Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have launched a manhunt for a KCSE candidate who sneaked out of an examination centre in Mogotio, Baringo, in an attempt to cheat on Wednesday. Kennedy Ruto, a student at Radat Secondary school, is said to have escaped from the exam centre to access examination material for the Agriculture paper administered yesterday. In the incident that caused scenes at the institution, DCI said, Ruto put on civilian clothes to conceal his school uniform and jumped over the school fence to a neighbouring compound. Detectives who were within the school’s vicinity became suspicious…

There was drama at the Gigiri Police Station on Wednesday after an officer attempted to shoot his colleague after a disagreement over a lost phone. The police constable whose name has been withheld is reported to have shot at the colleague but missed causing panic at the station. The would-be victim, witnesses say, had misplaced the officer’s Tecno Pop Two mobile phone, which was later found at the station’s report office. Also Read: Rogue Cop Arrested After Narrowly Escaping Death In Illegal Raid At Thika Liquor Store The raging perpetrator, who was armed with an AK47 rifle, had just completed…

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has suspended three brands of galvanized roofing sheets over quality issues. The brands are Haut International, Mwananchi Mabati Company Limited and Obor technology Kenya Limited. KEBS Managing Director Bernard Njiraini, while announcing the ban, said the affected brands were found to be using substandard products during the manufacturing processes in violation of bureau standards. Njiraini noted that a countrywide a countrywide market surveillance on the galvanized roofing sheets indicated the presence of substandard products that do not fully comply with the specified requirements of. KS EAS 11: 2019. Also Read: Here Are Maize Flour…

A storm is brewing in the newly launched Chama Cha Kazi party as a section of women aspirants decry alleged issuance of direct tickets ahead of the August 9 General Election. The aspirants from Kiambu County have accused the party leader Moses Kuria of a plot to deny them a chance to be on the ballot despite their popularity among the electorate. Speaking to the press on Tuesday, Mary Mathai, who is seeking the Kiambu Town parliamentary seat in the August polls, claims the MP asked her to drop her bid in favour of another candidate despite having paid Ksh120,000…

Police are investigating an incident where a policewoman was attacked and injured by a gang of armed robbers in Magongo area, Mombasa County. The officer attached to Makupa Police Station was on her way to the station when she was attacked by the Machete-wielding gang on Tuesday at around 5 am. Also Read: Five Suspected Robbers Gunned Down In Mombasa Police reports indicate the thugs stole the officer’s uniform, berretta, name tag and ceremonial belt. She also lost some personal effects during the incident. The injured officer was rushed to a local hospital for treatment after the incident. Also Read:…

Former Rarieda Member of Parliament Nicholas Gumbo and ex-police spokesperson Charles Owino have ditched the ODM party ahead of the party’s primaries. The duo defected to the United Democratic Movement (UDM) associated with Mandera Governor Ali Roba on Tuesday to launch a joint Siaya County gubernatorial bid. In a deal reached between the two leaders, Owino shelved his bid for the Siaya governor seat to join forces with Gumbo who will fly the UDM flag in the August 9 General Election. Owino will be the former legislator’s running mate. Also Read: ODM Denies Issuing Direct Tickets To Some Aspirants Amid…

Two Kenyan nationals are under investigation in India after they were busted smuggling gold valued at Ksh113 million at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). According to Indian news outlets, the duo was intercepted after arriving from Nairobi, via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Customs officers who searched the Kenyans found 19 bars of gold bars concealed in hidden pockets. The gold, the authorities told the press, weighed about 15.57 kilograms. Also Read: Two Arrested in Uthiru After Presenting Crushed Padlocks As Gold to Investor One of the passengers allegedly admitted to having visited the Asian country on multiple occasions, about four…

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has denied reports circulating on social media regarding the alleged issuance of direct tickets to some aspirants. Yesterday, a section of the media reported that the Raila Odinga-led party had resolved to issue direct tickets in select regions in preparations for the August 9 General Election. The reports indicated the party is using a combination of methods including opinion polls ratings and consensus to pick the most popular candidate for the ticket. Homa Bay Woman Representative Gladys Wanga, who is eyeing the county’s governor seat in the August polls, is among aspirants said to…

