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The 5 Markets in The World SportPesa is Left With

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

After betting giants SportPesa announced on Saturday that it has ceased operations in Kenya, it is now left with only five markets across the world.

The United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa, Tanzania and the Isle of Man are the five remaining markets SportPesa is left with.

The company says its European market is headquartered in Liverpool, the United Kingdom.

“Having established strong partnerships with some of the biggest football clubs in the UK, we are proud to have our new European head office in the stunning Royal Liver building in Liverpool,” says SportPesa.

Besides the UK, the firm has markets in other European territories, including Italy and the Isle of Man, which is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland.

“As proud sponsors of Torino F.C. SportPesa is excited to add Italy to its portfolio of operations, and we look forward to extending our product offering and first-class service to Italian customers,” says SportPesa on its website.

In Africa, the firm has markets in Tanzania and South Africa, besides Kenya, which it has since suspended its operations in.

“From our office in beautiful Cape Town, SportPesa has recently secured a landmark four-year deal with the city’s leading football team, Cape Town City FC,” says the firm on its website.

“SportPesa sponsor three of Tanzania’s most popular and successful football teams, including 26-time Tanzania league champions, Yanga SC,” says the bookmaker.

On Saturday, September 28, SportPesa announced it was stopping operations in Kenya until the “hostile business environment” in the country improves.

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Manchester United asked to pay £100 Million for PL Star

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Premier League giants Manchester United have already strengthened their defence and forward departments in the summer transfer window by signing players like Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire and Daniel James.

However, they are yet to identify a quality player and invest in that midfield position. Reports are now stating that they could sign Premier League star Declan Rice for a reported £100 Million deal.

According to a report carried by Express, Manchester United will have to shell out as much as £100 Million if they want to draft in Declan Rice from West Ham United. The English star has been a pivotal figure for West Ham United since the previous season and has even become a regular part of the national team.

Manchester United were linked with Rice in the recently concluded summer as they were looking for someone who could partner or even replace Paul Pogba. The Red Devils were also at one point close to signing Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Bruno Fernandes but none of the deals materialised.

Since a lot of other teams were interested in him, the Hammers have put a huge price tag for him. Rice has as many as four years remaining on his contract and this means that Manchester United will find it hard to get the price down.

On the other hand, Manchester United might themselves lose some of the available midfield options. Pogba has been linked with a move to various clubs while Juan Mata is also being linked with a move out of the club.

It remains to be seen if the deal concerning Rice materialises though.

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Crime & Investigations

‘Broke’ Waititu’s Wife Begs Court to Give Her Back Ksh4M She Posted as Cash Bail

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Susan Ndung’u, wife to Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu on Friday pleaded with the court to give her back the Ksh4 million that she posted as cash bail in July in a graft case facing her.

She told the court that she had borrowed the money, and that time to refund her loaner had elapsed. She said she was yet to find alternative ways of settling the debt.

The suspect, therefore, requested the court to replace the cash bail with a surety of a similar amount. She gave the title deed of her land as a surety, a request that the court allowed.

Anti-corruption court magistrate, Lawrence Mugambi, however, asked the investigating officer to conduct valuation of the parcel of land before the title deed can be formally accepted in court.

Sixty nine witnesses have been lined up to testify against Susan Ndung’u, her husband Governor Waititu, and eight other suspects, who allegedly conspired to defraud the tax-payer of Ksh588 million in crafty road development projects.

State prosecutor, Nicholas Mutuku, told the court that his team will need at least 64 hours to successfully argue their case against the accused.

Mutuku, who adds that his team has 170 documents implicating the suspects, asked the court for 4 hours in each day that the case will be heard.

The State prosecutor further stated that his team will rely on six expert reports to nail the case.

Magistrate Mugambi warned the prosecution against disclosing information once witnesses testify.

Some of the documents that the prosecution will rely on have already been shared with the accused legal reps.

