Faulu bank employees and others charged with conspiracy to defraud in a property worth Ksh. 150,000 in huruma, Nairobi - - Prudence Wanza || Uzalendo News
BY PRUDENCE WANZA – Three Faulu Bank employees and five others have been charged with conspiracy to defraud Ksh. 150,000,000 through fraudulent auction. The eight are accused of conspiring with intent to defraud Alice Wanjiru Wamwea by means of fraudulent auction of her property LR NO.209/11315 in Huruma Estate worth the Ksh.150m.
The accused are Amos Mugweru Mwangi, Peter Kefa Onsongo and Tom Jaseme (Faulu employees) Paul Mwangi Njuki, Robert Waweru Maina, Esther Muthoni Njoroge, Oksana Investment Supplies Limited and Antique Auctions Agency.
They are alleged to have committed the offence between 30th May 2015 and 28th March 2018. Amos Mwangi is further charged with stealing Sh 22 million between 8th August 2014 and 11th April 2015 the property of Wanjiru at the Faulu Bank Head office in Nairobi jointly with others not before court. Esther Muthoni is also accused of forging the signature of the complainant on Faulu Bank loan application form purporting it to be genuine.
However, Muthoni did not appear in court to answer to the charges and warrants of arrest were issued against her. The rest pleaded not guilty before Senior Principal Magistrate Kenneth Cheruiyot.
The Magistrate ruled that the there are two cases in the high court regarding the same property and granted them a cash bail of Sh. 100,000.
Former Nairobi county casual labourers have sued the government for illegally terminating their employment.
In an application filed as urgent, Anne Njega and 850 others say in January 2019 they executed a contract that was to expire in three months.
At the lapse of three months the county willfully, by implied action, renewed the contract and continued to engage their services for nine months, they say.
They continued to offer their services until January last year when in an unprecedented manner their employment services were terminated.
They say they served the county faithfully until they were dismissed.
The claimants say they were at the date of their dismissal entitled to their salary and to be confirmed as permanent workers having worked or provided services for 12 months.
“By treating the claimants unfairly, discriminating them in terms of pay, curtailing, undermining and rubbing their efforts to progress in life is equal to unfair termination for which they claim their salary dues and compesation,” lawyer Ndege said in court papers.
The former workers are seeking a declaration order that the county is guilty of unfair labour practices.
“A declaration order that the respondent is thereby guilty of constructive dismissal in addition to infringing on the claimant’s constitutional rights to reasonable working conditions as enshrined under Article 41 of the Constitution. A declaration that the claimant stood confirmed as at July 2019,” court documents read.
They want to be paid their Sh76.5 million dues and interests they say were illegally withheld by the county.
BY PRUDENCE WANZA – A Nairobi Court has issued temporary injunction restraining the wives of former Kibra Member of Parliament Ken Okoth from cremating or disposing his body pending hearing and determination of the application.
Senior Principal Magistrate G. Mmasi issued orders restraining Angelina Okoth and Monica Okoth from disposing the body of the late MP.
This is after Ann Muthoni Thumbi sued on behalf of Okoth’s son claiming they have deliberately and unfortunately opted to exclude her from the funeral and burial arrangements of the deceased after learning the arrangement from the media.
She argued that the two to have unilaterally decided to have the body cremated among other reasons to primarily destroy any evidence . “The minor is scheduled to report back to school on September 1st yet no communication has been made to the plaintiff regarding the payment of the minor’s school fees,” said Muthoni.
She said that the conduct of the two wives is not to the interest of the minor as he is at risk of suffering untold psychological torture as a result of being discriminated and prevented from participating in his late father’s burial arrangements.
BY STEPHANIE MWANGI – Jacqueline Wolper who is currently single says she is only interested in dating rich men, who will give her Tsh 10 million (450,000 ksh) every month for maintenance.
‘’ Broke and uncouth men were the ones who troubled my life and made me restless in the past currently I only deal with a man who gives me Tsh 10 million (450,000) and above in short, I am living life in the fast lane’
Harmonize and Wolper dated between 2016 and early 2017. Wolper, in subsequent interviews, said she broke up with Harmonize because the ’Kainama’ star did not genuinely love her but only used her as a ladder to rise up the entertainment industry.
Shortly after separating with Wolper in 2017, Harmonize got into a relationship with the Italian model Sarah whom he engaged in Rome Italy in April 2019.
