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There was a plan by Kandara Member of Parliament Alice Wahome and some other tanga tanga leaders to heckle President Uhuru Kenyatta during Charles Rubia’s burial, Murang’a County women representative Sabina Wanjiru Chege has revealed.

However, Wahome’s plan flopped since things did not go as she expected.

Chege who has been quoted by People’s Daily says that this is the main reason Wahome is very bitter at President Kenyatta.

“We know what had been planned but things did not go as planned and that’s why she is very bitter,” she said.

While condemning Wahome’s remarks on Uhuru, Chege said its a shame that the leaders from the central region, which is a strong hold of the President, have continuously been attacking him for no good reason.

“I don’t understand why all the blame is being put on the President while he runs the government with his deputy who also should be held accountable,” she said.

“We don’t have two governments and thus the leaders should not be attacking Uhuru alone,” she added.

She spoke at Kenol town on Friday as she issued cheques to bright and needy students who are sponsored by Sabina Wanjiru Foundation.

On Thursday, Wahome claimed President Kenyatta wants to cling on to power after the expiry of his term in 2022.

Also Read: Atwoli Predicts Alice Wahome’s Political Future Following Her Remarks on Uhuru

Ms Wahome described the President as “the biggest threat to Kenya’s economy, democracy and freedom of expression”.

She also alleged that President Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga were planning to use the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) to cling on to power after 2022.

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COTU boss Francis Atwoli has hit out at Kandara MP Alice Wahome for accusing him of spearheading President Uhuru Kenyatta’s 2022 agenda.

Wahome on Thursday claimed that Uhuru and former Premiere Raila Odinga are planning to use the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report as a ‘political mercenary’ to disregard the Constitution and cling onto power post 2022. 

Senior politicians have in the recent past alluded to the idea that at the age of 60 years, President Uhuru will be too young to hang his political boots.

The leaders include COTU Boss Francis Atwoli, former Jubilee Party Vice-Chairperson David Murathe and most recently former minister Noah Wekesa, with Wahome saying that those persons maybe opining to what is the actual plan.

Addressing the media from Nakuru, Atwoli predicted that Wahome would fail to retain her Kandara seat come 2022.

“I can assure Kenyans Alice Wahome will not win the Kandara seat in 2022, because people want people who are advocating for peace in this country,” Atwoli proclaimed.

Atwoli accused Wahome of misleading Kenyans by alleging that he was in the employ of the president, firmly stating that he was a free person with the right to have opinions.

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It is not uncommon to get hard up in January. January is stated to be the longest money hangover month of all year. 2020 being a new decade “watu wametoka ushago”walituachia tokens zikipiga kelele kwa ploti here is where to start from

1 Avoid luxury To survive 

Let your body marinate on the fats and nyama choma that was being eaten profusely during December. Learn to survive like a camel in the desert. It’s time to invest in mama mboga and keep fit with Sukuma wiki

2 Ignore TV or WI-FI subscriptions

It’s time to make use of your bonga points. Redeem those things as though u were redeeming your life. Avoid wifi unless it’s free. Potea online kidogo with the excuse of you are planning your 2020  but at the back of the mind you are aware of how life has slapped u . Unless otherwise if you can use the WIFI to download images of nyama choma as u enjoy water and KDF

Also Read: Going to Shags For Christmas? Here is a Travel Advisory

3 Stay indoors

Wacha peer pressure. Its time you bonded with cockroaches and mosquitoes in your lovely bedsitter. This in turn helps you save money that could have burna boyed itself to events and dates

4. Go for affordable, secondhand items

Gikomba and Mutindwa markets should be your best friends. Remember the saying “The early bird catches the worm” wake up for morning preps and Go fetch those nice  classy mitumba

5. Avoid Loans

Fuliza Mshwari Tala Opesa Branch and whatever loan apps that may try to seduce you during this long month should be your worse enemies. As much you are their trusted customers avoid avoid avoid. Lipa Fuliza Kwanza

6 Use commuter train services  

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Madaraka express pale Railways should be bae to you .Instead of using taxi apps to and from work, you can opt for a commuter train.

It is cheap, reliable and faster to use a train. For instance, if you live in Kibera, Embakasi, Kikuyu, Syokimau then the train is the best option to use as a survival tactic in ‘Njaanuary.

’It will cost you only Sh 60 daily on a train

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Nyali MP Mohamed Ali alias Moha Jicho Pevu has found himself in deep trouble with Kenyans after making a remark on food sold at KFC joints.

Moha on Thursday took to social media to complain about the food sold at KFC.

He noted that is something wrong with KFC food especially in Hurlingham, Shell Petrol Station.

He urged the joint to stop selling bad food to their clients after his daughter fell sick from suspected food poisoning.

