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47-Year-Old Nairobi Man Selling Counterfeit Medicines Arrested

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) based in Kilimani have arrested a Nairobi man that has been trading in counterfeit medicines.

The sleuths who were accompanied by Pharmacy and Poisons board officers, and acting on a tip off from members of the public on Friday evening nabbed a 47 year old man namely Peter Cummings Thatia, a trader in counterfeit medicine within Hurlingham in Nairobi County.

Counterfeit ViagraPro capsules, two polythene bags containing a white powdery substance, a capsule filler machine, advertising fliers together with Motor Vehicle Registration number KCK 442A, a Nissan Note that the suspect was driving were recovered and retained as exhibits.

Mr Thatia is in custody awaiting arraignment for the offence of unlawfully manufacturing and selling in the course of trade in counterfeit medicines contrary to The Anti-Counterfeit Act No. 13 of 2008.

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Former ODM MP Dies Barely Two Weeks After Losing Wife to Covid-19

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Former Changamwe Member of Parliament Ramadhan Kajembe has died, barely two weeks after his wife died from Covid-19 complications..

According to reports, Kajembe passed on at Pandya Memorial Hospital in Mombasa on Friday afternoon (August 7. 2020).

The former lawmaker is suspected to have succumbed to COVID-19 complications after spending one week at the hospital.

The former legislator has died aged 76.

Kajembe served as Changamwe MP between 2007 and 2013 on an ODM Party ticket.

Kajembe, who ran for Mombasa senatorial seat in the March 4, 2013 general election, lost to former Senator Hassan Omar in the elective post race.

Kajembe lost his first wife Aziza Kajembe on July 24, 2020 barely four months after losing his second wife Zaharia.

He will be buried on Saturday, August 8 at the Kajembe family cemetery in Changamwe.

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Uhuru Appoints KANU’s Nick Salat to Lucrative Position

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kenya African National Union (KANU) secretary General Nick Salat on Friday August 7, 2020 landed a new lucrative position in government.

President Uhuru Kenyatta through a gazette notice appointed Salat to be the Chairperson of the Board of the Agricultural Development Corporation.

Salat is set take up the position for one year, with effect from August 7, 2020 to June 5, 2021.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(3) of the State Corporations Act, I, Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint Nicholas Kiptoo Arap Korir Salat to be the chairperson of the Board of the Agricultural Development Corporation, up to June 5, 2021, with effect from the August 7, 2020,” read the statement.

He added that the appointment of Benjamin Cheboi, who previously served in the same position, had been revoked.

At the same time, the head of state revoked the appointment of Salat as the Chairman of the Board of the Postal Corporation of Kenya effective August 7, 2020.

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Uhuru Issues Executive Order Establishing The Kenya Transport And Logistics Network

by PSCU
written by PSCU

President Uhuru Kenyatta has today issued an Executive Order establishing a framework for the management, coordination and integration of public port, railway and pipeline services under the Kenya Transport and Logistics Network (KTLN).

The network brings together Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) and Kenya Pipeline Company Limited (KPC) under the coordination of the Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC).

KTLN will leverage on the efficiencies and synergies of the four State agencies so as to achieve Kenya’s strategic agenda of becoming a regional logistics hub.

Further, the new structure is expected to lead to the lowering of the cost of doing business in the country through the provision of port, rail and pipeline infrastructure in a cost effective and efficient manner, and within acceptable shared benchmark standards.

The new framework also allows for the centralization and coordination of operations without amending the existing laws or causing undue disruption to the legal structuring of the State entities. This helps to secure comfort with the concept, and utilize the experience to guide the development of a more permanent legally structured organization.

Consequently, the four State agencies have been transferred to the National Treasury in line with the recommendations of the Presidential Taskforce on Parastatal Reforms.

In the new arrangement, the ICDC will act as a holding company to the three agencies, and be responsible for the management of the State’s investments in Ports, Rail and Pipeline services.

Going forward, the State agencies are required to enter into a joint operations agreement within 30 days that will reorganize individual entity structures, resources, operations and services. The reorganization will help to establish a seamless and coordinated national transport and logistics network.

In order to secure his vision for the Sector, His Excellency the President has reorganized the Boards of Directors of the four State entities.

