The Nairobi Snitch

Rumors have it that an in-law of citizen new anchor Julie Gichuru is not happy with her habit of putting on short skirts while on TV. The businessman is said to have criticized her ways of interviewing people saying that she i more interested in men than what she does. It is aid that the business man is the main source of problems in Julie Gichuru's marriage since conflicts usually stem from his acts of spreading rumors about Gichuru thus causing a friction between Julie and her husband. It was rumored recently that Julie was a victim of wife beating.

A top Anti-Banking Fraud Unit officer and a senior city cop have been linked to the thriving pornography business in Nairobi. Police sources say the man based at CBK is a major investor in the sex sector while the security chief uses his extensive connections to offer protection. The revelations come as Kenya remains gripped by reports of alleged bestiality, which has since been denied, in Mombasa involving 11 young women purportedly at the behest of a Swiss national . Coast police have also alleged that the Swiss and a woman accomplice on the run have been running a similar dirty business in Nairobi, mostly to serve fee-paying foreign customers.  The last time such an incident created so much public debate was in 2009 when Nairobi-based American pastor, Thomas Kevin Manton of Dominion International church, was accused of recording sexual encounters, purported to involve him and local girls on DVD for commercial use. The man of God was however acquitted by chief magist...

KTN sports anchor Saddique Shaban has leftt the station  after 8 years of service as a reporter, anchor and a host at the Weekly Sports Show. Many will remember him for his humorous ways of presenting sports news in both Swahili and English. However, Saddique was reluctant to give the exact reason for leaving the station as well as where he is headed to. It all started with this tweet; "Dear Tweeps, I'd like to inform you all that I've left employment at @KTNKenya and at @StandardKenya. Thank you all for watching. Much love."  Then followed by a statement posted on his blog, Dear Friends and colleagues, I’d like to inform you all that I have left employment at KTN effective today, Friday 17th may, 2013. I feel it is time to pursue other interests after 8 years working as a Reporter and News Anchor, and a host of the Weekly Sports Show KTN Sports Final. For the millions of my a daily viewers on KTN, I thank you all. I leave KTN on a professional...

President Uhuru's mother Mama Ngina Kenyatta, has become ’s fourth biggest shareholder in the power utility. Kenya Power According to Kenya’s Business Daily, filings with the Capital Markets Authority in that country show that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s mother holds 2.2 million shares in the firm or a 0.11 percent interest. Not much is known about Mama Ngina but her Kenya Power interest is now worth Sh37.7 million ($449, 602). The past first lady received a dividend of Sh1.1 million ($13, 118). Kenya Power announced a final dividend of Sh0.50 for the year to June 2012. Mama Ngina controls a business empire that is connected to famous and profitable products and blue chip firms. These involve Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), which is Kenya’s biggest non-listed bank with assets worth Sh100 billion ($1.2 billion). Last year, the bank reported a net profit of Sh2.6 billion ($31 million). According to the report, the bank ranks as Kenya’s ninth largest with a market ...