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Nairobi Regional Police Commander Adamson Bungei has said the anti-government protests organized by Azimio coalition will not be allowed in the capital city. Bungei while speaking during a press briefing on Sunday, April 30 stated that the opposition will not be permitted to demonstrate despite issuing a notice that they will carry out their protests on May 2. He noted that Azimio has failed to show goodwill in previous demonstrations. According to the Regional Police Commander, the Raila Odinga-led coalition has not met the threshold of peaceful demonstrations stipulated in Section 37 of the constitution and Section 5 of the Public Order Act. Moreover, Commander Bungei alleged that Azimio violated section 5 of the Public Order Act, which permits peaceful and unarmed demonstrations. “As much as you are allowed by article 37 (to protest) there is also subsection 5 of the same that allows the police to regulate the same procession,” he said. Also Read: President Ruto Cautions ...

President William Ruto has cautioned Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Supporters against any form of lawlessness or destruction of property ahead of the May 2 anti-government protests. While speaking during the launch of Malava-Kimang’eti-Ikoli road in Kakamega County on Saturday, April 29, the president echoed that the state will not waver in safeguarding the lives and pretty of Kenyans. Moreover, President Ruto stated that he urged opposition leader Raila Odinga to pursue peaceful means of addressing their grievances but he instead opted for protests. “For the avoidance of doubt, there will be no demonstrations to destroy people’s property, to cause chaos, to stop people from going to work, or our children from going to school. That will not happen,” he said. “The Government of Kenya will stand firm to ensure that every Kenyan and their business and their children are secure.” Added the President. The head of state further asked Azimio coalition to stop frustrating the government, a...

Anerlisa Muigai has urged her fans not to settle for less while scouting for a partner. In her wisdom nuggets, Anerlisa said she had healed from the messy divorce she went through with her former hubby Tanzanian artiste Ben Pol. In her takeaways, Anerlisa advised her fans to be very picky on people they decide to date and be very selfish with themselves. Also read: Diamond ranked most streamed African artiste on YouTube "The beauty about being healed and happy is that you get to be very selective with who you bring into your personal life, especially with relationships. A draining and toxic partner is the worst thing you can have around... they make everything of yours seem stuck," she said. According to the Nero Water Company CEO, the glow hits differently when you are healing. "Sometimes you will just realise you do not actually want an official relationship, you just need a male or female companion to communicate with or accompany you. Make it clear that your frien...

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects parts of the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus. Crohn’s is characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss and fatigue. The disease can manifest throughout someone’s life, with severe chronic symptoms and at times others have a symptom free life. Dr. Burrill B. Crohn and his associates originally provided a description of Crohn’s disease in 1932. They described a number of patients who had what they called regional enteritis, a chronic inflammation of the small intestine. Later, the condition was given the name Crohn’s disease in Dr. Crohn’s honor. Depending on where and how severe the inflammation is, Crohn’s disease signs and symptoms can vary greatly. Some typical signs include: Abdominal pain and cramping Weight Loss Rectal bleeding Fatigue Loss of appetite Diarrhea Joint pain and swelling Skin rash Mouth sores Although there is no known cure for Crohn’s dise...

The police rescued 31 people, including 17 children, from a suspected cult church in Nakuru on April 27. The group had been confined to fasting in a house in Kamwene B Village, Njoro Sub-County . A parent from Uasin Gishu County had reported that her daughter had been confined in the house. The police, led by the OCS of Ndeffo police station, visited the scene and discovered that the woman had secured a job in Community Health Nursing at Nigeria GK dispensary, which was meant for her 35-year-old daughter, who is a mother of four children. Also Read: Zubeida Kananu Elected as Kenya Editors Guild President, Vows to Prioritize Journalists’ Safety The woman was to report on April 26 but refused and travelled with her husband to Kamwene B Village. The police found them confined in one house belonging to a woman suspected of running an unregistered and suspected cultic church known as ‘Army Rurwama.’ All 31 people were rescued and taken to Njoro Police Station for further investiga...

