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Explore Crazy Offers From Wazibet, The Newest Betting Company In Kenya

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Wazibet, one of the newest sports betting site in Kenya, has experienced tremendous growth in the last few months courtesy of its several offers ranging from live sports, casino to virtual sports options.

Wazibet Kenya has gained a lot of traction amongst punters, following its sign up offer of a freebet for all new customers.

To earn yourself this sign up bonus all you need to do is complete your registration with the site and make your initial deposit. No matter the size of your first deposit, you will receive the bonus.

Go to the wazibet Kenya home page
Click on the ‘registration’ button at the top right section of the screen
Enter your phone number and choose a password. Declare you are over 18 years, then accept the terms and conditions.

If your phone number is accepted you will receive a message saying that your registration has been successful, and that further instructions have been sent to your mobile phone.

Follow the instructions as outlined in the message sent to your mobile phone. Fill in all required fields and click on the ‘OK’ button when you are done. You should then receive a message saying that your registration is now complete.

Wazibet runs virtual football, horse racing, greyhounds, speedway, motorbikes and tennis events.

Apart from the sports events, wazibet Kenya offers virtual betting, where one can place their bets on virtual games – England, Italy and Germany virtual leagues.

All the popular sports and events are listed, including football, tennis, basketball and volleyball.

How to deposit/withdraw from wazibet Kenya
DEPOSIT
Once you’ve completed your registration. To deposit money in your Wazibet account is easy.

Go to the Mpesa menu on your phone, and transfer money using the Wazibet Paybill number 290050 use account number WAZI or your name.
M-Pesa Paybill: 290050
Account name : WAZI
Your Wazibet account will be credited automatically. You will then receive a confirmation message from Wazibet for the deposit transaction.
e.g. Hi Nathan, Ksh 200 received in your Wazibet account. MPESA REF: M1SAK34DH. Your WAZIBET Balance is Ksh 200. Visit www.Wazibet.com or sms Games to 290050 to play.
You are now ready to play. Get in the game! You can then check your wazibet Kenya account to make sure that the money is now available in your sports betting account.

Is wazibet Kenya Secure/Reliable?

Security and reliability should be synonymous with any system that involves monetary transaction. You do not want to make a deposit and tomorrow you find an error with all your investment.
wazibet Kenya uses 128bit encryption technology to protect punters’ personal data against breaches, which is almost impossible to crack, even by the best hacker on the planet.
In addition, wazibet Kenya does not keep record of personal financial information about you – if, when making a deposit you see ‘pre-filled’ financial information those details have been stored nowhere but on your own computer or mobile phone.
Wazibet Kenya has the best odds, and the highest number of sporting events available to Kenyans anywhere. The site is also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for customer support.
How to register yourself on Wazibet.
To become a punter or starting betting on wazibet Kenya, Follow the following steps and you can start placing your bets within minutes: –

WITHDRAW
To withdraw, go to your account page at wazibet Kenya and enter the amount in your account that you wish to withdraw, your mobile phone number and your PIN. Once approved, wazibet Kenya will transfer the money to your mobile money account.

How to install wazibet Kenya app
For Android devices, go to wazibet.com/app on your device and click on the ‘Download the Android App’ button. This will trigger the download of an apk (Android Package) file. Once downloaded, click on it. You may need to go into your settings and select “allow installation of apps from unknown sources”. Once the app has installed it will be available in your apps menu. Tap the app to get started.

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Business

Leading Eyewear Brand Lapaire Picks Two Kenya Sensations As Brand Ambassadors

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Lapaire, the leading Pan-African eyewear brand has announced two bold and ambitious Kenyan youth as its brand ambassadors.

Through a press release sent to newsrooms, Lapaire which debuted in Kenya in 2018 noted to that it had signed Ojwang Mariam and Allan Lawrence to represent the brand in the country.

Commenting on the appointments of the two, Lapaire’s PR and Communications Officer in East Africa Mr. Oliver Mwanko Wambile said the company admires them for their principles, talents and the ability to run in the entertainment industry.

Lapaire’s PR and communication officer Oliver Mwanko Wambile. Photo/ Courtesy

For instance, Ojwang is a bold and ambitious youngman, a journalist and Corporate Emcee who inspires many.