“There is something wrong with KFC food especially in Hurlingham, Shell Petrol Station. Kindly stop selling bad food to your clients. My daughter is going through hell because of you,” he posted.

However, his post got Kenyans on the wrong side.

They quickly pounced on his post with negative reactions.

Most of told off the MP, accusing him of neglecting his constituents are are allegedly inhaling polluted air.

Some trolled him for posting how his family eat at KFC when many Kenyans are dying of hunger.

Moha was also accused of ignoring the attack that was witnessed today (Thursday) in Lamu leaving three people dead.

Suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked Lamu-bound Mombasa raha bus causing the killings and injuring other three.

Here are some of the reactions.

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Mombasa Raha, a Lamu bound bus is under attack by suspected Al-Shabaab militants at Nyongoro area within Lamu County.

Three people have been confirmed dead so far following the incident.

Lamu County Commissioner Irungu Macharia confirmed the incident. The bus came from Mombasa and was headed to Lamu.

There were no details on casualties or injuries by press time.

Some passengers have reportedly fled into nearby bushes and gunfire can be heard.

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Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has issued some of the best ways criticism should be handled in this new year 2020.

The controversial MP started by stating how different people normally handle criticism.

According to the youthful MP, weak people will always revenge and strong ones will always forgive.

However, he says that intelligent people like him should just ignore .

“The best ways to handle criticism in 2020.
“1-Weak People to revenge.
“2-Strong People to forgive.
“3-Intelligent People like me to Ignore,” reads a post on his social media accounts.

Babu Owino has been sharig some of his resolutions in this new year.

Last week, he hinted that his resolution will be quitting alcohol.

He however noted that he will only drink local brew Chang’aa throughout the year.

The MP has been praising the local brew for a long period of time claiming that he was schooled out of the sales made from Chang’aa.

On January 1, 2020, Babu Owino encouraged Kenyans to be at war with their vices and at peace with their neighbors

“This year be at war with your vices,at peace with your neighbors and let every new year make you a better person,” he posted.

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Controversial lawyer Miguna Miguna’s father in law is dead.

The self-declared National Revolutionary Movement Kenya (NRMke) General on Thursday morning announced that his father in law Mzee Benson Omolo Awange passed suddenly in Migori Town, at around 12:30 a.m on January 2, 2020.

Miguna issued his heart-felt condolences to his mother in law, wife and the family of Mzee Benson.

“Mourning my father in law Mzee Benson Omolo Awange who passed suddenly in Migori Town, at around 12:30 a.m. on January 2, 2020. My heart-felt condolences to my mother in law, wife, Jane and Eunice, Ochieng’, Gwayo, Judy and Awuor. May your soul Rest In Eternal Peace,” he posted.

Miguna is set to make is third come back trial after the first two attempts turned dramatic.

He was dramatically deported to Canada last year after commissioning NASA leader Raila Odinga’s swearing-in ceremony at Uhuru park.

The government argued that Miguna had denounced his Kenyan citizenship in 1998.

He has been into exile for two years despite him acquiring court orders that reinstated his Kenyan citizenship.

He will be landing at JKIA on January 7, 2020 at 9:25 pm.

Will he be allowed back this time round?

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Senate Majority leader Kipchumba Murkomen has hit out at Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga over his latest BBI remarks.

Murkomen on Saturday said that suspicions Deputy President Dr William Ruto’s camp had have been emphatically confirmed.

He says the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) was about “Ruto Must Go” .

According to Murkomen, Raila’s camp got very disappointed that nobody opposed the BBI report.

He notes that Raila has told them BBI to him is a Breaking Bridges Initiative.

“Our suspicions have been emphatically confirmed. BBI was about “Ruto Must Go”. They got very disappointed that nobody opposed the BBI report. Now Tinga has told us BBI to him is a Breaking Bridges Initiative. Absurdity,” he posted.

Murkomen was reacting to a story be The Standard newspaper titled ‘Ruto must go, declares Raila’.

In the story, Raila wants Ruto to step aside and be investigated over corruption.

Raila in an interview with Citizen TV claimed that he was “tightening things from the inside” with regard to the purge against graft.

He claimed Ruto had been hosting crowds in his home, slaughtering chicken and dishing out millions of shillings from unexplained wealth.

Raila also questioned the source of Ruto’s millions which bamboozled the Kenyan church in 2019.

“Which individual can have such money? You are bringing crowds and crowds of people each and every day slaughtering chicken and paying for their transport and giving them petty cash, what is the source of such cash?” wondered Raila.

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Raila Odinga led Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has yet again been thrown into deep mourning.

On Saturday, the party through its social media accounts regrettably announced the death of one of their officials.

The Orange party announced that death of Mr. Charles Ole Nampaso, the party’s Narok County Chairman.

