Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

While opposing the 2010 constitution, political scientist Mutahi Ngunyi elaborated how the new constitution would eventually lead to a tyranny of Kenya’s two dominant communities at the expense of others. Read:  My name is Mutahi Ngunyi, citizen number 4855678. I am previously from the Gema Nation, before becoming a Kenyan. And my vote is a big fat No. I am not ambiguous; I am not thinking about it. It is a No. If I can be allowed, I want to vote tomorrow. No point waiting for August 4. I want to reject the draft and move on. The lawyers have…

CORD leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka are outside the country. While addressing the press moments after High Court declared several sections of the security law recently enacted by parliament and assented to by President Uhuru as unconstitutional, Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetangula revealed the two leaders, whose absence during the judgement was conspicuous, were outside the country. Odinga’s last public engagement was in Ndhiwa constituency where he, accompanied by wife Mama Ida Odinga, attended the burial of ODM activist Monica Amolo who died in a gristly road accident while campaigning for ODM senator Moses Kajawang’ to capture Homa Bay parliamentary…

The High Court will today deliver the much anticipated ruling on President Uhuru’s security law which the opposition CORD and Kenya National Human Rights Commission has disputed as unconstitutional. The law was passed in a riotous parliament which has seen three opposition MPs suspended from parliament. The ruling was to come last Friday but was pushed forward as the judges claimed they were not ready and would deliver it this morning. On Friday, a parked court waited anxiously for the ruling only to be informed there will be no ruling. A five judge bench presided over by justice Isaac Lenaola…

Moi University at Main Campus where a female student was found sexually assaulted and murdered last night has a big problem with accommodation of students that if not checked will continue to expose more students to danger as they navigate the treacherous and dimly lit paths to their far flung living dormitories. To start with, Moi University in the last two years has been admitting the highest number of new students. This has been happening despite the fact that the university has stalled hostels creating acute shortage of residential spaces. Every new year is a nightmare to continuing students who…

A female student of Moi University at Main Campus, Eldoret, was found sexually assaulted and killed near one of the institution’s hostels. The student is believed to be a third year in the school of Arts and Social Sciences. The shocking incident happened last night and police are yet to make any arrests. As news of the incident spread across the institution, fear gripped female students with many calling on the university to do more on security of students. Many former students have told this writer that around 2006 onwards, the university used to face such incidents where students would…

As CORD Leader Raila Odinga took a potentially disastrous decision to ‘stand with the media’ as he has always done, his co-principal and former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has not openly stated his position on the digital migration fiasco. And Kalonzo is right not to do so; for it serves the country to let the mainstream media go digital, or, if they don’t want to, let the country go digital. A whole world of opportunities are already opening up. Nothing, since independence, has challenged media dominance than digital migration is doing. President Obama would say, ”the ground beneath has fundamentally…

By Toka Akhabele WHEN Catherine Kihanya left Mumias Sugar Company  to join President Uhuru Kenyatta’s campaigns in 2002, a young marketer by the name of ELIUD IKUNZA was hired to take over. KIDERO was at the helm when Ikunza took over as marketing manager. Ikunza had worked as a marketer with Nairobi Bottlers before he left for Tanzania as marketer for Cocacola East Africa. His joining of Mumias Sugar was to provide a continuity to the revolutionary marketing that had been started by Ms Kihanya where the company had also moved to smaller packages of Sugar away from the 50kg…

The coalition of reforms and democracy CORD has postponed the launch of the referendum draft bill that was to take place tomorrow at the Bomas of Kenya. The event was to be officiated by the three CORD Principals, members of the national assembly, members of county assemblies, governors, memebers of the civil society, students organizations and the country’s labour and teachers unions. The bill, which has been drafted by CORD’s committee of expert led by lawyer Paul Mwangi, seeks to strengthen devolution among other items lined up for the plebestice. Sources closer to the coalition indicate the postponment was occasioned…

A 96-paged paperback authored by former Vice President and doyen of opposition politics in Kenya Jaramogi will tomorrow be reprinted at Visa Oshwal, Nairobi. The book chronicles Oginga Odinga’s two months visit to India at the eve of Kenya’s Independence. While Odinga had presented the papers for compilation in 1955, it was until 1966 that the paperback was first published by LawAfrica, a publishing firm. In are are experiences and impressions of Jaramogi on an invitation to India. Originally written in Luo language with the title ‘Dweche ariyo India’, the book was then translated and published in English. CORD leader…

During the election which made him the student guild president of Kenyatta University, many students complained that Vice Chancellor Prof Oliver Mugenda choreographed George Thuku’s win by ensuring his worthy opponents were barred from the election. It all started when one student, a Mr. Owino, who was vying against Thuku, was disqualified. This led to chaos at the institution as other students protested the move citing ‘early rigging’ of the election by the administration in favor of those who perceived to be administration projects. Several students, including Owino, was suspended. The student election then took the form of national ethnic…

Gospel artist Ambassada whose music career has been all but rosy has been arrested after he was found with a stolen iPad belonging to Hapa Kule News host and comedian Fred Omondi. Six years ago, Ambassada left the country for Uganda only to return early last year during which he launched a new single, Kani. His all time hit, Watoto Inkhane, over a decade ago remains a popular song in Kenya. However, the musician has been stalked by controversy after controversy and at some point had to fight off allegations that he is gay. It is not clear when he was…

An NGO associated with veteran human rights activist Okoiti Omtatah wants a London court to put into consideration the effects of collusion between the UK officials of the printing firm Smith & Ouzman and Kenyan IEBC officials (then IIEC) when they sentence  the two directors of firm this Thursday. Kenyans for Peace with Truth and Justice (KPTJ) has written to UK Serious Fraud Office recommending that the money in compensation which may accrue from the case be given to Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission to strengthen its anti-corruption work. “We write this letter to give our perspective on the impact of…

ODM leader Raila Odinga this evening leads a team of other eminent African personalities to the launch of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo’s third volume of the memoir My Watch. Mr. Odinga will be the keynote speaker during the launch. The former Nigerian leader will launch the book in Nairobi, at Serena Hotel. My Watch chronicles the recent history of Nigeria, but also deals at length with contemporary issues, including the unravelling presidency of incumbent Goodluck Jonathan and the murderous terrorist group Boko Haram. The book goes further to castigate both Nigeria and the world’s response to the abduction of…