Now.. I know what you’re thinking, Ringtone right? We will pray for the man. Expressing interests in Wolper, let us assume all will be well.
BY STEPHANIE MWANGI – Millele FM radio presenter Jalang’o whose real name is Felix Odiwuor says he has – beginning Wednesday, July 31 stopped working for controversial contemporary musician Willy Paul as his emcee.
Jalang’o says Willy Paul formerly a gospel musician, has lost direction in his career which has spanned seven years after he (Willy Paul ) on Tuesday, July 30 released a song called ‘’ Lamba Nyonyo’’.
Vipi ras, uko na madrinks? Huku home, mi niko na mayeng. Unajua ni long time tangu ulambe nyonyo. Pitia hivi uncheze na turoro… [Hey man, do you have alcohol with you? I am at home in the company of young women. You know it is long since you last sucked a woman’s breasts. Drop by my place and play with these young girls],” Willy Paul sings in a part of his 2-minute music track.
The song, which was uploaded to the musician’s music label (Saldido Records) on Tuesday, July 30, has attracted negative feedback from online users, who took to twitter Tuesday evening to slam the artiste for “trying too hard to get attention”.
And the “Kitanzi” hit-maker’s emcee, Jalang’o, is
one of the people who believe Willy Paul has irredeemably sunk his
previously-growing career.
“I have resigned as Willy Paul’s official emcee. The direction in which he is steering his career, I wish to state that I won’t be part of his team anymore. And should I share a stage with the musician in my capacity as an emcee, I urge him not to sing the ‘Lamba Nyonyo’ song,” Jalang’o said on Milele FM early Wednesday.
Jalang’o has been Willy Paul’s emcee-cum-hype man
since June this year.
In a previous statement made on Milele FM, Jalang’o said Willy Paul paid him Ksh 400, 000. The release of the controversial “Lamba Nyonyo” song comes just three days after the award-winning crooner denied claims that he quit gospel music.
“Who says I quit gospel for secular? What God has
put in me is beyond talent. I am a creative artiste, one day I could wake up
and record a love song, the other day, a worship song. At the end of the day
the same God who blesses Wiz kid and Davido [who are secular artistes], is the
same God who blesses gospel artistes,” Willy Paul said.
BY STEPHANIE MWANGI – Starehe MP Charles Jaguar’s lover, Lulu Diva, said her compatriots overreacted to the legislator’s remarks allegedly calling for the assault and ejection of Tanzanian traders operating in Nairobi markets.
If you visit our markets, you would realize they have been taken over by Tanzanian and Ugandan traders. It is time we say: ‘Enough is enough’! We give the Kenyan authorities 24 hours to send the foreign traders away. If they don’t, we – personally — will beat them up and kick them out. We fear nobody,” Said Jaguar
And exactly one month later, the youthful MP’s
lover, a model and singer who hails from Tanzania, has come to the defense of
the former musician.
Speaking recently to Tanzania’s Bongo 5,
Lulu Diva said: “As Tanzanians, we overreacted to his [Jaguar’s] remarks. How I
understood his gripe is that he is a leader, who cares for the constituents he
was elected to represent. I would refer Jaguar to Tanzania’s Paul Makonde, who
is at the forefront in protecting the welfare of Dar es Salaam people. So,
Jaguar saw that the people in his constituency were increasingly becoming
jobless, and he needed to act,” said Lulu Diva.
“The wrong thing he did is that he mentioned the
nationalities of the said-foreigners, whom he believes are taking jobs that
belong to Kenyans. And in his wisdom, he found it appropriate to apologize over
his remarks. If we, Tanzanians, are guided by wisdom, then we should forgive
him. I, personally, have already forgiven him,” said Lulu Diva.
The two have been dating for four months now. Jaguar has been quiet sinc the ordeal that caught the attention of both President Kenyatta and Tanzania’s Magufuli, who laughed the comment off.
Detectives from the Kenyan police Criminal Investigations unit have launched an investigation on the mystrious dissapearance of Computers and other accessories donated by the China.
According to officials, the container logged “Diplomatic goods” had dissapeared while on its way to Nairobi, from the Mombasa Port.
On Tuesday, the said container arrived at Parliament, but when the seals were opened, it was found to be empty in what has shocked parliamentary officials, security forces and the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi.
