Mulwa joins push for expansion of Mombasa-Nairobi highway to curb accidents

November 06, 2026 No comments

By LYDIA NGOOLO

Head of the National AIDS and STI control programme(NASCOP) Andrew Mulwa has joined the push for the expansion of the Mombasa-Nairobi highway.

NASCOP Head Dr Andrew Mulwa speaks at Kilome Constituency of Makueni County. MWINGI TIMES |Lydia Ngoolo

Addressing various rallies in Kilome Constituency, Dr Mulwa said dualing the road is key to taming series of fatal road accidents along the busy highway.

He said pushing for its expansion will be his priority if he is elected as Makueni Senator in next year’s General Election.

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Don't let politicians use you, PS Mbaika tells youths

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November 06, 2026 No comments

By LYDIA NGOOLO

As election wave gains momentum, youths have been cautioned against allowing themselves to be hired by politicians to insult and attack their opponents.

Principal Secretary for Aviation and Aerospace Development Terry Mbaika addresses residents during an empowerment meeting at Kyuasini, Kaiti Constituency, Makueni County. MWINGI TIMES |Lydia Ngoolo

Principal Secretary for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Terry Mbaika, said such youths end up gaining very little while damaging their own reputation. "This is the season when politicians will send you to abuse Mbaika and attack others, but I warn you, you will only earn a few shillings and spoil your name," she said.

Mbaika, who was addressing residents during an empowerment forum at Kyuasini in Kaiti Constituency, urged the community to embrace respect, saying politics comes and goes, but neighbors will remain neighbors long after elections are over.

She added that no politician should be blocked from seeking votes in any area merely because some residents do not back them, adding that every leader deserves a fair chance to campaign.

The PS further asked residents to rally behind government development initiatives in the area, singling out the ongoing tarmacking of the Kyambeke-Ukia and Emali-Ukia roads, which she described as genuine development that directly benefits the people.

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31-Year-Old Man Arrested in Embu for Allegedly Sitting KCSE Exams on Behalf of Another Candidate

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November 05, 2026 No comments

By BRIAN MUSYOKA

Police in Embu have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly impersonating a KCSE candidate and sitting examinations on behalf of another person at Urban Integrated Senior School.

The 31-year-old man being escorted by police after arrest at Urban Integrated Senior School in Embu town. MWINGI TIMES |Brian Musyoka

The suspect was arrested at the examination centre after reportedly sitting the ongoing 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations for another registered candidate since Monday.

He was subsequently escorted to Embu Police Station, where he is being held as investigations continue. His motorcycle, which he allegedly used to travel to the examination centre, was also impounded.

The incident comes as 141 private candidates are undertaking their KCSE examinations at the Urban Integrated Senior School centre.

The whereabouts of the actual registered candidate remain unknown, with preliminary reports indicating that the two men may be acquaintances.

Police storm Embu Urban Integreted Senior School to arrest a 31-Year-Old Man who allegedly impersonated another candidate in the ongoing administration of KCSE exams. MWINGI TIMES |Brian Musyoka

Embu County Director of Education Samuel Mutemi, together with officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), have taken over the investigations to establish how the suspect managed to access the examination centre and undertake the examinations.

Investigators are also seeking to establish whether other individuals were involved in facilitating the alleged impersonation.

Examination impersonation is a criminal offence under the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) legal framework and attracts penalties, including fines and imprisonment.

The incident has renewed concerns over examination security and the effectiveness of measures put in place to prevent malpractice during national examinations.

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Surviving USB Malfunction Scare

Mwingi Times

November 04, 2026 No comments

By MUSYOKA NGUI

From everything running smoothly to sudden stalemate? Actually, this is enough to depress and suck psyche.

Default USB Configuration in an Android phone.

I summoned my best ideas and my best team of experts. Of course with some level of humility (and decorum) because my circle is ever busy with deadlines and mainly adulting and debts. Stuff. The economy is on its knees in an election year, after all.

