Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A lawyer was on Wednesday arrested by officers guarding the Times Tower where Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is located. According to a tweep identified as Alamin Kimathi, the advocate and former journalist Soyinka Lempaa was apprehended for taking a picture of the building. https://twitter.com/alaminkimathi/status/1153965423769116672 Soyinka has apparently been taken to the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU). Kahawa Tungu understands that the lawyer was arrested for capturing this particular image; The ex-KBC journo was awarded a Ksh2,052,764 compensation for unfair termination of his employment and failing to raise his salary upon promotion. In his ruling, Justice Mathews Nduma found that the termination…

Former Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner General John Njiraini has been shortlisted in the race to fill the National Land Commission (NLC) Chairman position. In a notice on the local dailies, Njiraini and former Nyeri Town Constituency Member of Parliament Esther Murugi were among 11 successful candidates scheduled to appear for interviews on Monday, July 29. Others are Mwenda Kiambi Makathimo, Robert Kipkosgei Kilimo, Patrick Silili Adolwa, Dr Humphrey K. Njuguna, Prof Paul Musili Wambua, Naomi Wagereka, Tiyah Galgalo Ali,Gershom Otachi Bw’Omwana and Dr Hussein O. Farah. Read: Former NLC Chairman Muhammed Swazuri Claims Commission’s Pressure Caused Wife’s Miscarriage The position…

Standard’s Kenya Television Network (KTN) is grappling with lack of talent and leadership, even as the new managing editor Ellen Wanjiru is accused of incompetence. According to inside sources who reached out to Kahawa Tungu, the newsroom is almost dead and it is only taking the initiative of individual journalists to keep it going. Since she replaced Joe Ageyo at the Mombasa Road based station, she is said to have lost touch with her juniors and she is ‘rolling’ with who is who in the political arena. Read: Kenyans Troll Sarah Kabu For Advising Kenyan Youth To Fundraise For Weddings…

Stories of suffering jobless graduates could be planted by corporates for malicious reasons, education activist Dr Wandia Njoya has hinted. According to Njoya, the narratives are advanced in a bid to manipulate the graduates to “shut up and accept any crap thrown at them”. “If you believe the story that there are not enough plumbers, masons etc, and yet they earn alot of money, don’t focus on the part of “there are not enough…” Focus on “they earn alot of money.” Because what pains companies is having to pay good wages,” she says. Njoya, in a tweet thread, argues that…

Kisumu County residents want EACC and DCI officers to look into corruption allegations in the Finance and Energy departments within the county government. Using the Kisumu County Watch lobby group, residents want DCI George Kinoti and Twalib Mbarak of EACC to probe finance CEC Nerry Achar and his energy counterpart Alice Moraa. The two county employees are being accused of doing business with firms that were not prequalified in 2017/18 financial year and money laundering schemes. Read: Kisumu Police Accused of Protecting Dangerous Gangs Terrorizing Resident “Sir, Kindly probe a firm by the name Guru IT which was used in…

Two businessmen are accusing a Kitale Equity Bank branch manager of conning them of Sh233,000 with the help of an Equity Agent. According to Weekly Citizen, the businessmen; former mayor Charles Bonyo and ex Councillor Fredrick Rono sought advice from the manager on the best way to transfer funds. The unidentified bank man advised that Equitel Money Transfer was the easiest and flexible way to send the money. Read: Banks Ordered To Make Weekly Reports On Persons Changing Old Cash With New Notes When they tried sending the funds, the mobile network was apparently too slow. Needless to say, the…

Choppies supermarket could be at the verge of closing down its operations in Kenya, following a strained relationship with suppliers which has seen its shelves go empty for weeks now. The retailer, which took over from cash strapped Ukwala Supermarket, has been unable to maintain the tempo in the Kenyan retail industry, which has seen its cash flow dwindle. Currently, the retailer headquartered in Botswana is surviving on reduced customer traffic, who are greeted by empty shelves and ‘hopeless’ staffers, reported to have gone for months without pay. According to a statement by the Kenya Union of Commercial, Food and…

