Author: Eva Nyambura

Mombasa Governor, Ali Hassan Joho’s campaign car was attacked by bystanders while in traffic. The pick up was sandwiched between a convoy believed to belong to his rivals. The man in the back was beaten up by two other men while others threw stones at the car. Read: President Uhuru’s Advance Security Team Causes a Stir in Ahero Cases of violence have been reported in Mombasa county in recent times. Wiper candidate Hassan Omar’s campaign track was on July 6 vandalized by unknown people. The Senator who is also vying for the county top seat blamed the incident on Joho…

Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO is now the richest person in the world. He is worth $90.6 billion dollars, overtaking Bill Gates’ $90 billion. Bezos had $600 million dollars up on Bill when markets opened on Thursday. Jeff, 53 owns about 17% of the shares in Amazon which is equal to 81 million shares of the company. He also has interests in several other businesses like The Washington Post and the rocket company Blue Origin. Read: Kindle DX now availeable globally with global Wi-Fi? He is a philanthropist but has been criticized for not doing enough especially for the non-profit organizations.…

Ballot paper printing for the August 8 poll will come to a halt tonight. Dubai based Al Ghurair firm says 95 per cent of the ballot papers are already done. The papers will arrive in Nairobi on July 31 and August 1. Read: IEBC Tells Court Presidential Ballot Papers Will Not Be Available If Printing Does Not Start Tuesday The firm was given the green light to print the Presidential ballot papers on 20 July by the Court of Appeal. The opposition had sought to block the firm from printing the papers. According to NASA, the firm had met with…

Retired Chief of General Staff Jeremiah Kianga has asked Wiper party leader, Kalonzo Musyoka to stop lying about his being sacked by former President Mwai Kibaki. Kalonzo, claimed that Kianga was forced to resign as a ploy to deter him from ascending to power. The NASA running mate candidate while speaking in Mbooni asked Kianga to abandon the ruling party, Jubilee. He asked him to join NASA instead and become a Cabinet Secretary in his government. Read: Simple Ways of Identifying Fake News on Social Media this Election Season Kianga on Wednesday rubbished the claims saying he served two more…

Tanzanian singer Mr Nice, real name Lucas Mkenda was on Wednesday 26th July badly exposed by a sexual worker he had hired for the night in a Guest house in Dar es salaam. The sexual worker allegedly made away with Tsh. 230,000 (Ksh. 11,000) and an iPhone as the singer slept. He burst into tears and started screaming when he woke up and realized the lady had already left with his money and phone. The screams attracted a crowd which hurriedly started a man hunt for his lady friend. Read: Prezzo Still Not over Sheila Mwanyigha, Wants Her Back She…

Jacaranda hotel has been re-opened after being declared cholera free. The hotel management complied with the Health Ministry directive, said Nairobi county deputy director of public health, Jairus Musumba. ”It is hereby certified that the Jacaranda hotel has complied with the minimum provisions of the Public Health Act,” read the compliance certificate in part. Read: IEBC shocker to NASA: Don’t blame us Tourism Cabinet Secretary, Najib Balala and Health CS Cleopa Mailu handed over the certificate to the hotel’s management and enjoyed a meal at the eatery. https://twitter.com/Min_TourismKE/status/890525974923816960 It was shut down on 17 July following a cholera outbreak at…

Wiper party leader, Kalonzo Musyoka was heckled in Makueni county and forced to cut short his tour of the area. The NASA coalition running mate candidate, was in the area campaigning for himself and his party’s candidates. Things quickly went south when Kalonzo endorsed Wiper candidate for Kaiti parliamentary seat, Joshua Kimilu but was booed off the stage by People’s Trust Party candidate supporters. Read: Jubilee Parliamentary Candidate Involved In A Tragic Road Accident The residents are said to have chanted People’s party candidate, Joseph Kioko’s name. The chants got louder when Musyoka failed to acknowledge People’s Party and Muungano…

