Author: Cyrus

A rugby player, Frank Wanyama, and his friend have been accused of sexually assaulting a musician Wendy Kemunto after a night out. In a long Instagram stories post, the rugby player is accused by the musician of drugging her, luring her into his house then repeatedly abusing her sexually with his friend whom she didn’t know. The musician narrated that the sexual assault incident happened on February 10, 2018 which was her birthday. She was between unconsciousness and woke up to being raped by Frank and another rugby player she didn’t recognize. She later realized that she is pregnant as…

Firebrand Tanzania’s Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) MP Halima Mdee has been arrested by police on orders of Raila Odinga’s personal friend, John Pombe Magufuli. According to close associates of the MP, Halima was arrested at the Julius Nyerere International Airport at around 3AM on Sunday while arriving from Johannesburg where he went to seek treatment for unknown illness. READ: Shot Tanzanian MP, Tundu Lissu Accuses Magufuli Government Of Dictatorship The MP was supposed to report to the police with other CHADEMA leaders last week but she was not able to make it as she was seeking treatment in South…

Activist Wafula Buke has revealed that disgraced NRM General Miguna Miguna was one of the biggest cowards when they were students at the University of Nairobi. According to the ODM Director of Strategy, Miguna would sing gospel songs to assauage his fears while also using short-cuts like pleading guilty to avoid detention at the height of Moi’s clampdown on student activists. In a Facebook post, Wafula revealed that Miguna would cry loudly while singing hymns. However, he indicated that we shouldn’t be so hard on Miguna for being such a coward then as he had just lost his mother while…

The other NASA principals, Kalonzo Musyoka, Moses Wetangula and Musalia Mudavadi, have indicated that they learned of the Raila and Uhuru deal at Harambee House through the media. In a joint statement issued this afternoon, the three leaders have indicated that they will be discussing details of the deals and emerging issues in the NASA retreat which is scheduled for 12th March. “This morning, the 9th day of March, we through the media, a meeting between the President and Rt. Hon Raila Amolo Odinga. While we have always advocated for dialogue as co-principals of the NASA coalition, we were not privy…

A Kenyan working as a security guard in Dubai is in the headline news after robbing a cash transfer vehicle more than Ksh 130 million. According to the popular UAE news daily Khaleek Times, the unnamed Kenyan is being sought by authorities in the Arab country after robbing the money from a cash van which was transporting the cash to an ATM at a shopping mall. When the cash van stopped at the mall in the morning, the Kenyan guard distracted the other guards and fled with the cash. Robbery of this nature are not common in Dubai. Do you…

Direct Kisumu to Mombasa’s Moi International Airport flights have been launched by Silverstone Air. The Kisumu to Mombasa Silverstone Air flight will commence on Friday 23 February and will only take one hour thirty minutes. The flight will depart from Kisumu at 1:00PM and arrive in Mombasa at 2:30PM. The return flight will depart thirty minutes later arriving in Kisumu at 4:30pm. The airline will initially operate on Fridays and Sundays but will increase the frequency to three times a week after one month with the introductory fare being Ksh 10,500. The airline now operates a Dash 8-100 aircraft but…

OPPO has expanded it’s A series of phones with the newly launched OPPO A83 smartphone into the Kenyan market. Boasting 5.7” real estate on the screen and A.I. Beauty Recognition Technology, the A83’s 8MP front camera is able to recognise the gender of the selfie taker using 128 facial features. The rear camera is an impressive 13MP and can shoot HD quality. The Face Unlock feature is able to unlock the mobile in under 0.20 seconds. The phone runs on Android 7.1 Nougat with ColorOS 3.2 has 5.7-inch HD+ display, and octa-core processor and 4GB RAM. There is 32GB ROM which is…

Professor Githu Muigai is a soft spoken man who is also a strict adherent to the rule of law. Even when the system demands that he bends it, Githu will pretend to play to the whims of the system but he is one of the strongest believers in the government obeying the law. While many have assumed that Githu Muigai is a Kikuyu, the immediate former AG is a Luhya man in deeds and character. He was born out of a relationship between his mother and former COTU boss Clement Kalani Lumbembe. While the former Assistant Minister didn’t marry Githu’s…

