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See below a summary of the top stories for Wednesday, July 13.
Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi on Wednesday, July 14, got a reprieve after the High Court halted his plea taking as scheduled. The LSK CEO Mercy Wambua accused Havi of assault on Monday, July 12, during a council meeting at their head office.
However, through his lawyer Bryan Khaemba, Havi made an application before the High Court and secured an order barring his prosecution. In his court application, Khaemba argued his client was arrested and scheduled to take a plea over false claims by Wambua. He further stated that the DCI breached their mandate by arresting his client without conducting any investigations.
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He said that Tecra was still but after her First Aid, she started screaming and saying things that they could not comprehend.
Fuel Prices Hike
The Energy Petroleum and Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has released the new fuel prices on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. In the press release, the fuel prices will run from July 15 to August 14 and will remain unchanged.
The cost of petroleum will remain at Ksh127.14 while diesel will sell at Ksh107.66. The cost of kerosene also remained unchanged at Ksh97.85 in Nairobi.
The prices are inclusive of the 8% Value Added Tax (VAT) in line with the provisions of the Finance Act 2018, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2020, and the reviewed rates for excise duty adjusted for inflation as per Legal Notice No 194 of 2020.
UON Debt
The University of Nairobi (UoN) on Tuesday, July 13 revealed it owes Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Ksh7.2 billion, coming amid a deepening cash crisis at the institution.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen Kiama, stated that the high pending bill forms part of the reasons the university is carrying out financial, curriculum, and structural reforms to mitigate the crisis.
The university is struggling to honour its payroll taxes, retirement benefits, and insurance premiums for employees’ obligations.
The institution risks losing its assets from the unpaid bills, collection of duty directly from their suppliers, bank accounts holding students’ fees and prosecution of the top officials.
Mutahi ngunyi's House On Fire
Professor Mutahi Ngunyi’s house in Runda caught fire early today morning. He tweeted pictures of the burning house this morning, he did not explain what caused the fire but he mentioned Dennis Itumbi in his tweet saying that he had informed the public about the fire at his house 16 minutes after it caught fire.
Is SA President Kenyan?
As chaos rocks South Africa following the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma, Kenya has been dragged into that conversation. Apparently, some South Africans believe that Cyril Ramaphosa, their current president, is a Kenyan who illegally gained South African citizenship and they have been calling for him to be deported to Kenya.
A video of a woman announcing that she was fed up with the rising cost of living and demanding Ramaphosa's deportation has gone viral across social media platforms of the conflict-ridden country.
"Is this how we are going to live? Really Ramaphosa, are you okay? I am not scared now. It is either you kill me or not. This is not a life we need to live in South Africa. It is either you go to Kenya or you leave us alone," lamented the woman.
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