Author: Eva Nyambura

Pambazuka National Lottery (PNL) on Sunday suspended its operations in Kenya over the 35 per cent tax imposed by the government. PNL’s move comes a week after its partner, SportPesa withdrew local sports sponsorships citing unfair tax burden. ”… this means that a further 35 per cent tax would impose an aggregate 90 per cent tax burden on betting industry players,” said SportPesa. ”This is unfair, inequitable and discriminative, thus is illegal for contravening the Constitution. For lotteries, the total deductions come to more than 100 per cent because 50 per cent is paid out as prizes and not counting…

Former Kiambu Governor, William Kabogo has threatened to sue the Standard’s Friday publication, the Nairobian. Kabogo who lost the seat to Ferdinand Waititu, former Kabete MP, says that he will sue the publication for defamation. https://twitter.com/honkabogo/status/949598909449560065 According to the paper, Kabogo had warned Deputy President William Ruto against expecting automatic backing from the Mt Kenya region. ”We are not political wheelbarrows to be pushed right, left and centre by anyone,” he reportedly told Thika residents. He has rubbished the claims saying: ”People STOP! Talking bad about the DP and saying it’s Kabogo. When I want to say something I do…

Nairobi’s B-Club and Space Lounge clubs were on Friday night shut down by the county government. The two high end clubs located in Nairobi’s Kilimani area will remain closed after area residents complained of ‘too much noise.’ According to Capital FM, the management had received numerous orders to reduce the noise, all of which they ignored. ”The complaints were streaming in every day and we had no option but to order them shut,” a county official said, adding that more clubs will face closure following a directive from Governor Mike Sonko. Read: Governor Sonko Leads Operation ‘Nab Land Cartels’ (Photos)…

Tanzania is fast sliding down a dark road to dictatorship, Singida East MP, Tundu Lissu said on Friday, accusing the John Magufuli government of trying to assassinate him back in September. Speaking at the Nairobi Hospital where he has been admitted to for the past four months, the opposition chief whip said that his attacker used military grade weapons. ”The attack on me was purely an assassination attempt by the people in power in Tanzania. It is by God’s grace that I survived,” the Tanzanian legislator told journalists. ”My attackers had no intention of leaving me alive as evidenced by…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has retained 6 out of the 18 current Cabinet Secretaries. He still has with him in accordance with Article 152 (5) of the Constitution Dr Fred Matiang’i (CS Interior and Coordination Ministry and acting CS Education), Henry Rotich (National Treasury), Joe Mucheru (ICT), Najib Balala (Tourism), James Macharia (Transport) and Energy CS Charles Keter. Also appointed to the cabinet is DPP Keriako Tobiko who has handed in his resignation to the head of state. ”I accept the resignation of Keriako Tobiko as Director of Public Prosecutions,” the President said. Read: Eight Jubilee Governors To Fund Sh25 Billion…

KTN’s Friday Briefing anchor, Betty Kyallo on Friday set Twitter on fire as she engaged her followers using the #TalktoBetty. The mother of one and Mombasa Governor, Ali Hassan Joho’s ex girlfriend has been responding to tweets throughout the day and some suspecting that her account has been hacked. https://twitter.com/BettyMKyallo/status/949237716549623809 The ever bubbly 28 year old who’s on leave and is currently in Narok has her responses personalized; a great way to connect with her fans. Read: Meru Woman Abducted And Assaulted By Ex Husband Cries Foul (Photo) https://twitter.com/BettyMKyallo/status/949230100452700161 Kyallo started by accepting a dinner invitation from a tweep, CollinsKev.…

Murang’a county ward representatives on Friday morning exchanged blows while trying to realign the county assembly leadership which has been taken over by Governor Mwangi Wa Iria’s allies. https://twitter.com/NationBreaking/status/949189567801888768 The governor’s allies have according to an MCA who declined to be named, stalled the assembly’s agenda. The ward representative says that they are yet to receive their allowances, morgages and as earlier highlighted, their December salaries, all of which go through Wa Iria’s office. The move, some of them feel is the governor’s way of showing them who is boss. The leader of majority, Eric Kamande was during the meeting…

