Betty Bayo's mom just filed a petition with Kenya's Director of Public Prosecution demanding an official inquest into her daughter's death after the gospel singer died at Kenyatta National Hospital from what family reps and husband Hiram Gitau claimed was leukemia. Joyce Wairimu Mbugua thinks something sketchy went down because her daughter showed zero symptoms before dying, and authorities blocked the family from seeing autopsy results while rushing the burial.
The family got stonewalled when they tried accessing medical records about treatments Bayo received before she passed, and Wairimu wants the Inspector General to move fast on a proper investigation. Gitau originally said his wife suffered massive bleeding before dying.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi went hard defending Kenya's privatization push at the diaspora investment strategy launch in Nairobi, and he basically told everyone to stop freaking out about selling off state companies. The guy pointed at Safaricom as proof that letting private players into telecom turned a money-losing government monopoly into a beast that now invests the most private capital in Ethiopia. Kenya only holds around 33 percent of Safaricom anyway, and offloading part of that stake gives regular citizens more ownership through the stock exchange while raising development cash.
Mudavadi clapped back at conspiracy theories by citing Kenya Commercial Bank, which went from full government control with blue number...
Kenya's central bank just dropped interest rates by 25 basis points to hit 9 percent because it wants businesses borrowing more cash to juice the economy. The Monetary Policy Committee thinks global growth will plateau around 3.1 percent next year, thanks to tariff drama and geopolitical mess in the Middle East plus Europe, but Kenya's inflation chilled out at 4.5 percent after food prices like sugar and maize flour stopped climbing.
The country pulled 4.9 percent GDP growth during the first half of the year from solid industrial output and services performance, and officials project hitting 5.5 percent by next year if weather patterns cooperate. The current account deficit got fatter at 2.2 percent of GDP because imports for...
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says President Ruto keeps coming after him because Mount Kenya controls six million votes that could hit eight million next cycle, and the region already decided to boot somebody out of office. Gachagua thinks Ruto got boxed in politically across Mount Kenya, Lower Eastern, Western, Nairobi, and Coast regions, the same way Daniel arap Moi did back in 1992 when the mountain rejected him completely.
Gachagua accused Ruto of deploying multiple proxies he calls wheelbarrows to split Mount Kenya votes across Murang'a, Kiambu, Kirinyaga, and other counties. He name-dropped politicians like Kiunjuri, Kabogo, and Kuria as examples of people trying to fracture the voting bloc. The strategy apparently...
The Luo Council of Elders shot down rumors about anointing a replacement for the late Raila Odinga after people started speculating that Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi got blessed during a gathering at his Ugunja home in Siaya County. Council chairman Odungi Randa says the whole thing is fabricated nonsense, and nobody got endorsed for anything during the meetup that featured Dr. Oburu Odinga, several MPs, and community figures like Caroli Omondi.
Randa told everyone to chill out with the political infighting because the community does not need drama right after losing their leader. He confirmed that Oburu Odinga stays in charge as the ODM party head following his brother's death, but the Luo community has zero interest in...
Zimbabwe dropped $5.3 million as a down payment on new cancer machines funded by sugar tax revenue, and the equipment will land at Parirenyatwa in Harare, plus Mpilo in Bulawayo, after factory inspections happen next month. Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora says the gear is already getting built, and teams will fly out to check everything before shipment. The older radiotherapy units getting replaced are still functional, so they will get moved to Gweru and either Masvingo or Chinhoyi to create two additional treatment centers across the country.
The expansion means patients outside major cities can finally access radiation therapy without traveling hundreds of kilometers or dropping thousands of dollars at private clinics. The $30...
Beitbridge Border Post is processing around 13,000 people per day as holiday traffic builds up between Zimbabwe and South Africa, and immigration officer Lucky Matyora says authorities have enough staff deployed across all three terminals to handle the incoming surge. The two countries activated a joint traffic management system that runs through mid-January and separates different travel streams permanently while using eGates and the Online Border Management System to speed things up compared to previous years.
The South African Border Management Authority launched its operational plan with extra resources at land ports that will stay open between 16 and 24 hours daily. Traffic normally doubles during holidays from the usual 15,000...
NUST just applied to mine gold on its own campus in Bulawayo after illegal panners kept tearing up the grounds and spreading into nearby neighborhoods like Killarney. The university wants a special research mining permit from the city council and the Ministry of Mines so the School of Mines can run controlled extraction operations for teaching students and testing new tech.
The experimental setup supposedly fits Education 5.0 goals about blending academics with real-world industry practice. Cops had to raid the campus earlier after dozens of illegal miners set up shop in pits across university property, and six guys caught panning got six months in jail.
Bulawayo cops are rolling out drones and body cams for their holiday season crackdown, and Commissioner Jasper Chizemo says the tech helps with surveillance plus accountability. Officers are getting horses deployed in the CBD and entertainment zones for better mobility, while the drone footage monitors traffic patterns and sketchy behavior in real time. The whole operation involves partnerships with the Traffic Safety Council, Vehicle Inspection Department, city council, and transport operators.
Chizemo wants drivers to stop speeding and getting drunk behind the wheel, but he also warned transport companies about drug trafficking and human smuggling. The campaign runs through the holidays with checkpoints, breathalyzer tests, and...