Zubeida Kananu, from the Standard Media Group, has been elected as the new president of the Kenya Editors Guild , succeeding Churchill Otieno. The election was held on Saturday, with 110 people participating in the voting process. Kananu won seventy-two votes, while her competitor, Sammy Muraya from Journalists for Human Rights, garnered thirty-six. Also Read: Family Denies Drug Trafficking Rumors Surrounding Kenyan Instagrammer Brendalicious In addition to Kananu, Ruth Nesoba from the BBC was elected as the new vice president. Nesoba won seventy-three votes, while James Ng’ang’a Mbugua from People Daily received 35 votes. Francis Mureithi, the digital editor of Radio Africa Group, was elected unopposed as the council member of Online. Linda Bach from Standard Media Group was also retained as the council member of Print. Kananu expressed her delight at being elected as the new president and promised to serve her colleagues with commitment and dedication. She thanked everyone f...

The family of Ms Brenda Akinyi Ochola, has refuted claims that she died while trafficking drugs in Malaysia. Confirming her death, the family in a statement said Ms Akinyi fell ill and was admitted to a hospital in Kuala Lumpur on April 15, 2023. However, despite the doctors' best efforts to save her life, she died on April 25, 2023. “On behalf of the Ochola family, we would like to address the untruthful rumors circulating about my sister Brenda Akinyi Ochola. Brenda fell ill and was admitted to Hospital Kuala Lumpur and she passed away on April 25, 2023,” the family said in a statement. Also read:   How Ruiru man who killed his girlfriend lied to her bosses that she had quit The family also refuted claims that the deceased was in a coma and that she had been put on life-support machine. According to the family, Ms Akinyi was suffering from Mycoplasma Pneumonia Septicemia which led to Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy with multiple organ failure. “During this difficult time, we re...

Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by the deadly confrontation between the Sudan Armed Forces of General Abdelfatah El-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Hemedti”). Much of the international news coverage has focused on the clashing ambitions of the two generals. Specifically, that differences over the integration of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces into the regular army triggered the current conflict on April 15, 2023. I am a professor teaching at Columbia University and my research focuses on the political economy of the Horn of Africa. A forthcoming paper of mine in the Journal of Modern African Studies details the strategic calculus of the Sudan Armed Forces in managing revolution and democratization efforts, today as well as in past transitions. Drawing on this expertise, it is important to underline that three decades of contentious energy politics among rival elites forms a crucial background to today’s conflict. T...

New Life Prayer Centre and Church leader, Pastor Ezekiel Odero, who is facing criminal charges related to mass killing, has hired the services of seasoned Nairobi lawyer Danstan Omari. Pastor Odero made the announcement on Friday following his arrest yesterday over his links cult leader Paul Mackenzie of Good News International Church. Speaking exclusively to Nairobi News , Mr Omari said he will be representing the pastor who has already been grilled by detectives over the deaths of his followers. “I will be representing Pastor Ezekiel in court and all we are interested in is justice,” said Mr Omari who will work on the case alongside Pastor Odero's other lawyer Mr Jared Magolo. Also read: Salasya - Leave Pastor Ezekiel Odero alone! Detectives are seeking to establish why members of Pastor Odero's New Life International Church in Kilifi County have been dying in their numbers. In his statement, Pastor Odero is reported to have told detectives that people who have ever died i...

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has denied any signing of an agreement plea with the controversial cult leader Paul Makenzi. The DPP further said in a press statement that Makenzi, who had been charged with radicalization, was acquitted by a court in Malindi. “The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions wishes to clarify that the office did not enter into a plea agreement with Paul Thenge Mackenzie, and that the accused was placed on his defence and subsequently acquitted pursuant to Section 215 of the Criminal Procedure Code and not Section 210, in the Malindi Criminal Case No. 790 of 2017,” the DPP said. Makenzi together with the accomplices, Winnie Alexander Gandi and Betty Mwaka were charged with the offence of offering basic education in an unregistered institution disregarding Section 76 (1)(2) as read with 92 (a) of the Basic Education Act No. 14 of 2013, vide Criminal Case 182 of 2017. “Paul Thenge Makenzi pleaded guilty to the offence of offering Basic ...

