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The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection on Friday suspended embattled Knut secretary general Wilson Sossion. Wilson Sossion during a press briefing, photo courtesy According to a letter by the Registrar of Trade Unions E.N Gicheha dated August 30, 2019, Sossion has been replaced in an acting capacity by his deputy Hesbon Otieno Trending   DCI orders arrest of Joe Mwangi Sossion's ouster comes a day  after a section of the union's National Executive Council met in Nairobi and recommended the removal of the secretary general and his subsequent replacement with Otieno. The ODM nominated member of parliament however has insisted he will be moving to court to challenge the decision. More updates South Sudan deports 16 Kenyans Oparanya: Governors to shutdown County Governments in September Seven people arrested for claiming census is satanic Denial of conjugal rights and Porn video in Linturi’s phone, made me divorce him- Kitany How i caught my husband

Joe Mwangi, photo courtesy The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has ordered for the arrest of Joe Mwangi, former manager of child acrobat Wendy Waeni over forgery of a Letter purporting to be from a Cabinet Secretary. Mwangi has been asked to report to the DCI offices in Nairobi “Mr Joseph Mwangi NDUTA alias Joe whose photos appear below is #Wanted by @DCI_Kenya Detectives in connection with the Forgery of a Letter purporting to be from a Cabinet Secretary threatening the complainant- Magdalene Mbele of some consequences,” the DCI tweeted. More updates South Sudan deports 16 Kenyans Victor Wanyama signs for Club Brugge

Kenyan flag ,image courtesy Sixteen Kenyans are expected back home after South Sudan ordered for their deportation. The 16 Kenyans, alongside four British nationals, were working for a private security company but on Tuesday, the Ministry of Interior gave them 72 hours to leave the country. According to The East African, the deportation orders came just a few days after their company, Insight Security, failed to resolve a pay dispute over salaries and arrears of guards working for the firm. “There are 16 Kenyan nationals who have been given 72 hours to pay all dues which they owe the government, and also pay our people their pensions…then leave the country,” Thiik Thiik Mayardit, the Juba deputy mayor said. The Insight Security firm was closed down last week on allegations that it exploited local workers and had not paid taxes. Two of the company’s senior administrators were briefly detained in Juba last Wednesday but later released. More Victor Wanyama signs for Club

Victor Wanyama in action, photo courtesy Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama has finally completed his move to Belgium side Club Brugge. The 28 years old will be the club's most expensive player in history. Tottenham Hotspur and Belgium's Club Brugge are reported to have settled on a fee of around Ksh.1.5 BILLION (£12 million) for the player. “Tottenham and Club Brugge have agreed a fee of around £12m for Victor Wanyama,”  Sky Sports  reported. More Sports: Here's is the full draw of the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE group stage Denial of conjugal rights and Porn video in Linturi’s phone, made me divorce him- Kitany Oparanya: Governors to shutdown County Governments in September Siaya County Assembly shoots down 'Punguza Mzigo' bill

2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage Group A : Paris, Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Galatasaray Group B : Bayern München, Tottenham Hotspur, Olympiacos, Crvena zvezda Group C : Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Atalanta Group D : Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lokomotiv Moskva Group E : Liverpool, Napoli, Salzburg, Genk Group F : Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Slavia Praha Group G : Zenit, Benfica, Lyon, Leipzig Group H : Chelsea, Ajax, Valencia, LOSC Lille The group stage matches will be played between 17.09.2019-11.12.2019 Courtesy of UEFA More Oparanya: Governors to shutdown County Governments in September Siaya County Assembly shoots down 'Punguza Mzigo' bill No more Tetema and Wamlambez hits outside clubs and bars- Ezekiel Mutua Video- Raila Odinga visits Galana Kulalu irrigation project

