Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A section of Makini School Parents Teachers Association (PTA) have been accused of trying to sabotage learning process in the school. The representatives led by PTA Chair (Nixon Bugo), Deputy Chair (Catherine Oyondi) and treasurer (John Kabiru) have been accusing the management of the school of introducing the Cambridge Curriculum to run parallel with the Kenyan 8-4-4 curriculum. The Makini School has been running the curriculum since March 2020 alongside the Kenyan 8-4-4 curriculum on the online classes. In a letter dated August 17, the representatives through lawyer Julie Soweto said that the decision to introduce the Cambridge Curriculum was…

As officials from the Ministry of Health and the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) fight embezzlement of Covid-19 funds allegations, it has now emerged that the state agency’s board chairman Kembi Gitura played a big role in the award of irregular tenders. The agency is accused of having procured Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) at a double market price leading to a loss of billions with tenders said to have been awarded to companies, some linked to influential politicians, businessmen and brokers. Despite denying that the board does not micromanage KEMSA’s operations while appearing before the Senate Health Committee last Friday,…

Musician Trufena Wanjiru Gitu, popularly known by her stage name Fena Gitu has released a new song that has sparked lesbian rumours on social media. In her latest song dubbed Siri, the Steam hitmaker captures women romantically holding hands and touching each other flirtatiously and somehow promoting lesbianism. The song’s lyrics, usikiri siri and marafiki wataongea loosely translate to keeping it a secret as it would steer rumours from friends. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEbYZFMh5xb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link When questioned about why she was promoting lesbianism in her new song during an interview with The Standard, Fena intimated that same-sex relationships are no longer a big deal.…

Tanzania’s Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has today fined internet service provider (ISP) Raha Limited Ksh 600 million (TSh 11.8 billion) for going against the communications regulations and reportedly using frequencies 1452-1482MHz without a valid license from the regulator. Raha Limited was fined a further Ksh 2 million (TSh 40 million) for failing to provide internet service, not submitting financial statements, failing to submit annual human resource plan and failing to re-apply for their expired license in time. Raha which recently branded to Raha Liquid Telecom is required to pay the fine within 90 days or further action will be taken…

Some of the medical supplies donated by Chinese business magnate Jack Ma to Kenya have never been distributed months after the consignment arrived in the country to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19), Kahawa Tungu has learnt. This is despite reports that a private facility benefitted from the donation meant to benefit public health facilities in the country fight the Covid-19 menace. Local media reports indicate that 12 positive airway pressure (PAP) kits that arrived in the country on March 24 are yet to be distributed. PAP is a mode of respiratory ventilation to assist a…

A nephew and niece of Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho were involved in a major accident in the coastal city last night. According to sources, Abu Joho’s daughter Ummi Joho and her husband Haikel Osogo were the first to get an accident while they were from undisclosed function and being driven in a Toyota Landcruiser VX KBB 451T. After the accident, Yusuf Joho who is also a son to Abu Joho and brother to Ummi decided to respond very fast to the scene and had another serious accident just 150 metres from the previous accident. In the second accident, Yusuf…

The female Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) of Kisii today clashed after the nominated MCAs apologized to the male counterparts for ‘disrespecting’ them. In a special session today. the Speaker Kerosi Ondieki announced leadership changes to the Kisii County Assembly women chapter. This follows a protracted battle between Kisii women MCAs and their male counterparts, that saw five women de-whipped from various committees. The County Assembly has only one female elected MCA and the remaining 24 are nominated by different parties. Addressing the Assembly one of the nominated MCAs, Naomi Ronald, said that the female MCAs had been in…

Joseph Irungu alias Jowie went down on one knee and asked former Citizen TV news anchor Jacque Maribe to marry him. That was on June 30, 2018. So romantic was the engagement that Kidum was singing as the then it couple celebrated what would be their new life together. As fate would have it, they would not make it down the aisle. Later that year, the couple was arrested for the murder of a businesswoman Monica Kimani at her Lamuria Gardens apartment. That was the beginning of the end of the engagement. Speaking to Jalang’o on his Bonga na Jalas…

Close to two months now and Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma is still incarcerated in a foreign land, under the most inhuman conditions. Despite two courts (Lower and High Court) in Ethiopia releasing him after finding him innocent, no one seems to care to secure his freedom. Today Kenyan’s were treated to a very emotional letter from Juma, and without losing his message through paraphrasing, let me quote him directly. He said, “It is my 47th day in detention at Aradar detention Cell. It is also my 7th day since I was diagnosed with Covid-19. I am currently being held at…

Joseph “Jowie” Irungu is a name that made headlines in the media following the brutal murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani in 2018. Kimani, 28, a businesswoman was found unconscious in her bathtub at her Kilimani apartment. According to Police reports, the events leading to Kimani’s last moments place Jowie at the crime scene following findings from 73 samples taken. Prior to the murder, Jowie was known to be a lady’s man, who loved having fun in different renowned entertainment joints. He was even more popular when videos surfaced online capturing him going on one knee to propose to TV girl…

The Aga Khan Hospital has been accused of being the hospital behind viral media stories attacking the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA). According to documents in our possession and insider sources, the Aga Khan Hospital was the one whose bid to supply personal protective equipment (PPEs) was rejected in March. In their tender documents presented to KEMSA, Aga Khan was selling a box of surgical gloves for Ksh4,950. An impervious gown would have gone for Ksh12,100 if KEMSA gave Aga Khan the tender, against the prevailing prices of Ksh4,900. A box of surgical masks was priced at Ksh9,500. Here’s the…

Kenya has has always come under criticism for its malevolent celebrity culture that thrives on sex scandals, personal controversy, public shaming and ethnic name calling. For a long time, social media bloggers have earned their bread from scandalizing public officials for online clout. This string of bad manners has unfortunately found its way to the mainstream media lately. Outlets that were once relied on for credible fact-checked information joining the rabid lynch-mob of scandal-hunting, sensational-reporting, gutter-press press. The latent fear of being left behind on social media trending topics and online click bait has won eaten the soul of our…

Public hospitals in the country including Moi Teaching and Referal Hospital (MTRH) and Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital have started charging Covid-19 patients for protective gear used by health workers. Sources at the hospitals told Nation that the government had failed on its promise to foot the bills leaving the management at a difficult position to continue managing the patients while protecting health workers from the deadly virus. The patients are now being asked to meet the expenses with a large percentage of the charges catering for Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) including masks, hazmat suits and gloves that the…

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has revoked the appointment of Jubilee blogger Pauline Njoroge as a board member of the Tourism Regulatory Authority following public uproar. According to Balala, the appointment has been canceled because of the sentiments she made regarding the Nairobi National Park adding that at the time, the ministry was unaware of Njoroge’s stand on the value of the park. Balala was speaking during the official launch of the domestic tourism campaign where he indicated that Njoroge’s appointment had painted the Ministry in a bad light. He thanked the public for bringing the issue to his attention.…

Pauline Njoroge, a Jubilee Party blogger who wanted the Nairobi National Park abolished has been appointed to the Board of Tourism Regulatory Authority. Ms Njoroge has been appointed by Tourism CS Najib Balala alongside Kevin Muasya, Alais Lenana Momoi and Isaac Muchiri Njagu for a tenure of three years effective August 7, 2020. This comes as a surprise and conflict of interest for a person who has been vehemently opposing some tourism projects, including calling for the abolishment of the Nairobi National Park terming it as unproductive. In a Facebook post she made sometimes back, Ms Njoroge argued that the…