Tafuta Rika Yako!!! Uhuru Lectures Men Who Prey on Schoolgirls – WATCH

President Uhuru Kenyatta made an impassioned plea to the Kenyan public to play its role in protecting schoolgoing children from sexual abuse.

Speaking in Nakuru, where he led the nation in marking this year’s World AIDS Day on Wednesday, President Kenyatta decried the rising cases of teenage pregnancies in the country.

He strongly condemned child molesters who prey on young girls terming them a threat to the country’s future well-being.

Uhuru lectured such men saying they should be ashamed of themselves for ruining the lives of young girls.

“Ni aibu sana kwa sisi wazee na viongozi kuskia watoto wetu wakilia kwa sababu ya tabia zetu. Ni aibu kubwa. Ni vizuri tuanze kuambiana ukweli, kwa sababu sio watoto wanajiharibu, ni sisi wazee tunaharibu watoto,” said Kenyatta.

“Wewe kama mzee unatembea na mtoto mdogo hata kuliko msichana wako, alafu ujiite mwanaume, wewe ni mwanaume wa saa ngapi? Si uende utafute mwenzako kama umechokeshwa na yule uko naye nyumbani? Enda utafute rika yako uwachane na watoto jameni!” he added.

President Kenyatta further urged the wives of child molesters to shame their husbands publicly.

“Ukijua uko na mzee ana hizo tabia, muweke kwa soko umuanike hapo mbele ya watu wamuangalie, hiyo aibu ndiyo itafanya aache hiyo tabia,” Uhuru said, adding that the fight against sexual abuse should not be left to authorities.

“Hata tukisema atakaye shikwa afungwe, hiyo haitasaidia. Ile itasaidia ni sisi tubadilishe tabia zetu,” Uhuru said.

Watch Uhuru’s full remarks in the video below.

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Suspected Al-Shabaab Terrorist Tries to Join KDF

Police in Nandi County have arrested a suspected female terrorist with links to the Al-Shabaab terror group in Somalia.

The 22-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday evening following a tip-off from members of the public.

“Police officers based at Soghor police station received a tip-off from patriotic locals, about a 22-year-old woman who was cohabiting with a man in Kamalambu village but appeared suspicious,” said the police,

The villagers’ fears were confirmed after the suspect was arrested. During interrogation, she told detectives that she had been in Somalia for two years after allegedly being kidnapped by members of the Alshabab terror network in Kilifi, in 2019.

The woman said she had been trained in weapon handling skills, hostage-taking, and the use of explosives among other skills.

The suspect also confessed to escaping from her captors through Lamu before heading to Kamalambu village in Songhor ward.

Police also mentioned that the woman had tried to infiltrate Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) after attending the recently concluded KDF recruitment exercise at different centers.

Anti Terror detectives have since taken over investigations into the matter and shall be grilling the suspect to establish her motive.

source https://nairobiwire.com/2021/12/suspected-al-shabaab-terrorist-tries-to-join-kdf.html

This is What’s Trending in Nairobi on This Thursday

On this beautiful Thursday, let’s look at what’s trending on social media.

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President Kenyatta Confers City Status On Nakuru Town

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday conferred city status on Nakuru town making it Kenya’s fourth city after Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.

The award of the city charter to Nakuru, at a colourful event attended by several national and local leaders among them former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, followed a legislative process as outlined in the Urban Areas and Cities Act of 2011.

Speaking shortly after signing and handing over the conferment documents to Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui, the President challenged Nakuru City residents to take advantage of the opportunities that will be brought by the new status to improve their wellbeing.

“The award of the charter means that Nakuru is the fourth city in the country and it becomes attractive for business as it attracts investors to put up factories, industries creating employment for the youth,” the President said.

He said Nakuru’s elevation was a demonstration of the success of devolution and the collaboration between national and county governments in the delivery of public services urging the new city’s residents to maintain peace as the political season approaches.

“Historically Nakuru is a melting pot where all communities live harmoniously. It is a known fact that whatever happens in Nakuru politically will affect the whole country. It is said when Nakuru burns, the whole country burns and if Nakuru is calm then the nation is also calm,” President Kenyatta said.

“We are giving you a city knowing that the peace in Nakuru will be extended to all corners of this country,” he added.

Once again, President Kenyatta warned political leaders against pursuing selfish personal interests at the expense of Kenya’s peace and cohesion saying divisive politics was disruptive for the country’s socioeconomic transformation agenda.

“No one will come to put up factories or industries or visit as a tourist, a country experiencing chaos and violence and that’s why am telling you my fellow citizens not to interrupt the peace we are enjoying,” the President said.

President Kenyatta appealed to the youth not to be hoodwinked by empty rhetoric and sloganeering into supporting the political ambitions of individuals known for advancing divisive politics.

“We should not take peace for granted. That’s why I am telling the Kenyan youth not to be hoodwinked with empty promises. It is easy to give promises but understand that peace is the foundation of development,” the President advised.

Former PM Raila Odinga, who also spoke at the fete, said Nakuru was Kenya’s agricultural epicenter and commended the Nakuru County Government under Governor Lee Kinyanjui for expanding the city’s infrastructure.

Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui thanked President Kenyatta for initiating several road infrastructure projects in the County saying the interventions will help boost business, tourism and related economic sectors.

