There was drama, shock, and disbelief in Tetu Constituency, Nyeri County, after a man was found engaging in an unnatural act with a goat.

Mr. Alexander Waigwa Waweru, 70, was caught in the act in his home in Gichira village by his wife Mrs. Cecilia Muthoni Waigwa on Tuesday at around 4:30 pm.

A shocked and dumbfounded Mrs. Waigwa raised alarm by screaming, prompting a huge crowd of villagers to gather in the homestead.

Area OCPD Steven Obara confirmed the incident saying Mrs. Waigwa told them she got suspicious when she saw her husband get in the shed of their two goats and held one by the tail.

The woman was reportedly peeping from the rear view of their house as Mr. Alexander struggled with the goat.

After being caught, Mr. Alexander tried to burn down their house and threatened to kill his wife before the crowd and officers intervened.

“He grabbed a jerrycan of paraffin but it was too late. He later grabbed a machete to kill the wife but we intervened,” said the police boss as quoted by Nairobi News.

The man was taken to Muthinga Police post and later to Nyeri Police Station where he is being held as investigations continue.

Investigating police officers and veterinary officers took samples from the animal for analysis to determine whether the offense really took place.

According to residents, the man is retired from the disciplined forces.

Additional Reporting by Nairobi News

Source: Nairobi Wire

When naughty high school students burn down schools, people who were previously thought to be smart start coming up with conspiracy theories on the causes. Exam leakage cartels have received the most blame.

This is despite the fact no student from affected schools has come out to confirm external involvement. All we’re hearing is the food was bad, we weren’t allowed to watch TV, the rules were tough, our school is a prison, exams are hard etc.

My view is that school fires and strikes spread like a contagious virus. When one school sees their friends or rivals in another school strike, they are at that age where they’ll feel intimidated/threatened/incited/challenged to do the same.

Within high school circles, there’s some kind of ‘respect’ among peers in successfully staging a strike leading to school closure.

Just because the wave has been bigger this year doesn’t necessarily mean there has been external involvement in a mass scale.

But political commentator Mutahi Ngunyi thinks different.

He has made another video where he tries to link Cord and Raila Odinga to the school fires. He says the opposition leader is the main beneficiary/consumer of a national crisis.

It’s a strange hypothesis, even for Mutahi, considering most schools have actually been burned in pro-Jubilee counties.

List of all Schools Burned Down

Source: Nairobi Wire

Another day, another set of funny memes.

Check daily for a new compilation.

Source: Nairobi Wire

In another classic case of people who wasted a windfall, a man in Kirinyaga has come out to give his story.

70 year old Miano Kaminja was among 600 families in Rukenya village, Kirinyaga County who were compensated by the government for their land, to pave way for the Sh19 billion Rukenya Irrigation Dam 3 years ago.

The government spent a total of Sh5 billion, of which Mr. Kaminja received Sh7 million. His was one of the lowest payouts owing to the lack of substantial development on his 2.5 acre land.

True to the saying that money is the root of all evil, Mr. Kaminja chased away his wife and two sons immediately after the payout. They now live in Mwea.

Mr. Kaminja was now left alone to spend the money as he saw fit. Having sold his property to the government, his first course of action should have been to acquire another piece of land and establish a new home, right? Well, he didn’t see it that way.

The elderly man went on a spending spree and started living the millionaire life. He moved to a posh hotel in Kerugoya town and rented a room at Sh3,000 a day.

A millionaire also needs a car, so Mr. Kaminja bought one. Never mind he had never driven his whole life. He further made sure it was assigned the hotel owner’s parking slot.

He continued wasting his money in other ways, in the process making new ‘friends’ who assisted in the spending. One day when he realized the cash had started running low, Standard reports that “he rushed to the parking bay and ignited his car, accelerated to full throttle and crashed it into a concrete wall, sustaining serious injuries in the process and wrecking the vehicle.”

He was admitted at a nearby private hospital where he was discharged before time after realization that he could not afford to pay the medical bill.

Mr. Kaminja is now homeless and cashless. He keeps hopping from relative to relative seeking temporary overnight accommodation.

