Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

Fuel prices have drastically gone down in May 2020 review, with Super Petrol price per litre going down by Ksh9.54, Diesel by Ksh19.19 while Kerosene goes up by Ksh2.49. In the latest Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) review, Super Petrol will now trade at Ksh83.35 and Diesel at 73.68 in Nairobi. Kerosene price will, however, rise to Ksh79.75. The changes will take effect at midnight. Read:Super Petrol Now Cheaper Than Diesel In April Fuel Prices Review EPRA attributed the drop to decreased prices of the weighted average cost of imported refined petroleum products. “The changes in this month’s prices…

The High Court has extended orders barring the removal of Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina from the powerful County Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC). The ODM party had kicked out the senator following his election as the chairperson of the watchdog committee. The matter was up for mention today, Thursday, May 14. The next mention and inter parties hearing has been set for June 9. Ole Kina had early this week obtained orders temporarily barring Senate Speaker Kenth Lusaka from ejecting him from CPAIC and the Business Committee. In his petition, Ole Kina, through his lawyer Nelson Havi, argued…

The nomination of former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka Kibaki-era Justice Minister and Narc Kenya Party leader Martha Karua for conferment of the rank of senior counsel has been revoked. The two members of the legal profession were among a list of 24 lawyers who were selected by the Committee on Senior Counsel in August 2019 to join the exclusive club of senior lawyers in the country. The names were forwarded to Chief Justice David Maraga who was expected to transmit the same to President Uhuru Kenyatta for gazetting but that didn’t happen. But in a communication by the Law Society…

Brookhouse International school will now be able to offer virtual learning to all its student community after the High Court issued an injunction allowing classes for pupils in kindergarten up to those in year four to resume. The court had on April 30, suspended online learning for the pupils after a section of the school parents who referred to themselves as the Brookhouse Parents Association (BPA) protested the 90 per cent fee demand by the management. In the petition, the parents argued that the 10 per cent discount offered by the management for term three was too little considering that…

The Kenyan government has turned away 25 truck drivers from neighbouring country Tanzania who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus at the Namanga border point. Addressing the nation on Wednesday during the daily Covid-19 briefing, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Rashid Aman said the 25 include 23 Tanzanian nationals. The other two include a Rwandese and a Ugandan national. The CAS said the tests are conducted on the Tanzania soil and any driver who tests positive is denied entry into Kenya. Dr Aman revealed this when he confirmed 22 new infections in Kenya and four deaths. This means that the…

The United States of America (USA) government has warned its citizens in Tanzania over the high risk of contracting the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the East African country. In the health alert issued on Wednesday, May 13, the US embassy in Tanzania stated that the risk of contracting Covid-19 in Dar es Salaam is extremely high as all evidence points to exponential growth of the epidemic in the city and other regions in Tanzania. The embassy urged American nationals stuck in Tanzania to limit their movement as part of the measures to protect themselves from contracting the contagious disease. “The…

Ousted Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen and majority whip Susan Kihika are on the spot over an order shared on social media said to have been issued by the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) suspending their removal from office. The order, which went viral on social media after it was shared by former State House operative Dennis Itumbi, has sections that significantly differ from the order shared by the Judiciary on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday night. The order is the one that was allegedly tabled before Senate speaker Keneth Lusaka who disregarded it and went ahead to ratify…

Tanzania was not represented in a Tuesday meeting between the Head of States from the East African Community (EAC). The virtual meeting hosted by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, who is also the current EAC Chairperson, was about the management of cross-border spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The meeting brought together Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya), Yoweri Museveni (Uganda) and Salva Kiir Mayardit (South Sudan). President John Pombe Magufuli of Tanzania did not attend the meeting despite Tanzania being among East African counties that have reported a high number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the region. The country’s response to…

At least 700 Kenyans who had been stranded in foreign nations amid the Coronavirus pandemic have been evacuated, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau said on Tuesday. Addressing the nation during the daily Covid-19 briefing, ambassador Kamau said plans are underway to facilitate the return of more Kenyans with urgent need to be home. The PS noted that most of the Kenyans were left stranded abroad after governments declared territorial lockdown as part of the measures to contain the spread of the disease. For instance, most Kenyans, who flew in from India last week, had travelled to seek medical attention.…

Weeks after the international passenger flight ban was extended in the country over the Coronavirus threat, Kahawa Tungu has learnt that plans are underway to resume operations. Preparations spearheded by the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) are in high gear ahead of the resumption of the flights at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi. JKIA Airport Manager Abel Gogo has organised for a virtual Zoom meeting on Wednesday, May 13,  to strategise on the resumption of activities at Kenya’s largest airport. The meeting will involve officials from the Aeronautical Operational Control (AOC), all government agencies, concessionaires, contractors, suppliers and service providers.…

Jubilee Deputy Secretary-General Caleb Kositany has protested the post-election coalition agreement between Jubilee and independence party KANU. In a letter addressed to the Registrar of Political parties Ann Nderitu, the Soy Member of Parliament dismissed the agreement which was last week ratified by the registrar as null and void. “Please be informed that the aforementioned Agreement is not compliant with the Jubilee Constitution and the Political Parties Act, therefore it is null and void, ” said Kositany in a letter dated Monday, May 11. The MP said the party leadership was not involved in the agreement since the party’s National…

The government has slashed the cost of Covid-19 tests for businesses days after eateries reopened. Restaurant owners seeking to obtain clearance to reopen will now be required to part with Ksh1,000 for their staff to be subjected to mandatory Covid-19 tests. Addressing the nation during the daily Covid-19 briefing, Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala said the move is aimed at encouraging businesses to resume operations. “Because we don’t want to burden the business community, our is to make sure that we stop the spread of the virus to the public but also not to stop the economy, we have agreed…

The number of Coronavirus cases in the country rose to 700 on Monday after 28 people tested positive. At the same time, the number of Covid-19 fatalities confirmed in the country rose to 33 after one more patient died in Nairobi. Of the new cases, 10 are from Mombasa, nine from Kajiado, seven from Nairobi and two from Wajir. A total of 841 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Addressing the nation during the daily Covid-19 briefings, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Rashid Aman noted that the nine patients in Kajiado county are all Kenyan truck drivers who…

The High Court has temporarily stopped the removal of Narok Senator Ledama Olekina from the Senate County Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC) pending hearing and determination of a petition challenging the move. Ole Kina, whose election as Chairperson of the county watchdog committee, was challenged by the ODM senate minority leader James Orengo, had petitioned against his removal from the committee and new role. Ole Kina, through his lawyer Nelson Havi, argued that he was validly elected and the move by Orengo to de-whip him was illegal. Justice Weldon Korir certified the petition as urgent and issued the conservatory…

Kenya Ports Authority Finance manager Patrick Wambugu Nyoike has been charged with graft related offences over alleged Ksh214.5 million fraud case. Nyoike was arraigned in a Mombasa court on Monday and charged alongside a clerical officer identified as Isaac Obunga. The finance boss pleaded not guilty to the five charges levelled against him and was released on a Ksh2 million cash bail or Ksh5 million. The Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji had on Sunday ordered that Nyoike be charged alongside his wife Jacinta Wambugu and his brother Alfred Hinga, who are directors of Nyali Capital Ltd (NCL). But Jacinta…