“I made a decision that the DCI officers attached to Parliament Road Police Station be informed of this development which was done promptly,” the Clerk said.
The goods listed as laptops and computer projectors were a donation from the National People’s Congress of China and the consignment was to be delivered through the Chinese Embassy in Kenya.
In a statement, The Chinese Embassy confirmed that it had contracted a transit company, Bollore Africa to deliver the consignment but said the matter is now with the investigating police officers.
“We believe that with the professionalism of DCI, this matter will be resolved, and equipment recovered with their intervention. The Chinese side will continue with our support to our Kenyan brothers and sisters,” reads a statement by the Chinese Embassy.
When the film Wonder Woman is released in early June, it will surely join the blockbuster ranks of other recent comic book-inspired film franchises, including Batman, Superman, Spiderman, and X-Men. But that’s not just because it features a sword-wielding Gal Gadot in knee-high boots and a metal bodice.
Wonder Woman has long been a bestselling creation, originally imagined in 1941 by the psychologist William Moulton Marston, and the film follows some of the main plot lines developed in the comic books.
Wonder Woman is a superheroine known as Diana, princess of the Amazons, who is trained to be an unconquerable warrior. When an American pilot, Steve Trevor, crashes on the shores of her sheltered island paradise and tells tales of a massive conflict raging elsewhere, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat.
We can only wonder – no pun intended! – about the reasons for this imagined link between war and female sexuality. As a sexy but fierce lady warrior, Wonder Woman is hardly alone. Throughout history, cultures across the globe have envisioned and revered the femme fatale, from feline killers to sensual goddesses to sassy spelunkers.
The Sumerian “wonder woman”
In 3000 BC, in the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk in Mesopotamia, the first kings of human history ruled over the south of modern-day Iraq, protected by Ishtar, a great goddess of war and love often associated with lions.
Ishtar would reveal the kings’ enemies and accompany them to the battlefield. It was said that she fought like an unleashed lioness protecting her young – in this case, the Sumerian people. Like Wonder Woman, Ishtar’s sacred duty was to defend the world.
She could also be sensual. More than merely worship the goddess, the Kings of Uruk claimed to be Ishtar’s lovers, who, according to royal hymns of the era, would enter her bed and “plow the divine vulva”.
For the king, receiving sexual and military favours from a goddess served his political agenda, legitimised his reign and made him into an exceptional hero for his people. In the Wonder Woman film, this role is filled by the American pilot.
What’s more sexy than a powerful woman? Taming her, of course.
In ancient Egypt, the most fearsome goddess was named Sekhmet. Like Ishtar, she had two sides – fierce beast and loving companion.
Sekhmet was often portrayed as a terrible lioness, the butcher of the Pharaoh’s enemies. At times, though, she would transform into an adorable cat named Bastet.
Today, the feline is still symbolic of female sexuality. Catwoman, another comic book heroine, was born a few months before Wonder Woman (not that a lady reveals her age) and is the most contemporary avatar of a feline woman.
With her curves and her bondage fetish, Catwoman has always been hypersexual, though some critics regret that her sexuality – not her intelligence – has become her greatest asset these days.
Amazons, the lonely sailors’ dreams
Warrior women with sexual natures are also found among the ancient Greeks.
He embellished his ancient Amazonian setting with details from the legend of the women of Lemnos, in the Aegean Sea, adopting the isolated island idea as Wonder Woman’s home.
According to the Greek story, the women of Lemnos had revolted and massacred all the men on the island, young and old. Living in a forced sexual abstinence, the ladies were delighted when sailors unexpectedly landed on a local beach. They immediately set upon the Argonauts, a team of beautiful and famous mythological heroes that included Hercules and Theseus, compelling them into long orgiastic intercourse.
The sex-starved but unattached women theme is another favourite male fantasy, offering imaginary satisfaction of sexual scenarios that may be difficult to realise in real life.
By the late 20th century, Lara Croft came along to update the idea of the Amazons and the ladies of Lemnos. Croft, an English archeologist-adventurer who started life as a character in the 1990s video game Tomb Raider, was the ultimate virtual-reality dream girl: she is an expert in martial arts, great with a gun and super smart.
The new Wonder Woman film seems to have made a careful choice of actress, looking beyond just a pretty face and a remarkable body. Gal Gadot has both of those, but she’s a lot like the heroine in other ways, too.