The National Disaster Management Authority wants Tahmeed bus company suspended after one of its drivers was caught on tape overspeeding on Mombasa Road. The authority’s assistant director, Pius Masai wants the driver of the bus, REG NO. KCN 973R, arrested for endangering the passengers’ lives. ”We demand that the driver of the bus and the sacco should be punished,” Masai said, adding that NTSA should go after bus companies and saccos violating road safety rules. ”Why should we allow rogue drivers on roads? They do not value life and rush to their destinations at the expense of passengers,” he added. Speaking…

Former Kiambu Governor, William Kabogo has hit back at his counterparts; Gatundu South MP, Moses Kuria and now Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu who have vowed to back Deputy President William Ruto’s 2022 Presidential bid. Kabogo who might join the race to state house come the next general elections, while addressing Thika town residents said that people from Central Kenya will not choose their candidate, who does not have to be Ruto. ”We are not political wheelbarrows to be pushed right, left and centre by anyone,” the former county boss said. ”We are all here to see, keep your eyes open.…

Strathmore University lecturer, Dr Fredrick Ogola’s wife, Margaret Gobi Mwachongo did not have physical injuries on her person, autopsy has revealed. Dr Johansen Oduor, chief government pathologist after conducting a postmortem on the deceased, said that she had no physical injuries apart from needle puncture marks that are attributed to therapeutic processes in the hospital where she had been taken. ”She also had a blood clot in the left atrium (in the heart) … but we cannot attribute this to anything at the moment,” the pathologist said adding that samples had been taken for microscopy before conclusions are made. ”The…

Winners Chapel Ngong Road on was on fire on Thursday afternoon. Reports indicate that some of the make-shift structures caught fire during the afternoon incident. Nairobi county fire brigade made it in time to put out the fire. The cause of fire is however still unknown. 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

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) CEO, Ezra Chiloba has returned to work after staying away from work for 45 working days. Chiloba was under immense pressure from the opposition to resign from the commission. He was accused of having bungled the August 8 election in favour of Jubilee. He resumes work at the Anniversary Towers on Thursday, 4 January after he took a ‘personal decision to be away in order to build confidence in stakeholders’ a week before the October 26 repeat polls. Also demanding for him to step-aside was IEBC Chairperson, Wafula Chebukati who demanded that officials mentioned…

Bandari FC team manager, Alfred Obwaka died at his home on Wednesday night after the Chelsea versus Arsenal derby. Obwaka was watching the game at his Majengo home with the team’s technical staff and his wife when he complained of pain in the lower abdomen. The deceased apparently passed out in his bathroom and later rushed to Mewa Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Read: Police Slept Outside NASA Leader’s Home, Jacaranda Sealed 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…

NASA leaders, Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka will be sworn in as the People’s President and the deputy people’s President respectively at the end of the month (30 January) at Uhuru Park. NASA CEO, Norman Magaya told Citizen that: ”The train has left the station. We are determined to pay the ultimate price to ensure that the power of the vote is restored in this country.” The duo was meant to take the oath in December but postponed the plans after wide national and international consultations. The opposition leaders will in a week’s time roll out their plan on how…

A Strathmore University lecturer was on Wednesday morning arraigned at the Kibera Law courts after he allegedly beat his wife to death. Fredrick Onyango Ogola, according to Nairobi Police Commander, Japheth Koome was in a heated argument with his wife, Margaret Gobi Mwachongo before things took a turn for the worst. ”She was taken to hospital to hospital unconscious after that evening fight (December 31) but she succumbed to her injuries,” Mr Koome said. Mr Ogola did not take a plea but will remain in custody for 10 days, giving the police time to complete the investigations. Sharing the news…