Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

Police in Kisumu have launched manhunt for suspected gangsters who raided a shop in Kisumu’s down town area, making away with Sh1 million. The suspects raided Kavirondo Fishnets Sundry and Hardware limited near New Victoria Hotel in broad daylight. According to a police report, the gang riding on a motorbike forcefully gained entry into the business premises. They are reported to have brandished their guns at the customers and attendants before making away with the money. After the incident they are reported to have escaped on a standby motorbike to an unknown destination. CCTV footage from surveillance cameras on the…

As the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) casts his nets deep over increasing cases of counterfeit currency and gold business, it’s estimated that 20 Members of Parliament are among state officials making billions from the illegal venture. The cunning legislators are said to have links with rogue police officers fast-talking wheeler-dealers, immigration officers, bankers, high-end hotels and judicial officers, who share the billions scammed from victims drawn from as far overseas. The Standard reports that the fraudsters in some cases, use scouts to get deals done. They send scouts to popular tourist destinations like Dubai, where they check into presidential…

For the second day in a row, Kenyans on Twitter popularly known as KOT have expressed their anger over the ongoing famine in 13 counties across the country. The patriots’ ire, which began the day a number of deaths were reported online, was further fueled by Red Cross’ appeal for Sh825 million for interventions to support more than 300,000 households in affected counties. Red Cross secretary general Abbas Gullet, said the counties worst hit by the famine include Wajir, Tana River, West Pokot, Tharaka Nithi, Samburu, Nyeri, Marsabit, Laikipia, Mandera, Lamu, Kitui, Kilifi, Isiolo, Garissa, Embu, Baringo and Turkana. In…

Officers drawn from the Anti-Counterfeit Agency(ACA) have shut down a home baking flour factory in Runyes, Embu county. This is after the officers busted the factory manufacturing counterfeit home baking flour. During the incident, ACA impounded 25 tonnes of the counterfeit flour and 23,500 packaging material, both worth over Sh10 million. According to Chief Inspector Daar Bulle from the agency, two suspects including the owner of the factory were arrested during the operation. They are accused of using Golden Ngano trademark – registered by Uzuri K Ltd – to package their counterfeit flour. The two are expected to be arraigned…

Four people are in police custody after they were nabbed with bhang worth Sh200,000 in the vehicle they were traveling in. The four, Daniel Njuguna (owner of the vehicle), Boniface Muthee (teacher at Gurumesa Academy in Moyale) and two other unidentified suspects, were arrested on Thursday evening. According to a police statement, the four had hidden the bhang in the rear tyres of the car – Toyota Alphard of registration plate KBU 456C – heading to Nairobi from Moyale. The police reportedly could smell the bhang when they stopped the vehicle but they could not tell where it was hidden.…

Kenyans on Twitter popularly known as KOT have criticized Standard Group’s newly launched Pulser Magazine. The monthly paper, which was launched on Thursday night, used Tanzania’s bongo flavor artist Nasibu Abdul Juma alias Diamond Platnumz picture on its cover. This did not auger well with a section of netizens who felt the move was ill advised. As usual, they didn’t hesitate to air their disappointments. Many sought answers as to why the local media outlet didn’t feature one of Kenya’s talented artists. “What a night!! Pulser Magazine is officially launched and on it’s cover page is Diamond Platnumz. #WhatHappenedToSupportLocal #KenyaGotTalent…

Kenyan doctors studying in Cuba will now be paid an additional of Sh144,000 every month on top of their monthly payments, the government has said. Currently, the doctors are paid stipends amounting to Sh50,800 monthly. According to Health PS Susan Mochache, the figure was increased from Sh36,000 last year after doctors complained that the money was too little. The doctors had also raised concerns over free accommodation and meals they were being offered. They demanded allowances that would enable them to take care of their own accommodation and food. Appearing before the parliamentary Health Committee on Thursday, PS Mochache told…

