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Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho grants wife’s request for a divorce

17Feb

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Entertainment

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho grants wife’s request for a divorce

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has decided to grant his wife's wishes by consenting to the termination of their marriage. Joho appeared in person at the Mombasa Kadhi's court in response to a divorce case filed by his first wife Madina Giovanni Fazzini. The outgoing Mombasa Governor did not object to his estranged wife’s petition, signalling acceptance of their new lives as exes. The divorce papers were filed at the Mombasa Chief Kadhi’s court on January 26, 2022. In the documents, Madina who is of Italian-Somali descent told the court that she and the politician separated in 2013. She further stated that the two have little chance of resurrecting their failed marriage after 9 years of being apart. Governor 001 and Fazzini married in February 2011, and the couple has t...

NHIF Hikes Monthly Contributions in New Proposed Changes

17Feb

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Business, local news

NHIF Hikes Monthly Contributions in New Proposed Changes

The National Hospital Insurance Fund has increased the monthly contributions for Kenyans earning more than Ksh100,000 in their latest proposed changes. According to new regulations published by NHIF on Wednesday, February 16, those earning more than Ksh100,000 will have to pay 1.7 percent of their gross salary. This is in contrast to the current policy whereby they pay a fixed monthly contribution of Ksh1,700. The monthly contributions for informal workers are still capped at Ksh500. The regulations will be implemented if Parliament approves the changes. Those earning Ksh200,000 will have to part with Ksh3,400- up from the current Ksh1,700 indicating a double increment. In addition, Kenyans earning Ksh500,000 will pay five-fold (Ksh8,500 from the curr...

FIDA Announces 400 Vacancies Amid Elections and Campaign season.

17Feb

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local news

FIDA Announces 400 Vacancies Amid Elections and Campaign season.

FIDA-Kenya, an organisation for women rights, has announced vacancies for about 400 individuals to serve as Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) monitors as the election campaign season heats up. In an advertisement, FIDA-Kenya, which is derived from the Spanish Federation International De Abogadas (FIDA), indicated that it was planning to observe violence against women in the upcoming General Election slated for August 9, 2022. The application exercise is open till Friday, February 25, and the successful candidates will be eligible for remuneration of Ksh35,000 per month. The applicants will be expected to attend mandatory training provided by FIDA-Kenya as well as report any violence against women across the 47 counties. Other duties include; ...

DJ Mo Chased Ringtone out Of Size 8’s Album Launch

17Feb

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Entertainment

DJ Mo Chased Ringtone out Of Size 8’s Album Launch

Gospel singer Size 8 and her husband DJ Mo have disclosed why they kicked Ringtone out of their album launch. In an interview with Radio Citizen's Willy Tuva, DJ Mo, who chased the gospel singer, explained that Ringtone was chased away because he was disrupting the programme. The spinmaster also noted that Ringtone was taking advantage of their event for clout chasing. According to the celebrity couple, Ringtone walked up to the podium at the wrong time as it was the pastor's turn to do so but when he was told to be patient and wait for the musicians' turn, he became wild and walked out of the event thereby disrupting the schedule. On his side, DJ Mo said that he got angry when he found out that Ringtone was attacking his wife in his interview with blogs outside after ...

President Uhuru Kenyatta Main guest as Dubai celebrates Kenya Day at Dubai Expo.

16Feb

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Business, International news

President Uhuru Kenyatta Main guest as Dubai celebrates Kenya Day at Dubai Expo.

President Uhuru Kenyatta will be the main guest as Dubai celebrates Kenya Day at the world famous Dubai Expo 2020. Kenya Day, according to organisers, “will involve celebration of the diversity in Kenyan cultures through among others, music, art, Kenyan cuisine, local dance, Kenyan history, looming and weaving, sports, and the country’s rich languages.” Kenya is one of over 150 countries across the world that are taking part in the Dubai Expo 2020 to showcase some of its greatest offerings to potential tourists and business investors. All the countries taking part in the Dubai Expo 2020, have a dedicated day to celebrate their culture and offerings. Accompanying the president are Cabinet Secretaries Peter Munya, Najib Balala, Betty Maina and a host of other dignitaries and...

Musician Bahati Splurges On A New House,A day after buying a new Land cruiser for wife Diana B.

