Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) is riddled with corruption, nepotism and misuse of power orchestrated by CEO Peter Leley, an exposé to the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) has revealed. Leley is accused of employing his relatives and tribesmen in top positions regardless of their qualifications, including Stella Chepkosgei (his second wife). Mr Leley is also said to have built a house for Stella, and at times used IGRTC workers (who undertake repairs in the IGRTC Parklands Plaza office) to provide labour during construction. All payments are being made by IGRTC. Leley has also employed his kin Meshak Tuwei…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have launched a manhunt for Kenyan lawyer Sammy Gichuki wanted for skipping bail. In a notice shared to members of the public on Tuesday night, the George Kinoti-led directorate said the lawyer absconded court, where he is charged with a Sh20 million fraud. Waigwa practices under S. Gichuki Waigwa & Associates, a firm based in Nairobi. He was charged in 2017 with stealing from Aguthi Enterprises. Police said he appeared in court for the first hearing and vanished into thin air afterwards. Read: Lawyer Among Three Suspects Arrested As Sleuths Bust Online Car…

A DCI detective shot during an altercation at a nightclub along Thika Road has succumbed to his injuries. Constable Festus Musyoka who was attached to Starehe Police Station, died at Nairobi Hospital on Tuesday. The deceased was shot in the neck, his friend Lawrence Muturi, attached to Kasarani police station in the hand and a woman identified as Felister Nzisa near the abdomen. Read: Quiver Lounge Shooting Suspect Dickson Mararo Released on Sh5 Million Bail The trio who were at Quiver Lounge were allegedly shot by a civilian firearm holder, Dickson Mararo. In CCTV footage obtained from the scene of incident…

The prime suspect in the murder of BBC journalist Kate Mitchell’s had booked a room with his girlfriend at the same hotel as the deceased. According to police reports, Tamati Mauti had booked a room on the seventh floor of the luxurious Westlands hotel on Thursday. He was there with his fiancée, Michelle Akinyi. Later, he and Mitchell had drinks at the bar after which he followed her back to her room on the eight floor. “We suspect that this is when the two engaged in a scuffle that resulted in the death of Ms Mitchell,” Kilimani Sub-county Police Commander…

Kahawa Tungu yesterday established that Presidential aspirant Jimmy Wanjigi is not a licensed firearm holder as his license was revoked in 2018. Documents in our possession dated January 30, 2018, revealed that the then Secretary for Firearms and Licensing Board Samuel Kimaru revoked Wanjigi’s firearms licenses on the grounds that he was unfit to be trusted with the firearms. He was ideally ordered to return 7 firearms that were in his possession illegally and he is yet to comply with the same. “I wish to notify you in accordance with the provisions of the Firearms Act. Cap. 114 Laws of Kenya…

Presidential aspirant Jimi Wanjigi is not a licensed firearm holder. His license was revoked in 2018 according to details reaching Kahawa Tungu. In a document dated January 30, 2018, the then Secretary for Firearms and Licensing Board Samuel Kimaru revoked Wanjigi’s firearms licenses on the grounds that he was unfit to be trusted with the firearms. “I wish to notify you in accordance with the provisions of the Firearms Act. Cap. 114 Laws of Kenya that your Firearm Certificate No.9522 issued to you on 12th June 2014 is with effect from the date of this notice, revoked as the Firearms…

High Court Judge Anthony Mrima has claimed that his life is in danger. The judge on Thursday alleged that he has been threatened by senior state officers for issuing “unfavourable orders” against the State. “Recently I handled a matter and issued some orders. The orders were directed towards some senior state officers. I was surprised to be approached by an emissary sent by one of the said state officers,” said justice Mrima. Without disclosing the matter in question, justice Mrima said the message was to cease being personal and to stop giving “unfavourable orders”. Read: Court Sentences DCI Boss Kinoti to…

