Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have today afternoon recovered a Range Rover from Steve Mbogo’s home, which is thought to have been imported fraudulently to evade tax. Upon carrying out preliminary investigations, the vehicle number plates were found to belong to a probox. The detectives most probably acted on a tip off from renowned blogger Robert Alai, who indicated that there was fake currency and gold in Mbogo’s house. Here is Alai’s tweet:- This comes barely a week after the DCI revealed that they are searching for 9 other vehicles linked to an investigation. “If you own,…

Andela has parted ways with the long serving Country Director in Kenya, Joshua Mwaniki, over unclear issues. According to sources within the company’s Africa leadership, Joshua has been facing a host of investigations internally and has been let go in what the company calls, a need for new blood in company leadership. Joshua Mwaniki is one of the age-old dynamic tech leaders in the country. Before Andela, he worked at financial products company Cellulant, South African based ecommerce company Kalahari, mobile lender Tala and solar provisioning firm M-Kopa. Despite studying law, Joshua Mwaniki has been mostly in the tech services…

One of the most iconic buildings in the city, Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) should be generating revenues for the government for the benefit of citizens, going by the events being held there almost every month. However, the situation is different according to evidence in possession of Kahawa Tungu. Latest is an event at KICC that hosted American R&B singers SWV and Blackstreet boys. According to minutes dated August 4, 2016, KICC CEO Nana Gecaga convinced the board to sanction the expenditure of Ksh15 million on the two groups, with a promise that they would generate Ksh45 million. However, she…

Lamu County government is on the spot for allegedly looting millions of shillings through fictitious projects. According to a recent report by the Auditor General Edward Ouko, the county cannot account for more than Sh149 million spent during the 2017/2018 financial year. Ouko reveals that the amount was spent irregularly through a fictitious project that was allocated Sh148,472,193 without proper and legal budgeting procedures. According to Citizen Weekly, county financial records indicated that the money was incurred through an account identified  as expenses under the expenditure code 2990105. However, to the surprise of the Auditor General, there was no expenditure budget…

By Shameez Bank Let me begin by saying, after my husband had a very trying experience in CCU, Aga khan hospital from the 25th March till he walked out of CCU on the 28th March I used to have a lot of faith in Aga khan hospital. In fact, when we reached out to a few people to discuss how sad it is we laugh over how bad our experience was at the top hospital in Kenya, friends urged us including our insurance company to reach out and speak to the CEO of Aga khan hospital, Mr. Shawn Boulouki.…

A section of USIU students is planning to go on strike from Thursday over what they call poor management and insensitive of the current administration led by Vice Chancellor Prof Paul Zeleza. According to the school of science students who are mostly from the Bachelor of Pharmacy course, the university grading system is too high and failing students en masse so as to get them to repeat courses and make further payments. The USIU grading system is high and has been a bone of contention with most students claiming that they are not being treated like other students in the…

Daily Nation misrepresented facts in the Kenya Airways (KQ) story, where it alleged that the national carrier would proceed to buy the faulted Boeing 737 Max 8 jets. In a rejoinder, KQ chairman Michael Joseph said that the publication misquoted him, saying that KQ has not ordered any planes, contrary to what Nation reported. “We have not ordered any planes. How can we cancel something we have not ordered? I never said what was reported. I said we would review it if and when the time came,” tweeted Joseph. In the article published on March 25 by Business Daily and…

Yesterday, a story of how AAR Insurance breached an insurance cover agreement between them and activist Boniface Mwangi went viral, exposing the rot therein. Many Kenyans came up to narrate how rogue officers at the insurance sought to mistreat them to ensure no claim was paid, forcing them to cater for their hospital bills despite having paid their premiums religiously. Instead of the firm coming out to make things clear, the company has hired ‘influencers’ to discredit Mwangi’s story, which many Kenyans share a leaf. Despite indicating that the insurer had agreed to cover his medical bills for an operation…

The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) takeover scheme has over time taken several twists and turns with many Kenyans including a number of prominent persons opposing the idea. However, despite the many questions about the take over plan, the cabinet is claimed to have already approved the takeover plan by Kenya Airways. Reports indicate the the cabinet consented to the deal on claims that the loss-making Kenya Airways is far better equipped with expertise to manage and improve JKIA than KAA. The approval is claimed to have come few days after workers at JKIA ended their strike, one that left…

Days after announcing his allegiance to controversial preacher ‘Prophet’ David Owuor, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has publicly proved it by joining his crusade in Nairobi. Accompanied by Woman Representative Esther Passaris, Babu even took to the podium to drum up support for Owuor’s church, Holiness and Repentance Ministry which operates like a cult. Speaking at the Word Explosion conference held at Central Park, Nairobi the lawmaker asked the thousands of Owuor’s followers to keep the country in their prayers. “…as I speak I am filled with the Holy Spirit. Personally I am a member of this church and I’m…

Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki does not shy away from a little controversy and sometimes not so little. At Afya House, staffers are said to run for safety at the sound of sirens from her motorcade. The CS who has risen through the ranks has a number of assistants as well as a handbag carrier. Once she took over from Cleopa Mailu the former PS for Agriculture had at least three-quarters of the seventh floor redone to fit her taste. It is now, Kahawa Tungu understands, fitted with a kitchen and a changing room. According to a weekly publication, she…

An air traffic controller at Moi International Airport in Mombasa surprised his colleagues when he jumped to his death on Friday afternoon. According to eye witnesses, the traffic controller who was on duty during the landing of the body of a doctor who committed suicide in Cuba, jumped from the tower, dying on the spot. According to KCAA, the Aerodrome Control Officer died after jumping from the tower and his colleagues who were on duty will be counselled as the incident affected them. It’s not clear why the traffic controller chose to coincide his suicide with the arrival of the…

Gospel artists have been making headlines for a whole lot of reasons. From Willy Paul to Bahati and Ringtone himself. Today however, we take a dive into Eko Dydda’s family life. Not much is known about him apart from what he lets on. In August last year, he and his family graced the cover of Parents Magazine. He and his wife, Cynthia Ayugi alias Galia and their two children Amblessed and Keepitreal Dydda were the cover models for the August issue. They were the perfect family; the onscreen chemistry was amazing. Kahawa Tungu has however learnt that behind the curtains,…

Bata managing director Alberto Errico has been accused of protecting an extortionist who he has  a personal relationship with. The extortionist, only identified as Peter, works as a finished goods warehouse foreman for the company. Those in the know say that he has extorted cash from more than 20 people in the name of either getting them jobs or business as transport contractors. Despite several reports being filed by the victims at Tigoni police station, the suspect still roams free. “The reason for his freedom is his personal relationship with the managing director who protects him through the well connected…

A car belonging to Embakasi West member of Parliament George Theuri’s wife Cynthia Gitonga was on Saturday impounded by DCI detectives. In a tweet, DCI said one of the cars belonged to Ms Gitonga and the other John Mwangi. The vehicles were declared semi trailers hence evaded duty through an organized scheme that claims they were manufactured at a fictitious company in Mombasa, the DCI noted. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1106814301044654080 Kahawa Tungu has learnt that the MP presented his wife with a Mercedes Benz GLA200 – Reg No KCR 565W – estimated to cost Sh4.4 million in August 2018. He presented her with…