Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter and businessman Johnstone Arthur Sakwa when they appeared at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday, 19 February. [Photo: Courtesy] Nandi Hills Member of Parliament Alfred Keter and two others have been charged with 11 counts of forgery and conspiracy to defraud the Central Bank of Kenya of bills worth Sh633M.The three however denied all charges against them when they were arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts today morning. Keter alongside two businessmen who are Co-Directors of Desai Industries Arthur Sakwa and Madat Chatur were arrested by plain cloth police officers on Friday mid-morning at the CBK premises in Nairobi, when they went to push for the payment of treasury bills worth Sh633 million. They were accused of attempted theft after they presented forged certificates which they intended to cash for that amount. They were then taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters in Kiambu for interrogation before being moved to the Muthaiga Police Station where they were spent their weekend. According to CBK’s Director of Communications Wallace Kantai, the three presented a set of forged treasury bills which were allegedly issued by the CBK a couple of years ago, in their claim for redemption. They claimed that the certificates were issued against cash they lent to state in the year 1990. The Nandi Hills MP is no stranger to controversy. Recently, he was among four Jubilee legislators dewhipped from the party position on House Committee Leadership for taking a dissimilar stand.
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