Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Betika has been named Operator of the Year – Kenya and CEB (Consumer Engagement & Brand) Leader of the Year – Kenya at the 2025 Blask Awards, reaffirming its position as one of the country’s most high-performing and consumer-relevant brands. The Blask Awards, unlike traditional industry accolades, is a proprietary market intelligence platform that sets awards entirely on data, with no submissions, lobbying efforts, or jury panels involved. The Blask Awards recognition is not solicited by brands but rather earned through actual market performance in the real world. This data-led approach ensures that the Blask Awards analyse how consumers engage…

The High Court directed parties in a dispute involving Congolese doctors working in Kenya to explore an amicable settlement through negotiations, following submissions made during the mention of the matter. Justice Roseline Aburili issued the direction during the mention of a case in which a group of doctors from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are challenging what they describe as an unlawful decision that has effectively stopped them from practising medicine in Kenya. The case was mentioned after a group of about 50 Congolese doctors moved to the High Court to challenge what they term an arbitrary and unlawful…

The nominee for the position of Director-General of the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC), Naphtaly Kipchirchir Rono, on Monday appeared before the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for vetting. The committee, chaired by Francis Kuria Kimani, questioned Rono on his suitability for the role at a time when Kenya is under increased international scrutiny over financial integrity and the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing. Rono is currently serving as Deputy Director in charge of Counter-Intelligence at the National Intelligence Service (NIS). He is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and holds a Bachelor…

A section of matatu operators on Monday staged a strike in protest over alleged harassment by boda boda riders, causing traffic disruptions in several parts of Nairobi. The operators claimed boda boda operators have been attacking and setting on fire matatus involved in accidents. They want those behind the incidents be punished. They also want the boda boda operators to be disciplined and properly regulated. At least ten public service vehicles and private ones have been set on fire by the riders following accidents in the past months in Nairobi, Thika and Nakuru. On Monday, the protesting public service vehicle…

It is music’s biggest night – but politics is still playing a leading role at the Grammy Awards. Artists including Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny and British singer Olivia Dean, as well as country star Shaboozey and Cuban-American icon Gloria Estefan, used their wins to criticise the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations. These have prompted protests in multiple cities – most recently in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot and killed two Americans, leading to scrutiny of the administration’s tactics and protests across the US. “Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ICE out,” Bad Bunny said, referring…

South African singer Tyla won her second Grammy beating four others, including three Nigerian artists, to take the Best African Music Performance award. The 24-year-old won for her song Push 2 Start, which was preferred over tracks by Ayra Starr, Burna Boy and Davido, as well as Ugandan singer Eddy Kenzo. Tyla bagged the same prize in 2024 for her global hit Water, also beating a host of Nigerian stars. Reacting to her win after the awards ceremony in Los Angeles, she exclaimed: “This is insane, this is so insane! I’m just so lucky to be here and I’m so…

Katiba Institute asked the court to decline granting a stay to an application made by President William Ruto’s 21 advisors whose appointments were recently declared null and void. The organization argued that the advisers have no legal basis to seek a stay or review of the judgment, maintaining that the High Court’s decision was final and can only be challenged through an appeal to a higher court. The institute contends that once a court has rendered a final judgment, it lacks jurisdiction to reopen or reconsider its own decision. “A party cannot, through the guise of an application which is…

Two people who included a 15-year-old boy drowned in separate incidents reported on Sunday February 1, 2026. The other victim included a woman, police said. In the first incident, a boy aged 15 was found drowned in the Sumuko semi dam in Kaburwa, Koibatek, Eldama Ravine, Baringo County. The victim was a grade eight pupil at Jkmoi primary school in the area. It is not clear how the boy drowned, police said adding they were investigating the same. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. In Shakahola, Langobaya, Malindi, Kilifi County, the body of a 21-year-old woman…

A 32-year-old man was found dead after being stabbed in a robbery incident in Huruma area, Nairobi. He was identified as Cyrus Ngumbi. He is said to have been on his way home on Sunday night when he was confronted by his assailants who wanted money and other valuables. This prompted a brief confrontation before he was stabbed in the chest twice, police said. The assailants escaped the scene. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other investigations. Police said they were hunting down the assailants. Such murder incidents have been on the rise in the…

A former senior police officer was on Monday morning arrested after he shot and killed a man in a confrontation outside a supermarket in Joska, Machakos County. It is not clear what prompted the confrontation which happened along Kangundo Road. The victim was identified as Joseph Chege, 24 and was shot at close range in the waist, police said. He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to the injuries. The retired officer of the rank of Chief Inspector was trailed by police to his house where he was disarmed of his Ceska pistol loaded with 11 bullets. Police…

A night guard was hacked to death while his two colleagues were injured in a robbery at a godown in Athi River, Machakos County. The guard was identified as Patrick Chepkwony and was an employee of Pawn Security Company Limited. He was with his two colleagues when they were attacked by a gang of about 15 on Sunday dawn at the Jeenohl Training Kenya Limited godown. The gang beat them indiscriminately before tying their hands and legs and left them in a room. They then stole a laptop, a desktop and new CCTV cameras that were to be installed there.…

A man killed his wife and two minors in a bizarre incident in Kagayu village, Nyeri County. The suspect was arrested after the bodies of the victims were found in his house on Sunday, February 1, 2026. The motive of the murder was not immediately established. Police said the children were aged six (boy) and two and a half (girl), while their mother was identified as Mary Nasoro, 30. The boy was a pupil at a local school. The bodies of the minors lay on the table with their neck slit. The bodies also had multiple stab wounds, police said.…

A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her bed after a domestic fight with her boyfriend in Kayole, Nairobi. The woman was identified as Ann Muthoni Ngunjiri. Her body was found in her bed with a towel stuffed in her mouth while her bloodied clothes were beside the body. The killer knife was also recovered. Police said the body had a visible stab wound in the left eye and blood was oozing from her mouth when the body was discovered on Sunday February 1. The boyfriend was missing at the time of the discovery of the body which was moved…

The Kennedy Center in Washington DC will be closed for a two-year renovation beginning in July, President Donald Trump has announced. In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said the centre would close on 4 July this year “in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country”. The move follows several artists cancelling performances at the storied institution after it was recently renamed as the Trump Kennedy Center. Shortly after taking office, the president fired several of the board members at the centre and replaced them with allies, who then voted to make Trump chairman of the board.…

K-Pop idol Rosé and pop star Bruno Mars kicked off the 2026 Grammy Awards in explosive style. The duo performed a rock version of their megahit APT, which is nominated for three prizes at the ceremony, including song of the year. Host Trevor Noah noted that the song was based on a South Korean drinking game, whose rules were more complicated than the US equivalent. “In America, every time you turn on the news, you drink,” he joked. British star Olivia Dean was one of the first winners, picking up best new artist about an hour into the ceremony. She…