Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Former Attorney General Prof Githu Muigai has partnered with Skyward Express and Silverstone Air directors to start Renegade Air, a new air transport company. According to registration documents in our possession, Issak Somo Ahmed has been listed as a director of the company. Somo works for Fly Skyward Express. The company, which is set to start operations soon, has listed Gabriel Waweru Wainaina as the company secretary alongside Proven Registrars. Skyward, Silverstone and Bluebird are owned by brothers. Silverstone is owned by two brothers, Ibrahim Somow Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim Somow. The company, which was registered in September 2006, has…

The Ministry of Sports is on the spot for failing to pay medics who have worked in the just-concluded World Athletics U20 Championships. The medical team stormed the Ministry of Sports offices on Monday but were turned away without pay, even as officials remained shady. In the event held at Moi Sports Centre Kasarani, Kenya won eight gold medals, a silver and seven bronze to finish top of the world with 16 medals. The championships ended on Sunday as the Jamaican women and the South African men broke world U20 records in the 4x100m relays, adding to the two world…

Deputy President William Ruto held a two-day forum with leaders and stakeholders for an economic forum for Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Naivasha, Nakuru counties. https://twitter.com/WilliamsRuto/status/1429533087520731149 The DP has been castigating the One Kenya Alliance (OKA) principals; Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi, Moses Wetangula and Gideon Moi, and ODM’s Raila Odinga for holding seminars in preparation for the 2022 duel that is less than a year away. The five together with President Uhuru Kenyatta held a meeting at State House Mombasa on Tuesday, August 10. It is said that the head of state urged the OKA principals to back a Raila presidency.…

Christopher Kibett, the Nairobi Hospital’s Director of Human Resources and Operations, has been sacked in the latest changes effected at the hospital also affecting senior officers in the nursing department. The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer James Nyamongo announced Kibett’s exit in an internal memo dated August 18, 2021. “This is to inform you of the departure of Mr. Christopher Kibett from the Hospital effective today, 18th August 2021. On behalf of the Board, and on my own behalf I wish to express our appreciation for his contribution to the Hospital for the period he served as Director Human Resources and Operations,”…

The police have once again come to the spotlight for collecting bribes. Traffic police and even those on patrol are said to be collecting huge amounts in bribes from individuals and matatus daily. A few cases have been highlighted on social media, paving the way for the prosecution of rogue policemen. The cops seem to have come up with ingenious ways of collecting bribes, ensuring that they leave no paper trail. It has taken a few brave Kenyans to expose the rot in the police force by recording and even keeping Mpesa messages which they use to report to higher…

The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has been recording increased deaths in the recent past and this time including staffers, inside sources have intimated. The hospital, which is the biggest referral hospital in the country, has been having challenges with oxygen supply in the last two years, solely because of contracting incapacitated suppliers. For instance, in 2019, the management awarded a tender for supply and delivery of Medical Gases (liquid oxygen) to a company called Tunasco Limited. The company, according to insiders, never reliably supplied the item for the whole of the year. “At some point, all theatres were closed for…

By Kiberenge Jnr Your Excellency, I have heard you lamenting against what you call the dynasties and now the system. Isn’t it the same system you have been part and parcel of? Do you want us to forget that you have been using the system to oppress other Kenyans? Are you forgetting very fast that you used the system to deny Raila his victory in 2017 and reigned brutality and terror on innocent Kenyans whose only crime was raising their voices against electoral fraud? Didn’t you tell us to forget, accept and move on? Didn’t you appear on CNN and…

Police have termed the claims by blogger Dennis Itumbi alluding his car was shot at by unknown assailants at Garden Estate as fake. According to the Star, the police who arrived at the scene, led by Kasarani sub-county police commander Peter Mwanzo did not find any signs of the said shooting. For instance, no spent cartridges were recovered in the process and neither did locals report having heard gunshots. The sub-county police officer further warned against spreading false information about the incident adding that investigations into the matter have been launched. Read: Witness In Fake DP Assassination Letter Case Tells Court…

