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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged other leaders to join Trade CS Moses Kuria in keeping the media accountable. The DP insisted that no one is exempt from accountability and that it is time for the media to be held responsible. Gachagua continued by noting that the CS had just posed a few questions to Nation Media Group. “Now Moses Kuria amewauliza maswali tatu and you are all over crying. You have seen nothing. We want to ask leaders in this country to join Moses Kuria to hold the press to account,” he said. Read: Court Bars Moses Kuria from Insulting…

The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) is set to lay off 200 workers from July 1. Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said the move will help in cost-cutting. The money that could have been used for salaries, he said, will be used for development instead. “When we say that those who were in the contract will not be renewed, it is because we want to optimize for the sake of having enough money to develop this country,” he said. “Or else, all the monies will be in the pockets of employees and nothing will move.” Read: Over 200 Kemsa Employees Ordered…

Kenyans on Twitter (KoT) were on Thursday divided after Tiktok star Azziad Nasenya walked out of an interview. Azziad was being interviewed by Radio Maisha’s Mwende Macharia when she upped and left the studio. In a video doing rounds online, Mwende asked the Sound City radio host about the revocation of the Talanta Hela appointments by Sports CS Ababu Namwamba a fortnight ago. Once the show host brought up the issue, Azziad said that the topic was not up for discussion. Read: Sports CS Namwamba Revokes Appointment of Azziad, Churchill to Talanta Hela Council “I will honestly walk out of here…

Azimio la Umoja has invited its supporters for a consultation meeting next Tuesday at the Kamukunji Grounds. It is here, Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua said, that they will decide the next course of action following the passage of the contentious Finance Bill 2023. “We will have a consultation meeting with our supporters at Kamkunji grounds on Tuesday from 10 am,” Karua said. “Let us come together next Tuesday and decide what kind of life we want to live.” Read: Azimio Signals Return of Anti-government Protests Over Finance Bill Karua noted that whenever the people have come together, they have…

A Kenyan woman has been detained at an Indian Airport for being in possession of 2.5 kilograms of cocaine, which has a street value of almost Sh380 million. The drugs were cunningly concealed in three whisky bottles, in a dissolved form. The suspect is said to have arrived in the Asian country via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Before being condensed by the New Delhi Airport Customs officials, the drugs appear to be in liquid form, in Black Label bottles. Delhi Customs announced the woman’s arrest on Twitter in accordance with the Indian Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. “On the basis…

Labour CS Florence Bore says she has found a new home following a tussle for a Sh120 million house involving Githunguri MP Edward Muriu. Speaking to the Nation on Thursday, the CS said she found a house in an hour and her “children are happy”. She also disclosed that the legislator had wired the 10% deposit on Monday after which she vacated the premises. “It was a blessing in disguise,” she said. https://twitter.com/NationAfrica/status/1671792244188237825 Amara Manco representative and treasurer Edwin Dande on Tuesday said they had received a complaint from the owner of Villa 6. “The Villa is currently being occupied…

Bongo artist Ali Kiba has responded to his estranged wife Amina Khalef over his refusal to sign divorce papers. Kiba who is in Kenya for the WRC Safari Rally festival in Naivasha, said signing the papers is not a problem for him. He also noted that he likes to stay away from drama, small or otherwise. “Sometimes there are sweet dramas and then there are boring (dramas). I don’t entertain any of them. People create dramas and scandals, but the results of treating that stress are hard. If you can’t solve it, then leave it and leave it to God, and…

A High Court has issued orders barring Trade CS Moses Kuria from uttering any insulting and demeaning words against any Media Practitioner. The orders were issued by Justice Lawrence Mugambi on Wednesday following an application filed by human rights activist Charles Mugane. “Pending hearing and determination of this application an injunction be issued against the Cabinet Secretary Trade preventing him from uttering or expressing any belittling, condescending, disdainful words against any Media Practitioner by the meaning of Article 34 of the constitution howsoever and whatsoever,” the order reads. Justice Mugambi instructed the petitioner to serve the CS and the Attorney…

Trade CS Moses Kuria insists he will not apologize for remarks against the media. The CS was speaking on Wednesday after appearing before the Senate. The CS was responding to queries posed by pro-government lawmakers after those who belong to Azimio staged a walkout. https://twitter.com/citizentvkenya/status/1671448248672980993 Opposition senators led by Nairobi’s Edwin Sifuna said the former Gatundu South MP would use the opportunity to cleanse himself. Kuria said he was pro-media but there exists a difference between the media and the “exercise of power without responsibility”. more follows  Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on…

The Minority Coalition has staged a walkout of the Senate chambers following Trade CS Moses Kuria’s arrival. The Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party allied lawmakers left the House when Senate Speaker Amason Kingi allowed the CS to proceed with answering questions in regards to his docket. The senators claimed that the House lacked a quorum and was in violation of Standing Order 41. As a result, they said, no business could be conducted in the House. Additionally, the Speaker objected to CS Kuria being questioned about his criticism of the media and the controversy surrounding the edible oil…

President William Ruto has selected a seven-person committee for the recruitment of the next Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). The head of state appointed Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) secretary general Francis Atwoli, and Twalib Mbarak, CEO of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. Others listed in the gazette notice dated June 21 include; Mary Kimenye, Shadrack Mose (solicitor general), Mary Maungu, Roseline Odede and Richard Obwocha. https://twitter.com/HusseinMohamedg/status/1671401913340837888 This comes after the immediate former DPP Noordin Haji returned to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) as the director general. Haji took over from Philip Kameru who had been at the helm…

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja burst into tears during the launch of a school feeding programme at the Roysambu Primary on Tuesday. The programme has been dubbed the Dishi na County initiative. Speaking during the launch graced by President William Ruto, Sakaja got emotional as he explained the significance of the feeding programme to school-going children. “It is sad that children are forced to stay at home because they are too weak to walk to school because they missed a meal at home, especially, in the evening,” said the governor. https://twitter.com/Kenyans/status/1671107341423452163 “We as county government will ensure that our children will…

Health CS Susan Nakhumicha has explained why she suspended eight National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) branch managers on Monday. Appearing before the National assembly departmental committee on Health on Tuesday, the CS said she did not have a choice but to send home the managers for defrauding unsuspecting Kenyans. “I will stand by my decision and lead from the front. I may do some mistakes but I will learn from the mistakes and move on,” she said. She told members of Parliament that she gave the facilities exposed by NTV time to transfer patients. Read: NHIF Monthly Contributions for Low Income…

Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed daily direct flights to New York in an effort to capitalize on the anticipated increase in demand for air travel over the summer. Since January, the national carrier has been running five flights each day on the US route. According to KQ, the decision to increase the frequencies was motivated by the high level of forward booking from travelers looking for summer tickets. “We have increased our frequencies to daily on the New York route because of high demand from passengers as we approach the summer season,” said the carrier. https://twitter.com/KenyaAirways/status/1670688057530494977 A Parliamentary Budget Office…

The Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) has demanded an apology from Trade CS Moses Kuria. Kuria on Sunday slammed Nation Media Group journalists after he was linked to a Sh6 billion edible oils scam. The CS told the media house to declare if it is a broadcaster or the official opposition. “I’ll finish by telling the media that Nation Media Group should declare whether they are a publisher, broadcaster, media house, or an opposition party,” said Kuria. “I have declared that from today, any government department that will put any advertisement on Nation Media Group should be sent home.” He…