Let me assure you that Miguna Miguna is very fine. Sources within the police and some who have access to him have told me that he is well fed and healthy despite rumours that he is sick after some poisoning. Some also alleged that he is dead with the government lost on how to handle the aftermath of this. Hogwash!!! Miguna is well and will be produced in court as ordered. Miguna’s predicament in police custody is being worsened by his character. He is abrasive and doesn’t understand how to win allies in the unlikely places. Like Raila, Miguna is…

Ezinne Uko (Nigeria) and Peter Wachira (Kenya) are the two winners of the $200,000 Kwesé Inc #GoGettaz entrepreneurship competition held today at Strathmore University. Both walked away with a $100,000 USD investment, a similar amount in credit facility from Equity Bank Kenya, and a two week mentorship at Kwesé’s headquarters in South Africa with Strive Masiyiwa, founder and Executive Chairman of Econet Global. The 10 runners up each receive $10,000 USD investment in their ventures. Following two days of intense training sessions at the Nairobi Garage with experienced mentors in business, innovation and entrepreneurship including Sebastian Wafula (The Wafula Corporation Limited), Patricia Jumi…

Multichoice has now given DStv Now access to subscribers of its DStv Family and Access packages By downloading the DStv Now app for your smartphone or tablet or logging on to the DStv Now website via your PC or laptop, you get to stream Live TV,  stream or download movies and series on DStv Catch Up, see the full DStv TV Guide, and manage your account at your convenience. Subscribers will also be able to access Catch Up on the DStv app (Android and iOS) which is available on PC and mobile. DStv Now was previously available only to Premium, Compact Plus and Compact subscribers.…

Corine Mbiakectha Nana, who took over in 2012 as the new Managing Director of Oracle Kenya hub is being accused of hounding Kenyans from their positions at the tech giant. Corine heads the Oracle Kenya Hub which is in charge of developing and managing revenue of Oracle in 25 countries in Africa from the hub. She is a Cameroonian who also sat in the panel which interview candidates for the position she later gave herself. Corine has already sacked Paul Angatia, Flavour Mangula, Charles Gichobi, Ann Njiamwe, Zebedeo Nyamonga and Njeri Maina. Ade Famoti from Nigeria had a poor show in…

Francis Wangusi who is the Director General of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), has been suspended for 3 months as the regulator conducts and independent audit of the Human Resources. READ: CCK Announce New Mobile Termination Rates Effective July 2012 According to a statement from Board Session Chairman, Chris Huka, the authority is seeking to organise its structure, promotions and training at the authority and the suspension will make them achieve that without the undue interference of the Director General. Francis Wangusi has been the Director General at CA for the past 6 years after replacing Francis Njoroge. He has…

Mombasa County governor Hassan Joho has now appointed his own brother as the head of county inspectorate, which deals with the enforcement of county by-laws. Mohammed Amir who is the elder brother of governor Joho takes over from Nahid Musa who is retiring. VIDEO: Mohammed Amir takes over from Nahid Musa; Governor Joho has been variously accused of practising cronyism and nepotism in the county after having nominated even his own house maid as an MCA in Mombasa County assembly. Apart from nominating his close relatives for key positions in Mombasa, Governor Joho is also known to be fronting a…

KDF officers are angry that all the army installations countrywide doesn’t have EABL products. Some of the popular EABL products like Tusker, Balozi, Guiness, Serengeti, Smirnoff, Johnie Walker, Baileys, Pilsner, Bell, Whitecap among others, have been absent from the KDF facilities for some time. According to the soldiers, there seems to be a serious problem between EABL and army commanders leading to the lack of the alcoholic drinks in all Kenya Defence Forces installations in the country. READ: KDF Troops Undergo Counter Terrorism Training In Jordan Soldiers who spoke to KahawaTungu have demanded to be told if there is a problem and…