Good News International Church, which is linked to cult-like leader Paul Mackenzie was marred with a leadership crisis ever since its start in 2003, Nairobi News can now reveal. According to some of the first members of the church, the church's leadership has been changed ever since it was founded. At the time the church was being registered, the names of the office bearers were Mr Paul Nthenge Mackenzie as chairman, Raphael Riziki Baya (vice chairman), Smart Deri Mwakalama (secretary), Lucia Wanjiku Kinuthia (assistant secretary). The other founding members are Sebastian Kashero (treasurer) and Alexander Muema Musango (assistant treasurer). The church mission was to preach the gospel and matters that revolve around Christianity. Also read:   Pastor Ezekiel Odero to face criminal charges related to mass killing In 2019 Mr Mackenzie announced that he would no longer be associated with preaching the gospel and that he would venture into farming. It is then that the leadership...

The Kenyan Rhumba culture is an energetic and festive music scene that has significantly shaped the country’s music industry. Rhumba music has been popular in Kenya since the 1960s and 1970s, with bands such as Les Mangelepa, Super Mazembe, and Orchestra Virunga dominating the airwaves. These bands blended Congolese Rhumba with local Kenyan sounds to create a unique style that appealed to audiences nationwide. Today, the Kenyan Rhumba culture is thriving, with several talented musicians and bands producing high-quality Rhumba music. Orchestra Super Mazembe, Bilenge Musica Du Congo, Les Mangelepa , and Limpopo International Band are among Kenya’s most popular Rhumba bands. One of the unique aspects of the Kenyan Rhumba culture is how Kenyans fill joints with live Rhumba bands over the weekends. Joints are bars, nightclubs, and other entertainment venues where people gather to socialize, dance, and listen to live music. On weekends, many Kenyans flock to these joints to experience...

Police now allege that some of the Cult member’ bodies exhumed from Shakahola farm may have been from Pastor Ezekiel’s church in Mavueni. According to an affidavit signed by Assistant Superintendent of Police George Muriuki, as seen by The Kenya Times, the bodies might have been transported from Ezekiel’s church to the farm for ‘burials.’ The affidavit further revealed that the church members that died waiting for the pastor’s ‘miracles’, were preserved at a privately run morgue in Kilifi and transported to Shakahola later.  “This information is subject to ongoing investigations,” reads court papers. Also Read:  Pastor Ezekiel of New Life Church Arrested, Church Closed Indefinitely Detectives have been investigating claims that Pastor Ezekiel was pulling critically ill followers from hospital wards to his church to perform healing miracles. Reports indicate that some of the patients could have died from being denied medication because of the preacher’s actions. Po...

Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has said the acts of one person should not be used as a basis for condemning the church. The MP stated that pastor Ezekiel Odero’s arrest was unnecessary. Moreover, MP Barasa while strongly disagreeing to Ezekiel’s arrest noted that God will heavily punish the country because of this. “I don’t think it was warranted for police to arrest Pastor Ezekiel Odero. One criminal who was running a cult and another one referring to himself as Yesu wa Tongaren cannot be the cause and or result of blanket condemnation of the church. God will punish us heavily for this… I strongly oppose this act,” the Kimilili MP said. The law maker made these remarks shortly after pastor Ezekiel was arrested and detained at the Coast police headquarters a day after being questioned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation officers. Also Read: This Man Ezekiel: A Closer Look at the Controversial Preacher Police said they summoned him following the ongoing exhumation of bodi...