Other leaders that spoke at the event included Chairman of the Council of Governors who is also Embu Governor Martin Wambora and Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka among others.

Ahead of the conferment exercise, the President inaugurated the new Nakuru Disaster Management Centre as well as the rehabilitated Nyayo Gardens.

Photos.

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President Kenyatta Notes Kenya Has Made Tremendous Progress In Containing HIV

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenya had made tremendous progress in slowing down the spread of HIV/AIDS in recent years noting that new infections had declined by 68.4% between 2013 and this year.

Within the same period, the President said deaths attributed to HIV/AIDS had dipped by 67% from 58,446 people in 2013 to 19,486 this year.

The Head of State attributed the positive indicators to the growing Government investment in the diagnosis, prevention and managent of HIV/AIDS and related illnesses.

“This encouraging performance is attributed to the increase in the number of people on life-saving antiretroviral treatment which rose by 83%, from 656,369 in 2013 to 1,199,101 in 2021,” he said.

The President spoke on Wednesday in Nakuru County when he led the nation in marking this year’s World AIDS Day, an event that was also addressed by Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui and Heath PS Susan Mochache.

President Kenyatta said Kenya was among the leading African countries in the access to antiretroviral therapy, and commended Kenyans for voluntarily participating in activities aimed at slowing down the spread of HIV.

While directing the ministries of health and national treasury to ensure that the country is adequately stocked with HIV management and prevention commodities, the President assured that the Government will continue doing everything possible to defeat the disease.

“My administration recognizes that HIV remains one of the world’s most significant public health concerns. What is more of our concern, is that HIV disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable members of our society – the poor, marginalized, children, women, adolescents, and young adults.

“Further, the epidemic continues to present strongly in the 15 to 49 age demographic, who form the most productive demographic of our society. Therefore, we must sustain the gains, accelerate progress, and bridge all the gaps that stand in the way of eradicating this pandemic,” he said.

At the same time, the President decried the rising cases of teenage pregnancies in the country saying the sad state of affairs was undermining the country’s socioeconomic transformation agenda and the progress made towards ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat.

In her speech, Health PS Susan Mochache said the various Government interventions such as the Linda Mama maternal health programme and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta’s Beyond Zero initiative had contributed to the decrease in HIV/AIDS infections in the country as reflected by the statistics.

Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui echoed the President’s concern on the rising cases of teenage pregnancies in the country saying the situation was fueling the rising cases of HIV infections among adolescents.

source https://nairobiwire.com/2021/12/president-kenyatta-notes-kenya-has-made-tremendous-progress-in-containing-hiv.html

City Man in Court For Stealing Bibles From Supermarket

A Nairobi city dweller has been arraigned in court for stealing Bibles at a supermarket.

Augustine Wanyoni appeared at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi where he was charged that on November 29, 2021, at Naivas Supermarket Development House along Moi Avenue in Nairobi, he stole two Revised Standard bibles worth Sh1840.

A police report indicated that Wanyoni entered the supermarket at around 7:00 pm posing as a customer.

He then picked up the two Bibles valued at Sh920 each, hid them in his jacket, and passed the cashier counter without paying.

Security personnel became suspicious and stopped him before he could leave. They frisked Wanyoni and recovered the Bibles before reporting him at the Central Police Station.

Appearing before Chief Magistrate Wendy Mucheni, Wanyoni denied the theft charge. He was granted a cash bail of Sh20,000 or alternative bond of a similar amount.

source https://nairobiwire.com/2021/12/city-man-in-court-for-stealing-bibles-from-supermarket.html

Rapper Abbas Kubaff Robbed of ‘Nairobbery’ Phrase

The veteran Kenyan rapper Andrew Kabiru popularly known as Abbas Kubaff has lamented the theft of the term ‘Nairobbery’.

Taking to social media, Abbas Kubaff accused the creators of a film titled ‘Nairobbery’ of using the term without seeking his permission.

The film ‘Nairobbery’ is the brainchild of film director Jennifer Gatero and tells the story of a group of students who steal Sh.37 million cash in a daring heist.

Sharing a poster of the film on Instagram, Abbas wrote: “So y’all just going to snatch the name Nairobbery and say nothing to the creators???”

The ‘Bumburasha’ rapper added that he felt disrespected while insisting that he coined the phrase ‘Nairobbery’.

“I feel disrespected bruh!! I came up with the name!!” Abbas responded to a fan’s comment.

Indeed, Abbas Kubaff coined the ‘Nairobbery’ portmanteau from the words ‘Nairobi and Robbery’.

Regarded as one of the pioneers of rap in Kenya and East Africa, Abbas was part of the hip-hop group K-South, named after his hood, Kariobangi South.

Abbas formed K South in the late ’90s together with his big brother KC and neighbourhood friend Bamboo(Victoria Kimani’s brother). They went their separate ways in 2005 after KC went missing and Bamboo move to the United States.

Before that, K South had dropped two albums: Nairobbery in 2001 and Nairobizm in 2003.

Nairobbery in particular painted a grim picture of the insecurity situation in Nairobi. At the time, the capital city was a free market for criminal gangs.

It remains unclear if Abbas trademarked the genius portmanteau, but nevertheless, he sure deserved at least a call from the creators of ‘Nairobbery’ film.

source https://nairobiwire.com/2021/12/rapper-abbas-kubaff-robbed-of-nairobbery-phrase.html