Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A group that has been soliciting for funds from the public allegedly to support Felix Orinda alias DJ Evolve has been accused of refusing to release the money to the family. The team, led by a woman only identified as Jackie, started the contributions a while ago, and has been promising to hand over the funds to the family for over a week now. “Jackie has been promising to hand over the money to the family ‘tomorrow” which never comes and now it is over a week gone. Everyday she keeps postponing, and we suspect the money has been ‘eaten’,”…

A Kenyan using Twitter account @CarolmNyaga has accused the NCBA Bank of trying to defraud her, by asking her for Ksh3,000 to process a statement for her savings bank account she opened six years ago. The amount is charged per page, hence it could be more in case the statement is more than one page. According to the user, Carol Nyaga, the amount was too much and unjustifiable, hence she opted to close the account, for good. “I was gearing up for a fantastic day, then I called @NCBABankKenya for a historical statement 4 a savings acc I opened 6…

Penial Air Ltd owner Mary Mukulu Kai has been confirmed as the new manager of flight operations for Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), replacing Captain Beatrice Wakhungu. The position is one of the most powerful in the authority, since it is the docket that controls all flight operations in the country. Reliable sources have informed this blog that Penial Air, which she co-owns with her husband Mr Kai Tinga, is planning to launch domestic flights soon. “How is she working with a regulator as a senior and powerful manager while she owns an airline which competes with others?” poses our…

Parents of form two students at Pioneer School located in Muranga are up in arms after one of the teachers, Mr Peter Gitonga, decided what appeared to be bhang while hosting a virtual classroom this morning. According to a section of parents and at least two teachers speaking on condition of anonymity, the teacher who is a recognised smoker displayed the act in front of kids, leading to the students recording him and sharing their experience with parents and a section of the school community. The act has forced the Principal to assure parents that they are investigating the teacher…

Omar Lali Omar, the 52-year-old boyfriend to the late Keroche heiress Tecra Karanja, was today arraigned in court and charged with her murder in a Garsen High court. Omar is accused of committing the crime on the night of 22nd and 23rd April 2020 at Shela Village, Lamu. The accused was however not allowed to take a plea until a mental assessment is done and presented to the court on Thursday 16th July 2020. The late Tecra Karanja, the last-born daughter of Keroche Breweries CEO, Tabitha Karanja died on May 2nd at the Nairobi Hospital while undergoing treatment. She had…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has convinced the Director of Public Prosecution to charge Omar Lali with murder after packaging what is said to be a water-tight case in the case of the death of Keroche Breweries heiress, Tecra Muigai. According to sources in Lamu, Omar Lali’s alibi has not convinced the investigators from DCI Homicide unit that he didn’t kill the Tecra Muigai as his version is full of inconsistencies and untruths not corroborated by 25 other witnesses interviewed over the last one month. So according to the DCI report presented to DPP for the prosecution of Kwale…

As of April 2019, NCBA chairman James Ndegwa and his brother, Andrew Ndegwa, owned 6.6 million shares worth Ksh704 million in Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) Group which later merged with NIC Bank to form NCBA. James held 3.1 million shares in CBA (1.09 percent stake) worth Ksh333.9 million while Andrew held 3.4 million shares (1.21 percent stake) worth Ksh370.8 million. Also, James held 52.5 million shares in NIC with a market value of Ksh1.8 billion, similar to Andrew’s though James’ shares were 11,874 higher. Before being transferred to the new entity, the shares were multiplied by 2.7. The merger…

The family of the late Ohangla musician Maureen Achieng popularly known as Lady Maureen has asked the government to allow them to give their kin a befitting send-off. According to the deceased mother, Margret Atieno, the state should relax the directives on burial ceremonies in a bid to combat Coronavirus and allow them to give her a befitting send-off. Further, the mother has called on politicians, well-wishers and fans to support them in their burial plans. “Her demise has left us in shock, she was our torch bearer and we request politician and her fans who walked with her in…

Ohangla Musician, Maureen Achieng, popularly known as Lady Maureen has passed on after a long illness at her Migori home. Reports indicate that the ‘Wangni Wabiro’ hitmaker who has been in and out of the hospital for the last three years after she was diagnosed with hypertension (abnormally low blood pressure) succumbed in the wee hours of the morning. In June, reports swirled on social media pronouncing the singer dead but the singer’s mother was quick to debunk them stating that her daughter was recuperating well at home. “Lady Maureen ako hai na mzima. Amegonjeka lakini yupo Mzima. Ata sisi…

Metropol credit reference bureau (CRB) is on the spot for disregarding a directive issued in April by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), barring CRBs from listing borrowers as non-performing (blacklisting) during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a Metropol employee who reached out to Kahawa Tungu on condition of anonymity, the bureau has been listing borrowers who default loans for 30 days, instead of the stipulated 90 days. Data in our possession shows that one of the borrowers who was listed had defaulted for only 30 days as of April 1, hence was not supposed to be blacklisted. We could…

Mediamax has filed for insolvency to avoid paying over 100 employees sacked last month, who had not been paid three-month salaries and retrenchment dues. Kahawa Tungu understands that Mediamax has hired the services of Kereto Marima, a corporate insolvency and restructuring practitioner to execute the move. Insolvency is the state of being unable to pay the money owed, by a person or company, on time. This means that if Mediamax is declared insolvent, all sacked employees might lose their pay, unless the assets of the company are disposed to pay them. Inside sources have intimated that in case the insolvent…

French retailer Carrefour is a den of employee oppression, harassment, intimidation and extended working hours, insiders have intimated to Kahawa Tungu. According to a letter addressed to the management in our possession, at the centre of this oppression is the general manager Mr Houssem Naccache, whom employees say is untouchable. Mr Naccache, despite being the leader, regularly breaks company rules as he wishes, just to keep the workforce terrorized. Even when on leave, Mr Naccache comes to work in civilian just to harass employees, despite company policies dictating that no employee should access his/her work station when on leave or…

The birth of social media has been a blessing to some and a curse to others, with some of the world’s wealthiest people flashing their extravagant lifestyles within a flash of a camera. Instagram has played a huge role in distorting the realities of life such that people have gone above and beyond to live a fake life for the sake of a few likes and followers. If you are on Instagram, you must have had a sneak peek of profiles of Nigerians Ramon Olorunwa Abbas famously known as Hushpuppi and Olalekan Ponle who goes by the name Woodbery. From…

Traders in Njiru area along Kangundo Road are up in arms against a team of grabbers based at the Office of President Uhuru Kenyatta and supported by area OCPD. According to the traders who demonstrated recently with placards, the grabbers led by the Principal Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Interior and National Coordination, Kangethe Thuku, are eyeing the 800 acres along Kangundo Road which was bought by the government from Kiambu Farmers Housing Society with the sale brokered by Kiambu Dandora Housing Company. However, after acquiring the land, it was sold to private companies, individuals and politicians with the…

Bata shoe company is on the spot for employing Indian nationals without legal Kenyan work permits in place of Kenyans for roles that can be easily done by locals. According to a letter written to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations seen by this writer, insiders say that the Indian employees have been mistreating Kenyans, after coming in as trainers. “There are foreign workers from Asia brought in to take up positions legally meant and suited for Kenyans at the pretext of training the Kenyans to take over. They (Asians) have never trained these Kenyans and are way less competent than…