Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

Four people drowned on Wednesday night after the vehicle they were travelling in was swept away by floods in Kitui County. Reports indicate that the vehicle, a double cabin, belonging to Prime Telcoms Limited, had six occupants when the incident happened at around 11pm after Mutindi seasonal river burst its banks. According to Matinyani sub-county police commander John Sawe, two people managed to escape to safety as the vehicle was swept away. The officer stated that three bodies were retrieved early on Thursday morning and a search operation is ongoing to recover one that is still missing. Read: Woman, 2…

KTN TV host Tonny Gachoka was on Wednesday arrested at Diani Airstrip in Kwale County for causing disturbance after he was barred from boarding a plane to Nairobi with alcoholic drinks. Police reports indicate that Gachoka, who was set to board a Silverstone Air flight, insisted that he wanted to board the plane with the drinks contrary to the airline’s regulations leading to a confrontation with the attendants. The Point Blank show host had some of the drinks in his hands and others in the bag that he was carrying. Msambweni OCPD Nehemiah Bitok confirmed the arrest saying Gachoka got…

Malindi Member of Parliament Aisha Jumwa and her bodyguard Okuto Otieno will spend another night in police cells awaiting their bail application ruling on Thursday. The two, who were arrested on Wednesday morning at around 3am, were arraigned at Mombasa Law Courts where the prosecution sought to hold them for 21 days to allow the police conclude investigations into a fracas that led to the death of one person on Tuesday night in Ganda, Malindi, Kilifi County. The deceased, Ngumbao Jola, was shot dead following the chaos that was witnessed after Jumwa stormed a meeting of ODM agents at a…

Airtel Kenya is currently facing a network outage affecting calls and Short Message Service (SMS) in many parts of the country. Users have taken to social media to air their frustrations with many saying they can’t make or receive calls for hours now. Responding to some customers on Twitter, the telco confirmed that their network is facing some technical challenges affecting calls and SMS which their engineers are working to resolve. However, Airtel noted that their data services are not affected. “Hi,we are currently having some technical challenges with our network. Due to this, calls and SMS messages will be…

A Nairobi court has directed that DNA tests be carried out to help in settling the succession row in the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s family. In the case, Odinga’s wife, Ida, is embroiled in a bitter property dispute with her daughter-in-law, Lwam Getachew Bekele, the widow of Odinga’s son, Fidel, who died in 2015. Fidel is said to have sired twins with another woman  — secret lover. Bekele, who only had one child with the deceased, is opposed to Ida’s idea of having the twins, a boy and a girl, listed as Fidel’s dependants saying the two were born…

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has arrived back into the country aboard Kenya Airways flight three days after writing his name in the history books in the Ineos marathon, Vienna, Austria. The KQ flight carrying Kipchoge touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 6.18am on Wednesday. In a tweet, the national carrier announced that it had flown Eliud home from Amsterdam. ”Honored to fly our champion Eliud Kipchoge home from Amsterdam. The Pride is so proud of you, ” KQ wrote. https://twitter.com/KenyaAirways/status/1184339779829358592?s=20 Kipchoge left the country last week on Monday night aboard a private jet from…

Malindi Member of Parliament Aisha Jumwa was on Wednesday morning arrested following a scuffle between her and ODM supporters that led to the death of one person in Ganda, Malindi, Kilifi County. She was arrested at around 3am alongside four others after police broke the lock at her main gate to gain access to her house. The police had camped outside her compound from Tuesday 10pm after she denied them access. Reports indicate that the deceased was shot dead following the chaos that was witnessed after Jumwa stormed a meeting of ODM agents at a house belonging to Reuben Katana,…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has summoned the Orange Democratic Movement Chairman John Mbadi following a complaint launched by Jubilee candidate McDonald Mariga over recent attacks targeted at him and his supporters in the ongoing campaigns ahead of the forthcoming Kibra by-election. In a letter seen by Kahawa Tungu,  the commission chairman Wafula Chebukati stated that ODM supporters have been accused of attacking, disrupting campaigns by causing violence and intimidating Mariga and his supporters and even damaged his campaign motor vehicles. “You are accused that, ODM party leaders are instigating violence and are planning to cause chaos in…

