Author: Mercy Auma

The assault case against ex-Tetu MP Ndung’u Gethenji has been postponed after his lawyer told the court that he was sick. “Your honour I will be seeking an adjournment since I learned this morning that my client is sick and in a hospital bed,” Lawyer Ishmael Nyaribo told the court on Tuesday. Gethenji was arrested and arraigned for allegedly assaulting a security guard in Kitisuru last week. He is also facing a civil suit over the control of Kihingo Village owned by the family. He was arrested and released on bail and instructed to appear before the DCI to submit…

A Monday night accident involving a PSV matatu and a truck in Tharaka Nithi left four people dead and several critically injured. The accident took place at Nithi blackspot where the truck transporting milk from Meru County collided with a matatu from Chuka and on its way to Chogoria. Reports indicate that the truck had faulty breaks hence resulted in the accident. “I was contacted and told that one of my vehicles had been involved in an accident. When I got to the scene, I was told that there were five passengers and a driver who all died on the…

Investigations into the accident involving a chopper operated by the National Police Service Air Wing have been concluded revealing that lack of situational awareness by the pilot led to the accident. According to a report classified by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Department (AAID), the accident that happened on June 13, 2020, at Kaithe, Meru county, was due to the decision of the pilot to continue the flight into deteriorating weather. “The investigation identified the probable cause of the accident as the pilot’s lack of situational awareness, and the decision to continue the flight into deteriorating weather conditions that occasioned spatial…

Kenya has announced 105 new COVID-19 cases from a sample size of 3,573 tested in the last 24hrs. The country’s caseload is now at 104,306. The cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,269,346. Of the new cases, 88 are Kenyans while 17 are foreigners. On a sad note, 4 patients have succumbed to the virus bringing the death toll to 1,827. Consequently, 49 patients have recovered from the virus bringing the tally for recoveries to 85,626. 34 from the Home-Based and Isolation Care while 15 are from various health facilities. Read: 152 Test Positive For COVID-19 As Country’s Caseload Jumps To…

Doctor Magare Gikenyi has sued the state over the decision to issue Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) with car grants. Dr Gikenyi wants the court to stop the implementation of the same terming it illegal on the grounds that they were elected to work together with the government without coercion to serve Kenyans. “…they should not blackmail Kenyans and other government offices to accept their personal issues choreographed as national interest,” Dr Gikenyi says. For instance, he states the country’s resources should be used and utilized on issues that are priorities and not just car grants for MCAs. Read: Controller…

Chris Craighead, former British Special Air Service (SAS) has released a snippet of his book, “One Man In” that details how he singlehandedly saved the day during the Dusit attack that happened in 2019. The book has netizens talking, with a section calling him out for taking credit as the only hero in the attack yet it was a joint effort. A snippet of the book states that Chris within minutes of receiving a call from a friend who was also a former British Soldier hoped on his truck with weapons to the scene. He adds that he attempted to…

Kenya has announced 152 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This was from a sample size of 3,734 bringing the country’s caseload to 103,993. From the new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, 137 are Kenyans while 15 are foreigners. 104 are males while 48 are females. The cumulative tests conducted so far stand at 1,262,358. The youngest is a two-year-old child while the eldest is 88 years. Read: 6 Succumb As 283 Others Test Positive For COVID-19 In 24 Hours On a sad note, 4 patients have succumbed in the last 24 hours bringing the death…

Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Maendeleo Chap Chap leader Alfred Mutua have traded accusations over poll rigging claims ahead of Machakos Senatorial by-election. The two have accused each other of plotting to rig the elections in their favor, with each party pointing fingers. According to Kalonzo, a senior IEBC official was sighted at governor Mutua’s office hence accusing him of trying to sway how the vote will go. “Wavinya Ndeti defeated Mutua in 2017 but because of rigging, he managed the 54 percent theft. So, if there are county officials hired as either clerks in polling stations or returning…

Late Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji’s six-month pay will be donated to orphanages and part used for bursaries as per his last dying wishes. According to his son, DPP Noordin Haji, during a thanksgiving ceremony yesterday, the family intends to honor his last wishes. For instance, the money will be handed over to the Kenya Red Cross Society where it will be distributed to the needy. “Going forward, we intend to donate our late father’s six-month salary that he earned while dispossessed to orphanages, as well as bursaries to students in the sub-counties of Garissa. The money will be handed over…

Kenya has recorded 226 new COVID-19 cases from 4,606 samples that were tested in the last 24 hours. the country’s caseload is now at 103,841. From the positive cases recorded, 165 are Kenyans while 61 are foreigners. 132 are male while 94 are female. Also, the youngest is a two-year-old while the eldest is 98 years. The cumulative tests conducted so far are 1,258,624. On a sad note, the country has lost 6 more patients to the virus bringing the death toll to 1,813. Read: 6 Succumb As 283 Others Test Positive For COVID-19 In 24 Hours Consequently, COVID-19 recoveries…

Jubilee Secretary General Raphael Tuju has summoned 17 nominated Uasin Gishu MCAs from the Jubilee Party ahead of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) vote next week. According to the Star, the MCAs have already arrived in Nairobi and are scheduled for a meeting that will take place later in the day at the party’s headquarters. A similar meeting happened last week where Tuju summoned Baringo MCAs and advised them to vote in favor of the BBI bill or risk losing their slots. The MCAs however went against the SG’s directive making Baringo County became the first to have rejected the…

Yesterday, President Uhuru Kenyatta held a meeting together with officers in the senior ranks of the executive to discuss government priorities for the current calendar year. The meeting brought together Cabinet Secretaries (CSs), Chief Administrative Secretaries (CASs) and Principal Secretaries (PSs) to, among other matters, deliberate on the status of ongoing National Government programmes covering Big 4 Agenda and Vision 2030 flagship projects. New details have emerged that the Head of State is keen on delivering his development agenda thus ready to replace anyone who will delay it. Sources close to Kahawa Tungu have revealed that the CSs and the…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has summoned 13 Baringo MCAs together with the speaker over the chaos that erupted last week during Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) debate. Reports reaching our desk indicate that the commission now wants the MCAs questioned with the intent of unmasking those that were behind the chaos. For instance, through a letter dated February 18, EACC South Rift Regional boss Hassan Khalid has directed the MCAs to appear at their Nakuru offices for interrogation and recording of statements. Read: Drama At Baringo County Assembly As Jubilee, KANU MCAs Fight Over BBI Bill (Video) “The commission,…

Nairobi County Assembly has unanimously voted to pass the BBI (Amendment), Bill 2020. 114 members voted in favour of the Bill. It is now the ninth county to have passed the draft bill. Earlier, Kisii County Assembly became the eighth county to pass the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment), Bill 2020. The 68 MCAs present during the Thursday session unanimously voted to pass the draft Bill. Nominated MCA Eric Janganya said the ward reps passed the highly publicized Bill following extensive public participation. Kisii Governor James Ongwae, on his part, expressed his excitement after the Bill sailed through in his county.…

Kenya has announced 283 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours after a sample size of 4,822 was tested. The country’s caseload is now at 103,615. On a sad note, 6 patients have succumbed to the virus in 24 hours. The death toll is now at 1,807. Also, 66 have recovered from the virus bringing the tally for recoveries to 85,457. 51 patients were from the home-based care programme while 15 were from various hospital facilities across the country. 277 patients are currently admitted to various health facilities countrywide, while 1,153 patients are on Home Based Isolation & Care. Read: Kenya Announces…