Author: CHRISPEN AKALI
Thursday, September 28, 2023 –Embattled Juliana Cherera and Commissioner Irene Masit left the country over insecurity reasons. The duo alleged before the National Dialogue Committee at the Bomas that they received threats over their stand in Presidential results Cherera added that she was still scared of revealing some of the intrigues behind the 2022 polls adding that it was still not the space for her and her colleagues to speak. “My last born is 7 years old. It was bad even in school. Our social life really changed. It was bad for my children and my family. There are certain…
Thursday, September 28, 2023 –Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has supported the decision by former electoral Commission Chairman Wafula Chebukati to snub the ongoing National Dialogue Committee NADC at the Bomas of Kenya. The Committee led by both Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and his co-chair MP Kimani Ichung’wah, had asked the ex-IEBC Chairman to show up as the Committee seeks answers on the August 9 presidential election. Commenting shortly after Chebukati released a statement to counter the summons, Defense CS Mr. Duale said the former chairman has nothing to do with an election which was declared, done and dusted.…
Thursday, September 28, 2023 –A church Pastor is trending after locking self in a Lions’ den where nothing happens despite provoking the meat eaters to do something. While re-enacting the Biblical Daniel who was thrown into the Lions’ den but still survived without any injury, the pastor who was accompanied by his faithful would be seen sited comfortably and playing with the most dangerous creatures on earth. His followers were outside on the fence watching in shock and some holding prayers as the nerve-wracking cinema rolled on for about fifteen minutes. Sections of Kenyans have made different comments on the…
Thursday, September 28, 2023 –Former Laikipia Woman Representative Catherine Cate Waruguru has revealed that, despite court orders barring CASs from taking their government positions, she is already working. Speaking somewhere in a filled-up church service dubbed ‘Prophetic Night of Prayers signs & Wonders’, Ms Waruguru was heard revealing that she reports in the office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs every day in the morning. “Don’t rebuke politicians. “When you see us politicians, don’t be quick to judge us. The battles we fight you have no idea because you’ve never been in the field especially in murky political waters. “Despite…
Thursday, September 28, 2023 –New twist has emerged into the mysterious killing of Nairobi Hospital Acting Finance Director, Eric Maigo, who was stabbed to death by a female compatriot nearly two weeks ago. Sources privy to the investigations intimated to sections of the media that the suspect believed to be a minor now claims she had to kill Maigo in her self-defence. In her statement to the police after arrest, the teenage girl claimed to have been a victim of rape after the diseased picked her along a Nairobi Road. Recounting what exactly happened between her and the diseased, the…
Thursday, September 28, 2023 –Kenya Revenue Authority KRA has dispatched at least 1,406 newly-trained Revenue Service Assistants RSA to various parts of the country in its efforts to ensure tax compliance. On Wednesday September 27 evening, various social media platforms were awash with photos of the newly-hired staff busy on the ground doing door-to-door checkups. A source who has had an encounter with them told Homenews.Co.ke editors that the RSA officers are entrusted with the task of verifying taxpayer’s information to ensure the accuracy of data and adherence to the Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) regulations. Speaking while appearing…
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 –Parliament in Nairobi has dealt a blow to President William Ruto’s education task force attempts to implement new recommendations. Homenews.Co.Ke has today September 27 learnt that, Members of Parliament MPs, led by their speaker Moses Wetang’ula, stopped any attempts to implement the recommendations of the recently formed Presidential Working Party PWP on Education reforms in the country. Making the ruling from Parliament building today, Speaker Wetang’ula described the exercise to manipulate law without involving legislators as unlawful. “I repeat nobody; no minister of government can purport to make law or do things that appear to be…
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 –Football Kenya Federation FKF has confirmed that Kenya’s bid to host AFCON matches had gone through. Kenya will now be among the few nations which will be hosting the continental African games alongside neighbours like Tanzania and Uganda. Interestingly, bigwigs like Senegal, Botwana and Central Africa failed to clinch the acceptance positions. The trio of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania submitted a joint bid seeking to host the African tournament in a move that has been described as ‘historic’ since this is their first time in life. Their bid dubbed the East Africa Pamoja bid saw the…
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 –Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has taken issue with two active Bills on corruption now in Parliament. In his latest statement in a meeting with both the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission EACC and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations DCI, Mr. Mudavadi faulted two controversial Bills from two Members of Parliament that seems to clear wrong doers in public offices. “Meanwhile, two Bills currently before the National Assembly raise significant concerns in the ongoing battle against corruption. “Both are titled the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Amendment Bill, 2023. One is proposed by Hon. Peter Kaluma, and the…
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 –Bipartisan team has reacted to Wednesday reports that its gobbling a whopping sh 106 million allocated to it over the ongoing Government-Opposition talks. On the morning of Wednesday September 27, Nation newspaper ran an exclusive report on how the Ruto-Raila team was swimming in tax payers’ money at the Bomas of Kenya. The report claimed that the budget allocates sh 106 million for team allowances and planned retreats in Naivasha and Mombasa. The breakdown includes sh 10 million for “document translation” and sh 15,000,000 for the publication of 1,000 copies of materials. An additional sh 9.7…