Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Kahawa Tungu has confirmed that Lady Maureen is alive and recuperating well at home after speaking to her mother. “Lady Maureen ako hai na mzima. Amegonjeka lakini yupo Mzima. Ata sisi tumeshanga kuskia ati ameaga,” said the mother. This loosely translates to, “Lady Maureen is alive and not dead. We were shocked to hear that she is dead but she is responding well to treatment at home.” Earlier, reports had swirled on social media alluding that the renowned Ohangla singer had passed on. Read: Benga Musician Lady Maureen Reportedly Very Sick, Admitted In Hospital The the ‘Wangni Wabiro’ hitmaker had been in…

Comedian and Presenter Felix Odiwuor popularly known as Jalang’o is among the journalists fired from Mediamax following the Sunday night retrenchment. Jalang’o has however claimed that he resigned following a lack of agreement on the terms of employment with the Human Resource manager. “Today has been a very amazing day and a sad day with everyone at my work Place at Mediamax. COVID-19 hit hard and everyone has to have their belts tight and unfortunately, Mediamax has been hit too…I was not at work today because we had not agreed on a lot of things and terms and even as…

The Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) has faulted Mediamax Network Ltd CEO Ken Ngaruya for ordering for the firing of over 100 employees at night, through SMS’s. In a statement, KUJ secretary general Erick Oduor said that the move was a contravention of the law and unfair best practices that Labour and Employment Court has ruled against In similar cases brought before it in the past. “The process requires consultation and engagement with the affected employees before such decision Is made. Indeed, Mr Ngaruya has made history In labor relations as the first CEO to implement Section 40 of Employment…

Former TV anchor Louis Otieno’s son, Silas Miami has come out as gay and married to his lover for over one year in South Africa. Taking to Facebook, the filmmaker, photographer cum musician introduced his partner, Patrick Miami who took his last name adding that he was aware his post would ignite a lot of criticism but he was ready to take it all. “I met and married someone just under a year ago. He’s got all the things: Kindness, courage, honesty, etc. While all this is all fine and great, that’s not why I married him,” reads the post…

Mismanagement, theft and corruption are the biggest contributors to the downfall of Tuskys Supermarket, an employee from the retailer has said. According to the employee who opened up to blogger Robert Alai, former CFO Mr Daniel Ndirangu and the current CEO Mr Dan Githua have been working to make sure the giant retailer falls, while they siphon funds out. “What is killing this company is massive conflict of interest issues, poor financial management perpetuated by the former CFO Mr Daniel Ndirangu and bad incompetent leadership by the CEO Mr Dan Githua. Here in finance department we are coerced by the…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is investigating Mediamax for non-remittance of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) deductions from employees, Kahawa Tungu has learnt. In a letter from KRA’s Investigation and Enforcement Department, the taxman is now demanding to be furnished with cashbooks, payrolls, PAYE Ledger, employee movement schedules and other documents from the media house owned by the Kenyatta family. “We are reviewing your PAYE self-assessments returns for the periods October 2019 to December 2019 and March 2020 to May 2020,” said KRA in a letter dated June 15, 2020. Read: I Was Not Fully Appreciated At K24, Betty Kyalo…

A report from the Kenya National Commission of Human Rights (KNCHR) released to the public by Wikileaks has documented how suspected Mungiki members were eliminated by police in the 2007/08 post election violence. According to the report, most of the orders were issued by senior government officials through ‘shoot to kill’ orders, while others were abducted, tortured to reveal information and later killed. KNCHR had compiled at least three hundred names of persons who have either been killed or disappeared. “Additionally, there are at least two hundred other persons whose identity the KNCHR was unable to establish since they were…

Employees of Samasource, a technology company in Kenya, are said to be locked at Ole Sereni Hotel since April to work from the facility. According to an employee who has leaked the information to blogger Abraham Mutai, the workers have been threatened that they will not be allowed back if they leave. “They continue to threaten us that we wont be allowed to come back to work if we leave and even worse is; the mothers who have been cut off completely from their little kids given most of staff members are young people under 30 yrs for months now,”…

The recent #BlackLivesMatter (BLM)  protests that have been witnessed across the globe following the murder of George Floyd have ignited mixed reactions. Questions have lingered on issues regarding systemic injustices and police brutality more so in Kenya. In photos shared online by activist Boniface Mwangi, two sections of people were captured staging protests, one in solidarity with the BLM movement while the other addressed police brutality in Kenya that has so far taken many lives. The comparison has sparked debates online with issues of racism and colour being introduced in the picture. Read: 15 Kenyans Killed By Police, 31 Others Injured…

Westlands market has finally been completed and allocations made to traders who previously occupied the market. In an announcement on the local dailies, the government invited Kenyans with complains about the allocation to address their complains to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Housing and Urban Development Charles Hinga on or before June 15. The construction of the market has seen leaders engaged in a push and pull, with the initial contractor being kicked out midway. The Ksh195.6 million project will accommodate 500 traders. Majority of the stalls have been allocated to Kikuyu traders, a matter that did not settle…

Giraffe Manor, a luxurious hotel in Karen that hosts a number of giraffes was on the receiving end of Kenyans’ wrath over the weekend after ‘re-openning for Kenyans’. Traditionally, the hotel has been reserved for foreign tourists who visit the country, and any local/black Kenyan who tries to book the hotel is frustrated, according to Kenyans who shared their experiences online. PR practitioner Anyiko Owoko recounted her own experience of how she was required to pay Ksh60,000 for breakfast alone. The management said the money would cater for airport transfer, car and chauffeur. However, Ms Anyiko did not need all…

Citizen TV reporter Kadzo Gunga says that she has not met her family in the last six months, majorly due to the lockdown instituted by the government in Nairobi, Mombasa and Mandera. Responding to a question posed by his colleagues and news anchors Lulu Hassan and Rashid Abdalla, Ms Gunga who hails from Taita Taveta said in a text that she has been unable to travel home for six months. “Naona ujumbe mmoja kutoka kwa Kadzo Gunga anasema ‘mimi sijaona familia yangu kwa miezi sita mflulizo’ (In a text from Kadzo Gunga she says that ‘I have not seen my…

The Peponi School in Ruiru is one of the few schools offering British Curriculum in Kenya and East Africa, owned by the Kenyatta family. From outside, it is one of the most beautiful schools in Kenya that every leaner would like to go through. However, things are different when one goes in, too rotten especially for the African child. According to a former student, many black-skinned students who go through Peponi School have gone through hell, and most end up depressed to a point of contemplating suicide. According to the victim using the Twitter handle @rnbfayz, she was transferred from…

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has raised an alarm over a scam office in Nairobi using their name to steal from the public. This comes after the office in Nairobi ran a tender advert on Sunday Nation of May 31, calling for supplies, with the potential suppliers required to pay Ksh4,100 for each tender bid. “We are aware of a potential scam involving a foundation office in Nairobi, Kenya. Please know that we do not have any office in Nairobi, Kenya, and ask that you report any fraudulent activity to local authorities in Kenya,” the Bill and Melinda Gates…

Embu DCIO Jervasio Njeru will spend the night in custody after a woman who was in custody accused him of rape while she was locked up. According to a police signal from Embu North Sub-County, Jervasio Njeru allegedly raped the woman on the night of 30/31 May. She was being held on a charge of obtaining money by false pretence after a complaint by one Stephen Gathiru Gakaru. READ: Driver Arrested Ferrying Drunk Students In Embu Jailed For Six Years The woman was released on 31st May 2020 on a free bond through OB. No. 21/31/05/2020 after which she was required…