Wednesday 08th July 2020 In bits…………. by Webster Wechuli
?A petitioner wants Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria declared unfit to hold office for irregularly awarding tenders to relatives. Hii ni balaa. Sio mchezo ?
?Kenya nominates Sports CS Amina Mohamed to contest for the World Trade Organisation Director General post in the August election.
?The Standard Gauge Railway train to resume services on Monday, carrying 50 percent capacity with an extra isolation coach over covid-19, CS Macharia says. He added that there shall be no mandatory quarantine for passengers arriving in Kenya from other countries if they do not show flu symptoms or exhibit a temperature of over 37.5, adding that they will be required to produce a Covid-19 free certificate
?Kenya records 278 new covid-19 cases after testing of 3053 samples over the last 24 hours, total number of infections now at 8,528. Busia has 29 while Vihiga has recorded 7 infections. 89 patients discharged raising number of recoveries so far to 2,593 as two more succumb, bringing the total fatalities to 169. Former Harambee Stars skipper Musa Otieno discharged
?Kenya, US, kick off negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement; Government says the pact will usher in a new era of opportunities.
?Education CS George Magoha directs schools to refund second and third term fees to parents who had paid, or agree to spread it within the next academic calendar. First term italipwa tena?
?Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo was ranked among the top performers in the National Assembly, followed by Nominated MP David Sankok, Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula) and Robert Pukose (Endebess). In the Senate, Ledama, Sakaja and Wetangula were ranked the best. Oscar Sudi has never spoken in the National Assembly since 2017?
?Court bars DPP, DCI and the media from commenting on merits of Babu Owino -DJ Evolve case
?Kenya Maritime Authority Director General George Okong’o has resigned. John Omingo takes over in an acting capacity.
?Interior PS Kibicho today led top government officials on a tour of the Galana-Kulalu farm. He later said the project is 85% complete with drip irrigation.
?High Court orders the DPP to release ex-CS Rashid Echesa’s Range Rover and two firearms, rules that the appeal lacks merit.
?Police officer Duncan Ndiema granted Ksh.1 million cash bail two weeks after he pleaded not guilty to the murder of 13-year-old Yassin Moyo in Huruma estate, Nairobi.
?A Garissa Court grants application by the DPP to have a Wajir Assistant Chief accused of rape to remain in custody until all civilian witnesses testify. The DPP transferred the matter from Wajir to Garissa to prevent witnesses interference.
?The Kisumu Police Officer who shot husband for not picking calls released on a Sh500,000 bail
?Two brothers in hospital with panga cuts following a fight over a tree in Migori
?A tout, Samwel Mburu, charged at a Kibera court for committing an indecent act with an adult. He was accused of having touched the breast of a female police officer
?Dilema as a Polygamous Centenarian Zakayo Migwi, 99, is buried in Meru. Due to the small size of the compound, social distancing was impossible, and few had masks on. The late had 34 wives, 150 children and 200 grandchildren
?US President Donald Trump says he is going to put pressure on governors to reopen their schools but admits some places will have difficulty. Meanwhile, Mary Trump, the President’s niece, writes that Trump “destroyed my father. I can’t let him destroy my country,” in her new book
?Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus weeks after calling the virus a “little flu”.
FACTS:-
1. Johann Jakob Erhardt who was a German missionary and explorer, is responsible for drawing the sketch map of the East African region. He did this through gathering of stories from Africans, traders and the Arabs. The map was later published in 1855.
2. AS Kigali FC(Rwanda), Simba Sports Club(Tanzania), Yanga FC(Tanzania) and Mamelodi sundowns(South Africa) are the only top teams in Africa that have Womens’ teams.
3. In the late 15th Century, the Kingdom of Kongo had dominated the western part of present day DR Congo and some parts of modern states like Angola. Under King Mbokani Mavinga, it was a highly developed state with impressive civil service, even before Europeans came in the 1480s.
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