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The mandatory digitization of all firearms in the hands of civilians is on course- Police say.

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The National Police Service, NPS, has insisted that the mandatory digitization of all firearms in the hands of civilians is firmly on course. Here is the Presser by the Inspector General of the NPS, Hillary Mutyambai;

‘The National Police Service would like to categorically state that the mandatory digitization of all firearms in the hands of civilians is on course, and has now extended to the registration of firearms in the hands of all National Police reservists without exception.

Following the deadline of registration, anyone found in possession of an unregistered firearm will be treated as a combatant. While the handling, trading or possession of firearms without a license is criminalized under Kenyan law indeed, is with great concern that we have observed the proliferation of unregistered firearms in the hands of police reservists that has unfortunately continued unabated over the last 50 years.

It is no secret that unregistered guns can and have been easily used for criminal activities and it is much harder for security agencies to trace such activities when gun owners cannot be identified. The stemming of unregistered guns can therefore not be an option for a country such as ours, surrounded by unstable neighbours in the region. This situation also poses a significant threat to national security, as there is a clear and present danger to the lives and livelihoods of many Kenyans.

We therefore urge every genuine and peace loving police reservist to submit themselves to the verification and registration process which involve, ballistic analysis by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, biometric registration, labelling of weapons, shooting practice among others.

The aim of the vetting is first and foremost, the complete elimination of guns in the wrong hands. We will also talk to, train and re-register the guns in the hands of the reservists in the entire country; ensuring guns are in the hands of well trained and qualified persons.

The vetting exercise will help in weeding out reservists who might be compromised and those advanced in age. The disarming of police reservists will immediately take priority in the North Rift which has recently experienced a spike of artificial criminal and politically instigated inter communal tensions.
Last week, we sent a contingent of GSU, ASTU. and RDU officers to support the Rift Valley security team as a precursor to stiff measures to be undertaken to curb further escalation of the cattle rustling and inter-communal strife in the area.

The team confirmed the presence of a ring of cartels involved in cattle rustling, for selfish economic gain, and who sometimes use unregistered KPR ammunitions to intimidate, maim, and even kill innocent victims. The government will not allow the senseless arming of citizens against other citizens, and we warn all concerned not to test our resolve.

As such, I directed that officers be deployed in the following areas to provide security buffers to warring neighbouring communities, ASTU officers have set camp in Kamilei, Mwiteta and Wagwachi along the border of Baringo and Laikipia counties. GSU officers have been deployed at Kabyego between West Pokot and Marakwet counties, Tiati in Baringo South, Kapedo and Lokori along Pokot and Turkana counties.

GSU camp at Shaba has been moved to Archers post. RDU has been deployed to Mlango, a corridor between Isiolo and Laikipia counties. Further a patrol base at Kainuk has been beefed with heavy presence of police offices.

We further implore politicians and other leaders, specifically those from the North Rift communities to exercise sobriety and encourage their constituents to engage in constructive social economic activities; as well as peaceful coexistence and neighbourliness as a better option to strife which ends up leaving communities more vulnerable and despondent.

Indeed the above steps are part of moves taken to bolster police reforms in the country. Other reforms in the sector have already taken shape and have seen the digital registration of all police officers, Kenya Prisons Service officers as well as those serving in the National Government as Administration Officers.

In the ongoing registration of civilian firearm holders, the government has recorded the recovery of 24,000 rounds of ammunition. In addion 90,000 rounds of ammunition have been recovered from NPR’s.
It remains the constitutional mandate of the Police to protect members of our communities and their properties.

We therefore wish to ask for cooperation amongst members of the general public during this exercise.’

General News

Hon. Savula, Sammy Itemere and others released on bond

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Former Broadcasting and Telecommunications PS Sammy Itemere, Lugari Member of Parliament, MP, Ayub Savula and 22 others were today charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government Advertising Agency, GAA, of KSh122 Million. They, all, denied the charges.

