Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

By Boniface Mwangi David Mwai used to operate a play station shop and a number of boda boda’s. He was approached one day with a job offer to kill someone. In Kenya, human life has no value. It’s cheaper to get someone killed than it is to bribe them. Lawyers and witnesses against powerful politicians have been killed in the past. It’s become the norm. The offer on the table for carrying out the job was Sh2.4 million. Mwai couldn’t resist. The target for this kill was Idriss Mukhtar and his lawyer Charles Kanjama. The client, according to Mwai’s family,…

One of the suspects in the case where Garissa Governor Ali Korane is to be charged with attempted murder has reportedly committed suicide inside Parklands Police Station. According to sources within the National Police Service, David Mwai Wanjiru aka Mwas reportedly hanged himself in the cells around midnight. READ: How Garissa Governor Korane Planned The Murder Of Ex-CEC Idriss Mukhtar David Mwai was one of the three suspects who were facing attempted murder charges after shooting former-CEC Finance in Garissa County and leaving him for dead. They were reportedly hired by current governor Ali Korane. Police has reviewed CCTV footage and…

Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) through its Twitter handle has revealed that it is prosecuting PS at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries over allegations of irregular purchase of maize. The PS will be facing allegations of irregular and fraudulent purchase of maize during the last dry season. The period so suspicious vessels hang around Mombasa port as the PS issued maize shortage alert which led to the vessels docking without much problems. #BreakingNews INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ALLEGATION OF IRREGULAR PURCHASE OF MAIZE BY OFFICIALS OF THE NATIONAL CEREALS AND PRODUCE BOARD FROM TRADERS DPP directs prosecution of Principal Secretary…

Details have emerged of how Garissa Governor Ali Korane allegedly planned for the death of former Finance executive Idriss Mukhtar after a fallout that could have led to the governor losing his seat. According to high ranking sources in the County Government of Garissa, Korane and the former CEC fought each other verbally, and the two part ways never to see each other again, to date, despite being from the same clan. Since Mukhtar knew very well all the secrets of the Governor, he decided to reveal to authorities to take action against him. This could have brought down the…

According to experts on market competition issues, market power is considered a power over price and output. Each operator competing in differentiated products and services has degree of market power. Dominance however, is a legal concept and is generally understood to exist when firm holds significant market power (SMP), that is, a high degree of market power. The main characteristics of a dominant firm (or a firm in a dominant position) in a relevant market is its ability to act to a significant extent independently of its competitors, customers and ultimately of its consumers. This frees the dominant firm from…

Prophet David Owuor of the Repentance and Holiness Ministries many would say is some sort of a cult leader but what many do not know is that the man of the clothe has been stealing from his relatively poor followers. The publicized three day crusade at the Uhuru Park Grounds saw even men in blue who should be protecting the people, take it upon themselves to let the people know where in deed their help comes from on the streets of Nairobi. Kahawa Tungu only recently came across damning details of how exactly the “man of God” has been taking…

As revealed in part one of this story, Stephen Jenning introduced a new interest rate (33%) to the Tatu City loan, which was not known to other stakeholders This started the acrimony between the partners with Steve Mwagiru deciding to give it up and dissolve the companies. This was fought out in the courts. Meanwhile Jennings continued to charge the company now called Kofinaf interest at 33% (and 50% per annum at times) and through some loopholes, decided to reduce the shareholding of the other partners. According to him, the others did not pay anything but if that was the…

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) secretary general Francis Atwoli had indicated in a television interview claiming that he had released his second wife (Roselinder Simiyu Atwoli) because she chose to run for a political seat, claims Kahawa Tungu can confirm are false. Details have emerged that the trade unionist abandoned his wife Roselinder Simiyu in December of 2016 and refused to go home since then. In a phone call that Kahawa Tungu obtained the two are heard arguing about his wife relocating from their house because the “household belongs to the man.” In the audio clip, Atwoli is heard…

In the spirit of COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli encouraging men to go for polygamy instead of maintaining mpango wa kando, Foreign Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Ababu Namwamba is now staying with two very beautiful and young women. Maybe trying to spite his former wife and make her go nuts, we can confirm that Ababu Namwamba is staying with a lady called Luciana Mimo and Paula Ann. Paula is known to be a former Miss Tourism Busia winner. While Luciana Nimo stays in Ababu Namwamba’s rural home, Paula Ann stays in his Nairobi home and serves all his needs…

While ERC is blaming all manner of factors for the rise of pump prices, those in the know blame the rise on a deal which was signed by PS Njoroge in Israel and whose details have been kept under wraps even from Kenya Pipeline Company bosses. According to our sources, the deal was a single sourced contract which will see an Israeli company supply and install cameras along the Kenya Pipeline lines to enable live monitoring of activities along it. READ: Kenyans To Dig Deeper In To Their pockets As Fuel Prices Set To Increase The deal which is valued at…

Details have emerged that Kofinaf Company Limited and Tatu City Limited, the companies involved in land dealings at the Tatu City could have swindled the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) of more than Ksh6.5 billion in tax dues, as well as unsuspecting land buyers. The company (Kofinaf), owned by New Zealand millionaire and investor Stephen Jennings and Stephen Mwagiru is at the top of the fraudster list, while other faces in the scandal include Vimal Shah, the face of the Thika-based Bidco Africa and Nahashon Nyagah, a former Central Bank of Kenya governor. Stephen Jennings is  a banker who made billions of dollars…

Woman claiming to be the wife of the late 400m hurdles champion Nicholas Bett has been blocked by his family members from ever stepping in his home. According to Brenda Bett, she met Nicholas Bett in 2016 at her dad’s funeral and later moved in together with Nicholas in December of the same year. In 2017 August, the two relocated back to Eldoret as the athlete pursued his running career and the two were blessed with daughter Kyle. Nicholas Bett who was a police officer was later transferred to Nairobi’s Langata Police Station where he lived with Brenda and Kyle…

Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) contracted South Engineering Company (SECO) through tender number KPC/PU006-0T/17 to construct the Kisumu Oil Jetty which was meant to facilitate the transportation of oil through Lake Victoria to Uganda and Tanzania. While Kenya has completed the same, the two neighbouring countries of Uganda and Tanzania have neither tendered for the construction of their end nor even shown willingness to do the same. But of interest is the wanton waste and fraud pushed through by the KPC Chairman John Ngumi. According to insiders, Kenya Pipeline bought all materials meant to be used to construct the jetty in 2001,…

Coast-based Kenya Premier League (KPL) side Bandari Football Club has sacked Salim Sumra as the team’s board member over claims of abuse of players. According to sources within the club’s management, Salim Sumra will be served with his release letter during the Tuesday premier league match against defending champions Gor Mahia. READ: Malkia Strikers Camp Hit By ‘Pregnancy Bug’ Ahead Of World Championship The meeting where decision to sack Sumra was reached was chaired by the football club chief executive officer Edward Oduor . The meeting unanimously resolved to sack him on allegations he is behind the club’s poor performance and…

TV host and local socialite Betty Kyalo has promised her fans that she will definitely be in touch with Mombasa governor while she visits Mombasa County. Already in Mombasa where she even hosted her Friday 27 “Friday Briefing,” Betty answered those asking her on Twitter to say Hi to her former beau on their behalf. Maybe in jest, but Betty’s response was not lost for observers that she chose to gave that tweet so much attention and left many others out. Maybe she is marking her territory. Betty Kyalo and Governor Joho dated in 2016 before the latter became the…