Author: Francis Muli

More than 17 people have lost their lives after a plane carrying passengers from Juba International Airport to the city of Yirol crashed into a river in South Sudan. The news were confirmed by State information Minister Taban Abel who spoke to Reuters, saying that two were still missing and three survived the crush. Read: Uhuru Takes Time Off To Hang Out With “Salt Bae” (Photo) “The plane crashed and killed 17 people and we have three survivors,” said Abel. One of the survivors, an Italian doctor working with an NGO, is in critical condition and undergoing surgery in Yirol Hospital, the minister…

Police in Migori have recovered Hundreds of Newspapers hidden in a house belonging to the County’s CEC in charge of Communication in Migori. The discovery came barely three hours after it emerged that Newspapers meant for the County were disappearing since the News of Sharon Otieno cold blood murder emerged. Read: Governor Obado’s Associates Buy Newspapers Off The Streets Of Migori 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 Also WhatsApp 0708677607 with your news tips

All is not done at Chinese firm Sonlink, where one of its managers, Liu Jiaqi, earned himself deportation for calling Kenyans and President Kenyatta ‘monkeys’. A local daily has revealed that things are murky at the organisation to an extend that even a missed call from your boss could cost you Ksh1,000, and if you miss two or more you might receive your paycheque less Ksh2,000. Also, staffers cannot afford a minute of lateness as it cost Ksh50 to be late by one minute irregardless of the prevailing situation. Be it traffic jams, matatu strike or an accident you had, you…

Unknown people in Migori, suspected to be Governor Okoth Obado’s aides have been buying all newspapers from vendors by 6am, to deter the public from getting any information related to Sharon Otieno’s murder. The ‘buyers’ have been making sure that no paper circulates in Migori since the news of the murder of Sharon. Vendors, supermarkets and any outlet that sells newspapers are not spared by the ‘sweep’, seemingly aimed at keeping Obado’s name clean. According to local vendors who spoke to a local daily, the ‘buyers’ come as early as 6am and buy all the leading papers, and even give…

Telkom Kenya has today launched its revamped retail shop in Kisumu, as part of an ongoing expansion of its sales and distribution footprint in the country. The shop is the third one to be opened this quarter– after Telkom launched outlets in Mombasa and Eldoret. Speaking at the shop launch, the Governor of Kisumu County, Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o says: “By strengthening its presence in Kisumu, Telkom is supporting the county government’s technology agenda for the long term. Kisumu has identified technology as one of the pillars for its development because of its crosscutting nature. We look forward to partnering with…

The debate on the 16% VAT levy on fuel has taken another twist, after Petroleum and Mining Cabinet Secretary John Munyes called for the suspension of the same, leaving his counterpart in the National Treasury Henry Rotich almost alone. The news were shared by national broadcaster KBC. Munyes is instead calling for wider consultations between Treasury and Industry players claiming that the levy has negatively affected the petroleum industry. Most government officials including the President have remained silent about the issue since the levy was implemented by the Ministry of Finance on September 1. The Deputy President William Ruto only…

The countries that have seen the greatest growth in flight bookings from travelers in Kenya in the last 12 months are the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pakistan and Spain, according to analysis conducted by Travelport one of the leading Travel Commerce Platform. From August 1 2017 to July 31 2018, bookings made in Kenya through all global distribution systems (GDS) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) increased by 675 on the previous 12 months. Due to the large volume of flights that leave Kenya for the UAE, this represented an overall growth of 2%.  The greatest spike in bookings to the UAE was registered in…

Two wells sunk in Naivasha by Akiira Geothermal (AGL) have failed preliminary tests, even after the Centum-owned company used Ksh1.2 billion to sink the wells in Naivasha. The two wells have failed to meet production capacity, as revealed by Centum director of Development David Njoroge. “They were not productive enough to hook up to a power generation,” revealed Njoroge, as quoted by a local business newspaper. However, the company is ready to splash Ksh600 million, which is the cost of sinking one exploratory well, to try their luck and dig a third well. If this does not work, it might…

The second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project from Naivasha to Kisumu may never be fully actualised, after the Chinese government refused to fund the project demanding a proof of viability from the Kenyan Government. The Chinese government faulted the project after Kenyan delegates carried blueprints to the China Africa Forum (FOCAC), hoping to secure funding for the project without proving its viability. President Uhuru Kenyatta had requested a grant of half of the Ksh380 billion that the 267 stretch of the SGR line will cost. “All documents are ready. However, when we engaged the Chinese government, it…

The management of Kenya Airways (KQ) is on the spot for mishandling their passengers, and intentionally delaying flights in Nairobi in order to book them (passengers) to Weston Hotel. According to sources, the national carrier has been hit by frequent delayed flights not because of technical hitches or unfavourable weather conditions but as a result of go-slows by workers and backlogs in maintenance. Also, delays have been made in order to mint millions for Weston hotel, where passengers are booked forcefully, a practice that has not augured well with their passengers. This week, African Correspondent for Daily Telegraph Andrian Blomfield…

Vocal city Pastor Godfrey Migwi has warned President Uhuru Kenyatta from taking more loans from China, saying that it could be a trap to colonise Kenya. The Clergy argues that the loans from China is a crafty means by the Chinese to colonise African countries by advancing them loans they cannot repay. In turn, the Chinese companies will want to take over most income generating projects in African countries and make a kill out of it. “This money (debt) they’re lending to us and the world is a sweet lollipop but later we will be left with a small stick…

Reports reaching Kahawa Tungu indicate that all is not well at the University of Nairobi as the monster of poor management, corruption and nepotism threatens to bring down one the biggest university in Kenya. The institution is facing uncertain future following several allegations of corruption facing Vice Chancellor Professor Peter Mbithi. Last year, he was accused of forcing one of his nieces, Teresia Ndunge, to sleep with him before granting her employment as a cateress at the institution. In order to cover-up some of his vices, the Vice Chancellor has opted to employ relatives who can ‘comply’ with his rules. At…

The Chairman of Kofinaf Company Limited, who doubles as a director of Tatu City Ltd Mr Nahashon Nyagah, has revealed how wrangles started at the Tatu City project where foreign investors tried to swindle Kenyan investors. Nyagah says in the affidavit that the first authorised and issued number of shares for Tatu City and Kofinaf was 1,575,000 and 4,500,000 shares respectively, out of which 1,574,993 shares in Tatu City are held by Cedar IV Limited and 4,499,994 shares in Kofinaf are held by Cedarsoc Limited. In an affidavit presented to parliament,  Nyagah avers that they started the project with Bidco…

Digital lending service provider Okolea now allows customers to borrow up to three times but within their assigned limit without paying their first loan. This comes as the loan provider is looking to tap into the market share in the digital lending, which is now the leading source of credit in Kenya and that it is mostly used to finance working capital and day to day consumption needs. Statistics indicate that Kenya has over six million online borrowers in different platforms. “Through the okolea app, available on google play, users are now at a position to borrow responsibly following the…

Zimbabwe has been hit by chicken shortage, forcing some hotels that sell chicken to close early in a seemingly rationing move. The shortage has affected the biggest chicken meat seller Chicken Inn, whose outlets in Bulawayo yesterday afternoon remained closed. The shop requires more than 20,000 chickens to satisfy fast food consumers in Zimbabwe. “We need about 20,000 chickens a day, therefore there is a shortage of chickens countrywide which has affected all Chicken Inn outlets in Bulawayo, forcing them to temporarily shut down. This has also affected Chicken Inn outlets nationwide,’’ said Mr Warren Meares, a senior official from Chicken…