The ICDC Board will be responsible for securing the achievement of the commercial vision and objectives of KTLN, through the Board of Directors of each entity so as to operate as a single coherent unit. For this reason, the Board of ICDC is exempted from the requirements of Mwongozo on multiple directorships.

Further, the National Treasury has been tasked to strengthen its internal capacity by securing the necessary technical skills and competencies needed to effectively oversee investment portfolio management, and the setting up, monitoring and reporting of the financial performance of commercial State corporations.

In view of the above reforms, the proposed merger of the ICDC into the Kenya Development Bank has been postponed. However, ongoing transactions involving KPC, KRC and KPA will proceed uninterrupted.

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Suspect killed, Another Injured After They Attacked Two Police Officers in Lamu

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

One person has been killed, with another one left injured after they were suspected to have attacked two police officers in Lamu County.

According to an update posted by Citizen TV on Friday August 7, 2020, the police officers are said to have been attacked at Pate Island in Lamu East.

The Lamu County Commissioner said that one of the attacked police officers is currently nursing injuries.

This is however not the first time police officers are being attacked in the Coastal region County.

Just last month, a police officer was hacked to death at night by a gang of panga-wielding thugs in Tchundwa village in Lamu.

Constable Rodgers Odhiambo, who was attached to the Tchundwa police post in Lamu East, was accosted as he walked out of a shop in the village at around 8.30pm.

The attack was not however, the first one.

In October last year, a similar incident was witnessed in the area.

The incident was confirmed by Lamu county commissioner Irungu Macharia, who said the officer suffered cut wounds to his forehead, neck and limbs.

The officer who was in civilian clothes and unarmed as he was not on duty at the time is believed to have bled to death.

Hesborn Okemwa, who was attached to the same post, was lured to his death by an unknown gang on October 2, 2019.

His badly mutilated body was recovered several meters inside a mangrove forest in Kizingitini on October 5.

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Mt Kenya Politician Who Tested Covid-19 Positive After Meeting Ruto Speaks Out

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A Mt Kenya politician who tested positive for Covid-19 days after meeting Deputy President William Ruto at his Karen residence in Nairobi has come out to clarify on how he contracted the virus.

Speaking to a local news publication on Thursday August 6, 2020, Muteti Murimi, a Kirinyaga politician and 2022 parliamentary aspirant acknowledged that indeed he had contracted the virus a few days after the meeting, but maintained  he wasn’t ill when he met the DP.

The politician met Ruto alongside a section of young entrepreneurs from the Mt. Kenya Region.

The group held a consultative meeting with Ruto and later on posed for a photo session.

His response came shortly after a section of Kenyans on Facebook launched attacks on him with accusations of flouting (Coronavirus) Covid-19 rules when meeting Ruto.

“I tested positive two weeks ago but I have already recovered and I am now negative. I was on self isolation and was treated from home. I was well when I went to Karen that Monday (July 20), so the issue of the DP should not arise here,” he was quoted saying.

He added that  all Covid-19 measures were observed during their meeting, maintaining that the DP should not isolate since he was not sick when he visited his Karen residence.

He however, stated that he started experiencing some chest complications and went to hospital and results turned positive.

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Jeff Koinange Defeats Covid-19 After 17 Days in Isolation

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Citizen TV news anchor Jeff Koinange has recovered from Covid-19.

The JKLIVE show host on Thursday August 6, 2020 revealed that he had tested negative for Coronavirus after spending 17 days in isolation.

He encouraged Kenyans, noting that they can as well defeat the Covid-19, since he has managed to do so.

He also thanked his fans for their prayers, kind words and good wishes, citing that Kenya can win the war against Covid-19 should all people work together in the fight.

“Folks…Day 17 in isolation and I just got my 2nd test results…NEGATIVE…I have BEATEN this MONSTER! And YOU can too! Thank you for ALL your Prayers, Kind Words and Good Wishes! TOGETHER can win this WAR against #COVID19 God Bless! Twende Kazi,”

The veteran journalist last month disclosed that he had tested positive for the virus, saying that he was asymptomatic, and that he was doing well and his family was safe.

“Folks, just to let you know, I have tested positive for Covid-19. I am doing Good. No symptoms…and my family is fine,” he tweeted.

Koinange said all his close contacts had been informed and that he was in self-isolation.Koinange also urged Kenyans to stay safe.

