Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

In 2019, Dr Gumato Yatani, the wife to the current Treasury CS Ukur Yatani landed two jobs, something that passed as the highest form of nepotism in the top brass of the government. Dr Gumato Yatani landed a job in the Ministry of Education after CS George Magoha, in a Gazette notice dated November 8, 2019, appointed her to be the chairperson of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Council. At the same time, she was appointed to be part of a task force formed by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives which was tasked to review…

Blogger Edgar Obare has sent out a distress call after his brother was allegedly abducted and tortured on Saturday night. In a video shared online on Sunday, Obare claimed that the people behind his brother’s kidnapping demanded to know his whereabouts. The gossip blogger, popularly known as “Tea Master”, has been missing in action after running a “Wash Wash” exposé said to have bruised a network of criminals involved in money laundering activities in the country. “Saturday night I was informed that they kidnapped and tortured my brother. They were more or less out to get information about my whereabouts,”…

Controversial Nigerian Evangelist, Pastor Cyril Utomi has warned women against wearing wigs, makeup and perfumes terming it ungodly. According to the evangelist, high heels, jewelry and artificial hair are Jezebel’s properties that will derail one’s quest in seeking the kingdom of God. Through a Facebook post, Pastor Utomi called on women to burn the aforementioned items with the caption “Burn your idols before they burn you.” This, he said after a congregant had reportedly surrendered her life to Christ. Read: ‘Controversial’ Pastor Godfrey Migwi Joins Politics, Seeks To Unseat Mathioya MP Peter Kimari “A female minister from Rivers State, Nigeria had…

The mother of late Sharon Otieno, Melida Auma, has joined politics and will be vying for the Homa Bay Town West Ward MCA seat under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket. According to Nation, Mrs Auma is long into politics and has made it clear that she will be among the women seeking election through the party associated with Deputy President William Ruto For instance, Mrs Auma is said to be among 13 people who were arrested and charged for convening illegal gatherings in a hotel in Homa Bay county. She spent her weekend in the police cell and was…

Abuse of the security personnel attached to Deputy President William Ruto’s residences in Nairobi and Eldoret informed the recent change of guard in his team, Kahawa Tungu has learnt. This, according to sources in the know, was revealed by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i during a closed-door meeting with the Committee on Administration and National Security of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The CS had been summoned alongside other security bosses to shed light on the recent changes that saw DP Ruto’s elite General Service Unit (GSU) officers withdrawn and replaced with Administration Police. In a camera session with the…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has dismissed as propaganda claims that Deputy President William Ruto’s security has been downgraded. This is following the recent change of guard at the DP’s official residence in Karen, Nairobi and Sugoi home in Eldoret where the state replaced elite General Service Unit (GSU) officers manning the facilities with Administration Police. Appearing before the Committee on Administration and National Security of the National Assembly on Wednesday, CS Matiang’i insisted that the DP’s security is intact. Dismissing claims that the DP’s security had been compromised, the CS said the country’s second in command is adequately protected…

It is an intricate web of cartels, who are not afraid of doing anything, including killing those perceived to be threats by leaking information to the “unwanted” people. This is what befell Kevin Omwenga, a man who was killed under mysterious circumstances and later the only witness in his murder case eliminated. According to a lady who claimed to be ex-Omwenga’s girlfriend, Omwenga was spending too much during his last days, something that attracted too much attention and exposed his colleagues. “He crashed his Porsche and said he was tired of it because the spare parts cant be found in…

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) CEO Dr Evans Kamuri has been accused of running down the institution, even as the situation at the country’s biggest hospital gets worse. Recently, Kahawa Tungu reported how the institution was faced with a crisis, following increased deaths of patients including KNH staff. Despite the issue being highlighted, more patients and staffers are still dying for lack of oxygen while the management turns a blind eye, according to a source. “So the issue of lack of oxygen in KNH, which was previously highlighted, is now taking a new turn. Everyone in the hospital is complaining and…

It is no secret that large tracts of land in Kenya are owned by the elite especially from the political sphere. While Kenyans struggle to buy small pieces of land, a few rich people own almost half of the country. According to the Kenya Land Alliance, more than a 65% of all arable land in Kenya is in the hands of only 20 per cent of the 35 million Kenyans. “That has left millions absolutely landless while another 67 per cent on average own less than an acre per person.” Here’s a list of Kenya’s largest land owners: 1. Kenyatta…

Former Attorney General Prof Githu Muigai has partnered with Skyward Express and Silverstone Air directors to start Renegade Air, a new air transport company. According to registration documents in our possession, Issak Somo Ahmed has been listed as a director of the company. Somo works for Fly Skyward Express. The company, which is set to start operations soon, has listed Gabriel Waweru Wainaina as the company secretary alongside Proven Registrars. Skyward, Silverstone and Bluebird are owned by brothers. Silverstone is owned by two brothers, Ibrahim Somow Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim Somow. The company, which was registered in September 2006, has…

The Ministry of Sports is on the spot for failing to pay medics who have worked in the just-concluded World Athletics U20 Championships. The medical team stormed the Ministry of Sports offices on Monday but were turned away without pay, even as officials remained shady. In the event held at Moi Sports Centre Kasarani, Kenya won eight gold medals, a silver and seven bronze to finish top of the world with 16 medals. The championships ended on Sunday as the Jamaican women and the South African men broke world U20 records in the 4x100m relays, adding to the two world…

Deputy President William Ruto held a two-day forum with leaders and stakeholders for an economic forum for Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Naivasha, Nakuru counties. https://twitter.com/WilliamsRuto/status/1429533087520731149 The DP has been castigating the One Kenya Alliance (OKA) principals; Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi, Moses Wetangula and Gideon Moi, and ODM’s Raila Odinga for holding seminars in preparation for the 2022 duel that is less than a year away. The five together with President Uhuru Kenyatta held a meeting at State House Mombasa on Tuesday, August 10. It is said that the head of state urged the OKA principals to back a Raila presidency.…

Christopher Kibett, the Nairobi Hospital’s Director of Human Resources and Operations, has been sacked in the latest changes effected at the hospital also affecting senior officers in the nursing department. The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer James Nyamongo announced Kibett’s exit in an internal memo dated August 18, 2021. “This is to inform you of the departure of Mr. Christopher Kibett from the Hospital effective today, 18th August 2021. On behalf of the Board, and on my own behalf I wish to express our appreciation for his contribution to the Hospital for the period he served as Director Human Resources and Operations,”…

The police have once again come to the spotlight for collecting bribes. Traffic police and even those on patrol are said to be collecting huge amounts in bribes from individuals and matatus daily. A few cases have been highlighted on social media, paving the way for the prosecution of rogue policemen. The cops seem to have come up with ingenious ways of collecting bribes, ensuring that they leave no paper trail. It has taken a few brave Kenyans to expose the rot in the police force by recording and even keeping Mpesa messages which they use to report to higher…

The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has been recording increased deaths in the recent past and this time including staffers, inside sources have intimated. The hospital, which is the biggest referral hospital in the country, has been having challenges with oxygen supply in the last two years, solely because of contracting incapacitated suppliers. For instance, in 2019, the management awarded a tender for supply and delivery of Medical Gases (liquid oxygen) to a company called Tunasco Limited. The company, according to insiders, never reliably supplied the item for the whole of the year. “At some point, all theatres were closed for…