Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

While the operation to retrieve the bodies of Mariam Kighenda and her 4-year-old daughter Amanda Mutheu who plunged into the ocean at Likoni Channel two weeks ago was ongoing, Mayfair Insurance Company was busy pushing and processing a cheque of Ksh682,500 for the husband, Mr John Wambua for the car. The company then contacted the Daily Nation, and made sure that the story of the paid claim was given half a page prominence, with the headline “Insurance claim for Likoni car settled”. The Nation reports that Mr Wambua contacted his agent to secure payment for his car, even as the…

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has awarded a small-time construction company with Sh1 billion contract to maintain part of Nairobi-Thika Highway. The company, Debroso Construction Company Ltd was started in April 2013 and will be responsible for the Nairobi-Ruiru section of the highway. According to tender details, Debroso will have under surveillance, the section of the road for two years. They will also be required to do repairs. Read: KPC Executives Likely To Face Charges Over Illegal Design Changes On Leaky Oil Line In documents seen by Kahawa Tungu, the little known company that has been running for 6…

Embattled private investigator Jane Mugo has had a few run-ins with the law in the past couple of months. Mugo, was declared a dangerous criminal by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in September for alleged robbery with violence, impersonation and threatening to kill. Then, DCI said, the PI had drawn a pistol and threatened to kill a man on August 15, 2019 in New Muthaiga Estate, Nairobi. But according to Mugo, a mother of two boys, those after her want to be forcefully incorporated in her company, Trimo Security. In a sworn affidavit, she further cites a case in…

National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) CEO MaryJane Mwangi has announced her exit from the helm of the State Corporation. In a statement on Wednesday evening, NOCK’s board stated that Ms Mwangi had confirmed that she will not be renewing her contract. “During a Board meeting held on 09. October 2019, the Chief Executive Officer of National Oil Corporation of Kenya Ms MaryJane Mwangi communicated her decision no to renew her contract. In this regard, the Board has accepted her decision, ” the statement reads in part. Following her exit, the board appointed Mr James Nyarnongo as the acting CEO…

Imagine a credit reference bureau being blacklisted? Well, this is the reality that Metropol Credit Reference Bureau Limited is staring at if they don’t put their house in order in the shortest time possible. According to reports, Metropol, an information and credit management company, has defaulted on several bank loans and is just staring at being wound up. Some of the austerity measures that the company, which began its operations in 1996, has reportedly been forced to take is asking their employees to take a 50 per cent pay cut. Last week, the company’s Human Resouce Manager, Finance Manager and…

Teachers countrywide could be in for another scandal, after their employer,  Teachers Service Commission (TSC), announced a suspicious multi-billion medical cover. The commission is planning to dish out at least Ksh9 billion in the next three years to cater for medical covers for more than 318,000 teachers. According to reports by the Nation, TSC has opted for four options with bidders expected to choose the option that fits them and TSC making the final decision. The four options include Fully Insured Scheme, Hybrid Financing Model (inpatient, self-fund), Hybrid Financing Model (inpatient, fully insured) and Capitation Financing Model. Read: TSC Interdicts…

Kenya’s national carrier Kenya Airways has been recording losses with the later being a pretax loss of Ksh.8.56 billion in its 2019 half year earnings to June 30. According to Business Daily, in a bid to boost its financial position, the carrier plans on selling six Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner planes, one Boeing B777-300 and a spare GE engine. In partnership with Air Partner, KQ also plans to lease back the aircraft. “Kenya Airways is conducting a series of sale and leaseback transactions covering 6 x B787-8, B777-300 and GEnx spare engine,” read a contract document. The East African further reports…

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party received at least Ksh6 billion from the government this financial, something which is confirming that Raila is solely benefitting from the handshake and the through the party, he is getting finances for his activities. According to ODM’s financial statement which was published in today’s papers, the Ksh 6 billion received seems to be the only asset ODM has if put together with the recently acquired building along Loyangalani Drive in Lavington, Nairobi. ODM recently acquired the new headquarters at Ksh 170 million. The previous headquarter was on a building and land owned by Caroli Omondi,…

