Kenya's military is pushing back hard against accusations that its officers pocketed some meth from a major bust. The Kenya Defence Forces seized over a thousand kilograms of crystal meth worth around 8.2 billion shillings during a joint operation off the Kenyan coast, and they arrested six Iranian nationals who were allegedly transporting the drugs.
Reports started circulating that some KDF personnel might have skimmed part of the haul for themselves during the transfer to shore. The military isn't having it, though, saying every single kilogram is still accounted for and under 24/7 protection by a multi-agency team.
Investigations are rolling right now, and the KDF says anyone caught dirty will face serious consequences. The whole...
Evans Ondieki broke down outside Milimani Law Courts while demanding answers about security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe, who vanished back in June 2021. The court ordered Inspector General Douglas Kanja to show up and explain where Mbijiwe is, and Ondieki went off on authorities for trying to start an inquest without even saying what happened to his client.
The lawyer said investigators need to open up their police file and explain what they've been doing for four years instead of just claiming the guy is missing. Mbijiwe's mom, Jane Gatwiri, accused a former Meru governor and other big names from the region of making up charges against her son before he disappeared, and she still believes he's alive somewhere.
Ondieki got emotional...
Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies set up shop in Nairobi with a new Africa headquarters and training center that will teach medical workers across East Africa how to handle advanced blood-processing equipment. The Japanese company said the facility will help address Kenya's massive blood shortage, which sits way below the 500,000 units the country needs annually, according to World Health Organization standards.
Toshiaki Takagi and Antoinette Gawin showed up for the opening and talked about building up local capacity so health systems can actually handle modern blood tech. The center will train clinicians and lab technicians on apheresis and automation systems that Kenya has already started rolling out.
Guracha Adi from the Kenya...
MP Ndindi Nyoro from Kiharu Constituency sent five public primary school teachers to Dubai as a reward for crushing the national exams. The program started back in 2022 to motivate day school teachers and get schools competing harder, and it covers headteachers from top performers, plus subject teachers who showed the biggest improvement. Last year, 11 teachers hit up Dubai while one went to Malaysia instead, and anyone who has already gone gets to pick a different spot next time.
The five-day trips get funded by both the MP and the National Government Constituency Development Fund. Teachers like Beatrice Wachira from Technology Primary School and Francis Waithaka from Mbari ya Hiti Primary School were hyped about the exposure and the...
Geoffrey Mosiria, the Nairobi Chief County Officer, got moved from his environmental job and said he pissed off powerful people by shutting down their illegal construction projects near rivers and clubs that were breaking rules. He mentioned stopping one big-shot developer's building, and that apparently made some untouchable types mad enough to get him transferred to citizen engagement work instead.
Mosiria said the whole thing went down because he kept enforcing regulations on wealthy, connected people who thought they were above the law. He brought up how he shut down clubs and developments that were harming residents and the environment, and the backlash eventually caught up with him.
Even after what he called a demotion, Mosiria...
Mbagathi Level 5 Hospital in Nairobi just got an 11 million shilling oxygen plant that lets them make their medical oxygen on site instead of buying it from suppliers. Dr. Alexander Irungu, the hospital CEO, said this means patients won't have to wait around during emergencies anymore since the oxygen gets piped straight to every ward. Amref Health Africa funded the whole thing and helped with the technical setup.
The hospital was dropping 4 million shillings every three months just buying oxygen from outside vendors, and those savings are getting redirected to other health services. Dr. Irungu said doctors and nurses can respond way faster during critical moments, and the whole setup should save more lives since supply won't be an...
Martha Karua from the People's Liberation Party told a Nairobi conference that Kenya needs to actually enforce safety rules for women using public transit and stop just announcing arrests without following through. She said at the Women Transport Africa Conference in Westlands that the justice system has to publicly report what happens in court cases to rebuild trust and scare off potential attackers, plus transport planners need to redesign systems around what women actually deal with every day.
Karua pointed out that current policies sound good on paper but don't mean anything if nobody enforces them in real time. She called out leaders who hide behind empty talking points instead of listening to women's actual experiences and doing...
Kenya just locked down a 208 billion shilling deal with the US that pumps money straight into government health systems instead of routing cash through NGOs like they used to do. President William Ruto watched Marco Rubio sign the paperwork making Kenya the first African country getting this government-to-government setup, and the funding hits agencies like the Social Health Authority and KEMSA over five years. Secretary of State Rubio said Kenya's universal health coverage system should be the template for other countries on the continent.
The arrangement flips the old model, where only 40 percent of donor funds actually reached frontline workers because middleman organizations ate up administrative costs. Kenya has to bump its health...
Kitutu Chache South MP Antoney Kibagendi scored anticipatory bail from Lady Justice Teresa Achieng' Odera after filing paperwork through Bonuke and Company Advocates to block cops from grabbing him over an alleged beatdown at a Kisii restaurant. The judge set bail at 50,000 shillings and told police to back off until the court figures out the next steps. Enock Omariba Moriasi filed a complaint saying Kibagendi jumped him while he was eating breakfast, and there is CCTV footage making the rounds online showing some dude walking up to another guy before things pop off.
Omariba got his medical forms sorted and his lawyer, Benard Atancha, keeps asking why nobody has arrested the MP yet despite everything being filed properly at the...
