September 2015: These Are The Ten Biggest Scandals And Stories So Far!

2015 has been quite the year, mired in controversies of  shady men of cloth , drama and happy endings for those who walked down the aisle,  got engaged or found love; melancholy for those who lost loved ones- The list of the happenings is endless, below are the biggest stories and scandals this  year: 

1. Gloria Muliro Separated from her husband of five years

The house of cards came down on Gloria and Eric who threw in the towel after a marriage that took five years to crumble. The news of a gospel artist separating from her pastor husband rocked the media for weeks on end. 

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2.Prophet Kanyari’s Saga.

Married to gospel sensation Betty Bayo, Kanyari  a shady man  of cloth  was outed for faking miracles still continues to baffle Kenyans  to date. His was a scandal of bought miracles, trotting for monies from innocent desperate church goers

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3. Rose Muhando abortion allegations 

The story that top gospel artist Rose Muhando had procured an abortion rocked the interwebs for weeks she was criticized for it for weeks on end until it was later revealed that it had been done as a last medical resort to save her life. 

 

 

 

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4. The Citizen Tv Saga:

There was a big saga that involved Swaleh Mdoe with allegations that he had been paid off by a politician to tweak the course of a report. It came as a shock to everyone that man of such lofty social standing,a man of his age and vast knowledge,a man as venerated and trailblazing as Swaleh Mdoe would,just like any other small-time TV reporter,be enticed and wooed into some unscrupulous money deal to ditch his ethics and short-change millions of information-deserving Kenyans.

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5.Janet Mbugua’s Wedding 

 Finally, something to smile about: The royal wedding at the lush Chaka Ranch- while the wedding was star studded and worthy of  all fairy tale connotations, there were lows, social media wasn’t feeling Janet’s wedding gown and a few other details that nevertheless didn’t make it any less spectacular. 

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6.Fidel Odinga’s demise 

The death of Raila Odinga’s son after a night out about brought the nation to a standstill with a million speculations on what could have led to the demise of Fidel. 

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 7. Sharon Mundia’s Engagement

In the history of Kenya, never has an engagement story caused so much drama on social media. Sharon’s engagement to banker fiancee Lonina is a story that still made news scoop weeks after the fashion blogger was proposed to in Mt. Kenya. 

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8.Mzee Ojwang’s demise. 

The demise of veteran actor Mzee Ojwang after an illness that saw him walk in and out of hospitals sparked a discussion on the plight of actors and actresses and the acting/fil industry in general. 

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9. Pastor Ng’ang’a allegedly causing a fatal accident. 

In addition to reports that he had rammed onto an oncoming video while driving on the wrong side, it was also alleged that the pastor was drunk at the time and was racing an unidentified person at the time the accident occurred. Weeks of social media outcries saw the supposed rogue pastor appear in court to answer charges preferred against him. The case is ongoing. 

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10. Mugo Wa Wairumu Scandal. 

A week ago a Facebook blogger, activist and a supposed gynecologist was outed after a video of him having his way with sedated women was aired on Tv. His case is still in court.  

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T. Magu