By Grace Gichui for STD The Ethics and Anti-corruption commission (EACC) detectives and police officers have arrested ex-Nairobi Governor Dr. Evans Kidero at his Muthaiga home in Nairobi. Kidero was taken to EACC headquarters at Integrity Centre for questioning. The officers raided Kidero’s home on Thursday at around 2am and until his arrest, they had […]
LIST Of New Taxes Proposed By Uhuru, HOW They Will Affect You, What Your MP Will Be Voting For!
Here is a summary of what your MP will be voting for; check out a range of taxes introduced by Uhuru. What worries many is that the same taxes will be looted by Uhuru’s friends just like they have done in NYS, Ministry of Health, Kenya Power, Kenya Pipeline corporation etc etc 1. Poor families […]
Uhuru Orders Budget Cuts; See Key Government Agencies To Suffer Massive Cuts; CDF, Devolution
In order to balance the budget the government has moved to cut allocations to key government ministries and agencies, see list of key reductions; 1. Devolution ministry (Sh6 billion), 2. National Treasury (Sh6 billion), 3. the Information and Communication Technology ministry (Sh5.9 billion) and 4. Energy docket (Sh2.6 billion). 5. The Infrastructure ministry is set […]
Uhuru’s Lawyer Ahmednassir Offers To Buy Prism Towers At 1.2Billion in A Flash, Donald Kipkorir to Conveyance
President Uhuru’s lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi has offered to buy the newly built Prism towers at 1.2Billion. Senior counsel Ahmednassir asked his friend Lawyer Donald Kipkorir to get in touch with the developer and also prepare conveyancing papers. Pesa Otas !! Don…please give him my number…ready to buy the entire 28 floors for Kshs 1.2b…urgently…and you […]
We Are In Deep Shit, More Suffering To Come As IMF Rolls Out Tough Programme For Kenya, Looting Continues
By Darius Okolla Let’s face it, we are on an economic free fall. Such crises often lasts a few years to decades and the effects stalls mobility for generations. We obv don’t know how long this will last but it’ll be painful and prolly the worst financial crisis any of us will ever live through. […]
You Are No Better Than Tanzanians Or Ugandans, May Be On Social Media- Kenyans Told
By Darius Okolla For decades we’ve been indoctrinated into the belief that we are superior to Tanzanians and more urbanized than Ugandans. The rural North has minimized our access to Ethiopia meaning we haven’t perceived them as direct rivals worthy of comparison. We’ve in turn bought into the national myth of being the regional powerhouse. […]
The Deep Rot In Our Economy And How To Resolve It; Short Term Solution
By Darius Okolla As Dr Ndii clarified in his KTN interview last week, there are no easy choices as far as the Kenyan economy is concerned. Thing is, we’ve maxed out our borrowing, and pretty much maxed out taxation at the same time while perpetuating reckless spending. It gets more alarming considering the economy hasn’t […]
Uhuru to Sack Treasury CS Rotich in mini reshuffle, Eddie Njoroge, Mwangi Equity to Join Cabinet
President Uhuru is said to have had enough of lethargy from his team at the national Treasury headed by CS Henry Rotich and PS Dr Kamau Thugge. Uhuru is said to be angry with CS Rotich mainly for being laid back and not able to explain government policy. Statehouse operatives are said to have pushed […]
Raila Launches SafariLink Kisumu Nairobi Flights, Kenya Airways In Trouble As Competition Gears Up
H.E. Raila Odinga graces the launch of SafariLink Inaugural Flight to Kisumu. ODM Leader Raila Odinga this afternoon graced the launching ceremony of SafariLink, a new bird that has just landed in Kisumu, a ceremony that was presided over by the state Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Hon. Najib Balala who was flanked by Mama Kisumu […]
STATEMENT: Public Debt Crisis; The Cause Of Punitive Fuel Tax, Rise In Cost Living And Raging Poverty
PRESS STATEMENT PUBLIC DEBT CRISIS; THE CAUSE OF PUNITIVE FUEL TAX Once again the over taxed Kenyans are from today going to feel the pain of over borrowing by the government as the price of fuel shoots up. The decision by the Treasury Cabinet Secretary Mr. Henry Rotich to disregard Parliament’s resolution to suspend the […]
