Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Kenya’s largest telecommunications company Safaricom has entered into a partnership with Nairobi County to digitize the county’s services and operations. Under the partnership, the telecom will develop and support the “My Nairobi App” as part of the “My Nairobi” hub that will provide digital services and citizen engagement. “This My Nairobi Hub will enable us to offer better services to the people of Nairobi. It offers a one-stop shop for Nairobi County residents and visitors to access services with multiple functionalities including making payments. Our partnership with Safaricom will usher in a better experience in revenue aspects and real-time communication,”…

East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Kanini Kega has been thrown out of a political meeting held at the National Museum Centre. The former Kieni MP was jolted out of the meeting by rowdy youths said to be allied with embattled Jubilee secretary general, Jeremiah Kioni. The youths argued that the former lawmaker should have been serving the country in Arusha, Tanzania. Speaking after the incident, Kega who has since pledged allegiance to President William Ruto and DP Rigathi Gachagua, accused Kioni of masterminding his ejection. Read: Jubilee Announces Plan to Exit Azimio, Suspends Murathe and Kioni “We have never seen…

Tanzania is in a good economic state compared to our neighbours, President Samia Suluhu has said. President Suluhu on Wednesday asserted that the East African country is more economically stable than any other country in the region. “My brothers and sisters, I want to tell you that Tanzania is doing well economically. In the entire East Africa region, we are better than other countries, let nobody lie to you. Right now, every country is complaining of dollar shortages while we have enough to last us four months,” said Suluhu. She claimed that Tanzania has been asked by neighbors experiencing dollar…

Former Treasury CS Ukur Yatani has denied forcing Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o to make a Sh15 billion payment days before the 2022 polls. In a statement on Wednesday, the former minister said the claims were false and malicious and were only meant to tarnish his name. Yatani cites Article 223 of the constitution that allows the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury to authorize expenditures that have not been appropriated by Parliament in certain situations, adding that once such funds are committed, “Article 223 (2) provides that parliamentary approval is sought post-facto within a period of two months.” “This…

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) claims the “handshake” partners, Raila Odinga and retired President Uhuru Kenyatta looted to fund the former’s presidential campaign. In a statement read by UDA secretary general Cleophas Malala on Wednesday, the party said monies set aside for fuel and maize subsidies during Uhuru’s tenure were indeed channeled into the former prime minister’s campaign. “It is outrageous that these two so-called “handshake partners” were actually partners in crime! The controller of the budget has confirmed that 4 billion was released to pay maize millers for subsidies, yet the maize millers never received the money. This was…

Legislators drawn from the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party have expressed their concerns about the political and economic climate in Kenya. The lawmakers have threatened to have their followers stage protests at government offices in an effort to find solutions. They asserted that Kenyans are being misled and made to feel ineffective when it comes to economic matters. “We want answers and if they do not come in the next few days, we will have no option but to lead our supporters into these offices for answers. We will follow these officers anywhere and everywhere for answers…

Sports CS Ababu Namwamba’s ex-wife Priscah Mwaro is dead. Family members said the mother of three passed on in Nairobi but did not disclose further details. Priscah is said to have celebrated her birthday on Tuesday. “We’re still seeking to establish what led to the death of our loved one, Prisca. We are yet to get answers for quite a number of questions,” a relative told the Standard. Read: Ababu Namwamba Abandons A Pregnant Miss Busia Paula Ann, Cohabiting With Luciana Andafu Another said the deceased had been through a lot in the last three years and could have “given up…

Roads leading to State House are heavily guarded as opposition leader Raila Odinga’s 14-day ultimatum to President William Ruto comes to a close. Tens of armed police officers barricaded roads leading to the house on the hill on Wednesday with opposition supporters expected to stage demonstrations in the area. Officers blocked major roads including State House Road, State House Avenue, Processional Way and Dennis Pritt. The cops who were at various points along the busy roads as early as 6 am, said they could not allow bodaboda riders as they could be used to ferry protesters. Read: Raila Speaks on Ruto…

Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i will face charges including publishing false information in violation of Section 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crimes Act of 2018 and conspiracy to commit a felony. This is in relation to the February 8 raid at his Karen residence by alleged police officers. According to the warning statement, a battalion of police officers stormed into Matiang’i’s home in order to arrest him with the intention of causing fear and mayhem. “This is a fact you knew to be wrong,” the statement reads in part. Read: DCI Summons Former Interior CS Matiang’i But the…

Controller of budget Margaret Nyakang’o on Tuesday revealed how she was compelled to pay Sh11 billion just days before the August 9, 2022, general election. Nyakang’o made the damning revelations while appearing before a Parliamentary Public Petitions Committee. She presented WhatsApp conversations with former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani pushing her to expedite the authorization of Sh1 billion to the Presidency, and Sh10 billion to the Ministry of Infrastructure. The exchanges as seen by this writer took place on August 4, five days before the hotly contested polls. “We are intending to do Supp 2 and we need you to…

Education CS Ezekiel Machogu has reinstated Romanus Odhiambo as vice chancellor of the Meru University of Science and Technology. The CS on Tuesday said the decision to put him on terminal leave was unjustified and unlawful. Professor Odhiambo was sent on indefinite leave by the university council on March 3 and his five-year contract not renewed due to alleged underperformance. The decision taken on Friday led to demonstrations by both students and university personnel as well as the institution’s indefinite closure. CS Machogu ordered that Mr Odhiambo be restored by Tuesday evening and that learning at the institution resumes on…

Rally driver Maxine Wahome is set to be charged with the murder of her boyfriend, Asad Khan. Khan who was also a rally driver died on December 18, 2022, after sustaining serious injuries a few days earlier. State Prosecutor James Gachoka forwarded the case file to the High Court following the conclusion of the investigations. Judge Lilian Mutende is yet to give a ruling on Mr Gachoka’s request to have the accused taken for a mental health evaluation. “I ask the court to detain Maxine Wahome at Kilimani Police Station to undergo a mental examination pending the murder charges tomorrow,”…

Chemase Secondary School in Tinderet, Nandi County has been closed indefinitely following the death of a Form One student. Kevin Kiptanui is said to have collapsed on Friday after being canned by teachers. It is said that his teachers caught him cheating in a Physics test. The boy collapsed in the staffroom and started vomiting blood. It is then that he was rushed to Chepsese dispensary and later to Nandi Hills Level Four Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries two days later. According to the victim’s mother, the teenager regained consciousness and recounted being canned and receiving blows to…

The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has officially summoned former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i. Officer Mishack delivered the summons issued by Senior Superintendent Michael Sang to his attorney Danstan Omari at the Milimani Law Court. Omari signed the summons after receiving it at 1:15 p.m., noting that he was served in court against his will. According to Sang, he is looking into claims of publishing false information in violation of section 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crimes Act 2018 in relation to the alleged home invasion on February 9. Read: Former CS Matiang’i Back in the Country…

China Square has been given permission to keep running its business after a week’s closure. In a statement, the Kenya Chinese Chamber of Commerce said China Square’s continued operation in Kenya has been discussed with the Kenyan government on multiple occasions. “The Kenya Chinese Chamber of Commerce welcomes the good news on the resumption of operations of China Square following several engagements between the Kenya Government and the Chinese Community in Kenya to find an amicable solution to the stalemate,” reads the statement in part. It added: “The Chamber looks forward to an equal and fair treatment of all businesses…