Governors to shutdown counties from September 16 if the Division of Revenue bill impasse is not resolved, CoG chair Wycliffe Oparanya has announced. CoG chair Wycliffe Oparanya addrssing the press, photo courtesy The Council of Governors (CoG) Chairman Wycliffe Oparanya said the Division of Revenue Bill 2019 stalemate has pushed county governments to the edge, making it difficult to pay workers on time.  He said all operations in all counties will be stopped on September 16, 2019. Trending updates    Video- Raila Odinga visits Galana Kulalu irrigation project "Beyond this date, if the matter is not resolved the county governments will have no option but to shut down," Mr Oparanya said. Last week, Attorney-General Kihara Kariuki advised the Senate to seek out the National Assembly and record a settlement that will see Treasury release funds to counties. more Seven people arrested for claiming census is satanic Siaya County Assembly shoots down &

Siaya County Assembly members during a proceeding, photo courtesy  Siaya County Assembly becomes the second Assembly to say 'NO' to  Ekuru Aukot's ‘Punguza Mzingo ’ proposed amendments to the constitution. This comes a day after Legislature from Nyeri County Assembly rejected the bill. The MCAs on their defense say proposed law likely to erode constitutional gains achieved since 2010. The proposed amendments require a backing of at least 25 counties to proceed to next level before it can be subjected to a referendum. More updates  Nyeri County Assemby rejects ‘Punguza mzingo’ bill Video- Raila Odinga visits Galana Kulalu irrigation project Seven people arrested for claiming census is satanic

Raila Odinga at a rally, photo courtesy ODM leader and Former Prime minister Mr. Raila Odinga has today toured the ambitious food security project hosted by Kilifi and Tana River counties, the Galana Kulalu irrigation project.  Raila was accompanied by Kilifi County Governor Amason Kingi and his counterpart Tana River Governor Dhadho Godana. Raila Odinga in Galana Kulalu,Video courtesy  More Seven people arrested for claiming census is satanic Nyeri County Assemby rejects ‘Punguza mzingo’ bill

President Uhuru Kenyatta with census officials at statehouse , photo courtesy   Seven people were yesterday arrested by the police for refusing to be enumerated on claims that the process was satanic.  The suspects were arrested at Gatue in Tharaka Nithi County. " 7PEOPLE suspected to be members of KABONOKIA Sect were last night arrested at Gatue, #TharakaNithi for refusing to give info to Authorised Person collecting Statistical info. The members refused to be enumerated claiming the process is Satanic & that they’ll be counted in Heaven'' The DCI posted on their twitter.  more Nyeri County Assemby rejects ‘Punguza mzingo’ bill

Nyeri County rejects ‘Punguza mzingo’ bill According to Kirinya Govornor Ann Waiguru, the rejection of Ekuru Aukot proposed amendments to the constitution sets a sign of the times ahead. The Governor has been in support of the BBI which is yet to present its report to Kenyans. ''As I've said before, Mt Kenya is fully in support of BBI as evidenced today in Nyeri where the bill presented by Ekuru Aukot has been rejected by the whole assembly. Nyeri County has set the precedence; other counties are most likely to follow. These are signs of the times ahead.'' Ann Waiguru posted on her Twitter account. Governor Ann Waiguru, photo courtesy Denial of conjugal rights and Porn video in Linturi’s phone, made me divorce him- Kitany

 Meru Senator Mithika Linturi (L) and his estranged wife Marianne Kitany(R) photo courtesy Marianne Kitany claims Meru Senator Mithika Linturi was unfaithful, prompting her to file a divorce application in court. Appearing before Milimani Commercial Court Chief Magistrate, Peter Ngare, on Wednesday, August 28, Ms Kitany said one day she peeped at her husband’s phone and “found a woman had sent him a pornographic video”. That discovery, on top of being denied her conjugal rights, drove Ms Kitany into filing for a formal separation from the former Igembe South MP. “I filed for divorce because Linturi was cheating on me,” Ms Kitany told the court, adding: “He slept with other women in town.” “Linturi would come home late, and did not want to give me my conjugal rights,” said Ms Kitany. The complainant further claims that Mr Linturi shortchanged her, going ahead to inscribe his name on the documents bearing her property. According to Ms Kitany, Mr Linturi would later alle