Governor Waititu’s lawyer, Gitobu Imanyara, confirmed he received the documents on Thursday, September 26, but says he is not yet prepared for pre-trial.

Magistrate Mugambi said the Ksh588 million gtaft case pre-trial cannot proceed until the defense legal teams receive all the documents.

The magistrate, therefore, set October 18 as the pre-trial date.

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Crime & Investigations

Man on The Run After Stealing Stolen Nairobi West Money From His Girlfriend

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A middle-aged man is being hunted by police after he allegedly made away with cash believed to be part of the Ksh72 million that was stolen from Standard Chartered Bank ATM in Nairobi West on September 5.

According to a local daily, James Macharia allegedly stole the money, whose amount is yet to be known, from his girlfriend, administration police constable Florence Wanjiru Karuku, at her Thika Town home.

Florence had allegedly been given the money to keep by her sister, Eunice Wangari Karuku, who had earlier received it from their brother, administration police constable Simon Gichuhi Karuku.

Simon and his wife, administration police constable Caroline Karuku, were arrested by the Special Crimes Prevention Unit (SPCU) detectives on Thursday, when they had allegedly gone to a lawyer in Thogoto, Kikuyu Sub-County, to help them apply for an anticipatory bail after learning that police were actively hunting for the Ksh72 million thieves.

Florence, who was the last to get the money in the chain, told police that upon receiving the cash from her sister, Eunice, who is a KDF officer stationed at the Kahawa Military Barracks, she called her boyfriend, James Macharia, who arrived and made away with the money.

Also Read: KDF, 3 AP Officers arrested over Sh72M ATM Heist

Macharia was last seen driving off from Florence’s house in Thika Town in a motor vehicle of registration plate number KCB 841X.

Police learnt that Simon had “already used part of the stolen money to buy a Toyota Mark X of registration plate number KBX 779R”, and gave it to his sister, Eunice.

The four suspects were taken to Lang’ata Police Station, where they are detained as investigations continue.

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Politics

Wetangula Trolled Over His Response on KCB’s Move to Take Over Mumias Sugar

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Bungoma County senator Moses Wetangula on Friday morning found himself in a hard tussle with Kenyans on Twitter after he issued his piece of advice on KCB’s move to put Mumias Sugar Company under receivership.

Ponangipalli Venkata Ramana Rao, who KCB appointed as the receiver-manager on September 20, arrived at the company premises around 3.30 pm on Tuesday escorted by police officers from Mumias Police Station ready to take control of the struggling factory.

Rao then went to the administration block and issued managers with his notice of appointment from KCB.

The move has attracted mixed reactions from a section of leaders, with Wetangula taking to his twitter account to give his comments.

He said allowing Mumias to go under receivership is a terrible mistake, arguing that receiverships have never saved any enterprise.

Wetangula further noted that he was going to bring together key leaders from the region to respond.

“Allowing mumias to go under receivership a terrible mistake. Recieverships have never saved any enterprise. With Gov holding substantial interests in kcb & msc the move on mumias is sinister. I will bring together key leaders from our region to respond,” reads his post.

But Kenyans on Twitter did not take any of his advice, going ahead to tell him off the matter.

Some argued that the same leaders from the region are the ones who sat and watched Mumias being mismanaged.

Some told him to kindly give other alternatives too as he responds, arguing that they can’t just say it won’t work without giving other sustainable solutions to the problem.

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Crime & Investigations

KDF, 3 AP Officers arrested over Sh72M ATM Heist

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Three National Police Service constables and a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) corporal have been arrested over the recent robbery of Sh72 million that was being loaded into an ATM by G4S officials.

The incident occurred earlier this month at a Standard chartered bank ATM in Nairobi West, when Administration Police officers escorting the cash brandished guns and took off with the money

Police investigations show it was a well-planned robbery that involved officials the G4S officers, who have since been arrested and charged alongside other APs involved and who were found with part of the loot.

