Court Rules Plan To Spy Phone Conversation Illegal

Government plan to spy on Kenyan's private phone conversation has been termed illegal by the High Court on Thursday April 19.

The idea to tap calls was challenged by the Consumer Federation of Kenya (CoFeK) on grounds that it was against the law and rights of mobile users

The governemnt in conjuction with the communication Authority held that the plan was meant to curb cyber crime.

Ealier on the former director of the Communication Authority Francis Wangusi wrote a letter to Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom Kenya to allow the government to implement the plan.

It's now a relieve to Kenyans following Justice John Mativo ruling on the matter

Bungoma Deputy Governor Collapses

Bungoma Deputy Govenor Charles Ngome Kibanani is currently receiving treatment after he collapsed on Wednesday morning at Serena Hotel.

Bungoma Deputy Governor Charles Ngome Kibanani

Sources indicates that Mr. Ngome expected to appear on Sulwe Fm as a guest to one of its Radio talk shows which was to be conducted at around 7am.

Seven injured,one dead after an engine explosion of a Southwest Airline Jet.

Jennifer Riodan, a mother of two and bank vice president at Wells Fargo in Albuquerque has died. Jennifer died after she was partially sucked out of a window of a US Passenger plane after an engine exploded mid-air

Southwest Airline Flight

According to BBC News seven passengers were injured during the accident. The Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 made an emergency landing in Philadelpha after a window, wings and fuselage were damaged.

Witnesses say the woman was pulled back in by other passengers after the engine on the plane's left side blew, smashing a window hence causing cabin depressurisation that nearly sucked her out.

IEBC Falls Apart

A few days after the resignation of the three IEBC commissioners Consolata Nkatha Maina, Paul Kurgat and Margaret Mwachanya, parliament has revived the tactics of selecting a panel to recruit new officials to replace the current sitting office.

The majority leader of the National Assembly Aden Duale has written a letter to the Justice and Legal Affair Committe chaired by William Cheptumo asking it to put in place plans to remove the two commissioners and their chair Wafula Chebukati.

IEBC Logo

Speaking on Tuesday, Duale said that the commission had failed in its work and the chair Wafula Chebukati is to be blamed.

In addition, Duale disagrees with politicians on nomination of new commissioners saying it will interfere with their work as an independent body.

Issues in the IEBC emerged after Kenya's supreme court annulled the results of the August 8th 2017 presidential elections citing irregularities and ordered a repeat of it within 60 days.