Esther Passaris , photo courtesy Esther Passaris, the Nairobi Woman Rep once walked into a city restaurant for a lunch meeting with a business associate, only to bump into her husband having lunch with another woman. Passaris could clearly tell that her hubby and his guest were not having a business meeting. Anyway, she gracefully walked to their table, a smile on her face, mixed emotions in her heart and stretched her hand and said “hello darling”.  Passaris disclosed during a TV interview. “I walked in, I greeted him and went back to my table,” Passaris recalled that day with a chuckle of satisfaction. They both finished their respective lunch dates and later met at home in the evening. The husband, according to Passaris, walked into their matrimonial home and asked: “What (was that)? Why didn’t you react?”  Trending updates   'I AM  UNSTOPPABLE SPACE JET'- BABU OWINO Passaris looked at him and calmly responded. “I told him: ‘Darling, what did you want me to

Dispute between the Gor Mahia fc and striker Dennis Oliech has escalated after the player said that he doesn’t recognize a letter terminating his contract issued to him by the club on Tuesday. Dennis Oliech in action, photo courtesy Oliech has dismissed the letter and insisted that the main reason for not attending training is because of an injury he has been nursing on his fractured hand suffered at the end of last season. “These stories you have been hearing are all lies and the truth of the matter is that I have never recovered from the injury on my hand that fractured, the bandage was just removed two weeks ago. The team manager has only called me twice contrary to what is being said and even if I didn't pick he could have texted me. I trained with Gor Mahia twice after they returned from Burundi and after advice from the doctor I had to stay away, the team manager knows that,” said Oliech. He insisted that he is still a Gor Mahia player and blamed the club for

Babu Owino , photo courtesy Embakasi East Member of parliament Babu Owino has described himself as jet accelerating at the speed of light. Babu Owino made the comments on his Facebook page. The first time legislature has been very active in Kenyan politics and has not failed to hit the headlines with series of controversial statements. "Who is BABU OWINO? BABU is a space jet that was invented in 2008, assembled by UoN comrades in 2011 and launched by Raila Odinga in 2017. The Jet is unstoppable since it's already accelerating at the speed of light. TIBIM" Babu Owino Facebook post reads. 

Oliech during a Kpl match, photo courtesy The Kenyan premier league champions, Gor mahia announced on its official website on Tuesday night that it discontinued Oliech’s contract due to “serious and persistent cases of misconduct”. “The player’s poor performance on the pitch and serial absence from training without permission from the club have led to his premature ouster from the record Kenyan champions, just months into his two-year deal,” a statement from Gor mahia's website reads. The Kenyan football giants further said that it has attempted to reach out to Oliech without success “and resorted to termination of his contract”. The club officially wrote to the player informing him of the step to end his contract and promised to settle his dues. “In pursuance of the provisions of Clause 6 of your Player Agreement Contract entered into with Gor Mahia Football Club we hereby write to advise you that we have terminated your contract with immediate effect on grounds of Jus

In a Gazette notice dated 27 August 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially declared the Office of The Auditor General  and the Office of the controller of Budget vacant. The President has also invited interested Kenyans to apply for the vacant posts. Mr. Kenyatta however appointed Mr.Stephen Masha as the acting Controller of budget for a period of 90 days. Copy of the Gazette notice

Kenya Airways has today reported Ksh8.56 billion net loss for the half year ending June 30, from a loss of Ksh4.03 billion recorded in similar period last year. This is despite a slight growth in total income during the period which closed at Sh58.9 billion compared to Sh52.2 billion. Kenya Airways chairman Michael Joseph during the release of the firm's half-year results on Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Photo:   COURTESY Total operating cost edged up to Sh61.5 billion compared to Sh53.2 billion last years, cancelling gains made on income. The management has linked the loss partly to the return in to KQ service of two Boeing 787s that were on sub-leasing to Oman Air, investment in mew routes and adoption of the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS16). Chairman Michael Joseph on Tuesday said the growth in revenues which went up by 12% was as a result of improved passenger, cargo and other revenue streams that were mainly driven by the positive performance

