Friday, January 9, 2026 - A multi-agency security team has arrested a suspected drug trafficker in Diani following a swift, intelligence-led operation that led to the recovery of a significant quantity of narcotics.According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), detectives first intercepted two green gunny bags packed with rolls of cannabis.The suspect, identified as Hellen Saru Mwajombo, 36, was apprehended during the operation.Following her arrest, Mwajombo reportedly led officers to her nearby residence in Diani, where an even larger consignment of narcotics was recovered.A thorough search of the house uncovered multiple packages of cannabis concealed in a black bag and another green gunny bag.In addition to the drugs, detectives impounded a white Nissan Note, registration number KDS 092K, which is suspected to have been used to facilitate the trafficking activities.The DCI reaffirmed its commitment to dismantling drug trafficking networks through relentless operations and close collaboration with other security agencies.Authorities emphasized a zero-tolerance policy toward drug traffickers, regardless of status, reiterating their resolve to protect communities and ensure a safer, drug-free Kenya. The Kenyan DAILY POST 

 

 

 

Titles, Positions, and the Illusion of Power Many people in corporate and public offices confuse the power of the institution with their own personal brand. When I used to be introduced as “Willis Raburu, Citizen TV,” the dominant brand was not Willis Raburu. It was Citizen TV. The platform amplified the individual, not the other way around. My boss, Wachira Waruru, or "coach," as we call him, always told me one thing that has stuck with me over the years and that I tell upcoming journalists and media personalities. He said, "Never take for granted the platform you have and the opportunity to come on TV daily in front of millions and say your name!" This distinction matters. Too many office holders, executives, and senior managers mistake access for authority, perks for permanence, and proximity to power for personal relevance. They don't realize that once the name of the organization is taken off your title, you cease to exist. Very few people build a name beyond the brand . Dr. James Mwangi, Bob Collymore , Michael Joseph, Jeff Koinange are a few notable names that have built their names into brands. This is important because we have our work and our purpose. So here is the uncomfortable but necessary question: If the organization fired you today, would you still be able to afford your life? The respect? The influence? The seat at the table? If the answer is no, then the brand you’ve been living off is not yours. The real work: building a name beyond the institution. So that when we say we take the institution's name away, you're still standing for something. Strategic communication at a personal level requires the same discipline as institutional communication: What do you stand for outside your job title? What value do you carry that is transferable? What reputation follows you when the letterhead disappears? Are people loyal to you or to the office you temporarily occupy? History is clear on this: Institutions outlive individuals. Titles expire. Offices rotate. Only personal credibility, skill, ethics, and independent relevance endure. So don't think that you are using your space and title to make someone's life miserable; you are replaceable. Just work so that after you get the axe, or move on. Your name still stands for something.

Friday, January 9, 2026 - A video circulating on social media has captured the moment locals in Busia County took part in an entertaining food-eating competition, drawing cheers and laughter from an excited crowd. In the clip, several men are seen enthusiastically devouring a mountain of ugali, accompanied by tea and vegetables, as spectators watch and cheer them on. The winner of the competition was rewarded with cash prizes, adding to the excitement of the event. The video has quickly gone viral, with many netizens reacting humorously to the spectacle. The Luhya community’s love for food is well known across the country and has often been the subject of light-hearted trolling online, something that once again came into focus following the video. Participants engage in a locally organized food eating contest in Busia County. pic.twitter.com/ehhvwXO8bm— Nyakundi Report (@NyakundiReport) January 8, 2026 The Kenyan DAILY POST

Friday, January 9, 2026 - A dramatic incident has sparked a debate online after a video surfaced showing a disgruntled tenant taking matters into his own hands following a dispute with his landlord over a house deposit. According to reports, the tenant had already vacated the apartment but failed to get his deposit refunded despite repeated follow-ups. After what he described as prolonged back-and-forth with the landlord, the aggrieved tenant reportedly accessed the building without the landlord’s knowledge and vandalised the main electricity meter box. The act plunged the entire apartment block into darkness, inconveniencing other tenants. In the video circulating on social media, the man claims he wanted to “teach the cunning landlord a lesson” for refusing to return his money. Some social media users have condemned the act, warning that vandalism and destruction of property could land the tenant in serious legal trouble. Watch the video HERE>>> The Kenyan DAILY POST

Friday, January 9, 2026 - Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was attacked on his way to Kagio in Kirinyaga County, as suspected goons, reportedly under police escort, blocked and unleashed terror on his motorcade. A video shared online shows police officers deploying teargas to disperse men who were throwing stones at the convoy. Eyewitnesses claim that the attackers appeared to be state-sponsored, targeting Gachagua as part of a coordinated attempt to intimidate him. The incident comes just a day after Gachagua publicly accused the Government of deploying goons to intimidate locals in Nyeri town during his meet-and-greet tour. GACHAGUA's convoy pic.twitter.com/OD9Krupvtq— DAILY POST 🇰🇪 (@dailypost_ke) January 9, 2026 The Kenyan DAILY POST

