Author: Eva Nyambura

Two American activists; Brittany Packnett and Symone Sanders, were on Thursday physically and verbally assaulted by a British national while at a lounge at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The Nairobi Simba lounge is run by Kenya Airways and Delta Airlines. According to Ms Packnett, the VP of National Community Alliances for Teach for America & the co-founder of Campaign Zero which seeks to reduce police violence through public policy, the man who she identified as Duncan Conrad Hockey was “belligerent and abusive to everyone.” She and Sanders tried to ask Conrad to “quiet down” when he charged at…

Brother Peter Tabichi, a teacher who last week won this year’s Global Teacher Prize of Ksh100 million received a heroes welcome in Nakuru town. Business was brought to a standstill as traffic built up along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway. He was received by Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui and Sports CS Amb Amina Mohammed, Governor Kinyanjui pledged to give Tabichi’s school, Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School a facelift in his honour. https://twitter.com/GovLeeKinyanjui/status/1111927478451355648 https://twitter.com/GovLeeKinyanjui/status/1111898993162940416 Tabichi is a Physics and Mathematics. The Varkey Foundation recognized the teacher who gives 80% of his teaching salary to local community projects, including education, sustainable agriculture and peace-building. Read:…

Simaro Massiya Lutumba Ndomanueno, popularly known as Simaro, has died in Paris. The Congolese musician,81, was a soukous rhythm guitarist, songwriter and bandleader. Simaro was also a member of the seminal soukous band TPOK Jazz which dominated the Congolese music scene from the 1960s. The news of his demise were confirmed by musicians Nyboma Mwandido and Sam Mangwana. More Follows Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

A Taveta police officer has been arrested after killing a man at a pub. Confirming the incident was OCPD Maroa who noted that the officer claimed that the victim was a member of a gang that gunned down a Flying Squad officer on Monday. The officer was in the company of his colleagues when he was shot at by two people linked to a robbery that occurred in Mombasa. He is said to have been shot in the head and stomach. His colleagues had trailed the suspects from Mombasa. The deceased had also been working with police in Taveta to…

In with the new, out with the old, just the saying that Ugandan socialite and businesswoman Zari Hassan is living by. The mother of five who does not look a day older that 25, is dating a younger and very wealthy South African man who according to messages the bosslady posted online, worships the ground she walks on. Zari is also comparing her ex, Tanzanian star Diamond Platnumz with the new heartthrob. In one of her Snapchat posts, the Brooklyn College director thanked her baby daddy and ex-boyfriend for cheating on her. “Thank you for playing me ex. Couldn’t have…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has advised against politicizing the war against corruption and attacking the investigative agencies. Speaking during the launch of Kenya’s 2nd Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Country Review Report at State House, the head of state asked leaders to come together and fight the vice. “It is not me …corruption has been identified as a stumbling block..again there is no politics there..let us allow the agencies to do their work… let us not turn this to community fights, into individual fights,” the president said. He also noted that the fight is not directed at a certain individual or…

Eberege Secondary School principal has been accused of misconduct by former students. Speaking to Kahawa Tungu, an alumnus who sought anonymity highlighted a number of issues affecting the school. On top of the list is the deregistration of a Kenya Certificate Secondary Education (KCSE) candidate (Index Number 40727109034) under unclear circumstances. This writer has however learnt that the said student was involved in a fight with a fellow student earning them a suspension. The Principal, the source said, immediately struck out the student’s name from online registration data. Fellow students would later notice that their colleague was not in the…

The Anti Counterfeit Agency (ACA) on Friday seized fake goods valued at an estimated Sh1.5 million at a Karen mall. The fragrances and cosmetic products were found at a Madora Kenya store where 2 suspects were nabbed. Madora has branches at Westgate Mall, The Hub Karen and Newly Opened Two Rivers Mall. In January, a customer complained that he was sold a fake Sh40,000 perfume. The 100ML fragrance, he told a blog, was filled with water. He took up the matter with the store management only to be kicked out and his concerns left unaddressed. On Tuesday, the agency arrested…