Sarah Wairimu, the prime suspect in Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen, has accused the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti and two local media journalists of contempt of a valid court order. In an application filed at the High Court on Tuesday, Ms Wairimu wants the court to jail Kinoti, senior Nation editor John Kamau and The Star reporter Juma Victor Owiti for six months for defying the court order issued by Justice Jessie Lesiit. The order, which was issued on September 16, barred parties in the case and the press from publishing details touching on investigations into Cohen’s death.…

Moses Wainana, the owner of Precious Talent Academy that collapsed last month killing eight students, was on Monday released from police custody. Wainaina was arraigned at Kibera Law Courts where he was charged with eight counts of manslaughter. He denied all the charges and was released on Ksh500,000 cash bail with a surety of the same amount and a credible contact person. The court heard that the accident was an act of God. Wainaina, who had spent 14 days in police custody, was arrested on September 26, three days after the tragedy that left 64  other students injured. Preliminary investigations…

Activist Boniface Mwangi on Monday blocked a VIP motorcade in an identified Nairobi road eliciting an angry reaction from a bodyguard in one of the vehicles. In a video, Mwangi shared on his Twitter handle, the bodyguard, riding in the vehicle with registration number KCH 995E is heard spewing unprintables after Mwangi declined to give him way. Accusing the VIPs of bullying other motorists, Mwangi stated that the VIPs should follow traffic guidelines just like other citizens. “Who will protect Kenyans from this overentitled VIPs and their rogue bodyguards? A police officer in KCH 995E insulted me because l refused…

Kenyans have expressed their disappointment over the recent appointment of former Othaya Member of Parliament Mary Wambui as the chairman of the National Employment Authority. In a gazette notice released on Monday, Labour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatan announced that Ms Wambui had been appointed to the position for a period of three years. Ms, Wambui, succeeded retired President Mwai Kibaki as the MP for Othaya in 2013. In 2017, the businesswoman, however, lost the Jubilee Party ticket to Kibaki’s close ally Gichuki Mugambi, who is the current MP for the constituency. After the defeat, the woman believed to be Kibaki’s…

Former Othaya Member of Parliament Mary Wambui has been appointed the chairperson of the National Employment Authority. Labour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatan announced that Ms Wambui will serve the authority for a period of three years. Ms, Wambui, succeeded retired President Mwai Kibaki as the MP for Othaya in 2013. In 2017, the businesswoman, however, lost the Jubilee Party ticket to Kibaki’s close ally Gichuki Mugambi, who is the current MP for the constituency. After the defeat, the woman believed to be Kibaki’s second wife, announced that she wouldn’t run as an independent candidate but instead focus on supporting President…

Abdi Guyo, the Nairobi County Assembly Majority leader has claimed that his life is in danger following the recent chaos that was witnessed at the assembly. Guyo was among ward representatives, who presented themselves at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to record statements over the standoff witnessed at City Hall following the return of Speaker Beatrice Elachi a year after she was ousted. During the last week incident, Guyo’s group, which is opposed to Elachi serving as the assembly speaker, attempted to oust her once again after she resumed office following a court ruling that quashed her impeachment. Events…

Boy group Ethic Entertainment has been dealt a huge blow once again after YouTube pulled down their new video titled “Thao”. According to a notification from the video platform, the video featuring Boondocks Gang, violated its Copyright policy. YouTube took the action following a claim made by De Gigz Films. The group allegedly used a clip from a film owned by the firm. This is not the first video by the boy group to be removed from the Google-owned platform. In August, Ethic’s video ‘Figa’ was removed for similar reasons. The video featuring Kiss 100’s Kamene Goro had garnered over…