Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

Dagoretti North Member of Parliament Simba Arati has launched aggressive campaigns for his Kisii gubernatorial bid in the forthcoming General Election. The ODM lawmaker has in recent weeks intensified his meet the people tours in the region as the August 9 polls draw closer. In his latest rally, the vocal legislator tagged along his Chinese wife. She didn’t disappoint. In a video that has gone viral on social media, the woman, who introduced herself as “Kwamboka”, wowed the crowd with her mastery of the local Kisii dialect. Read: Kenyans React As Handshake Fever Catches Up With Didmus Barasa, Simba Arati…

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has decried political violence allegedly targeted at the Deputy President William Ruto-linked outfit ahead of the August 9 General Election. In a protest letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta, UDA Secretary-General Veronica Maina demanded the Head of States intervention saying security agencies had turned a blind eye to recent chaos witnessed in several parts of the country. In the letter copied to the prosecutor, the International Criminal Court (ICC), Maina claimed the violence was sponsored by the state. Linking Raila Odinga’s ODM party to the violence, the SG warned that the country could plunge into…

Businessman Jimi Wanjigi has broken his silence after a raid by police officers at his Kwacha offices in Westlands, Nairobi, on Monday night. Wanjigi is reportedly in trouble over alleged fraud in a Sh1.2 billion piece of land in Nairobi. But in a phone interview with Citizen Digital, Wanjigi claimed the raid was politically orchestrated due to his political stance. He blamed President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga for the incident. The presidential hopeful linked the attack to remarks he made over the weekend where he accused Odinga of dishonesty. “I tend to believe that it has a…

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has condemned the violence witnessed during Deputy President William Ruto’s rally at Jacaranda Grounds, Nairobi, on Sunday. Addressing members of the press on Monday, UDA Secretary-General Veronica Maina claimed the violence was sponsored by Ruto’s opponents in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party. Chaos erupted at the venue of the UDA rally after a rowdy group opposed to the DP started pelting stones prompting police officers to lob teargas. It’s alleged that the goons were hired by Embakasi East Member of Parliament Paul Ongili alias Babu Owino. Ms Maina turned the heat on Interior…

Three suspected thugs are nursing injuries at a Kiambu hospital after an attack by an irate mob on Sunday night. The trio escaped death by a whisker after a robbery gone wrong in Kinoo area. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Topla Muteti, Kelvin Kamau and Erick Karanja all aged between 21 and 22 are in critical condition. The three, DCI said, had robbed a woman who was walking home of her valuables, before she raised an alarm attracting the attention of boda boda riders who were waiting to ferry late night customers to their homes. “Immediately after…

The family of missing blogger Bogonko Bosire has suffered another blow after the death of Bogonko’s younger brother. Joshua Mangwari Bosire, 37, took his own life last Monday after battling depression for a while, the family confirmed to Kahawa Tungu in a phone interview. Winfred Nyang’anyi Bosire, the deceased’s sister, told this publication that Joshua took poison after threatening to take his own life for a while. “Joshua was depressed, he was also battling alcoholism which came as a result of Bogonko’s mysterious disappearance,” said Winfred. Joshua lived with Bogonko in the same apartment in South B from 2009 until…

Insurance providers have been left with an egg on the face after it emerged that their recent move to hike motor vehicle premiums was based on a lie. In a move that sparked outrage from motorists late last year, insurance firms announced an increase of up to 50 per cent of premiums starting this year for Motor-Vehicle Comprehensive cover. The firms cited losses in the industry as the major reason for the move. But it has now emerged that the plot to hike the fee was based on falsehood as no losses have been recorded in the industry. Data from the…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered a probe on a Kenyan Facebook Group publishing inflammatory content amid a series of attacks in Lamu County. In a letter to the Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai on Friday, Haji identified the Facebook account as Lamu County Politics Unlimited Group. According to the DPP, 12 persons using pseudonyms have been publishing content that amounts to hatespeech. The listed accounts bear the names Catherine Dylan, Cyte Nimz Maina, Muthoni Martha, Lucy Peter, Anthony Mambo, Njeri E. Mwaniki, Frank Mwangi, Josh Mhumble, Alphaken Madiba, Paul Keta Sikujua, David Brighton and…