AN anti-riot police drill in Kisumu has put residents and leaders on edge. Security operations have been in top gear for the past few days, something that has caused anxiety ahead of the elections that are only eleven days away. Ruth Odinga and Kisumu City Residents Vice chairman, Audi Ogada on Tuesday raised concern over the public display of weapons. Read: Marsabit Politicians Summoned By IEBC Over Violence During Uhuru Rally “We are concerned by the ongoing police activities in Kisumu town as this borders on intimidation of voters ahead of the elections.” “Why are they conducting the drill now?…

7 dead (3 adults and 4 children) and 29 others injured in a terrible road accident that occurred near Timboroa along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway at 5 am on Thursday. The accident occurred when a Crown bus which was heading to Kakamega from Mombasa rammed into a trailer. Read: Kalonzo’s Chase Car Involved In A Road Accident The bodies were taken to Mercy Mission hospital while the injured were taken to various hospitals in Eldoret according to statement by Koibatek OCPD Agnes Kamau. She said the bus driver was overtaking another vehicle on a foggy section of the road. The trailer driver reportedly…

There was drama in Kisumu after youths burnt Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party merchandise distributed by Jubilee party officials. Apparently, the posters, t shirts and caps had been distributed by Jubilee Party’s Secretary General, Raphael Tuju. According to residents, the posters captioned ‘Raila Miaka Kumi’ were meant to humiliate the Kamba and Luhya voters. Read: Raila’s Son and Daughter Auctioning Manifesto Launch Invites to NASA Supporters Raila Odinga had allegedly signed an MOU with Wiper’s Kalonzo Musyoka agreeing to being a one term president. Tuju is said to have been part of the team spreading propaganda in the lake side…

Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka is leading in governor race, reveals latest Infotrak poll. The Jubilee candidate is leading the gubernatorial race by 52.2 per cent while NASA’s Moses Wetangu’la leads the Senatorial race with 58.6 per cent. Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a sensitive story that you would like us to get our hands on? Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has summoned Marsabit county politicians over incidences of violence in the area. According to the commission’s preliminary reports, the clashing parties were affiliated to Frontier Alliance Party gubernatorial candidate, Ukur Kanacho and Jubilee party’s Mohamed Mohamud. The two candidates are gunning for the same seat. Their supporters threw stones at each other at Moi Girls’ grounds before the President’s arrival. https://twitter.com/IEBCKenya/status/890469986292125696 They are to appear before IEBC’s Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement committee on the 28 July. Read: NASA Supporters Are Being Asked to Vote Jubilee or Leave Naivasha – Human Rights Watch Three…

Paul Julius Nunda or better known as Jua Cali and his wife Lily Asigo are expecting their 3rd child. The mother of two shared the good news with her social media followers where she shared a video of her baby bump. Read: Socialite Huddah Monroe Accuses Senior Politician Of Hijacking Her Idea The couple has two kids, Evans and Doreen and it seems like the family is about to introduce a fifth member. Jua cali has been in the entertainment industry for over a decade now and has held down the forte pretty well. He is definitely one to watch…

Barcelona superstar Neymar has been cleared of any criminal charges in a long-running tax evasion case in Brazil according to a statement released by his father. He was fined €56.7 million in the last year for failing to submit earnings from his contracts with Santos, Barcelona and his sponsors between 2011 and 2014. “It is with great happiness that we received the news of the shelving of the Public Ministry’s case of tax evasion,” Neymar’s father wrote in a statement sent to Reuters.“The process is officially closed (and) that proves the legality of all our acts.” Read: Chelsea’s Win Against…

President Donald Trump has announced he will not allow transgender people to serve in the United States military in any capacity. The President made the announcement in a series of tweets because apparently that is where fake news isn’t. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/890193981585444864 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/890196164313833472 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/890197095151546369 The move has apparently caught the Pentagon and some US politicians off guard, since the ban was lifted by President Barack Obama 12 months ago. The President argued the military “cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail,” he wrote. The current figure of transgender troops currently serving is…