This task is both enlightening and relieving. It teaches you to become a developer.

Go to the Settings section of your Android phone and search File Transfer settings. It will first prompt you to give the security log in. In my case, it was a fingerprint. It opened and then closed. Back to my misery.

Next step is going to your Settings again. Further, check About Phone or Software Information. When you reach there, click Build Number 7 times until you see a number saying , "You are now a developer ".

Go to Default USB Configuration and change your phone from "Charging only" to File Transfer/Android Auto.

You can search on YouTube for relevant tutorials too. It should be a straightforward navigation. If not, hit me up.

That way, you dont become a victim of your own success. This setting seeks to keep private information out of reach of unintended people. Only use the setting if you alone uses your phone or another person you trust does.

Some telco apps will warn you of the dangers of your new Settings. Tell them you know what you're doing.

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Women-led drive key in ending conflict, says AU official

Mwingi Times

November 04, 2026 No comments

By MWINGI TIMES CORRESPONDENT

An African Union official has hailed efforts being made by women through dialogue to build peace among communities living along the volatile Kitui-Tana River counties common border. Retired Lady Justice Effie Owour who co-chairs the FemWise Africa, the AU’s Women mediators network’, noted that the homegrown women-led initiative to dialogue had the potential to bring sustainable peace.

A woman participant taking part in the community peace dialogue session at Ukasi town in Mwingi Central constituency on Tuesday.|MWINGI TIMES

Justice Owour described the move as an exemplary trailblazer noting that in most parts of Africa whenever conflicts occur, the intervention of government is usually sought as opposed to using homegrown mechanisms.

Retired Lady Justice Effie Owour speaking during the Ukasi community peace dialogue in Mwingi Central, Kitui County on Tuesday.| MWINGI TIMES

She spoke on Tuesday during a community peace dialogue at the Ukasi trading center in Mwingi Central constituency. The area had borne the brunt of incessant conflicts between local and armed camels herders who encroach into Kitui from Garissa through Tana River.

The session that was held under tree shades was organized by the Patricia Mutemi-led Kitui Women for Peace and Security organisation with support from Conciliation Resources NGO that was represented by Ellyjoy Maslia.

Patricia Mutemi, the Executive Director of Kitui Women for Peace and Security addressing participants during the Ukasi community peace dialogue session on Tuesday.|MWINGI TIMES

Justice Owour said that seeking dialogue with elected leaders of communities involved in conflict was the best way to getting lasting solutions to disputes that lead to confrontational situations as opposed to seeking external intervention.

She noted that not only that the Kitui Women for Peace and Security group invited leaders of all shades of life to dialogues but also county and national government official to made the exercise all-inclusive.

"What I am saying is that you are doing a very good job. You have the right spirit to solving your local issues. That is the most important thing,” said Justice Owour who a member of the AU Panel of the Wise representing Eastern Africa.

She pointed that since elected leaders serve the wishes and interest of the people who elect them, they must be reached out and brought to the table to participate in dialogues that would result to peace. “We put everyone in those positions from the president to MCAs,” she said pointing out that they must be central in talks that would create peace among waring communities just as the Kitui Women for Peace and Security outfit was doing.

She said that conflicts were being experienced in many parts of Kenya thus becoming a national issue but added that the Kitui initiative was an eye opener on how such conflicts could be resolved. Justice Owour said the lesson learned was that elected leaders must be involved in peace building regardless of whether they come from the ruling UDA and ODM or whichever party since they are all Kenyans.

She said the Kitui example should be escalated to other conflict-hit areas where women should summon their senators and MPs through dialogue impress on them to finds ways to end conflicts borrowing from the Kitui experience.

She said the era when women were voiceless was long gone saying that even at the continental and international level women voices were being recognized at the AU and the UN. “It was decided then that in everything happening in the Africa continent, women must be key players. That is why FemWise was formed at the AU,” she said.

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