Author: CHRISPEN AKALI
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 – Professor Makau Mutua and Kileleshwa Member of County Assembly MCA Robert Alai are embroiled in an ugly online attack. This started when the former Azimio spokesman Makau Mutua implicated Alai in the ongoing mess around Nairobi County. He asked Alai not just to blame Governor Johnson Sakaja but also to take responsibility in the city mess as an MCA. “But he’s a part of the mess himself, as are the vast majority of MCAs. For example, for two years now, the residents of the Raphta Road/Church Road in Westlands have pleaded with him to get…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 –Former Nandi Constituency Member of Parliament MP Alfred Keter has shared rare details when the current Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi was banned from talking in Parliament over graft. Taking to his socials on Tuesday April 23, Mr. Keter shared that, in the 11th Parliament which both served, MPs resolved not to allow Linturi address any issue for the rest of the remaining term. This is after the lawmakers noticed his hand in Anne Waiguru corruption case when Waiguru was the devolution minister. “The day the MPs realized that he was compromised to mess up with…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 -A mother from Ikolomani Kakamega County shared how her husband used to mistreat her almost any time they met. The couple stays apart due to different job appointments. The woman by the name Susan said she lives in ELDORET while the husband stays in Kisumu where he works as an accountant. Sadly, their marriage has been facing uphill with the man constantly cheating with young women from Kisumu Town. “There is a day I found a lady on his bed in Kisumu. Instead of my hubby explaining or feeling remorseful, he was very angry at me…
Monday, April 22, 20224 -Ministry of Interior has, today, concluded solving the challenges facing Kenyans applying for passports at the Immigration offices. In an official statement from the Ministry signed by Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki, today Monday April 22, the unnecessary delays had been sorted and applicants can now get their documents in just weeks. “The historical backlog in the processing of the Kenyan passport has been conclusively resolved and the bottlenecks that had resulted in frustration of many applicants addressed,” said Kindiki. The Government has facilitated the acquisition of adequate passport printing equipment, paid all the pending supplier…
Monday, April 22, 2024 –Banking institutions in the country have raised their lending rates citing current increased shilling volatility. In this month of April going ahead, banks have agreed to increase the rates so as to tap into the financial market trend and microeconomic environment. Apart from microeconomic and macroeconomic factors, other factors are monetary and fiscal policies as well as consumer spending. Between the months of February and March 2024, the Kenyan shilling appreciated drastically as the world dollar weakened. Infact, economists described the shilling performance as the world’s best performing currency across the world. Today headed to May,…
Sunday, April 21, 2024 –The fallen Chief of Defence Forces CDF Francis Ogolla will finally be laid to rest today Sunday April 21, as per his own wishes. The family asked the State to lay to rest their kin on this date saying this is what the late had preferred before he crashed in the plane in Elgeyo Marakwet County. The burial will have leaders from across the divide including both the opposition and the government bosses, Raila Odinga and President William Ruto. On Saturday during the funeral service held in Nairobi, Raila urged President William Ruto to not discuss…
Sunday, April 21, 2024 –A Kamba gospel singer was on SaturdayApril 20 involved in a freak accident that almost claimed his life on the road. Wilberforce Musyoka, according to the videos and photos on our news desk, sustained injuries after being involved in an accident on Saturday evening at Masimba, Emali along the busy Nairobi-Mombasa Highway. A source whom we spoke to said, his car collided with an oncoming car belonging to director of a popular restaurant based in Makueni, hence the accident. The occupants in both cars were rushed to a hospital in Kilome, Makueni County where they received…
Sunday, April 21, 2024 –Questions continued being raised as to why the fourth President of the Republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta didn’t show up at Ogolla’s funeral service on Saturday. First to throw shade at the former head of State is Lawyer Miguna Miguna who criticised the ex-president and his family for not paying any tribute to the fallen KDF boss, Francis Ogolla. “I didn’t see despot Uhuru Kenyatta at the CDF, General Francis Omondi Ogolla’s last military honour. The demagogue hasn’t even condoled with General Ogolla’s family. “That is disgraceful for a shameless unqualified drunkard who desecrated the presidency,…
Saturday, April 19, 2024 –A court in Thika has sentenced six accused persons in the murder of former Juja Member of Parliament MP George Thuo. The late was found dead in 2023 as the police immediately launched investigations into the case that listed Paul Wainaina Boiyo, Christopher Lumbasio Andika, Andrew Karanja Wainaina, Samuel Kuria Ngugi, Esther Ndinda Mulinge and Ruth Vanessa Irungu. And on Friday April 19, the court convicted the group following the amount of evidence brought before the resident judge. Justice Roselyne Korir ruled that the prosecution has proved, beyond reasonable doubt, its case against the six persons.…
Friday, April 19, 2024 –Lang’ata Member of Parliament Phelix Odiwuor known as ‘Jalang’o’ has been exposed for obtaining money by false pretense. According to a source supported by incontrovertible evidence shared by blogger Cyprian Nyakundi, Jalang’o was contracted for an interview to promote a book on his then popular YouTube channel ‘Bonga na Jalas’. The deal involved a payment of sh. 40,000 which was contributed by the victim’s supporters to aid in the book launch. However, on the day of the interview, Jalang’o failed to appear and, instead, delegated the task to a subordinate. As a result, the interview did…