The former PS and 22 others were on Monday, 29.10.2018, released on a KSh. 2 million bond with surety or Kshs. 1 million bail.

Hon. Savula was granted a Kshs. 1 million bond with surety or bail of KShs .5 million on behalf of his 7 companies. He was personally given a KShs. 1 million bond with surety of KShs.5 million. All the accused persons were directed to deposit their travel documents in court.
Hon. Savula was arrested on Friday, last week.

Mention of the case is slated for 12/11/18, while the
Pretrial shall be on 6/12/18.

General News

Maize farmer gives thief dog’s beating

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MAIZE THIEF GIVEN STRAY DOG’S BEATING AFTER FAILED MISSION

A man who had invaded a maize plantation and was busy harvesting his neighbours crop is fighting for his life at Molo Sub County hospital, after the farm owner trampled on him aggressively like a charged buffalo.

Bariton Michoma, who lives in the legendary Miti Mirefu village known for its notoriety in producing the most potent local brew had retired to bed early after a long day’s work, helping his neighbour harvest his maize crop.

At Miti Mirefu and neighbouring Tayari, Moto and Kangawa farms, farmers are known to combine their efforts in assisting one another harvest their crop in the spirit of good neighbourliness, a practice that has been passed on from generations.

Michoma’s crop was therefore ready and it was only a matter of time before his turn came and the whole village descended on it like a swarm of bees and in a few hours his granary would be full to the brim.

However, at around 11pm last night, he heard some activity going on in the farm followed by human chattering. Wikirite dusura cigana? (How many sacks have you filled?) Mugwanja (Seven) a second voice answered.

A bewildered Michoma sat on the bed and listened carefully just to clear his doubts that dusura wasn’t a bag full of maize! Twikire mangi matatu (let us fill three more!) The voice continued, sending a shiver down Michoma’s spine!

At this juncture, he leapt from his bed and tiptoed to the door with the stealth of a cat on the prowl. But as he unlatched and opened it with care, the door that had clearly seen better days let out a loud squeak from its aging hinges, making Michoma go bonkers as he rushed outside!

Uuuuugwi! Uuuuuugwi! Machirani! Gwesi! gwa Maindi! Gwesi! gwa maindi!!!!

What followed was a chase in the maize plantation as Michoma went after the thugs who flattened almost 300 stalks as they fled from Miti Mirefu escarpment, towards mtaa wa saba for dear life.

However, one of the thugs turned back and attacked Michoma with a machete as the remaining two dived into the reeds of an adjacent dam to save their skin, briefly disrupting an incoherent chorus of croaking toads whose abode had just been rudely invaded.

But a determined Michoma went after the remaining attacker’s jugular vein with his bear hands squeezing it with furry, until the thug later identified as John Mwangi let go of the machete.

What followed was Michoma’s sweet revenge as he descended on the thug without consideration like a rented mule.

By the time his neighbours arrived, the suspect whose mandibular anatomy had been severely disfigured and several molars could be spotted at the scene, couldn’t muter a word.

It took the intervention of Corporal Kagwima who was the first to arrive at the scene accompanied by two officers, who saved the thug from the visibility angry mob and rushed him to hospital where he is currently receiving treatment.

Michoma was also treated at the same facility for a cut just above the right eye and is responding well to treatment.

Meanwhile, Miti Merefu farmers are mobilizing their efforts to assist Michoma harvest his crop soonest possible to save him from further damage.

