Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A member of the Homa Bay County cabinet was last night shot dead at a petrol station he is said to won in Kendu Bay. Philemon Donny Opar who is the Homa Bay County’s CEC in charge of Transport and Infrastructure was apparently reviewing the day’s activities at the petrol station where he was gunned down by assailants. READ: Nyamira County Government Officers Accused Of Diverting Public Funds To Personal Businesses  Donny Opar, as he was famously known, was a long time NGO finance professional who worked with various reputable international NGOs in the region. He was appointed in April 2019…

Female celebrities in Kenya and abroad are all over Instagram struggling to get the attention of Bien Aime of Sautisol after the Sautisol group lead singer posted a picture which showed what the women believe is his manhood. The ladies became so itched after Bien posted the photo under the viral #NviiriChallenge which was started after Nviiri the Storyteller who was featured in Sauti Sol’s song Extravaganza song showing his massive sugarcane protruding. View this post on Instagram #NviiriChallenge 😂 A post shared by BIEN-AIME ALUSA BARAZA (@bienaimesol) on May 30, 2019 at 7:10am PDT Seems like Sautisol…

James Githii Mburu is the next Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General. This is following an appointment by Finance Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich gazetted on Thursday. His three-year term takes effect on July 1, 2019. Read: KRA Commissioner Among 5 Kenyans Shortlisted In Njiraini Succession Race “IN EXERCISE of powers conferred by section 11 (1) of the Kenya Revenue Authority Act, the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Planning appoints James Githii Mburu to be the Commissioner General of Kenya Revenue Authority, the gazette notice read in part. Mburu, who is KRA’s Intelligence and Strategic Operations Commissioner, was among five…

12 leading digital lenders in Kenya have today announced the launch of umbrella welfare entity, Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK). According to the lenders, the welfare body is to promote industry best practice and drive a coordinated approach in addressing the emerging industry’s pressing issues. It might not be to the advantage of consumers as many struggles with unclear or ever-changing loan terms offered by the lenders. Most of the digital lenders have terms which they are ambushed with after committing. Incorporated in 2019, DLAK brings together leading digital-first lenders and other key stakeholders including; Tala, Alternative Circle, Stawika…

Siemens AG, Philips NV and General Electric (GE) are staring at a mega scandal that could affect their global businesses, entailing uncouth business practices marred with corruption and and kickbacks in China and Brazil. According to Reuters,  the three companies used local middlemen to negotiate bribes with Chinese government and hospital officials to sell medical equipment. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are investigating the bribery claims, where the three companies have used bribes to influence business decisions for expensive medical equipment sold to other countries. Read: Nokia Siemens Networks Launches a New Way to Deliver Broadband The medical equipment…

Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip was attacked on Monday morning after watching the UEFA Champions League match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Memphis Lounge near USIU, Kasarani. According to a statement seen by Kahawa Tungu, the lawmaker was attacked by at least nine men at around 2.40 am as he left the night club. Loitiptip who is in the Intensive Care Unit at Aga Khan Hospital was in the company of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s daughter, Saumu Mbuvi. Read: ‘Jails Will Soon Be Full With Poor People Caught Using Plastic Bags,’ Boniface Mwangi As many will recall, Saumu recently ended…

University of Nairobi might be struggling financially but its Vice Chancellor Prof Peter Mbithi is still living large. Reports reaching Kahawa Tungu indicate that the VC purchased office furniture worth a whooping Sh20 million without following procurement procedures. The goods, we understand were delivered on a Sunday night. The institution has according to Auditor General been running on bank overdrafts to an extent of failing to remit statutory deductions including loans. Read: Debt, Corruption And Sycophancy Crippling University Of Nairobi For example, UoN just like Kenyatta University and Multimedia University failure to remit has resulted in individual employees being penalized for…

