Author: Eva Nyambura

In the late 60’s, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta met Dhanji Parmar in the tailor’s shop along Kenyatta Avenue in Nakuru. Out of that grew a budding business relationship that saw Mr Parmar become the official leather jacket tailor of the first President of Kenya. Dhanji Parmar did his work with passion and served diligently. And evidently, Mzee Kenyatta was mostly seen in a leather jacket made by the famous tailor. Read: President Uhuru’s Niece, Nana Gecaga, Imported a Maid from UK Whom She Pays Ksh 600,000 Mr Parmar passed away on Monday and President Uhuru Kenyatta, son of the first president…

Fire broke out at Uhuru market along Jogoo road on Monday evening due to undetermined circumstances. The fire broke out in one of the stalls and was spreading quickly before it was contained. Read: 31 Highway Secondary School Students Rushed To KNH Following Fire Incident Nairobi Woman representative, Esther Passaris commended the fire fighters for containing the fire and vowed to appeal  the disaster fund allocated to her office to be increased. Investigations are being carried out to determine the cause of the fire. Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a sensitive story you would…

Kenya Airways (KQ) has signed an agreement with Boeing that will make it the first carrier in Africa to use Boeing’s Consumable & Expendable Services offering which will help the airline improve airplane reliability and turnaround times. Under the deal, Boeing will deliver materials, offer innovative services and understand the needs to keep maintenance operations running at optimum efficiency. “This program will provide unparalleled support for our fleet of 737s and 787-8s and we expect to continue to grow our operations with increased reliability and quicker turnaround times,” said Jan de Vegt, Chief Operating Officer of Kenya Airways. The agreement covers more…

Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo came out to defend Prison Beauty Queen, Ruth Kamande who was handed the death sentence for the murder of her boyfriend, Farid Mohammed in 2015. In an interview on Monday morning, the legislator termed the sentence as inhumane and degrading. Millie said that she has never been a supporter of death penalties and it is a coincidence that the discussion comes at a time when the beauty queen got the sentence and should it have been somebody else, her opinion would still be the same. Read: Brainwashing Pastors Teaching Women How To Orgasm Should Be Investigated…

Former Kenya Power Managing Director Ben Chumo on Monday appeared before the Finance and Trade Parliamentary Committee for vetting as chairman of Salaries and Remuneration Commission. Chumo has rattled Kenyans online who feel that his appearance before the vetting committee was an audacious move as he is facing corruption charges over the loss of Sh4.5 billion in the procurement of faulty transformers. On the vetting committee was Nyali MP and former investigative journo Mohammed Ali who brought up the graft allegations but was quickly shut down by the committee chair, Kipkelion East MP Joseph Limo. But the former MD who is facing similar charges…

Facebook owned messaging app, WhatsApp, is limiting the number of chats users can forward messages to in a bid to curb the spread of “fake news” following mob lynching in India. In India, the spread of false rumors via WhatsApp about child kidnappers has reportedly caused 24 deaths since April. This gave rise to mobs that went round lynching suspected kidnappers. The viral clip showed people driving up and snatching children but Indian authorities have since clarified that the video was edited to look like a real kidnapping. WhatsApp has 1.5 billion users with 0.5 billion being in India alone,…

Popular Comedian, DJ Nakumatt passed away on Saturday morning after a short illness. The comedian has been featured on Churchill show after his breakthrough on the internet. Read: Comedian Njugush Forced To Take Down Video With Rape Connotations He was known for his creative rhymes and ability to mix songs using just his voice. Different celebrities led by Churchill Show founder, Daniel Ndambuki, have passed their messages of condolence to the family. Here’s a video: https://youtu.be/HBTK5Nl2Z0Q Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a sensitive story you would like us to get our hands on?…

Kenya Power will see its funding for the Last Mile Connectivity Project doubled as African Development Bank (AfDB) extends its support towards the Government – driven initiative for universal connectivity by 2020. AfDB has given Kenya a total of kshs15 billion for both phase one of the Last Mile project and will add a similar amount of money for the second phase, bringing the total to Kshs30 billion. Both funding will see over 600,000 Kenyan households connected to electricity with 314,000 targeted in the initial phase. “We are happy with the work done by the Government in enhancing connectivity for…

Felix Oduor, Popularly known as Jalang’o has officially left Hot 96 FM Breakfast Show where he has been hosting alongside veteran journalist Jeff Koinange for little over a year now. Jalang’o leaves Hot 96 for Milele FM where he will be co-hosting the breakfast show with former Radio Maisha host, Alex Mwakideu. Before leaving this morning, the comedian who doubles up as an Mcee gave a heartfelt speech, sources say. “Thanks Fam… I got nothing but love for all of you… Hard decision to make but so here we are! A great 1 year 4 months of us. God bless you…

Residents of Kibra woke up to demolitions on Monday morning. The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) started the demolitions early morning to pave way for the Ngong Road- Kibera-Kungu Karumba- Lang’ata Link road. KURA had earlier stated that they will not compensate the affected residents since the area was gazetted and mapped as a public road. More Follows 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

A Highway Secondary School dormitory has caught fire. At least 31 students have been rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) where they are reportedly being checked for soft tissue injuries and smoke inhalation. The cause of fire, is still unknown but has been contained. “We’d have loved to know. If only the administration could tell us that they’ve resolved the issue and our children were fine, we’d be okay. Keeping us in the dark is not right,” a parent at the scene of incident said. Read: Moi Girls Male Teachers, Employees Exonerated From Rape Allegations After DNA Tests This comes at…

Kenya’s leading mobile and internet service provider Safaricom is suffering a countrywide data outage as a result of a fiber cut. Reports indicate that voice calls are not affected in some parts of the country. Kahawa Tungu has learnt that the telco is yet to identify the specific area where the cut happened. Areas around Mombasa are reportedly suffering from both voice and data outage. Safaricom has however apologized to its customers for inconveniences caused and are working round the clock to restore the services. “We wish to apologize to our customers and partners that are currently experiencing voice and…

Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in conjunction with the police had at least 99 people arrested for operating unlicensed petroleum storage facilities in Industrial Area, Nairobi. The commission said that the suspects were apprehended during a raid targeting 12 unlicensed premises. The suspects who were arrested on Thursday night, the ERC noted will face charges that will include construction and operation of petroleum storage facilities without a permit. They will also be charged for possession of adulterated and export-bound motor fuels. 62,350 litres of super petrol, 160,100 litres of diesel, and 159,200 litres of kerosene were reportedly seized during the raid. “All…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has received a heroic welcome at the lake side, Kisumu county. The controversial legislator is attending ICT PS Jerome Ochieng’s homecoming at Rachier Primary School, Nyakach and will later on head to Kusa Catholic Church for a fundraiser. Kuria, who has been talking about 2022 succession politics has told the people of Kisumu that the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and the former premier is not about 2022 but unity. Upon landing, the Kiambu legislator took time to mingle with the taxi drivers who he referred to as “watu wangu.” Do you have a story you want…

DCI officers on Friday apprehended a Safaricom employee and a Jomo Kenyatta University student believed to be behind the SIM card Swap fraud. The telco employee Maurice Musoti and the fourth year student of BSc Electronic Engineering Rian Obaga Nyagaka were arrested and an Apple laptop, 2,160 unused Safaricom SIM cards, 44 used Safaricom SIM cards, and five Agent Till numbers recovered, the DCI has confirmed. Also in their possession were three Mpesa record books, two mobile phones – a blackberry and Samsung J7 and a router. Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) on Thursday issued a public warning concerning the SIM swap scammers, instead of…