Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Airtel Networks Kenya is getting into the content space with the launch of Airtel TV both in the Google Play Store and Apple Store. The telecommunication provider today announced the new offering which will available on mobile phones and tablets. The catch is that you have to use Airtel data network to access the content of the apps. The launch makes Airtel the first provider to get into the TV space and might encourage Safaricom which is already owning a superior home and business fibre connections together with unmatched data coverage to launch its own. On the Airtel TV app,…

The family of Grace Wakhungu, who was in June convicted of corruption and jailed for 69 years or pay a fine of Ksh707 million, has managed to raise Ksh800 million to secure her freedom. According to reports by the People Daily, Wakhungu’s co-convict and Sirisia MP John Waluke has managed to raise Ksh250 million, out of the Ksh727 million fined or 67 years in jail. “The sentencing of granny is not something that was taken lightly by Wakhungu’s siblings, both here in Kenya and Uganda. Due to the robust family network, a system was quickly put in place to have…

The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is mulling permanent closure of its Nairobi branch over adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic on its operations. The management closed InterContinental Hotel Nairobi in early April after the government announced stringent measures to curb the spread of the virus including the ban on social gatherings and air travel. Following the closure of the luxurious hotel located at the heart of Kenya’s capital, the management provided each employee with a one-off care payment to help them pull through the financial pressure occasioned by the pandemic. In a communication to all employees dated August 3, the…

Senior lawyers are questioning how CS Amina Mohamed and politician Peter Kenneth became advocates recently, something they have not earned through the normal process. According to sources at Kenya School of Law, Cabinet Secretary Amina Chawahir Mohamed Jibril tried to pursue the Advocates Training Program at the Karen-based legal training school in 1988 but wasn’t able to pass the exams in 1988 with others who are now senior and prominent lawyers in the country. READ: Kenyan Man Flogged In Viral Video By Chinese National Sues CS Matiang’i CS Amina Mohamed attended the Township Primary School in Kakamega and later Butere Girls and…

Media Personality Anita Nderu has disclosed that she suffers from occasional seizures that have left her right arm shattered. This was in response questions by fans in regards to the to a scar on her right arm. Taking to Instagram, Anita intimated that she has had four seizures since the year started where the second and third ones were very severe. “For ease, here is my arm story: I suffer from seizures occasionally. Started this year in January, had four so far. My 2nd and 3rd one were so hectic during that I shattered my right arms humerus into four…

Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) CEO Muriithi Ndegwa is on the spot for failing to pay trainers who are under the Kenya Youth Employment & Opportunities Project (KYEOP). The payments, Kahawa Tungu understands, date back to the months of November and December 2019, where the trainers were to be paid 14 days after every piece of work. “I worked with the institution has a group of trainers contracted to train youth beneficiaries for Kenya Youth Employment & Opportunities Project, which falls under the Ministry of Youth, and funded by the World Bank. The program was called Core Business Skills Training(…

The Safaricom Foundation has donated airtime worth KES 525,000 to Kibondeni College towards e-learning for 350 students for three months, with 100 students also set to receive scholarships in January 2021 as part of the foundation’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Programme. The TVET programme, which kicked off online learning to enable students to continue studying even as learning institutions remain shut, is a partnership between the Safaricom Foundation, Zizi Afrique Foundation and ToolKit iSkills. READ: Sh3.9 Billion Worth of Safaricom Bonga Points Were Unclaimed as of March 2020 “Part of our commitment to TVET was to put in…

Mbagathi Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Loice Mutai has been accused using dictatorial rules against her junior, exposing them to health risks like Covid-19. According to some medical practitioners who spoke to us on condition of anonymity, Dr Mutai has been frustrating employees in the institution threatening to have some of the doctors and nurses fired for being against her leadership. We are also informed that she harasses doctors and nurses in front of patients making it difficult for them to serve clients well. In a letter addressed to her by nurses representative at Mbagathi Hospital and the chairperson of Kenya…

Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions Gor Mahia are facing a legal suit from Betking after the club declined to sign a deal with them after accepting Sh15 million downpayment. Details in our possession indicate that the KPL champions opted to sign a deal with the current sponsors Betsafe instead. “It is a serious issue and Betking are going to take legal action against Gor Mahia for taking their money and refusing to sign their deal,” said our source. Betking had offered Gor Mahia a Sh30 million shirt deal but the club opted to sign with Betsafe who offered Sh50 million.…

The Karen Hospital management has dismissed claims of negligence after actor Charles Bukeko alias Papa Shirandula passed away at the facility. On Monday morning, the deceased’s wife Beatrice Andega accused the hospital of negligence leading to her husband’s death. Ms Andega said that the hospital medics did not attend to Papa in time as he died in the car when she rushed him to the hospital after developing breathing problems on Saturday morning. “They didn’t consider his condition an emergency and he died while we were waiting… he died in the car, he was yet to be admitted,” she said.…

Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai has gazetted Nyayo Stadium as a Police Station, raising fears that the famous stadium has been repurposed after renovation. In a Gazette Notice dated May 6, 2020 and published on July 17, 2020, Mutyambai said that the 15,000 capacity would be a stadium, without giving further information. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 40 (1) of the National Police Service Act, the Inspector-General designates – Nyayo Stadium, situated in Nairobi County, at the co-ordinates 18′ 14.50″S, 36°49′ 27.94″E to be a police station for the purposes of the Act,” he stated. However,…

Heavy police presence has been deployed to the home of deceased Ohangla Queen Lady Maureen ahead of the final send-off. In videos circulated online, fans have been captured streaming into the compound to accord the Wangni Biro hitmaker the befitting burial as a musical icon. https://twitter.com/MarkDienya/status/1284420999103098885 Read: Help Us Give Lady Maureen A Befitting Send-Off – Family Asks Government Lady Maureen’s body had been transferred from Ojele Memorial Hospital mortuary to Kopanga village for an overnight vigil on Friday, although it did not take place. “The plan was to take the body home on Friday but we made abrupt changes because…

A group that has been soliciting for funds from the public allegedly to support Felix Orinda alias DJ Evolve has been accused of refusing to release the money to the family. The team, led by a woman only identified as Jackie, started the contributions a while ago, and has been promising to hand over the funds to the family for over a week now. “Jackie has been promising to hand over the money to the family ‘tomorrow” which never comes and now it is over a week gone. Everyday she keeps postponing, and we suspect the money has been ‘eaten’,”…

A Kenyan using Twitter account @CarolmNyaga has accused the NCBA Bank of trying to defraud her, by asking her for Ksh3,000 to process a statement for her savings bank account she opened six years ago. The amount is charged per page, hence it could be more in case the statement is more than one page. According to the user, Carol Nyaga, the amount was too much and unjustifiable, hence she opted to close the account, for good. “I was gearing up for a fantastic day, then I called @NCBABankKenya for a historical statement 4 a savings acc I opened 6…

Penial Air Ltd owner Mary Mukulu Kai has been confirmed as the new manager of flight operations for Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), replacing Captain Beatrice Wakhungu. The position is one of the most powerful in the authority, since it is the docket that controls all flight operations in the country. Reliable sources have informed this blog that Penial Air, which she co-owns with her husband Mr Kai Tinga, is planning to launch domestic flights soon. “How is she working with a regulator as a senior and powerful manager while she owns an airline which competes with others?” poses our…