KFCB Chief Executive Ezekiel Mutua during a press conference, photo courtesy Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) Chief Executive Ezekiel Mutua has banned popular songs; Tetema by Diamond Pltanumz and Wamlambez by Sailors.   “Tetema and Wamlambez songs are strictly forbidden outside of clubs and bars. It’s embarrassing to see even national leaders singing and dancing to the obscenity in public. The lyrics are dirty and not suitable for public consumption, especially children,” he wrote on Twitter. “Both songs are pure pornography. While we may not ban them because they are coded, it’s important for the public to know that they are dirty and unsuitable for mixed company. Let them be restricted to clubs, for adults only!” he continued. Artists behind Wamblambez hit, photo courtesy The songs, the moral policeman said, will be played strictly in clubs and bars. They are, he said, obscene and “not suitable for public consumption, especially children.” Maintaining that t

Kiambu County Governor Ferdinand Waititu and Wife Susan, photo courtesy Deputy Director Public Prosecutions (DDPP) Nicholas Mutuku told the court that all documents that prosecution will be relying on are ready for service and can be picked from EACC offices. The court as set pre-trial conference on 27/9/2019.  ''Prosecution is ready for the trial of Governor Ferdinand Waititu & 12 others charged with irregular award of Sh588 million roads tender in Kiambu County. Prosecution has line up 67 witnesses .'' Statement from ODPP twitter handled reads. Waititu was barred by the court from accessing his office until the graft case against him heard and determined. The prosecution had been pushing for officers including governors facing graft cases to step aside until their cases are concluded.

The Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama is set to leave Tottenham Hotspur before the European transfer window closes next Monday. Wanyama has slipped down the pecking order under Mauricio Pochettino following the summer additions of Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso. The Kenya international was left out of Tottenham’s matchday squad for their surprise 1-0 defeat by Newcastle United on Sunday. And Club Brugge are ready to pay Spurs £13.5m to secure the signature of the midfielder.  Wanyama will receive £65,000 per week in Belgium,that is approximately Ksh 6,700,000 which would make him the club’s highest earner of all time.

Centum CEO James Mworia at a past event,photo courtesy  Centum Company has cut its  chief executive James Mworia’s salary by 75 percent on grounds of inability to meet  the investment company’s  targets. His salary dropped from Sh177.6 million in 2018 to to Sh45 million in 2019. The company’s financial report for the year ending March 2019 reveals. This is because the company did not make enough to pay a bonus. “Our bonus remuneration is linked to the cash return of the business with a hurdle rate of 15 percent. We did not achieve that in the period and we were therefore not eligible for a bonus,” Mworia told Business Daily. This is the second year in a row that Mworia’s salary is dropping. In 2018, his salary dropped to Sh177.6 million from Sh219.2 million. Mr. Mworia thus fails to be among the top five highest paid CEO’s in Kenya. Last year, Cooperative Bank CEO Gideon Muriuki was the highest paid with an income of  Sh376 million. KCB CEO Joshua Oigara took home  Sh273

Pastor Ng'ang'a,Photo courtesy  Neno Evangelist Pastor James  Ng’ang’a on Monday apologized to journalist Linus Kaikai over death threats he allegedly directed at Linus.  Ng’ang’a  made the apologiy to Mr. Linus before Kiambu Law Courts Chief Magistrate Patricia Gichohi. “I apologize to Mr. Kaikai if he was angered by those utterances… I did not mean it that way…” said Pastor Ng’ang’a in a video uploaded to Twitter by Mr. Linus, a Director at Royal Media Services. “I have today forgiven Pastor James Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism for the threats to life he directed at me in March this year,” tweeted the veteran journalist. “Pastor Ng’ang’a apologized to me before Chief Magistrate Patricia Gichohi at the Kiambu Law Courts and I accepted the apology.” Linus added on his tweet.  Linus Kaikai, Photo Courtesy 

Panic has hit the Ministry of Education and Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) over the declining number of continuing students in middle level colleges taking up subsequent allocations. It emerged yesterday that only half of the 43,000 who applied for loans last year have applied for a second allocation, raising questions on the whereabouts of the others. Questions are also being raised whether the students are dropping out of colleges after completing only one year of study, raising concerns over prudent utilization of public resources. The concern is further registered among first time applicants, with only 46,000 requests received by Helb out of the 98,000 who applied through the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS). Helb Chief Executive Officer Charles Ringera said only 17,980 online application forms have been received from continuing diploma students, as registration deadline is pushed to October 31. “We do not know where t