“His experience and background with Eyewear is inspiring, having encountered and struggled with Eye health in the past made us feel that he is a perfect ambassador to represent our brand for how it elevates men and women to see better and feel great,” Mwanko Wambile said.

On the other hand, Allan Lawrence is one of the fastest-rising inspirational Speakers, Relationship Coach, Author Corporate Emcee And Event Host who represents the Kenyan youth for their exuberance and passion.

Lapaire is revolutionizing access to eyewear in Africa by giving everyone the chance to see well, without breaking the bank.

Since the beginning of the Lapaire Group adventure in Nairobi in February 2018, the pan-African eyewear company has quickly won the hearts of Africans.

Lapaire Glasses takes care of people’s eyesight in Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo and Uganda. The company is soon planning to welcome new customers to many other African cities and countries.

A contract signing ceremony took place on Wednesday, June 16th 2021, to announce these key partnerships.

CONTACT INFO:

LAPAIRE GLASSES NAIROBI ADDRESS: SK OFFICES, RHAPTA ROAD WESTLANDS

EMAIL: hello@lapaireglasses.com PHONE: +254 768 890448 +254 741 064737

WEBSITE URL: https://www.lapaireglasses.com/ Facebook:Lapaire Kenya, Instagram : Lapaire.ke

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Business

Infinix Kenya Launches Note 10 Series

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Infinix is set to expand its smartphone line up in Kenya with the launch of the NOTE 10 Series. The launch is taking place today at the Ali Barbour’s Cave Restaurant, Diani Beach.

The choice in location is mostly influenced by the brand’s mission to stay true to its rebranding goals of being trendy and techy. This was announced via their social media platforms via their covers implying there’ll be a live stream which users can catch here https://bit.ly/3wtIM20 via their YouTube or their Facebook page.

The launch will include a performance from their brand ambassadors, Sauti Sol. The price and availability details will soon be announced after the launch.

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Business

Confidence among air travellers slowly growing, Bluebird aviation says

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Confidence among people flying for leisure and business in Kenya and across the globe is slowly growing, one of the leading regional airlines, Bluebird aviation has said.

According to the airline’s General Manager Captain Hussein Mohammed confidence in travellers to be able to fly and the feeling that ones health is not going to be affected and that they are not fearful of COVID-19 is growing but at a slow pace.

In a press release sent to newsrooms, Captain Mohammed noted that the confidence is improving, though slowly and laboriously.

“Initially I had thought that by the end of this year, that improvement would have increased significantly, but with what is going on in places like India, and low vaccination numbers in our country and limited availability and accessibility of vaccines has impacted on the growing confidence to fly again,” noted Captain Hussein Mohammed.

According to a report by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), African airlines lost $10.21 (about Sh1.1 trillion) in passenger revenue in 2020 when the travel industry was severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The report indicates that the number of scheduled passengers carried by African airlines fell by 63.7 per cent from 95 million in 2019 to 34.7 million in 2020.

Captain Mohammed projects that it will take about the end of 2022 for most travellers to regain the confidence to fly again and when a larger population would have gotten at least the first dose of the vaccines which is protective enough and 100 per cent against hospitalisation and at least 90 per cent against severe form of COVID-19.

However, the captain notes that one will need to get the second dose to feel fully protected.

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Politics

List Of High-Profile People Shortlisted For IEBC Commissioner Jobs

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) selection panel has shortlisted 36 candidates  for the appointment of commissioners.

Through a press release on Saturday June 12, the IEBC selection panel published the names of the 36 individuals from a pool of 660 applicants who had expressed interest in the positions.

The shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a psychometric test on June 30 to assess their cognitive ability and mental ability.

Oral interviews will be held between July 7 and July 22 at the Kenya International Conference Centre.

“While considering the applications, the selection panel observed that there were many qualified Kenyans who expressed interest in the position in the position of commissioner of the IEBC,” the panel’s chairperson Elizabeth Muli said

According to Muli, the youngest applicant was 23 years old and the eldest 73 years old.

Human rights defenders, former members of the constitutional commissions and university dons are among those shortlisted for interviews to fill the vacant four positions at the electoral agency.

Former Gwasi Legislator Felix Nyauchi is also among the 36 candidates.

