Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

Police in Thika have launched investigations aimed at unravelling circumstances under which a local welder was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted after being enticed with a business deal. The victim, Gordon Otieno, was reportedly kidnapped in the outskirts of Makongeni hours after receiving a call from a person he believed was a potential client. According to the victim account statement recorded at the Fourteen Falls Police Patrol Base, the person told Otieno that he wanted his door fixed adding that he had been referred by one of his[Otieno] clients. Little did he know that he had been duped. He would later…

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has ordered the Kenya Wild Services (KWS) to immediately stop the encroachment of the land between Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and Nairobi National Park in Syokimau by private developers. The developers had begun setting up warehouses in the area. Reiterating that the land belongs to the government, the CS directed KWS director-general John Waweru to take possession of it and erect a perimeter fence around the property. “We have noticed some people are putting up godowns on a 1.6 kilometre stretch behind Syokimau train terminus on the western boundary of the park. The…

A photo of Kenyan R&B singer Otile Brown has sparked a conversation on social media with netizens telling off ex-lover Vera Sidika for ‘wrongly’ embarrassing the star after their bitter fallout. In the picture, which was taken in Bahrain, a country in the Middle East, shorts-clad Otile, is captured relaxing in a jacuzzi staring at the waters with breakfast beside him. Hawk-eyed netizens were quick to notice his protruding ‘manhood.’ Last year, days after their break-up, Vera embarrassed the Chaguo La Moyo hitmaker on her Instagram account saying he couldn’t satisfy her. Vera said Otile was not good enough or…

Gospel singer Linet Masiro Munyali popularly known by her stage moniker Size 8 has recounted being ridiculed for marrying Crossover 101 DJ Mo. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Size 8 revealed that the NTV DJ, whose real name is Samwel Muraya, was still struggling when they got married in 2013 and her friends often looked down upon him. The Pale Pale hitmaker revealed that a lot has changed and now DJ Mo can afford most of the things she often desired. During her birthday on Sunday, the showbiz DJ got his wife a high-end spa and barbershop. According to…

Days after gospel singer Bahati treated his wife Diana Marua to a lavish baby shower, the beauty has revealed that she is not looking forward to giving birth to another child. The couple is expecting their second child in a few days time. Diana was responding to a post by Winnie Shareefa who was the emcee of the Saturday colourful event that went down in a city hotel. Shareefa had posted pictures from the invite-only event, thanking the couple for the opportunity to host the ceremony. She went ahead to request for a repeat next year. “I couldn’t be more…

Kisumu County government has in the recent past hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons and that seems not be ending soon after it emerged that the county recently purchased an old Toyota Prado at a whooping Ksh19 million. According to reports, the increasing scandals have alarmed residents who have been left wondering if governor Nyong’o is in charge. Reports by Citizen Weekly, indicate that all Members of County Assembly (MCAs) in Kisumu are officially contractors as they even decide who gets what contracts. On the spot is the Railway MCA, who constructed a Ksh5 million toilet at Lwangni…

Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho was on Tuesday on the receiving end of Kenyans’ wrath after he condemned recent Bamburi attack. The Monday night attack by machete-wielding Wakali Kwanza gang members left at least 13 Nyali and Kisauni residents injured. Three suspects have since been arrested. The Governor, who is in the United States issued a statement urging law enforcement agencies to swing into action and bring sanity to the affected areas in his county. “I am extremely perturbed by yesterday’s wave of attacks in Bamburi and Mtopanga within Kisauni Sub-county. I urge security agents to move with speed and…

Ugandan musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has been charged with intending to annoy, alarm or ridicule President Yoweri Museveni. According to BBC reports, the new charge is an addition to previous treason charges. The outspoken Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, who strongly opposes Museveni’s regime was last year charged with treason charges for allegedly stoning the president’s motorcade. While in custody, Wine reportedly suffered torture under the Ugandan police. He was later flown to the United States for specialized treatment. Read: Artist Signed To Bobi Wine’s Label Dies After Alleged Kidnap, Torture However, on arrival from US, Wine was…

Police in Mombasa have arrested three suspected members of a machete-wielding gang, Wakali Kwanza, that attacked Nyali and Kisauni residents on Monday night leaving several injured. The three were identified as Jackson Okelo, 26,  Paul Ayub, 18, and 17-year-old Ibrahim Mohammed Hamdan. According to Kisauni Sub-county Police Commander Julius Kiragu, the suspects were arrested after an intense operation following the attack that left 13 people injured. “The suspects are being held at Kadzandani police post and they will later in the day be taken to Shanzu Law Courts. We are still continuing with our operation. We must deal with these…

Police constable Samson Morongo has been arrested in connection with the murder of his colleague at Wilson Airport on Saturday, July 27. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Morongo shot constable Stephen Mkangi and “faked it on unknown” assailants. “After killing his colleague, PC Morongo went ahead to make a report that they had been attacked by unknown people-who killed his colleague & took their firearms. “Forensic investigations by the #DCI have ruled that theory out & proved that it was Homicide,” DCI wrote on Twitter. The forensic analysis involved subjecting the suspect’s clothes to Gunshot Residue Test…

Naivasha residents have been left in shock after a 40-year-old woman committed suicide after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. According to reports, the woman identified as Purity Muthoni hanged herself in her sister’s house in Kasarani Estate, Naivasha, after travelling from Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) where she had gone for treatment. The mother of two had been undergoing treatment in different hospitals after she developed growth in one of her breasts. “She started undergoing treatment in various hospitals and was misdiagnosed with other ailments until the final blow was delivered at her at KNH,” Joyce Wangui, a neighbour, told…

The family of the late Kibra Member of Parliament Ken Okoth has cancelled earlier plans to hold rituals following the cremation of their kin in Nairobi on Saturday. According to reports, the family will not bury a banana trunk as per the Luo community cultural and practices as earlier planned. According to the ODM national chairman John Mbadi, who addressed members of the press on Monday evening, the family had resolved to avoid any rituals after a closed-door meeting which was also attended by area MP Eve Obara. During the meeting, the family also agreed to shelve wife inheritance talks.…

Tanzanian journalist Eric Kabendera was on Monday arraigned in court where he was charged with three counts of economic crimes after spending seven days in police custody. In the first count, the freelancer journalist, who appeared at the Resident Magistrate’s Court in Kisutu in Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam, was charged with the offence of leading organised crime. “On diverse dates between January 2015 and July 2019 at diverse places within the City and Region of Dar es Salaam, with other persons not in court. knowingly furnished assistance in the conduct of affairs of a criminal racket, with intent either…

Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo’s criticism on the Western countries has rubbed a section of the Americans the wrong way just days after he landed in the United States. The BBC business editor is in the US for a one-year study leave at Columbia University, New York City. Larry’s Sunday tweet on his experience in the US was condemned by Americans who called on the journalist to return home if he felt the country was not safe. The journo had tweeted on recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. “I went to sleep on news of a mass shooting in…

National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has strongly differed with Deputy President William Ruto on constitutional reforms. Speaking on Sunday, Duale rooted for the amendment of the Kenyan constitution to create the post of a prime minister. According to Duale, a parliamentary system will solve the election crisis the country finds itself in every five years. “Because we keep fighting over presidential elections, causing tensions in the country, we as the pastoralist community propose a parliamentary system of government, that is lead by a prime minister. “The party or coalition which get the most positions in the National Assembly and…