Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Sportpesa and Betin have a fortnight to remit Ksh8.5 billion withholding tax to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) or be closed as per interior CS Fred Matiang’i’s directive. According to reports by Business Daily, Betin owes KRA Ksh5.29 billion while Sportpesa owes the taxman Kshh3.29 billion, withholding tax arrears. KRA’s manager for debt enforcement Asha Salim has already written to Safaricom, which the the financial service provider for the two, to pay the amounts for Gamcode Limited (Betin) and Pevans East Africa (Sportpesa). Read: SHAME: Raila and these Celebrities Promote Betting In Kenya, Destroying Young Lives “I hereby declare you to…

The Coca Cola company is battling a court case filed by 58 consumers who accuse the company of selling contaminated drinks to them. According to documents in our possession, the consumers, most of whom are Busia residents developed abdominal pains immediately after taking the drinks, and were admitted at different hospitals in Busia. The incidence happened in 2010, and the company (Coca Cola Central, East and West Africa) has been trying to secure an out of court settlement, offering the affected persons Ksh45,000 each, a move which has flopped. Read: Coca Cola Kenya Staff Complain of Bullying by Almasi Beverages…

The betting craze in Kenya has celebrities influence written all over it. From the onset, online betting firms have used celebrities to promote their activities knowing very well the power they have especially over youths. As the government moves to control the negative effects of betting in our society, we take a look at some of the celebrities who have actively promoted betting. Wyre aka the Love Child The R&B and reggae musician has been part of SportPesa, the biggest betting firm in the country, and promoted their activities since they first launched about five years ago. Carol Radull The…

New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) chairman Matu Wamae has quit after 20 years of service at the helm, with several people questioning his ability to deliver due to his old age and ill-health. Wamae has been replaced by Ignatius Kahiu, following revocation of Wamae’s appointment in March. However, it is reported that Kahiu could be another bad decision, as he is facing a criminal case in court. Wamae leaves New KCC with several scandal that have haunted his reign for the two decade he has fumbled with leadership. Read: EALA MP Simon Mbugua Wants CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge Ousted Over…

Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) chairman John Ngumi has been elected to Kenya Airways (KQ) board. Ngumi was elected in the 43rd annual general meeting of the shareholders, to replace Jason Kapkirwok who has retired. The shareholders also gifted Chairman Michael Joseph with three more years at the helm of the board of the troubled carrier. Read: Urithi Housing’s 100-acre Land Up For Auction, Developers Kicked Out In Another Project “I thought I had a hot seat until I met KQ boss Sebastian Mikosz. I believe in this airline. I have seen it go up and then down and it will…

A member of the Homa Bay County cabinet was last night shot dead at a petrol station he is said to won in Kendu Bay. Philemon Donny Opar who is the Homa Bay County’s CEC in charge of Transport and Infrastructure was apparently reviewing the day’s activities at the petrol station where he was gunned down by assailants. READ: Nyamira County Government Officers Accused Of Diverting Public Funds To Personal Businesses  Donny Opar, as he was famously known, was a long time NGO finance professional who worked with various reputable international NGOs in the region. He was appointed in April 2019…

Female celebrities in Kenya and abroad are all over Instagram struggling to get the attention of Bien Aime of Sautisol after the Sautisol group lead singer posted a picture which showed what the women believe is his manhood. The ladies became so itched after Bien posted the photo under the viral #NviiriChallenge which was started after Nviiri the Storyteller who was featured in Sauti Sol’s song Extravaganza song showing his massive sugarcane protruding. View this post on Instagram #NviiriChallenge 😂 A post shared by BIEN-AIME ALUSA BARAZA (@bienaimesol) on May 30, 2019 at 7:10am PDT Seems like Sautisol…