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris is a woman facing humiliation after a phone conversation between her and Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was leaked. In the undated phone conversation, Passaris is heard asking the Nairobi County boss for Ksh1 million which she apparently needs for a certain meeting with Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. She says that the Opposition Leader had chosen her to be his kingpin in Nairobi since she had more support from Nairobi constituents during the 2017 general elections. Read: Esther Passaris Accuses Governor Sonko Of Undermining Her office In the audio which seems to have been released…

Activist Okiya Omtata was on Friday afternoon blocked from accessing Kenya Revenue Authority offices to submit a memorandum objecting the appointment of James Mburu as the KRA Commissioner General. Mburu, who is KRA’s Intelligence and Strategic Operations Commissioner, was among five Kenyans shortlisted in the race to succeed John Njiraini. Taking to his social media, Omtatah said two men manning the area denied him access. Read: KRA Commissioner Among 5 Kenyans Shortlisted In Njiraini Succession Race “They told me they had instructions not to allow me past the reception tent,” Omtatah wrote. The tax man had on Monday, through an…

Working in the marketing and advertising industry is one of the most prestigious jobs of the time, as most people enjoy the ‘celebrity’ kind of status by appearing on TV, newspapers and billboards. You become famous all of a sudden and everyone is asking for the money you earn from the job. What people do not know is that most of these ‘celebs’, most of whom are youngsters, end up being paid peanuts or nothing at all as Kahawa Tungu’s investigative desk will reveal. One of the notorious organisation refusing to pay its employees is the Hue Experiential which worked…

One of President Paul Kagame’s former bodyguard and strong critics has been killed in Cape Town, South Africa, with suspicion pointing to the Rwandan strongman who is pursuing his critics in foreign countries and killing them. Analysts believe that the assassins of Camir Nkuruziza flew to South Africa together with President Paul Kagame who attended the swearing-in ceremony of president Cyril Ramaphosa. Security observers believe that President Paul Kagame travels to foreign country together with operatives from the feared Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) who are now suspected to have assassinated Camir Nkuruziza. The DMI team accused to be behind…

Seems like there are going to be some changes at Capital FM Group. The reports are scanty but what we can be sure for now is that Cess Mutungi is going to be the new presenter of the Capital Late Night while The Jam has a new presenter, Joey Muthengi who hustled all over but just found that she can’t exist anywhere but Capital FM. We have also learned that Capital FM’s editorial director Michael Mumo and Special Projects editor, Rob Jillo have tendered their resignations with their next move not known. The duo who are also bosom buddies and…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has shortlisted five Kenyans for the Commissioner General position to replace John Njiraini. The successful candidates are James Githii Mburu, Julius Waita Mwatu, Richard Boro Ndung’u, Andrew Kazora Okello and Duncan Otieno Nduru. Mburu is KRA’s Intelligence Strategic Operations Commissioner. Read:High Court Releases 38 KRA Officials On Ksh200,000 Cash Bail In a notice published in the local dailies on Tuesday, KRA stated that the five were selected from 30 candidates who applied for the position, including two women. “The applicants were scrutinized for conformity with the requirements published in the media advertisements, following which the…

Kitui County officials are on the spot for irregularly hiring civil servants. According to a source who sought anonymity for fear of appraisals, members of the Public Service board led by the board’s secretary Japheth Mbiti Muthengi earlier on in the month brought on board health workers using underhanded means. Kahawa Tungu understands that Muthengi via his proxy Alfred Muthoka, a clinical officer who has since been awarded a high ranking position in the Ministry of Lands, asked the recruits for money before they were formally employed. Read: How Crooked City Mortuary Officials Dupe Bereaved Families The recruits included two…

In what is seen as a late effort to fight the raging fire caused by mismanagement, USIU-Africa has today decided to let go one of the most powerful individuals in the institution, Jared Raburu. Jared Raburu who served as the Director of Administration has been relieved of his duties and his duties handed over to Paul Warui who is the current Director of Operations. The move to replace Jared is said to have been prompted by the recent resignation of one of the senior individuals within the department of finance as rumors swirl that the university is struggling to pay…