Top 5 Today: Sarah and Simon Kabu Join Employees For a Strategy Meeting Amid Divorce Proceedings and Other Headlines
Bonfire Adventures CEO, Sarah Mtalii and Simon Kabu, jointly co-chaired a strategy and management meeting despite their publicized divorce.
In a video shared on social media, the two appeared warm, as they shared a platform to discuss 2025 strategies. This video has drawn mixed reactions from the public. Many netizens have celebrated them for putting their family issues aside and standing on business.
Their ongoing divorce proceedings are filed at the Kiambu Magistrate Court under Divorce Cause No. MCDC E086 OF 2024. In the case, Sarah is accusing Kabu of domestic violence and filed a case with Direcorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and accused Kabu of subverting justice.
The ongoing case, filed mid last year , has been accompanied by publicised drama.
Civil Servants Issue a Strike Notice
The Union of Kenya Civil Servants has announced plans for an industrial strike set to begin in 58 days. They are citing failure by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission’s (SRC) to implement agreements on remuneration and benefits.
They announced their decision in a circular memo, addressed to the SRC and the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Service Commission (PSC). The union is also crying foul over the discrimination in the implementation “since the same agreements have been implemented for the same cadres working under the National Government,” Secretary General, Tom Odege added.
They warned if the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) and Public Service Commission (PSC) do not implement the agreements within 60 days, from January 21, they’ll disrupt critical services with an industrial action.
Interior CS Lists Criminal Gangs On Police Radar
Interior and National Administration CS, Kipchumba Murkomen, was in Kwale County on January 24, 2025. The CS was launching the National Government Administrative Police Unit (NGAPU), where he noted, with concerns, the resurgence of criminal gangs in the country.
According to Murkomen, the gangs include: Team Kazo, Jeshi la Ala, Taliban, J10, Team Mashamba, Tia Nazi, Wakali Kwanza, Wajukuu wa Nyanya, Panga Boyz, Gaza Gang, Lemy Gang, Mungiki, Koita, Mauki, Mwa TZ, Wafaransa, Mbogi, SWAT gang, Sungusungu, Chinkororo, Amachuma, Angola Msumbiji, 40 Brothers, Ebusakami, Spartan, Bulunda Boyz, Lomayan, 17 Brothers, Mbogi Mawe and Team Russia among others.
“I have issued instructions to the Inspector General of Police to make sure they track, crackdown and dismantle these criminal gangs with immediate effect,” Murkomen said.
He warned any politicians or civil servants funding the gangs, that they will face the full force of the law if they are apprehended and prosecuted.
Chief Justice Koome’s Security Detail Reinstated Following Outcry
After issuing a public statement on her withdrawal of her security detail, CJ Koome’s security has been reinstated following a public outcry from several quarters.
Justice Stephen Radido of Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA), issued a statement on Friday, confirmed the same. The KMJA President said the officers had been re-attached to the CJ and condemned the initial move by the National Police Service (NPS).
“From these events, the Executive Council believes that there are people within our society who are keen to reinvent and use McCarthyism tactics to intimidate, and coerce Judges and Magistrates and with an end goal of a weakened judiciary,” stated Justice Radido.
Judge Radido firmly asked the police service to adhere to the rule of law and remain unbiased in administering their functions to protect institutions and their heads.
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