Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Mediamax Ltd, a media house co-owned by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto has sacked religion and political analyst Godfrey Migwi for showing open support to Deputy President William Ruto. According to insiders who spoke to Kahawa Tungu on condition of anonymity, Migwi, who is also a pastor, was mobilising the Mt kenya region to support Ruto in his 2022 Presidential bid, ocassioning his sacking. Migwi used to have a religious show ‘Kwenjera Uma Wa Mandiko’ (analysing the truth of the word) every Wednesday on Kameme Radio alongside man Nyari and Kamlesh. The outspoken pastor is said to…

Mediamax Ltd, a media house co-owned by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto is letting go of employees above the age of 60. The DSM Place based media house on Monday sent packing senior editors after a retirement policy came into play. According to a local news source, the policy is meant to cut costs across board. At least 20 people were retrenched on Monday, 13 of them came from the print division. Read: Mediamax CEO Ian Fernandes Quits After Half A Decade At The Helm Among those who will no longer work at the media house include…

A section of the Sports Journalists Association of Kenya members want their president Chris Mbaisi ousted, over several sex scandals that he is allegedly orchestrating. According to reports, the top scribe has been sneaking female journalists to international assignments at the expense of male members, in return for sexual favours. Mbaisi, for instance is said to have pushed to have NTV’s Idah Waringa travel with him to cover the recently concluded All Africa Games in Morocco, leaving out other competent journalists. The scandal ropes in Kenya National Sports Council treasurer Charles Nyaberi, who is said to be Mbaisi’s principal assistant…

Self-styled revolutionary, lawyer and activist Miguna Miguna has poured cold water on to the recent announcement by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) that they found the body of the later Tob Cohen hidden in a septic tank in his compound. READ: Two Most Wanted Criminals From Mombasa Arrested In Eastleigh, Nairobi Tob Cohen who has been missing since July 19 was founded killed and body dumped inside the septic tank. Suspicion of the investigators was drawn to the compound when they realised that the septic tank they were overlooking had a new cement applied on top of it. Miguna Miguna questioned…

Kenyan socialite-turned-entrepreneur Alhuda Njoroge better known as Huddah Monroe seems to have been caught up in the ongoing crackdown on tax evaders. The Huddah Cosmetics proprietor, on Tuesday, took to social media to lament over frustrations by officials from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). According to Huddah, young KRA officials have been camping at her office demanding for certain ‘non-existent documents.’ Insisting that she is not a criminal nor a drug queen, the Boss Chick claimed that the taxman representatives are not responsible. She accused them of not being good ‘custodians’ of documents submitted by her team. “Few young officials…

Jubilee Insurance is now on the spot for manipulating several state officials to secure tenders worth billions cumulatively. Kahawa Tungu’s investigative desk has discovered that in the last two years, Jubilee has been directly contacting state agencies in which tender documents that are prepared with specifications that favor Jubilee.Underwriters trying to compete with Jubilee find it hard to win the tenders because mandatory requirements and the scope highly favor them. For instance, in the period we investigated, Jubilee won a medical tender with Kenya Forest Services worth Ksh324 million, another with the Agricultural finance Authority worth Ksh26 million, Public Service…

Bernard Otieno Okoth, brother to late Member of Parliament Ken Okoth, who was declared the winner of Saturday Kibra constituency ODM nominations, may have been rigged in by the party mandarins, Kahawa Tungu has learnt. Benard Otieno alias Imran was declared the winner on Sunday morning having garnered 4382 votes. However, the screenshots in our possession reveal that prior to the Saturday poll, Imran was in constant communication with Philip Etale, ODM Communication Director, and his victory may have been well planned even before the Kibra electorates saw the ballot papers. Party Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna and Elections Board Chairperson Judith…