General News

TRAIN FARE RATES FROM NAIROBI TO KISUMU

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First Class Fare
Station Nairobi Kibera Kikuyu Limuru Uplands Longonot Naivasha Gilgil Nakuru Njoro Elburgon Molo Mau Summit Londiani Kipkelion Fort Tenan Muhoroni Chemelil Kibos Kisumu Lela Maseno Luanda Yala Butere
Nairobi 0 200 200 300 300 600 600 800 800 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1700 1700 2000 2000 2000 2000 2300 2300 2300 2300 2500
Kibera 200 0 200 300 300 600 600 600 800 800 1300 1300 1300 1300 1700 1700 1700 2000 2000 2000 2300 2300 2300 2300 2300
Kikuyu 200 200 0 200 200 300 600 600 800 800 800 1300 1300 1300 1300 1700 1700 1700 2000 2000 2000 2300 2300 2300 2300
Limuru 300 300 200 0 200 300 300 600 800 800 800 800 1300 1300 1300 1700 1700 1700 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2300 2300
Uplands 300 300 200 200 0 200 300 600 600 800 800 800 800 1300 1300 1300 1700 1700 1700 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2300
Longonot 600 600 300 300 200 0 200 300 600 600 800 800 800 800 1300 1300 1300 1700 1700 1700 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000
Naivasha 600 600 600 300 300 200 0 200 600 600 600 600 800 800 800 1300 1300 1300 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 2000 2000
Gilgil 800 600 600 600 600 300 200 0 300 300 600 600 600 600 800 800 1300 1300 1300 1300 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700
Nakuru 800 800 800 800 600 600 600 300 0 200 300 300 600 600 600 800 800 800 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1700 1700
Njoro 1300 800 800 800 800 600 600 300 200 0 200 300 300 300 600 600 800 800 800 800 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300
Elburgon 1300 1300 800 800 800 800 600 600 300 200 0 200 200 300 600 600 600 600 800 800 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300
Molo 1300 1300 1300 800 800 800 600 600 300 300 200 0 200 200 300 600 600 600 800 800 800 800 1300 1300 1300
Mau Summit 1300 1300 1300 1300 800 800 800 600 600 300 200 200 0 200 300 600 600 600 800 800 800 800 800 1300 1300
Londiani 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 800 800 600 600 300 300 200 200 0 200 300 600 600 600 800 800 800 800 800 1300
Kipkelion 1700 1700 1300 1300 1300 1300 800 800 600 600 600 300 300 200 0 200 300 300 600 600 800 800 800 800 800
Fort Tenan 1700 1700 1700 1700 1300 1300 1300 800 800 600 600 600 600 300 200 0 200 200 600 600 600 600 600 600 800
Muhoroni 2000 1700 1700 1700 1700 1300 1300 1300 800 800 600 600 600 600 300 200 0 200 300 300 600 600 600 600 600
Chemelil 2000 2000 1700 1700 1700 1700 1300 1300 800 800 600 600 600 600 300 200 200 0 300 300 600 600 600 600 600
Kibos 2000 2000 2000 2000 1700 1700 1700 1300 1300 800 800 800 800 600 600 600 300 300 0 200 300 300 300 300 600
Kisumu 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 1700 1700 1300 1300 800 800 800 800 800 600 600 300 300 200 0 200 300 300 300 600
Lela 2300 2300 2000 2000 2000 2000 1700 1700 1300 1300 1300 800 800 800 800 600 600 600 300 200 0 200 200 200 300
Maseno 2300 2300 2300 2000 2000 2000 1700 1700 1300 1300 1300 800 800 800 800 600 600 600 300 300 200 0 200 200 300
Luanda 2300 2300 2300 2000 2000 2000 1700 1700 1300 1300 1300 1300 800 800 800 600 600 600 300 300 200 200 0 200 200
