Gossip

In December of last year, I was having a chat with a friend at a popular joint in Kiambu. Suddenly, three DCI Subarus pulled up, and a dozen men who looked mean jumped out and headed to the main bar.   Within minutes, they arrested two female waiters and a male supervisor. A third waiter disappeared through the back door, and at the time, no one, including the manager, knew what was happening....

House hunting in nairobi will give you chest pains as I learned a few years ago. The Westlands sun beat down on us as we trudged from house to house, each "To Let" sign another dashed hope. Saturdays, meant for leisurely brunches and strolls, had become marathons of pavement pounding, fueled by lukewarm 'chai' and the slimmest of whispers from guarded gates. My girlfriend, Faith, yearned for an SQ, a...

Crowd-pulling pastor Ezekiel Odero has allowed the media into the sprawling 65-acre property owned by New Life Church which he founded.   Odero noted that the multi-million investment in Mavueni, Kilifi County, is set to become a self-sufficient neighbourhood with several social amenities.   True to the very word that he preaches, the man of cloth used 10 per cent of the land to...

Media personality Mandi Sarro has publicly apologized after a former co-worker came out to accuse her of bullying.   In a statement on Saturday Mandi expressed remorse over the situation saying her silence was meant for introspection.   The bullying accusations attracted other allegations against her online in an intense conversation that spawned over three days.   The...

Tht day in September, an ugly incident occurred at Luanda Kotieno beach in Kisumu. A vehicle belonging to Agriculture minister Sally Kosgey was ordered off a ferry headed for Mbita Point, to give room for Ida Odinga’s motorcade of three cars. The minister, just like Ida, was heading to Rusinga Island to attend the burial of Hon Millie Odhiambo’s mother.   It was reported that Sally had...

  Mukumu Girls High School has been closed indefinitely after two students died and scores more were infected with bacteria from contaminated food and water.  One student is said to be recovering in the intensive care unit.   Jared Obiero, Western Regional Director of Education, confirmed the incident to the media on...

A man on Sunday night died as he stepped out of his car moments after having sex with his lover. John Gacheru, 46, died after he stepped out of his Subaru car a few minutes after making love with his lover known as Apofia Oyego, 25. In a police report, the two had been dating for the last year. Moments after Gacheru fell down dead, Oyego informed the compound’s watchman who in return informed...

Questions linger over the death of upcoming designer Jeff Mwathi.   A 23 year old interior designer is said to have been in the company of well-to-do Kikuyu musician DJ Fatxo, when he met his death.   As a tradition here we ask questions, to open up cases of public interest. Who? Where? When? How? and why? Here we analyse, examine and reconstruct the knowns to help unearth the...

Nelson Kariuki sells sugarcane in Kiambiya and Ruaka towns on the outskirts of Nairobi. He has two regrets in life: Wasting his once fabulous fortune on women and alcohol and his mother rejecting Mbiyu Koinange’s marriage proposal. To date, Kariuki hates women with a passion. And bars too which he terms a den of man-eaters. The late Mbiyu Koinange was the first Kenyan to earn a university degree and...

https://twitter.com/i/status/1424995153425621000   The relaxed atmosphere of Sundays lures many Kenyans to the CBD for photo sessions and other leisure activities.   But beware, thugs find this the perfect time to strike. Many of them young enough to be in school, but armed crudely and ganging up on victims enough to be a threat.   James Mwambia was recently mugged...

The pencil. When the Americans sent humans to space, they discovered they couldn't use the traditional fountain pen due to changes in gravity.   The Americans therefore sank in several millions of dollars in research and invented the biro pen (with a ballpoint that rolled ink on paper).   When the Russians were faced with a similar challenge, they had a very simple but ingenious...

A woman claiming to have been married to a Murang'a businessman under Gikuyu customary law has been barred from inheriting the man's property by the High Court. Loyce Wangari Ngigi claimed to have been married to Stephen Ngigi Karwigi who died in August 2013 leaving behind a construction firm and over 40 landed properties that generate income.  High Court judge Justice Kanyi Kimondo dismissed her claim...

Forget the days when a neighbour playing loud, boring vernacular music would make you go berserk. If you thought that warring couples next door were the most annoying, wait till you meet Nairobi’s most disturbed and disturbing neighbours:   1. Loud, screamy ‘soundtracks:’ A common pattern for the residents living in apartments is to overhear the mid-coital confessions of couples on the...

Former Presidential Aide-De-Camp Major (Rtd) Marsden Madoka explains that most of the things that ordinary people claim to know about ADC are complete fabrications and misconceptions.    "An ADC is not a bodyguard. His role is not to look after the president in terms of safeguarding him," Major (Rtd) Marsden Madoka explained.     Aide-De-Camp's salutation is always conspicuous,...

Unknown to many Kenyans, hidden deep in the history and foundation of State House, Nairobi, is some currency that was buried more than 113 years ago in 1907. The building was designed by architect Herbert Baker who seconded his protégé Arthur James Scott Hutton to supervise the construction of what came to be Kenya’s most guarded place.  During a past interview in Kenya, one of Hutton's...

Did you know that nothing stops you from remarrying a spouse you had divorced? Though it looks far-fetched, Kenyan law allows you to marry your ex-husband or ex-wife. Family lawyer Judy Thongori says the Marriage Act treats formerly married couples as “new people” post-divorce, and, are therefore free to re-enter a union. “There are no legal obstacles preventing one from...

For five years, married life had seemed full of contentment for a couple who were found shot dead in their house in Kiambu.  There was one problem: Johnathan Mukindi, 42, didn't want children and Philomena Njeri, 30, became desperate for a family. He never told her he was impotent. They even tried IVF. He knew it wouldn't work. When she became pregnant, he knew she had a secret lover and he couldn't...

Quiver Kitengela what's happening? Why can't you protect our girls from exploitation by your management? If this true, it's inhumane! pic.twitter.com/DrL7s6ACFe — Lawrence Kitema (@lawrencekitema) June 5, 2024 Quiver has been under attack after a waitress exposed the management for allegedly taking advantage of the females for job offers & promotions. However, quiver experiences are wild....

Citizen TV news anchor Trevor Ombija shared his biggest heartbreak after he was left by a woman he had been in a relationship with for 10 years. "I am from a relationship that lasted 10 years. It is one of those relationships that were over, then they are back again," he said. "I actually took dowry to her home on December 5, 2015, then akaniacha. She said she needs to find herself."   He...

These are the kinds of misguided attempts to intervene in medical emergencies that often result in fatalities. There is a pervasive lack of awareness and preparedness in basic lifesaving techniques among the Kenyan public. While I wish a swift recovery for CMB Prezzo, it's… pic.twitter.com/ptJJ9cTmBj — Cyprian, Is Nyakundi (@C_NyaKundiH) June 7,...