Other high-profile Shortlisted candidates include former ambassador to Zimbabwe, Lucy Chelimo, former SRC Commissioner Sellestine Mbii-Kiuluku, former national police service commission member Abdalla Mohamed (Nairobi), former judges and magistrates vetting board vice chairperson Roseline Doreen Adhiambo Odhiambo Odede (Siaya), former KNCHR chairperson Kagwigira Mbogori (Meru), former KNCHR chairperson Florence Shimbiri-Jaoko (Nairobi), Koki Muli and former NCIC commissioner Joseph Gitile Naituli (Meru).

Others are Abdirizak Arae Nunow (Garissa), Anne Mwikali Kiusya (Machakos), Caroline Njeri Ng’ang’a (Muranga), Catherine Muchiru Kamindo (Nyeri), Cecilia Ngoyoni (Marsabit), Con Omore Osendo (Kisumu),Dinah Jeruto Kipkebut (Nakuru), and Felix Useru Nyauchi (Homa Bay).

The positions fell vacant following the resignations of Roselyn Akombe, Paul Kurgat, Margaret Mwanchanya and Connie Maina after the 2017 general elections.

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Business

Atos Origin To Construct Multi-billion Data Centre At Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC)

by Evans Terer
written by Evans Terer

Atos Origin, an international IT services company, is set to construct a Sh28 billion data centre at the Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) in Butere, Kakamega County.

The data centre is part of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation district at the City, and is expected to be complete by end of next year, 2022 and will be one of the largest in the region.

The Atos Origin team led by the Senior project manager for SADC region Virgil Chetty, visited MMTC this week, to begin laying out the groundwork for the initial pilot-phase of the data Centre. The phase entails the installation of the artificial intelligence system will be completed by September.


“We are building a large AI cluster focused on healthcare and agriculture. This will enable seamless operation of the currently open Hamptons hospital, as it positions to serve the Lake region economic Bloc, with 16 million people and the larger East African region,” Julius Mwale, the principal investor said yesterday.
In Johannesburg South Africa, a similar project by Teraco Data Environments valued at Sh26 billion was launched in November 2020.

Atos a French multinational, was ranked by a research firm Gartner as number 1 in Europe in 2020 in Cloud, Cybersecurity and high performance computing. It came in the 2nd position worldwide in the market share for cybersecurity in the Gatner study.

According to Paul Martin, a director at KE International overseeing the AI Cluster implementation, said the entire AI cluster will cost USD1 billion (Sh100 billion), with phase one costing USD250 million (Sh25 billion).

“We want MMTC AI Cluster to support our other African projects especially Akon City in Senegal and Uganda,” he said.

KE International was in June 2020 awarded the USD 6 billion ((Sh600 billion) contract for construction of Akon City in Senegal.

The MMTC project began in 2014 with expected completion of 3 phases at the end of June this year, 2021. Phase one consisted of a Hamptons Mall and Mwalmart supermarket among others.

The second phase however includes the Hamptons Hospital among others, while phase three has the technology park.

Effect AI a Netherlands company is teaming up with UNDP to run Kenyan opportunity hub that will train and fund 4,000 Kenyan entrepreneurs and engineers at the research park.

Hamptons Hospital CEO Hon. Dr. Maurice Siminyu (left) and Atos Senior project manager for SADC region Virgil Shetty at Hamptons Hospital in Mwale Medical and Technology City on June 8th, 2021

“We expect 10,000 engineering/ research and entrepreneurial job opportunities to be created at the innovation district directly from the establishment of the data center “. Said Honorable Dr. Maurice Siminyu the CEO at Hamptons Hospital at MMTC.He added that many local companies will receive enhanced data management by partnering with MMTC.

The Centre will turn Kenya into a global technology and innovation hub which will attract foreign direct investment from multinational companies.

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Politics

Former CJ Willy Mutunga Undresses Uhuru In Viral Letter Over Rejection Of 6 Judges

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has slammed President Uhuru Kenyatta over his decision to reject the appointment of six judges last week.

According to Mutunga, President Kenyatta’s decision was driven by personal resentment and not principle.

Last week, the Uhuru declined to gazette names of the six, saying there were issues on their suitability.

High Court judges Joel Ngugi, George Odunga, Weldon Korir and Aggrey Muchelule as well as chief magistrate Evans Makori and High Court Registrar Judith Omange’s nominations were left out.

In a letter to President Kenyatta dated June 8 and which has hence gone viral, Mutunga says “the scientific formulation in the Constitution on the appointment of judges was intended to be an antidote to this kind of whimsical and capricious presidential conduct as is being seen in ugly display in this matter.”