“All my close contacts have been informed. Right now I am in self-isolation. Many thanks to Royal Media Services management for its support. Stay safe and God bless!”

Another Citizen TV journalist Stephen Letoo also tested positive but said he was fine.

The journalist said he found out his status after undergoing testing at the Nairobi Hospital. “I didn’t have any signs and even now I don’t have any signs,” he said.

Letoo urged Kenyans to be careful and adhere to the containment measures put in place to combat the disease.

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Ex-Kiambu Governor Waititu Accused of Grabbing a Street in Nairobi CBD

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Former Kiambu County governor Ferdinand Waititu is yet again on the spotlight for allegedly grabbing one of the streets in Nairobi CBD.

Waititu is alleged to have grabbed an area along Titar Lane that joins Tubman road and Biashara street.

Controversial blogger Robert Alai on Thursday August 6, 2020 shared the photos of the allegedly grabbed area, calling on the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) to intervene.

Alai further revealed how Waititu has constructed a concrete staircase and put up a gate to block the public from using the lane.

Alai also alleged that Waititu has grabbed the area to serve his newly opened Salehe hotel.

“Former governor Waititu has apparently grabbed this area. This is Titar Lane that joins Tubman rd and Biashara st. He has constructed a concrete staircase and put up a gate to serve his newly opened Salehe hotel. Therefore blocking it to public use,” Alai posted.

This is not however, the first time Waititu is finding himself in such scandals.

In 2019, the former County boss was accused of using his office position to take land away from a widow.

Investigations revealed that a prime property belonging to Ms Cecilia Mbugua was fraudulently transferred to Ms Esther Nyatu through the office of the governor and the Waititu himself.

Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) Chairperson Florence Kajuju handed over title deeds back to Ms Mbugua following an admission by Waititu of his role in taking away the land worth Sh100 million.

The commission’s investigations revealed that two properties – Thika Municipality/BlockXI/877 and Thika Municipality/BlockXI/878 – belonging to Ms Mbugua, were transferred to Ms Nyatu, in a process facilitated by Waititu.

The investigation followed a complaint filed with the commission on March 5, 2019.

Kiambu County land officials revealed that Mr Waititu facilitated the transfer and provided all the required documents.

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Kakamega to Host a High Level Development Summit

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Due to the tremendous development milestones achieved in Kakamega County under the devolved system of governance, Kakamega town has been nominated to host the first high level summit on development dubbed “Effective Development Cooperation” in September 2021.

The summit is convened by the Council of Governors (CoG), the National Government, the Parliament and the 47 County Assemblies, United Nations and the citizens through the Central Organization of Trade Unions (Cotu).

Kakamega County Secretary and Head of Public Service madam Jacinta Aluoch Odhiambo Wednesday morning hosted Dr. Joseph Amunga, the Summit coordinator and expressed her gratitude to the organizers for choosing Kakamega as the host of the inaugural conference in the country.

“This nomination indeed reflects what has been accomplished in Kakamega in matters development,” madam Jacinta said.

She added that Kakamega is strategically positioned to influence development in the Western region having been the headquarters of the former Western Province.

The summit organizers are also working closely with the academia, the private sector, the civil society and other development partners to achieve their objectives.

The outcomes of the Summit will be centred towards implementation of; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Vision 2030, the Big 4 Agenda as well as the recommendations of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).

Dr. Joseph Amunga, the Summit coordinator said the event will promote citizenry participation ( Public Participation) and Community development.Governor Oparanya besides being the host Governor, will also chair the inaugural Summit meeting.

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DCI Sleuths Arrest Notorious Robbery With Violence Suspect in Nakuru

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives based in Nakuru have arrested a notorious robbery with violence suspect namely.

The 52 year-old James Maina Njuguna has been nabbed from his hideout in Eastmore area and is believed to be the Mastermind behind a series of robberies that have been reported in the area.

Identity (ID) cards bearing different names, two driving licences, a Civilian Firearm Certificate bearing another person’s name, assorted electronic gadgets among other items that were recovered from his hideout have been retained as exhibits pending his arraignment.

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PHOTOS: Iconic Masinde Muliro Stadium in Bungoma Gaining The New Face

by Pauline Waswa
written by Pauline Waswa

The construction of Masinde Muliro stadium in Bungoma county has gained Momentum following the more efforts put in by stakeholders in charge.

