Following an accident on Saturday night near the Mahiga Meeru area along the Nyahururu-Nyeri road, five people perished and nine others were injured.

The victims were two women and a driver from St. Peters Gaitega, Cathedral Parish, Catholic Diocese of Murang’a. They had joined thousands of other Catholic Women Association (CWA) members at the Marian Shrine in Subukia on Friday night for a national prayer meeting.

The remains of the four people who died there were brought to the Nyahururu County Hospital Mortuary, while the three survivors who had been rushed to Nyahururu County and Referral Hospital for treatment. Two of the survivors were discharged, and the third was admitted with head injuries.

Jecinta Njeri and Lucy Wanjiku are two of the survivors. They report that the driver of the fourteen-seater vehicle they were traveling in made a fruitless attempt to avoid colliding with a trailer approaching from the other direction.

Their vehicle was struck by the trailer, which seemed to have lost control and its brakes.

Faith Gitau, the women’s representative for Nyandarua County, who assisted the survivor, offered her sincere condolences to the victims.

At Lady Pohamba Hospital on Sunday, February 4, 2024, President Hage G. Geingob passed away, leaving Namibia in sorrow.

Around 12:04 am, the 82-year-old leader passed away from cancer, encircled by his wife, Madame Monica Geingos, and kids.

Delivering the depressing news, Vice President Nangolo Mbumba expressed profound grief, saying, “It is with the deepest sadness that I notify you that our dear Dr. Hage G. Geingob has gone away. Unfortunately, President Geingob could not make a full recovery despite the feverish efforts of his medical team.”

On January 31, 2024, President Geingob returned from the United States of America after receiving a two-day experimental treatment for cancerous cells.

Only a month prior, he had bravely told the public about his diagnosis.

After taking office in 2015, Geingob was in his second and last term. He was a key player in the independence war and the main drafter of Namibia’s Constitution.

Vice President Mbumba praised him, calling him the cornerstone of the Namibian household and a great servant of the people.

Following this devastating loss, Vice President Mbumba urged calm throughout the country.

“At this moment of deepest sorrow, I appeal to the nation to remain calm and collected while the Government attends to all necessary state arrangements, preparations, and other protocols,” Mbumba stated.

During this time of grief, Cabinet will meet as soon as possible to discuss the essential state arrangements. Additionally, announcements will be made to keep the nation updated.

Namibia pays tribute to President Geingob’s legacy, a statesman who devoted his entire life to serving the country.

President William Ruto has cautioned school administrators once more against sending students home for unpaid fees.

Speaking in Kakamega, Ruto stated that since the government has already given schools Sh7.5 billion, no child should be sent home.

The Head of State stated unequivocally that nobody has the power to send JSS students home.

“Our children especially those in the Junior Secondary Schools, there are some fishy happenings going on in these schools. Some children go to school and are told mambo ni mawili, there is JSS money that has not been sent, go home and bring your fees. I want to announce here that my administration has disbursed Sh7.5 billion to go towards the JSS learning fees,” Ruto stated.

Ezekiel Machogu, the cabinet secretary for education, declared last month that teams will be dispatched nationwide to look into JSS that were collecting parents fees.

According to the CS, JSS should be provided without charge, and no parent should have to pay even a single penny to enroll their child in a JSS public institution.

According to Machogu, he issued a warning and instructed County Directors of Education to follow a circular regarding JSS being free.

He mentioned that Sh7.5 billion had been allocated by the government for junior secondary schools, with an additional Sh16 billion going to secondary schools and Sh4.7 billion for primary schools.

“I have constituted a team that will go around the country because there are a few con people who want to go against government directive that no fee should be charged at JSS level Kenyans, if there is anyone who will con you by charging you even a shilling, they will be sent home. I won’t allow the President to fire me because of a few who don’t want to do their work as instructed,” CS Machogu said. 

In what is thought to be arson, two dorms at Kipsigak Boys High School in Nandi were completely destroyed by fire.

Twelve firefighters and two fire engines from the Nandi county government responded to the scene

It is said that there was an attempt a week earlier to set fire to the same dorms during the night, but the night guards quickly put an end to the plot.

Police continue to look into the event.

More to follow….

In Lari, Kiambu County, a man’s body was discovered discarded right next to a funeral home on Tuesday.

Residents in the Lari Constituency reportedly found the body of Stephen Maina, a driving school instructor, and notified his family.

The family is currently looking for quick inquiries to identify the culprit and their motivations for doing what they did.

Since then, Maina’s body have been transferred to the Up Home Mortuary, which is situated directly adjacent to the scene of the discovery.

This is the second body that has been found in a few days after a middle-aged woman’s body was discovered discarded in Kinale Forest on Monday.

It is said that prior to her death, she was sexually assaulted.