Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Sameer Africa External Auditors KPMG have resigned, even as the company faces a bleak future following reduced revenues occasioned by mismanagement. The move was announced by company secretary Edgar Imbamba, who said the board had appointed RSM Eastern Africa LLP to fill the void. “This is to notify you that following the resignation of the Company’s External Auditors, Ms KPMG Kenya, the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on 4th December, 2019, took note of the said resignation and appointed Ms RSM Eastern Africa LLP to fill in the position as a casual vacancy pending confirmation…

President Uhuru Kenyatta is said to be planning or already meeting former Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto together with former Eldama Ravine MP Musa Sirma. The President is said to have sent a chopper to pick Governor Isaac Ruto this morning in a meeting said to have been abruptly planned as the President prepares for a possible showdown with Rift Valley MPs known to be loyal to his deputy, William Ruto. Isaac Ruto who is the leader of Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) lost the 2017 elections in Bomet in a contest which pitted him against the Deputy President. During the campaigns,…

Kenya’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has contracted South Africa’s defence company Milkor to provide it with a social media surveillance system as it seeks to monitor activists and political commentators in the run-up to the 2022 general election. According to Indigo Publications owned Africa Intelligence, NIS has contracted Milkor to provide the 360 degrees social media and cybersecurity solution to the agency for a period of two years. The tool is suspected to be targeted at activists, Kenyans online and bloggers who might influence the political space as President Uhuru fights to stop his deputy, William Ruto, from succeeding him.…

Two top Mediamax employees have tendered their resignation and are serving notice at the firm after their salaries were slashed by 50 percent, Kahawa Tungu has learnt. Last month, Mediamax, the home of K24 TV, People Daily and Milele FM, announced plans to slash employee salaries by between 20-50 percent. The announcement led to a court battle that saw the media house barred from going on with salary cuts. However, the management termed the employees who went to court as enemies of the company, threatening to sack them. Kahawa Tungu learns that Head of TV and Digital Peter Opondo and…

Six Kenya Airways technicians are fighting for their lives in hospital with between fifty to eighty percent burns after an explosion occurred while they were servicing a plane at JKIA last week. According to sources the technicians were doing a major service (C-Check) on a Boeing 737-800 with registration 5Y KYD where they used an internationally banned substance, methyl ethyl ketone(MEK) to clean part of the plane. The substance is banned because it is known to be highly toxic, corrosive, and flammable. READ: KQ To Pay UK Firm Ksh25 Million To Investigate Collision Of Two Planes While cleaning the plane, assistants…

A section of Samburu County politicians and members of staff are on the spot over grabbing of community land in the region threatening to render residents squatters on their own land. The county governor, Moses Kasaine Lenolkulal, who is also facing Ksh86.7 million graft charges, is at the centre of the fraud that has left residents living in fear after the county lands office issued an eviction notice. In documents in our procession, the embattled governor is accused of having allocated himself 0.23 hectares of the land in Maralal that belongs to the Shabaa community. Our sources revealed that Lenolkulal…

By Chen Lei ICT has been critical to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and transforming society over the long term. But the key to progress is laying the foundation for constant evolution. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of this year, organisations across the planet began to shift into action. But as critical as it was to react appropriately, it has also been important to proactively prepare for the next phase. At Huawei, we are aware of the massive effect of the pandemic, as well as how seriously communities would be affected. However, we are also conscious…

A former senior Kenya Prison officer Daniel Mutua is among 19 people arrested in Mutomo Sub-County in Kitui County during an operation to by the police to stop people from hiding in bars and drinking beyond curfew hours. According to police signal from KituiCounty Police bosses, the 19 were arrested by a joint team of Directorate of Criminal Investigations and regular police who were on patrol. They were alerted by members of the public who called in to complain. KITUI COUNTY, MUTOMO SUB COUNTY, MUTOMO POLICE STATION SUBJECT: ARREST OF COVID-19 REGULATIONS VIOLATORS: REF MY OB 31/08/05/2020 AT 21.40HRS. JOINT…

Ethiopian troops have admitted that they shot down the Kenyan plane from African Express after it flew so low that they suspected Al Shabaab was trying to conduct a suicide mission with it. According to Sector Three Commander Brigadier General Alemu Ayene, there was no information that the plane was scheduled to fly to Bardaale and the Ethiopian forces didn’t find ways of communicating with it. It’s not clear why the Ethiopian forced were not aware of the flight which was authorised by the Somalia Civil Aviation Authority. (Authorisation Below) Somalia authorities close to the investigations have indicated that the…

This weekend’s UFC 249 event represents more than one of the most stacked mixed martial arts cards of all time. It also represents one of the first significant steps back to live sport amid the Covid-19 pandemic. With two championship fights and an array of UFC stars on the bill, UFC 249 – to be broadcast live on SuperSport 1and 11 on Sunday morning (04:00 CAT) – promises to be both explosive and unusual. To mitigate the risks of the pandemic, no crowd will be in attendance in Jacksonville, Florida. Also, commentators must sit separately and all crew members will…

Even as the search for a substantive director-general for Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), the body risks hiring persons who have been adversely mentioned in previous scandals in and outside the institution. Among top candidates who have applied for the positions that were advertised in April include Jackson Karibiu Magondu and Peter Pato Gichoh, whose names have been mentioned in several graft scandals in the body. According to those in the know, the two who work for KeRRA have been blacklisted by the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) and the National Intelligence Service (NIS), due to their corrupt past. For…

Opposition leader and handshake supremo Raila Odinga today had a lunch meeting with one of his most fervent critic and Kapsaret MP, Oscar Sudi. While it’s not clear what Raila and Sudi were discussing, the meeting came right before the criticism of Orange Democratic Movement Members of Parliament’s attack on Uhuru’s government in parliament a few minutes later. Oscar Sudi met @RailaOdinga for lunch today at The Pumpkin Restaurant in Kilimani.Few hours later, ODM legislators wanted President Uhuru to resign. I am told Raila told Oscar Sudi that he can’t trust Uhuru to cross with him the river safely. The…

NRG Radio commercial director Denis Ndavi is on the spot, again over delayed child support payments. In a tweet shared by the mother of his child, food blogger Naisenya Kimani, Ndavi owes her over Sh800,000 in child support. Court documents as shared by Naisenya show that the NRG Radio human resource manager was ordered to withhold their employee’s salary and instead use it to pay for the child’s upkeep. The court order was issued on January 10, 2020. Again, a court document dated February 14 summons Ndavi’s boss, Kevin Mulei for not carrying out the order of withholding pay as…

Is racism alive and well in Tanzanian international schools? This is one disturbing question that many social media users have been left pondering after an alumnus of the United World College East Africa detailed about the racial discrimination she experienced while a student at the institution. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Kemilembe Mugangala, who once served as President of the School’s Student Council, called out the institution formerly known as International School Moshi (ISM) for tolerating racism against black students in its Arusha and Moshi campuses. UWC East Africa is a member of the United World College network…

Banda Homes has disputed a story that aired on Citizen TV alleging that home buyers had been duped, terming the reports as malicious. In a statement, the home construction company says that they had intended to hand over finished homes to phase 1 home owners, when agitated phase 2 buyers came with Citizen TV crew. The company says that the agitated buyers did not want the estate occupied before all houses were complete. “This meeting was meant to allow clients confirm their satisfaction with works in their particular units. We were, however, ambushed by agitated clients from phase 2 who…