The NAIROBI SUN

Suspected Mombasa drug lord Ali Punjani today escaped police trap in his residence in drug swoop that has been declared by Interior CS Fred Matiang’i. Police in plains clothes, GSU officers and K-9 Unit police officers with sniffer dogs raided the home in Nyali trying to net Punjani, who is suspected to be a close ally of convicted drug lords, the Akasha brothers. He however managed to escape before police arrived. “We believe this house has been used to sell drugs. We will not get out of here until this house has been fully searched. We have names of certain people and they will be found before end of the day,” Mombasa Police Commander Johnstone Ipara said. T

A member of Mombasa County Assembly (MCA) was arrested on Monday in connection to drug trafficking. Bofu Ward Representative Ahmed Salama was arrested in Likoni following the operation targeting politicians and businessmen suspected to be behind narcotics trade. His arrest comes a day after Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i held a meeting with politicians and security team. At least 18 people have been arrested so far. Interestingly, the MCA is among leaders who attended Dr Matiang’i’s meeting at Uhuru na Kazi in Mombasa. Source Daily Nation

The FKF has today terminated the contract of the Harambee Stars head Coach Sebastian Migne.

Babu Owino posted on his official Facebook page ''Zoea Rais wako mapema'' The ever controversial and active youthful Member of parliament for Embakasi East has left many guessing on his over ambitious post.

A man on a bicycle waits at a distance in the hope siphoning petrol that spilled from the leaking truck along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway on August 12, 2019. Police officers, however, cordoned off the area

Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko to fire 6 county ministers and 3 county Chief officers very soon. The Governor has publicly expressed his displeasure on his officers and also accused them of disloyalty and making key decisions without his input has their 'Boss'.  The Governor has narrated that he will emulate Kakamegas County Governor and the current chairman of COG Mr. Wycliffe Opranya's style of leadership who early this month sent home 143 county staffs on alleged corruption related cases

          A police officer and Gacigoini village residents in Kirinyaga County at the scene where a four-year-old girl's body was dumped on August 12, 2019.  A four-year-old girl was defiled, killed and her body dumped in a coffee farm in Kirinyaga County.    Stacy Nyakio’s body, which was found on Monday morning, had bruises on the neck, a pointer that she might have been strangled. Last year, the victim's uncle Mr Laurence Murimi was also murdered and his body dumped in a coffee factory. The family linked the killings to protracted land dispute. MISSING The body of the girl who went missing on Sunday evening, was a few metres from her parents' home at Gacigoini village. Source Daily Nation

Michael Olunga has registered a new milestone in Japan after scoring a sensational hat-trick on Saturday afternoon, August 10, to power Kashiwa Reysol to a 4-1 win over Renofa Yamaguchi. This is Olunga's first hat-tick in Japan since signing for Kashiwa over a year ago, in a deal that saw him end a loan spell with Spanish side Girona and also terminate contract with Chinese side, Guizhou Zhicheng

A national referendum to change the Constitution is now a matter of when, not if, as key political parties and leaders in the country have started working on a rare unity pact that analysts say will form the basis of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s succession politics. President Kenyatta’s wing in Jubilee Party, Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement, Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper Democratic Movement, Musalia Mudavadi’s Amani National Congress, Moses Wetang’ula’s Ford-Kenya, and Gideon Moi’s Kanu are already reading from the same script and are pledging support for the Building Bridges Initiative, which many see as the vehicle to the referendum. A united front bringing together these key political parties could start a wave that eventually installs a leader at State House in 2022. The clearest indication yet of how the referendum question could read was revealed last week when women leaders under the Embrace movement, a pillar in the Kieleweke formation of the President Kenyatta-

Romelu Lukaku has made a positive start to his time in Italy by scoring four goals in his very first match for new team Inter Milan. It was Lukaku's first match of pre-season after he failed to feature in United's tour of Australia and Asia ahead of the move to Italy, although he did train with his old side Anderlecht while trying to get match fit. Source, Game yetu

EPL table as it stands Pos Team P W D L GD Pts 1 Man City 1 1 0 0 5 3 2 Man Utd 1 1 0 0 4 3 3 Liverpool 1 1 0 0 3 3 4 Brighton 1 1 0 0 3 3 5 Burnley 1 1 0 0 3 3 6 Tottenham 1 1 0 0 2 3 7 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 1 3 8 Bournemouth 1 0 1 0 0 1 9 Sheffield United 1 0 1 0 0 1 10 Crystal Palace 1 0 1 0 0 1 11 Everton 1 0 1 0 0 1 12 Leicester 1 0 1 0 0 1 13 Wolves 1 0 1 0 0 1 14 Newcastle United 1 0 0 1 -1 0 15 Aston Villa 1 0 0 1 -2 0 16 Norwich City 1 0 0 1 -3 0 17 Southampton 1 0 0 1 -3 0 18 Watford 1 0 0 1 -3 0 19 Chelsea 1 0 0 1 -3 0 20 West Ham 1 0 0 1 -5 0

According to Orange Democratic Movement Director of Communications Mr. Philip Itale, Those opposed to the Building Bridges Initiative are real cowards. This might have targeted the Tangatanga wing allied to the Deputy President Dr. William Ruto who have repeatedly opposed the BBI and calls for a referendum ''Those opposed to the BBI are cowards. Big cowards'' Philip Itale wrote on his social media accounts.

The Standard Headline: Ruto allies fight for powerful President Daily Nation: Uhuru, Raila build new supper alliance The Star: Musalia hires former Raila, Uhuru strategists

Kenyan champions Gor Mahia will have it all to do in the return leg of their CAF Champions League preliminary match after settling for a barren draw in the first leg at Burundian side Aigle Noir CS. Gor made the journey to their East African neighbors hoping to establish an advantage ahead of the return leg in a fortnight. However, new boss Stephen Pollack got no more than an opportunity to observe whether his side is ready for competitive action. Pollack gave a number of new signings their debuts including keeper Robert Mapigano who started ahead of Fredrick Odhiambo. Others handed full debuts included Dickson Ambundo and Tobias Otieno. Strangely, Gor had only four players named on the bench. Over half a dozen of players did not travel to Burundi with midfielder Ernest Wendo serving a suspension from last season while injuries kept out veteran Dennis Oliech alongside Philemon Otieno and Curtis Wekesa. Ghanaian Francis Afriyie, Ivorian Gislein Yikpe & Maurice Ojwang, sig