Finger of God ministry founder Joseph Hellon has disclosed that former TV presenter Esther Arunga is a victim of her own choices. Esther, a lawyer by training, on Monday, pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the murder of her three-year-old son Sinclair Timberlake on the night of June 17, 2014. Contrary to her initial statement to the Australian police in 2014, Esther admitted that she found her husband, Timberlake, hitting their son on the stomach adding that he “threw him against the wall” saying “there’s a devil in his stomach, I have to get it out”. Appearing on NTV…
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has signed deportation orders against 17 foreigners who are directors of gambling firms in the country. This follows a crackdown on betting firms in the country. According to reports, the deportees violated work permits engaging in business not stated on the application. “Some of them came into the country as tourists, while others came with visas not related to doing business, but they have changed and are now engaged in betting,” a source intimated to a local daily. Majority of the affected foreigners are Europeans. They are required to leave the country immediately. Last week…
Kenyan socialite turned businesswoman Huddah Monroe is well known for her savagery character on social media that she apparently uses as a defensive mechanism against those keen to bring her down. However, her Tuesday post on Instagram revealed the other sweet side of her. In a morning post, Huddah, just like other days, was all about teasing her fans with a flirty photo. Flaunting her cleavage in what looks like a nightdress, Huddah captioned the picture: “Verified I’m always in a rush to get home to do absolutely nothing…….. 🤭” Read: How Huddah Monroe’s “Sexy” Message To Teenage Boy Backfired…
As reports of former KTN anchor, Esther Runga, lying to police over her son’s death, continue to spark mixed reactions, Quincy Timberlake’s ex-wife has weighed on the issue. Esther, a lawyer by training, on Monday, pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the murder of her four-year-old son Sinclair Timberlake on the night of June 17, 2014. Esther admitted that she found her husband, Timberlake, hitting their son on the stomach adding that he “threw him against the wall” saying “there’s a devil in his stomach, I have to get it out”. Timberlake was charged with murder and is currently…
Prejudice paints a picture of the lives many people living with albinism face in East African country, Tanzania. While the rest of what is regarded as the normal population in Tanzania enjoys its normal day to day life, people with albinism continue to live in fear despite calls from humanitarian organizations, to the community, to end sorcery-related practices that are at the verge of wiping the special group from the society. According to medical experts, Albinism is an inherited genetic condition that reduces the amount of melanin pigment formed in the skin, hair and/or eyes. In Tanzania, a country with…
Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris is not happy with a section of Kenyan’s reactions on her recent appointment to the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) as a senator. On Monday, the legislator, took to her Twitter handle to thank the organization for considering her for the position. “Thank you @wbaforum for my appointment as a Senator at the Grand Assembly. It’s a privilege and an honour to represent Kenya in the global effort to ease access to finance for SMEs, innovators and startups so they can create more jobs, ” she wrote. https://twitter.com/EstherPassaris/status/1150681320999268352 A section…
The government has adopted new regulations that have given power to private security guards to carry guns and make arrests. According to reports by The Standard, the regulations were gazetted on Friday by Interior cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i. Under the new regulations, the guards have also been empowered to take formal police jobs, quell riots and providing security during elections. In performing these duties, the guards, just like the police and emergency service providers, will be allowed to ride in armoured and rapid response vehicles. They will be allowed to blare sirens as well as flashing warning lights on highways. Read:…
A police officer in Kilifi County died on Sunday morning after turning a gun on himself over a suspected domestic row. According to reports, the officer, Constable Kelvin Kipkemoi attached to Kizurini Police station in Kaloleni, shot himself at around 5:30am after his night shift duty. County Police Commandant Patrick Okeri confirmed the incident saying the officer might have committed the act following a domestic wrangle with his wife. “We understand that the officer was having domestic issues with his wife and they had probably quarreled leading him to commit the act,” Okeri said. Read: Administration Police Officer Shoots And…
Wasafi Classic Baby (WCB) President Diamond Platnumz has reunited with his children months after accusing his baby mama Zari Hassan of blocking every avenue to see and communicate with them. In a photo posted on Instagram, the Kanyaga crooner couldn’t hide his joy as he reunited with his daughter, Latiffa and sons, Nillan and Dylan. Diamond was with Hamissa Mobetto’s son Dylan, who lives in Tanzania, when he made a video call to his two other children who live with their mother, Zari Hassan, in South Africa. “@deedaylan @princeNillan @Princess_tiffah and I, strategizing how we gonna take this @wcb_wasafi and all…
Consumers who rely on petrol for their day to day activities will continue to dig dipper into their pockets after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced an increment in its prices on Sunday. In the July review, the prices of super petrol increase by Ksh0.29 per litre while diesel and kerosene decreased by Ksh0.88 and Ksh2.31 per litre respectively. Following the review, super petrol will trade at Ksh115.39 with diesel retailing at Ksh103.88 and kerosene at Ksh101.97 per litre in Nairobi. The new prices will be effective at midnight. Read: Blow To Consumers As Fuel Prices Shoot Yet…
Kenyan musician and producer Jegede on Friday had a lifetime opportunity to express his feelings to socialite Vera Sidika. In a number of his recent interviews, Jegede, whose real name is Jackson Rakama, has declared his love for the curvaceous businesswoman. However, Friday night was a rare moment as he got to pour out his feelings to his dream woman live on TV. Appearing on NTV’s The Trend show, where he apparently surprised Vera, Jegede armed with flowers, came face to face with his crush in full glare of cameras. This was the second time the two were meeting. When…
Deputy President William Ruto has taken issue with the conduct of the Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju. In a thinly-veiled sarcastic tweet on Sunday morning, the DP accused Tuju of working with opposition leaders, hence, betraying the ruling party he was elected to serve. https://twitter.com/WilliamsRuto/status/1150294778719932416?s=20 The sentiments come days after Tuju criticized the DP and leaders allied to him during the launch of the construction of Mahaya Training Teachers College in Rarieda constituency, Siaya County, last week. Read: Raphael Tuju Hits Back At Moses Kuria Over Uncultured Remarks Speaking on Thursday during the meeting attended by several opposition leaders…
K24 news anchor Betty Kyallo will never give a polygamous man a chance in her life. The sassy anchor revealed this on Friday while hosting city preacher Lucy Natasha on her show dubbed Up Close With Betty. Betty confessed to having dumped a polygamous man before, vowing never to give such men a chance to ruin her beautiful life. The anchor was interviewing Rev Natasha on her book titled “Before you say I do.” In the book, Rev Natasha advises couples on what to look for in a partner before deciding to take a relationship to another level. Read: Betty…
Controversial radio host Andrew Kibe has been trending on social media for the better part of the day over his hard-hitting comments on the modern-day friendship. Speaking on Citizen TV during the Day Break show on Friday, Kibe’s chilling sentiments that all friendships are situational sent social media into a frenzy. “I am not a true friend we are all using each other,” he said. But this was not the first time the man, who has earned a maverick title due to his controversial remarks on sex and relationships matters, was breaking the internet. While at NRG Radio, where he…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has denied reports of infighting in government amid pressure on President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve the cabinet. CS Matiang’i, who chairs the National Development Implementation and Communication Committee, insisted on Friday that the cabinet is working as a team and there was no reason for alarm. “We have had people talk of a divided Cabinet. That is false. We are working together; you have seen us in different government engagements,” he said in Nyeri County at the burial of ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru’s grandmother. The comments come amid calls by a section of leaders…