BY FLORA MWENDWA – Infamous Kiambu governor Ferdnard Waititu AKA baba yao joins a list of embattled county heads.
The EACC has
established that M/S Testimony Enterprise owned by a Mr Charles Chege and Ms
Beth Wangeci Mburu, who were close associates of the governor, had earlier been
paid Sh147.3 million. They were then paid the Sh588 million for a tender to
upgrade various roads as had been advertised by the county on February 12 on a
local daily under the tender title “Proposed improvement of various gravel
roads to bituminous standards in Kiambu”.
The projects,
according to the county’s estimates, were to cost Sh610 million with each kilometer
gobbling up Sh29 million.
Further, after
scrutinising the statements, they established that on various dates, the firm
paid a cumulative amount of Sh25.4 million to Saika Tw
Estate Developers
Ltd where Mr Waititu and his daughter are directors. The firm was also awarded several other
contracts amounting to over Sh74 million. Once the monies were paid by the county
government, Sh25.6 million was remitted to entities associated with the
governor.
On
Tuesday, Chief
Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi barred Waititu from accessing his offices until the
case is heard and determined.
The woes facing Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu continue to mount with
Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) hatching out a plan to oust him from
office. Biashara Ward MCA Mr Elijah Njoroge revealed he was
preparing a motion to oust Governor Ferdinand Waititu from office which he said
was 70 per cent complete.
He
said since the governor had been” barred from office” by the court
there was no way he was going to work effectively for the people of Kiambu
which is why they were seeking to oust him through the assembly.
Others in hot
graft and political siege are Samburu Governor Moses Kasaine who is
being investigated over a Sh84-million-fuel-supply scandal involving his county government.
Marsabit county top officials were also questioned on claims of irregular employment. Garissa county
government is being investigated over employment of staff using forged
documents, over-staffing and lack of adherence to employment procedures.
Machakos is on the
radar for receiving Sh50 million from the Danish government, whose expenditure
is being queried.
Under scrutiny also is
ex-Nandi governor Cleophas Lagat. Mr Lagat who is being investigated for
floating a Sh103.4 million tender while in office for the construction of
county headquarters, with EACC reports showing the amount was grossly
exaggerated to the tune of Sh20million and the work is yet to be completed.
Other count heads under investigations Muthomi Njuki
(Tharaka Nithi), Mwangi Wa Iria (Muranga) Charity Ngilu (Kitui) and Granton
Samboja (Taita Taveta).
BY STEPHANIE MWANGI – Barely a week after the push and pull over whether to cremate or bury the Late Ken Okoth, a fresh controversy has rocked the family, as a ‘second wife’ emerges with Ken’s ‘five year old son’.
The said woman, a jubilee nominated MCA, approached Okoth’s family on Tuesday evening and demanded that her son be recognized before his ‘father’ is buried
The family was meeting on Thursday at Silver Springs Hotel along Valley road with the ODM leadership to give funeral details
The son whose pictures with Okoth have been shared online, is well known among the Late Kibra MP’s circle and family members .
The MP’s widow, Monica, is said to have got wind of the boy and opposed the idea of publicly recognizing him. She and Okoth had no biological kids but adopted three.
The widow said to have protested attempts to have him
mentioned In the MP’s funeral advertisement.
The orbituary which was to be published in Wednesday’s newspapers, was delayed by the push and pull on whether the child should be listed
The details of the second family emerged as the controversy persisted
over whether the lawmaker’s remains will be buried or cremated.
Opposition leader Raila Odiga on Wednesday chaired a crisis meeting with the family but only told the press “the body will be handled in the same way as that of Kenneth Matiba’’
A close friend who requested anonymity said Ken did have a second family and he never hid from the fact that he is the father of that boy.
The close friend who accompanied Okoth to Tetu, Nyeri County, to meet the woman’s parent said the existence of the boy was an open secret known to both Okoth and the woman’s parents.
They are said to meet in 2011 while the woman was working as a nurse at Agakhan hospital in Nairobi before she was nominated during the 2017 general election.
The revelations came after okoth’s mother Angelina Ajwang
warned that her son did not father any child outside his marriage with Monica.
The close friend who spoke to Uzalendo News said that the child was included in the will and the family should respect his wishes.
