June 2021

Court jails president Jacob Zuma for contempt

South Africa's top court has sentenced ex-President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison. Deputy Chief Justice Sisi Khampepe said he was guilty of contempt of court after defiantly refusing to appear before a graft panel probing corruption during his term as President.  Zuma, who was forced to step down in 2018 over corruption scandals, has snubbed an order by the Constitutional Court in January to...

Six top floors illegally constructed on a building in Nairobi’s Kamukunji area have caved in

A nine storey building has collapsed in Nairobi’s Kamukunji area near Kamukunji Police Station. The building had rented business stalls for traders in Kamukunji market collapsed today morning. Goods worth millions of shillings are trapped inside the building following its collapse. A trader from Kamukunji says that they had noticed a crack on the pillars of the building. “We woke up...

Spencer Sankale who uncovered corruption at the Maasai Mara University has been sacked

 Chief Finance Officer at the Maasai Mara University, who unearthed graft at the institution two years ago, has been sacked. A dismissal letter that surfaced today indicated that the whistleblower was being let go over gross misconduct. Spencer was one of four staff members who sounded the alarm in Citizen TV’s investigative piece Mara Heist back in 2019. He was thrust into the public eye in...

Woman sues Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka for Ksh 25 million for abandoning his unborn child

A woman who claims to be pregnant for Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka now wants him to take responsibility for his unborn baby. The woman has moved to court in order to compel Lusaka to accept responsibility for their alleged unborn child. The woman has also asked the court to order the speaker to pay Sh25 million for child support.   "The cause of their disagreement was exacerbated by...