The central government through the ministry of health has forced counties to take up the scandalous mobile clinics that have been rotting in Mombasa since 2015. This was revealed by health principal secretary Susan Mochache, who said that the ministry had written to the governors asking them to express interest in the containers. “This is a devolved function and it is up to the counties to operate and run the portable medical containers,” said Ms Mochache, who appeared before the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee. Read: Controversial Mobile Clinics Rotting In Mombasa As Ksh1 Billion Taxpayers’ Money Sublimes However, this…

“Uncle is here to see you”, my wife informed me as she swung open the bedroom door.  “Did you know he was coming?” she asked; I replied “no” with a befuddled look on my face, although, deep down, I knew what the reason for his visit was.  Further, I suspected that, though I was the only one unaware but not surprised, this was a planned visit that everyone in my family was aware of. It was a subtle intervention. My name is George Muiruri, and I am a recovering addict. From 20 years old, I have been fighting oscillating battles…

The ruling party has in the recent past faced various division wars with some members forming an alliance towards President Uhuru Kenyatta and the rest affirming their unwavering support to the deputy president William Ruto ahead of the 2022 elections. According to reports, the wars and divisions have now spilled over to the various ministries with the Land Ministry being the most affected, arguably. It is noted that despite Cabinet Secretary Faradah Karoney being the boss, there has arisen officials of the ministry who are capitalizing on the alleged differences between the president and his deputy. The officials have consequently…

The Kenya Roads Board (KRB) was established through an Act of Parliament, KRB ACT No. 7, in 1999 and was given presidential assent on 6 January,2000. The Act commenced on July 1, 2000 and the Board of Directors was appointed. The board is comprised of members, both from the public and private sectors of the economy. It has eight members from the private sector and five members from the public sector. On the spot however is the board’s executive director, Jacob Ruwa who has apparently been running down the place by manipulating tenders and pocketing bribes. Read: Michael Joseph Appointed…

Impunity at the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) is at the verge of throwing the company over the cliff as small scale farmers decry unending exploitation by the top management. The cries recently attracted the attention of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga who last week convened a meeting at his office at Capital hill with players in the tea sector to deliberate on the way forward for the company that is said to have completely lost track. The meeting was largely on how to tame fraud at KTDA that has resulted in the loss of billions. Despite KTDA auctioning tea…

Friends and fans of renowned blogger Robert Alai have started an online kitty to fundraise for the blogger who is currently serving a 14-day detention at Central Police station, Nairobi. According to a team behind the initiative, the funds will cater for legal fees and other case expenditures. Alai was arrested after he allegedly posted a gory picture of police officers who were killed after their vehicle ran over an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Wajir. Sinkiyian Tobiko, the magistrate in Alai’s case dismissed the need for evidence while sending the blogger to detention, over alleged connections to terrorists. The…

The government is staring at a loss of Ksh1 billion in the controversial mobile clinics, that are reported to be rotting at the Miritini National Youth Service (NYS) yard in Mombasa. The government entered into a contract with Estama Investment Clinic to supply the 100 clinics at the price of Ksh1 billion. Ksh800 million was paid to the supplier as a down payment, even before the containers were supplied. According to sources, the project was meant to benefit a member of the Kenyatta family, who is linked to Estama Investment Ltd, and has since refused to transport the containers from…

Kisumu County Governor Peter Anyang Nyong’o is a man under siege as his leadership faces turbulence, with residents decrying poor management of one of Kenya’s cities. According to reports, the governor’s inclusive government has become a shadow of its former self, as pundits blame Nyong’o of allowing his wife to run the county affairs. Nyong’o wife, Dorothy Nyong’o, who is one of the governor’s advisers, is said to be running the county with the help of close allies, who have paralyzed the normal operation of the county. For some time now, the county has failed to meet its revenue targets. A…

Wars between Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and Interior Ministry principal secretary Karanja Kibicho are allegedly far from over. While the exchanges have cooled down since last year when then Citizen TV’s Salim Swaleh is said to have delivered to Sonko a recording of the Interior PS insulting the former, Kahawa Tungu understands that the wars are still on. According to a local weekly publication, the bullish PS who formerly worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has enlisted the services of newly appointed Nation Media Group’s Editorial Director Mutuma Mathiu. Read: Oscar Sudi Threatens To Expose CS Matiang’i, PS…