IG Kanja Pledges To Honour Court Summons In Mlolongo Three Abduction Case

Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has promised to honor court summons on the three mysterious disappearances of three men. This he announced on Tuesday at Diani Kwale County. The three men were allegedly abducted on 16th December 2024. The three men namely Justus Mutumwa, Martin Mwau and Karani Muema were reportedly abducted in Mlolongo, Machakos County alongside one abductee Stephen Mbisi. The IG had ignored the court summons for some days which had been ordered by two different judges alongside the DCI boss Amin Mohammed. There is no problem with honoring court summons, I will arrive by myself, and I will say the things I am saying here. IG Douglas said without explaining of when he plans to honor the court summons. The IG added that investigations are at advanced levels regarding all the reported cases of missing persons. Whoever will be held responsible should be arrested and taken to court and be arraigned according to the law. That is where we are and by the time we arrest them, we will inform all of you. IG Kanja further said. The Inspector General also informed that the NPS is working on digitizing its services so as to curb corruption and improve service delivery.

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CS Muturi Misses Cabinet Meeting Amid Rising Fallout

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Public Service Cabinet Secretary (CS) Justin Muturi did not show up in Tuesday\’s cabinet meeting. The Cabinet Meeting was held at the Kakamega State Lodge in Kakamega County on 21st January 2025. Muturi was seen to be absent as President William Ruto met his other 22 Cabinet Secretaries. This marked the first Cabinet meeting of 2025. The CS on the other hand did not directly address his absence. When Muturi was asked about his absence from the cabinets meeting, he replied by stating that clarification can be confirmed from the Cabinet Secretary Mercy Wanjau. Please confirm from the secretary to the cabinet……. Muturi stated. His absence sparked a lot of debate online especially due to his recent accusations against the government. The CS had demanded answers regarding the abduction of his son in June 2024 during the Anti-Finance Bill protest. I have personally suffered as my son was abducted leaving my family in turmoil. I\’ve not gotten any answers as to why my son was abducted, held incommunicado and nobody gave any reasons for that abduction. Muturi said. This caused threats among political leaders such as Parliament Majority leader Osoro who warned him that he could face impeachment if he did not apologize to the Head of State. CS Muturi on the other hand showed no remorse by stating that anybody who thinks he does not what he is doing are up for a rude shock.

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William Ruto\’s Govt Defunds State Corporations With Health Bodies Most Affected

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Following the Cabinet meeting held at the Kakamega State Lodge under the leadership of President Ruto, the Cabinet approved the merging of some 42 state-owned enterprises. This resulted in cutting the number to 20, nine dissolved, and 16 others divested in a move meant to cut costs and boost efficiency. This move came following an assessment done by the Ministry of Treasury on 271 State Corporations under the stewardship of Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi. However, those that had been earlier earmarked for privatisation will not be affected by the merger decision. Among the proposed mergers are the Higher Education Loans Board and the University Fund, and the Kenya Tourism Board with the Tourism Research Institute. Other key mergers include the Export Processing Zones Authority with the Special Economic Zones Authority and the Kenya Water Towers Agency with the Agricultural Development Corporation. The nine entities set for dissolution are the President\’s Award, Kenya Nuclear Power and Energy Agency, Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, and the Kenya Film Classification Board. Moreover the sixteen entities with outdated mandates or roles that can be fulfilled by the private sector will either be divested or dissolved. These include the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation, Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya, and Kenya Post Office Savings Bank. According to the Cabinet, this decisions regarding mergers, restructuring, and operational adjustments were driven by fiscal pressures stemming from constrained government resources. \’\’These reforms have been necessitated by increasing fiscal pressures arising from constrained government resources, the demand for high-quality public services, and the growing public debt burden. Many State Corporations have struggled to meet their contractual and statutory obligations, leading to an accumulation of pending bills amounting to KSh94.4 billion as of March 31, 2024.\’\’

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Students Storm Principal\’s Home and Damage Car Over Poor KCSE Grades