Friday, January 09, 2026 - A Kenyan creative has sparked laughter online after using AI to craft a viral video of President William Ruto performing Iyanii’s chart‑topping hit Tamu. The uncanny look‑alike, dressed in a crisp white shirt, grey trousers, and tie, delivers the song with animated gestures and playful energy that make him appear “more Ruto than Ruto himself.” While AI parodies of the President often lean towarda satire, this particular creation has struck a lighter, more entertaining chord - winning smiles from both critics and supporters. It’s the kind of digital creativity even the President himself might applaud for its wit. Watch the video The Kenyan DAILY POST

Friday, January 09, 2025 - Controversial Italian billionaire, Flavio Briatore, has sparked a diplomatic mystery in Kenya after an Instagram post suggested President William Ruto quietly visited Dubai, despite his official itinerary placing him in the country.On January 6th, 2025, Briatore, the 75‑year‑old former Formula One boss and long‑time friend of Kenya, shared a photo from his new venture, Lion in the Sun at the Mandarin Oriental Downtown Dubai posing with President Ruto.He wrote: “Last night welcoming with Falco at Lion in the Sun Dubai, prestigious guests, President of Kenya William Ruto and entrepreneur Kamel Ghribi.”The post suggested Ruto attended a private dinner with Briatore and Tunisian‑Swiss healthcare tycoon, Kamel Ghribi.The revelation sparked intrigue as local media confirmed Ruto’s presence in Kenya on January 6th and 7th, where he was engaged in high‑profile public duties.In West Pokot County, he announced plans to list Kenya Pipeline Company shares on the Nairobi Securities Exchange by the end of January 2026, encouraging citizens to invest even with as little as Ksh200.Later, in Kakamega County, he launched the second phase of the World Bank‑funded NYOTA project, disbursing Ksh25,000 to youth entrepreneurs.He also intensified his campaign against drug abuse and illicit brews, ahead of a multi‑agency meeting at State House the following day.The timeline raises questions: Briatore’s post, dated January 7th, referred to hosting Ruto “last night,” implying the President may have flown to Dubai overnight before returning for duties in Kenya.Ghribi heads Gruppo San Donato, Italy’s largest private hospital group, while Briatore maintains deep ties to Kenya through luxury resorts in Malindi. The Kenyan DAILY POST