In his hands is a document he believes presents the key to his riches. Mr. Kaminja believes the National Irrigation Board owes him a staggering Sh64 million for the land.

This is based on information he received from ‘independent land valuers’, who told him that his land was grossly undervalued. However, it is believed these were just con artists out to get part of his initial payout.

Mr. Kaminja’s case is not unique. Many of those who received the huge payouts married more wives, bought cars they could not drive and basically changed their lifestyle. Some beneficiaries reportedly eloped with people’s wives to Mombasa and never returned.

Bar owners in nearby towns of Kianyaga, Kutus, Kerugoya, Embu and Murang’a got a huge share of the billions.

“They would come to my bar in groups of two or three, order all patrons out and ask me to count the bills incurred by those ordered out, then ask me to close the premises and ensure it was all theirs,” said Nancy Muthoni, a bar attendant in Kutus town. Ms Muthoni added that she has never in her life seen such lavish spending.

Many ended up selling their cars for throw-away prices to enable them to make ends meet.

Additional reporting by Standard Media

Source: Nairobi Wire

Businesswoman Esther Passaris has revealed more information on her allegations concerning celebrated Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi.

On her Facebook page, Ms Passaris narrated how it all started in mid 2000s, and gives the reasons for coming out now.

Read her post.

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It’s been a while since I last posted on this page but I feel given the chatter on Twitter, its only fair that I set the record straight. Though I’ve received a lot of backlash, the support given me by many has inspired this post, and now more than ever, I believe the timing was right.

HOW IT ALL STARTED

This is the story of how Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi destroyed my business after ‪#‎ISaidNo‬. In the mid 2000s, I met Mwangi through a mutual friend and he soon agreed to bring his organization on board the Adopt A Light project by sponsoring and running an advertising campaign for the bank on 400 streetlight poles as well as High Mast structures. In fact, this act of corporate social responsibility is captured in their company records.

The campaign was supposed to be rolled out on Thika Road and Outering Road among other locations. In anticipation of this business, Adopt A Light took a facility with Equity Bank and ordered the High Mast structures from our partners in South Africa. However, the whole project was thwarted before it could take off after Mwangi made several sexual advances towards me and I categorically turned him down. He was a friendly, listening and caring partner only as long as the chase was on. Later on through changes made to our contract after the fall-out, I realized he had all intentions not to honor our agreement in case I declined his advances.

THE AFTERMATH

It didn’t take long after Equity Bank breached our agreement for Adopt A Light to be left with a massive bill to pick up. Before the matter spilled into the courts, Equity Bank hired Neptune Credit, an unlicenced debt collector whose approach to debt collection was unprofessional and not what one would expect from a bank of Equity’s stature. This was also unlawful as banks need or seek court orders before contracting the services of a debt collector. Or if they appoint one, the collector must start with the courts before taking any action. The story of how Neptune Credit harassed me and my children is captured under OB 38 of 15/4/2009 at Parklands police station. But as is pretty much the norm in Kenya, the case was closed before it started.

Mwangi only went to court for alleged debt after I won the highly compromised award (after lots of applications to deny me justice ) to try and stop the award. In spite of an IRAC report on the interest overcharge and the irregular debits, Mwangi adamantly refused to reverse the same. Even his managers realised his motives were personal and not professional because it is standard for banks to reverse proven irregular debits. This prompted me to go back and demand that the Bank pays in full what it owed my business and I have every intention of pursuing damages for destroying my company and the ensuing psychological distress.

WHY I CAME OUT

It took a lot of soul searching for me to share my experience after reaching my tipping point. It is true that Mwangi is a brilliant and talented banker, looking at what he’s achieved with the Equity brand. However, he was highly unprofessional with me.

At the time, I informed Chairman Peter Munga ( as well as other senior managers) of the happenings but he couldn’t defend me as his hands were tied. Wherever Munga is right now, he knows the truth and I hope one day he’ll stand up for me. But even if he doesn’t, I know someone will eventually vindicate me.

Make no mistake, this is not easy for me but I stand by my every word.

Source: Nairobi Wire