Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, March 18, paid Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka a visit at his Karen home in Nairobi, in the backdrop of the political realignments ahead of the August 9 General Election. Musyoka hosted the Head of State to dinner alongside KANU Chairman Gideon Moi. Sources in the know claim Uhuru’s visit was an appreciation of the former Vice President’s decision to drop his presidential bid to support ODM leader Raila Odinga. The meeting that lasted for about five hours, a source told a local daily, was also meant to clear the air on the misunderstanding on the…

Police are holding four university students in connection with leaked materials in the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Examination (KCSE) exams. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said on Sunday the suspects are believed to be responsible for high-level examination fraud in the country. The varsity students from different institutions of higher learning were arrested following intelligence reports of the sale of examination papers to KCSE candidates. According to the DCI, the detectives attached to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) launched the investigations exactly one week ago, leading to the arrests. The main suspect Gideon Kibet Tanui alias Evans…

A search for a missing Nairobi hawker ended in Siaya County after DNA results confirmed that the trader was among victims killed and dumped in River Yala. John Kiruki’s body had been lying at Yala Sub-county Hospital mortuary and was identified by his family a week ago. However, the family that hails from Ngurumo village in Mathira West, Nyeri County, had to wait for DNA tests for accurate results. The distressed family’s fears were confirmed recently after the tests turned positive. They have since collected the body for burial. Kiruki, a hawker who operated in Nairobi’s Embakasi area, went missing…

The National Police Service (NPS) has condemned an incident where a motorist was captured on camera assaulting a traffic officer. In the short video that surfaced online on Thursday night, the motorist, whose identity is yet to be revealed, is seen attacking the cop who was responding to an accident in Nairobi. The driver was reportedly driving a BMW vehicle bearing registration number KCL 978A that had knocked down a Boda Boda rider. The officer identified as Mark Muriira had attempted to handle the matter when the motorist attacked him with blows. The officer was rescued by Boda Boda operators…

Deputy President William Ruto has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to take a back seat in the August succession politics. The country’s second in command on Friday urged the Head of State to rethink his support for ODM leader Raila Odinga, who is the DP’s main rival in the race to State House. Odinga will vie for the presidency under the Azimio la Umoja Coalition, which has received support from the President and the ruling Jubilee party despite protests from Ruto and like-minded politicians. Speaking during a Kenya kwanza coalition rally at Uhuru’s Gatundu South backyard, Ruto accused the president of…

Harry Harambee’s Kenyan Sundowner novel has been recognised by the Independent Press Award in the General Fiction category. The book by Gerald Everett Jones won the Silver Award after being voted as Distinguished Favorite in the category. This is the seventh award for the novel published in June last year. Notably, the acclaimed author has been feted 14 times in the last two years. The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers, and professional copywriters. Selected IPA Award Winners and Distinguished Favorites are based on overall excellence. This…

A local church leader is in trouble with authorities over alleged fraud. Bernard Maina Mwangi, the Secretary-General of African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA) churches in Kenya, was recently arrested after being busted with Ksh41.85 million in fake currencies. Police said the package that included fake 365,000 US dollars and 96,000 Kenyan shilling notes was found in Mwangi’s car while driving along Kiambu road on March 10, 2022. Also Read: DCI Officers Nab Millions Of Fake Currency, 100Kgs Of Fake Gold In Nairobi The suspect was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) following a tip-off…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has rubbished media reports of a planned meeting with leaders from the Mount Kenya region at State House, Nairobi, on Friday. This comes after viral reports that the Head of State had cancelled the purported meeting under unclear circumstances. In a statement to newsrooms on Thursday afternoon, State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena Mararo termed the reports as misleading saying no such meeting had been planned. “His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta’s attention has been drawn to misleading information circulating online on a purported meeting with Central Kenya elected leaders this week. Also Read: Kimani Wamatangi Kicked Out of…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called off a consultative meeting with leaders from the Mount Kenya region that was scheduled for Friday, March 18, at State House, Nairobi. The President, through the Jubilee party leadership, had on Wednesday night invited politicians from his Mt Kenya backyard for consultation ahead of the August 9 General Election. Members of Parliament and Governors were among leaders who were expected at the event. The meeting was, however, cancelled on Thursday morning without any explanation. No new date has been set. “After wide consultations, I have deferred the meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow, Friday 18th…

Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi has been kicked out of Senate leadership after ditching the ruling Jubilee party for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) rival. In a letter to Wamatangi, Jubilee Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni said the legislator is deemed to have resigned from the membership of the Jubilee party after pledging allegiance to UDA, a party he intends to use in his bid for Kiambu gubernatorial seat. Consequently, Kioni said, Wamatangi ceases to hold the office of Majority Chief Whip in the Senate. Further, the party said the lawmaker ceases to hold any leadership position in any committee of the Senate…

Police are on hot pursuit of two robbers caught on camera staging a robbery at Jubilee Jumbo Steel shop in Kisumu on Wednesday morning. In a CCTV footage that has gone viral on social media, the thugs armed with an AK47 rifle stormed the store located along the busy Obote road at 10:30am. One of the robbers jumped on top of the counter as his accomplice who was armed with the gun ordered cashiers to surrender the day’s collection. Out of fear, the workers scampered for safety as the robber in a Boda Boda helmet and orange reflector jacket accessed…

A 29-year-old man has been arrested after attempting to defraud a buyer Ksh11 million in a real estate scam in Nairobi. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Hussein Fakhruddin Mohammedbhai was busted selling an apartment in the city’s upmarket Westlands suburbs on false pretence that he was the owner. The suspect was arrested minutes before he inked a deal to obtain millions of shillings without breaking a sweat. DCI established that the 3-bedroom all ensuite apartment worth over Ksh40 million at the prevailing market rate was being disposed at a paltry Ksh11 Million. Forensic document examination and handwriting experts…

Keroche Breweries and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) have finally agreed on a tax payment plan after a protracted dispute. The deal, inked on March 14, 2022, will see Keroche settle an undisputed amount of Ksh957 million over a period of twenty-four 24 months starting from January 2022. The agreement sets the stage for the reopening of the Naivasha-based brewery production plant closed early last month over the tax row. KRA has also committed to lifting notices issued to 36 banks blocking the lenders from advancing any loans to the brewer. “The KRA seeks to encourage dialogue and amicable resolution…

Zachariah Nyaora Obadia, the prime suspect in the recent Boda Boda assault incident involving a female motorist, has opened up on events that led him to flee Nairobi. Nyaora, who was arrested on Monday after a week-long hunt, was arraigned at Milimani Law Courts on Tuesday. The suspect told presiding magistrate R.K. Ondieki that he was not on the run to evade arrest but because he panicked after the incident that sparked fury on social media. He claims he was terrified after his photo went viral on social media following the Friday, March 4, assault incident. “Your honour I was…

The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) is on the spot once again after a fresh scandal linking officials to a loss of donations in unclear circumstances. An audit by Global Fund, a Switzerland-based organization that funds governments to combat HIV/AIDS, has revealed that 1.1 million condoms, 908,000 mosquitoes and tuberculosis drugs worth over Ksh10 million had vanished from the KEMSA warehouse in Nairobi. The foreign donor also established that the agency had overstated the value of drugs by at least Ksh640 million. The organization suspects that the donations were stolen from KEMSA and sold to private health facilities in the…