Author: Mercy Auma

Passionate about human interest stories and politics. Email: Editor@Kahawatungu.com

A viral video that has circulated on social media regarding a female cashier who was mercilessly assaulted by a male supervisor, with nobody coming to her rescue from EastMatt Kitengela branch has angered netizens. In the video, the male supervisor was in a confrontation with the cashier, prompting him to slap her severally and dragging her from her seat while brutally beating her up. There is no one captured coming to her rescue until the beatings get worse, that a few employees jumped in and came to the lady’s aid. https://twitter.com/potentash/status/1198099014090145793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1198099014090145793&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252Fpotentash%252Fstatus%252F1198099014090145793%26widget%3DTweet Read: Boda Boda Rider Left For Dead Following Assault By…

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Radio Africa Group journalist Eric Oloo was found murdered in a police woman’s house on Thursday, November 21 in a case of a love triangle gone wrong. Oloo, was said to be married to Ugunja Police Station Deputy OCS Sabina Kerubo with reports that the two were living together as husband and wife for a period of time. New details have emerged however, indicating that the slain journalist had a wife and children, with their last conversation hinting that they were to get back together. Lucy Atieno, aged 23 years narrated that the two had gone their separate ways in…

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The National Scouts Association has called out comedian and entertainer Eric Omondi and two others over what they termed as misuse of scouts uniform. Through a media statement in a local daily, the Scouts Association expressed their displeasure on how the comedian conducted his skits while adorned in the scouts uniform, stating that it was a violation of the law as he was not a registered member of the scouts association. Additionally, the statement directed the comedian and his colleagues, Mammito Eunice among others to apologize to Kenyans and the association fraternity as their actions did not represent the values…

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David Njuguna, a 33 year old man born in Kenya has been handed a five to seven year prison term for killing a policeman, Thomas Clardy, in Massachusetts in 2016. Njuguna was convicted for several counts with the judge, Kenton-Walker finding him guilty on the charges of involuntary manslaughter, driving an uninsured motor vehicle, misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide, operating to endanger. He was however not found guilty of operating under the influence, manslaughter and felony motor vehicle homicide. Read: 182 Kenyans Living ‘Illegally’ In US Arrested While Applying For Citizenship According to the evidence and testimonies tabled in court, Njuguna…

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Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa and Homa Bay Woman Representative Gladys Wanga brought parliament to a standstill on Thursday afternoon. The two exchanged words during a debate on the leaked indecent video allegedly belonging to Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi. Wanga was in support of Fatuma Gedi while Barasa was for the idea that the woman rep be punished for leaking a letter from the DCI to the National Assembly clerk Michael Sialai. The debate got personal as the Kimilili legislator threatened to rough up Wanga on the floor of the house claiming the she was making so much…

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Sensational singer and entertainer Jacob Obunga popularly known as Otile Brown was involved in a nasty accident on Thursday while leaving a popular Nairobi club. The crooner is said to have run over a boda boda rider and his passenger. Sources close to Kahawatungu have indicated that the singer was allegedly drunk while driving his Mercedes Benz. He rammed into the boda boda rider who was carrying a passenger hence seriously injuring them. The passenger is said to have sustained injuries on the knees while the driver’s leg is allegedly broken and is scheduled for an operation later in the…

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Nairobi Senator Jonhson Sakaja has blasted the Governor Mike Sonko over the state of affairs in the county. On Thursday, during a live press conference, Sakaja alluded that the state of the Capital city was wanting, adding that the governor was involved in theatrics of fighting cartels yet the city was drowning in corruption and mismanagement. He also stated that governor Sonko was ruling the county with impunity and demanded for accountability of billions of shillings tax payers’ money. “The people are being treated to all manner of shadow boxing, dramatization ‘vipindiree’ in the name of fighting cartels. Nairobians are…