“We have arrested four more suspects linked to this robbery, and all are security officers,” George Kinoti, the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said.

Those arrested, he said, are a KDF officer from Kahawa Barracks and three Administration Police officers–including a couple.

They are Simon Gichuru Karuku of Thika, Caroline Njeri Waithira of Thogoto Sub County and Florence Wanjiru of Githurai Police Post, police said. the first two are a couple, while the third is Simon’s sister.

Kinoti said investigations have shown that the couple had sought to apply for an anticipatory bail through an advocate.

And following interrogations, Kinoti said, the suspects have identified the fifth person who is being sought after escaping with an unknown amount of money. He is a boyfriend to one of the officers.

Soon after the robbery, three Administration Police officers were arrested in Kisii and Homa Bay and Machakos and some of the money recovered. They have since been charges.

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Cancelled Kimwarer Dam Project Leaves CMC di Ravenna in Limbo

by The Star
written by The Star

The decision by President Uhuru Kenyatta to cancel the Kimwarer dam and scale down the Arror dam projects has left CMC di Ravenna staff and officials stranded. 

There has been no clear communication on the fate of the Italian firm which had been contracted by Kerio Valley Development Authority to put up the two dams.

“We are waiting to see what happens,” a senior official who did not want to be named said at the firm’s offices in Eldoret yesterday. 

The company is still operating an office in Eldoret despite the row over the Sh63 billion projects in Elgeyo Marakwet county.

Two month’s ago, CMC di Ravenna scaled down its staff from more than 190 to less than 30 at the liaison office on the 13th floor of the KVDA Plaza.

President Uhuru acted on a report by a technical team formed to look into the viability of the two dams to issue the directives. 

 The team found that the two dams had been overpriced and that Kimwarer was not viable. It proposed that the Arror project should be scaled down.

CMC officials had two months ago said they were ready to start construction work on the dams.

They could, however, not proceed with the plan because the firm had no access to the land for the projects.

Arror and Kimwarer dams chief engineer Eva Luongo was not at her office yesterday amid reports that the company may shut down the office due to the uncertainty on the projects.

Three months ago, Luongo indicated that they had finalised initial designs and moved machinery on site.

Among staff who had been deployed in Eldoret were 40 engineers who have since left the region with no work taking off.

The government had gazetted more than 6,500 acres, which were to be acquired from 1,000 families at Arror and Kimwarer.

The affected families have taken back their land after the government failed to relocate and compensate them.

Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Alex Tolgos has asked the families to stay on the land and use it until they are fully compensated. 

“We would like to have the projects continue as planned once the government is through with investigations,” Tolgos said. 

Yesterday leaders from Keiyo said they would hold demonstrations at Kimwarer over the cancellation of the dam.

Organisers Micah Kigen and Paul Kibet said the demos at Kimwarer begin today.

“We want President Kenyatta to reconsider his decision on the dam that was the only major project for the government in Keiyo,” Kibet said. 

The dams’ scandal caused the suspension of Treasury CS  Henry Rotich. The CS and top officials from both the Treasury and the KVDA were charged in court.

PS Kamau Thugge, ex-PS Susan Koech, ex-KVDA boss David Kimosop and acting CEO Francis Kipkech, were among others charged. 

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Sonko’s Chaotic Reign And His Fallout With ‘Super’ CEC Kerich

by The Star
written by The Star

Since his appointment as ‘super’ CEC in July, it has been a question of when Charles Kerich would be kicked out of City Hall.

‘Mr Fix It’ as he is popularly known at City Hall, fell out with Governor Mike Sonko immediately after he was elevated to coordinate projects in the capital.

The veteran journalist was among the 16 top officials the governor suspended on Wednesday following the disaster at Precious Talent School in Dagoretti on Monday. Eight pupils died after a classroom block collapsed. 

Kerich was seen as the executive closest to Sonko and served in four dockets – Lands, Finance, Health and ICT – in two years.