A teacher has been arrested for the alleged murder of a 28-year-old man in Kabar East, Muhoroni sub-county. According to DCI sleuths, the teacher, Wycliffe Ochieng Omollo of Amilo Primary School reportedly attacked David Omondi Otieno following an unknown issue and inflicted very serious injuries. Omondi has since succumbed to the injuries inflicted on him. “John Ochieng Okal, a cousin to the deceased, reported that his cousin was on his way home when he was confronted by the teacher who immediately started raining blows on his head before he landed head first on a stone,” the DCI said. Read: Widow of…

A man charged with creating a disturbance will spend 5 months in jail or pay Sh5,000 fine for seeking sexual relations with a fellow man. Appearing before Kibera senior principal magistrate Esther Boke, Wako Boru Dida is said to have told a fellow man, Jarso Gimda Roba that he would make love to him and do the same to his mother. The suspect reportedly approached the victim and uttered the words repeatedly. It wasn’t the last time as he continuously made the remarks to him on several other occasions despite the intervention by Borana elders within the area to make…

Today, 61 people have tested positive for Covid-19 after a sample size of 5,525 tested in the last 24 hours. The country’s caseload is now at 254,276. This brings the positivity rate to 1.1% with the cumulative tests so far conducted being 2,767,353. No death has been recorded in the last 24 hours hence the cumulative death toll still stands at 5,316. Also, 59 patients have recovered from the virus and the recoveries now stand at 247,633. 390 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities; 1,038 are under the Home-Based Isolation & Care program. 27 patients are in the…

A suspected terrorist has been arrested at Lang’ata shopping center after offering Sh180,000 to a police officer in exchange for information on a popular club. According to details by the DCI, the suspect Ali Abdullahi Hussein was nabbed after he requested to find out when the club hosts the largest number of from a cop on patrol. The officer became suspicious and informed the club management where the suspect was arrested. Upon arrest, up to Sh156,421 was recovered from him. Read: Here’s a List of Wanted Terrorists with Sh50 Million Bounty on their Heads “The officer was puzzled by the questions…

A court in Nairobi has barred singer Miss P from defaming fellow musician Willy Paul following the assault claims video. A decision by Magistrate H.M Nyaga has barred Miss P from continuing to defame Willy Paul while ideally asking her to pull down the video she previously posted accusing him of sexual assault. “An order is granted compelling the first defendant/respondent herein either by themselves, their servants’ agents, assigns or any other person spreading the video or circulating the same be restrained by an order of the court from defaming, spreading and continuing to defame the plaintiff/applicant the inter partes…

A section of youths from Kitui has expressed displeasure after the funds that were donated by Deputy President Wiliam Ruto went missing. The youths have staged demonstrations after the Sh3 million that was donated to boda boda operators and local traders disappeared. Apparently, the money was expected to be shared among the aforementioned groups but some individuals hijacked the course and took away with the funds. They are now calling on investigations to be done in order to establish how the funds went missing. They ideally urged organizers of the events to be transparent and involve locals on how the…

This letter lays out the sham of leadership and management that has been going on at Centum Investment Company. You need to carefully analyze the audited financial statements going back the last 5 years to verify the facts that are laid out in this letter. If it were a private limited company, then there would be no need for this. However, it isn’t. The management in charge of this public limited company has gone rogue and needs to stop. Before we go into details, we would like to state why we are doing this. First, we love the company as…

Former Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Managing Director Charles Kiprotich Tanui is currently liquidating his property, even as graft cases facing him threaten to sink him. Top of the list in the property being disposed of is a Range Rover Sport, registration number KCX222R, registered under his brother’s name Richard Kipkorir Tanui. Other luxury vehicles Mr Tanui has disposed of over time are Lexus 570 which was valued at Ksh11 million, Mercedes Benz GL Formatic (KCU 444R) which was valued at Ksh8 million, Toyota Pickup (KCH 222P) which was valued at Ksh5 million, Toyota Landcruiser valued at Ksh4 million, and an…