Yesterday, Kenyans turned out to demonstrate against MPs recent move to pass a bill awarding themselves a hefty send off package. Their actions bore fruits as the president refused to sign it into law, sending it back to parliament. Among those in the demonstrations were blogger Robert Alai, Singer Eric Wainaina and Boniface Mwangi, the man behind...
The Judiciary Set To Acquire Mansion For The Chief Justice If you thought the recently completed Sh 400 million Vice President Residence in Karen was extravagant, then you’ll probably not be happy to learn that an equally big official residence for Kenya’s Chief Justice will be acquired soon. The Judiciary has invited tenders from interested...
Renowned Author Loses Daughter Micere Mugo, famous for the book she co-authored with Ngugi wa Thiong’o, ‘The Trial of Dedan Kimathi, has lost her daughter. Njeri Kũi Mũgo, died in New York on Thursday, October 4th, after fighting ovarian cancer since May 2012. There will be a public viewing of the body at Burns Garfield Funeral...
“If I had continued with karate training.. I’m sure I would have saved my bodyguard.” After surviving a panga attack which unfortunately took away the life of his bodyguard, Fisheries Minister, Amason Kingi is set to start taking Karate lessons. Last week, the minister’s political rally was ambushed by suspected MRC members who killed...
“He reached for his pockets and out came a bundle of crisp notes, which he threw far away from the chopper…” Kilome MP, John Harun Mwau may be accused of everything but at least he is a quick thinker, especially where his life is at stake. The MP was confronted by a very hostile mob in Kasayani Village, and his bodyguards moved...
7 En-Suite Bedrooms, Each With A Walk-In Wardrobe. It seems being the Police Commissioner and later Post Master General pays well. Major General Hussein Ali, built what has been termed as one of the priciest homes in Kenya. The 20,000 square feet mansion is built on a 3 acre piece of land in Karen, Nairobi. The compound is expansive, with a...
Meru Univerisity College of Science And Technology Backward Professors Suspend Student For Tweeting Cyprian Nyakundi, a second year Actuarial Science student at Meru University College has been suspended for what the institution termed as ‘tarnishing its name on social media’. In a series of tweets and Facebook updates, Nyakundi expressed...
Ipsos-Synovate – [Tribalism, Sex, Scandals, Unreliable opinion polls, Office Gossip… La saga continúa] Following this week’s revelations of alleged malpractices at market research firm Ipsos-Synovate Kenya, nairobiwire.com has continued to receive emails from an employee or a group of employees from the company, shedding more light...
BY A KENYAN DOCTOR I remember that fateful Friday as if it was yesterday. I had been on call for two days, and I left the hospital at 7.50 am to dash home to grab a shower before going back to the district hospital where I was working as an intern. No sooner had I gotten home than my phone rang. It was maternity, and anyone who has been there knows...
Tuskys Supermarket is still nursing the wounds of what is probably its biggest theft yet. A Tuskys branch in the lakeside city of Kisumu this week lost Sh 8.8 million in not very clear circumstances. Reportedly, the branch manager requested the chief cashier for the keys with an explanation that he was going to look at the account books and the cashier...
‘Whistle Blower’ Waiting For Ipsos President For The Complete Spilling Of The Beans Yesterday, we received an email message from a supposed staff member at Ipsos Synovate, who alleges that some top managers have been receiving money from a leading presidential candidate, to doctor opinion polls. Part of the mail reads, “Ever since...
I Did Not Sneak Out Of Parliament In A Car Boot Embattled Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu was hosted on Jeff Koinange’s bench yesterday, where he got a chance to explain himself. The legislator recently caught up in incitement allegations claimed that the video clip showing him telling youths to chase away Maasai’s was edited. The MP also...
Bring Zack Back Home Zachary Kimotho, the famous Zack of ‘Bring Zack Back Home’ campaign is currently admitted at the Nairobi Hospital. It was not immediately established what’s the illness but he is said to urgently require blood group O. Zack has been the face of the campaign to build a spinal injury treatment centre, dubbed...
Birds of A Feather… Yesterday, their were murmurs that fugitive Ferdinand Waititu was hiding in Mike Sonko’s house. We choose to ignore them since they were largely unsupported. However, Nation is reporting that Sonko is in fact the man who helped Waititu sneak out of parliament. Yesterday, we told you that Waititu may have escaped...
Apology Not Accepted Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu does not cease to amaze. A day after inciting Kayole residents against Maasais in the area, he issued a halfhearted apology claiming that he did not mean Kenyan Maasais but foreign ones, most probably referring to Tanzanians. The going got tough for the assistant minister when Kenyans including his...
Tania Margaret Omondi went missing on 21st Nov 2011, causing untold agony to her family. The 5 year old’s case turned out to be kidnap after the parents were contacted with a Sh 2 million ransom demand. Despite the family making it known to the kidnappers that they were not in the range of millions, they went ahead and looked for the funds,...
Eldoret North MP William Ruto yesterday denied reports carried on several blogs that he was admitted at a Nairobi Hospital. Through his social media accounts, Ruto assured the public that he was healthy and urged those spreading the rumour to be responsible in their writing. Blogger Dennis ole Itumbi had tweeted that his ‘get well’ message...
Sossion Tosha.. Wilson Sossion, the chairman of the Kenyan National Union of Teachers, is still basking in the glory of the teachers pay rise. Sossion, who took the front seat after KNUT Secretary General, David Okuta fell ill just before the teachers downed their tools, stayed put even after the government threatened to sack the striking teachers...
Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu yesterday came under fire after he was caught on tape inciting Kayole residents to evict members of a particular community from the area. Waititu’s statement though only targeting the Maasai security guards, was largely interpreted to be hate speech against the entire community. The controversial MP told a charged...