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Unregistered Mobile Lenders To Cease Operation In Kenya

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By Owino Nyakiti  September 17, 2022, is the deadline set by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to get rid of Digital Credit Providers (DCP) who will not have been registered with the regulator. This comes after President Uhuru Kenyatta last year signed the Central Bank Act 2021, that placed all digital lenders under CBK. So far, CBK has already set a raft of measures to regulate the sector, saying owners of these mobile lenders will also be subjected to self-audit to tame money laundering in the country. READ ALSO  TEACHERS: Lucrative Job Opportunities At The Ministry of Education The Act’s main aim will be to help curb the already prevalent debt shaming, which some lenders use as a way to recover their debts. It will also enable the regulator to grant approval before digital lenders price their products and loans. CBK will also get power to revoke licenses of digital lenders who are not compliant with the rules that have been set. Digital lenders who were previously unregulated...

Missing Witness In Obado's Murder Trial Found Alive

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By Owino Nyakiti Migori governor, Okoth Obado in a past court hearing in Sharon's murder case where he is prime suspect (PHOTO: Courtesy) Cliff Momanyi, the Kisii-based clinical officer, who was reported missing after he testified in former Rongo University student Sharon Otieno's murder case two days ago, has been found alive. This was verified by his wife after she received a phone call from him this morning. In the call, Momanyi assured his wife that he is well and that he was in Gesonso area within Kisii county. Mr. Cliff Momanyi (PHOTO: Courtesy) Momanyi was reported missing after Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) Kisii branch said efforts to search for their colleague had been futile. READ ALSO  Rongo University Earmarked By DCI For KCSE Fraud Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) probing his whereabouts said they will have Mr. Momanyi record a statement.  The DCI had previously recorded his phone signal in a rough road around Bomet. Send...

TRAGIC! Plane Crash With Over 100 Aboard

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By Owino Nyakiti A screenshot of the crash site A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 crashed on March 21 in southern Guangxi Province with 123 passengers and nine crew on board. China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) announced on Monday.  So far, the number of casualties are unknown, but Guangxi's emergency services said rescuers were on their way to the crash site.  The aircraft which was flying from the Kunming city to Guangzhou lost contact over the city of Wuzhou. FlightRadar24 said the Boeing 737-89P rapidly lost speed before entering a sharp descent. State media reported that the jet crashed in a mountainous region and immediately sparked a fire in the forest. READ ALSO  Nigerian Pastor Headed To Nairobi Crusade Arrested with Bhang China's airline industry has been among the best in the world over the past decade and Aviation Safety Network said the last fatal jet accident was in 2010. This is a developing news story and we are doing the best we can to bri...

Rongo University Earmarked By DCI For KCSE Fraud

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By Owino Nyakiti  Some of the suspects of the KCSE exam cheating (PHOTO: DCI) Four college students have been arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in connection to a criminal syndicate allegedly responsible for selling Kenya Certificate of Secondary Schools Examinations (KCSE) to candidates all over the country. According to police reports, the main suspect, Baringo Technical College IT student Kibet Tanui alias Evans Kipruto, led detectives to his three accomplices after he was arrested on the morning of March 15 in a rental house outside the learning institution. At the time, Tanui is said to have been distributing English and Chemistry exams to students at Silibwet and Sitoito secondary schools in Molo, via a Whatsapp group with approximately 70 members. “The suspect who was distributing examination papers at Ksh. 500 per paper, was also discovered to be a member of two fraudulent examination Telegram groups with over 17,000 followers,” the DCI said in a ...

HORRIBLE Video! Wailing Woman Trys To Jump Off A Speeding Vehicle

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By Owino Nyakiti A screenshot of the video  A terrifying video is doing rounds on social media where a toyota probox with number plate KBJ 835Z is speeding while a wailing woman sitted on the front passenger seat is seen trying to forcefully jump out through the already open door.  It looks like someone is trying to close the car door as she resists the closure using her left leg in the night incident which took place in an unknown Road in Nairobi Some other ladies who recorded the dreadful video from a separate car behind the toyota probox are heard fearing for her life. "Haki she will fall... Oh my God, she will fall.Ni nini mbaya, hebu... Nani ako na namba ya cops? What is happening?" Random female voices are heard from the second car as they approach the over-speeding probox. READ ALSO  Forest Road Bodaboda Incident Mastermind Arrested The spine-chilling footage has spiked reactions online with Kenyans calling on DCI to take action while others expressed extreme shock...

TEACHERS: Lucrative Job Opportunities At The Ministry of Education

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By Owino Nyakiti Prof. George Magoha in a past press briefing (PHOTO : Courtesy) If you are a Kenyan teacher seeking greener pastures then you have an opportunity at the Ministry of Education after it announced lucrative job vacancies with a monthly salary of over Ksh 100,000. Through the local dailies published on March 14, the Ministry announced over 100 vacant positions of Principal Quality Assurance and Standards Officers. It also stated that a salary range between Ksh63,000 and Ksh101,000 inclusive of allowances will be offered to the successful applicants. Further commuter allowance of Ksh8,000 and leave allowance of Ksh6,000 as well as house and medical allowances will also be provided depending on the prevailing conditions. Applicants should create an account at the Ministry's online portal and follow directions to apply before April 4, 2022. READ ALSO  KPLC Announces Lucrative Industrial Attachment Opportunities Send us news TIPS to mkenyasasa99@gmail.com or Wha...

'Men's Conference Chairman' Mzee Kibor Is Dead

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By Owino Nyakiti  Mr. Jackson Kiprotich Kibor (PHOTO: Courtesy) Jackson Kiprotich Kibor, a wealthy businessman and politician from Eldoret, has died at St. Luke's Hospital, Eldoret. He was in his late 80 The family confirmed Mr. Kibor's demise after a long illness on Wednesday 16. Mr. Kibor who passed on in his late 80s, had been using oxygen cylinders since October last year after contracting COVID-19. Prior to confirmation of his death, the prominent farmer was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit after doctors revealed that both his kidneys failed.  Nicknamed 'Chairman of the Men's Conference', Kibor became famous both for both good and the bad. Despite his philanthropic gestures to many, he hit the headlines severally for divorce cases with his wives as well as for engaging his children in physical fights over his vast property. READ ALSO  BREAKING! KCSE Candidate Collapses To Death In 2017 the court allowed him to divorce his third wife about a year after divorc...