Yala 2300 2300 2300 2300 2000 2000 2000 1700 1700 1300 1300 1300 1300 800 800 600 600 600 300 300 200 200 200 0 200
Anyiko 2300 2300 2300 2300 2000 2000 2000 1700 1700 1300 1300 1300 1300 800 800 600 600 600 300 300 200 200 200 200 200
Butere 2500 2300 2300 2300 2300 2000 2000 1700 1700 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 800 800 600 600 600 600 300 300 200 200 0
Economy Class Fare
Station Nairobi Kibera Kikuyu Limuru Uplands Longonot Naivasha Gilgil Nakuru Njoro Elburgon Molo Mau Summit Londiani Kipkelion Fort Tenan Muhoroni Chemelil Kibos Kisumu Lela Maseno Luanda Yala Butere
Nairobi 0 50 50 100 100 200 200 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 600 600 600 600 700 700 700 700 800
Kibera 50 0 50 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 600 600 600 700 700 700 700 700
Kikuyu 50 50 0 50 50 100 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 600 600 600 700 700 700 700
Limuru 100 100 50 0 50 100 100 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 600 600 600 600 600 700 700
Uplands 100 100 50 50 0 50 100 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 600 600 600 600 600 700
Longonot 200 200 100 100 50 0 50 100 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 600 600 600 600 600
Naivasha 200 200 200 100 100 50 0 50 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 600 600
Gilgil 300 200 200 200 200 100 50 0 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500
Nakuru 300 300 300 300 200 200 200 100 0 50 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500
Njoro 400 300 300 300 300 200 200 100 50 0 50 100 100 100 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400
Elburgon 400 400 300 300 300 300 200 200 100 50 0 50 50 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 400 400 400 400 400
Molo 400 400 400 300 300 300 200 200 100 100 50 0 50 50 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400
Mau Summit 400 400 400 400 300 300 300 200 200 100 50 50 0 50 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400
Londiani 400 400 400 400 400 300 300 200 200 100 100 50 50 0 50 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400
Kipkelion 500 500 400 400 400 400 300 300 200 200 200 100 100 50 0 50 100 100 200 200 300 300 300 300 300
Fort Tenan 500 500 500 500 400 400 400 300 300 200 200 200 200 100 50 0 50 50 200 200 200 200 200 200 300
Muhoroni 600 500 500 500 500 400 400 400 300 300 200 200 200 200 100 50 0 50 100 100 200 200 200 200 200
Chemelil 600 600 500 500 500 500 400 400 300 300 200 200 200 200 100 50 50 0 100 100 200 200 200 200 200
Kibos 600 600 600 600 500 500 500 400 400 300 300 300 300 200 200 200 100 100 0 50 100 100 100 100 200
Kisumu 600 600 600 600 600 500 500 400 400 300 300 300 300 300 200 200 100 100 50 0 50 100 100 100 200
Lela 700 700 600 600 600 600 500 500 400 400 400 300 300 300 300 200 200 200 100 50 0 50 50 50 100
Maseno 700 700 700 600 600 600 500 500 400 400 400 300 300 300 300 200 200 200 100 100 50 0 50 50 100
Luanda 700 700 700 600 600 600 500 500 400 400 400 400 300 300 300 200 200 200 100 100 50 50 0 50 50
Yala 700 700 700 700 600 600 600 500 500 400 400 400 400 300 300 200 200 200 100 100 50 50 50 0 50
Anyiko 700 700 700 700 600 600 600 500 500 400 400 400 400 300 300 200 200 200 100 100 50 50 50 50 50
Butere 800 700 700 700 700 600 600 500 500 400 400 400 400 400 300 300 200 200 200 200 100 100 50 50 0
Crimes and Courts