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Teremi High School in Bungoma County was indefinitely closed on Tuesday, January 21, following student unrest that took place on Monday night. Reports indicated that the strike was fueled by declining performance in the KCSE examination since a new principal joined the school about four years ago. Expressing their frustrations, they stormed the principal\’s home damaging his property including a house and vehicle. Images shared on social media showed the badly damaged vehicle with the windscreen and glass windows completely crashed. His house moreover showed evidence of being stoned with all the window panes broken. It is alleged that the principal escaped an actual physical attack when police officers quelled the strike by firing in the air and dispersing the rowdy students. In the 2024 KCSE examination, the school scored a mean grade of C (6.0618) recording only one A grade out of 651 students who sat for the exam. Although 213 of the students achieved the minimum university entry grade of C+ (plus), the students did not relent in their attack. A total of 36 candidates were awarded a Y in the examination further fueling the students\’ frustration. The issue of the students being awarded Y is raising questions since Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) awards Y grades to students whose results have been cancelled due to exam irregularities. A week ago, it was reported that parents stormed the school seeking answers over a large number of Y grades.

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Donald Trump withdraws US from the World Health Organisation

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US President Donald Trump has recently announced he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization on his first day back in the White House. President Trump has long been critical of the United Nations’ health agency, and his administration formally began a withdrawal from the WHO in July 2020. However, four years ago, former President Joe Biden halted the US’ exit from the body tasked with coordinating the international response to health emergencies in one of his first actions after taking over the White House. Point to note; it takes a year to fully withdraw from the body, and there is an obligation for the US to continue funding it for a year. Trump has also ordered an end to certain policies aimed at promoting racial equity and protecting rights for LGBTQ+ people. This he ordered on Monday 20th January 2025 as soon as he became the President of the United States of America. According to Trump, there will only be recognition of only two sexes, male and female in the US. ‘We will forge a society that is color blind and merit-based……As of today. it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.”

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Makueni Trade ECM Suspended After Controversial Claim That Menstruating Women Attract Crocodiles

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The Makueni County Executive Committee Member (ECM) for trade, marketing, culture and tourism Dr. Sonia Nzilani has been suspended for 45 days after insinuating that menstruating women attract crocodiles. The Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr made the decision after public outrage made in response to the statements made by Nzilani. This emerged during the funeral of 17-year-old girl who lost her life after being attacked by a crocodile while she was fetching water from Athi River in Kithaayoni, Kathonzweni Subcounty. According to Dr. Nzilani during the burial ceremony on Friday, she suggested that crocodiles had attacked the girl simply because she was menstruating claiming that crocodiles are drawn to the scent of menstruating women. This created attention to many locals who found the comments to insensitive given the importance of promoting accurate information about menstrual health and wildlife safety. In response to the backlash, Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili issued a statement on Monday 20th January 2025. As a government that prides itself on upholding the dignity of all citizens, we offer our unreserved apologies for the remarks made by Mrs. Nzilani to the people of Makueni County and Kenya at large. She stated. The comments were understandably caused widespread discontent, and we assure the public of our unwavering commitment and accountability and reform. She added.

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Fire Reported at Moi Girls High School in Kibera, Nairobi County

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A fire incident was on January 20, reported at Moi Girls High School, Nairobi. Confirming the incident, the Kenya Red Cross said that the inferno began late in the evening and the rescue teams rushed to the school to contain the inferno. Images circulating all over the social media showed the extent of the fire, which occurred in a multi-storey building. There are reports indicating that all students had been evacuated from the building. According to eyewitnesses, three fire engines were spotted around the school to contain the inferno, moments after it was reported. The incident came barely two weeks after schools reopened for the 2025 academic year, which officially kicked off on January 6. Moreover, Moi Girls\’ High School also has another history of fire incidents, with one of the more recent ones resulting in a devastating tragedy. In 2017, a dormitory fire claimed the lives of 10 students, with a 14-year-old found guilty of arson. The Moi Girls\’ fire was the latest fire incident in a learning institution, coming just five days after a similar inferno at the University of Nairobi.