He was a hands-on officer who the governor turned to ‘fix things’ whenever a crisis occurred at City Hall.

Insiders say that Kerich’s fate was sealed at a night meeting between the governor and two executives in July. The Star established that there was disquiet in Sonko’s cabinet over the appointment of Kerich as super CEC.

The executives, who were opposed to Kerich ‘meddling in their dockets’ by overseeing projects initiated by their sectors, made unfounded allegations involving him.

“They were not happy at all. Kerich had to go and that was known to many people at City Hall,” a source said.

Days later, Sonko hinted at a fallout with his ‘most trusted executives’ and threatened to sack six CECs and three chief officers for being disloyal and cutting deals behind his back.

He ranted in a Facebook post that some CECs had been recruited by cartels and were now making decisions without his knowledge.

“Imagine a CEC you trust most being absorbed by the so-called cartels to the extent of making sensitive decisions without consulting me as a boss,” the governor wrote on his Facebook page.

He claimed the Lands and Planning department was allowing Chinese developers to construct extra-floors on buildings against the law.

Sonko had in May appointed Kerich to the Finance docket from Lands and Planning sector which he had led for more than a year.

The governor then indirectly attacked Kerich during a meeting in Mombasa accusing him of disrespect and working with Sonko’s political enemies.

Yesterday, Kerich did not respond to calls for a comment about the allegations.

The Wednesday suspensions climaxed the chaotic and erratic rule that has defined Sonko’s administration.

He has sacked more than 500 officers, including top executives over claims of insubordination, corruption and disloyalty. He has reshuffled his cabinet more than eight times since he was elected in August 2017.

Early in January, Sonko suffered a huge blow when Janet Ouko bravely called it quits from his leadership.

In an interview with the Star at the time, Ouko said she had nothing against the governor but could not continue living under intimidation and fear.

Sonko subsequently linked Ouko with missing bursary funds at City Hall.

The governor also alleged she had colluded with cartels to operate an illegal account where Sh10 million in county funds were channelled.

In August 2018 he suspended Hitan Majevdia then CEC for Health and a former director Thomas Ogaro over what he claimed was laxity.

They were on the spot over lack of drugs and other medical supplies in hospitals. This was despite it being public that the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency had cut medical supply to all county hospitals over a debt of Sh234 million.

The same month, Sonko suspended John Ojwang from the urban planning department.

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Crime & Investigations

Why Philip Murgor Might be Kicked Out of Sarah Wairimu’s Case

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Slain business tycoon Tob Cohen’s widow Sarah Wairimu’s lawyer Philip Murgor might be kicked out of the case as troubles for the widow intensify.

Questions of whether Murgor is still a special staff at the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) office have been raised, forcing the widow to spend five more nights behind bars.

DPP Noordin Haji, in January 2019, appointed Murgor in the special prosecutors’ team.

Murgor was appointed alongside former Mombasa Mayor, Taib Ali Taib, and lawyer James Kihara Murithi as public prosecutors in a notice dated January 15.

Haji said the move was aimed at strengthening the capacity at his office in light of the increasing complexity of crime in Kenya.

The move followed a long rigorous process that began in September 2018.

A public advertisement was made that requested interested lawyers to apply for pre-qualification to join the panel of ODPP lawyers for legal services.

Haji said 15 applications were received and processed but three were pre-qualified.

And now, Tob Cohen’s family lawyer, Cliff Ombeta, claims he does not remember Murgor being degazetted as a special prosecutor, and, therefore, a conflict of interest might arise as he represents Sarah Wairimu in court.

The prosecution, led by Catherine Mwaniki, asked the High Court in Nairobi to grant them more time to establish whether Murgor is still attached to the DPP’s office.

Mwaniki asked the court to push back Wairimu’s plea date to next week, a request that was granted by the court.

Wairimu, the key suspect in Tob Cohen’s murder, will, therefore, take plea on Tuesday, October 1.