Five suspects arrested for drug trafficking

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Five suspects found Trafficking Narcotics weighing 103Kgs and worth over 3million shillings were today (Thursday, 8th November 2018) charged in Court.

The five; four men and one woman were arrested at Konje Estate within Meru Town by Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, DCI, following a tip-off from members of the Public.

The arrested suspects are:

General News

Court of Appeal gives De La Rue green light to print new notes

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The Court of Appeal has today ruled in favour of the Ksh10 billion a year tender awarded to De La Rue for printing new generation notes.

The Court of Appeal declared that the Central Bank of Kenya, CBK, ran a fair and transparent procurement process. The Court of Appeal in its ruling overturned High Court Judge George Odunga’s ruling that the tender was irregularly awarded.

The case had been filed by activist Okiya Omtatah who wanted the tender quashed citing that De La Rue should not get a 15 percent preferential treatment.

See the press release by the CBK, after today’s court ruling:

Swedish firm Crane AB was the least evaluated in price score during the bidding process and had expected the CBK to award them the lucrative tender.

Other firms interested in the multi-million contract for printing new generation notes were: Giesecke and Devrient (German), and Oberthur Fiduciaire of France

Editorial

THE HOUSING SCHEME IS AS SUSPICIOUS AS HOW IT WAS PASSED.

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The Government has today, Tuesday 16th April- 2019, announced that it will roll out its Low Cost Housing Fund Levy; effective this month.

This step by the government to push an unpopular, political housing scheme down the throats of the Kenyan workers is suspicious, ill intended and an unacceptable burden on the already overburdened Kenyan worker who is currently enduring amongst the highest taxes and statutory deductions in the world which raid our payslips each month.

The manner in which it passed in Parliament speaks volumes. It was undoubtedly unpopular and lacked moral support, no wonder those who purportedly supported it were too ashamed to defend it in the floor of the house. How will this teacher working somewhere in the interior of Kisii county benefit from a low cost housing scheme project being effected in Nairobi or any other town situated hundreds of kilometers from Kisii?

Kenyans are investment conscious and are known to be Keen on real estate and housing at individual level, who are these employees that the government imagines are so much in need of this scheme? Assuming the scheme becomes the first efficiently implemented project in a country where plundering public resources is fashionable, how many units will be done per month and how will the units be distributed such that each employee has a unit? How will the units be distributed factoring in the geographical working places of each employee?
What is the existing legal framework that will protect the interests of the employees?

© Laban Ouko – Chairman KUPPET KISII

General News

From the Archives- the late Mama Lucy Kibaki’s advice to women on how to easily clinch Leadership positions (Video)

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This is what the late, former First Lady, Mama Lucy Kibaki had  to tell women on seeking Leadership positions. According to her, women should seek for Leadership positions aggressively. “Seek leadership positions aggressively… and I repeat, aggressively. You have to put pressure on men. They do not give anything easily. You women give things easily, men don’t,” the late mama Lucy says in this undated video.

“At this century (21st century) you should know you have to be aggressive to get what you want. You can not get it on a silver platter. Aggressively, I do not mean violence to men. I mean, you must be pushing…” adds Mama Lucy.

Watch the full video, below:

Video- The late Mama Lucy Kibaki’s advise to women on how to clinch Leadership positions

The late Mama Lucy passed away on the 26th of April, 2016, in a London hospital of an undisclosed illness.

General News

National Hospital Insurance Fund, NHIF, introduces new changes for members

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The National Hospital Insurance Fund, NHIF, has introduced a raft of measures on management of the fund. In the new changes, new members will have to wait for a period of three months up from the current two months. The number of spouses has been capped at one with only five kids (dependants) benefiting. The new changes took effect on January 1, 2020.

Here are links to the most important news portals:

Here is the NHIF circular dated January 7, 2020:

“In order to align the organization towards attainment of sustainable Universal Health
Coverage and for purpose of enhancing member retention, the Special Full Board Meeting of 17th December 2019 resolved that the following changes be effected in Member Management Module with effect from 1 January 2020:

  • Revision of the waiting period for new voluntary National Scheme members from current 60 days to 90 days and to introduce a 1 year (12 months) upfront payment, payable within the waiting period while observing the due dates, before one can eligible for any
    of the benefits.
  • Penalty on defaulting beneficiaries to stand at 50% of the monthly contribution for each month paid late, up to 11 months, coupled with requirement to pay for one year in advance and a restriction of 30 days before being eligible for benefits.
  • In case of default for 12 months and above, the affected member will start payment afresh and be eligible for benefits after 90 days from the date of resumption of payment in addition to a 1 (one) year (12 months) upfront payment, payable within the waiting period while observing due dates otherwise rule number 2) above, will also apply.
  • For Voluntary Members access to maternity benefit be restricted to 6-months post card maturity for principal members or spouse declared at the point of registration.
  • For both Maternity and Specialized Services, any dependent declared after initial registration shall be subjected to a 6-month waiting period after such declaration with exception of newborns who shall be considered eligible for benefit provided they are declared within 6 months from the date of birth.
  • For medical inpatient and medical outpatient additional dependents shall be eligible for benefit after 30 days waiting period. This waiting period of 30 days will also apply in case of change of spouse.
  • Eligibility to access to Specialized Services shall be restricted to 6-month wating period following card maturity for new members, while for defaulters, there shall be payment of all penalties and 1-year upfront payment of contributions coupled with a 30-day waiting period thereafter.
  • For National Scheme members, number of dependents per card to be limited to a maximum of (1) one spouse and (5) five children. For Managed scheme it will be capped at M+6 and M+1 for normal and retiree schemes respectively.