Former nominated senator Isaac Mwaura has been accused of failing to pay workers attached to his company, Acumen Recruiters International. According to information in our possession including voice notes and WhatsApp screenshots, Mwaura threatens to fire employees who demand their pay and sometimes makes good his threats. In most instances, most of the employees are not given contracts, something that gives Mwaura the freedom to hire and fire employees at will. “I was employed at Senator Isaac Mwaura’s company, called Acumen Recruiters International that deals with looking for job opportunities for ladies in the Gulf countries, as a marketer last…

Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company director Karen Nyamu has accused her child’s father of assaulting her. The former Nairobi Woman Rep aspirant raved about her lover and Kikuyu musician Samuel Muchoki aka Samidoh, on Instagram live. In a series of videos seen by this writer, the politician claimed Samidoh punched her in the face for allegedly being in the coastal city of Mombasa with another man. Karen who is allegedly three months with their second child said the Mugithii sensation showed up to her house unannounced. “I was hiding in one of the bathrooms. He was not supposed to come,”…

Investigations into the brutal murder of Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi’s aide, Peter Ochieng, could take a new twist after a witness in the case was also murdered on Saturday. Edward Maruti, 35, was reportedly killed following an attack at his home by unknown assailants. Police reports indicate that two men stormed Maruti’s home in Kimilili, Bungoma County, and attacked him and his family with a machete. He succumbed to his injuries. Maruti’s wife, who survived the attack, was left with arm and eye injuries. Kimilili OCPD Mwita Marwa confirmed the incident saying police suspect that Maruti’s killing was linked to…

Kiambu businessman who shot wife before turning the gun on himself was apparently feuding with her over a lover. Jonathan Mukundi is said to have killed himself and his spouse, Philomena Njeri, on Monday following a domestic spat. Neighbors and friends who spoke to the Star said Njeri was pregnant but het husband was impotent. Others claimed that the businessman had two other children from a previous union and did not therefore want anymore children. Read: Kiambu Couple Found Dead in Kirigiti Home in Suspected Murder-suicide “He has two children and an ex-wife who live outside the country, so he did…

Deputy President William Ruto has today met with a section of Kenyans from the Diaspora. This was after he failed to take on his trip to Uganda for the second time. “DP William Ruto meeting a section of Kenyans from the diaspora. He acknowledged their contribution to the Kenyan economy. Ka-Wanjiku was present. Very good stories and experiences shared,” read a tweet by Ruto’s close ally Dennis Itumbi. https://twitter.com/OleItumbi/status/1422567342618431490 Yesterday, Ruto was blocked from flying to Uganda while in the company of Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, Benjamin Tayari, Oscar Sudi among other businessmen. Read: Terror Suspect in DP William Ruto’s Uganda…

Renowned Televangelist and House of Grace Bishop David Muriithi has been sued for Sh100,000 monthly child support. According to the Star, a woman whose identity remains unknown claims he met the televangelist in 2018. The two were in an intimate relationship that led to the siring of their son in 2019. Currently, the child is two years old. Through her lawyer Danstan Omari, the woman claims that the Bishop was overjoyed upon hearing about the news of the pregnancy and the birth of their son thereafter. Read: CJ Maraga Child Support Case Dismissed After The Accuser Failed To Show Up In…

Mid this month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed charges against Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru for allegedly corruptly influencing witnesses. Gicheru is accused of coercing witnesses to withdraw in the case against Deputy President William Ruto and Joshua Sang for cases against humanity. In the first charge, it is alleged that between April 2013 and January 2014 Gicheru offered a witness (P-0397) Ksh5 million to withdraw as a witness. Gicheru is said to have finally paid witness (P-0397) Ksh1 million to withdraw in the case against Deputy President William Ruto and radio presenter Joshua Sang. The witness was also to…