Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

A clinical officer in Makueni county has been charged with defiling a class 8 girl. The medical officer is said to have committed the act after the minor sought medical attention at his clinic after she was allegedly defiled in a separate incident. Last year, a pastor was arrested for defiling and impregnating a 16-year-old girl in the same region. The girl’s mother, who hails from Ukia in Kaiti Constituency, said the minor told her she had gone to clean the church with her friends when the pastor reportedly took advantage of her. The Standard Eight pupil claimed the pastor…

It has been a week full of speculation following Maina Kageni’s Instagram post on ‘unidentified boy’ Nathan. On Friday 22, 2018, Classic 105 host Maina Kageni posted a photo with a young boy called Nathan on Instagram attracting different views from netizens who sought to know if indeed he was a father. “Twinning with Nathan… Took him for his first haircut… Keep smiling…. #JoysOfLife…” the bubbly host posted. To many, the caption was not complete. One @habo_ke_254 commented: “I was almost asking who’s baby. Another, @pauline.wangu.754 added: “Making babies then baby sitting private life ndo hii.” Well, on his part,…

One person died on Friday after a fatal accident on the Nakuru-Naivasha highway. The early morning accident also left two other people injured. The accident occurred near the Naivasha GK Prison after a lorry collided head on with a Subaru Forester vehicle. The accident comes barely a week after another accident at at Marula area on the Nakuru-Naivasha Highway claimed 4 lives and left several other people injured. https://twitter.com/KenyanTraffic/status/1101350591090094081 The Sunday accident involved a saloon car -Toyota Wish – and a bus traveling to Nairobi. It’s reported that the driver of the Toyata wish was trying to overtake, causing a…

Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) has raised an alarm over increased incidences of hyenas biting off buffalo testicles at Aberdare National Park. The hungry scavengers are said to take advantage of the hanging parts of the animals leading to life time deformities of the buffaloes at the park. According to Aberdare National Park KWS Senior Warden Lilian Ajuoga, the first incident was reported in 2008 but it has become a norm in the recent time. “The incidences of hyenas biting of testicles and tails of buffaloes are everyday occurrences in the National Park.  Tens of buffaloes are partly deformed after hyenas…

More than 600 officers linked to corruption cases in the Ministry of Lands have been transferred to other ministries. The transfers come amid probe into the role of the clerical officers in the theft of public land. According to Chief Administrative Secretary Gideon Mung’aro, the ministry is keen on establishing those officers who have been working with crooks to steal public land. “The ministry is particularly concerned by the many cases of theft of public land reported in Thika, Ruiru and other areas and we are telling those behind these schemes that it is only a matter of time before…

Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti has vowed to protect Kenyans in the renewed fight against extra-judicial killings in the country. Speaking on Thursday in Kayole, Nairobi, during the community dialogue on extra-judicial killings, the DCI boss declared that his institution is keen on exposing people killing innocent Kenyans. “I want to be charged here. I stand before you and declare that anybody be it under my command or myself that will ever cover-up for someone who has killed an innocent person. May God himself curse me. No one will ever cover for a police officer who kills under…

The senate has suspended National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) registration exercise until further notice. According to the legislators, the senate arrived at the decision after Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi and his ICT counterpart Joe Mucheru snubbed summons by the Standing Committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations on Thursday. The two CSs, had sent their administrative secretaries to represent them instead, a move that was overly criticized by the legislators led by Vice Chairman Johnston Sakaja. “You have 30 senators before you… and the communication was with you by February 22 to appear here. This looks like…

Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) CEO Charles Ringera has clarified crucial issues touching on the ongoing debate on HELB repayment. This is following a backlash of the government’s plan to recover over Ksh. 7.2 billion owed by 74,000 defaulters. Speaking on Wednesday in an interview with Citizen TV, Ringera said HELB terms didn’t specify that one must secure a job to start repaying the student loan. “There is nowhere actually in that loan application form we have said, you must get a job before paying, what we say is that finish school, we give one year, and settle down…settling can…

A Kenyan environmentalist has come out to explain why a tree planted in memory of the late Nobel Laurate Prof Wangari Maathai in 2011 was cut. This is following a public outcry after a picture of the tree trump went viral last week. According to Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti, an environmental sustainability analyst, the tree was cut down last month after it split into two and posed a risk to children who use a nearby footpath. “The tree behind the pool right at the Prof Wangari Mathai memorial is splitting into two. It’s a huge risk as kids use that route…

The government has confiscated 340 guns from firearm holders with fake licences, Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i said on Tuesday. According to the CS, some of the firearms confiscated are military grade weapons that should not be in the hands of civilians. Speaking after inspecting operations of the Firearms Licensing Board at the DCI Academy in Nairobi, Dr Matiang’i revealed that the government had also recovered 5371 assorted ammunition. He also noted that during the intense vetting exercise, the government revoked 36 licenses improperly issued to civilian firearm holders under the past gun licensing regimes. The tough talking super…

Kenya Films and Classification Board (KFCB) Chief Executive Officer Ezekiel Mutua has finally responded to claims of sexually assaulting one of his employees. This is following claims by a woman on Twitter that the KFCB boss sexually harassed her, when she was working at the agency. The woman who calls herself Nancy Wambui on the micro-blogging site Twitter recently made the claims, further saying she was in a process of taking legal action against Dr Mutua. Wambui who is yet to make any public appearance, claimed that Dr Mutua got physical with her ‘inappropriately’. “I am a former employee at…

Three funeral homes in South Africa have sued a controversial Johannesburg preacher Alph Lukau who claimed to have resurrected a dead man last weekend. In the Sunday video that has gone viral, Pastor Lukau is seen ‘resurrecting’ a man from the dead right outside his church as thousands of believers looked on. The firms now claim the “resurrection drama” by Alleluia Ministries pastor has tainted their reputation after the video went viral on social media. Local media outlets had reported that Kings and Queens Funerals had distanced itself from the incident. The firm denied handling the “dead man’s” body at…

A Nyeri court has set free a student arrested near Dedan Kimathi University on suspicion of wearing explosives. According to the court, the prosecution had failed to prove that Bruce Ndegwa, a Nyeri Polytechnic student, had committed an offence. Nyeri Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo released the suspect after a medical examination showed he is schizophrenic. “The suspect is released from custody and the mother of the accused should ensure he gets proper medication,” she said. According to a medical examination conducted at Nyeri County Referral Hospital in the presence of an officer from the Director of Public Prosecution, Ndegwa had…

Karen Residential Community has written to Gospel Singer Alex Apoko popularly known as Ringtone seeking to stop him from rearing cows. According to the letter the singer posted on his Instagram page, his cows were a bother to the high-end Karen residential standards. “Mr Ringtone please note that Karen is not a farm but a resident’s community, ” read part of the letter signed by the residential Chairman, James Hirst. In the letter, the gospel singer who is not new to controversy is said to be rearing 40 cows at his home. The residential boss has now threatened Ringtone with…

Police in Nairobi have arrested five people who threw live grenades to police officers on Monday evening aong Thika Road. The five are reported to have thrown the grenades as the officers trailed them on Thika Road, Nairobi. According to a police report, the five suspects were in a gang of nine that was spotted riding at high speed on three motor cycles near Mathare 29/30 terminus. Read: Nurse Who Disappeared From Her Nairobi Home Found In ICU, Mombasa On spotting them, police who were patrolling the area, pursued them as they escaped to Mathare North and shortly after intercepted…