Should the judge rule that Murgor is still assigned to the DPP’s office, then Sarah Wairimu could be forced to look for another lawyer, given Murgor would not qualify to represent the defense.

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Meet Nakuru MCA Giving Bungoma Politicians a Run For Their Money

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A Nakuru County Assembly Member’s move to empower youths in Wycliffe Wangamati-led Bungoma County is giving a section of politicians from the region a run for their money.

Mr.Peter Palang’a , the Olkaria ward MCA has put his focus on Bokoli ward and the entire Webuye West constituency, a move that has started worrying some politicians interested in the regions ahead of 2022 general polls.

Pundits have it that Palang’a, the current Nakuru county assembly minority Leader is likely to face Mr.Dan Wanyama, the current Webuye West MP in 2022 but if the worst comes at the nomination stage, he is strategizing to unseat Bokoli ward MCA Jack Kawa.

An insight report by a local publisher, newsflash.co.ke has dug deep into Mr Panga’s development record, among it being his love for sports, thus organizing youth football tournaments.

“Mine is to give back to the society, despite being an MCA in Nakuru, I believe that as I age, I need to help my people, am not interested in local politics because am still the servant of Olkaria voters who trusted me with their votes, I will still serve them given another chance,” he was quoted by the local publisher.

Palang’a has organized three successful tournaments in Bokoli Ward involving almost all disciplines.

Political pundits hover that both Wanyama and Kawa who are renowned sport men’s have failed to organize such events which are youth friendly since they were voted for the first time in 2013.

The pundits suggest that the two are worried because if Palang’a contests for either of the seats it will be an up hill task for them.

He was born and raised in Sasa village, Bokoli Ward before moving to Naivasha where he played for the now defunct  Oserian Fastac.He later joined politics in 2007 on an ODM party where he has won thrice in a row.

But the Webuye West MP has dismissed Palang’a as an outsider who cannot mount a serious campaign in Webuye West.

“Palang’a is an elected leader in Nakuru, let him concentrate his politics there, if it is about the issue of empowering my people in his small way, he is welcome, I was reelected based on my development record,” he was quoted.

Bokoli MCA Jack Kawa in his comments stated he is ready for a fruitful competition but asked Palang’a to go slow on Bungoma politics because he will end up a disappointed man.

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How Ruto Misled Uhuru to Give up His Presidential Candidacy in 2013

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Details of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy Dr William Ruto’s marriage back in 2013 have emerged amid president Kenyatta’s 2022 succession debate.

Former Kiambu County governor William Kabogo has opened up on what brought about the marriage, and the secrets that downplayed the 2013 deal between the President Kenyatta and his deputy.

Speaking during KTN’s PointBlank show on Wednesday night, Kabogo claimed that Ruto misled Uhuru to give up the 2013 presidency.

Kabogo claimed he confronted Ruto for misleading Uhuru to give up his presidential candidacy when he maintained his running-mate slot.

He further said the pressure to have Uhuru out of the race was mainly because of the cases against them at the International Criminal Court, which was touching the two.

He wondered why Ruto was not ready to opt out of the race but backed Uhuru’s decision to back Amani National Congress party leader Musalia Mudavadi instead in a deal that was later divorced.

“I believe Kenyatta was put under immense pressure by interested parties. We went to his place and spent 10 to 15 hours talking with him,” he said.

“Ruto came and I was offended with him because he had agreed to give out Uhuru’s candidacy but maintained his.”

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The Secret Between Uhuru-Mudavadi 2013 Deal

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Do you remember the short-lived deal between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Amani National Congress party leader Musalia Mudavadi back in 2013?

Well, former Kiambu governor William Kabogo has revealed the secret between Uhuru-Mudavadi deal that was withdrawn a few moments to 2013 general elections.

