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  Trouble is brewing for the former DCI boss George Kinoti after it emerged that he is responsible for fabricating charges against DP Rigathi Gachagua on the Kshs 7.3 billion graft case. In a four-page affidavit to the court supporting the withdrawal of the charges against Gachagua, senior police and head of the serious crimes section at DCI, Kuria Obadiah, said that Kinoti forced detectives to arrest and charge Gachagua in July last year over financial related crimes. At the time, investigations against Gachagua, who was then Mathira MP, had not been concluded and there was no  evidence to support what he was being accused of. Obadiah was in charge of the team that was formed to go after Gachagua, following his fall out with the immediate former president Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration. The detective further said that Kinoti gave them a fixed timeline to come up with findings on Gachagua’s “fabricated case” “On April 15, 2020, DCI received a letter from the Financial Reporting Center

  Three Egerton University students were Monday, October 31 charged at the Milimani Law courts with several counts of examination fraud. Francis Manyara Ogata, Kelvin Anunda Mogaka, and Bravin Osano Ombongi allegedly defrauded members of the public of millions of shillings through social media on the pretense of offering leaked Kenya National Examinations papers for 2022 tests. The prosecution told the court that the trio was arrested following complaints from different members of the public who had been defrauded over Ksh4 million. The court heard that the Uni students shared the loot equally. They were allegedly operating 15 accounts on WhatsApp and Telegram, where they solicited money from the public with the promise of sending them leaked examination papers. The three were demanding between Ksh5,000 and Ksh35,000. Investigators said the students had already collected over Ksh4 million deposited in two bank accounts, which the DCI has frozen. They were also found in possession of se

  The success stories of young people who have become successful through working online has been heard so many time. For 23 years old Mike Mutua he started out last years by using Kes 1300 pocket money and was able to turn it to Kes 6 million in a span of 8 months by just working online from. We meet with him as he narrates to us about his success journey. "My name is Mike Mutua and am 23 years old.  I  was brought up in a poor background where affording three meals a day was considered a luxury. I however managed to school until college where i pursued bachelor of commerce. Since i did not have pocket money is started googling on online jobs that i could while at home and thats how i landed on this amazing website called Zumo News and my life has never been the same again," he narrates. For beginners, Zumo News is a news website that allows its members to earn money reading news, sharing on whatsapp and Facebook and affiliate commission when you invite people to join the p

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  William Ruto’s cabinet members have assumed their responsibilities fully after being sworn in on Thursday, October 27 at The Statehouse. The swearing-in came a day after the National Assembly approved all the 24 cabinet nominees even though three of them, Peninah Malonza, Aisha Jumwa and Mithika Linturi seemed to be the unfavorite choices. Malonza was unanimously rejected by the Appointments  committee while Jumwa and Linturi were rejected by the committee’s Azimio members. Details have however emerged on the tricks that Kenya Kwanza used to ensure that all the 24 nominees ascend to their specific responsibilities. According to a local daily, Ruto’s allies used the Malonza issue to draw attention away from Jumwa and Linturi. Azimio, which is the minority, had come up with their own report after vetting, detailing why Jumwa and Linturi should not be approved as CSs. A further debate on why Malonza, the only and first CS from Kitui South and a woman, was being denied a chance to become

  Public utilities such as hospitals, shopping malls and airports could soon be compelled to scrap parking fees should the government implement a motion proposed by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna. On Wednesday, October 26, the Senate passed the motion on a policy framework protecting motorists accessing hospitals, airports, and shopping malls from paying parking fees. In his maiden motion, Sifuna argued that “many urban areas and towns in Kenya lack designated car parking areas as a result of the imbalance between parking supply and demand mainly due to ineffective land use planning and miscalculations of space requirements, thereby leading to exorbitant parking fees”. Sifuna expressed concern that parking fees hinder Kenyans from accessing public amenities for fear of being levied such fees. The Nairobi Senator added that charging entry fees amounts to double taxation as the motorists who would have paid the parking fees will still pay for the services they seek. “Whether they are deliv

  Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi took Kenyans by surprise Thursday after taking his Oath of Office without a Bible in his hand. The chief CS instead lifted his right hand during the televised swearing-in ceremony of various ministers at State House, Nairobi. With Musalia largely believed to be a Christian, many Kenyans were left wondering why he did not swear by the holy book. Well, the outgoing ANC Part leader is a Quaker, a denomination with roots in Christianity but whose doctrines do not allow believers to use a religious book during oath. In fact, Quakers believe that each individual can experience God without needing a priest or the Bible and that religion should be something a person lived and acted out every day. They see Quakerism as a way of life without the need for churches, rituals, holy days, or sacraments in order to practice religion. Kenya’s Friends’ Church Presiding Clerk Henry Mukhwana said their faith only recognizes an individual’s personal efforts to com

  There are over 100 profitable businesses to start in Kenya in 2022 that can easily make you a millionaire.At the moment,jobs are scarce,graduates need something to keep them going.Business is the way to go. If you want to start a business in Kenya in 2022,here is the list of small businesses to start: Selling second hand/Mitumba clothing This is the kind of business that many Kenyans don’t bother to venture in , but it’s lucrative. In Kenya, Mitumba business does not require a lot of capital as compared to other businesses.If you have  as little as Ksh 1,000, you can comfortably start selling second hand clothes (mitumba).The amount can be higher if someone intends to sell in bulky. It’s  cheap because you don’t require a license to start; what you need is to identify  a suitable location to operate your business,the supplier, then  pay the city council for operating a business in their jurisdiction. If you are jobless,even if you are a degree holder,this is the business you can try

  Former Head of Public service Joseph Kinyua has said that it was an honour to serve four successive administrations. In his final address as the office holder, Kinyua said that it has been a humbling journey. He appreciated former presidents as well as President William Ruto for allowing him to serve under their leaderships. "Your Excellency sir, I handover the mantle of coordinating the public service to a new generation of civil servants. I thank you and your predecessors for according me the privilege to serve in four successive administrations, notably the second, third, fourth and in your administration," he said. "It has been a profound honour and a humbling journey. I'm immensely grateful that I was accorded the rare opportunity to serve Kenya and the great men chosen by the people of Kenya to be presidents of this country and to lead it." Kinyua's final task as head of public service was to swear in the Felix Koskei who has replaced him in the same

  President William Ruto has asked the spouses of his Cabinet to be understanding if their better halves don’t get home. Ruto who was speaking at State House, Ruto said the spouses should understand that the work that is being done needs focus. “You will be leaving your office late. Spouses please understand these people because they will be sleeping in the office in the next couple of months,” he said. He thanked the families for the support they have granted the ministers since they were nominate. “Thanks for your support and we promise to do our best,” he added. Ruto also asked the CS to fully in charge of their ministries. "You should be as concerned in what happens in the next ministry as you are in your ministry," he said. The head of state also highlighted that he was looking forward to listening his cabinet  and their  advice so that the government  can manage the affairs of the nation. "Even though I stand here as president I do not have the monopoly of all know

  China has not fined Kenya for allegedly defaulting on its SGR loan repayment, a Chinese government official has said. Speaking on Tuesday, Director General of African Affairs in the Chinese Foreign Affairs ministry Wu Peng said Kenya’s repayment of the China Exim Bank loan is normal. “Recently in Kenya, they said that China has slapped some fines for defaulting on Chinese SGR loan. It is not true,” Peng said. The Chinese official said there is a lot of misinformation being circulated that does not help the relationship between China and Kenya, and other African countries. “Common dictates suggest that for there to be a fine, there must be defaulting. But my very reliable information source told me Kenya did not default on the loan,” he said. “The repayment has no problem at all.” Peng spoke when he hosted African journalists at a banquet at St Regis Hotel in Beijing, China. He faulted media over the October 13 reports that Chinese banks slapped a Sh1.312 billion fine on Kenya after i

  Earlier this week, President William Ruto asked Kenyans to give him a year to completely deal with the menace of hiked unga prices. That was contrary to their expectation as he had promised to deal with the issue as soon as he was sworn into office as president. Nandi senator Samson Cherargei has however explained why it will take that long to lower flour prices. According to him, the head of state is focusing on the long term solution instead of relying on subsidies. “On the issue of the cost of living, the president has said this, it is important to subsidize production over consumption. It is important to treat the disease, not by providing painkillers, the long term. These subsidies have been very expensive from fuel subsidy to unga subsidy and there was no beneficiary even in the oil sector. When you were paying Kshs5 billions it was only five companies that were given subsidies,” the senator said during the breakfast show on Citizen TV. Cherargei added that all is well and Keny