Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Police is trying to investigate what caused fire at the USIU-Africa cafeteria which is used by staff, faculty and students of the premier private university. According to sources within the police, fire broke out some minutes to 11pm when the cafeteria was already closed and staff were on their way home. The fire which is suspected to have been caused by faulty electrical installations, consumed most of the wirings leading to a complete blackout. The roof was also destroyed in the inferno. READ: Another Public Stunt? Vera Breaks Up With Otile, Accuses Him Of Using Her For ‘Baby Love’ Video Staff…

President Uhuru Kenyatta is said to have ordered the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji to prosecute Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu after she made disparaging remarks against the head of state in one of her private gatherings. According to sources close to the powers that be, the President was angered by a recording which was shared with him, in which the Deputy Chief Justice was caught saying that “huyu mlevi hafai kurudi kama rais” just before the 2017 elections. The Deputy CJ might not have understood how state systems works and assumed that there were no state officials who would…

Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has claimed that it is MP Joshua Kutuny who is wanted by the FBI and CIA for being a key conduit of drugs and associate of the Akasha’s in the ongoing trial of members of drug trafficking family. In a fiery exchange during Citizen TV’s News Night segment, the two legislators went for each other’s jugular with Kutuny alleging that Murkomen is part of a corrupt cartel which is exhibiting “KANUism” and ignoring the plight of Rift Valley farmers as they continue to amass wealth. READ: MP Alfred Keter Is Being Unfairly Fought By Jubilee Leaders – Kutuny…

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has protested the move by Salaries and Review Commission SRC) to pay graduate police officers house allowance which is same as that paid to those officer under the rank of Inspector of Police. Through a letter sent to SRC on 16 November 2018, IG Boinnet is demanding that SRC sticks to the police guideline on rewarding officers based on rank and not qualification, something which is seen as rewarding rank and not qualifications in the service. Letters from Vigilance House Through the guidelines from police headquarters, Vigilance House, the lowers rank (Police Constable) will…

Reports are rife that Safaricom could be using its dominance in the market to suffocate other market players and stifle competition, after realising that the competitors are eating into its market share. According to Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) report, Safaricom’s market share dropped to 65.4 per cent from 72.6 per cent in June last year. A 2015 report wanted Safaricom declared dominant player, a move that would have seen its voice and mobile money units split into stand-alone businesses that would compete with rival telecommunications firms. However, the recommendation did not see the light of the day and the…

If you don’t know it already, kindly know that the level of corruption in agencies associated with advertising, marketing and PR in Kenya is just at a level where you will not like or understand it. One interesting case is that of Jameson Kenya which is being handled through Pernord Ricard. The company owns the local rights for Jameson, Absolute Vodka, Glenlivet, Martell, Ballantines among others. The head of marketing is one Esther Muhoro while the Jameson Brand Manager is Yvonne Achieng’. So the problem started at Yvonne Achieng’ level (Brand Manager). The brand manager is daughter to one Janet…

Rumors of poor pay or lack thereof have continued to cause trouble for one of Kenya’s renowned comedian Daniel Ndambuki alias Churchill. In the past, Churchill has been accused of poorly paying his acts. In 2017, for example stand up comedian and radio personality Rapcha Sayantist called out the laugh industry chief executive for underpaying the comedians. This is after the untimely death of one of Kenya’s finest Emmanuel Makori Nyambane alias Ayeiya Poa Poa. An irate Rapcha said that Ayeiya died poor and so will other acts performing at the Churchill Show. This time around it is a section of…

Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei is on the spot for selling faulty gadgets on Jumia, which do not conform with set standards. Several social media users have expressed distaste with the Chinese company for flooding the market with ‘reject’ devices, most of which have been installed with fake operating softwares or programmed in Chinese. One Facebook user running an account by the name Mobbid OG says that he had to return a gadget he bought online, after it failed to function properly. “I bought Huawei Y prime last week from Jumia and I’ve returned it for a refund. It was switching…

Safaricom, admittedly, has deep pockets. It positions itself as a true champion of Kenyan interests, presenting communication solutions to the whole nation of people including those living with less than a dollar a day income. But the same Safaricom is one that denies the same people of Kenya, that same Wanjiku, a chance to make a change in their lives with their incomes by charging them high costs for communication costs. The same Safaricom, as recorded in the now commonplace conversation amongst consumers, rapidly eating up into their airtime and internet bundles that deplete at rate that baffles many Kenya…

Kenya Police officers manning the Safaricom installed National Surveillance System is allowing a group of individuals and companies to monitor and track Kenyan motorists for non official police cases. According to three victims of the practise, the police officers have been selling location details of motorists to criminals, auctioneers and other well connected individuals who later use the bought information to kidnap and harm the individuals. In one case, a United States International University Africa lecturer, Dr. Dorothy Njoroge was a few weeks ago tracked through the strategically located CCTV cameras while driving along Mombasa road, stopped by a uniformed…

Despite being the only project seemingly flourishing under the Jubilee regime, a lot is happening behind the scenes at the Huduma Centres that could see the noble project collapse. The problem at the award-winning project are deep rooted, affecting mostly suppliers and employees. Staffers at the secretariat have not been paid for the month of October, with some having been locked out of their homes but still come to work, Kahawa Tungu has learnt. Staffers in other departments, even those in scandals are paid promptly, unlike those in the Huduma Centres. Also, allowances to conduct any outreach or work related…

Safaricom is on the spot for stealing from their subscribers who use the Mpesa service to buy airtime or data bundles for other subscribers, who have airtime debt popularly known as Okoa Jahazi. Several customers have come out to complain about it, though Safaricom defends itself on basis of ‘terms and conditions’. Whenever a customer buys airtime for another subscriber, who in this instance has Okoa Jahazi debt, he/she is deducted total amount inclusive of the debt. For instance, a Facebook user Lovely Lovel bought another customer data bundles worth Ksh50, but to her shock she was deducted Ksh275 from…

Former AG Githu Muigai and current Kenya Airways CEO Michael Joseph are the two shortlisted candidates for the position of Safaricom board chairman. According to insiders on the board, Michael Joseph was thought to be a qualifying candidate since he can offer guidance to the company with his experience as former CEO and founder of the giant telecommunication provider currently riddles with cases of corruption and kickbacks. Githu Muigai has been pushed by the government which thinks that it is a soft-landing for him after he was ambushed to resign from this position as AG a few months ago. Current…

A group of Toi Market traders fears that there will be serious ethnic clashes in the area if the push by a group of cartels to stir commotion in the market is not contained immediately. According to the traders who fear being named as they will be targeted by the cartels, no government leader is willing to properly and conclusively address the issue as the DC, DO and Chief all have ganged up in support of a cartel of land grabbers led by one Pagal Bashir and Gidos Hamza who are eyeing the Nairobi County land which the traders are…

Stephen Jennings has been at the centre of the struggling Tatu City project, with a fight ensuing between him and the Kenyan investors, the likes of Stephen Mwagiru, Nahashon Nyagah and Vimal Shah. However, little is known about his background, especially in investment of mega projects such as Tatu City. According to sources, before coming to Kenya, the New Zealand investment banker aim to ‘invest’ at Tatu City was to look for a way to repay heavy debt and losses he had incurred in Russia. He wanted to oust the Kenyan investors from the project, sell it, pay his debts…