Police have launched investigations after a Chinese national was found dead in his hotel room in Lavington, Nairobi, in a suspected murder. Zhou Yadi, a manager of a construction company building the Lamu-Garissa Highway, is suspected to have died on Saturday. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) who visited the scene said Yadi’s body was found in the bathroom with a piece of cloth tied around his neck. Police suspect that the contractor was attacked by unknown assailants after travelling to Nairobi for official duties. Preliminary investigations indicate the foreigner was strangled. Also Read: Court Allows Police To…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has suspended Ecobank Kenya from Forex trading for a week over a violation of set regulations. In a statement to newsrooms on Monday, CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge said the bank engaged in unsafe trading practices and breached the Prudential Guidelines on Foreign Exchange Exposure Limits in March 2022. In its investigations, CBK established that Ecobank did not have sufficiently robust risk controls to prevent breaches on its foreign exchange exposure limits, or the inaccurate reporting of its position. Consequently, the regulator ordered the lender to cease transacting as an authorised foreign exchange dealer in…

Magata Bruce Mackenzie is the top candidate in the recently concluded 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination. Mackenzie, who sat his exams at Gilgil Hills Academy, scored 428 marks out of the possible 500. The second candidate is Momanyi Ashley Kerubo from Makini School with 427 marks. Other top candidates are: (3) Kwoma Charity Buyanzi – Holy Family Misikhu Girls Primary School – 426 (4) Mbugua Sharon Wairimu Muteti – Emmanuel Academy – 426 marks (5) Muteti Shantel Ndinda – Kitengela International School – 426 marks (6) Stanley Otieno Omondi – Rofin Field Junior School – 426 marks…

The much-awaited judgment on the contentious Buiding Bridges Initiative (BBI) will be delivered on Thursday, March 31, the Supreme Court has announced. In a notice on Monday, Letizia Wachira, the court registrar, said the ruling will be delivered from 9:00am. The matter was heard for three days, from 18 to 20 January, 2022. The 7-judge bench that heard the case comprised of Justices Martha Koome (Chief Justice), Philomena Mwilu (Deputy CJ), Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndungu, Ibrahim Mohammed, Isaac Lenaola and William Ouko. The judges are expected to uphold or quash a ruling on the lower courts that declared the BBI…

Kirinyaga Woman Representative Wangui Ngirici has reacted to Moses Kuria’s claims that she doesn’t stand a chance in her gubernatorial bid. Kuria, yesterday, urged the legislator to reconsider her bid ahead of the August 9 General Election This is after it emerged that the ruling Jubilee party is seeking to have the Woman Rep join the party months after ditching the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). Even as Ngirici maintains that she would vie for the seat on an independent party ticket, Kuria claims the MP is in for a rude shock. He suggested that Kirinyaga people, who are part of…

Police in Kilimani, Nairobi, are pursuing a Chinese businessman for assaulting and seriously injuring his compatriot. Zhu Jin Ping is said to have committed the offence on March 20, 2022, at around 8pm after luring Li Xia to a city joint. The two have a pending case in court where they are accused of obtaining money by false pretences. Also Read: KeNHA Expels Four Chinese Nationals From Project Site For Assaulting Kenyan Engineer The attack, police say, is related to the case. “The complainant went to Galaxy Entertainment room number V805 where she found Ping with four other Chinese men…

Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetang’ula has denied claims that he is in talks with the Azimio la Umoja coalition over a possible partnership ahead of the August 9 General Election. Reports surfaced on social media on Friday morning that the Kenya Kwanza principal was meeting Azimio presidential aspirant Raila Odinga at the latter’s Karen home in Nairobi. The breakfast meeting, those behind the reports claimed, was part of talks to have Wetang’ula ditch the Kenya Kwanza camp and join Azimio. But while reacting to the claims, the legislator said nothing could be farther from the truth. The Bungoma Senator…