Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

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…

Veteran Architect Lee Karuri, Chairman of Longonot Gate Development Ltd, the promoters of the troubled resort city project in Naivasha, has been summoned to testify as a witness before a Nairobi commercial in connection with a lawsuit over the developer’s failure to honour contractual obligations with buyers. Summons issued on 30th May 2018 at the Chief Magistrates court in Nairobi, ordered Mr Karuri and Customer Relationship Manager, Ms Lonah Otieno to testify as witnesses in the Civil Suit No. 8283 of 2016. The summons were sought by combative lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi aka The Grand Mullah firm Ahmednasir, Abdikadir & Co…

A former aide of Raila Odinga, Noah Oduo Akala, and his brother Nyangasi Nyangasi, have this evening been released from Kilimani Police Station after being arrested earlier in the afternoon. According to sources at Kilimani Police Division, the two and others were arrested after being lured into a trap by EACC officers who got wind of their activities. The group was nabbed inside a local hotel while waiting to have the money they were promised brought to them. Noah and Nyangasi are brothers and they have been in touch with Governors Kingi, Rasanga and Awiti promising to help them avoid…

PS Lillian Mbogo Omollo and governor Anne Waiguru seems to be the key architects of the current NYS scam, according to insiders in the ministry. While it is widely known that Anne Waiguru left the Ministry, the key conduit of the now governor in the scandal was Lillian Mbogo Omollo who still called the shots and maintained Anne Waiguru on the payroll until some time last year. While Lillian Mbogo is from Embu, Waiguru is from Kirinyaga and the two are bossom budies who share a lot. In fact, the governor whose house is yet to be completed in Sagana,…

Directorate of Criminal Intelligence finally released the vehicle of the slain IEBC ICT Chief Chris Msando to the widow, Eva Msando, but with the car properly vandalised and key parts taken away. READ: Sakaja Apologizes Over Unjustified Remarks Regarding Msando’s Murder (Video) The car was being driven by Chris Msando on the day he was murdered by unknown people and body dumped in a thicket in Kiambu. He was later picked by the police who took the body to the City Mortuary. The car was released to the widow, Eva Msando, on Thursday morning, but she managed to tow the vehicle…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has found a unique way of handling the senior government officials with constitutionally guaranteed security of tenure. Recently, he forced DPP Keriako Tobiko and AG Githu Muigai to resign in unclear and shocking circumstances. According to friends of the two, the President called them into State House with resignation statement already prepared and press briefing to announce the resignation arranged. DPP Keriako Tobiko was summoned from his home village in Oloitoktok where he had gone for the weekend. When he received the call from the President to go to State House, he didn’t imagine that he would…

A security officer attached to the Senate has been arrested and taken the Central Police Station in Nairobi after he is alleged to have sexually assaulted a student at the University of Nairobi. According to a statement made by the third-year student, the officer arrested and took him to an office in Parliament buildings and assaulted him repeatedly. “This man met me in town. He called me and when I approached, he identified himself as a police officer. He told me that I am under arrest for roaming in town with an intention to commit a crime. I told him…

A new co-working space called Workstyle has launched in the Westlands neighbourhood of Nairobi. The space is meant to enhance creativity and collaboration among businesses and individuals who want value for their money. Incorporating a community feel and a modern design with state of the art workspaces,  Workstyle was inspired by the growing demand for independence and freedom at the workplace complete with a sense of community. “The future of working is serviced offices and co-working,” Grace Wairimu, Workstyle’s General Manager said. “When you look at most commercial buildings in prime locations, they are designed and targeted at larger corporates,…

Security agencies in the country are alarmed after a group associated with the NRM wing of NASA coalition openly distributed small arms to attendees of the Uhuru Park rally. According to sources within the security agencies and NASA coalition, a group of young men believed to be closely linked to the NASA youth leaders were making contacts with the January 30th Uhuru Park rally attendees and distributing bows and arrows as well as Ceska pistols. The group called on the people who received the arms to attack any police officer spotted so as to end the frequent killing of NASA…

MP Babu Owino’s lawyer in the petition against his election, James Orengo, had to exit the court premises in a huff when one of the witnesses testifying disputed the MP’s account of the voting day events. READ ALSO: Students Leaders Accuse Babu Owino Of Interfering With Union Operations According to ANC candidate in the August election, Joshua Obiende, he didn’t manage to vote as goons who were allied to MP Babu Owino assaulted him, forcing him to be taken to hospital and not vote. The testimony confirmed his oath in the sworn affidavit which was also filed in court. Sworn affidavit…

A Gilbert Ogango is suing Siaya Senator and Senor Counsel James Orengo for non-payment of salary accruing to Sh950,000. In the suit, Ogango who claims he served at Orengo’s J A B law firm as a clerk said he was employed via verbal agreement for Sh20,000 but that the senator has refused to pay him despite having worked for 17 months without a salary owing to “hard economic” times as the lawyer allegedly claimed every end month. The suit filed under certificate of urgency at the Employment and Labour Relation Court seeks to have Orengo pay his former clerk Sh340,000…