Author: Eva Nyambura

Kibwezi West MP Patrick Musimba and his wife Angela Mwende have been arrested for stealing Sh1.1 billion from Chase Bank between January 2015 and March 2016. The two denied the charges before Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Hellen Onkwani and were remanded at the Kileleshwa Police Station until September 20 pending a bail hearing. The two did not appear in court on Thursday to take a plea alongside the former lender’s chairman Mohamed Khan. Others facing similar charges are Dancun Kabui, James Mwenja, Makrios Agumbi, Luciane Sunter and Ronald Vlasman. On Saturday former Kibwezi West MP Kalembe Ndile accused Musimba of using part of…

National Super Alliance (NASA) might be “moribund” as was put by Ford Kenya’s Moses Wetangula in July but that did not stop the latter from receiving money from the coalition partners. According to a statement of financial performance for the year ended June 30, 2018, Ford Kenya received Sh6,800,000 from ODM. “In my view, NASA is now a moribund organization. NASA is history. We were in NASA as FORD-Kenya in a coalition of the willing,” said Wetangula, the Ford-Kenya party leader. Cracks in NASA started showing after the three principals; Musalia Mudavadi (ANC), Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper) and Wetangula were a…

University of Nairobi (UoN) halls of residence especially at the Main Campus are in a sorry state, sources have disclosed. The hostels, it has been said in the past are in a dilapidated state and it seem like things are yet to change even as the university administration block gets fitted with the latest granite tiled floors and state of the art furniture in the market. First years halls of residence, also known as the freshers halls, Kahawa Tungu has learned have not had water for a while now forcing them to crowd onto a single tap. “Nearly 400 of us using…

A nine year old daughter of senior magistrate Caroline Kemei’s body was found in Gitoro Forest in Meru after missing for about a week. The girl, Maribel Kapolon, went missing on 6 September, after reportedly being kidnapped while walking home from the school bus, by unknown assailants. Witnesses report that she was called to a nearby car by someone she was allegedly familiar with, so she rushed to the car. That was the last time she was seen, around Milimani area, Meru. Read: Kenyan Woman Stella Kiarie Found Dead In Car With Rope Around Her Neck In Arizona A search…

Ever wondered how much your favourite radio show hosts pockets at the end of the month, and live lavish? Well, wonder no more, Kahawa Tungu has the exact figures. Classic 105’s Maina Kageni gets most Kenyans to work with the well selected tunes and the well deserved laughs especially on a Monday morning but how much does the living large show host make? Rumour had it that Kageni made more than a member of parliament, pocketing a whooping Sh1.2 million but according to documents seen by Kahawa Tungu, the morning show host takes home Sh655,070 at the end of every…

Members of parliament from Central Kenya have asked President Uhuru to sack treasury CS Henry Rotich blaming him for the current economic crisis that the country is currently facing. The two Patrick Munene of Chuka Igamba Ng’ombe  and Eric Muchangi of Runyenjes said that the treasury CS has presided over poor monetary policies and that have led the country’s debts which are currently at unprecedented levels. The legislators said they plan to introduce CS Rotich’s impeachment on Tuesday during the special sitting. Before Parliament went on recess, there was a bill to impeach Mr Rotich. He has been inefficient. As…

Former MP Kalembe Ndile has accused Kibwezi West lawmaker Patrick Musimba of using part of the money stolen from Chase Bank to rig him out of the 2013 parliamentary election. According to the former MP, the money changed hands at the Judiciary which saw him sent back to the ballot. He further claimed that Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu was part of a cartel at the Judiciary which robbed him of his victory. “About 30 million shillings was spent to rig me out through the judiciary under Mwilu’s behest,” he told reporters. According to the Star, the embattled DCJ paid Sh15…

Airgate Centre, formerly known as Taj Mall owner Ramesh Gorasia is unhappy about the ongoing demolition of his property. Gorasia wants the  Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate county officials who approved the construction of the mall. According to the businessman, he followed the right procedures before constructing what is now in rumbles. In fact, he says, he got the approvals in 1995 and has renewed them sven times over. “They gave approvals based on the title deed which was genuine and the land rates which were all paid,” he said. But the National Lands Commission (NLC) last week…