The county youth and sports committee led by chairman Luke Opwora expressed satisfaction towards the efforts put in by the contractors and the county government for the continued repairs of the stadium.

Opwora called out the county government to release the money allocated for the project since the committee had already passed the budget assigning the project Ksh 170 million for the financial year 2020-2021.

He assured the people of Bungoma that the project is already at 48% complete and by next year June the stadium might be complete.

The contractor in charge Benson Mbaisi also noted that through his and the team’s commitment they are working tirelessly to see the completion of the stadium a success.

“As much as we do face some small challenges on the way, we are working to make sure that come next year by June the stadium is done and set,” said Mbaisi

Building the stadium is one of the Bungoma governor Wycliffe Wangamati’s flagship project that aims to grow sports talents across the county and to also change the face of Bungoma.

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VIDEO: Comedian Nick Big Fish Attacked, Roughed up in a Closed Bar

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Former Churchill show Comedian Nicki Big Fish was attacked in a bar while he shot a prank that went wrong.

In a video shared on his You Tube channel on Tuesday August 4, 2020, the comedian was assaulted alongside his camera-man, who was recording the prank with a hidden camera.

Bigfish had gone to a closed bar where a group of young men were drinking and chewing khat despite bars being closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the video, a yellow tape is seen at the entrance of the bar, probably indicating that the premise had been closed down due to the government’s directive.

Nick Big Fish is seen moving past the tape, and starts narrating how the revelers were defying Covid-19 directives as he slowly approached them.

The men sat watching, pensively, before the situation turned chaotic as a beer bottle was thrown at Bigfish and missed him by mere inches.

One of the men then stood and broke a beer bottle on the floor before accosting Bigfish, leaving the comedian shaken.

The comedian quickly stepped back behind the tape and made a quick exit.

Realizing that Bigfish was being recorded during his interrupted narration, the men turned their attention to the camera-man who stood at the other end of the room.

They roughed him up and demanded to know why he was recording them, even as the cameraman desperately pleaded with them claiming that he came alone.

This is the third prank by the comedian that has gone wrong.

The comedian in May this year got himself in another tough situation when he did another prank on people who escaping from quarantine centers.

One of his crew was roughed up by another man whom he had approached alleging that they were looking for him after he had escaped from quarantine.

Weeks after the incident, the comedian had been hospitalised after being beaten by some two men in another prank that went wrong.

Watch the video below:

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How Sakaja Arrived in Parliament at 5am to Escape an Arrest

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja on Tuesday August 4, 2020 said he had endured one of the most difficult weekends.

Sakaja who was speaking on the floor of the senate said he was trailed by police officers the entire weekend.

At some point, the officers camped outside his home waiting to arrest him.

“On Friday, I was being trailed by police officers in a vehicle registration number KBZ 317W and I saw them and they left. I raised it with the IGP but he didn’t t respond,” Sakaja said on the floor.

He narrated how he arrived in Parliament at 5am to escape an arrest that had been orchestrated to ensure he did not show up in the chamber for the debate on a motion that he had moved to amend the committee’s formula.

In the amendment, whose debate was adjourned last week, Sakaja is pushing for a formula that places the Sh316.5 billion allocated in the last financial year as the base.

Later, Sakaja told a local daily there was a plot to arrest him over his recent scuffle with Kilimani police officers for flouting the curfew.

“On Monday morning, I got out very early. I wanted to get papers at Total petrol station. When I got out, I saw a vehicle, then they put on the headlights. So, I said, let me move back. I went left and moved fast and switched off my phone, took papers and came back.

“In the evening, I was meeting some colleagues at Radisson. Senator Farhiya Ali (nominated senator from Nairobi) tells me that she was told I should not come to the chamber so that Beth Mugo votes on behalf of the Nairobi delegation. But I told her that I will. It was there that I learnt they didn’t want me to come to the chamber,” he was quoted by The Star.

The plan, according to the senator, was to arrest and detain him and charge him for allegedly assaulting Kilimani police officers.

But Majority Leader Samuel Poghisio and Majority Chief Whip Irungu Kanga’ta challenged those claiming intimidation and threats to substantiate.

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Ruto Takes Ksh 2 Billion Project to Raila’s Backyard

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Deputy President William Ruto on Tuesday August 4, 2020 revealed that four constituencies in ODM leader Raila Odinga’s political turf are set to reap big from a Ksh 2 billion project that is set to kick off.