“This is not the time to commence muck-racking adventures in a feeble and abominable attempt to besmirch the character of the  judges and judicial officers.”

The former CJ further accused the President of having a ‘list of hate’ and being stubborn.

“Strikingly, the presidential ‘list of hate’ has even mysteriously changed , meaning the objection to the judges is driven more by personal pique rather than principle. That is not the way to conduct the serious business of state,” he said.

Mutunga urged the president to immediately appoint the judges whom he called exceptional.

“The president must resist the temptation to be garlanded in the pettiness of preforming power, particularly by those who have built a thriving pettiness cottage industry, completely consumed by the pursuit of personal vendetta at the expense of national good,” he said.

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Business

KBC Mega-Relaunch: National Broadcaster Hires Top Veteran Journalists In Major Revamp

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) is set for a major revamp, with reports indicating that the national broadcaster will be relaunching in two-weeks time.

According to reliable sources, KBC has hired some of the country’s top journalists, among them veterans who graced the TV screens in the 90s.

Tom Mboya, Catherine Kasavuli, Badi Muhsin, Cynthia Nyamai and Fayaz Kureish are some of the veterans expected to grace the channel 1’s screen after the relaunch that is likely to happen on Monday, June 14, 2021.

A file image of Veteran journalist Badi Muhsin
Badi Muhsin. Photo/Courtesy

Former K24 TV news anchors Shiksha Arora, Ahmed Juma Bhalo, Fred Indimuli, Nancy Onyancha and former NTV anchor Harith Salim have also been hired and will be unveiled during the re-launch.

Reports indicate that all the new anchors have been holding rehearsals and pairings at the station’s main studios in Nairobi.

Citizen TV Presenter, Fred Indimuli Joins K24 -
Fred Indimuli. Photo/Courtesy.

This will force some of the current news anchors to be taken off air for the company’s regrouping, according to the sources.

Renowned media personality Catherine Kasavuli
Catherine Kasavuli. Photo/Courtesy

Serious rehearsals commenced on Monday, June 7, and was attended by the company’s top management with the source noting that KBC invested in state of the art studio set to be unveiled on the relaunch day.

K24 News Anchor Ahmed Juma Bhalo Holds Back Tears At Wedding - Kenyans.co.ke
Ahmed Bhalo. Photo/Courtesy

Muhsin used to read the news during Moi’s era, between 1980 and 2002 at KBC and is credited with aiding State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena’s career. Kasavuli, on the other hand, anchored news on Citizen TV while Mboya rose to a prominent position at K24 TV.

Sheng' Speaking K24 News Anchor Shiksha Arora Impresses Netizens [VIDEO]
Shiksha Arora. Photo/Courtesy

Arora, Indimuli and Onyancha, on the other hand, left K24 TV in June 2020 after falling out with the broadcaster’s management over pay cut. Ahmed Bhalo had left the Kijabe street-based station a few years earlier to pursue a career in corporate world.

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Business

Big Slum! Flamboyant City Lawyer Trashes Nairobi, Plans To Buy Own Island In Kwale

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Flamboyant city lawyer Donald Kipkorir has revealed his plans to quit Nairobi life.

Taking to his official Twitter handle on Monday evening, lawyer Kipkorir noted that the Kenya’s capital is slowly becoming a big slum due to its congestion.

The corporate lawyer went further to reveal his plans to buy his own Island in the Coastal County of Kwale and a home in Europe as well.

“Don’t worry about my being AWOL from here … Gold mining is in deep tunnels underground …. I am working on buying my Island off Kwale & a home in Europe then I quit Nairobi that is becoming a big slum!” he tweeted.

Donald Kipkorir’s taste in the finer things in life and flashy lifestyle has often seen him make headlines on social media on several occasions.

In 2018, the lawyer flew in a designer from Italy to make him a suit worth KSHS.400,000 as therapy following the turbulent political season in Kenya.

The lawyer known not to shy away from controversy had last in 2017 received a backlash on social media after he posted pictures of his brand new Range Rover Sport HSE 2016 model with customized plates at the RMA Motors showroom.

A graduate of the University of Nairobi and Post-graduate student at the Kenya School of Law, Kipkorir started his journey to success in 1994 when he joined the Moses Wetang’ula law firm.