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Mathew Nyamlori, The Man Who Took KCPE Nine Times, Succumbs To Cancer

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Kenyan man Mathew Nyamlori who gained recognition for his persistent after sitting for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) nine times has died. He died on Monday 20th January 2024. The 40-year-old who was undergoing treatment at Nairobi hospital was suffering from gastric cancer since 2022 and succumbed to stage 3 cancer. I started having difficulty swallowing food. The doctors initially said it was H. Pylori. However, it was progressed, and I decided to undergo an endoscopy. I was subjected to numerous tests, and it was then that I was diagnosed with cancer. Nyamlori shared in a past interview. Nyamlori was known for his education mindset since he had done nine KCPE\’s and couldn\’t push forward to High school due to financial difficulties and other challenges as well. His first attempt was in 1998 where he scored 478 marks and was admitted to Kabianga High School but couldn\’t afford fees and had no hope of joining High School. Nyamlori still returned to class eight at Rongo Primary school in 1999 where he scored 559 marks and secured an admission at Kanga High school but his stay at the school was cut short due to financial difficulties. This forced him to drop out and start doing jobs in order to have an income. Later on, he enrolled at Kitere Primary school and scored 387 marks where he received an admission letter to Rapogi High school but couldn\’t secure funding for his fees again making him to score another impressive 437 marks at Rangwe Primary school where he got admitted to Maseno High school. In 2007 Nyamlori scored 397 marks and was admitted at Maranda High School whereby the following year he scored 401 marks and at Aldo Rebby Academy and was admitted to Kapsabet High school. He went to Agape academy in 2010 where he scored 401 marks and rejoined Maranda High School before he joined Oriri Primary School and scored 403 marks which he received an admission letter to Nairobi school where he scored B+ with 71 points under the courtesy of Equity Banks Wings to Fly program and got admitted to Kenyatta University to pursue a bachelor\’s degree in public policy and administration. The details about his burial have not yet been set.

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MPs Condemn Pastor Ng\’ang\’a\’s Controversial Remarks on Rape

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The controversial remarks made by city preacher Pastor James Maina Ng\’ang\’a has gone viral on social media and the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association has condemned the statements. In a statement issued recently by KEWOPA chairperson Lilian Sankaire, the Association condemned the remarks describing them as harmful and insensitive. \’\’KEWOPA condemns in the strongest terms the recent remarks by Pastor Ng\’ang\’a trivializing rape and demeaning women. As a society, we must uphold the dignity and respect of all individuals, especially at a time when gender-based violence (GBV) is on the rise in Kenya.Such statements are not only harmful and insensitive but also undermine the ongoing fight against GBV and its devastating impact on survivors and their families,\’\’ KEWOPA stated. The parliamentary group further demanded that Pastor Ng\’ang\’a should issue a public apology following his controversial remarks on women\’s issues. \’\’KEWOPA calls on Pastor Ng\’ang\’a to issue an unreserved apology to survivors of sexual violence and the women of Kenya. We also urge all leaders, organizations, and communities to stand united in the fight against GBV by promoting awareness, supporting survivors, and holding perpetrators accountable,\’\’ it added. According to the association, it was wrong for the man of God to make the comments knowing that rape is a heinous crime that leaves survivors with lifelong emotional and physical impacts. \’\’Rape is not a subject for jest or mockery. It is a heinous crime that leaves survivors with lifelong emotional, psychological, and physical scars. Such reckless and insensitive statements not only undermine the pain of survivors but also perpetuate harmful stereotypes that normalize GBV in our communities,\’\’ KEWOPA stated. The pastor made unprintable remarks linking certain types of dressing and makeup by women to rape. The clip has since gone viral on social media, with Kenyans expressing horror at the preacher over his callousness and others questioning if he is really a man of God.

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Government Introduces Three-Year Stipend And NSSF Contributions For New Mothers

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The government has announced new collaborations that will provide stipend for young mothers and NSSF contributions for a period of three years. This he said speaking on a radio interview on Monday. According to reports, the Kenyan Government and the World Bank are ironing the details out. Moses Kuria, the President\’s senior Economic Advisor Moses Kuria revealed that mothers will receive the monthly income during their pregnancies until their children turn three together with an accompaniment of monthly Ksh. 1,000 that will be paid to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to encourage saving culture. We have a wonderful programme between the World Bank and the Kenya Government called the National Youth Opportunity Towards Advancement (NYOTA). NYOTA is an amazing program with two major components: enterprise and skill. The President Economic Advisor said. For the enterprise, we will be recruiting 100,00 young people in a randomized way from the locational level and we will give them some psychological training, skills training and then we will give them a grant of Ksh 50,000 to start business and then link them to larger industries for sub-contracting. He added. He also revealed that after training programme, they will be getting monthly payments, and this will be part of countering the economic crisis that has been affecting the nation.

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