Media personality Betty Kyallo now says she will never expose her relationship on social media after several failed attempts.

Kyallo expressed regrets for putting her previous relationship with Nick Ndeda on social media adding that it contributed to their breakup.

“In my last relationship, I put him out on social media and I am now like, I will never do that again. That is my space and we should stop overlapping each other when it comes to my social media space,”
Kyallo said.

Betty, the former TV girl has never shied away from flaunting her relationships on social media. In a previous interview, she defended the move saying she was in love and there was no need to hide it.

Earlier this year, she announced her separation from boyfriend Nick Ndeda after they dated for a couple of months.

The two started dating late last year with their relationship going public following leaked pictures that captured their late-night endeavors.

It was speculated that Betty dumped Nick following a series of misunderstandings including finances.

Speaking during an interview with Jalang’o TV, Ndeda revealed that they were forced to go public after the photos leaked despite wanting to keep things off social media.

“We had agreed that we never wanted to go public, we knew that there will be rumors and the what not because we are seen together here and there…which is fine. There is a lot of pressure, there are many people invested in the success as they are in the failure… I know that when a relationship doesn’t work it just doesn’t work and I know I won’t stay in it just because of the public… but in any relationship, you should always have it in mind that you want to get it right,”
Ndeda said.

Betty has previously been involved with NTV’s Dennis Okari, Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho, and “Somali Bae”.

Politics & Governance

George Wajackoyah responds to viral video endorsing Raila Odinga

August 3, 2022 Ian Amulega

Roots party Presidential candidate George Luchiri Wajackoyah has dismissed claims that he has endorsed former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s state house bid.

This is after a 37-second video clip surfaced online showing Wajackoyah in his signature durag addressing revellers at an entertainment joint.

“I am here to join the battle of liberators in this country and the person who makes me stand here is none other than Raila Amollo Odinga,”
Wajackoyah was captured saying amid cheers from the merrymakers.

Wajackoyah was at an entertainment joint in Kisumu where he uttered those words.

Through a statement dated Wednesday, August 3, Wajackoyah explained that his words were taken out of context.

However, the Roots Party Presidential candidate has maintained that he is still in the presidential race.

He insisted that the clip making rounds on various social media platforms had been doctored.

“We would like to categorically state that we have a presidential candidate who is on the Ballot and will win this Election. We have not and will not endorse any other candidate.

We would like to distance ourselves from those claims and assure our supporters that victory is coming,”
their statement read in part.

On June 27, Wajackoyah, while campaigning in Kisumu, stated that a win for Azimio la Umoja Presidential candidate or him would be beneficial to the Western region.

Speaking in Dholuo, he disclosed that he was the chief food taster for Kenya’s first Vice President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and wouldn’t mind teaming up with the son.

“I am made to understand Baba came from Wanga (Kakamega), so we still have his bedroom in Mumias. I am a neighbour here, and as you know, I am in the race with Baba. A victory for either of us will be a win for the Western region,”
Wajackoyah stated.

The claims of his endorsement come just a day after an opinion poll by Trends and Insights for Africa (TIFA) placed him third in Nairobi county if elections were held today.

Local News

Rigathi Gachagua takes new move after losing Ksh. 200m to State

August 3, 2022 Ian Amulega

The Kenya Kwanza running mate and Mathira Member of Parliament Rigathi Gachagua moved to Court on Tuesday, August 2, to challenge a verdict ordering him to forfeit Ksh202 million.

Through his lawyer Kioko Kilukumi, Gachagua filed a petition at the Court of Appeal to block the Asset and Recovery Agency (ARA) from reclaiming the funds.

The money is said to be in his two bank accounts which he argued were acquired legally and not via corruption means as earlier ruled by the High Court.

The first time-MP argued the court did not give him enough time to explain source of his funds, a decision he described as a blatant attempt to curtail Kenya Kwanza’s bid to ascend to the presidency in the upcoming August 9 poll.

Gachagua was ordered to forfeit the funds by Justice Esther Maina of Anti-Corruption division of the High Court on July 28.

