Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

A man suspected of assaulting a woman during a political rally in Kisii has been arrested. The man identified as Joash Atemba Nyagate alias Sokoro was caught on camera slapping a woman during Deputy President William Ruto’s rally in the region on Thursday. In the viral video seen by this writer, the suspect slapped the young woman for shouting ‘Azimio’ as Ruto addressed the crowd. The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party leader was at the time asking supporters to affirm their support for the Kenya Kwanza alliance. https://twitter.com/KahawaTungu/status/1492018193828880395?s=20&t=AHODaotrUjTz2hlVTElFfA The woman is believed to be a supporter of Raila Odinga and his…

A Nakuru court has handed Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi a reprieve in the case where he is accused of offensive utterances against former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta. In a ruling delivered on Friday morning, Chief Magistrate Isaac Orenge said the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against the accused person in the defamation case. “I have considered the evidence of all the witnesses. There were no witnesses who stated what effect the words uttered had on them,” said the Magistrate. The MP had been charged with hate speech and offensive conduct. “In a matter…

Property of unknown value was on Friday morning destroyed following a fire outbreak in Hamza area on Jogoo Road. The inferno broke out in the estate housing furniture shops, leaving traders counting huge losses. https://twitter.com/Ma3Route/status/1492003892820951041?s=20&t=qO9RzdY9p8LiUdAV322hzg Read: 14 Students Arrested Over Kamuiru Dorm Fire Firefighters from the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) who responded to the scene managed to contain the fire. The cause of the inferno is yet to be established. More to follow  Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

The government is offering Kenyans who sat for their secondary school national exams between 2000 and 2021 a second chance to pursue their dream courses. The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) announced on Thursday that Kenyans, who missed a college placement opportunity, now have a chance to apply for government-sponsored courses in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. Interested candidates have been urged to apply by February 20, 2022. “Did you sit the KCSE exam between 2000 and 2021 and haven’t been placed by KUCCPS to undertake a TVET course? Our portal is now open…

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officers have seized 230 bags of uncustomed sugar smuggled into the country from Uganda. The sugar estimated to be worth Ksh800,100 was impounded in Kitale. It was packed in bags labelled ‘Lugazi’. Also seized was a gunny bag sealing machine. The authorities said the sugar was being transferred to an awaiting truck for repackaging into empty bags branded Butali sugar Mills limited at a garage in Veterinary area, Kitale. Read: Former Giant Mumias Sugar Company Now Lying in Ruins (Photos) The officers managed to arrest the alleged owner of the consignment identified as Daniel Mwangi. He…

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga is currently in India, days after attending the African Union heads of state summit in Addis Ababa, it has emerged. Kahawa Tungu understands that the former prime minister flew to India on Monday to visit his daughter Rosemary who is receiving eye treatment in the Asian country. According to an online report by an Indian publication, the treatment is being undertaken at Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre in Koothattukulam, South India. Rosemary lost her eyesight in 2017 after suffering a minor stroke. She has been in and out of hospital ever…

The Kianjokoma brothers murder trial kicked off yesterday with the first witness taking the stand, narrating the last moments of the two siblings. John Njeru, a childhood friend of the late Benson Njiru Ndwiga (22) and Emmanuel Mutura Ndwiga (19), was in the company of the duo on the night they met their deaths on Sunday 1, 2021. The brothers were found dead after being arrested by police officers attached to Manyatta Police Station, for defying the 10 pm to 4 am curfew in the Kianjokoma shopping center, Embu County. Njeru was the first witness to testify against six cops…

The British Council has absolved its senior officers accused of racism and other forms of discrimination in Kenya. The council, in a statement on Tuesday, said it had concluded investigations into the affected members of staff and found no evidence of racial discrimination, bullying, or harassment as alleged. “In the course of the investigative process, the British Council identified opportunities for improvement of its operations in Kenya,” the statement read. The improvements, the council said, include the process for handling complaints, the management of staff performance and the management of redundancy processes. “We will continue to learn lessons through open…

There was drama outside parliament buildings on Tuesday after comedian Eric Omondi launched fresh protests outside parliament buildings in Nairobi as part of a campaign to push the government to consider the interests of local artists who claim to have been neglected for many years. Omondi caused scenes after locking himself up in a transparent cube while calling MPs to pass the Copyright (Amendment) Bill. The draft law, the funny man says, will compel all local TV and radio stations play 75 per cent of Kenyan music and other artistic work. While declaring a hunger strike, Omondi vowed to pitch…

Standard Group has lost yet another journalist, Akisa Wandera. Word has it that the KTN prime time news anchor has resigned from the Mombasa Road-based media house in search of greener pastures. She is set to join the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in mid-February. Akisa’s exit comes barely two months after her colleague Linda Oguttu took a sabbatical leave from the media house following her appointment to the Football Federation of Kenya (FKF) caretaker committee. Read: Lindah Oguttu Leaves Standard Group for FKF Secretariat “I have taken a sabbatical leave from the Standard Group Limited to serve in the FKF…

Civil servants eyeing elective seats in the August General Election have until tomorrow, February 9 to step down, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In a ruling delivered on Tuesday, the Appellate court reversed a 2017 judgment by the High Court that allowed public servants seeking elective seats to remain in office until the time for nominations. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Daniel Musinga, Wanjiru Karanja and Agnes Murgor ruled that provisions of sections 43(5) of the Elections Act (2011) that requires civil servants eyeing politics seats to leave office, are not hollow. The judges noted the early resignation is meant…

Deputy President William Ruto has fired back at President Uhuru Kenyatta after claims that he had neglected his constitutional duties to engage in early campaigns. President Kenyatta on Monday accused Ruto of his derailing the Jubilee administration agenda by endless politicking. In a scathing attack against Ruto, the Head of State claimed Ruto was busy claiming state projects in rallies yet he knows he has contributed little to the success of the Jubilee administration. “Kazi tunafanya. Kazi haifanywi juu ya magari, inafanywa ofisini,” President Kenyatta said during the official opening of the Health Workforce Conference at Sarova Whitesands Mombasa. But…

The woes bedevilling former president Daniel arap Moi’s grandson, Collins Toroitich, have deepened after he was evicted from his house over rent arrears. Toroitich told the High Court sitting in Nairobi on Monday that he was kicked out of his house last Friday over Ksh240,000 rent arrears that have accumulated over a period of six months. The court heard that Toroitich now lives in the streets because he has no money to provide for himself or his family. The 45-year-old made the submissions in the case where he has accused his stepmother, Sylvia Moi, of disinheriting him. In the case,…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has hit out at government officials he accused of derailing his development agenda. Speaking in Mombasa on Monday, the Head of State accused senior politicians in his government of endless politicking with little to show for performance-wise. In a thinly-veiled message targeted at his deputy William Ruto, President Kenyatta said work is done in offices and not rallies. “Kazi tunafanya. Kazi haifanywi juu ya magari, inafanywa ofisini,” Uhuru said. The President was speaking during the official opening of the Health Workforce Conference at Sarova Whitesands Mombasa. Read: I’m Not Competing With Uhuru – Ruto Says As He Responds…

Nathan Loyd Ndung’u, a Kenyan businessman wanted in Rwanda over fraud, can now breathe easy after a Nairobi court granted him bail pending extradition proceedings. Ndung’u, who holds American citizenship, was freed on a Ksh1 million bond and a surety of the same amount on Monday. He had been in custody for over a week. Police had sought to detain him for 21 days as they wait for the official extradition request from Rwanda. The businessman was arrested when he landed in Nairobi from the United States. The fugitive is wanted in Rwanda to serve a five-year prison term after…