Police in Matuu have arrested three bodaboda riders in connection with the Tuesday morning bank robbery at the Matuu branch of Equity Bank. Kithimani Law Courts Senior Resident Magistrate Eva Wambugu yesterday ordered that the trio be detained at Matuu Police Station for 10 days pending completion of investigations. The three were allegedly part of a gang consisting of ex-men-in-uniform that orchestrated the robbery. An unknown amount of money was stolen in the 9:10am raid. Reports indicate that detectives are on the trail of a retired General Service Unit (GSU) officer believed to have been the mastermind of the whole…
Author: Gachambi Nderitu
Kisumu County Health CEC Prof. Boaz Otieno Nyunya is dead. Prof Nyunya died on Thursday morning, July 29 while receiving treatment at a Nairobi hospital. He died at the age of 65. Confirming the passing on, Kisumu Governor Peter Anyang Nyong’o describes him as a “team player who instilled visionary leadership and gave real direction to the department.” During the short time he worked for the county (since 2020), he worked diligently ensuring the accurate delivery of Covid-19 reports. Governor Nyong’o disclosed that he had a relationship with Prof Nyunya that was beyond work. Professor Nyong’o is a close friend…
An activist arrested yesterday has hilariously narrated how she successfully outwitted officers at Kayole Police Station into allowing her use her mobile phone in the cells. Ruth Bange of Usikimye, an organization that works towards ending sexual and gender-based violence, had been arrested alongside her colleagues. They were protesting alleged police inaction in investigating the death of 8-year-old Michelle Jennifer. The Grade Two Pupil at New View Academy left home for school two months ago, only for her body to be found at Mama Lucy Hospital Mortuary. Last Friday, ‘TV47′ exclusively interviewed her mother Hilda Achieng’. She narrated her frustrating…
Hilda Achieng’ continues to seek answers two months later after her eight-year-old daughter died under mysterious circumstances. Recently, she sat down with TV47 Digital’s Unfiltered show, and revealed the heartache she has been going through. Michelle was a student at New View Education Centre, Kayole. On the morning of 19 May, Hilda prepared her for school as usual, hoping to see her in the evening. Evening came, Michelle did not return home. This got the mother worried. She reported the matter at Kayole Police Station at 7pm after searching for her in vain. At 10 pm, she received a call…
Gynaecologist Dr Ignatius Inyathio Kibe says menopause can kick in early as 35 years and as late as 55, depending on a woman’s lifestyle. Appearing on TV47’s Morning Cafe, the specialist said this is dependent on lifestyle. “Those who smoke, drink excessively or misuse contraceptives experience menopause while younger.” Dr Kibe was speaking on the topic on the show hosted by Linda Alela. He emphasized the importance of both men and women being knowledgeable on menopause, as it affects them both. Dr. Kibe warns women against eating carbohydrates and proteins in excess. “There’s a perception in Africa that eating well…
Former Israel Ambassador to Kenya the musician Gilad Millo was the ‘Feel Good Friday’ guest on TV47’s ‘Morning Cafe’. He updated his fans on what he has been up to and how he kicked a smoking habit. Gilad and his family contracted Covid-19, an experience he terms as “very traumatising.” He remembers thinking about his South African friend who suffered complications after the virus spread to his lungs after testing positive. Thankfully, his family recovered fully. The 49-year-old revealed that he quit cigarette smoking after 32 years. He had no intentions of stopping until he went visiting his mother in…
Christopher Thande AKA Ndovu Kuu is livid. His hit song Ndovu ni Kuu, which had 3.5 million views on YouTube has been taken down over alleged copyright infringement. He sees a hand in it, wrapped in the verse “mtoto wangu akiitwa K.U nitakataa; Hakunanga masomo K.U nimekataa.” The song featured Khaligraph Jones, Boutross and Krispah. In a social media rant, Ndovu Kuu says the genesis of the take-down was Kenya’s second largest public university Kenyatta University. They were apparently irked by the lyrics, which they deemed as de-marketing them. Ndovu Kuu says an official from the university’s corporate communications department…
Gynecologist Dr Ignatius Kibe is cautioning women against using contraceptives as a form of birth control. Appearing on TV47’s Morning Cafe, the outspoken medic said, “Contraceptives work by reversing womanhood.” There are several types of contraceptives including condoms, intrauterine device popularly known as IUD, emergency contraception pill, contraceptive injection, and contraceptive implant. “Where do contraceptives go once they are taken or injected?”, he poses. Kibe Warns Teens Dr Kibe says the only relatively safe method of birth control is condoms. The rest pose a danger particularly to girls in their early teens whose bodies are developing. He says hormonal contraceptives…
A 19-year-old woman betrothed to a nonagenarian says she is happy despite of protestations from family and friends. Hawaa Roble who hails from Mataarba village, has found a soul-mate in granny Abdullah Gardale. “It is better to get half a cup than nothing,” she told a local newspaper. She says Gardale’s attraction lies in his maturity. Her age mates view life from a different, non-progressive prism. “It has become more difficult to reason with a man of my age than it is with a much older man.” At one time, Hawaa was dating a man her age. There were plans…
Drama ensued in Kakamega County after three sisters created a sample grave of their dead father’s final resting place inside their brother’s unfinished house. The dead man was a father of five children – the three women, the brother, and another one. The tiff was triggered by the three sisters’ action to sell the ancestral land in which their father was buried in. On learning about this, the said brother George Analo, refunded the buyer his money. The act did not sit well with the sisters, who are all married and have families of their own. The aggrieved trio created…