A Kenya Railways Corporation accountant is in trouble for allegedly tampering with the parastatal’s payroll system. Patrick Kareithi Ndegwa was arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts and charged with fraud for allegedly altering the system and stopping his monthly salary deductions for a period of three years. According to the charge sheet, the suspect committed the offense between 2019 and 2021. “You are charged that on diverse dates between July 2019 and November 2021 within Nairobi county in the Republic of Kenya, you intentionally altered the computer data in Kenya Railways Cooperation payroll system with intent to have the resultant…

Digital Strategist Dennis Itumbi has narrated events leading to his abduction by alleged security agents in December last year. In a Facebook post on Friday, Itumbi, who is part of the team coordinating Deputy President William Ruto’s presidential campaigns, insisted that he was picked from a barbershop in Thindigua estate, Kiambu County, by police officers on December 23 as he prepared to celebrate Christmas with friends and family. He would later be tortured before being dumped at Lucky Summer in Kasarani, Nairobi, naked. Itumbi says he is lucky to be alive. He claims something worse could have happened were it…

One of the eight terror suspects wanted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has surrendered to authorities. Robert Gathogo Ngunjiri also known as Abdurahman Hija Mnubi turned himself in at a Nyeri Police Station on Thursday. Kahawa Tungu understands that the 27-year-old who was arrested shortly after denied terror links. The suspect, who resides in Baraka estate, Kamakwa location, is being held for questioning pending further action. Read: DCI Boss Kinoti Releases List Of Eight Wanted Terror Suspects The DCI, in a notice released on Wednesday, described the suspect as armed and dangerous. The George Kinoti-led directorate said Mnubi…

Lawyer Linda Kiome Gitonga has taken over as the President of the troubled Law Society of Kenya (LSK). She replaces city lawyer Nelson Havi who was kicked out through a court order. Gitonga, who chairs the LSK county chairs caucus, will head the society’s caretaker committee. The High Court had on December 20, 2021, delivered a judgment on the power struggles at LSK, reinstating suspended CEO Mercy Wambua. Justice Anthony Mrima then directed the Havi and Wambua warring factions to convene a council meeting within 21 days. Read: Win for LSK CEO Mercy Wambua As Court Quashes Suspension The judge…

Bodies of two people suspected to have been abducted by Al-Shabaab militants in Lamu eight days ago have been found. According to authorities, the bodies were found in a forest in Hindi area on Thursday morning. The victims are said to have been abducted at Kibokoni area eight days ago. Lamu County Commissioner told members of the press that the remains of Simon Munyoki 47 and Katana Mulewa Karisa 60 were discovered by a group of wine tappers. According to Macharia, the bodies had been mauled by wild animals leaving only a few bones that enabled their identification. “We were…

A senior police officer has been arrested after narrowly escaping death following an illegal raid gone wrong in Thika within Kiambu County on Wednesday evening. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said on Thursday that the rogue cop was among three people who raided a liquor store in Thika’s Runda estate demanding bribes. Police Inspector Davis Simiyu of Kikuyu police station and his accomplices had walked to Heisenberg wines and spirits masquerading as Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials. After conducting a thorough ‘inspection’ of the liquor store, DCI said, the trio turned to the owner David Mathenge and accused him…

The government has announced George Natembeya’s replacement after his resignation as Rift Valley Regional Commissioner (RC) on Wednesday. In the latest changes announced by Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho, Makueni County Commissioner Mohamed Amin takes over from Natembeya. Nairobi also got a new RC, William Kangethe Thuku, in the latest appointments. Notably, Thuku was a fortnight ago named the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) for Correctional Services. Kahawa Tungu understands that the new bosses were yesterday called to the Office of the President Harambee House and informed of the changes. Also affected was Eastern RC Isaiah Nakoru who was moved to Western…