Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai has ordered a probe into an early-morning incident where two people lost lives and several others injured after rival groups clashed on the Kenol-Murang’a road moments before Deputy President William Ruto arrived in the area for a church function. In a statement on Sunday afternoon, Mutyambai said he had instructed the Director of Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) and two senior Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers to carry out investigations into the matter and bring the perpetrators to book. The police boss warned politicians engaging in inciteful utterances and acts. “Stern action will be…

One person has been reported dead and several others injured after rival groups clashed on the Kenol-Murang’a road ahead of Deputy President William Ruto’s church event in the region. Property of unknown value is also said to have been destroyed. In videos that have surfaced online, one of the groups barricaded the Kenol-Murang’a Road paralysing transport in the area. The youth can be seen pelting stones at each other. https://twitter.com/SteveLetoo/status/1312627984675807232?s=20 The DP is expected at AIPCA Kenol Church where he is scheduled to attend a fundraiser. The second in command will be hosted by the Kandara member of parliament Alice…

Jubilee leaders allied to President Uhuru Kenyatta wants him to urgently convene a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting to strip Deputy President William Ruto of his Deputy Party leader role following a recommendation by the National Management Committee (NMC). The President is expected back in the country today after an official tour in France. Top on the agenda, the Uhuru men want the President to restore order in the ruling party after the recent drama that saw Ruto accused of attempting a power grab on Thursday when the Head of State was away. On Friday party Secretary General Raphael Tuju…

Tanzania’s opposition chief Tundu Lissu has been dealt a blow after the National Electoral Commission (NEC) Ethics Committee suspended his presidential campaigns for seven days for allegedly contravening election rules. This is following complaints filed by two political parties, President John Pombe Magufuli’s Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and NRA. The parties had accused the Chadema aspirant of having uttered seditious statements during one of his rallies. According to the complainants, Lissu during his campaigns in Mara claimed that President Magufuli had convened a meeting with district executive directors to discuss rigging October’s election. In a statement on Friday, NEC’s Ethics…

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced an increase in fuel prices across the country after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) effected a 4.94 per cent excise duty. As a result, the pump price for Super Petrol in Nairobi increases by Ksh1.12 while that of Diesel and Kerosene increases by Ksh0.58 per litre respectively. The recalculated maximum wholesale and retail pump prices will be in force from Saturday, October 30 to October 14. “Pursuant to Legal Notice No. 194 of 2020, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has adjusted upwards the Excise Duty on Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene…

A section of the Jubilee party members wants Deputy President William Ruto stripped of the Deputy leader role for going against party principals. In a statement issued on Friday afternoon, party Secretary General Raphael Tuju said that the National Management Council has recommended that Ruto be kicked out by the National Executive Committee (NEC). This comes a day after Ruto stormed the party headquarters in Pangani and held a meeting with lawmakers allied to his Tanga Tanga camp that unveiled parallel offices dubbed Jubilee Asili Centre in June. The leaders led by Meru Senator Mithika Linturi and Kandara Member of…

11 former Endarasha Boys High School students charged with the murder of their two colleagues in an alleged arson in 2010 have been freed. A Nyeri Court ruled on Friday that the prosecution failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt. Justice Jairus Ngaah ruled that the prosecution failed to link the 11 to the incident as the evidence presented in court didn’t meet the required threshold to convict the suspects. “In the ultimate, the prosecution case failed, not necessarily because some of the accused persons may be innocent, but because the investigations were poorly conducted and therefore it is not…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has returned an inquiry file on the alleged theft of Covid-19 funds at the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa) back to the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) for further probe. President Uhuru Kenyatta had on August 26 given EACC 21 days to conclude investigations into alleged irregular procurement and fraudulent payments at Kemsa due to public interest. EACC forwarded the file to ODPP on September 18 for further action. In a statement on Friday, Haji said EACC had recommended prosecution of six officials, all from Kemsa, over irregular expenditure of Ksh7.8 billion.…

Tanzania’s opposition chief Tundu Lissu has been summoned by police over remarks made during his presidential campaigns. In a letter shared by the Chadema presidential candidate on his Twitter page, Lissu was directed to appear before the directorate of criminal investigations in Dar es Salaam today, October 2 at 9am without failure. However, Lissu dismissed the summons saying he will continue with his campaigns as scheduled. Lissu said he won’t honour the summons as the police have not specified his offence. Read: Tundu Lissu Protests “Irregularities And Organized Sabotage” Of Tanzania’s Opposition Candidates On Nomination Day “Wito wa polisi sio…

The National Police Service Commission has announced plans to recruit 5,000 constables and 150 cadets as part of the government efforts to address the issue of police-citizen ratio in the country. In a statement shared on social media on Thursday, the commission said the request to recruit more officers had been made by Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai. “The National Police Service Commission has approved a request by IG NPS to recruit 5000 Police Constables & 150 Professional Cadet Police Officers, ” the commission stated. The approval was granted during a full commission meeting attended by all commissioners, Interior…

Deputy President William Ruto is back at Jubilee Headquarters where he is now said to be operating from months after unveiling parallel offices for his “sidelined” Tanga Tanga allies in Kilimani. This writer understands that the second in command is currently holed up in a meeting with some of his troops at the Jubilee House in Pangani. Details on the agenda of the meeting remain unknown as the press was locked out of the meeting and the Jubilee House precincts. The DP arrived at the Jubilee offices at around 9am and several Jubilee lawmakers allied to him trickled in thereafter.…

A police guard attached to Githunguri Member of Parliament Kago wa Lydia has been arrested over a Wednesday night shooting incident at a Kiambu night club that left a bouncer dead. Dennis Wainaina, an Administration Police officer, is said to have fired twice at the bouncer known as Makanga at Lounge 54-Riverside, a nightclub which is about 200 meters from Kiambu Police Station after a disagreement. According to an eyewitness account, prior to the mid-night incident, the cop had gotten unruly and engaged in an almost bar brawl with other revelers forcing the bouncer to eject him. The officer attempted…

Godwins Otieno Agutu, a local anti-corruption lobby group boss, has been arrested alongside two others for allegedly impersonating state agency officials. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Agutu, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Network Action against Corruption (NAAC), abducted the Director of Hi-tech Enterprise while personating Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officers before demanding for a Ksh2 million bribe to stop pursuing an alleged tax evasion case involving the victim. Agutu came into the limelight after alleging massive Covid-19 funds theft in an exposé by NTV’s Dennis Okari dubbed “Covid-19 Millionaires”. Others suspects…

Kenyans have overwhelmingly come to the aid of former NTV journalist Lolani Kalu, who opened up on facing financial challenges after losing his job at the Nation Media Group-owned station. In an exclusive phone interview with this writer on Tuesday, the bohemian famed for his “Malimwnegu” program disclosed that he is in need of financial support to help him get on his feet after he lost almost all his savings to a rogue contractor. Kalu said that he needed a laptop and a camera to continue what he loves most — storytelling. The journalist has since revealed that Kenyans in…

Deputy President William Ruto has told off his critics who continue to accuse him of absconding his duties after he missed the Covid-19 Conference held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) on Monday. Speaking on Wednesday at his Karen residence where he hosted a delegation of women in business from Nairobi County, the DP dismissed the critics as busybodies saying President Uhuru has not complained about his work. Ruto said he has not neglected his duties as claimed further adding that he has always executed all the work given to him by the Head of State with distinction. “No…