Safaricom in partnership with the Education Loans Board (HELB) have launched HELB Mobile Wallet which will allow students to receive loans directly to their phone. The laon accounts will now be created through the M-PESA Mini App, where beneficiaries can access the services. The services will include accessing HELB upkeep, withdrawing funds, repaying loans, applying for more loans, access mini statements and viewing the loan status. “This partnership with Safaricom will empower beneficiaries with even more convenience and greatly enhance the experience when accessing funds and our services. All HELB beneficiaries can now access all our services through the HELB Mini App or by dialing *642# where they can apply for subsequent loans, access their HELB upkeep funds, withdraw funds, view their loan status, access their statements, and repay loans, all from feature phones, an Android and iPhone app,” said Charles Ringera, CEO – HELB. Also Read:  MCK Criticizes Police for Preven...

YouTuber Andrew Kibe has been in a heated YouTube feud with musician Akothee . It all started when Kibe made a controversial comparison between Akothee’s bedroom skills and those of a Kenyan political figure. Akothee did not take kindly to the comment and took to social media to express her disapproval. Kibe posted a 10-minute video dedicated to addressing the issue and criticizing Akothee. However, instead of addressing the issue, Kibe began by mocking Akothee’s English. He claimed she couldn’t articulate her points in English while lecturing him. Kibe then read Akothee’s message, pointing out grammatical and semantic errors along the way. He shamed Akothee, telling her she either knew how to talk or didn’t and shouldn’t try to be in between. Also Read: Outrage as Gospel Artist Ringtone Celebrates Shakahola Deaths as Testament to Faith Kibe also criticized Akothee for involving his fans in the issue, claiming that she had called them toxic people. He requested that Akothee ...

Gospel artist Ringtone has caused outrage after expressing his satisfaction with the deaths of individuals who participated in a fast at Shakahola. According to him, the deaths resulted from people giving their lives to Christ and should be celebrated. Ringtone commended Pastor Mackenzie for encouraging the fast, stating that he helped take people’s faith to a higher level. He argued that those who died would see heaven and should not be mourned. In an interview with Nicholas Kioko, Ringtone defended Mackenzie against criticism and claimed he was unfairly blamed for the deaths. Despite acknowledging that he would not fast to the point of death, Ringtone asserted that the Shakahola victims had shown great faith and commitment to God. He characterized religion as brainwashing and claimed that those criticizing Mackenzie did so out of love for wealth and material possessions. Also Read: Gospel Star Daddy Owen Narrowly Escaped Cult Recruitment by Nigerian Pastor The comments spar...

Five Nigerian soldiers have been reported dead after the vehicle they were in drove over a land suspected to have been planted by the Islamic State group-aligned jihadists. According to security sources, the unit was on patrol on Monday in Laavi village near northeastern town of Damasak near the Niger boarder. The soldiers set off an improvised explosive device suspected to have been planted by the Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) group, militia leader Babakura Kolo said. The explosion “killed all five troops on board”, he said. The army spokesperson is yet to make a statement on the happening, as the jihadists had the previous night attacked the village, kidnapping the chief and three others. Also Read:  Government Declares Dusk-Dawn Curfew within Chakama Ranch in Shakahola A second militia leader, Ibrahim Liman, gave the same account and death toll as Kolo. The militiamen, who fight alongside the military, were not present during the incident but said they were brief...

Comedian Timothy Kimani alias Njugush has explained why he refused to accept a job offer from Kiss FM. Speaking exclusively to Nairobi News , the popular content creator said some of his terms did not go as per what Radio Africa Group wanted. Njugush revealed that the media house approached him with the offer in 2022. "There was that time in 2022 Kiss FM wanted to hire me but it didn't work out. There was that suggestion but the particular segment didn't work out because of a few issues. Majorly it was because of time," Njugush explained. However, Njugush did not reveal the fine details of the show he was approached to host. The Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) alumnae said radio has always been his first love sine his days in college. Also read: Betty Kyallo and MC Jessy make grand comeback in the media "I love radio very much. The main problem is the time they wanted me for the show," he said. Njugush explained that as a freelance content cr...