Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

Independency party KANU has resolved to expel Emurua Dikirr Member of Parliament Johanna Ng’eno over recent attack on President Uhuru Kenyatta and his family. In a statement on Tuesday, KANU Secretary General Nick Salat, while apologising to the Head of State on behalf of the party, said the party has severed links with the MP over the remarks deemed offensive. “The way Johanna Ngeno has behaved; we have no choice as KANU but to part ways with him. He has to go back and seek the mandate of the people of Emuar Dikirr,” said Salat. https://twitter.com/KTNNewsKE/status/1303323859106566145?s=20 Nge’no had on Sunday…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated Anne Nderitu for the position of Registrar of Political Parties. Ms Nderitu has been holding the position in an acting capacity since August 10, 2018. Also nominated on Tuesday as assistant registrars are Ali Abullahi Surro, Florence Taabu and Makore Wilson Mohochi. The four will be vetted by the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee chaired by Kangema MP Muturi Kigano. Ms Nderitu was among 10 candidates shortlisted for the position of Registrar of Political Parties in June this year. Read: Reprieve For Senator Malala As Parties Registrar Declines To Approve Expulsion From ANC Others are…

151 more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease in the country from 2,552 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 35,356. Speaking during the daily Covid-19 briefing on Tuesday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Rashid Aman noted that all the new cases are Kenyans except two. The youngest is a three-year-old infant while the oldest is 74 years old. For the first time, Kitui led in the daily positivity rate, recording 54 cases in the last 24 hours. Other counties with new cases include; Nairobi 23, Uasin Gishu…

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party is now calling for Deputy President William Ruto to resign over constant criticism in the government which he serves. In a statement on Tuesday at Capitol Hill, September 8, National Assembly minority whip Junet Mohamed accused the second in command of being behind the recent attacks on President Uhuru Kenyatta and his family by his allies. This comes hours after the DP called on his allies to stop disrespecting the President. The DP’s vocal allies, Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi and his Emurua Dikirr counterpart Jonah Ng’eno, had told off the Head of…

Deputy President William Ruto has warned allies against using offensive language against the head of state Uhuru Kenyatta amid the fallout in the ruling Jubilee party. In a tweet on Monday night, the DP seemed to tell off Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi who had earlier issued a statement criticising the President over the arrest of Emurua Dikiir counterpart Johanna Ng’eno. Nge’no had hit out at President Kenyatta for what he termed as humiliating his deputy, who worked day and night to help the Jubilee party ascend to power. In his rant, in which he severally referred to the…

The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has extended the validity of special passes issued to professional media practitioners and critical non-journalistic press staff by three months. The six-month special passes, which the council began issuing in March, were to expire on September 30. In a statement on Monday, MCK Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Omwoyo said the special passes will now expire on December 31. The MCK boss further said that resumption of the issuance of the smart Press Cards (PCs) remains under review by the MCK Accreditation Service, until further notice. “The SMPs shall serve the same purpose as…

The High Court has deferred plea taking of suspects in Kevin Omwenga murder to Wednesday, September 9. This is after one of the suspects, Chris Obure challenged the murder charge against him and sought to be made a witness in the case. Obure’s lawyer Danstan Omari told the court that his client would serve better a state witness rather than an accused person. Omari said that the other suspect Robert Bodo Ouko can take plea. But in her ruling, Justice Mumbi Ngugi it would be prejudicial on Bodo to take plea alone since it is a joint charge. Read: Chris…

Deputy President William Ruto has for the first time opened up on reports that he was kicked out of his official residence in Mombasa in December last year while in a trip at the Coastal region. In an interview with Weru TV on Sunday night, Ruto confirmed that indeed he was kicked out from the official residence in December last year. Ruto said he was in the company of his wife Rachael when he was dramatically “evicted” from the residence by people keen to frustrate him politically. Local media reports indicated that the DP was in Mombasa for official functions…

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has warned members of the public against fraudsters purporting to fast-track the processing of licence applications at the authority. In a fraud alert published in the local dailies, the state agency advised clients and the general public to remain vigilant. The authority noted that processing and issuance of all petroleum licence is done free of charge. “All licences and permits issued by the Authority bear Quick Reference codes for verification,” the notice reads. The authenticity of the licence or permit issued by the authority can also be verified by dialling *363#. “The status…

Kenya has reported 83 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. According to the ministry of health, the infections were from 3,093 samples. This brings the toll to 35,103. Six of the new cases were foreigners while 77 were Kenyans. The youngest case was a one-year-old baby, while the oldest was 85. Of the new cases, 58 were males while 25 were females. In the same period, 72 patients were discharged, bringing the number of recoveries to 21,230. 39 of these patients were on the home-based care program while 33 were receiving treatment at various health facilities. Further,…

Women leaders from West Pokot are protesting the expulsion of their colleagues over misconduct and going against party guidelines. The four nominated members of the county assembly were from the Gideon Moi-led KANU party. They were: Grace Rengei, Jackline Ripoo, Nancy Chombir and Josephine Chepurum. They are said to have received their letters of expulsion from party secretary general Nick Salat. Read: ICDC Board Chair Benard Muteti Kicked Out As Former EACC CEO Halakhe Waqo, KANU SG Nick Salat Land State Appointments Salat cited failure to adhere to the loyalty pledge, failure to defend and promote the party positions, refusal to…

The state has kicked off plans to upgrade Lanet Airstrip located at 81Tanks Battalion barracks, into a modern airport at a cost of Ksh3 billion. Nation reports that after the upgrade, the airport will cease from being an exclusive for the Kenya Defence Forces, and will be a public utility airport to be used by civilian aircraft. Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has already settled on a contractor who will build it, and construction will kick off after the completion of designs and required approvals. “The upgrade of the Lanet airstrip is set to begin in the next two weeks because…

Lari Member of Parliament Jonah Mburu Mwangi has been arrested alongside four others over alleged embezzlement of Ksh27 million from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) kitty. The MP was arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC). Others are Ayaan Mahadhi (Funds Account Manager, Lari NG-CDF), Peter Mugo Mwangi (Chairman, Lari NG-CDF), Grace Muthoni Macharia (Contractor), and Francis Gachoka Kamuyu (Clerk of Works, Lari NG-CDF). The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji on Friday directed that the five individuals and another person identified as Paul Nyanjui Mucheru (Contractor) be arraigned in court to face graft charges. The…

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been forced to retract an offensive Covid-19 headline published on its online platforms after criticism from mostly African readers. In the article published on Wednesday, September 2, BBC wrote “Coronavirus in Africa: Could poverty explain mystery of low death rate?” In the article, the publication had reported on how death rates in many African countries have turned out to be much lower than initially feared, alluding that poverty in the continent had something to do with the low numbers. The writer illustrated that the impossibility of social distancing in Africa due to crowded urban…

Media personality Linus Kaikai has for the first time opened up on the death of his elder brother Maurice Kaikai. Speaking during Citizen TV’s News Gang segment on Thursday night, Kaikai, who serves as the station’s Director of Strategy and Innovation, revealed that his brother succumbed to Covid-19. Maurice, who served as Kajiado County Attorney, died on August 9 while receiving treatment at Kenyatta University Training and Referral Hospital. In his Kicker, Kaikai opened up on his brother’s last moments revealing how Covid-19 affects the respiratory system, leaving the victim gasping for oxygen. “Covid-19 is an aggressive respiratory disease. I…