Mr Nampaso passed on early today (Saturday) at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital following a pneumonia attack.

Mr. Nampaso has been our pillar in Narok, a life member & strong defender of the party. We shall miss him.

“The ODM Party regrets to announce the death of Mr. Charles Ole Nampaso, the Narok County Chairman early today at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital following a pneumonia attack. Mr. Nampaso has been our pillar in Narok, a life member & strong defender of the party. We shall miss him,” posted ODM.

As Kenya marked 56 years of freedom on December 12, 2019, ODM was again in mourning after losing one of their sitting Member of County Assembly (MCA).

Hon. Anastanzia Wakesho, their Special Elect (Nominated) MCA serving at the County Assembly of Taita Taveta passed on.

Read: ODM Thrown Into Deep Mourning on Jamhuri Day

On December 8, 2019, ODM announced the passing on of mama Dorcas Akumu Ajwang, the mother to the late Sen. Otieno Kajwang’, Sen. Moses Otieno Kajwang’, Hon TJ Kajwang’, Hon Peter Kajwang’ (MCA Kaptembwa Ward Nakuru), among many others.

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Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has been showered with blessings by Kenyans after coming to the rescue of a KCPE top performer who had penned suicide note due to lack of school fees.

The 13-year-old child from Nyalenda slums, Kisumu County who scored 391 marks allegedly wrote a suicide note after her parents failed to raise Ksh 50,000 for her secondary education.

The girl, who was a pupil at Xaverian Primary School in Kisumu Central, had received an admission letter from Asumbi Girls and was expected to join her new school in early January 2020.

“I know it is not the only way to solve this problem, but it is the best option for me to take,” read the suicide note, as quoted by Citizen Digital.

This touched the heart of youthful MP who took to social media to announce that he was going to pay the child’s school fees to enable her realize her dreams.

He noted that a child belongs to the community and he would like to give an opportunity to others the same way he was given through fund raising and selling Chang’aa.

“I will pay school fees for this leaner to ensure she achieves her dreams.A child belongs to the community and I would like to give an opportunity to others the same way I was given through fund raising and through selling Chang’aa.Vanity is Vanity,” posted Babu Owino.

Kenyans were mesmerized by Babu Owino’s kind gesture and started showering him with blessings.

Here are some of their reactions.

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Deputy President William Ruto on Friday welcomed Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka to President Uhuru Kenyatta led Jubilee party.

Taking to social media, Ruto told Kalonzo to feel free and join “the progressive, focused, all-encompassing political movement”.

Ruto said that Jubilee’s priority is the accelerated implementation of the Big4 & Jubilee transformation manifesto.

“Welcome man Stevo to Uhuru’s Jubilee, the progressive, focused, all-encompassing political movement. Our priority is the accelerated implementation of the Big4 & Jubilee transformation manifesto,” he said.

The second in command was replying to a video in which Kalonzo was hinting that he will in the same camp with president Kenyatta in the next 2022 general elections.

Kalonzo has been under attack by leaders from Ukambani region since making the declaration.

Former Machakos senator Johnstone Muthama Kalonzo for misleading the Community after he announced his undying support to President Kenyatta even beyond 2022.

The former Senator, who recently said that DP Ruto is best suited to succeed Uhuru, accused Kalonzo of auctioning the region for his own political ambitions.

He spoke during a Christmas service at the Light Christian Centre in Machakos town.

However, Machakos County governor Dr Alfred Mutua came out to dismiss both leaders, arguing that they don’t speak for the community.

Mutua took aim at Kalonzo saying he was incapable of securing the vote of Kenyans to be the next President and can only be a supporter of another person.

The governor also took a swipe at Muthama whom he claimed had been ‘busy waging the Kamba community to Deputy President William Ruto so that the Kamba voters become just supporters of others.

Mutua who spoke on Thursday in Machakos County insisted the Kamba nation is not for wager to the highest bidder.

With DP Ruto welcoming Kalonzo to Jubilee, who do you think Kalonzo will be working with come 2022?

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Kenya Navy has found itself on a chopping board after reports emerged that it had abandoned stranded fishermen in Indian ocean after their boat capsized.

The eight fishermen who miraculously survived 17 days in the Indian Ocean along the Kenyan coast were spotted and rescued by marine police on patrol on Christmas Day.

“Their boat were taken to the deep waters and capsized by strong winds and they have been in the ocean,” said Malindi Sub County Police Commander Vitalis Otieno who confirmed the incident.

They had been reported missing at Ziwayu beach, on the north coast and were using an Alhafidh Fibre 15HP boat.

Upon their rescue, the eight were rushed to Malindi Sub County Hospital for a medical check-up.

