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Tough times for Governor Sonko as county speaker plots for impeachment

February 7, 2020 Leave a Comment

The cramble for power in the Nairobi county leadership has continued to take shape as Speaker Elachi in a fresh bid is seeking to oust embattled governor Mike Sonko. In a report published by the Daily Nation Elachi argued that the absence of Governor Mike Sonko has created a constitutional crisis at City Hall. The unprecedented […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Mike Sonko, Nairobi

I will play a key role in Mzee Moi burial, I can’t be sidelined- DP Ruto says

February 7, 2020 11 Comments

In a report published by a local daily indicated that the Deputy President William Ruto had been isolated and abandoned in the burial arrangements of former president Daniel Arap Moi. In what now appears a defiant response,Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed as propaganda claims that he has been left out in the government-led preparations […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: William Ruto

Judiciary vs Statehouse: Court declines president Uhuru’s orders

February 6, 2020 106 Comments

The High Court has on Thursday ,Feb 6 ruled that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision declining to appoint 41 judges picked by the Judicial Service Commission as unconstitutional. In a petition, the Law Society of Kenya sought to have President Kenyatta compelled to appoint the 41 jurists. The three-judge bench composed of Justices James Makau, Lydia […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Uhuru Kenyatta

MOI BURIAL: Ruto sidelined as CS Matiang’i declares Tuesday a public holiday

February 6, 2020 32 Comments

The government has announced a national holiday to mourn the late President Daniel Arap Moi who passed away on Tuesday, February 4. Speaking at Harambee House, Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua announced that Tuesday, February 11, would be a national holiday. Moi will be buried on Wednesday, February 12 at Kabarak, Nakuru County. “To […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: William Ruto

“I am not Moi’s son” – Lee Njiru welcomes a DNA test

February 6, 2020 28 Comments

Claims that Lee Njiru, who served as late ex-president Daniel Moi’s press secretary for 42 years began almost immediately after the late president passed on at the Nairobi hospital on Tuesday. Kenyans on social media were quick to point out that Njiru who appeared on a dozen TV interviews looked like a younger Moi. The […]

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Uhuru vs Ruto war rages as Moi’s burial exposes differences

February 6, 2020 26 Comments

The death announcement followed by events of retired President Daniel Moi have exposed Deputy President William Ruto as an outsider in his own government. According to protocol, President Uhuru Kenyatta who in the US — alongside ODM leader Raila Odinga —Deputy president william Ruto who is second in command was expected to be the man […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Jubilee, Uhuru Kenyatta

“I want my passports back” Nairobi Governor sonko tells court

February 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has made an application to the court asking for the release of his passports. His legal team explained the move was to enable him travel to the United Arab Emirates for official duty. Sonko sad in his application that he has been invited to attend the tenth session of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Mike Sonko, Nairobi

Exposed: Most wanted Gold scammers by the DCI

February 5, 2020 16 Comments

Two suspects are being sought by the DCI boss George Kinoti for defrauding an individual Sh300 million. The two, Rose Omamo Adhiambo and Dillion Kibet are among a gang of criminals who have already been arrested believed to be dealing in fake gold. “We appeal for information that may lead to the arrest of Rose […]

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Details little known of Daniel Moi’s divorce in his 8 children family

February 5, 2020 122 Comments

President Daniel arap Moi had eight children, among them a set of twins. The most well-known Moi family member is his last born, Baringo Senator Gideon Moi, born in 1964. Gideon is Moi’s favourite and heir apparent and has taken up the role of the family spokesperson. Moi’s firstborn is Jenniffer Chemutai Kositany born in […]

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REVEALED: Military takes over – How Moi will be buried

February 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi, Kenya’s longest-serving President, will receive top military and civilian honours in an elaborate state funeral at his Kabarak home. The family of the country’s second president, yesterday said the State had taken over the funeral programme. According to the plan, there will be a public viewing of the body from Saturday […]

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Inside Moi’s family empire of Billions

February 4, 2020 137 Comments

Late president Daniel Moi’s family is arguably one of the richest in Kenya, based on the business empire it has built over years, with a net worth estimated to be in excess of $3 billion (about Sh310.2 billion). According to Africa Confidential, a fortnightly newsletter covering politics and economics in Africa, Moi’s capital is “held […]

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Reprieve for embattled Governor Sonko as court unfreezes his bank accounts

February 4, 2020 30 Comments

A magistrates Court has issued orders compelling the Assets Recovery Agency to immediately unfreeze five bank accounts belonging to Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. According to the star report,Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku on Tuesday said the agency failed to approach the court for an extension when the orders expired in December last year. “The agency was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Mike Sonko

The rise and Fall of President Daniel Arap Moi-From herdsboy to President

February 4, 2020 1 Comment

Former President Daniel arap Moi’s life is one of the most improbable political success stories of our time. The hapless herder boy from a hardscrabble Baringo village became a dedicated schoolteacher, then a wily politician who rose to become Kenya’s ruthless second president. Tall and imposing, he was never without his signature ivory rungu, signifying […]

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Inside multibillion maize scandal as troubled Kiunjuri is summoned by Mp’s

February 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

A parliamentary committee has summoned Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua and former Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri over the Sh48.8 billion spent on maize imports two years ago. The two are expected to shed light on the multibillion-shilling imports before the Public Accounts Committee chaired by Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi on February 24. The matter […]

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Waititu hidden mission to freshly oust Nyoro

February 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

Ousted Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has returned to the High Court in Milimani in his mission to stop newly-sworn-in Kiambu Governor James Nyoro from appointing a deputy. Waititu, through his lawyers, claim Governor Nyoro has illegally taken over as governor and as such has no legal standing to appoint or nominate anyone as his deputy. Waititu […]

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BREAKING: Government says no deadly Corona virus in Kenya

February 2, 2020 105 Comments

Primary tests conducted after three people from China were quarantined in Nairobi and Mombasa counties are negative for the deadly coronavirus, the Health ministry has said. In a statement on Sunday evening, the ministry said more tests will be conducted in South Africa. Two people with a high fever were on Sunday quarantined at the […]

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BREAKING NEWS: Former Powerful Minister Hon Simeon Nyachae is dead!

February 1, 2020 1 Comment

Former powerful Cabinet Minister Hon Simeon Nyachae is dead. The former head of Public Service, 86, had been admitted at the Nairobi Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit since March 31, after he tripped and fell at his home. His eldest son Charles Ayako on Tuesday told local media. Mzee Nyachae, who retired from active politics in […]

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Trump bans President Magufuli’s officer for hunting down homosexuals

February 1, 2020 147 Comments

The United States has banned Dar es Salaam’s Regional Commissioner over human rights violations, he will not be allowed entry into USA henceforth. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday announced the ban of Paul Christian Makonda via Twitter. “Today we designated Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Paul Christian Makonda as ineligible to enter […]

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Breaking: (photos) Gikomba market on fire yet again

February 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

The scene where a fire razed stalls at the populous Gikomba Market. Image: COURTESY A fire has once again razed stalls at the populous Gikomba Market early Saturday morning. According to the Kenya Red Cross, response teams are currently at the scene. This is the latest incident where part of the market has gone up in […]

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‘I don’t trust Ruto’, President Uhuru tells Kikuyus in Nyandarua

February 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

President Uhuru Kenyatta made a thinly veiled confession on how he had lost his belief in his deputy William Ruto and close allies who the head of state had delegated to aid him to launch projects. Kenyatta, while speaking in native Kikuyu at Kinangop, Nyandarua County on Friday, 31 January, declared that he had taken […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto

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