Author: Eva Nyambura

President Uhuru Kenyatta has today added the Hindu to the list of Kenya’s tribes. Uhuru declared the Hindu as the 44th tribe citing articles 11 and 44 of the constitution saying that the community was an integral part of the national outfit. Article 11 recognizes culture as the foundation of the nation and as the cumulative civilization of the Kenyan people and nation. Kenyans of Indian and Pakistani descent, had in May asked to be formally included into the long list of Kenyan tribes. Many of their forefathers helped build the nation and fight colonialism but have often been secluded…

The Jubilee party on Saturday took its campaigns to the North part of Kenya. The President’s party was expected to tour Wajir and Mandera. The Mandera campaign was cut short by rowdy youth. It is said that the party’s supporters and those of Economic Freedom Party started throwing stones at each other. Incidences of violence have been witnessed in some parts of the country. Only two weeks ago, NASA presidential candidate had stones hurled at him in Thika. The opposition is in the Coast days after the ruling party was there. Do you have a story you want told? DO…

Blac Chyna has moved on from Rob Kardashian and no, it is not with Ferrari. Angela has a new man in her life. He goes by the name Mechie. The two have been together for a few weeks now and he already has her initials tatooed on him. BC A post shared by Blac Chyna (@blacchyna) on Jul 21, 2017 at 1:09am PDT It must really hurt the Kardashian brother that even after ‘slut shaming’ his baby mama, she still found a man and a good looking one at that. Blac has been a round the block. She was at…

President Uhuru Kenyatta was today on a campaign tour of the Capital city. The Jubilee party leader was out drumming up support for himself and the party’s nominated candidates. In his speech, Uhuru asked Peter Kenneth to back out of the gubernatorial race and support Mike Sonko instead. ”I want to ask Peter Kenneth to respect the people’s will.” The head of state asked the city residents to vote resoundingly for Super Senator Sakaja and the Rachel Shebesh as well as the members of parliament and county assembly. Read: Uhuru Enjoys A Mug Of Senator Keg (Photos) He further warned…

Incumbent governor, Peter Munya is leading in the race for Meru county’s top seat, reveals Infotrak poll. The gubernatorial candidate on a PNU ticket is leading by 42% against Kiraitu Murungi’s 40%. Kilemi Mwiria, former assistant minister comes in third with 5.4 per cent. 1350 respondents were interviewed to represent the over 700,000 registered voters. 6.8 per cent of the voters are still undecided on who they want as their county boss. Munya and Senator Kiraitu have been at each others throats accusing each other of sabotaging the other’s campaign. Read: Jubilee Senator Needs Help Getting Back To Parliament The…

Wonders will never cease! A man was caught on tape pleasuring himself in a mall within Nairobi. The video clip was shared by Capital Fm Producer, Joe Muchiri. The man was in one of the many malls in the city. In the video, he is seen masturbating behind what looks like a door while over the phone. It is safe to say that he might have been having ‘phone sex.’ Read: Jaguar Takes A Swipe At ODM Rival, Calls Him A Con (Video) A guard walks right past him without saying a word. He either did not notice or was…

The President on Friday awarded the IAAF U18 Team Kenya with Sh. 100, 000 each and sent them on a four day trip to the coast. “You have made our country proud. That week of the IAAF championships put Kenya on the map as the event brought together teams from across the globe. You have Marketed our country. The number of people who turned out to watch the event tells about what you did for the country,” President Kenyatta said. https://twitter.com/UKenyatta/status/888335278045372416 The Head of State spoke at State House, Nairobi, when he received back the national flag from the team.…

Solomon Gichira, Independent candidate vying for the country’s top seat on Friday pulled out of the hotly contested race, 17 days to the general elections. Gichira who tried committing suicide at the IEBC offices after his nomination papers were rejected, said he will be supporting President Kenyatta’s re-election bid. Read: Jubilee’s Kitutu Chache South Candidate and two others Killed in an Accident Mr Gichira has been in and out of court following the commission’s refusal to accept his papers. The race now has seven contestants with the main two competitors being Jubilee’s Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA’s Raila Odinga. Gichira has…

Kevin Hart was on Thursday under fire for allegedly cheating on his six months pregnant wife, Eniko Parrish. The comedian was caught on tape with a woman who has now been identified as Monique Gonzalez aka MoMo. The two are seen in the back seat of a car but it seems like they are just having an innocent conversation as there was also a third person in the car. MoMo is a recording artiste and recently released a song with Pitbull. Kevin, soon to be father of three, however denied cheating on his wife of close to one year on…

Suna East Mp, Junet Mohammed was on Friday morning arrested in Homabay and was taken to Homabay Police Station where he is recording a statement. The ODM Director of Elections, was arrested for hate speech and incitement to violence. https://twitter.com/JunetMohamed/status/888279307709108233 His remarks were termed as inflammatory and could lead to violence as the country approaches the August 8 elections. The MP will be arraigned in court today. It is however not his first time to be accused of hate speech. He was arrested outside Nation Centre on 14 June. Here is the video of the MP’s “inflammatory remarks”: Do you…

Miguna Miguna is out on the streets meeting actual people and selling his agenda for the city residents. The International lawyer has been making appearances on televisions instead going the old fashioned way. The former Raila Odinga aide, is also big on twitter but polls show that he will lose the gubernatorial race, garnering only 1 per cent of the votes. Dennis Itumbi could have hit a nerve when he posted a map of Miguna’s campaign trail. https://twitter.com/OleItumbi/status/887555848838447105 He has been doing what he terms as a ‘door-to-door’ mobilization. He has been to Ngara, Umoja and Dandora in the past…

A school boy, from the St. Augustine’s Preparatory School in Mombasa on Friday died after the boy apparently dropped his bag in a hole that was in the bus. The five year old boy apparently stood to pick his bag when the bus started moving and fell into the hole. The rear wheels of bus run him over killing him on the spot. According to a source, the hole in the bus has been there for a while. The source termed the boy’s death as a case of negligence on the school’s part. https://twitter.com/MusyiFM/status/888297254997680128 Read: An Emotional Machakos County First…

Governor Isaac Ruto was on Friday been accused of a few things including corruption, a thing that he has accused the Jubilee government of. The NASA co-principal is this morning the topic of discussion on the interwebs with a trending hashtag, #ArrestIsaacRutto. Some of the accusations leveled against him include the fact that the governor could not account for the revenue collected for the financial year 2013, 2014. According to the individuals accusing the county boss of unaccountability, he has also been making foreign trips with his family and the county has been covering the costs. One twitter user has…

A tweet by the ODM party has stirred up emotions online. According to many, the tweet is somewhat controversial. Netizens felt like should the opposition not win, Kenya will go to war. The tweet read: ”We maintain that we will accept the results of a free, fair, credible and peaceful elections, which can have only one outcome: NASA victory.” The tweet has since been pulled down but KoT had some interesting reactions. https://twitter.com/OleItumbi/status/888078129515962368 https://twitter.com/FazulPamba/status/888082225828442112 https://twitter.com/dantorish1/status/888079830654341120 The court today overturned a High court ruling on the printing of presidential ballot papers which to many was a major blow to NASA. Violence…

Wiper Party leader, Kalonzo Musyoka’s chase car, registration number KCG 479G was on Thursday involved in a road accident. The accident occurred around Kiusyani market in Yata. No casualties have been reported, the police say. Kitutu Chache parliamentary candidate on a Jubilee ticket, Leonard Mwamba died in a road accident at Nyakoe along the Kisii- Kisumu road. The accident claimed two more lives including that of a school boy. Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a story you would like us to get our hands on? Email your news Tips to Editor@kahawatungu.com