However, the internet has been set ablaze after the victims narrated their ordeal in the sea.

On their 9th day in the sea, they spotted Kenya Navy soldiers who were on patrol.

Stricken by thirst and hunger, they tried to ask for help, but the soldiers ignored them.

They then tried to ask for drinking water and food, a request that was also ignored.

The eight survived on salty sea water and dry fish for 17 days.

The move displayed by Kenya Navy has angered Kenyans who have flocked social media to bash them over failure to rescue stranded Kenyans.

The Navy is now being accused of leaving innocent Kenyans to die in the sea.

Here are some of the reactions.

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Police in Nyeri are investigating an incident where five family members burnt to death after their house caught fire in Gaikuyu village, Mathira East.

The fire reportedly broke out at 2am killing a man, his wife, their two sons and a female relative who had visited them for Christmas.

Mathira East DCC Patrick Meso confirmed the incident, saying that police have launched investigations into the matter to ascertain the cause of the fire.

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Rosemary Odinga, Raila Odinga’s elder daughter has announced that she has fully regained her eyesight after a two-year battle with partial blindness.

Rosemary made the announcement at St Peter’s ACK church in Bondo, Siaya County, on Wednesday 25, December where she had attended a Christmas Church Service.

She narrated her battle with blindness, stating that she felt alone and had to learn how to use sounds in identifying people around her.

“I felt alone and had to quickly learn to use sounds and movements of people to tell who was around me. Those were the most trying moments of my life,” she said.

She recalled how it was especially painful for her as a mother to not see her children.

“People would see me and think I was able to see because my eyes were ‘wide open’. I am grateful for your prayers and support during those difficult times,” she said

Her father, Raila, said his family was forced to  move from one hospital to the another, locally and outside the country, in search of a remedy.

Read: Raila’s daughter opts out of Kibra Parliamentary race

“We  got to a point where we nearly gave up as a family after unsuccessfully visiting many hospitals including in Germany, China and South Africa before she was finally healed in India,” he said as quoted by a local daily.

Nation reports that Raila said the healing was amongst the many milestones the family achieved this year and for which they are grateful.

Kenyans have flocked social media to celebrate Rosemary’s healing, terming it as a Christmas gift.

Here are some of the reactions from Kenyans.

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Former Cabinet Minister of Forestry and Wildlife Dr Noah Wekesa is under attack by Kenyans on Twitter over his remarks on President Uhuru Kenyatta’s future political career after 2022.

In a video shared by senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi, Wekesa is heard saying that President Kenyatta will go nowhere after his term comes to an end in 2022.

Just like COTU boss Francis Atwoli, Wekesa says that President Kenyatta is too young to retire from politics.

He says the head of state will be 60 years in 2022.

According to him, he was a cabinet minister at 60 and at 83 years, he is still in active politics.

The former Kwanza Member of Parliament says that whether Kenyans like it or not, president Kenyatta will go nowhere after 2022.

“Uhuru will be 60 when he retires in 2022. That is a very young age. I was a cabinet minister when i was 60 and with 83 years, am still in politics. Mpende msipende Uhuru is going nowhere after 2022,” he remarks.

The remarks have angered Kenyans who have taken to social media to attack him.

Kicking off the debate, Ahmednasir while posting the video noted that people like Wekesa are the ones holding Kenya back.

“You ask yourself why Kenya is where it is today…the answer is… CHARLATANS like this 83 yrs old mzee calls the shots and shape our TRAJECTORY…very SAD,” he posted.

Kenyans were too quick to join him in trolling the ex-minister, with many expressing their disappointment in the 83 year old politician.

Some say Wekesa has done nothing to Kenya in his entire time in active politics.

From 2008 – 4th March 2013, Wekesa served as Member of Parliament for Kwanza constituency.

From 2005- 2007, he also served as Cabinet Minister of Science and Technology.

He also served as Cabinet Assistant Minister of Livestock and Fisheries between 2004 and 2005.

Here are some of the reactions from Kenyans.

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Nation Media Group has suffered a blow after one of their top news anchors at NTV quit.

Doreen Majala, one of NTV’s prime time news anchors said that her Wednesday night news was the last broadcast she was doing at NTV.

She gracefully thanked her viewers as well as employers for giving her the platform to express her passion.

She left the station after 1 and a half years of hosting the Sunday prime time news.

“Good evening good people! It’s been an honor gracing your screens on NTV informing and educating you through the news. A big Thank you to the Nation Media Group management for the platform & to my colleagues, for the wonderful experience,” she stated.

Following the exits of popular anchors such as Trevor Ombija from the same station, Doreen´s Sunday bulletin rose to fame thus making her a household name.

Her fans have expressed their feelings following her exit, with many feeling heartbroken.

Here are various reactions from her fans.

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