Wetangula, himself one of the most influential lawyers in the country served as the stepping stone or rather the ferry that carried Kipkorir over the rough chirpy waters of poverty to the shores of promised riches on the proverbial island of successful lawyers.

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Politics

Speaker Lusaka wants Sonko impeachment upheld by Courts as he joins Acting Governor Kananu’s kitchen cabinet

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka has now joined the City Hall cartels who want to ensure Anne Kananu is sworn in illegally as Nairobi Governor.

Lusaka who is famously known for the ‘Wheelbarrow scandal’ during his reign as Bungoma Governor now wants to ensure Kananu takes over the County by pushing the courts to dismiss the case which is pending judgment before the High Court challenging Kananu’s assumption of office and her planned swearing in as substantive Governor.

Lusaka who frequents Fair Acres Hotel in Karen in the company of Kananu is reportedly making phone calls to judicial officers claiming President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed him to ensure all petitions seeking to revoke the swearing in of Kananu as DG and Substantive Governor as well are dismissed.

According to sources at the hotel, the two normally leave the hotel in the wee hours of the night.

The Senate Speaker was recently paid millions of shillings by Kananu through his garbage collection firm, Wakiwa Company ltd which is alleged to be collecting garbage in Westlands area despite the company having only two lorries with one still grounded.

Lusaka now wants Kananu to be confirmed as Nairobi Governor so that his firm can continue getting the multi million shillinga tenders at City Hall. Lusaka’s daugther is also a contractor at City Hall and her firm which supplies stationery to Nairobi Couty Gov’t has also been paid millions courtesy of Kananu.

The High Court is expected to rule on LSK’s case seeking to nullify Kananu’s nomination as Deputy Governor and stop her swearing in as Governor on June 24, 2021.

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Sherehe Sio Sheria! Nanyuki Nurses Who Attended Party As Woman Died Sacked

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Two nurses at Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital in Laikipia County have lost their jobs after a 58-year-old woman died at the hospital after helplessly seeking for treatment at the health facility.

It later emerged that the nurses were unavailable to attend to the patient since they were at their colleague’s birthday party within the hospital’s premises.

The two nurses have been sacked by the Laikipia County government following an uproar from the deceased’s family and the members of the public.

According to the deceased’s son, his plea to the Nanyuki hospital staff went unheeded, even as his mother’s condition deteriorated until she died.

The heartbroken son noted that his mother had been taken to the Nanyuki Teaching and Referral hospital’s emergency unit on Monday and several lab tests had been prescribed. The mother was also in dire need of blood transfusion.

However, they were told to wait as nurses and laboratory attendants attended the party.

On Friday, the county health authorities said they had conducted investigations and noted that while the patient “had multiple medical complications… there was a significant level of laxity and rudeness from our laboratory staff”.

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Others

Education Sector At Risk Of Facing Crisis, School Heads Warn CS Magoha

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kenya’s education sector is at risk of facing a crisis after the midterm break, school heads have warned CS George Magoha.

Through the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) Chairman Kahi Indimuli, the heads have decried Prof Magoha’s leniency to parents over school fees payment.

According to Indimuli, schools are currently facing financial constraints and wanted parents to be pushed to settle their arrears.

“Schools are only having a few percent of parents clearing the fees balances with the largest percentage failing to clear while others send their children to school without fees,” Indimuli complained. 

CS Magoha had earlier asked headteachers to allow students to learn without interference. 

The CS in March 2021, released a Ksh15 billion capitation fee for students and pledged to ensure schools get more fundings. 

Headteachers, however, complained that the amount was less and couldn’t meet all their needs. 

On July 26, 2021, all learners will start their first term for the 2021 school calendar. The term will end on October 1, 2021. 

Students will rest for nearly 10 days before they begin the second term from October 11 to December 23, 2021. 

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Politics

Havi: CJ Martha Koome Had A Hand In Uhuru’s Appointment Of 34 Instead Of 40 Judges

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Chief Justice Martha Koome had something to do with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s appointment of 33 instead of 40 judges that were recommended by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Nelson Havi has claimed.

Taking to his official Twitter account, Havi questioned CJ Koome’s presence at State House during the swearing in of the appointment judges.

President Kenyatta on Friday swore in the 34 judges at State House Nairobi despite protestations from lawyers and politicians over his move to reject six judges from the list recommended by Judicial Service Commission.