Speaking during KTN News’ point blank show on Wednesday night, Kabogo recounted the dramatic U-turn by Uhuru to run for president in 2013 after he had decided to back Mudavadi for the top seat.

He claimed he confronted Deputy President Dr Wiliam Ruto for misleading Uhuru to give up his presidential candidacy when he maintained his running-mate slot.

Kabogo said the pressure to have Uhuru out of the race was mainly because of the cases against them at the International Criminal Court, which was touching the two.

He wondered why Ruto was not ready to opt out of the race but backed Uhuru’s decision to back Mudavadi instead.

“I believe Kenyatta was put under immense pressure by interested parties. We went to his place and spent 10 to 15 hours talking with him,” he said.

“Ruto came and I was offended with him because he had agreed to give out Uhuru’s candidacy but maintained his.”

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Sports

Freebets, Bonuses and 3 other lucrative deals Odibets is offering this week

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

With the numerous games this week including Carabao cup and action at the weekend across various leagues, odibets.com has come in handy to offer great deals for their customers.

Freebets

Good beginnings for new customers, Odibets has a Sh30 bob freebet for new clients who sign up. This simply means new customers can play for free without depositing money in their accounts

On winning the three-way bet, users are free to withdraw their winnings via Mpesa, which according to our experts is a win-win.

Odibets win boost

The betting firm boosts what you win on by 10%. If you win a bet on Odibets, instead of an 80% cashout after withholding tax, you get 90% which includes the enhanced win boost. The win boost is available for all bet amounts.

Free Odileague bet

The Odi league is a simulation of the beloved EPL within 24 hours. You can win every 3 minutes on numerous markets as you await normal EPL games. Odibets doesn’t require you to deposit to try it. You automatically qualify for a 20 bob Odi league bet free of charge.

Boosted odds

Odibets is known for having the highest odds in Kenya.  All boosted odds are indicated on the website with a red ribbon. You only have to click on any of the highlighted buttons to enjoy the boosted odds on you to 140 markets.

Erase bad streak betting history

Sports betting is for entertainment purposes but sometimes it hurts when a good bet goes sideways. Take the Colchester vs Tottenham Hotspur FC game on Tuesday evening ending in a draw. And Tottenham losing so much in the end.

Daniel Macharia, who is the head of book making at Odibets, stated that despite being a legally obliged to keep customer’s betting history, they now allow punters to delete and erase the bad betting streak.

To delete your betting history on Odibets simply go to “My Bets” and highlight the bet you want to delete then simply click on “delete

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Odibets Among List of Cleared Betting Firms by Government to Operate in Kenya (Full List)

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Betting firms have been on the spot in the recent months after Government crackdown led by Interior CS Fred Matiang’i over tax compliance.

Matiang’i had announced that they would do security vetting on their operations and directors in Kenya before renewing the licenses of the betting firms.

On April, Matiang’I vowed to introduce tough measures to regulate betting sector, which he accused of leading youth astray.

The CS gave all firms three months up to July 1 to seek fresh renewal of licenses upon proving tax compliance.

Following the deadline, the State shutdown the paybills of the betting firms in radical measures to ensure toe the line to the new regulations.

Despite the companies moving to court and public outry even including some leaders, only licenses of about 10 companies were renewed which were deemed to be tax compliant by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).

  1. Odibets – The betting firm, deemed as one of the fastest growing in the country, was among the first one to be cleared by the Government for operations. It even went ahead to implenet the 20% withholding tax on their winnings
  2. Eazi Bet
  3. Ken Bookmakers
  4. Eastleighbet
  5. Mozzartbet
  6. Lucky 2u
  7. Palms Bet
  8. Bet boss
  9. Kick off
  10. Easi bet 

However, the State has declined to renew the licenses of betting giants Sportpesa and Betin, whose fate still remains unknown.

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Uproar as Fire Guts Down Busia County Finance Offices in The Vicinity of a Fire Engine

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kenyans have raised questions after a fire incident at Busia County finance offices destroyed crucial files on Wednesday morning.