Additional dependents can be included subject to payment of additional premiums to be communicated after actuarial valuation.

SPARED MEMBERS

The above changes on Member Management should exempt the following Government funded programs that targets vulnerable groups:

  •  Health Insurance Subsidy Program
  • Free Maternity Program (Linda Mama)
  • Elderly Persons with Severe Disabilities
  •  Inua Jamii Program

Please communicate these changes to the declared Health Care providers in your
jurisdiction and explain to them that the same will be observed when processing claims.”

Kindly note that specialized services, in this context, means all services except for medical in-patient and medical out-patient.

International news

Jailed- Here is former Makerere University lecturer, Stella Nyanzi’s, poem describing the private part of Museveni’s mother

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A top critic of Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has been jailed for writing a poem describing the Head of State’s private part. Ugandan university lecturer, Stella Nyanzi who has threatened to strip naked in the recent past shared the poem on her Facebook Status.

She has been sentenced for the crime of cyber harassment and offensive communication.

Here is Dr Nyanzi’s poem:

‘Yoweri, they say it was your birthday yesterday. How bitterly sad a day!
I wish the smelly and itchy cream-coloured candida festering in Esiteri’s cunt had suffocated you to death during birth.

Suffocated you just like you are suffocating us with oppression, suppression and repression!

Yoweri, they say it was your birthday yesterday. How painfully ugly a day!
I wish the lice-filled bush of dirty pubic hair overgrown all over Esiteri’s unwashed chuchu had strangled you at birth.

Strangled you just like the long tentacles of corruption you sowed and watered into our bleeding economy.

Yoweri, they say it was your birthday yesterday. How nauseatingly disgusting a day!
I wish the acidic pus flooding Esiteri’s cursed vaginal canal had burnt up your unborn fetus.
Burnt you up as badly as you have corroded all morality and professionalism out of our public institutions in Uganda.

Yoweri, they say it was your birthday yesterday. How horrifically cancerous a day!
I wish the infectious dirty-brown discharge flooding Esiteri’s loose pussy had drowned you to death.

Drowned you as vilely as you have sank and murdered the dreams and aspirations of millions of youths who languish in the deep sea of massive unemployment, and under-emplyment in Uganda.

Yoweri, they say it was your birthday yesterday. How traumatically wasted a day!
I wish the poisoned uterus sitting just above Esiteri’s dry clitoris had prematurely miscarried a thing to be cast upon a manure pit.
Prematurely miscarried just like you prematurely aborted any semblance of democracy, good governance and rule of law.

Yoweri, they say it was your birthday yesterday! How morbidly grave a day!

I wish that Esiteri’s cursed genitals had pushed out a monstrously greenish-bluish still-birth.
You should have died at birth, you dirty delinquent dictator.
You should have died in birth, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

She goes on to dare the President to go for her if he wants to beat her.
“If you want to beat me for my heartfelt birthday poem, come and find me at my home. Ask the bodabodamen to direct you to Mama Stella’s house with a red gate. I refuse to be gagged.“ She dares.

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General News

Police boss and his deputy cause a stir as they go to office dressed in the New Police Uniforms

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The Inspector General of Police, Joseph Boinnet and the Deputy Inspector of Police reported to office wearing the New Police Uniforms;Most Kenyans ‘hate’ the new kits.