Taking to his official social media accounts, the second in command announced that the Sh2 billion Government of Kenya/Kuwait upgrading of primary and secondary schools’ proposal has been concluded.

His announcement came shortly after meeting MPs, MCAs and other local leaders from Nyamira County at his Karen residence in Nairobi.

“Met MPs, MCAs and other local leaders from Nyamira County; discussed development issues, mainly on the completion of roads, electricity connectivity and Technical Training Institutes, Karen, Nairobi County,” he tweeted.

The DP revealed that they had discussed development issues, mainly on the completion of roads, electricity connectivity and Technical Training Institutes.

He revealed that the four constituencies in Nyamira, West Mugirango, North Mugirango, Kitutu Masaba and Borabu will reap from the project.

“We are pleased that the Sh2 billion Government of Kenya/Kuwait upgrading of primary and secondary schools’ proposal has been concluded.

“The management team has been set up, and soon, the four constituencies in Nyamira: West Mugirango, North Mugirango, Kitutu Masaba and Borabu will reap from the project,” reads DP Ruto’s tweet.

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Murkomen Responds to Murathe’s Threats

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has broken his silence on threats issued by Jubilee Vice Chairman David Murathe against him, Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja and Lamu’s Anwar Oloititip.

Murathe in an interview with The Standard had threatened to kick out of Jubilee party the three senators over their stand on the controversial County revenue sharing formula.

Murathe said the party would take disciplinary action against Sakaja and his colleagues for conspiring with fellow senators under the “One Kenya Movement” banner to shoot down the Senate Finance and Budgets Committee report.

Murathe accused the three of defying  the party position last week and sank its proposal.

“We are not yet done, we will deal with the senators for going against the party position. They will have themselves to blame for their parochial decisions. We will kick them out of the party. Read our party constitution, it gives room to deal with them,” Murathe was quoted by the local daily as having said.

He said whereas the other Jubilee senators from the affected counties had their grievances against the formula, Sakaja, Murkomen and Oloititip acted defiantly and maliciously given that they had no credible grievance.

But in response to the headline ran by the Standard on Tuesday August 4, 2020, Murkomen said the story confirmed that he was doing the right thing.

Seeming unshaken with Murathe’s threats, the former senate Majority leader said such headline can only confirm that the peace in his heart flows like a gentle river.

“When I see such a headline I am so assured that I am doing the right thing and the peace In my heart flows like a gentle river,” he tweeted.

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Senators to Receive Ksh 5 Million Bribes to Pass Uhuru’s Proposal on Revenue Formula

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Senators are set to receive up to Ksh 5 million in bribes for them to pass the controversial new County revenue allocation formula.

Narok senator Ledama Olekina has this morning hinted at the plot, arguing that it will be suicidal for any senator to accept the bribes.

According to the ODM senator, the bribe will only help to fuel division of Kenya due to the revenue share discourse.

Taking to his official twitter handle, he went further to curse the lawmakers who will accept the Ksh 5 million bribe and in turn betray Kenyans.

Ledama prayed for the family of those who will accept the bribe not to have peace at all.

“It will be suicidal for any Senator to accept a bribe of Ksh 5M to fuel the division of Kenya due to the revenue share discourse! May your family never have peace if you accept a bribe to divide Kenya! Tadoi anaa Enkolong!” senator Ledama tweeted.

The senate is this afternoon expected to vote on the crucial County revenue formula, with senators having different opinions ahead of the special seating.

A section of senators opposed to the county cash sharing formula have vowed to reject it.

According to a report by The Star, the 25 senators who last week engineered the defeat of an amendment to defer the disputed formula by two years have plotted another elaborate plan to reject it in totality.

The amendment was sponsored by Majority Chief Whip Irungu Kang’ata (Murang’a) with the blessings of President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga.

With their number standing at 25, the opposing senators have surpassed the 24 threshold required to defeat the formula that would see 18 counties lose Sh17 billion.

On Sunday, Raila met a section of Uhuru’s allies led by Jubilee vice chairman David Murathe at the Kajiado home of Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli.

At the meeting, Raila assured the President’s side that he would rally his senators to support the formula.

 Siaya Senator James Orengo who is the Minority Leader was charged with bringing the leaders together.

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