The ceremony was witnessed by CJ Koome and Chief Registrar of Judiciary Anne Amadi and a host of judges.

“If CJ Martha Koome had nothing to do with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s appointment of 33 instead of 40 Judges what was she doing at State House? How did the Judges end up there in robes? Did she tell the President what she has jotted down in that underwhelming unsigned note?” Havi posed.

Those who took the oath of office were seven judges heading to the Court of Appeal, 10 to the Environment and Land Court and 18 others to the Employment and Labour Relations Court.

JSC had recommended the appointment of 41 judges in August 2019 but one died in a road accident last year.

President Kenyatta, however, appointed 34 on Thursday leaving out justices Joel Ngugi, George Odunga, Weldon Korir and Aggrey Muchelule, all currently serving as High Court judges.

He also rejected Evans Makori and Judith Omange Cheruiyot, who had been recommended for the Labour Court.

The Court of Appeal is required to have 30 judges but currently has 13 judges, following the retirement of some judges and promotion of others including justices Koome and William Ouko, who were elevated to the Supreme Court. 

Distancing herself from the recruitment process, which happened close to two years ago – before she was the CJ, Koome urged Uhuru to appoint the remaining six judges.

In a statement on Friday, she said, “The 34 Judges have today taken their oath of office witnessed by H.E the President. I note with great concern that 6 persons who wererecommended by the JSC for appointment were not gazetted.”

Koome gave the example of what happened in January 2014, when the JSC recommended the appointment of 25 nominees as judges, and in June 2014, the President initially appointed 11 of them and subsequently appointed the remaining 14.

On Friday, the LSK lawyers’ lobby demanded that the president should appoint the six remaining judges omitted from his gazetted list of appointments, or it will go to court.

LSK said in a statement by its Chief executive Mercy Wambua that the action of the president was unlawful and reeks of impunity.

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Politics

Uhuru Rejects Judges Who Stopped BBI Reggae As He Finally Gazettes Appointments

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta has rejected the names of six judges as he finally gazetted appointments of 34 out of the 40 judges that had been recommended by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in 2019.

Among the six names rejected on Thursday June 3, 2021 are the judges that issued a ruling that stopped the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) reggae.

They include Aggrey Muchelule, George Odunga, Weldon Korir and Prof Joel Ngugi who were recommended for the Court of Appeal.

Ngugi was the judge who led the team which cut short the BBI train. Odunga was part of the team.

Judges approved for the Court of Appeal are Msagha Mbogholi, Hellen Omondi, Mumbi Ngugi, Francis Tuiyott, Pauline Nyamweya, Jessie Lesiit, and Imaana Laibuta.

The nine judges appointed by the president to be Judges of the Employment and Labour Relations Court are Baari Christine Noontatua, Gakeri Jacob Kariuki, Keli Jemima Wanza, Mwaure Ann Ngibuini, Matanga Bernard Odongo Manani, Rutto Stella Chemtai, Kebira Ocharo, Kitiku Agnes Mueni-Nzei, and Nderitu David Njagi.

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The president has also appointed 18 judges to serve as Judges of the Environment and Land Court.

They are Mboya Oguttu Joseph, Naikuni Lucas Leperes, Mwanyale Michael Ngolo, Addraya Edda Dena, Kimani Lilian Gathoni, Kamau Joseph Mugo, Wabwoto Karoph Edward, and Koross Anne Yatich Kipingor.

Others are Gicheru Maxwell Nduiga, Mogeni Ann Jacqueline Akhalemesi, Ongarora Fred Nyagaka, Christopher Kyania Nzili, Mugo David Mwangi, Omollo Lynette Achieng’, Washe Emmanuel Mutwana, Nyukuri Annet, Murigi Theresa Wairimu, and Asati Esther. 

In July 2019, the JSC interviewed and selected the 41 judges and recommended them for appointment by the President.

Some 11 names were forwarded for appointment as Court of Appeal judges and 30 for the High Court. One person has since died.

The list of the 41 judges was forwarded to the president for appointment in 2019 during the tenure of former CJ David Maraga. 

In mid-2020, Maraga tried to push the president to appoint the names forwarded to him but he did not receive any response from Uhuru.