16Feb

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Musician Bahati Splurges On A New House,A day after buying a new Land cruiser for wife Diana B.

In less than a day, a video uploaded by Diana Bahati to her Youtube channel in which she was gifted a dream house by her musician husband has received slightly more than 400k views and counting, and is currently trending second in Kenya. The video was part of the couple's five-part Valentine's Day series, in which they splurged and broke the bank to give each other five unique gifts. While all of the gifts were noteworthy and had netizens oohing and aaahing from Facebook to Telegram, it was Bahati's fifth gift that blew the roof off, shocked fans, and made admirers cry in the comments section. The musian, who appeared to have developed an interest in vlogging, had just returned from purchasing a new Landcruiser TX for his wife, which he had presented in flashy fashion at the ...

Kenya, Ethiopian to Collaborate in fighting Cross border Terrorism

16Feb

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Kenya, Ethiopian to Collaborate in fighting Cross border Terrorism

Kenya and Ethiopia have pledged to conduct cross border terror operations for stability. Both countries have reiterated strong security cooperation to fight cross-border terrorism thereby ensuring peace and stability in the area. Police chiefs for both countries met in Addis Ababa on Tuesday and agreed to cooperate in many other ways to deal with such cross border crimes. Kenya and Ethiopia share a common border and have suffered several attacks by the criminal gang. •Shene has been fighting the government from its stronghold in the Oromia region of western Ethiopia even though it entered the country to pursue peaceful political struggle in mid-2018. Inspector General of the National Police Service Hilary Mutyambai during a meeting with the Commisioner General of ...

deputy county commissioners reshuffled in new changes

16Feb

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deputy county commissioners reshuffled in new changes

More than 130 Deputy County Commissioners were reshuffled in major changes announced by Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho. The changes come ahead of major political developments and the August polls. DCC are like District Commissioners in the old and defunct constitution. Kibicho announced the changes in a memo dated February 11 to Regional Commissioners. He ordered them to move immediately. Khalif Abdulahi was moved to Nakuru West, Fred Sungu (Kiminini), Michael Yator (Changamwe), Meshak Mwangi (Eldas), Alinoor Duba (Bungoma Central), Felix Wafula (Ugunja), Daniel Mwendwa (Lamu East), Hussein Alason (Kisumu Central) and Victor Kamonde (Bomet Central). Solomon Kiptoo was moved to Soy, Philip Koima (Endebes), John Maina (Githurai), Jeremiah Tumo (Pokot Central...

TUSKYS SUPERMARKET,CBD BRANCH SET UP FOR AUCTION

15Feb

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TUSKYS SUPERMARKET,CBD BRANCH SET UP FOR AUCTION

Tuskys Imara located at the junction of Tom Mboya Street and Accra Road is part of the five storey commercial property set to be hit by the auctioneers' hammer. targetted property is registered in the name of Tusker Mattresses Limited (Tuskys) comprising three floors of a shopping mall and will be auctioned on March 2 by Antique Auctions. The commercial property is reportedly being sold over a debt of Ksh650 million that the supermarket owes a local bank We are selling the building where Tuskys currently operates along Tom Mboya street in Nairobi in a public auction and the asking price is Ksh650 million," the agent stated which is likely to close its doors unless the new owner chooses to retain the retailer but as a tenant. Tuskys has only lost its merchandise to...

KANYE WEST SENDS KIM KARDASHIAN<br> TRUCK FULL OF ROSES!!!

15Feb

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KANYE WEST SENDS KIM KARDASHIAN
TRUCK FULL OF ROSES!!!

Kanye West learly thinks he has a shot at reconciling with Kim Kardashian -- despite all signs pointing to a March divorce -- because he just sent a truckload of roses to her home. Yeezy just posted some pictures of his grand gesture ... and as you can see, it's a black truck with the bed piled high with dozens of pink and red flowers. Kanye customized the truck to say "MY VISION IS KRYSTAL KLEAR" along the side panel ... and he also used the phrase for his Instagram post. You'll recall ... Kanye made a big show of Valentine's Day gifts for Kim when they were still together ... with lots of flowers and even a special performance from legendary saxophonist Kenny G. But, Kanye and Kim are in the middle of a divorce ... so this V-Day gift is a bit bizarre. Y...