Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Kisumu County government has put on hold the Ksh15 million Hippo Point project after an exposé by Kahawa Tungu’s investigative desk. The Anyang’ Nyong’o-led county had set aside Ksh5 million to fence the Hippo Point which has been grabbed by Empire and sold to Grain Bulk at Ksh100 million. Another Ksh5 million was set to be used for building a viewing point, erecting a jetty and constructing a swimming pool. Read: How Kisumu Hippo Point Was Grabbed, County Gov’t Now Fencing It For Cartels The remaining Ksh5 million was to be used to construct a restaurant. The sinister move was…

A man was beaten for 13 hours for telling on a drug and fake money ring in Nairobi. Kevin Mango, a varsity student was lured into a house along Kirichwa Road by a well-known drug (cocaine and heroin) and shisha dealer identified as Robert Omwenga Momanyi, former Makadara MP aspirant. READ: Three Suspected Carjackers Shot Dead On Naivasha – Nakuru Highway The victim was called at 4 pm by Robert Momanyi to “go for a drink at Stano’s place” along Kirichwa Road, where he was assaulted by seven men before he escaped at around 5 am. Stanley ‘Stano’ Rimbere was in…

Officers from the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) are on the spot for running an extortion ring in counties, forcing governors to give them kickbacks before releasing of favorable reports, according to governor Mike Sonko. Appearing before the Senate’s Public Accounts Committee chaired by Senator Moses Kajwang’ and repeating the same in Milele FM’s morning show, the governor surprised presenters and listeners with his well-documented allegations. READ: Kenya Airports Authority Was Not Involved In JKIA Proposed Takeover – Ouko According to Nairobi County Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko, two officers (Anita and Oyoo) are reported to have demanded at least Ksh 100million…

Following the story of nominated MP David Ole Sankok paints a picture of a man who has come from rags to riches, inspired by childhood memories. However, putting it under the microscope paints another picture, of a pathological liar, ready to spit lies to remain relevant, and advance his business agenda. One of the lies is that he is a medical doctor who graduated from the University of Nairobi (UoN). According to one doctor, Lukoye W’Atwoli, Sankok is nowhere near the medical profession, let alone his daydreams that he is a surgeon. “One of the biggest problem in Kenya is…

Disgraced and sickly Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore is set to leave the telco by the end of his contract in August, over what is reported to be health complications. This comes a few months after he took a nine-month medical leave since late 2017 to battle leukemia, cancer of the blood. READ: Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore Paid More Than Half A Million A Day, Report Shows Kahawa Tungu has learned that the exit follows Safaricom’s decision to refuse to renew Collymore’s contract with the board pushing for a new CEO as Bob Collymore’s time continues to be occupied with treatment. Currently,…

An advertising company associated with Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja which also owes the county close to Ksh10 million in rates has been blacklisted and its billboards removed from major roads. According to sources within the county, Seven Star Media Limited which is owned by James Omondi Ojwang, Sportpesa CEO Ronald Kamwiko Karauri and Nairobi Senator Johnson Arthur Kubasu Sakaja lied that it installed only a total of just over 400 billboards along major roads in Nairobi but a count discovered that they had over 900 billboards. The county then demanded that the company which advertises for Sportpesa and others as…

Wakaazi wa kijiji kimoja mjini Kakamega wameshangazwa na kisa ambacho barobaro mmoja ameamua kujichimbia kaburi mbele ya nyumba yake huku akidai kuwa amechoshwa na maisha. Kulingana na mdokezi wetu jamaa huyo kwa jina Fredrick Mumeyu almaarufu Holiday amekuwa akilalama kuwa maisha yamekuwa magumu kutokana na gharama ya maisha kupanda. “Maisha imekuwa ngumu, bei ya bidhaa inapanda kila kuchao, kupata kazi imekuwa changamoto kubwa ni heri kujitoa mapema kabla ya gharama kukuwa ghali zaidi,” alisema Mumeyu. Kulingana na jamaa zake, barobaro huyo pia amejinunulia jeneza analodai kuwa ni nzuri na linamfaa. “Tumekuwa tukisikia tu watu hujichimbia kaburi leo tumeona na macho…

