Author: Buzzroom Kenya

Kenyans have resorted to publishing personal contacts of politicians on social media as a way of letting members of the public contact them and drop a message asking them to be against the proposed Finance Bill 2024. As of Thursday morning, thousands of contacts had been published on X by random users, including the phone numbers of the President, his deputy, governors, women representatives, and hundreds of Members of Parliament. The move, championed by X bigwig Amerix, is a way of stopping members of the National Assembly from passing the controversial Finance Bill 2024 and letting them know the proposed…

Investigative journalist John Allan Namu, the co-founder of exclusive investigative media house Africa Uncensored, has won the prestigious 2024 International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Knight International Journalism Award, a recognition that celebrates the best public interest journalism and polished journalists globally. The other two winners announced together with Namu are Ukrainian investigative reporter Valeriya Yegoshyna and Rana Sabbagh, an investigative editor from Jordan. “These journalists stand out for their brave work exposing abuses of power in places where it is both highly challenging and dangerous. From corruption to war crimes, the outstanding journalism they have done has led to greater…

30-year-old Julius Gacheru Wangari, alias Chris, who has been impersonating popular journalists and scamming unsuspecting high-level personalities, has been arrested in the Zambezi area of Kikuyu in Kiambu County. A police report seen by BRK confirms the arrest, following multiple cases of the suspect fraudulently receiving money from guests hosted at Standard Media Group’s Spice FM and Royal Media’s Citizen TV. It’s reported that before his arrest, Gacheru communicated with guests who had attended interviews at local media stations and impersonated the hosts, requesting a tip for the live sessions and to promote their stories further. Among the journalists impersonated…

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Asher Wray makes a historic visit to DCI Headquarters in Kenya, his first visit to the country since his appointment in 2017. Wray, who’s the 8th FBI Chief, has met high-ranking government officials and several national security and law enforcement heads in the country, holding meetings that focused on strengthening bilateral security and investigative cooperation. Director Wray’s delegation comprised other dignitaries from FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC, and the US Embassy in Nairobi.

Jamaican reggae artist Glenroy (Glen) Washington will be making a return to Kenya this October for the Africa Bound Reggae Summerfest 2024 concert, an event scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 19, at the KICC grounds. Advance regular and VIP tickets for the event are already retailing on tikiti.co.ke, ranging from KSh1,000 to KSh5,000. According to promoters and organizers of the event, a fraction of the proceeds from the event’s ticket sales will go to charity to support Kenya’s flood victims.

The Parliamentary Committee on Education has questioned the Higher Education Department on how 16,000 students in this year’s cohort were placed at Kisii University, a higher number of learners compared to those joining bigger universities in the country like the University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenyatta University (KU), and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). Appearing before MPs, Marcella Mwaka, who heads the Programme Accreditation at the Department of Higher Education, explains that Kisii University has the capacity to admit the 16,000 students, specifying that the institution has 317 academic staff, 91 lecture halls, 14 laboratories, and 3 computer…

Raina Nancy Chassagne, the wife of Tory Lanez, 31, has filed for divorce, less than a year after the rapper being jailed. Chassagne lists their date of marriage as June 25, 2023, and the date of their separation as June 1, 2024. Tory Lanez and Chassagne have a 7-year-old son, of whom the latter is seeking legal and physical custody, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce filing. Lanez is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the feet back in 2020.

Apple has announced its 2024 software update, iOS 18, which the tech giant describes as one of the biggest ever updates for the iPhone. It officially puts a major focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI features. iOS 18’s comprehensive new AI features will help Apple users send emails, save time, and express themselves with easy-to-use prompts, with Apple giving an example of Siri being prompted to pull up a photo of your digital driver’s license, grab the number, and paste it into a form. Also among the notable upgrades on iOS 18 are a more customizable home screen…

The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has taken a family to court over an unpaid KSh3 million bill, which, according to the medical facility, is a small fraction of the total treatment cost. The hospital, in court papers, argues that the condition of the minor patient, who was admitted to the facility in February 2021 with severe TB meningitis, has since stabilised but is yet to be discharged or transferred to another facility. Further, the hospital explains that the initial total for the treatment was KSh24 million, and due to the respondent’s financial status and inability to settle the huge…

The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has revoked the closure of Direct Line Assurance Company, barely a day after its owner, SK Macharia, announced the move, fired all employees, and dissolved the company’s board. “The purported actions are null and devoid of any legal effect, and as such, the insurer continues in full operation as licensed and approved by the Authority. The purported transfer of the assets of the insurer to any third party is therefore null and void ab initio (from the start),” IRA Chief Executive Godfery Kiptum has said, adding that all policies issued by Directline Assurance remain in…