Reports indicate that the incident happened in the vicinity of a multimillion shillings fire engine that is usually parked at the county headquarters.

The 2am inferno was confirmed by Busia County Communications Director Winnstone Mbada.

This comes two months after another inferno razed Kitui County County’s Finance Economic and Planning offices.

This has made Kenyans to question these incidents, with some arguing that the Busia county finance officers must have colluded to burn down the offices to avoid being audited.

Some have went on to sarcastically praise governor Sospeter Ojamong for allegedly playing out the game to avoid being audited.

Some are questioning why fire only burns finance offices and not any other offices at the counties. Migori County has also experienced the same.

Governor Ojamong has a pending graft case in court.

On November 12, 2018, EACC embarked into fresh investigation into alleged acts of corruption in the acquisition of solid waste management services from Madam R Enterprises Ltd in the 2013/14 financial year by Ojamong-led government.

Ojaamong and five others members of the County Executive have hence been charged with conspiracy to defraud the county by engaging in projects without proper procurement process.

The embattled governor has been indicted alongside Finance Executive Bernard Yaite, Chief Finance Officer Leonard Obimbira, Head of Treasury Accounting Samuel Ombui, Allan Omachari and Edna Odhiambo.

The charges against them state that on diverse dates between March 15 and September 25, 2014 all the accused persons conspired to defraud the Busia county government of Sh8 million by entering into an agreement for a feasibility study on solid waste management.

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VIDEO: Rose Muhando’s Emotional Letter to Uhuru Mesmerizes Kenyans

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Tanzanian gospel artist Rose Muhando has got the attention of Kenyans after penning an emotional letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta through her latest hit.

Muhando who has hence recovered from her ailment has praised president Kenyatta and Kenyans at large for standing with her when she was sick.

The gospel artist stayed in Kenya throughout her ailment period, with Kenyan gospel artist Anastancia Mukabwa playing a bigger role in nursing her.

Muhando in her new song has asked God to bless President Kenyatta and Kenya.

She says President Kenyatta received her at her time of need.

This is her second song since her recovery after releasing another hit titled Walionicheka featuring Kenya’s Ringtone Apoko.

Rose Muhando’s letter to president Kenyatta also narrates her lifetime in Kenya when she was sick.

This has got the attention of Kenyans who have taken to the comment section to thank Rose Muhando for her gratitude towards Kenya, asking God to continue blessing her.

Some have even suggested that the song should play in all presidential functions.

Here are some of the reactions.


kisilu justus12 hours agoI swear this song ndiyo itakuwa ikiwekwa kwenye all Presidential functions. Haki Rose is so talented. Kipawa chake si cha kulazimisha


Grace Wanjiku11 hours agoWow may God bless u more and more Rose Muhando..


PETER MULWA11 hours agoI had to listen to this song more than three times, no any musician has ever produced a song like this for my nation Kenya, God bless you Dada Rose, Ata sisi wakenya hatuwezi kukulipa

Waweru Sarah10 hours agoHalleluyaaaaaa! Rosy wewe ni wetu! Your victory and perweful come back is a great joy to the land of Kenya! Fellow Kenyans wapi likes za Rosy na Kenya???


chepsweetie bakeer12 hours agoAhsante Rose Muhando. At Least someone is praying for Kenya. Thank you Stephen Kasolo for connecting with this powerful intercessor.

Barnabas Ochogo12 hours agoWow l love it….so nice mummy never give up no matter what people said…. God bless your talent

Slimmy Alicia11 hours agoMUMMY MUMMY,MY one and only Rose Muhando wanyamazishwe song bado yanilowesha nguo kwa machozi,tena hapa umerudi tena ..jameni Rose Muhando i always loves u..loves from Germany


Josephine Nthesh12 hours agoSoo blessed my dear rose, God give you strength and protect you and continue lifting you

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