This video had been doing rounds before President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed that three floors had caved in at Westgate Mall.In the video, burnt cars are seen at the rooftop parking, as if there was some kind of explosion.The video puts into doubt Interior Secretary, Joseph ole Lenku’s theory that the black smoke seen coming out of the building...
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday announced that three floors have caved in at the Westgate Mall building. A lot of work will go to its reconstruction, and a lot of effort to return it to its former glory.In just a few hours, the attackers destroyed one of Kenya’s premier shopping destination, and caused deaths and injuries to tens of people. Here...
The two biggest newspapers in Kenya, Nation and Standard, have offered free obituaries for those killed at the Westgate terrorist attack.Nation will have theirs on Saturday, 28th September, while Standard has not stated a specific date.This was Standard’s message.To stand with you in this difficult time, The Standard Group will provide free...
Standard on Sunday columnist, Makau Mutua, was yesterday the subject of attack on Twitter following what seemed like a stupid tweet at the worst possible time.The controversial columnist suggested that Deputy President William Ruto was using the Westgate attack to evade justice at the ICC.Ruto had on Saturday requested the court to adjourn, so he...
There have been reports in foreign media that Samantha Lewthwaite, widow of July 2005 London bomber Jermaine Lindsay, was commandeering the terrorists at Westgate Mall.According to Reuters, a white woman is believed to have been killed by Kenyan forces at the Mall, collaborating witness accounts that there was a woman among the gunmen. Apparently,...
Othaya residents on Sunday got a pleasant surprise after retired president Mwai Kibaki decided to ‘walk around town’. Kibaki was in a jovial mood, and went around greeting residents, who formed big crowds after learning he was around.The former president has largely kept off the limelight, only appearing in public during big events. It’s...
In one of the few case of true love, president Uhuru’s nephew Mbugua Mwangi, who died at Westgate Mall on Saturday, is said to have taken several bullets as he shielded his fiancée Rosemary Wahito.Mbugua was a son to Catherine Mwangi, a sister to nominated Senator Beth Mugo and former politician Ngengi Muigai who are first cousins of the president.His...
This law enforcer was surely a hero at Westgate Mall on Saturday.We understand his name is Abdul Haji, and he’s a son to former defence minister Yusuf Haji.(unconfirmed)His fearless efforts to rescue as many hostages as possible is quite commendable. A picture is worth a thousand words; here are 5 of them. © nairobiwire.comFollow...
THIS is the moment a luxury sports car goes so fast it literally bursts into flames.At a recent speed test in Russia, mechanics strapped two turbos to a Lamborghini Gallardo.As the car rocketed down the road it hit a land speed of 400km/h, shy of the fastest time for a street legal car in the world, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, but still super...