 Rudisha's damaged car, photo courtesy Kenyan athlete and world's 800M record holder Mr. David Rudisha is recuperating from a car crash that left him nursing minor injuries. Mr Rudisha was driving a Toyota V8 engine when its tyre burst near Keroka town, colliding head on with Ena Coach. The 10.30pm Saturday incident occurred at a notorious black spot along the Kisii-Keroka highway. Rudisha's friend  Mr Stephen Marai  , said the athlete is out of danger and was treated at a hospital in Keroka and later moved to Kilgoris Sub-County Hospital. "Rudisha is okay, but he is nursing minor injuries. We are leaving Kilgoris to Keroka Police Station now where he is coming to meet the police," Marai said.

A census enumerator attached to Maseno, Kisumu County, was Saturday night hospitalized after she was gang raped and robbed by thugs. While confirming the incident, Nyanza police boss  Vincent Makhoha said a hunt has been launched for the attackers. According to Dr. Makhoha, the woman was ambushed outside her gate after she had been dropped off by her supervisor following completion of the exercise.He added that the suspects were hiding in a thicket near the woman’s gate and pounced on her immediately she was dropped off.The police boss further stated that the County Statistics Department has been ordered to immediately suspend the supervisor who dropped the woman due to negligence.The supervisor as well as police officers who were deployed in the area to offer security for the census team have also been summoned to record statements with the police in Maseno who are probing the incident.

Mama Ida and Raila Odinga at their home in Karen Nairobi "Thank you for being a pillar of strength and guidance for us as a family all throughout the years. May God bless you on your special day. Happy Birthday Mama Ida."Raila Odinga's sweet message to Mama Ida reads. Mama Ida Odinga turned 69 years old on 24- August 2019. The couples were blessed with four children, two sons and two daughters. Unfortunately they lost one son Fidel Odinga who passed on in January 2015. Mama Ida however didn't seem to have had any major celebrations to mark her Birthday.

Shocking revelations have emerged of some 90,000 teachers who have pulled out of Knut in an ongoing tiff between the union and the teachers’ employer. It is understood that the fear of being locked out of the ongoing promotions and the looming deduction to recover monies paid to Kenya National Union of Teachers members following implementation of Collective Bargaining Agreement two years ago is behind the mass exit. Sources within Knut hinted that the likelihood that TSC may not honour any meetings with the Knut leadership to push for teachers’ benefits has further driven away members. Knut is already feeling the heat on the failed remittance of union dues of about Sh280 million, throwing branches into paralysis. Sossion admitted that the union is suffering. Also shaking the union membership is the looming demotion of Knut affiliates as TSC insists it is complying with a court order that it argues clawed back major gains. Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion at past press

Police in Nyamira on Friday arrested a census official for using a census laptop and a power bank as collateral after he failed to pay a beer bill. The officer, an ICT expert, was apprehended after he missed pre-census preparation and briefing meeting on Wednesday.   Mr Japhan Wachiali, the head of statistics in Nyamira, said the officer has since been interdicted and replaced. Authorities say that their investigations show that the officer, who wanted drink beer, did not have money to pay his bills. He offered the census gadgets as collateral. It is not clear how much beer he had consumed by the time of his arrest.

Census is expected to kick off officially on Saturday 24 Th August 2019 and the enumerators are expected to take 30 minutes in every household they visit. “Counting will continue up to the 31st August 2019 when counting is scheduled to end. The Census teams will proceed with enumeration throughout the week, but all information will refer to the night of 24th August – the census Reference Night,” reads a statement on the KNBS website. Census questions will capture data that includes ethnicity or nationality, marital status, live births among others. The questions are as follows: What are the names of each person who spent the night of 24th/25th August, 2019 in this household? What is each person’s relationship to the head of this household? What is their sex? What is their age (s)? What is their date of birth? Please insert line number of their biological mother Is the person a usual member of this household? What is their eth