President Uhuru Kenyatta was on Thursday honoured by Namibia’s President Hage Geingob with the country’s highest award. The award, the Grand Master of the Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis, was attributed to President Kenyatta’s contribution to democracy and good governance. The President, who was invited to Namibia as chief guest during the 29th Independence Anniversary Celebrations at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek, challenged Africans to work harder to unlock the continent’s economic potential. He said Africa has already charted a roadmap through the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063, affirming that it will help accelerate progress towards the “Africa…

Police have arrested two people suspected of kidnapping a woman and robbing her thousands of shillings before abandoning her in a bush. The two, 27-year-old Elizabeth Waithera Kibanya and 34-years-old Mr Lawrence Kibanya were arrested on Thursday. According to the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the man and woman were nabbed while driving a suspected stolen Toyota Allion car. Read: Police Arrest “Foreigner” Kevin Obia, Seen Wielding Gun In Kileleshwa They will be arraigned in court to face robbery with violence charges. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1108740706821128193 Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or WhatsApp +254707482874. You can also find us on Telegram through www.t.me/kahawatungu

Man caught on camera threatening a Kileleshwa security guard with a gun on Saturday, March 16, has been charged. Kevin Obia, a Kenyan, who earlier reports indicated that he was a foreigner, appeared before Milimani Court Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ooko on Thursday. The watchman had reported the incident at Kileleshwa Police station leading to the arrest of Obia. The charge sheet read that on March 16, at Vue Claire Place on Siaya Road, he threatened to kill Yohana Imbwaka, a security guard, without lawful excuse and while armed with a pistol. On the second account he was accused of…

The burial ceremony of Kenyan Doctor who died in Cuba under unclear circumstances has been scheduled for Friday near their family home in Shika Adabu in Likoni, Mombasa. Dr Ali Hamisi Juma, a brother to Likoni Member of Parliament Mishi Mboko, was found dead on Sunday, March 17 at his residence in Havana, Cuba. Announcing the burial plan on Thursday, Hamisi Juma Kurichwa, an elder brother to the deceased, said they expect Dr Ali’s body to arrive in Kenya on Friday at 6:45am. He noted that the family will conduct a private autopsy to ascertain the real cause of their…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has handed over recovered public properties estimated at Sh780 million to respective caretakers. The handing ceremony held at Sarova Woodlands in Nakuru, saw 11 public assets handed over to Nakuru and Bomet Counties. The properties include two parcels of Nakuru Municipality land valued at Sh42 million reserved for a survey camp by the Department of Survey in Nakuru County. The Municipality also recovered a block estimated at Sh74.2 million reserved for public officers’ residences and another piece of land valued at Sh150 million belonging to Postal Corporation of Kenya. The land is said to…

The United States of America Justice Department has summoned Boeing officials over safety and certification procedures of 737 Max planes. According to International Media Outlets, the summon is part of investigations into Boeing’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification. Prosecutors are reported to have written to Boeing a day after Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao asked the agency to look into the aircraft’s certification. On his part, Chao formalised the request on Tuesday by writing to Calvin Scovel, the department’s inspector general. “Safety is the top priority of the Department, and all of us are saddened by the fatalities resulting from the…

In the wake of the renewed fight against graft, the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has set his eyes on the disappearance of Sh5.6 billion in the government’s eCitizen online services. Two years after Kahawa Tungu highlighted brazen theft at the government portal, detectives have begun investigations aimed at unraveling how the Sh5.6 billion mysteriously disappeared from the eCitizen pay bill account. “We have started investigations and will keep Kenyans informed of the progress as we move on,” a senior DCI officer familiar with the investigations told a local daily. In the investigations, sleuths are targeting Treasury officials, well-connected politicians…

Nominated Member of Parliament Godfrey Atieno Osotsi has been expelled from Amani National Congress (ANC) over errant behaviour. The party’s National Executive Council (NEC) adopted the party’s disciplinary resolution that the member should be expelled over “wrongful conduct.” In a statement on Wednesday, the party stated that the member ceases to enjoy party privileges. “Hon. Godfrey Atieno Osotsi stands expelled from ANC. He is no longer a member of this Party and ceases to enjoy the privileges attendant to being a member of the Party, or to act on behalf of the Party in any way whatsoever, ” the press…