Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Kenya Urban Authority (Kura) has announced that the launch date of a their new smart traffic control system for Nairobi will took place in two years. The Sh1.88 billion project once constructed will help ease congestion along main roads inside the city. Kura together with Nairobi City County, National Transport and Safety Authority, and Transport Ministry have worked together to construct the project dubbed The Nairobi Intelligent Traffic System (ITS) project. Kura acting director-general Silas Kinoti says the project will introduces a more networked approach that will reduce the number of traffic officers. Read: 1,000 Traffic Marshals To Oversee Matatu Ban From…

Capital FM on Tuesday reacted to Producer, Joe Muchiri’s ‘inappropriate jokes’ made on social media. Muchiri is what many would refer to as a social media bigwig. He over the weekend said that a woman should be ‘raped with a cactus’ because she declined voting for rapper, Nyashinki who has been nominated for the MTV EMAs. Capital FM has reiterated that they do not support Joe’s behaviour and action will be taken against him. ”We would like to make it abundantly clear that we do not support or condone gender based violence or any form of violence. We are therefore…

Despite reports of Kenya being the next country to host the prestigious African Cup of Nations (CHAN), the organizers have opted to choose Morocco as the host of the tournament next year. According to the African Football Confederation (CAF), Kenya lacked the necessary preparations required to host the tournament. “With an overwhelming majority of the members present, it was decided to withdraw the hosting rights of the competition from Kenya in the light of accumulated delays from reports of the various inspection missions conducted in the country,” CAF said. Former football administrator Gerald Chege, who was also part of Kenya’s…

George Maina popularly known as Njoro of the Churchill Comedy show is flying to the US where he will host a concert organized by Kenyans living in diaspora. The comedian is among the people invited to host an event in Long Beach, California. The concert is known as Amani Food festival and is aimed at promoting peace among Kenyans abroad. It is also meant to unite Kenyans as a whole considering the rising political temperatures the country is currently experiencing. During the concert, people will bring along delicacies from their various ethnic communities after which they will dine together as…

Following a move by Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz to hire five expatriates from his previous employer LOT Polish Airlines, five senior managers have exited the company. The CEO stated that the new five member team would not replace any of the current managers and would work together with the management team to help rebuild the company. Monika Kietyka-Michna, Edyta Kijewska-Teny, Magdalena Serwach, Marcin Celejewski and Micha Mierciak are among the five hired. However, a recent memo was sent to staff by the humans resource manager Sammy Chepkwony confirming the exit of Kenya Airways former procurement Manager Christopher Oanda. Read: COTU’s…

Former Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) security guard Daizy Cherogony is still being scrutinized following an incident involving Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i back in April. Cherogony is accused of mistreating CS Matiang’i and as a result she was sacked from her job at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The former security guard opted to file a memorandum of claim at the Nyeri Labour Court and is claiming Sh40.9 million court over ‘wrongful and unfair dismissal’ Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has called upon the court to dismiss the case. Through their lawyer Lorraine Oyombe they claim Cherogony breached its company policy. Read: High Court…

Citizen Tv’s Lillian Muli has asked young women to work hard instead of taking hand outs from men. She asked them to be content with the little that they have and ‘not floss assets that they have borrowed to the public especially cars gifted to them by men.’ Take pride in working hard for your own stuff be content with the little you have. That’s your sweat! don’t Live a fake life. unless the logbook belongs to you darling don’t go painting the town red with borrowed assets. Some men out here giving girls the same car to floss with…smh…

Safaricom Limited has escaped having to pay a penalty which was to be issued by the Kenya Communications Authority (CA) following a nationwide outage in April. According to the telecom company’s CEO Bob Collymore the outage which started at 9 am and lasted for around an hour was caused by two failing routers in one of their main data centers. The outage is reported to have crippled data, SMS, and M-PESA services among others. As a result the CA carried out an investigation and insisted that they would fine the company should they find any direct involvement in the outage.…

Nakumatt is the center of attention again after reports of their Mlimani City Mall branch in Tanzania being closed on Monday morning. According to the management of the mall the retailer chain has been shut down following failure to bring new goods and pay levies for the past year. Nakumatt operations in Uganda and Kenya have also been greatly affected following reports of the closure of several of their key outlets. Read: Toshiba Appoints Country Manager for Kenya as it Expands in the Region The move to close a number of its outlets was aimed at cutting costs and saving the…

During the 4th World branding awards in Kesington Palace, London six Kenyan companies took home individual National awards for their respective brands. Kenya’s National tier winners include Safaricom Limited for the best telecommunications, Tuskys (best supermarket brand), Citizen TV (best media brand), KENCHIC (Poultry), Kenya Airways (Airline), and Kenya Power (Energy). The yearly ceremony saw 245 brands from 32 countries recognized as “Brand of the Year”. “Due to another successful campaign, this year saw an increase in participation of the awards. Over 135,000 consumers from around the world voted for more than 3,000 brands from 35 countries. Not all categories are…

In response to Uber’s new service dubbed ‘UberSELECT’ their competitors Taxify have unveiled a new service aiming to provide its customers with a quality and comfortable riding experience. Taxify Comfort will offer its customers a 25% discount on all rides KES 120, KES 25 per KM, KES 4 per minute and the minimum fare is KES 250. To access the new service all customers need to do is open the app and select Taxify Comfort. Read: Uber’s Operational License In London Will Not Be Renewed The new service provides taxi customers with an alternative being that passengers pay KES 100 base fare KES…

Brett Berish the founder of Luc Belaire, hosted Diamond Platinumz at his palatial home when he traveled abroad with his crew. Diamond is among the celebrities who endorsed the famous wine brand. The drink Luc Belaire has been endorsed by several international and local artist such as Rick Ross, Dj Khaled, Diamond and Huddah Monroe. With Diamond was Rayvanny. Read:Brenda Wairimu Made A Move On Juliani, She Slid Into His DM Throughout his music career, Baba T has been able to scoop several awards with the recent one being, MTV Europe Music Awards for Best African Act. Do you have…

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) is currently working out conditions suitable that would allow Tuskys and Nakumatt Supermarket merge. The two retailer chains wrote letters to the regulator asking them on the best way to move forward with their merger and whether or not it would bring any legal issues. “We have filed pre-approval documents with CAK basically explaining to them what the intended transaction is like,” said Dan Githua, Tuskys’ chief executive. Read: Nakumatt and Tuskys Supermarkets Sign Merger Deal According to CAK director-general Wang’ombe Kariuki they have received and responded to the notice issued by the retailers. “If they…

Botswana retailer Choppies is looking to expand its Supermarket to different regions of the continent. The Supermarket recently announced plans to open an outlet in Embakasi before the end of the year. According to Vijay Kumar, Choppies East Africa’s executive director, the company intends to add to its 10 current outlets in Kenya. Read: Blow To Nakumatt Following The Closure Of Three Outlets The company is currently operating in seven African countries including Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique. “Our intention is to have hyper and express signature stores that stock local as well as offer international brands that…

Samsung Electronics is reportedly in a leadership crisis following the imprisonment of the company heir Lee Jae-Yong and the recent departure of the company’s CEO Kwon Oh-hyun. Lee Jae-Yong was slapped with a five year jail sentence after being found guilty of bribery and corruption in August. According to CEO Kwon Oh-hyun he had been contemplating leaving the company for quite some time. Read: ICT Authority Renews Digital Transformation Deal With Huawei Kenya “As we are confronted with unprecedented crisis inside out, I believe that time has now come for the company [to] start anew, with a new spirit and young leadership to…