Inspector-General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai was recently forced to transfer ever single one of the traffic police officers in Machakos County after some two demanded bribe from an Uber taxi he was covertly riding in from Nairobi. According to sources aware of the issue, IG Mutyambai was travelling to his rural home which is located along Machakos Kitui road. On reaching a place called Wamunyu market, a traffic police officer stopped the taxi he was riding in spelt out unclear crimes to the driver and went on to demand bribe when the driver was not forthcoming with an explanation. READ: Kirinyaga…

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya is on the spotlight for allegedly using over Ksh200 million county funds to construct his residence on private land. According to an investigative piece done by a local publication, Opranya is claimed to have purchased the land in question, number Kakamega/Soy/1493, from Julius Kanja Mwangi. Through his firm, Wicar Investments Limited, which the county chief co-owns with his wife, Salome Mchome, Oparanya bought the 7.20 hectares land located in Likuyani sub-county, Kakamega County. Read: Drama At Governor Oparanya’s Inauguration Ceremony Over A Seat (Video) According to records, the Council of Governors chairman purchased the land at…

Mediamax Ltd, a media house co-owned by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto has sacked religion and political analyst Godfrey Migwi for showing open support to Deputy President William Ruto. According to insiders who spoke to Kahawa Tungu on condition of anonymity, Migwi, who is also a pastor, was mobilising the Mt kenya region to support Ruto in his 2022 Presidential bid, ocassioning his sacking. Migwi used to have a religious show ‘Kwenjera Uma Wa Mandiko’ (analysing the truth of the word) every Wednesday on Kameme Radio alongside man Nyari and Kamlesh. The outspoken pastor is said to…

Mediamax Ltd, a media house co-owned by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto is letting go of employees above the age of 60. The DSM Place based media house on Monday sent packing senior editors after a retirement policy came into play. According to a local news source, the policy is meant to cut costs across board. At least 20 people were retrenched on Monday, 13 of them came from the print division. Read: Mediamax CEO Ian Fernandes Quits After Half A Decade At The Helm Among those who will no longer work at the media house include…

A section of the Sports Journalists Association of Kenya members want their president Chris Mbaisi ousted, over several sex scandals that he is allegedly orchestrating. According to reports, the top scribe has been sneaking female journalists to international assignments at the expense of male members, in return for sexual favours. Mbaisi, for instance is said to have pushed to have NTV’s Idah Waringa travel with him to cover the recently concluded All Africa Games in Morocco, leaving out other competent journalists. The scandal ropes in Kenya National Sports Council treasurer Charles Nyaberi, who is said to be Mbaisi’s principal assistant…

Self-styled revolutionary, lawyer and activist Miguna Miguna has poured cold water on to the recent announcement by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) that they found the body of the later Tob Cohen hidden in a septic tank in his compound. READ: Two Most Wanted Criminals From Mombasa Arrested In Eastleigh, Nairobi Tob Cohen who has been missing since July 19 was founded killed and body dumped inside the septic tank. Suspicion of the investigators was drawn to the compound when they realised that the septic tank they were overlooking had a new cement applied on top of it. Miguna Miguna questioned…

Kenyan socialite-turned-entrepreneur Alhuda Njoroge better known as Huddah Monroe seems to have been caught up in the ongoing crackdown on tax evaders. The Huddah Cosmetics proprietor, on Tuesday, took to social media to lament over frustrations by officials from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). According to Huddah, young KRA officials have been camping at her office demanding for certain ‘non-existent documents.’ Insisting that she is not a criminal nor a drug queen, the Boss Chick claimed that the taxman representatives are not responsible. She accused them of not being good ‘custodians’ of documents submitted by her team. “Few young officials…