The Rwandan Government has pardoned jailed opposition leader Victoire Ingabire and singer Kizito Mihigo following relentless campaigns by Kenyan bloggers. The campaigns led by bloggers Abraham Mutai and Robert Alai bore fruits as the two walked free on Saturday. https://twitter.com/RobertAlai/status/1037252837082836993 https://twitter.com/ItsMutai/status/1040848050636382208 Ms Ingabire, leader of the unregistered FDU-Inkingiwas jailed in 2010 was serving a 15 year jail sentence but was released after serving 8 years. Mihigo was serving a 10 year jail sentence in 2015. According to the Justice Minister Johnston Businge, President Kagame only decided to pardon the two alongside some other 2,000 inmates, after Ms Ingabire asked for mercy twice…

It was a tragic day for a Kenyan family living in the United States of America (USA) after a man mistakenly crushed his son with his car. Dan Mutuma, a nurse at Kansas City is said to have left for work when he rushed back home for some documents. Mr Mutuma ran into the house, grabbed his documents and bade his family good-bye. It is while he was reversing that he crushed his 18 month old son, Mishael Mutuma who had sneaked out of the house. “It is so painful to the entire family and especially to the father to…

The government on Saturday morning brought down the multi billion shilling Taj Mall also known as Airgate Mall. The property, owned by Rameshchandra Govino Gorasia is said to be sitting on public property set aside for road construction. Initially the mall was set to be demolished on August 31. On September 3, the National Lands Commission revoked the mall’s title deed as the land was acquired for the construction of Outer-Ring Road in a gazette notice No.1105 of April 30, 1971. “The Commission received a complaint on 14th June 2013, from Kenya Urban Roads Authority requesting it to review grants for…

The weekend gives us time to relax, unwind and helps us get over the stress we get during the week. If you have no plan, here are some events for you to look out for this weekend. 1. Baddest Album Launch Dancehall musician, Redsan will be launching his album this weekend, dubbed the “Baddest Album Launch”. The event will be tomorrow, 15 September, at the Carnivore Grounds from 6 PM. The concert will feature top artists such as Jamaican Dancehall artist Demarco, Nigeria’s  songstress Tiwa Savage and Kenya’s Rap Guru Khaligraph Jones. You can get tickets here, mookh.com. 2. An…

High Court Judge Samuel Ndung’u Mukunya, died on Thursday after the vehicle he was driving lost control and hit a canter. Judge Samuel Mukunya has been a High Court Judge for many years and was based at the Bungoma Environment and Lands Court until recently when he moved to Kerugoya High Court. He is reported to have been driving a Land Cruiser V8, towards Mwuiga when he lost control and hit the canter. Both vehicles were extremely damaged. Read: Martha Karua Appeals High Court Decision Upholding Waiguru’s Election Nyeri Base Commander Castarais Mugo confirmed that the Judge died while he…

Nairobi Diaries Executive Producer, Janet Mwaluda is mourning the death of her Fiance, Ian Mukuria. Mr Mukuria is reported to have been been critically ill since Friday last week and was admitted at the Nairobi Hospital. According to the USIU website, Ian Mukuria served as the vice chairperson of the USIU Alumni Association Council, and worked as the Executive director at Nanu Investments Ltd, since 2007. Read: “Yes, I Sampled Your Track. Mtafanya?” Willy Paul Responds To Original ‘Bora Uhai’ Artists Ian passed away on Tuesday evening after a short illness. “As the USIU-Africa Alumni Executive Committee, we wish to…

Kisumu Governor Professor Anyang Nyong’o is in hospital The county boss slipped, fracturing his left arm on Tuesday while in Nyeri for the second Universal Health Coverage Conference. Nyong’o is at the Aga Khan University Hospital. “With excruciating pain, he consulted a doctor in Nyeri and an X-ray was performed, revealing the fracture of the humerus bone,” said communication secretary Aloice Ager on Friday. 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