Drama Expected in Nairobi CBD Today as Motorists Protest against Fuel Prices
Kenyans who own cars are today morning expected to park them on major roads for three hours to protest against the impending increase in fuel prices. This is after the Treasury revealed plans to implement the 16 per cent VAT on petroleum products on September 1, having deferred it for two years. The VAT is […]
Brace Yourself for tougher Times as Jubilee Increases Borrowing Appetite
Kenyans should prepare for tougher times ahead if Jubilee is to meet the demands of debt repayment thanks to the Government’s appetite for loans. The citizens will have to squeeze more taxes, be ready for inflationary pressure and fight bankruptcy as the government prepares to plug the gulf left by heavy borrowing particularly from China […]
Dear Kenyans, You Must Resist VAT Tax On Fuel, Don’t Be Fooled By PR On Demolitions
KENYANS MUST RESIST VAT ON FUEL Matatu owners have threatened to raise fares by between KShs 10 and KShs 30 depending on the route if government implements VAT on fuel prices in September. Implementation of the tax will see a litter of petrol rise to KShs 130 in Nairobi and even KShs 150 per litre […]
Safaricom Boss Bob Collymore Returns to Duty After 9 Months of Hiding Following Resist Campaign
Telecoms operator Safaricom chief executive Bob Collymore is back from his medical hiatus. Collymore had taken medical leave to receive specialized treatment for a “number of months” in October last year. One however could not skip the devil in the details as his leave coincided with the Resist boycott NASA called on the service provider […]
How DP Ruto Mints Millions From His Dairy Cows, True Hustling!
By Barry Karanja DP Hon. William Samoei Ruto has 1000 dairy cows in his 50- acre Sugoi farm. Nearly 800 of them calves every year as the rest completes their lactation circle. He has a private milk cooling plant that can accommodate 50,000 litres of milk per day! Now,each cow in a single day’s milking […]
Uhuru Stopping New Projects Is Empty Petty Rhetoric, Economy Is Collapsing Soon
By E Njega I have been doing a bit of moving around and observing things as well as going through latest statistics on the economy. Most of the indicators show an economy facing stress from nearly every angle. It does not help that the government continues to deny the obvious and worse still is implementing […]
JAMBO PAY Proves Critics Wrong, Emerges The Best As Counties Embrace Its Services
JamboPay, the youth-owned company that collects revenue in Nairobi City County, has proved to be equal to the task if what is going on Nairobi County is anything to go by. Since it took over during Kidero’s time, the company has been able to maintain its systems with very limited hitches. The recent disclosure by […]
Exposed: Treasury CS Rotich Letter To IMF Confirms Economy About To Collapse, Trouble !
Letter from CS Treasury and Central bank Governor Njoroge confirms Kenya is broke and if nothing is done the economy will collapse. The letter also confirms that indeed Uhuru suspended new projects because there are mo funds to finance the projects, basically the budget read and approved by Bunge was a PR gimmick. Kenyans must […]
Jubilee Supporters Suffering In The Hands of Chinese Managing SGR
So the Chinese duped us into accepting an outdated obsolete Standard Gauge Railway with dated locomotives which will in the long run cost us half a trillion and still needs to be serviced at 15 billion a year yet its output is only a billion a year and this is after people have been forced […]
Uhuru In A Tight Corner Over Interest Rates Capping; Economy Going Down Fast- ‘Si Uchawi, Ni Maombi’
By E Njega The government is in a tight corner over interest capping law. The IMF wants it reversed but that will make it costly for government to borrow money. The interest expense might rise close to KShs 500 Billion which is not sustainable. The capping has also almost shutdown the private sector which can […]
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