more so to the local investors. “I was thinking aloud on Sunday…

The war of words between Deputy President William Ruto and his tough competitor Raila Odinga has thrown social media users into a frenzy. What started with a war of might between ODM’s Babu Owino and UDA’s Johnson Sakaja has now escalated to the top presidential competitors trading barbs on Twitter. Yesterday, there was a standoff at the Jacaranda grounds after it emerged that both Babu and Sakaja had booked the same venue, at the same time for a rally. Police had to be deployed to ensure sanity was restored with Babu Owino backing down. Shortly after the rally by the…

Nairobi Senator and UDA Nairobi Gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja has been arrested and is currently at the DCI being questioned. https://twitter.com/kipmurkomen/status/1537785622290735104 This comes just hours after he dared the DCI boss George Kinoti to arrest him after being linked to international crime. Taking to his social media platforms, Sakaja dared Kinoti to apprehend him adding that he was in his office at Riverside. He linked the said arrest to threats and intimidation to stop him from the top county job. “Threats of arrest and persecution by the state will not intimidate us or change the will of the people of…

The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) have won big in this year’s Think Business Banking Awards. KCB Bank triumphed in this year’s annual celebration of Kenya’s insurance sector winning a total of 6 awards in an event organized by Think Business Limited. The bank was recognized as the most customer-centric Bancassurance Intermediary- Winner, Best Bancassurance Intermediary in non-life and non-embedded products-Winner, Best Bancassurance Intermediary in Technology Application-Winner, Best Bancassurance Intermediary in Life products-Winner, The risk management award-Bancassurance Intermediary- 1st Runners Up and Best Bancassurance Intermediary-2nd Runners Up Speaking on the awards, KCB CEO and…

Eric Omondi’s Italian ex-girlfriend, Chantal Grazioli has allegedly been physically assaulted by her lover. Photos shared by the comedian on Instagram capture Chantal limping with scars inflicted on the hands and face. She is also bleeding. According to Omondi, Chantal was assaulted by the lover an “Any man who puts his hands on a woman is a coward. Nicola Traldi is a coward. He is weak and insecure. A man’s strength is fully shown when he protects a woman and not when he puts his hands on her. This is unacceptable and he will face the full wrath of the…

Azimio La Umoja Deputy Presidential candidate Martha Karua has hit out at aspirants from the Mt Kenya region who are shying away from campaigning for Raila Odinga. Karua wants the aspirants seeking elective posts under the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance to openly drum up support for the Presidential candidate Raila Odinga without fear or intimidation. Failure to do this, he asked them to leave Azimio’s umbrella and run under other parties. “Some are telling the voters to vote for them and decide on who to for the presidential vote. If you are such a person then you are…

A witness has testified in court that Jowie Irungu and his then-girlfriend Jacque Maribe jointly murdered businesswoman Monica Kimani. The final witness while testifying yesterday told the court that Jowie was at the scene of the murder the day businesswoman Monica Kimani was murdered. According to Maxwell Otieno, the Chief Investigating Officer in the case, Jowie changed clothes twice, at the victim’s and Maribe’s houses. The officer further testified that Jowie was captured at the crime scene and later left the premises after committing the offense. Apparently, the items collected from Maribe’s house and used as exhibits in the case…

The multi-agency team deployed to Elgeyo Marakwet to curb insecurity has yielded good results as so far 107 people have been arrested. In an intensified crackdown on cattle rustlers and other criminals that have been causing havoc to residents, the police have impounded 13 vehicles and several weapons were recovered. Other items recovered are 14 motorcycles, 36 arrows, 7 cows and 18 goats. Today, the Regional Commissioner Rift Valley, Mr. Maalim Mohamed accompanied by GSU Commandant Mr. Douglas Kanja, led a delegation of senior security officers from National Police Service and assessed the situation while pledging more action until security…

Prof Makau Mutua has hit out at deputy president William Ruto for questioning the validity of Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s academic credentials. Mutua who is the spokesperson for the Raila Odinga 2022 Presidential campaign team said Ruto is morally and legally unqualified to question Odinga’s academic credentials. Mutua further advised the DP to shut his mouth or more will be unearthed about his PhD which according to Mutua might have been acquired illegally. “DP William Ruto is MORALLY — and LEGALLY — unqualified to question the provenance of Azimio’s Raila Odinga’s academic papers. We…