The new uniforms received disapproval from majority of Kenyans, today. We sample some comments from persons with dissenting opinions:

  • Kiama Muturi: “This is for sure without doubt the most ugly uniform in Kenyan police since the colonial era. Just look at the Aid De camp of Tanzania President. Looks like a locust executive. Very bad choice.”
  • Cyprian Kombo: “At least the High school uniform for our police this is resemblance of China police force.”
  • Duncan Makori: “Looks like a scene from a Nigerian witchcraft movie.”
  • Kakai: “When my dad first started out in the Kenya police force, wearing the uniform was a sense of pride and it really inspired me , and it was respected in the community for what the police force was all about. Unfortunately today this uniform doesn’t inspire.”

 

General News

Killer Bus- NTSA suspends Grand Bus SACCO after 14 passengers perish (Report).

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On Sunday 12th May 2019, at 1130hours at Tula area along Thika Mwingi Road Forty (40) kilometers from Garissa Town), a bus , registration number KCS417A belonging to Grand Bus Services and a semi-trailer, KCE007S/ZF1769 belonging to Five Star Agencies Limited and ASL Credit Limited were involved in a fatal crash that claimed the lives of 14 passengers.

The bus was headed for Garissa from Nairobi County. Preliminary crash analysis and investigations indicate that the semi-trailer carrying cement broke down on the road and the driver had not made any attempts to move off the road. To avoid ramming into the rear of the semi-trailer, the Bus driver swerved and hit the right side of the trailer causing extensive damage to the left hand side of the bus. As a result, 10 passengers lost their lives at the scene of the crash, while 4 others passed away on the way to the hospital.

Another 17 persons who had sustained injuries have been treated and discharged from the Garissa Referral Hospital.

The National Transport and Safety Authority, NTSA, has since carried out preliminary investigations. From the preliminary report, the Authority observes that the trailer driver had not placed any warning signs on the road to alert the oncoming motorists on the presence of the stalled vehicle.

The bus driver drove without due care considering that the road section is straight and flat. The driver should have seen the reflective chevrons and take appropriate action to avoid the crash.

NTSA has consequently taken action against the bus company’s owners. “On its part, the Authority has suspended the Grand Bus Services Sacco Operator’s Licence and the officials are required to submit a comprehensive incident report by 14h May, 2019,” says the Agency.

The agency adds that the Driving Licences of the truck driver, Mr. Abdullahi Sugow Muhuned and the Bus Driver, Mr. Osman Ali Guhad have also been suspended as the investigation continues.

General News

Huduma services are now available at huduma centres countrywide

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It is good news for millions of Kenyans after the announcement by the government that all Huduma centres will resume operations; countrywide. Most services had been suspended at all Huduma centres as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.

“We would like to inform the public that services are now available in the specified Huduma Centres'” reads a notice (in part) by Huduma Kenya.

The much sought after ‘Certificate of Good Conduct’ will now be provided at the Huduma Centre’s head office (General Post Office, GPO) in Nairobi. Other centres where the certificate will be processed are: Huduma centre City Square, Eastleigh, Makadara and Kibra in Nairobi.

Issuance of duplicate national Identity cards will now be done at all the Huduma Centres across the country. Other services that have been re-opened include issuance of Birth Certificates and police abstracts. Kenya Revenue Authority, KRA, services will also be available; henceforth.

The timing for re-opening of the KRA services may have come at a time when tax payers have grappled with bottlenecks that come during the filing of tax returns. And with the iTax portal now closed, many had to seek these services at Cyber cafes.

LOCATION OF HUDUMA OFFICES COUNTRYWIDE

Those visiting the re-opened Huduma centres must, though, observe the strict guidelines from the Ministry of Health.

“As you visit any Huduma Centre to access services, kindly observe the Covid-19 regulations set by the Government,” adds the presser.

The offices will at the same time remain closed on weekends.

Read also; Frequently asked questions and answers on Huduma Number (HN)/ NIIMS

Below is a list of all Huduma centres, per county, and their locations;

S/No.

