Author: Khusoko

Ruth Kamande, a former Lang’ata Women’s Prison beauty queen will continue serving her death sentence for stabbing her late boyfriend 25 times after she failed in her appeal. Appellate Court Judges, Justice Hannah Okwengu, Mohamed Warsame, and Jamila Mohamed said there was no reasonable doubt that Kamande inflicted the injuries that caused the death of Farid Mohamed Halim at Buruburu estate, Nairobi in September 2015. “Having carefully examined the evidence on record, we find Kamande violently, intentionally and unlawfully killed the deceased inescapable.” Kamande was in 2018 sentenced to death after being found guilty of killing Farid.  Kamande appealed the…

Kenya’s Parliament has adopted a report endorsing the appointment of Immaculate Kassait as Data Commissioner.  The chairperson of the Committee on Communication, Information, and Innovation William Kisa’ng moved a special motion for the house to approve Kassait’s nomination as Data Commissioner. The committee had vetted Kassait on Tuesday 3 November following her nomination by the President on October 13. https://twitter.com/NAssemblyKE/status/1324333725438627841?s=20 This paves way for the president to confirm her appointment consequently giving Kenya her first data commissioner serving for a single term of six (6) years and shall not be eligible for a re-appointment. Kassait served as Director of Voter Education…

Infrared Limited has spent the last seven months understanding the “Best Global Practices”, particularly in systems that would facilitate Kenyan companies in the application of disinfection and temperature monitoring systems. Companies have taken on the responsibility and are working hard to ensure that they have put the protocols and guidelines set out by the Ministry of Health placed. At Infrared Limited, the firm specializes in two areas of expertise – infection prevention and monitoring systems that would facilitate Kenyan companies in the application of these systems to appropriately protect their teams, client, and themselves from the current and possible future…

Traders at Nairobi’s Uhuru market can now digitise their business after HEVA Fund launched an e-commerce platform to help them reach more clients. Through the e-commerce site https://uhurumarket.co.ke,  shoppers can conveniently search and shop for a wide range of products from select stores in the open-air market. The East African creative economy catalyst fund launched this project in collaboration with the traders and Kenya’s National Government’s SMEs Advisory Unit. Uhuru Market is Nairobi’s oldest textile market, opened in 1976. The market’s main product are uniforms, which makes it unique to other Nairobi County-owned markets. Uhuru Market, famous for its African…

Former Chief of Defence Forces General (Rtd) Samson Mwathethe will take charge as the chairman of Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) board. He replaces Joshua Choge who has served in that position since January 3, 2014. Gen. Mwathethe retired in May this year after serving for five years as Chief of Defence Forces. He was replaced by General Robert Kibochi. “Under General Mwathethe’s leadership, KenGen is committed to strengthening its stakeholder relations as we continue to build a responsive and dynamic business that takes into account emerging technological advancements and social trends,” said Rebecca Miano, KenGen’s Managing Director and…

Kenya has been named Africa’s leading golf destination trouncing South Africa, Egypt, and Morocco at the 7th Annual World Golf Awards. Karen Country Club in Nairobi was named as the best golf course in Kenya. The Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort was named the best golf resort in Kenya. Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) CEO, Betty Radier said that the award is proof of the strides that Kenya has made in the development of golf over the years. “It is encouraging that Kenya has been able to develop golfing and now the entire world knows us as the best…