Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Adverts will soon appear at the top of the AI tool ChatGPT for some users, the company OpenAI has announced. The trial will initially take place in the US, and will affect some ChatGPT users on the free service and a new subscription tier, called ChatGPT Go. This cheaper option will be available for all users worldwide, and will cost $8 a month, or the equivalent pricing in other currencies. OpenAI says during the trial, relevant ads will appear after a prompt – for example, asking ChatGPT for places to visit in Mexico could result in holiday ads appearing. In…

The European Union is moving to force the phase-out of Chinese‑made equipment from critical infrastructure, barring companies such as Huawei and ZTE from telecom networks and solar energy systems, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. An existing regime to restrict high-risk vendors is voluntary but the zone’s cybersecurity proposal is likely to make it mandatory for EU countries, the report said, citing unidentified officials. Some telecom firms in large markets such as Spain and Germany have previously resisted implementing such measures. The proposal will be presented on Tuesday, the report said. Timelines for the phase-out will depend on the risks…

The Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the founding members of its “Board of Peace” for Gaza. Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will also sit on the “founding executive board”, the White House said in a statement on Friday. Trump will act as chairman of the board, which forms part of his 20-point plan to end the war between Israel and Hamas. It is expected to temporarily oversee the running of Gaza and manage its reconstruction. Also on…

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said he escaped from house arrest after the police denied claims from his party that he had been seized by helicopter, with the final result of Thursday’s election to be announced shortly. Wine’s party had said a helicopter landed in the grounds of his house in the capital, Kampala, and forcibly took him to an unknown location. He has since issued a statement saying he managed to escape during the night raid by the security forces and was no longer at his home, but his wife and other relatives were still under house arrest. The…

A$AP Rocky has been making headlines recently, but not so much for his music. His relationship with pop superstar Rihanna, his fashion pursuits and a high-profile court case have kept his name in the spotlight. He’s kept fans waiting 2,793 days for a new album, but the New York-born hip-hop star has finally returned with his fourth record, Don’t Be Dumb. And the rapper has jam-packed the 17-track offering with explorations of various genres, from punk and trap to indie. He’s also recruited an impressive feature list including the likes of Tyler, The Creator and Doechii. And he’s injected the…

A guard was Friday night killed while on duty at Minaj Supermarket in a robbery along the Bungoma–Mumias Road at Musikoma area. The incident is the latest in a worrying surge of robbery-with-violence cases reported around Bungoma town and its environs. According to investigators, the attackers gained access to the premises during the night and fatally assaulted the guard using sharp objects, leaving him dead at the scene. Police launched investigations into the attack and are appealing to members of the public to share any information that may help track down the suspects. Authorities have also urged business owners to…

President Donald Trump is issuing a slew of pardons, a White House official said Friday, including granting clemency again to a woman who was convicted for a second time after he commuted her sentence in his first term. Trump’s latest pardon of Adriana Camberos, along with her brother Andres, erases their 2024 convictions related to a scheme the Justice Department said involved deception in their resale of wholesale groceries and other goods. She had previously been convicted of an unrelated fraud, and Trump commuted her sentence in that case in 2021. The White House official claimed the family had been…

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party said he was taken by the army from his house and brought to an unknown location on Friday as President Yoweri Museveni closed in on a landslide reelection. Wine’s National Unity Platform party said on Friday evening in a post on X that an army helicopter had landed in his compound in the capital Kampala and “forcibly taken him away to an unknown destination.” Reuters could not immediately verify the claim, and some senior party officials said they did not have confirmation. Spokespeople for Uganda’s government and military did not immediately respond to requests…

The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over possible obstruction of federal law enforcement, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. A person familiar with the matter told CNN that a grand jury has issued subpoenas for both men as part of the investigation. But neither office had received any notice as of Friday evening, according to sources familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear when Frey and Walz would receive the subpoenas. The Justice Department declined to comment. President Donald Trump and his administration have been critical of state and…

At least seven Ugandan opposition supporters were killed overnight in disputed circumstances, as President Yoweri Museveni took a strong lead in results from Thursday’s presidential election. The opposition said they were attacked by security forces in the home of an MP in Butambala, about 55km (35 miles) south-west of the capital, Kampala, while police blame the violence on the opposition. Figures announced by the electoral commission on Friday afternoon put Museveni in front with 75% of the votes, based on returns from 60% of polling stations. He is followed by opposition leader Bobi Wine on 21%. His home in Kampala…

CIA director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Thursday “at President Trump’s direction,” a US official has said. The two-hour meeting was aimed at building trust and communication following the US seizure of Venezuela’s former president Nicolás Maduro almost two weeks ago. Ratcliffe and Rodríguez discussed potential economic collaboration and that “Venezuela can no longer be a safe haven for America’s adversaries”, according to the US official. The meeting took place on the same day Rodríguez gave her first state of the union address since taking over as interim president, where she announced oil industry…

A bipartisan group of members of the US Congress is visiting Denmark in what is seen as a show of support in the face of increasing pressure from President Donald Trump for the US to annex Greenland – a semi-autonomous region of Denmark in the Arctic. The 11-member delegation is due to meet MPs as well as Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart Jens-Frederik Nielsen. The visit comes days after high-level talks in Washington failed to dissuade Trump from his plans. He insists Greenland is vital for US security – and that Denmark cannot defend it against…

The first woman to publicly accuse high-profile twins Oren and Alon Alexander of sexual assault was found dead in Australia late last year, according to new reports. Kate Whiteman sued the men in March 2024, alleging they sexually assaulted her in the state of New York in 2012. Months later they were arrested alongside their older brother and charged with sex trafficking offences. An investigation into the death of Whiteman, 45, by the New South Wales coroner’s office has now concluded, finding her death was not suspicious. The Alexander brothers – who deny wrongdoing and have pleaded not guilty to…

South Korea’s beleaguered ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of abuse of power, falsifying documents and obstructing justice when he tried and failed to impose martial law in the country in 2024. He has also been sentenced to five years in jail. Yoon is facing three other trials for charges ranging from insurrection to violating campaign law. The verdict comes more than a year after his short-lived decree threw South Korea into political turmoil, leaving it deeply divided. Here’s what to know about the key charges laid against Yoon. Obstruction of justice On Friday, Yoon was found guilty…

Five former Homa Bay County Government officials and a senior officer from the State Department of Public Works, as well as a private company, are set to be charged over alleged procurement irregularities amounting to Sh348 million. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on Friday acknowledged the charge sheet following the conclusion of investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). The charges relate to their alleged involvement in irregular procurement processes of a tender for the construction of the Homa Bay County Assembly office block between 2018 and 2019. “The tender was reportedly awarded to a…