Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A commercial plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. Israeli media, citing security officials, said the incident stemmed from a feud between the plane’s two pilots, and everyone on board was safe. The plane landed in Tabuk, a civilian and military base in the kingdom. The FlyDubai plane had transmitted an emergency alert, according to publicly available flight tracking information. Around two and a half hours after departing from Dubai, it…

The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group. The last U.S. troops left an air base in northern Iraq under a deal between Baghdad and Washington. The withdrawal, agreed on two years ago, comes against the backdrop of the ongoing war between the United States and Iran that has also sometimes spilled over into Iraq, with Iran-backed militias firing on U.S. troops and the U.S. striking the groups’ strongholds. Baghdad touted the end of the U.S. mission as a sign…

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi approved the appointment of new chief executive officers for three key institutions in Kenya’s energy sector. The appointments, which take effect immediately, Wandayi said in a statement on September 30. For instance Tom Odhiambo Imbo  was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) while Stephen Kipsang Busieney — Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Geothermal Development Company (GDC). Wandayi said Eng. Edward Mwirigi Kinyua will be the Director General, Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). According to the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, the appointments were made under…

A restaurant in South Korea named after Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been vandalised by a group of Chinese nationals who fled home right after the attack, police say. Surveillance footage from the restaurant in Seongnam, a city south of Seoul, shows four masked men storming the premises in the early hours of 24 September, smashing furniture and spraying lacquer. The restaurant’s owner told local media he picked the name Xi Jinping because he “wanted it to be the best Chinese restaurant [in South Korea]”. He added that “There was no political intent”. The restaurant has been running for eight…

Three vehicles were destroyed and another partially damaged after a fire broke out at a garage along Muthangari Drive, Nairobi. Harsharan Singh Dadiahla, owner of Just Relaxsingh Ltd Garage, reported the incident at about 10:21pm on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Police officers from Muthangari Police Station, DCI officers and Scene of Crime personnel from Dagoretti, together with firefighters from the Nairobi Central Business District, responded to the scene and managed to put out the fire. The blaze completely destroyed three vehicles which included a blue Mercedes Benz, a green Jeep Open and a Jeep Grand Cherokee. A fourth vehicle, a…

Police are investigating an incident in which a matatu ferrying mourners had its windows smashed by unknown people following a dispute at Lang’ata Cemetery, Nairobi. The incident was reported at Lang’ata Police Station on September 29, 2026, after the driver of a Toyota Shark reported that his vehicle had been attacked as he drove out of the cemetery. Police responded to the scene and rescued the matatu, which was carrying mourners who had attended a burial ceremony. Police established that the matatu had been hired from Dandora to transport the mourners to Lang’ata Cemetery. Preliminary investigations indicated that the mourners…

Police in Tharaka-Nithi County have launched an investigation after the body of an unidentified woman was found in a bush near Makutano-Kathangacini murram road. The body was discovered at about 9 pm on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, approximately 200 metres from the road in Murowaitangi area, Mukothima Sub-County. According to police, the body was discovered after the area manager, Silas Nyagah, reported seeing a lifeless person lying in a thicket. Police established that the deceased was an unidentified woman believed to be about 25 years old. She had visible bruises on her knees, while her clothes were reportedly found strewn…

A Tanzanian couple suspected of running a ruthless stupefying racket that preyed on unsuspecting bus passengers, drugging them and vanishing with their valuables, was arrested in Mombasa. The latest case came to light on September 18, 2026, when a passenger boarded a Dreamline bus from Nairobi to Mombasa. Somewhere along the journey, the passenger seated next to him allegedly stupefied him, sending him into unconsciousness. When he finally regained consciousness, he was lying in a hospital bed at Tudor Sub-County Hospital, but his bag and other personal belongings had vanished, police said. Detectives from Makupa Police Station, immediately launched investigations,…

US President Donald Trump hosted a meeting of top technology bosses on Tuesday for what he called “an extraordinary gathering” of the minds that are “building America’s Golden Age”. The guest list included leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, SpaceX, Meta and Google – all key figures in the US AI industry. The meeting came as some tech executives and experts have called for tighter oversight of AI, citing concerns about the potential risks it poses to humanity. Here are three key takeaways from Trump’s tech summit at the White House. 1. AI ‘self-regulation’ pact Trump took questions from the media…

A 25-year-old man has died after he was allegedly stabbed while working at a car wash yard in Kaciongo area, Maua, Meru County. The incident was reported on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, after a member of the public received a call informing him that his employee, identified as Muthamia, had been found lying beside the road in Kaciongo. He told police he rushed the injured man to Nyambene Sub-County Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment. He later died while undergoing treatment. Police officers who visited the hospital found the deceased lying on a hospital bed with a single stab…

A Venezuelan man shot in the back by a US immigration agent in Texas has been charged with assault, accused of sideswiping the officer with his car as he tried to drive away. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s side-view mirror hit the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during the traffic stop on 20 September in the city of Austin, it is alleged. The 28-year-old faces one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer. He could face up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted. Garces Perez appeared in court on Tuesday. His lawyers said they only…

Six Flags Magic Mountain, an amusement park in California, has announced it will permanently close a popular rollercoaster after hundreds of riders alleged they suffered brain injuries. The X2 rollercoaster, one of the park’s main attractions, with long wait times to ride and seats that spin 360 degrees, has been closed since July. Six Flags said the ride had passed a range of safety tests, but that it had decided to retire it because it was “the right thing to do”. The decision comes after lawsuits and news reports alleged that hundreds of riders suffered brain injuries after riding X2.…

The US Supreme Court declined to stop the execution of Tennessee inmate Christa Pike on the eve of the date appointed for her death by lethal injection. Pike, 50, has been awaiting execution since she was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate. Hoping for a last-minute reprieve, her attorneys filed a petition with the high court ahead of her scheduled execution on Wednesday morning. But after the high court’s decision to deny that request, Pike will be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. Only 18…

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced a clean-up of high-risk areas across the country, after the bodies of 12 women were discovered in an area east of Johannesburg in just two months. The deaths sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in South Africa, which has one of the highest rates of gender-based violence in the world. Ramaphosa announced what he called a multidisciplinary, national-level emergency response to the murders, for which there have been four arrests. He said gender-based violence “cannot be accepted as a normal part of life in South Africa” and…

Caleb Flynn, a former worship leader and “American Idol” contestant, was found guilty of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, and all other charges Tuesday after prosecutors argued he fatally shot her and staged the scene to look like an intruder did it. The jury found Flynn, 40, guilty of all nine charges, including aggravated murder, murder, felony murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence. He shook his head, sobbed and wiped his nose as the guilty verdict was read. He was then put in handcuffs and escorted from the courtroom. Flynn faces a sentence of life in prison without parole,…