Biwi la simanzi limeikumba familia moja kutoka kijiji cha Embwambwa eneo  bunge la Lurambi kaunti ya Kakamega baada ya mwili wa mwanaume mmoja  kupatikana ukininginia kwa kamba chumbani mwake. Patrick Siteti, mwenye umri wa miaka 40, anadaiwa kujinyonga kwa kamba baada ya mkewe kumtoroka huku akimwachia mzigo wa kuwalea wanao. Kulingana na mamake marehemu Salome Siteti, mwendazake aliamua kuchukua hatua hiyo baada yake kuachwa na mkewe kutokana na hali yao ya ufukara. Soma: Burundi Yawaachilia Huru Wanafunzi Waliomkejeli Raisi Nkurunziza Kupitia Michoro Inaripotiwa kuwa jambo hili lilimfanya kusongwa na mawazo, na mara kwa mara amekuwa akijaribu kujitoa uhai kabla yake kuokolewa…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) reportedly paid $1.8 million (Ksh180 million) as an advance payment for $2.6 million worth of software deal from Oracle East Africa, a system which was never used by the organization. READ: How CBK Awarded Oracle Ksh1.3 Billion Contract In A Record Time Of Three Days According to insiders at IEBC and Oracle, the electoral organization procured the system without following due process and by single sourcing Oracle as the provider, leading to massive loss of funds for a system which the organization really didn’t need. Excerpts from the Oracle contract with IEBC; Despite the…

Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has a couple of overzealous and egocentric senior officers hindering the growth of their subordinates. In our possession is a dossier showing just how two KAA employees have been overbooking training sessions oversees for courses out of their scope. Kahawa Tungu is training its eye on Selina Gor, Kisumu Airport manager and her Isiolo counterpart Christine Eyanae. While Ms Gor for example is a Corporate Communications expert, she has been booked for at least 4 course trainings in Korea, some under Airport Management, security and engineering. She is also on a long list of KAA employees…

Notorious Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials are harassing unsuspecting Kenyans and robbing them off their hard earned money by asking for kickbacks. Kahawa Tungu is in the know about two such ill-famed officials who have for the longest time been extorting business owners of monies running into millions of shillings. The two; Beth Turi and Chris Kibata audit companies and sometimes individual companies but for a certain percentage. According to a source privy to the goings-on, the two who are apparently lovers ask for Sh200,000 or more when anomalies are found in the books. The two are not new to…

Director of Studies at Kiganjo Police Training College Ms Susan Wangeci Mwangi is on the spot for allegedly extorting trainees at the college. According to sources within the college, Ms Mwangi collects Ksh2,400 from all the officers in the college for track suits, which turn turn out to be low quality suits. Assuming she makes Ksh1,000 from each of the 1,000 trainees in the college, this amounts to over Ksh1,000,000 in just a single supply. This desk also learns that the trainees are also forced to buy printing materials (Azar and spectar) from specific company believed to be associated with…

Despite James Macharia being in government for over six years now, as a cabinet secretary, an average Kenyan cannot associate him with any positive change. From his days at the ministry of health to the ministry of transport, his reign has been of ill-health and bumpy road, riddled with scandals and nonviable policies that have always flopped. At the ministry of health the CS oversaw the loss of Ksh5 billion, in a scandal that involved phoney companies, just like the NYS scandal. Among the companies implicated in scandals include one owned by Mr Philip Kinisu, the former chairman of the…

Garissa Town MP Aden Duale on Tuesday launched a football club named the “Northern Wanderers” reigniting claims of a possible URP relaunch. The once Deputy President William Ruto led party disintegrated to form the now ruling party, Jubilee Party. But according to the National Assembly majority leader, the club which hopes to rise through the ranks just like Gor Mahia, is meant to engage the youth “in meaningful and productive services which are beneficial to the community and the nation prosperity. We shall use sports to fight extremism ideologies, radicalization and drug abuse among our valuable youth. ” https://twitter.com/HonAdenDuale/status/1120653407751168006?s=19 Duale…

A heated exchange on Twitter between activist Boniface Mwangi and former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga ensued this weekend, over the eligibility of lawyers to represent graft suspects. The two were arguing about renowned lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi, over his moral authority to comment on the war against graft, at the same time representing suspects of graft. According to Mutunga, people charged with corruption need legal representation. “They are innocent until proven guilty. Suppose an activist like you cannot get legal representation?,” Posed Mutunga. Earlier, Ahmednasir had tweeted, giving counsel to President Uhuru on what he should do about corruption. “If H.E…