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Lugari MP Ayub Savula who was arrested on Friday for obtaining money by false pretenses from the ICT Ministry has been released on a released on Sh1 million cash bail or Sh2 million bond with a surety of similar amount along side his two wives. The three pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit a felony in the Government Advertising Agency scandal case. The MP was also been told that they will not be allowed the country and that their passports will be presented at the DCI Headquarters tomorrow by 5PM. Media houses are owed closed to Sh. 2 billion…

Dagoretti North Member of parliament Simba Arati has said that he is eyeing a gubernatorial seat in 2022 but was unsure of where to run. He however indicated that he was more familiar with the politics in Nairobi and therefore he would be more comfortable running in Nairobi. “It is here in Nairobi that I have done a lot for the people. I have a good understanding of how politics is played in Nairobi. In 2022, be it Nairobi or Kisii, I shall be the governor but the decision will be made at that time,” held Simba Arati. He finally admitted…

Accused persons in the  National Youth Service are set to start trial today with four of the suspects still at large. The four include Charles Makau Mulandi, a former member of the verification committee at NYS, Samuel Otieno who was described as an invoicer at NYS, Patrick Obunya, a former staff at NYS, and Humphrey Odhiambo failed to produce themselves to the DCI to be charged with corruption cases. The case will be presided by three magistrates as the the former PS Lillian Omollo and the director general Richard Ndubai face multiple charges of conspiracy to commit an economic crime,…

Lugari Member of Parliament Ayub Savula has been arrested and is being held at the directorate of criminal investigation headquarters. It alleged that the legislator was involved he conspired to steal Sh122 million form the ICT ministry The office of the DCI said that he will be arraigned in court on Monday. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1055886793772556289 More to follow… Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a sensitive story you would like us to get our hands on? Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com  Also WhatsApp 0708677607 with your news tips

Governor Okoth Obado has finally broken his silence after his release from Industrial area remand. The Migori county boss spoke from his home in Lavington Nairobi. He thanked his supporters, MCAs from the county, his legal team, friends and family for standing with him during his trying moment. He said that hi release will help him to effectively work for the people of his county. “This has given me an opportunity to effectively work for the people of Migori as their governor. I promise to respect the court and abide by the conditions it set,” he said on Friday. He…

Embattled bishop Gilbert Deya has blamed all his troubles on his estranged wife Mary Deya. He said that he was in London running his ministry when all the ‘miracle baby business’ was took place.  . He said at the time is wife Mary who was running the ministry in Kenya also delivered a child and purported that the child was a ‘miracle baby.’ The Bishop said that he did not know whether it was miraculous pregnancy or she has cheated on him. He said that they have since separated and were on the verge of concluding their divorce. Read: Former Journalist…

The government plans to strip the Ethics and Anti corruption commission (EACC) powers and vest them on the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI). In the new structure the DCI will be tasked with posting officers to all counties to investigate corruption cases. EACC officers will now be reduced to investigating ethical issues within the public service This is said to be a strategy to boost the president’s war on corruption. This change is in line with his speech during Mashujaa Day where he stated that he intends to streamline both departments to enhance the fight against corruption. The president had…

One person has died and several others are trapped inside a seven storey building that collapsed in Malindi. The building that was still under construction collapsed on three other buildings. According to the Red Cross 15 people have already been rescued but an onlooker said that several people were still trapped and more help was needed “Several people are still trapped here. We need more rescue teams,” a witness told the Star. The building is said to have collapsed owing to the the heavy downpour that has been experienced in the coastal region. Efforts to rescue the persons trapped in…

Royal Media services has said that they support their employee Jacque Maribe saying that they also support her application to be released on bail. According to Royal media services her position at the station was still intact as they said that she had only takenleave to attend to personal matters. The Managing director Wachira Waruru described Maribe as a competent worker who rose the ranks from being a reporter. Maribe joined the company as a reporter on Citizen Television and was later promoted to the position of senior reporter on the same station. Arising from the promotion, she was assigned…

The president of South Sudan Salva Kiir has said that he cannot deny that money had been stolen from the country as alleged by the profiteer documentary by Kenya’s John Allan Namu. He said that he was aware of corrupt leaders whom he arrested before the coup by Riek Machar. He said that he did not have the time however to account for money lost but was focused on guaranteeing peace for South Sudan. The President said that if he achieved peace and the people asked him to go home he will go home. He implicated General Paul Malong as…

Governor Okoth Obado will have to spend an extra night after the DCI failed to clear his sureties. The governor had however paid the cash bail of cash bail as was ordered by the court. Obado had presented Toyota Prado and Toyota Land Cruiser V8 as sureties but one of them failed to clear and his lawyer decided to finish up tomorrow. The delay in the  process warranted the embattled governor another night at Industrial Area remand prison. The Migori  governor was released on a cash bail of Sh. 5million after Justice Lessit stated that the evidence against was circumstantial…

Governor Okoth Obado has been released on bail of Sh 5 million with sureties of the same amount. The court said that the evidence against him was circumstantial and was based in conjecture and therefore could not serve as grounds to deny bail He has however been ordered to deposit all his travel documents which are his passport and diplomatic pass if he has any. Justice Lessit also ordered to report to the court registrar every month during the trial period. Thu High court judge also ordered not to go 20km into Homabay county. He has also been asked to…

Migori governor Okoth Obado has blamed some members of parliament for his woes. He said that some of the legislators were going to villages telling people that he had killed. “Some Member of Parliament are going to the villages and telling people that Obado has killed,” the Migori County boss lamented. The governor asked the members of the National Security Committee to look into the welfare of the prisoners as they were forced to live in very inhumane circumstances. Read:Migori Senator Aspirant Eddy Oketch Concedes Defeat, Says ODM Leaders Interfered With Election He maintained his innocence stating that he should…

Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has sent out success cards to students  sitting dor their exams success card bearing his face. The county’s first lady has been distributing the cards to the county schools  that bear a picture of the governor in a graduation gown. Mrs Mbuvi has also been distributing sanitary towels  to the girls in the county schools https://twitter.com/MikeSonko/status/1054388646625841153 https://twitter.com/mbuvi_primrose/status/1054384424916316160 The governor said that the county will support schools  during this period to ensure that the examinations are done in the best environment. Read: MPs Storm Out Of President Kenyatta’s Event In Bomet County Do you have a story…

A KCSE student  from Barsumbat Secondary School in Elgeyo Marakwet died after consuming poisonous methanol from the school’s laboratory. Another student is said to have lost his sight as a result of drinking the same concoction. The Elgeyo Marakwet sub county Education officer Evans Onyancha confirmed the incident but said that the death were not as a results of the consuming the methanol. He said that the students had gone  for a drinking spree outside the school where they consumed the illicit changaa brew, Last week, Job Murambi, a student at Meso Secondary school in Trans Nzoia is said to…