Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Inspector General of the National Police Service (NPS) Douglas Kanja ordered immediate administrative action against six senior police officers following an assault incident captured on CCTV at a pool table venue in Nandi Hills. In a statement released on Saturday, the NPS said the decision follows investigations conducted by the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) after a disturbing video of the incident circulated online. The footage was later confirmed to have been recorded at a pool hall within Nandi Hills. The IG accepted the findings and recommendations of the IAU, directing disciplinary action against local commanders deemed responsible for oversight failures…

In the ongoing crackdown to curb mobile phone theft and the sinister networks behind it across the country, detectives launched an all-out manhunt for receivers of stolen mobile phones. Through forensic trails, detectives launched a targeted raid, pursuing a notorious receiver of stolen devices, namely Silas Kivyatu. This man is believed to be a key player in the theft ring, with two of his accomplices already apprehended last week, where a cache of stolen mobile phones destined for the Ugandan market was seized. Detectives set their sights on Silas, trailing him to his hideout in California, within Kamukunji Sub-County. However,…

An unknown number of pupils were injured on Saturday morning after a school van belonging to Mahehe Friends Academy was involved in a road accident along Charity Road in Endarasha, Kieni West, Nyeri County. According to eyewitnesses, the van lost control before rolling and landing in a ditch. The impact left the vehicle badly damaged, with its front section smashed, the windscreen shattered and seats dislodged. A number of pupils were trapped inside the mangled van, sustaining injuries of varying severity. Police said no death had been reported and the injured were taken to hospital. Rescue efforts were swiftly mounted,…

Three people, including two children, were burnt to death in a tragic incident in Bulagu village in Budalang’i, Busia County. This was after the house they were sleeping in caught fire on Friday night, police said. Police said the fire affected the home of Patrick Bahati and his two children, who were in Grade Seven and Grade Two, respectively. Bunyala Sub-County OCPD Lawrenias Odinga confirmed the incident, saying investigations into the cause of the fire, which remains unknown, have since been launched. The bodies were moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Elsewhere in Bokoli, Bungoma County, a 16-year-old died…

Catherine O’Hara, the comedic actress best known for her starring roles in the Home Alone and Beetlejuice films, as well as her Emmy-winning turn in Schitt’s Creek, has died aged 71. The Canadian star rose to fame through Toronto’s Second City improvisation troupe and on SCTV, before making a name for herself in the US in 1988’s Beetlejuice and as the matriarch in the holiday classic Home Alone. O’Hara, whose colleagues remembered her as a “wonderful person, artist and collaborator”, who most recently appeared in the Emmy-winning comedy The Studio and HBO’s The Last of Us. In a statement to…

President Donald Trump has said Iran wants to make a deal rather than face US military action, despite Tehran’s insistence that its missile and defence systems will “never” be up for negotiation. “I can say this, they do want to make a deal,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday when asked about a build-up of US military forces in the Gulf, without providing details. He had warned Tehran on Wednesday that time was “running out” to negotiate a deal on its nuclear programme after a large US naval fleet had gathered near the country. Iran’s foreign minister…

Millions of new files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released by the US Department of Justice, the largest number of documents shared by the government since a law mandated their release last year. Three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos were posted publicly on Friday. The release came six weeks after the department missed a legal deadline signed into law by President Donald Trump that mandated all Epstein-related documents be shared with the public. “Today’s release marks the end of a very comprehensive document identification and review process to ensure transparency to the American…

A fiery tweeter who is in charge of Uganda’s military, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is decried by his critics as being in the middle of an unholy trinity, or alliance, of three men who rule the East African nation with an iron fist. Kainerugaba, the son of the country’s long-time leader Yoweri Museveni, has posted on social platform X about the killing of opposition supporters during this month’s fiercely contested presidential election. In posts which were subsequently deleted, he also threatened to have the testicles of defeated opposition candidate Bobi Wine removed. With the 81-year-old president winning a seventh term, analysts…

South Africa expelled Israel’s top diplomat in the country for “violating diplomatic norms”, a move that prompted Israel to kick out a South African envoy in retaliation. The diplomatic row started when South Africa’s foreign affairs ministry declared Ariel Seidman, chargé d’affaires at the Israeli embassy, persona non grata and gave him 72 hours to leave the country. Hours later, Israel announced similar action against South Africa’s ambassador to Palestine Shaun Edward Byneveldt. Relations between South Africa and Israel have been frosty since South Africa accused Israel of genocide against Palestinians at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a charge…

Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on Friday held talks with leaders of the United Opposition at the National Police Service (NPS) headquarters, reaffirming the Service’s commitment to political neutrality and equal protection for all Kenyans. This followed complaints from the leaders that police are biased. The IG, accompanied by his deputies Eliud Lagat (Kenya Police Service) and Gilbert Masengeli (Administration Police Service), as well as Senior Assistant Inspector General John Onyango representing the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), received a petition from the opposition leaders and assured them it would be reviewed carefully. Kanja reiterated that the National Police…

Former CNN host Don Lemon has been arrested after he entered a Minnesota church and filmed anti-immigration enforcement protesters as they disrupted a service. Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents on Thursday night while in Los Angeles covering the Grammy Awards, according to a statement from his lawyer Abbe Lowell. “Don will fight these charges vigorously and thoroughly in court,” the attorney said. Lemon went into the Cities Church in St Paul on 19 January with a group of protesters who said one of the pastors was an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official. “Don has been a…

Kenya and United States on January 29 conducted a ground-breaking ceremony for a 10,000-foot Runway Expansion Project at Kenya Navy Manda Base, Manda Bay, Lamu County aimed at boosting operations in the region. Officials said the move will deepen security ties between US and Kenya in a strategically vital region. The ceremony was presided over by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Thomas Landau. Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Honourable Musalia Mudavadi alongside the Cabinet Secretary for Defence, Roselinda Soipan Tuya and other senior military officials. Landau commended the Government of Kenya for the partnership,…

Six Iranian nationals charged with trafficking narcotic drugs valued at an estimated Sh8.2 billion have withdrawn their earlier guilty pleas, prompting the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to reaffirm its determination to pursue the case to its conclusion. The accused — Jaseem Darzadeh Nia, Nadeem Jadgal, Hassan Baloch, Raheem Baksh, Imran Baloch and Imtiyaz Daryay — appeared before Chief Magistrate Anthony Mwicigi, where they asked that the charges be read afresh, arguing that they did not fully understand them when they pleaded guilty two weeks ago. After the charges were re-read, all six entered pleas of not guilty. The DPP…

Xiaomi has officially unveiled the REDMI Note 15 Series in Kenya, introducing three new smartphones — the REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G, REDMI Note 15 Pro, and REDMI Note 15 — designed to deliver enhanced durability, powerful performance, and advanced imaging at competitive price points. The new lineup debuts REDMI Titan Durability, a reinforced design philosophy focused on long-lasting battery life, improved drop resistance, and advanced dust and water protection across all models. Xiaomi says the series is engineered to withstand the demands of everyday use while offering a smooth and reliable user experience. At the top of the range,…

Detectives from the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) and the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) have uncovered a clandestine drug distribution operation masquerading as a butchery in Kasarani, Nairobi. In the operation, police arrested Paul Mwangi Karanja, the operator of East Butchery in the Marurui area, after acting on intelligence indicating that the premises was being used as a front to sell cannabis. A raid on the butchery led to the recovery of assorted narcotics, including 81 rolls of bhang, 18 cookies, 13 sim-sim rolls and five small containers of mabuyu, all laced with cannabis. Investigators said the items were packaged in…