County and location

 

 

1

Baringo County

County Commissioner Office, Kabarnet Town

2

Bomet County

County Commissioner Office, Bomet town

3

Bungoma County

Post Office, Moi Avenue Road, Bungoma Town

4

Busia County

Post Office, Opposite Government Offices

5

Elgeyo Marakwet County

Iten Town

6

Embu County

Post Office, Next to County Commissioner’s Office, Meru-Nairobi Highway, Embu Town

7

Garissa County

County Commissioner Office,Garissa Town

8

HomaBay County

County Commissioner Office, Next to County Assembly

9

Isiolo County

Post Office, Hospital Road, Off Isiolo-Marsabit Highway

10

Kajiado County

Kajiado West, Kisamis town along Ngong-Magadi Road

11

Kajiado County

Post Office, Nairobi-Namanga Highway

12

Kakamega County

Post Office, Kakamega-Kisumu Highway

13

Kericho County

Ardhi House, Temple Street, Kericho Town

14

Kiambu County

Assistant County Commissioner Office (DO),Opposite Thika Stadium, Thika Town

15

Kilifi County

County Commisioner Office, Kilifi Town

16

Kirinyaga County

County Commissioner, Kerugoya Town

17

Kisii County

Post Office, Kisii-Migori Road, Kisii Town

18

Kisumu County

Former PC Office, Prosperity House, Next to Central Bank

19

Kitui County

Post Office, Opposite Catholic Church, Kitui Town

20

Kwale County

Kwale-Kinango Road, Opposite National Police Service

21

Laikipia County

County Commissioner Office, Nanyuki Town

22

Lamu County

Old Jetty, Next to County Commissioner Office, Kenyatta Road

23

Machakos County

Post Office, Opposite Cathedral Church,Machakos

24

Makueni County

Post Office, Next to County Commissioner Office,Wote

25

Mandera County

Mandera Central

26

Marsabit County

Post Office, Post Office Road, Marsabit Town

27

Meru County

Post Office, Opposite County Commissioner Office, Meru-Makutano Highway, Meru Town

28

Migori County

County Commissioners Office, Migori Town

29

Mombasa County

General Post Office, Opposite Safaricom Customer Care, Digo Road, Mombasa

30

Murang’a County

County Commissioners Office, Murang’a Town

31

Nairobi County

Huduma GPO: Teleposta Building, Kenyatta Avenue

32

Nairobi County

Huduma City Square; Haile Selassie, Next to Technical University of Kenya

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Nairobi County

Huduma Eastleigh; Eastleigh Eleventh Street

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Nairobi County

Huduma Kibra: County Commissioner”s Office, Kibera Drive

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Nairobi County

Huduma Makadara: City County Offices- Eastlands Revenue Building, Off Jogoo Road, Next to DC Makadara

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Nakuru County

General Post Office, Next to Merica Hotel, Kenyatta Avenue

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Nandi County

Post Office, Kapsabet Town

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Narok County

Post Office, Olerorat House,Narok Town, Narok-Nairobi Highway

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Nyamira County

Post Office, Konate-Nyamira Road

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Nyandarua County

County Commissioner’s Office, Olkalau Township

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Nyeri County

Former Provincial Commissioner’s Office, Nyeri Town

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Samburu County

General Post Office, Maralal

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Siaya County

Post Office, Kisumu-Busia Highway. Opposite KCB

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Taita Taveta County

CDF Office, Wundanyi

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Tana River County

County Commissioners Office, Hola Town

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Tharaka Nithi County

County Commissioner Office, Chuka Town

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Trans Nzoia County

Kitale Post Office, Mak-Asembo Road

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Turkana County

County Commissioner’s Office, Lodwar

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Uasin Gishu County

Post Office, Eldoret-Kitale Road, Eldoret Town

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Vihiga County

County Commisioners Office in Vihiga town

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Wajir County

County Commissioner’s Office

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West Pokot County

Makutano Town