This was after ARA convinced the court that he acquired the money from government agencies without supplying any goods or services and therefore was a beneficiary of proceeds of corruption.

“The court finds that the funds are liable to forfeiture as the Assets Recovery Authority (ARA) has discharged its burden of proof that the funds were received by Gachagua,”
Justice Maina ruled.

Justice Maina ruled that ARA had proven beyond doubt that Gachagua and his associates engaged in corrupt practices and acquired the millions, which they could not explain.

The vocal lawmaker previously claimed that the decision was political witch hunt after he outsmarted his Azimio presidential running mate, Martha Karua in the deputy presidential debate held on July 19.

“Mr Gachagua being dissatisfied with the decision of High Court Judge Esther Maina delivered on Thursday last week intends to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the whole decision,”
said Kilukumi.

“The judgment was hastily rushed ten days before the elections in a futile attempt to undermine my candidature in the coming elections and dent my sterling performance in the running mates debate last week,”
the Mathira MP stated.

Gachagua’s appeal comes against the backdrop of an intensified political rallies from both coalitions, Kenya Kwanza and Azimio La Umoja as the campaign period hits fever pitch ahead of the August 9 poll.

Local News

Beijing reacts after DP Ruto expressed plans to deport Chinese

August 3, 2022 Ian Amulega

China is said to be closely following Kenya’s election, considering that its bilateral ties with the country are at stake.

One of the issues that saw Beijing shift its focus to the August 9 polls is the controversial statement made by Deputy President William Ruto who threatened to deport Chinese nationals in retail trade.

Despite refraining from stating its position on the matter, reports indicate that the sentiments caused jitters in Beijing.

“A senior aide to Ruto, who has been in contact with Chinese officials, admitted that the comments went down badly in Beijing,”
UK-based Financial Times reported.

Kenya’s ambassador to Kenya, Zhou Pingjian, is also yet to speak on the August 9 general election which has focused more on economic recovery. Offsetting China’s loans is one of the measures all four presidential candidates are exploring.

DP Ruto in different sets of interviews and rallies spoke against China’s influence on Kenya, from job creation to loans.

“These are Kenyan businesses and for those engaged in them, we have enough aeroplanes to deport them back to where they came from,”
Ruto said.

“That Chinese nationals are roasting maize and selling mobile phones! All those businesses are for Kenyans,”
he added.

His allies also vowed to hold Beijing accountable for what they argued were poorly disbursed loans that were embezzled rather than developing the nation.

“We know the owners of the newly constructed Nairobi Expressway. We are telling the Chinese government that we will hold you and your companies to account. Any government that gives loans and debts in the next two months, you are violating the constitution,”
Garissa Town MP Aden Duale stated during a rally in Kamukunji, Nairobi County on Saturday, June 4.

In an interview on KTN News on Thursday, July 7, the DP was as well drawn to the debate on the Nairobi Expressway, pledging to remove charges for motorists using the road.
He, however, assured that he would pay Kenya’s debt to China through avocado exportation. Ruto is seeking the presidency for the first time in his political career, running on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket.

Other than the DP, Roots Party presidential candidate, George Wajackoyah also promised to deport idle foreigners in the city and repay Kenya’s debt to China through bhang farming, snake rearing and exporting hyena testicles.

Azimio La Umoja flagbearer, Raila Odinga, however, promised to improve diplomatic relations with all foreign superpowers.

“China came in as a result of many African nations’ failure to raise capital for infrastructure development. Working with China is not to the exclusion of the rest. We want to work with everyone else. We want Europeans to come & invest in Africa,”
he stated in May 2022.

A July 2022 report released by the development firm, Inter Region Economic Network (IREN), revealed that Kenya and other African countries prefer taking loans from China as the Asian nation is quick on decision-making and completes projects on time.

Beijing was also credited with minimal interference in host nation politics.

In the same month, the Chinese ambassador to Kenya, Zhou Pingjian, refuted reports that China has overburdened Kenya with loans. Kenya, he said, owes China only 10 per cent of its total debt.

Among the key projects built by the Chinese in Kenya are the Nairobi Expressway, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and the Thika Superhighway.