Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion is not buying the new Education reforms being fronted by Education CS Fred Matiang’i. Sossion has claimed that the new curriculum – 2-6-6-3 – is being pushed by foreigners and that Matiang’i and co are subjects to foreign ideologies fronted by the World bank which he says are tragic. The KNUT boss said the government in cahoot with the World Bank aim at sacking teachers as proved by the economics of this program change. He said reducing primary education to six years consequently implies less teachers and that illiteracy levels will soar if the current…

While most carry milk or soda and bread to curb the pangs of hunger that bite during night fishing exhibitions, some fishermen in Homa bay thought it better to cook while aboard and it cost their lives. The two, Joseph Aduda, 30, and 24-year-old Kevin Odera drowned in Lake Victoria on Tuesday night after their boat caught fire at Nyandiwa beach. Two of their colleagues however survived the ordeal. The deceased with their colleagues were preparing a meal on a charcoal stove when when strong winds fanned the flames causing afire. The men from Masara beach in Migori county…

Residents of Kehancha town in Kuria West sub County have threatened to form a vigilante group to enhance security in the town if the government will not act to end the rising cases of insecurity in the town. The residents claim that they are suffering in the hands of armed robbers who terrorize the town every now and then yet the police officers are not doing enough to deal with the menace. According to the residents, a week hardly passes before shops are broken into, people are shot dead and others maimed by armed robbers, who more often strike in…

South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has won first round of nominations for the ANC presidency, after all nine provinces completed their provincial general councils. Ramaphosa had 1,862 branch nominations, compared to Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s 1,527 meaning he has a 552-branch nomination lead. However, the figure excludes the 223 Mpumalanga branch nominations, where the word “unity” was written next to the name of the top six delegates. The “unity” nominations were recorded as abstentions, even though the numbers were higher than those of Ramaphosa and Dlamini-Zuma. Ramaphosa had the nod from five provinces: Gauteng, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, and…

Garbage contractors in Nairobi County have complained over unpaid dues claiming Governor Mike Sonko has refused to pay them terming them as ‘fraudsters’. The contractors claim that when Sonko held a meeting with them upon ascent to office, they raised the issue of payment and he promised to look into the matter and pay them as soon as possible. He further allayed fears of job security for the contractors owing to his earlier sentiments that garbage collection would be given to youth. “He promised to incorporate both youth and contractors so that none of the two lose out on their…

Rwanda, one of Africa’s most technologically ambitious countries is set to host e-Learning Africa next year and the organizers are predicting the biggest conference in the event’s 13-year history. E-learning Africa 2018 will take place from 26 – 28 September in Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, which has gained a reputation for its ICT-based initiatives in a variety of sectors. The conference, which is being jointly organized by the International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE)GmbH and the Rwanda Convention Bureau under the patronage of the Rwandan Government, usually attracts well over 1,000 participants from all over the world. Participants are not…

After the outgoing Sarah Serem led Salaries and Remuneration Committee massively slashed their pay pack, MPs in Opposition and ruling party set aside differences for what they know best- rooting for their pockets. Yesterday, the Mps started the process of amending rules to increase the size of house committees thus allowing each of the 349 legislators to belong to at least two committees. Nasa despite refusing to give names of members for appointment committee tasked with vetting cabinet nominees, they gave out names for House business, procedure and rules and selection committees with ODM bagging 11 out of 16 names…

Deputy President William Ruto has launched another round of scathing attacks against “elders in politics” asking them “to retire instead of waiting to collapse.” Though he did not mention names, Ruto has in the past said they (Jubilee) are willing to discuss “retirement package” for Opposition leader Raila Odinga. “I take this opportunity to tell our elders that you do not have to work until you collapse,” he said adding that “it’s good to retire when you can still sit, watch and see what you have contributed and how others want to do it,”he said today while attending Sarah Serem…

Deputy President William Ruto has said senior government officials have developed an appetite for advisors with some having more than five at a go. Ruto says that public servants who require advisors don’t know what they are doing and should go home. The DP was speaking today as the Salaries and Remuneration Commission held a luncheon to mark the end of term after the completion of six years in office which is non-renewable. Ruto said that the Country must take bold steps to ensure that the gains made in harmonizing and rationalizing salaries will not be eroded by the ballooning…

More disquiet looms within the National Super Alliance (Nasa) as cries of being ‘sidelined’ continues in the placement to house committees. Yesterday, Leader of Minority John Mbadi  presented to the office of the Clerk names of members who will sit in three committees. Of the 16 members to sit in the House Business Committee, Procedure and Rules and the Selection Committees, 11 are from ODM. Those named in the House Business Committee are, Robert Mbui, Chris Wamalwa and Beatrice Adagala. In the Procedure and Rule, the coalition will be represented by Ben Momanyi, Tom Kajwang, Omboko Milemba, Olago Aluoch, Sulekha…

Police at Mwariki police station in Nakuru have been accused of soliciting for sexual favours from a 19 year before releasing her. According to the girl’s guardian, Mercy Wanjiku was arrested last night by police while she was headed to a funeral and charged her with “drinking after hours.” “The girl called us last night and we came in this morning. It is 11 AM and the OCS is nowhere to be seen yet we cannot secure the girls release without the OCS,” he told Kahawa Tungu. READ: Ngunjiri Wambugu Denies Having An Affair With Personal Assistant The guardian further…

A senior NASA politician from Siaya is reported to have sponsored Coast Mps to denounce the NASA house list for Minority leader and whip respectively. A source privy to the details told Kahawa Tungu that the politician was eyeing the Minority Senate leader but knew he could not get it if the National assembly already had leaders from Nyanza region who also hold positions in ODM. NASA had picked Suba MP John Mbadi (ODM Chair) as Minority leader and Suna East MP (ODM Director of Elections) Junnet Mohamed as Chief Minority Whip sparking disquiet in the Opposition with a section…

International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Nancy Asiko Onyango as Director of the Fund’s Office of Internal Audit and Inspection (OIA). Through its Managing Director Christine Lagarde, IMF said Ms. Onyango, will succeed Clare Brady, who left the Fund earlier this Fall. Her appointment will take effect in February 2018. The OIA conducts independent examinations of the IMF’s internal control and governance processes. “Ms. Onyango brings to the Fund more than 25 years of experience in internal audit, strategic risk management, corporate governance, and IT risk management,” Ms. Lagarde said. Ms. Lagarde described Ms. Onyango as passionate about empowering women…

A Tanzanian Freelance Journalist Azory Gwanda who works for Mwananchi Communications Limited, a subsidiary of Nation Media group has gone missing. Mwananchi Communications is the publisher of Mwananchi, The Citizen and Mwanaspoti newspapers. Gwanda according to his wife Anna Pinoni was picked by a white Toyota Land Cruiser which had four occupants on the morning of November  21 at Kibiti town. They then drove him to his shamba where his wife was and he asked her for the house keys. “We spoke through the window while he remained in the car. He asked me for the house keys and told…

Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko has directed the Director Of Criminal Investigations to release NASA Strategist and Economist David Ndii on police bond pending investigations. Further, DPP has directed that once investigations are completed, the resultant inquiry file be forwarded to the ODPP for appropriate directions. The directive came even as Ndii was being transported to Muthaiga police station where he was set to spend the night. READ: ‘Ndii Has Been Receiving Death Threats’, Wife Reveals He had earlier been arraigned at the Milimani law courts to answer to charges of incitement. Ndii was arrested yesterday night at a…