Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

A police officer has been arrested in connection with the killing of Carlton David Maina, a Leeds University Students who was shot dead at Laini Saba in Kibera, Nairobi, in 2018. Constable Emmanuel Ambunya Oyombe attached to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Police Post was arrested on Wednesday by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). According to the DCI, the arrest followed the completion of an inquest into the death of Maina. The Officer is expected to be arraigned today. The DCI said he will be charged with murder. “Following completion of Inquest into the death of Carlton David…

Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) employees are yet to receive their March salaries, Kahawa Tungu has learnt. Daniel Kagwe, the Postmaster General and CEO Posta Kenya, has attributed the delays to negative effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the firm’s operations. “This is to inform you that there shall be a delay in the disbursement of salaries for March 2020. The delay is as a result of the decrease in business which has been occasioned by the COVID-19 Pandemic., ” a memo addressed to all members of staff dated Wednesday, April 15, 2020, reads in part. “It is our earnest…

The Jubilee party Secretariat has finally broken its silence over alleged fraud in the ruling party regarding change of officials in the National Management Committee (NMC). Raphael Tuju, the Party Secretary General, has accused a section of Jubilee members that has challenged the change of leadership, of flouting Jubilee’s internal dispute resolution guidelines. Deputy President William Ruto, who is also the Jubilee Party Deputy Leader, had accused “fraudsters” of taking advantage of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to get some persons to leadership positions through the backdoor. Ruto and his allies claimed that party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) Governing Council (NGC) members…

The Kenyan government has received a share of ventilators and testing kits donated to Africa by Chinese businessman Jack Ma to fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement on Wednesday, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the government on Wednesday received a consignment of swaps and viral transportation medium (18,900), extraction kits (18,912), medical disposal protective clothing (3390), ventilation machines, thermometer guns and medical gloves from Jack Ma Foundation. The CS further said the ministry has also received a consignment of surgical masks, gloves, face shields and gowns from China, Germany and Frace through the World Health Organization. “A…

Jubilee party wrangles continue to deepen after it emerged on Wednesday that the Registrar of Political parties is not in possession of crucial documents to aid the body with change of officials as earlier requested by Secretary General Raphael Tuju. In a letter seen by Kahawa Tungu directed to Tuju, the Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu directed the SG to furnish the regulator with crucial documents required before the changes can be considered. “Upon review of this letter it is noted that some of the requested records of Jubilee party are not in the custody of the office, “…

Seven people working with the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the disease was first reported in the country mid last month. In a statement on Tuesday, acting Managing Director, Engineer Rashid Salim, said four of those who tested positive are KPA staff while three are contracted cleaners working at the Port. To contain the spread of the virus that has killed two of its workers, Salim said the company has appointed a committee of senior managers which has been charged with the role of planning, managing and coordinating the authority’s preparedness to combat the…

Key services in various departments in Vihiga County are set to be paralysed starting midnight if staff make good on a threat to down tools over unpaid salaries. In a notice issued on April 6, the employees stated that they have been experiencing salary delays from December 2019. Some of the staff affected include the County nurses and clinical officers who are members of the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) and Kenya Union of Clinical officers (KUCO) respectively. “By a copy of this letter members of the unions above will down tools beginning the midnight of Tuesday, April 14,…

Action has been taken against a police officer who was caught on camera soliciting for bribes from Boda Boda riders in Magarini, Kilifi County, Deputy President William Ruto said on Tuesday morning. In a video that has surfaced online, the officer was filmed fighting two Boda Boda riders transporting charcoal in Magarini area after they refused to bribe him. In a tweet, the DP stated that the matter was brought to his attention by Magarini Member of Parliament Michael Kingi. “I promptly informed security officers of the same and the IG has acted. The officer will appear in court. We…

National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale has rubbished claims by his Senate Counterpart Kipchumba Murkomen that Parliament no longer serves the interests of Kenyans but the Executive arm of government. Murkomen had on Monday stated that Parliament had failed Kenyans in regards to the unprecedented negative effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has left many Kenyans jobless as businesses are shutting down and others scaling down. According to the lawmaker, the House had failed to enact laws to cushion Kenyans in the wake of the economic slowdown. In a series of tweets, Duale told off Murkomen saying the Elgeyo Marakwet…

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has dismissed reports that the ministry is mulling postponing national examinations amid the Coronavirus pandemic that has thrown the school calendar into disarray. The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations are scheduled to start on November 2 and end on November 3, while the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams are set to start on November 4 and end on November 30. In a statement on Monday, the CS said that it’s too early for the government to think of postponing the examinations. “We have still not reached a stage where we are…

Siaya Senator James Orengo has joined the general public in condemning the bizarre burial of one of his constituents alleged to have contracted Coronavirus (COVID-19). James Oyugi Onyango was hurriedly buried on Sunday at 2.30 am in a shallow grave. In a viral video, the deceased, who was an employee of Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), was placed in a body bag, carried out of the back of a pick-up and dumped in a gravesite. In a statement on Monday afternoon, Orengo said he will take legal action against officials in both the national and county governments at the centre of…

Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen is now of the opinion that Parliament has failed Kenyans in the wake of unprecedented negative effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the economy. In a tweet on Monday, the firebrand Elgeyo Marakwet Senator stated that the House charged with the role of representing Kenyans’ interests is now being used to protect interests of the Executive arm of government. Government measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 including social distancing rendered many Kenyans jobless after businesses were shut down with others scaling down operations. Murkomen was reacting to a story published on the Standard newspaper on…

Police in Kirinyaga County are searching for one of their officers, who has been missing for 14 days now. Administration Police Officer, James Maina Ng’ang’a, based at Kianyaga Police station, went missing on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, after completing his official duties at the Thiba dam site. A circular directed to Police bosses in Nairobi, County Commander indicates that the 33-year-old police constable is armed with a scorpion rifle (S/NO. B368271) loaded with a magazine of 30 rounds of ammunition. If traced, police have been instructed to arrest him for appropriate action. Read: KRA Official, AP Officer At Large After…

As Parliament reconvenes on Tuesday for COVID-19 special sittings, tougher guidelines have been introduced to safeguard legislators as the pandemic continues to spread. In an updated list of guidelines released on Sunday, only 53 members of the National Assembly and 28 senators will be allowed in the debating chamber. National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi noted that save for the designated seats, priority of allocation of the rest of the seats will be accorded only to members who have registered for the particular sitting. The lawmakers are expected to deliberate on the stages of the 2020 Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill containing…

Six more people have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kenya bringing the total number of confimed cases in the country to 197. In a statement to newsrooms on Sunday, April 12, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said one patient had succumbed to the disease in Siaya County. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to eight. The new cases include five Kenyan nationals from the counties of Nairobi (4), Mombasa (1), Siaya (1) and one foreigner. “The 6 persons are aged between 25 and 59 years. Two persons have a history of recent foreign travel from the…