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Mother of slain Kiambu man George Mwangi Speaks, say Gladys Chania broke the news

The Family of slain Businessman George Mwangi has appealed to the police to act with speed and arrest all the perpetrators involved in the murder of the Rwanda based businessman whose body was found in Kieni Forest, Kiambu County last Tuesday. Mwangi’s mother Priscilla Wanjiru says the family is still in shock following the murder…

The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has just opened in Portugal, 516 meters (1,692 feet)

516 Arouca — called so because it’s 516 meters long and is in the town of Arouca, an hour south of Porto — connects Aguieiras Waterfall and Paiva Gorge and is the latest adventure offering in the Arouca Geopark, known for its extreme sports. It takes about 10 minutes to cross if you’re taking in…

Ways to legally lose the right to your land

The ownership of land in Kenya is not absolute and this right can be lost in the following ways; Non-renewal of leasehold interest Land holding tenure in Kenya is either free hold or leasehold. A Kenyan citizen or a company that is fully owned by Kenyans can hold land on freehold or leasehold tenure. A…

Court stops government from deducting housing levy from Kenyan workers for a second time

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has further extended orders stopping the government from deducting 1.5 percent affordable mass housing levy. The government hatched a plan to pinch 1.5 percent of all workers’ salary in the formal sector to set up the housing fund. Here are some of the organisations opposed to the levy: Consumers…

William Ruto’s Weston Hotel may now be demolished if the new bid by KCAA goes through

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has moved to court seeking to repossess the contentious land.NLC found that the four-star hotel had been built on grabbed land belonging to KCAA and ordered that Ruto should negotiate for compensation.But in a new twist to the long running saga, KCAA has now moved to the Lands and…

How to check if your ID Number has been used by fraudsters

On your mobile phone Dial *106# to check if your ID Number has been used by fraudsters to register any other mobile number apart from the one you have access to.    If you find that you National ID has been useed to register another line unknown to you, call your mobile provider customer care…

How to make a conference call using your mobile phone step by step

A conference call works as follows: You make one call and then add a second call. Touch an icon on the phone’s touchscreen and then everyone is talking. Steps: Phone the first person. After the call connects and you complete a few pleasantries, touch the Add Call icon. . After touching that icon, or a…

Difference between bail and bond

Bail – is the amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. Payment is a way of making certain that a person will return to court for trial   Bond – is a written promise to…

Popular TikToker Brian Chira Dies In Road Accident

Popular Kenyan Tiktoker Brian Chira Wambui has died following a hit-and-run car accident.   According to reports, the controversial influencer is said to have been run over by a speeding lorry at around 4am on Saturday while drunk in Gacharage area on the Ndenderu-Ruaka Road in Kiambu County.   Kiambaa sub-county OCPD Pius Mwanthi confirmed…

If you thought living in a slum was hell, here are some really good things that happen there

In Kenya, most major cities have slums. Nairobi’s Kibra constituency has several slums from Soweto, Raila to Mathare, there are many advantages people here have compared to their counterparts who reside in estates. Well from an affordable lifestyle to fresh food, here are reasons why living in slums is better than estates.   Cheap labour…

Video – Man saves a child stuck in the rails from oncoming train

    Hero saves a child in the nick of time

Eckhart Tolle Quotes – PART 1 – Life is the dancer and you are the dance

“The past has no power over the present moment.” “Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” “The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” “Acknowledging the good that you already have…

Murang’a man sodomised by four young men in a bizarre act

A 41-year-old man was last evening rushed to a Murang’a hospital in serious condition, after he was sodomised by four young men. In the bizarre incident that left villagers of Githiagara in Kugumo, Murang’a county in shock, the man was walking home from imbibing frothy waters with elders, when he was approached by the four,…

You will no longer have the convenience of buying cooking gas at your neighbourhood kiosk or nearest petrol station

While the new rules will greatly inconvenience consumers, they have made a major stride in ensuring user safety, placing the responsibility of making sure gas cylinders are safe on the LPG marketers. This will mean that the marketers will be answerable for accidents caused by cylinder gas leaks and other incidences, including payments to victims…

How Senator Danson Mungatana lost Sh76M to Wash Wash

Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana says that he sold all investment to in a get- rich-quick scheme  that never materialized and instead led him to poverty. During a hearing at a Nairobi court on Thursday, Mungatana explained to the court that his late wife died not knowing the truth about their Karen home, which was…

Shift to solar power by heavy consumers has pushed Kenya Power -KPLC into deep trouble

The growing shift to solar power systems by heavy-consuming industrialists seeking reliable and cheaper supply has rattled electricity distributor Kenya Power amid thinning revenues. The utility firm said some of its industrial customers — who account for about 54.8 per cent of its sales revenues — are gradually shifting to own-generated solar power, dealing a further…

How To Invest On a Commercial Property

Long term leases and attractive returns are some of the many reasons why investors are looking forward to checking out a Commercial property list in Houston these days. But, as you can see with most investments, purchasing these assets will have their share of risks as well. First time buyers need to be aware of…

How to get rid of bedbugs

Bedbugs are small, oval, brownish insects that live on the blood of animals or humans. Adult bedbugs have flat bodies about the size of an apple seed. After feeding, however, their bodies swell and are a reddish color.Bedbugs do not fly, but they can move quickly over floors, walls, and ceilings. Female bedbugs may lay hundreds of…

Body of missing NLC official Jennifer Wambua’s body found at City Mortuary after it was dumped in Ngong forest

The body of an NLC official who went missing on Friday has been found at City Mortuary. Police say the body of Jennifer Wambua was collected from Ngong area on Saturday. Wambua, who was the commission’s deputy communications director, had not been seen since Friday, and a missing person report was filed at the Capitol…

Win for salaried workers as Housing Levy is declared unconstitutional by High Court #FinanceAct2023

  A High Court in Nairobi has declared the housing levy that was introduced by President William Ruto as unconstitutional. Judges Lawrence Mugambi, Christine Meoli and David Majanja on Tuesday ruled that the introduction of the levy was discriminatory since it imposed taxes on salaried Kenyans alone and excluded those working in the informal sector….