Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Former TV host Jacque Maribe and broke playboy Joe ‘Jowie’ Irungu will now be charged with murder, the Director of Public Prosecution has revealed in a statement. According to the statement from the DPP, Noordin Haji, Jacque and Jowie will be charged with murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the constitution. Jacque Maribe’s life had been on the fast lane while hanging out with the who is who and trying to show that she also exerted power and influence, something which drove her greed and point to a lifestyle she was trying to portray but…

A Ugandan maid accused of killing her employer and a three month old baby has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder. Jackline Auma appeared before Justice Fred Ochieng at the Kisumu High court and was charged with killing Elizabeth Ochieng and Baby Benedict Ojoth in Shauri Yako estate on June 6th 2018. Auma underwent mental assessment and was cleared to answer to the charges. Prosecutor Peter Mui opposed a plea for the accussed to be realsead on bond saying she was a flight risk since she fled to Uganda after allegedly committing the offence. Justice Fred Ochieng granted…

Reports from those close to TV host Jacque Maribe indicate that she is pregnant with murder suspect Joe “Jowie” Irungu’s child. Jacque who is set to be charged with the crime of being accessory to the murder of Monica Kimani, is contemplating what she can do as Joe Irungu and herself faces years behind bars in case of conviction. She is still hopeful that being release on bail might offer her an avenue to handle the pregnancy. Jacque Maribe not only hid the crime from the police but also helped Joe Irungu burn his bloodied clothes and took him to…

Joe Irungu is being held in connection to the gruesome murder of Monica Nyawira Kimani who was found dead in her apartment along Dennis Pritt road in Kilimani. According to our sources in South Sudan and Nairobi, Monica went to South Sudan on the invitation of her father who was popular as the go-to newspaper vendor in Juba, serving the Kenyan community with their favourite newspapers without fail. Bishop Paul Ngarama sold newspapers for many years until 2013 when he invited members of his family over to Juba where they trooped in on a bus. Through the newspaper vendor, and…

A commissioner of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Mr Paul Mwaniki Gachoka, is on the spot for doing transactions on a grabbed piece of land in Githurai 44. The land in question belongs to Miaraho Limited company owned by John Godhard Mburu, a former Nairobi Provincial Commissioner during President Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Arap Moi leaderships. Through his law firm, Mwaniki Gachoka & Company Advocates, the lawyer is the recipient of all payments from prospective buyers on behalf of Hydro Developers Limited, the company offering the land for sale. The 302 acre piece of land has been subdivided, with a…

Evidence in possession of Kahawa Tungu’s investigative desk shows that under the leadership of Dande, Britam made billions of shillings through partnerships with other companies, but not without challenges. Before being flushed out, Dande and his team grew Assets Under Management (AUM) for Britam from Ksh17 billion to Ksh50 billion in three years. However, this was not without challenges, posed by the owners of the company and members of the Board of Management (BOM). When the four joined British-American Asset Management Company (BAAM) – a subsidiary of Britam Group-, they found a company that was good in mobilising funds through…

Kahawa Tungu’s investigative desk has delved deeper into the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) issue, after discovering that there is more than meets the eye in the saga. The bigger scandal revolves around the Human Resource Management Director Mr Julius Olayo who was unceremoniously ejected from Kenya Service and the Independent Police Oversight Authority for misconduct. Through connections at NITA, Olayo got a job in 2014 at the institution. Since then, he has wielded absolute personalised power and influence courtesy to open support from a few board members who include Mr Ernest Nadome, Ms Jacqueline Anyango Mugo and Mr Benson Okwaro. According…

Media personalities Shaffie Weru, DNG and Grace Msalame have signed up to be hosts on Switch TV, the Kenya Red Cross owned channel which is set to launch soon. The digital free-to-air Switch TV targets the youth (18-35 years) and aims to empower with entertainment. READ: Okiya Omtatah Moves To Court To Petition Against The Media Shut Down Already available on Signet, Switch TV offers local & international content that includes an entertaining mix of; drama, comedy, reality, sports and current affairs programmes. Just like all other Kenya Red Cross assets, Switch TV will be headed by someone who is from…

President Uhuru believes that his Deputy, William Ruto, is openly sabotaging his war on corruption. According to a source which travelled with the President to China, Uhuru was taken aback when DP Ruto mentioned him as a donor in the Kajiado goat auction despite the President not giving the deputy any money to give. Apart from that, President Uhuru’s Big 4 agenda has now been ditched as the head of state was advised by his closest advisers that focus on Big 4 without fighting corruption is like fighting to leave no legacy at all. READ: RUMOUR: Trouble at Safaricom as the Board…

Supporting your start-up business through the challenging first year is certainly easier if you have access to funding. In fact, the ‘The Hidden Factors: SA Women in Business’ research report, carried out by the Sage Foundation and Living Facts, found that 61% of women cited not having access to money as a barrier to starting their own companies. However, money is only one element of a successful business. Skills, grit, hustling and smart time management are as important as financial management. Yet only 21% of women who did not have a business said they had good business skills and only 33%…

Chinese man who was caught on video saying that Kenyans are some poor, black and dirty monkeys has been arrested and is waiting deportation at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Liu Jiaqi was arrested at midnight at his residential after the video of his utterances went viral. Liu Jiaqi works at Sonlink (K) Limited which is a Chinese company which sells motorcycles in Ruiru along the Northern bypass. His utterances drew anger with most people wanting to know where he works to personally go evict him from the country. Some of those who demanded to know his whereabouts are…

Barely a month after Kahawa Tungu unearthed dubious dealings in the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) being used by senior management to steal from the bank, another scandal has emerged. In the new scandal, the bank is set to lose more than Ksh1 billion, with a tender of IT service awarded to a local supplier XRX in collaboration with IBM and Esat Ferra from UK. An insider at CBK intimates that the Deputy Governor Sheila M’Mbijjewe is the mastermind of the project, but chose to work through Jeff Mugo, the IT manager in order to cover her steps. The deal involves…

Nairobi’s Brookhouse School is hosting the first Google Web Rangers summit in Africa they claim is aimed at spreading awareness about internet safety and “promoting responsible digital citizenship on the continent,” whatever that means The program which is ongoing at the prestigious Brookhouse School is composed of 26 Web Rangers from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. They are attending the summit to meet and share ideas on how they can make the Internet a safer place for young Internet users. READ: Chandarana Foodplus Management Apologizes For Racist Email, Faults Director’s Lack Of Proficiency Highlights of the Summit  programme include: a bootcamp…

Before rushing off to your nearest shopping mall, I encourage you to look local and support small businesses in your area, not only on Small Business Friday (September 7) but every day. Small businesses are the lifelines of every community. If we don’t support them, the economy suffers, and we miss out on great benefits. Here are a few of those benefits:- Unique products and services Small businesses exist because the founder identified a gap in an unsaturated market. In your community, this could be transport to schools in the area, or a home cooking service that delivers freshly prepared, healthy meals…

Michael Oyamo is a man well-known to those in Migori and many would only talk about him in low tones as he uses extreme thuggery and bravado to tame anyone who would dare criticise Governor Okoth Obado. According to those who know him well, Michael Oyamo is a trained former Kenya military officer who left the military in a cloud of darkness and later went to do various duties in Afghanistan and South Sudan. READ: Sharon Otieno, Lady Kidnapped by Gov. Okoth Obado’s Gangs, Found Dead Michael Oyamo returned to the country in early 2000s with a lot of money and…