Friday, January 09, 2025 - Two Kenyan pilots found themselves at the heart of one of Africa’s most secretive missions three decades ago. Hussein Mohamed Anshuur, a former Kenya Air Force captain, and his partner Mohamed Adan, co‑founders of Bluebird Aviation, were unexpectedly approached at Wilson Airport in Nairobi by a Nigerian diplomat. The request was extraordinary: to fly the body of Somalia’s former dictator, Siad Barre, from Lagos back to his hometown of Garbaharey for burial. What followed was a journey layered with secrecy, political risk and immense pressure. Their story, told for the first time, reveals how courage and calculated risk defined one of the most unusual flights in Kenya’s aviation history. Read the story below courtesy of BBC. Exactly 31 years ago to the day, two Kenyan pilots, Hussein Mohamed Anshuur and Mohamed Adan, received an unexpected visitor at their office at Wilson Airport near the capital, Nairobi. It was a Nigerian diplomat, who drew them into a sensitive and secretive mission to fly the body of Somalia’s former ruler Siad Barre back to his homeland for burial following his death in exile in Nigeria at the age of 80. Anshuur, previously a captain in the Kenyan Air Force, and Adan are partners in Bluebird Aviation, one of Kenya’s largest private airlines that they had set up a few years earlier. Speaking to the media for the first time about the mission, Anshuur told the BBC that the Nigerian diplomat came “straight to the point”, asking him and Hussein “to charter an aircraft and secretly transport the body” from Nigeria’s main city of Lagos, to Barre’s hometown of Garbaharey in southern Somalia for burial, on the other side of Africa, a distance of some 4,300 km (2,700 miles). Anshuur said they were stunned at the request: “We knew immediately this wasn’t a normal charter.” Barre had fled Somalia on 28 January 1991 after being overthrown by militia forces, so returning his body was politically fraught, involving multiple governments, fragile regional relations and the risk of a diplomatic fallout. Anshuur said they were fearful of the possible repercussions as the diplomat asked for the flight to be organised outside normal procedures. “If the Kenyan authorities found out, it could have caused serious problems,” Anshuur said. The pilots spent the rest of the day debating whether to accept the request, carefully weighing the risks, particularly if the Kenyan government, then led by President Daniel arap Moi, discovered what they were planning to do. Barre seized power in a bloodless coup in 1969. His supporters saw him as a pan-Africanist, who supported causes such as the campaign against the racist system of apartheid in South Africa. To his critics, he was a dictator who oversaw numerous human rights abuses until he was driven from power. Barre initially fled to Kenya, but Moi’s government came under intense pressure from parliament and rights groups for hosting him. Barre was then given political asylum by Nigeria, then under military ruler Gen Ibrahim Babangida, and lived in Lagos until he died of a diabetes-related illness. Given the sensitivity of the mission, the pilots asked the Nigerian diplomat to give them one more day to think about his request. The financial offer was lucrative – they didn’t want to reveal the exact amount – but the risks were considerable. “We first advised him to use a Nigerian Air Force aircraft, but he refused,” Anshuur recalled. “He said that the operation was too sensitive and that the Kenyan government must not be informed.” Also speaking to the media for the first time about the mission, the former Somali ruler’s son, Ayaanle Mohamed Siad Barre, told the BBC that “the secrecy wasn’t about hiding anything illegal”. He explained that Islamic tradition requires a burial to take place as soon as possible, and therefore normal procedures were circumvented, though some governments were aware of the plan. “Time was against us,” he said. “If we had gone through all the paperwork, it would have delayed the burial.” He said he was told by Nigerian officials that Garbaharey’s runway was “too small” for a military aircraft. “That’s why Bluebird Aviation was contacted,” Barre’s son told the BBC. The pilots had no contact with Barre’s family at the time, and relayed their decision to the Nigerian diplomat, Anshuur said, on 10 January 1995. “It wasn’t an easy choice,” Anshuur recalled. “But we felt the responsibility to execute the trip.” This was not their first connection to the former president. When Barre and his family fled the capital Mogadishu, he arrived in Burdubo, a town in the same region as Garbaharey. During that period, the pilots had flown essential supplies – including food, medicine and other basic necessities – to Burdubo for the Barre family. But before embarking on the journey with Barre’s body, the pilots demanded guarantees from the Nigerian government. “That if anything goes wrong politically, Nigeria must take responsibility,” Anshuur said. “And we wanted two embassy officials on board.” Nigeria agreed. The pilots then designed a plan to ensure their mission remained a secret – and succeeded. Just after 03:00 on 11 January, Anshuur said their small plane, a Beechcraft King Air B200, took off from Wilson Airport. The pilots filed a flight manifest listing Kisumu, a lakeside city in western Kenya, as their destination. “That was only on paper,” Anshuur said. “When we got close to Kisumu, we switched off the radar and diverted to Entebbe in Uganda.” At the time, radar coverage across much of the region was limited, a gap the pilots knew they could exploit. Upon landing in Entebbe, the pilots told airport authorities the aircraft had arrived from Kisumu. The two Nigerian officials on board were instructed to remain silent and not to disembark. The plane was refuelled, and Yaoundé in Cameroon, was declared as the next destination, where Nigerian diplomats helping to coordinate the operation were waiting, Anshuur told the BBC After a brief stop, the aircraft continued to Lagos. Before entering Nigerian airspace, the Nigerian government instructed the pilots to use a Nigerian Air Force call sign “WT 001” to avoid any suspicion. “That detail mattered,” Anshuur said. “Without it, we might have been questioned.” They arrived at around 13:00 on 11 January in Lagos, where Barre’s family was waiting. After resting for the rest of the day, the pilots prepared for the final leg of the journey – taking Barre’s body to Garbaharey in Somalia. On 12 January 1995, his wooden casket was loaded on to the aircraft. The two Nigerian government officials were also on the flight, this time with six members of the family, including his son Ayaanle Mohamed Siad Barre. From the pilots’ perspective, secrecy remained essential. “At no point did we tell airport authorities in Cameroon, Uganda or Kenya that we were carrying a body,” Hussein said. “That was deliberate.” The aircraft retraced its route, stopping briefly in Yaoundé before flying to Entebbe, where it refuelled. The Ugandan authorities were told the final destination was Kisumu in western Kenya. As they neared Kisumu, the pilots diverted, this time flying directly to Garbaharey. Anshuur said after the casket was offloaded, he and his co-pilot attended the burial and then departed for Wilson Airport, with the two Nigerian officials on board. Anshuur said this turned out to be “the most stressful” part of their entire trip. “You think: ‘This is where we could be stopped.'” Fearing being caught, the pilots informed Wilson air traffic control that they were arriving from Mandera in north-eastern Kenya, giving the impression that it was a local flight. “No-one asked questions,” Anshuur said. “That’s when we knew we were safe.” With that, the mission was over. “Only afterwards did it really sink in what we had done,” Anshuur told the BBC. Asked whether he would do it again, he replied: “I am 65 years old now and no, I would not carry out a similar mission today because aviation technology has improved so much that there is now sufficient air traffic radar coverage within the African continent. “It is virtually impossible to exploit the gaps in air traffic control that existed way back in 1995.”

 

Friday, January 9, 2026 - A photo of multiple paybill numbers displayed inside a city church has sparked mixed reactions on social media, with many Kenyans questioning whether churches are slowly turning into business enterprises.In the photo circulating online, the paybill numbers are clearly visible, prompting some netizens to compare the setup to that of a matatu, where mobile money details are often plastered for quick payments.Critics argue that the display reinforces the belief that some churches have shifted focus from spiritual nourishment to business.This is a church, not a matatu,” one user commented, while another added, “Kanisa imekuwa biashara.”However, others have come to the church’s defense, arguing that it is simply embracing technology in line with changing times.See the photo. The Kenyan DAILY POST

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