Jubilee nominated MP and chairman of the National Council of Persons with Disabilities David Ole Sankok has apparently abandoned his three old son following a two year extra marital affair. According to a woman identified as Peris Maina who spoke to the Nairobian, the legislator has neglected his child as he was and still is a married man. Ms Maina met the lawmaker in 2012 when he was still practicing medicine at a clinic known as Osim Clinic in Narok town. After a two steamy love affair, she alleges, she fell pregnant in 2015. Sankok promised to take care of…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko promises to punish rogue county askaris who lobbed a teargas canister into a matatu within the Central Business District (CBD). The askaris popularly known as kanjo threw teargas into a matatu injuring three passengers and setting it on fire. According to the Umoja bound bus driver, Patrick Kariuki, the askaris who were in the company of police officers took the car keys from him and at some point assaulted him. “I did nothing wrong because I had parked the vehicle by the roadside and I was not blocking anyone. I was only picking passengers and there were…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is on the rescue after a Twitter user highlighted a case of domestic violence on the micro-blogging site. On Wednesday, a woman identified as Lydia Kemunto told her story through Sema Ukweli, attracting the attention of thousands of Kenyans and the authorities. Kemunto is said to have been physically abused by her boyfriend of six months, Neville Jakababa who apparently is the Secretary General of Technical University student body. Jakababa, she said, has assaulted her thrice with the most recent altercation taking place over the weekend. She reported the matter at the Industrial Area…

ODM Party leader and African Union envoy Raila Odinga excited netizens with a throw back Thursday (TBT) from his days in Germany. Odinga posted two images with him hanging on a train in Magdeburg. “Hanging out and catching a train ride in Magdeburg, Germany,” he captioned it. The images attracted more than 2500 likes and 559 retweets. The images lit up Twitter, attracting all sorts of reactions. They said: https://twitter.com/emmeboy/status/1111127708061315072 https://twitter.com/DixtrixR/status/1111149829093277696 https://twitter.com/WRadigo/status/1111152766959996930 https://twitter.com/paull_Anyango/status/1111153649101795329 https://twitter.com/ScerahChui/status/1111137802312392704 The photos are believed to date back almost 50 years ago. Then he was a student at the Technical School, Magdeburg, between 1965 and 1970. With…

Driver of a bus belonging to Medina Sacco, that claimed 14 lives in Matuu, Machakos County has been arrested. The unidentified driver fled the scene of accident on Wednesday morning. He will however be arraigned in court to face various charges. A number of the victims including Mandera Governor Ali Roba’s bodyguard were travelling to Nairobi. The county chief has pledged Sh6 million to help settle medical bills of those admitted at Matuu Level 4 hospital and cater for the needs of the bereaved. Read: Driver Attacks Passenger With A Metallic Rod [VIDEO] According to a survivor, Abdulrashid Mohammed, the…

No matter how many public meetings they have nothing will change between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto, Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu has asserted. According to the legislator in the Kieleweke Team, an anti-Ruto camp, the Annexe meeting held at the DP’s office on Tuesday will only bring change should the hustler stop fighting the war against corruption and embraces the handshake. “All that I can say is that no matter how many public meetings they have nothing will change between them unless/until (i) Ruto stops his opposition to the fight against corruption, and (ii) Ruto genuinely embraces…

Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ababu Namwamba was on Wednesday trolled for donning an all denim outfit on an official visit to South Africa. The ever dapper CAS was representing President Uhuru Kenyatta in Pretoria. Critics noted that Namwamba stepped out looking like the Congolese Soukous maestro Awilo Longomba. Unfazed, the former legislator was quick to note that “I travel easy, and dress smart for officials.” The denim look, he said, was “dope.” “Just got to love KOT, don’t you! Enjoyed this “Ababu-Terrah clad” brouhaha amidst the bustle of preparing to return home from representing…