Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has defended a Navy officer who shot and killed a Boda Boda operator over trespass in Mtongwe Army Quarters. In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, KDF stated that the man who has been identified as a 19-year-old, Leonard Komora, attempted to gain forceful entry into the restricted area before he was shot twice. “Today at around 6:00am, a motorcyclist was shot dead as he tried to force his way into Kenya Navy’s Lt Col Kimaro Estate. “The motorcyclist was flagged down by sentries to identify himself but forcefully proceeded towards the main gate at a…

Apollo Malowa, the pilot of the helicopter that crashed into Lake Nakuru in October 2017 was drunk during the deadly incident, Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has revealed. In a report released on Wednesday, two years after the crash, the CS said this was revealed by doctors in the toxicology tests carried out on the body of the pilot. “The helicopter collided with the water surface due to loss of situation awareness by the pilot, who was under the influence of alcohol as depicted from the toxicology results, ” the report reads. Captain Malowa, according to the report, “failed to…

A 19-year-old man was on Wednesday morning shot dead by a Kenya Navy soldier in Mtongwe, Mombasa. The man, identified as Leonard Komora, ran a Boda Boda business in the area. According to reports Komora had gone to pick a customer at the Mtongwe army quarters when he met his death at around 6.45 AM. Likoni Sub-County Police Commander Jane Munyoki said the man was shot for accessing a restricted area. “The report we have is that the rider was shot at for trespass. We have started further investigations,” said Munyoki. Local Boda Boda operators dismissed the claims saying it’s…

Mamboleo area residents in Kisumu County were on Wednesday treated to a rare dramatic incident after traffic police officers opened fire on officers from the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) during an early morning operation. According to reports, the detectives attached to EACC had gone to arrest the four traffic officers who are accused of frustrating local motorists mostly Boda Boda operators. On sighting the detectives the cops started shooting at them. “That is when the traffic police officers shot at them, but none of the EACC officers was injured,” an officer in Kisumu privy to the developments intimated to…

That politics is not for the faint-hearted is not a secret. For as long as I can remember I have seen foes become friends and political buddies turn enemies. It’s politics anyway! For the past few weeks, Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa and his Dagoretti North counterpart Simba Arati have been trading jabs online and even in public rallies they attended. This is following the violence that was witnessed in the Kibra constituency during the recently concluded by-election. Jubilee had fronted former international football star McDonald Mariga who conceded an early defeat to Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party’s Imran…

Jonathan Moi’s widow Sylvia is embroiled in a bitter property row with other two women who claim to have been married to Jonathan. In an application filed at the Milimani Law Courts, the women identified as Beatrice Mbuli Kipkemboi and Faith Milka Nyambura, have objected to an application for grant of letters of administration of Jonathan’s estate to Sylvia. The application for grant of administration of the late’s estate was filed by Sylvia and her son on September 13, 2019. Beatrice accuses Sylvia of misrepresenting her and the entire family of retired President Daniel Moi’s son who succumbed to pancreatic…

A light aircraft was on Monday evening forced to make an emergency landing at the Malindi International Aiport after losing one of its wheels mid-air. The aircraft, Cessna 152, belonging to the Kenya School of Flying, was being operated by a trainee pilot during the 3.15 PM incident. He was the sole occupant of the plane. Malindi airport manager Mohammed Karama confirmed the incident saying the trainee identified as Emmanuel Omindi had to fly for two hours to avoid explosion when landing. Further reports indicate that Omindi was advised to keep the aircraft airborne to exhaust its fuel consequently avoid…

Local carrier Silverstone Air is in the process of laying off its staff days after the grounding of its planes. Reports indicate that the airline on Monday served its pilots and crew members with a one-month redundancy notice. Silverstone Air management noted that the decision followed the recent suspension of its Dash-8 planes by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA). “Silverstone Air Services Limited has become redundant. This decision has been made as a result of the recent decision by Kenya Civil Aviation Authority to ground the company’s fleet, thereby grounding our passenger services,” the management said. KCCA’s move, according…

Busia Senator and former Attorney General (IG) Amos Wako has been barred from entering the United States of America over graft allegations. In a statement on Monday evening, Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of United States, stated that the decision followed significant implication of Wako in corruption when he served as Kenya’s Attorney General. Pompeo further noted that that Wako’s wife Flora Ngaira and son Julius have also been banned from setting foot in the US and doing business with the country. “Today, the Department designates former Kenyan Attorney General Amos Sitswila Wako) due to his involvement in significant corruption. This…

The wave of lay-offs has hit Kenyan media again as the Radio Africa Group announced a plan to retrench its staff on Monday evening. In a memo seen by Kahawa Tungu addressed to all staff, Radio Africa Group stated that a significant decline in revenue has forced the management to declare some of its staff redundant. Patric Quarcoo, the Group CEO, stated that revenue from advertisement had dropped by over 30 per cent in some key media segments due to the evolution of digital media and “adverse economic circumstances”. The changes, according to Quarcoo, have pushed the company to consider…

Deputy President William Ruto’s daughter, Abby Cherop, is among candidates who managed over 400 marks in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations. Abby, who sat for her exams at Greenvale School based in Uasin Gishu county, scored 406 marks out of the possible 500. Her mother, Prisca Chemutai Bett, couldn’t hide her joy as she congratulated her daughter for being among top achievers in her school and nationally. She noted that the DP is yet to send his congratulatory message but she knows he is impressed. “I know he has received the news. He is yet to…

This year’s top Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidate Andy Michael Munyiri would like to pursue an Automotive Engineering career later in life. Speaking to journalists at his home in Nyeri County after the release of the results on Monday afternoon, Munyiri, who scored 440 marks, said the result came as a shocker. “I will like to deal with cars especially the car engines. The hard work my father puts at supporting his family is what inspires most, ” elated Munyiri said. Automotive engineering is a branch of vehicle engineering. In the field, engineers research, design and develop vehicles…

The 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination results are out and many are wondering how to check the scores before they are delivered to schools across the country. While releasing the result on Monday, Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha noted that candidates, parents and guardians can check the results via Short Message Service (SMS) by sending the candidate’s Index Number followed by the word “KCPE” to 20076. This can be done from any network i.e. Safaricom, Airtel or Telkom. The cost of each SMS is Ksh25. This year’s top KCPE candidate is Andy Michael Munyiri who scored 440…

This year’s top candidate in the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination is Michael Munyiri who scored 440 marks. Munyiri sat his exams at Damacrest School in Thogoto. Three candidates tied in the second position with 439 marks. They are; Flavian Onyango of Chakol Girls, June Cheptoo of Sangalo Central Academy, and Sean Michael Ndungu of Kitengela International School. The result was announced on Monday afternoon by Education cabinet Secretary George Magoha at the Kenya National Examinations Council headquarters along Dennis Pritt Road, Nairobi. Also in attendance were Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education Belio Kipsang Teachers…

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is set to release the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results today. A source intimated to Kahawa Tungu that Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha is set to brief President Uhuru Kenyatta on this year’s KCPE report before releasing the results on Monday afternoon. KNEC officials have also gathered at KNEC headquarters ahead of the release. This comes 18 days after the examinations came to an end. The Education ministry has been releasing the results earlier than in previous years for the past three years. Marking of the exams ended last week and was largely…