The Standard Media Group on Friday announced that it had sacked one of its correspondents, Willis Awandu, for what has been reported to be involvement in bribery. According to reports by Business Today, Awandu is said to have received a bribe of Ksh1,500 from Eunice Njoki, who works for a non-profit organisation engaged in the education of children from poor backgrounds, Maktaba Mashinani Foundation, to facilitate coverage which included a pictorial segment. However, Awandu failed in his part of the bargain, prompting Njoki to ‘expose’ him in a Facebook page popularly known as Buyer Beware. Seemingly, Awandu was not moved…

White South Africans who are heading the Nissan Kenya franchise are on the spot as they continue to belittle and insult Kenyans working at the motor dealership. According to sources within the firm, the white bosses at Nissan Kenya who are accused of being racist and insensitive to Kenya include CEO Gerhardus Barnard, Workshop and Service Director Johan Smith, and the Director of Sales and Market Expansion Ash Ramraj who was previously with Nissan Tanzania. Some employees recently decided to go to court seeking redress over the toxic work environment as well as the mistreatment among other plights. In one…

Long rumoured dating platform on Facebook is launching in the U.S.A with plans to roll out in 20 other markets before the end of the year. Apart from the U.S.A, Facebook dating is launching in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Suriname, Thailand, Uruguay and Vietnam. A launch in Europe and other markets is promised to be live by early 2020. Facebook’s new dating product comes on the heels of the recent fine by US authorities due to privacy concerns while also other markets grow weary to the ability of…

Governor Mike Sonko has disputed claims that he spent more than 9 hours with investigators at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Tuesday. According to the governor who spoke to KahawaTungu, he only spent 1 hour with the investigators who were interested in getting clarifications on why some errors were made while changing the garbage collecting companies in the county. According to the governor, he was invited to EACC to appear there last week but he couldn’t make it as he was in Dubai with his family for a private visit. He informed the EACC investigators that he’d be available…

With even strong opposition from a section of the civic society, KCB Group PLC is set to take up control of the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) and has upped the ante by naming the transition Managing Director. In a statement issued this morning, KCB Group Director of Regional Businesses Paul Russo is set to assume the role of National Bank of Kenya Managing Director for a period of two years to oversee the full integration of NBK with KCB. Paul Russo will lead the transition team that will report to the KCB Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has today announced that it teamed up with the Multi-Agency team on illicit trade to destroy illicit excisable products with a market value of over Kshs. 1.5 billion at stony Athi, Kajiado County. READ: Njenga Karume’s Jacaranda Hotel On Auction Over Ksh257 Million Loan According to KRA, the products which were seized from various traders in Nairobi and could have led to a loss of over Kshs. 400 million in tax revenues. The products destroyed include 25,070 bottles of beer, 102,004 bottles of wine spirits packed in 82,538 bottles and 104,786 bottles of juice. Other goods…

A female politician based in Nairobi and owner of the popular Ruby Cut Gardens Restaurant along Chania Avenue in the upmarket Kilimani area peed in front of friends who accompanied a man she claimed to be her boyfriend to pay the dowry for her wife. The incident happened in Awendo, Migori County during the cultural wedding between Bonke Komwayi and his wife Felicitty. READ: Kanyari Regrets Losing Betty Bayo As Singer Plans Second Wedding According to sources well aware of what happened, Risper Adinda urinated in the main house of the mother-in-law of Nairobi Businessman Bonke Komwayi during the traditional marriage…

Kenyan socialite-turned-entrepreneur Huddah Monroe’s inbox is apparently flooded after she confessed on Thursday that she hasn’t had carnal knowledge for two months now. In an Instagram story, the lass, further, admitted that she has been drooling for 18-year-olds. “Haven’t had my conjugal rights in 2 months. Practicing self-control in this sinful world. 18-year-old boys looking like snacks, I want to eat them all. So if you see me rant as you all call it, instead of speaking one’s mind. Understand it’s a cry for help. LMFAO! F*ck that shit. I stay speaking my mind forever, I don’t care,” the bosschick…