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Crime & Investigations

Police Boss Land Dispute Puts Ruiru’s Riverline Development on the Spot

by Evans Terer
written by Evans Terer

By Special Correspondent
A former police commissioner has been drawn into a bitter fight over the ownership and control of a prime land with an estimated value of nearly Ksh.13 billion.
Papers filed in the Environment and Land Court at Thika accuse Bernard Njinu Kiarie who was a powerful police chief from 1982 to 1988 under President Moi of fraudulently selling the 402-acre land in Ruiru, Kiambu County.
In the case filed by Mary Njoki Thuku who is laying a joint claim to the land at the centre of the dispute with Mr Njinu and four others through a company called New Pilion Estates Limited, the plaintiff accuses the former police boss of selling the parcel behind his co-directors’ back.
Mr. Njinu sold the land to the National Cooperative Housing Union Limited (NACHU) in what Mrs Thuku, through her lawyer Mr Kaingati Kamonjo, describes as ‘an epic fraud.’
In the matter that has been certified ‘urgent’, Ms Thuku further claims NACHU, which has been enjoined as a defendant in the suit, is illegally sub-dividing and selling below-market prices to unsuspecting clients the land it has since rebranded to Riverline Ridges.
She wants the court to order NACHU to stop advertising, marketing and selling the Riverline Ridges development on New Pillion land and to award the property in equal portions to its six shareholders.
‘The 4th Defendant (NACHU) is trying to evade the cause of justice by aggressively disposing off the property by selling a plot measuring 50 by 100 at Ksh1.195M which is a throw away price considering the current market value of that area is nothing short of Ksh4.M,’ the suit states.
Also listed as co-defendant in the suit is Tropical Farm Management Limited a Switzerland-based agricultural company that used to manage New Pillion’s coffee harvest. Potentially, the case could affect many buyers lured into investing within the fastest growing suburban in Kenya according to the latest national census figures.
Besides the controversy around the real ownership, contested sale and the sub-divisions of the land, Ms Thuku also claims Mr Njinu has been economical with the truth and has failed to disclose the extent of New Pillion debts to the land buyers.
Documents she has filed in court indicate New Pillion owes the Cooperative Bank and Tropical Farm Management Limited Ksh14M and 13M respectively in unsettled debts. If the land was used as security for an unpaid loan, Co-operative Bank is likely to lay claim to owning the land.
According to Ms Thuku, Mr Njinu secretly sold New Pillion’s land to NACHU for Kshs2.81billion, an act she claims amounts to “disinheriting all other shareholders” and says attempts to resolve the matter out of court have been unsuccessful.
It is unclear whether NACHU knew of New Pillion’s shareholder dispute and debt when it purchased the land in an agreement signed on 30 March 2021 by NACHU Chairman Francis Kamande Kamau and board members Louisa Wairimu Wanyoike and Mary Wairimu Mathenge.
The sale agreement, a copy of which was submitted as part of Mrs Thuku’s case filings, does not acknowledge New Pillion’s debts to Co-operative Bank and Tropical Farm Management Company Limited
NACHU’s agreement is subject to New Pillion providing documentation on land ownership. According to the agreement, NACHU’s full purchase of the land is not expected until 31 July 2021, which would imply it is selling Riverline Ridges development before it has assumed full ownership of the property.

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After Kisumu, 748 Air Now Starts Mombasa Direct Flights

by Evans Terer
written by Evans Terer

Just days after unveiling passenger direct flights to Kisumu, renown airline 748 Air Services has announced the start of daily flights from Nairobi to the Kenya’s Coastal region of Mombasa and Diani.

In a statement sent to newsrooms, the airline stated that there will be two daily flights departing from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Moi International Airport in Mombasa.

There will be also one daily flight departing from JKIA Terminal 2 to Ukunda .

748 Air Services Managing Director Moses Mwangi said the aviation company wants to make domestic travel convenient and affordable with the introduction of the two routes.

According to the shared schedules for the new routes, the first flight will depart JKIA in Nairobi at 7.30 a.m. for Mombasa and leave the coastal city for the capital at 10.30 a.m.

The Nairobi-Diani flight will leave JKIA at 11:20am to arrive in Diani by 12:20 p.m.

According to Ahmed Jibril, 748 Air Services Chairman, the airline is utilizing the fast and versatile Dash 8-Q400 aircrafts with a capacity of 78 passengers on these routes with a return ticket cost starting from KEs 10,700.

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