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Garissa woman representative Fatuma Gedi has found herself in hot soup after she was found guilty of leaking a letter from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) pertaining details of her leaked indecent video. Details have emerged that Gedi leaked the letter and documents of the case from the DCI to Michael Sialai, the National Assembly Clerk, where four MPs had been summoned for grilling in relation to the leaked video. The National Assembly disciplinary committee found her guilty of breaching the Leadership and Integrity Act and is most likely to lose her woman rep seat if the report is…

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Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has moved to court under a certificate of urgency seeking to have the ban initiated to bar him from accessing his office lifted. Waititu in the filed petition states that he is the acting Kiambu Governor that was duly elected by the people, and wants to restrain his deputy and James Nyoro from discharging the duties of the governor. Through his lawyer Prof Tom Ojienda, embattled Waititu wants access to his office as he argues that there are laid down procedures by the constitution to be followed before he is removed from office. The Kiambu governor…

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Digital strategist Dennis Itumbi has sued Polycarp Hinga, a blogger linked to President Uhuru Kenyatta over malicious falsehood and defamation. Through Waithera Kinuthia and Company Advocates Itumbi says that Hinga was involved in propagating and spreading lies about an alleged message he sent to unnamed people. The contents of the message indicated that Itumbi authorized the sharing of the narrative that President Kenyatta was wondering why Kenyans were broke. “Guys, share the blog by Pulse and Tuko widely, Let’s sell the narrative to Kenyans that Uhuru is not understanding why they are broke,” the message allegedly authored by Itumbi read.…

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The news of a stowaway who fell from a KQ airplane in London broke the internet, after an investigation was conducted and he was suspected to be of Kenyan origin. According to the investigations conducted by a Sky News reporter,Cedric Isaac Shivonje whose photographs were published was the stowaway hence creating a puzzle on his identity. Initially, the interview revealed that the alleged stowaway worked as a cleaner with Colnet cleaning company at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The company however refuted the claims stating that there were no data indicating he was part of their team. Additionally, JKIA…

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Four suspects believed to be in an online fraud syndicate have been arrested by the detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in Mombasa. The four suspects have been linked to defrauding a lecturer from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) through a fake deal and obtained Sh567,000 from him with claims of aiding in shipment. According to a series of tweets by the DCI, the four posed as shipping company agents know as ‘Beforward Car Importers’ based in Japan. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1197068237185470464 Read: Mps, DCI Kinoti Clash Over Leaked Sex Tape Allegedly Belonging To Wajir Woman Rep…

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Entertainer and gospel singer Linet Masiro Munyali famously known as Size 8 has narrated her delivery experience that almost took her life. The pregnancy as she says was full of different emotions and turned out quite complicated, with the health of the baby and mother being at risk. Size 8 had encountered a miscarriage before getting pregnant again, and decided to keep the third pregnancy hidden from public scrutiny until she was certain and ready. Through a video clip, the mateke singer narrated that her pregnancy and delivery was not an easy one, adding that she together with the baby had…

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A tragic accident has occurred along Nairobi-Mombasa road leaving 4 people dead and 12 others nursing serious injuries. The accident that took place at Man Eaters area involved a 14 seater matatu and a truck, with witnesses stating that the matatu rammed into the truck after loosing control. The Voi Sub-County Traffic Commander Bernstein Shari confirmed that the accident was tragic adding that the matatu that was heading to Mombasa was trying to overtake and lost control hence hitting an oncoming one. The bodies have been since transferred to the mortuary, while the 12 nursing serious injuries including drivers of…

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A witness has positively identified Jowien Irungu,as the last person to have been seen with business woman Monica Kimani before her brutal murder. The witness, Lee Omondi, while giving his account of events after Monica’s arrival to Kenya from South Sudan stated that he had left her in the company of Jowie. According to Omondi, a motor vehicle insurance dealer, he met Monica in Juba, 2015 and the two became good friends ever since. He added that they had lost touch after he returned to Kenya in 2016, but later reunited in 2018 when she offered to help him change…

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