James Githii Mburu is the next Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General. This is following an appointment by Finance Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich gazetted on Thursday. His three-year term takes effect on July 1, 2019. Read: KRA Commissioner Among 5 Kenyans Shortlisted In Njiraini Succession Race “IN EXERCISE of powers conferred by section 11 (1) of the Kenya Revenue Authority Act, the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Planning appoints James Githii Mburu to be the Commissioner General of Kenya Revenue Authority, the gazette notice read in part. Mburu, who is KRA’s Intelligence and Strategic Operations Commissioner, was among five…

12 leading digital lenders in Kenya have today announced the launch of umbrella welfare entity, Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK). According to the lenders, the welfare body is to promote industry best practice and drive a coordinated approach in addressing the emerging industry’s pressing issues. It might not be to the advantage of consumers as many struggles with unclear or ever-changing loan terms offered by the lenders. Most of the digital lenders have terms which they are ambushed with after committing. Incorporated in 2019, DLAK brings together leading digital-first lenders and other key stakeholders including; Tala, Alternative Circle, Stawika…

Siemens AG, Philips NV and General Electric (GE) are staring at a mega scandal that could affect their global businesses, entailing uncouth business practices marred with corruption and and kickbacks in China and Brazil. According to Reuters,  the three companies used local middlemen to negotiate bribes with Chinese government and hospital officials to sell medical equipment. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are investigating the bribery claims, where the three companies have used bribes to influence business decisions for expensive medical equipment sold to other countries. Read: Nokia Siemens Networks Launches a New Way to Deliver Broadband The medical equipment…

Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip was attacked on Monday morning after watching the UEFA Champions League match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Memphis Lounge near USIU, Kasarani. According to a statement seen by Kahawa Tungu, the lawmaker was attacked by at least nine men at around 2.40 am as he left the night club. Loitiptip who is in the Intensive Care Unit at Aga Khan Hospital was in the company of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s daughter, Saumu Mbuvi. Read: ‘Jails Will Soon Be Full With Poor People Caught Using Plastic Bags,’ Boniface Mwangi As many will recall, Saumu recently ended…

University of Nairobi might be struggling financially but its Vice Chancellor Prof Peter Mbithi is still living large. Reports reaching Kahawa Tungu indicate that the VC purchased office furniture worth a whooping Sh20 million without following procurement procedures. The goods, we understand were delivered on a Sunday night. The institution has according to Auditor General been running on bank overdrafts to an extent of failing to remit statutory deductions including loans. Read: Debt, Corruption And Sycophancy Crippling University Of Nairobi For example, UoN just like Kenyatta University and Multimedia University failure to remit has resulted in individual employees being penalized for…

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris is a woman facing humiliation after a phone conversation between her and Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was leaked. In the undated phone conversation, Passaris is heard asking the Nairobi County boss for Ksh1 million which she apparently needs for a certain meeting with Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. She says that the Opposition Leader had chosen her to be his kingpin in Nairobi since she had more support from Nairobi constituents during the 2017 general elections. Read: Esther Passaris Accuses Governor Sonko Of Undermining Her office In the audio which seems to have been released…

Activist Okiya Omtata was on Friday afternoon blocked from accessing Kenya Revenue Authority offices to submit a memorandum objecting the appointment of James Mburu as the KRA Commissioner General. Mburu, who is KRA’s Intelligence and Strategic Operations Commissioner, was among five Kenyans shortlisted in the race to succeed John Njiraini. Taking to his social media, Omtatah said two men manning the area denied him access. Read: KRA Commissioner Among 5 Kenyans Shortlisted In Njiraini Succession Race “They told me they had instructions not to allow me past the reception tent,” Omtatah wrote. The tax man had on Monday, through an…

Working in the marketing and advertising industry is one of the most prestigious jobs of the time, as most people enjoy the ‘celebrity’ kind of status by appearing on TV, newspapers and billboards. You become famous all of a sudden and everyone is asking for the money you earn from the job. What people do not know is that most of these ‘celebs’, most of whom are youngsters, end up being paid peanuts or nothing at all as Kahawa Tungu’s investigative desk will reveal. One of the notorious organisation refusing to pay its employees is the Hue Experiential which worked…