Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Police are investigating murder after a human skeleton was found dumped at a swamp in Nyakumu, in Rurii Dam, Kikuyu, Kiambu County. The body seemed to have been killed elsewhere and dumped in the area. It was not immediately identified, police said of the January 19, 2026 incident. According to police, locals spotted the skeleton and called for their attention to remove it. The police arrived at the scene and moved the skeleton to the mortuary pending identification, autopsy and other procedures. The motive of the incident was not immediately known. Elsewhere in Kiamachimbi, Mathira, Nyeri County, the body of…

Powerful solar activity released by the sun is heading for Earth and it’s likely to create dazzling auroral displays in unexpected areas Monday evening and early Tuesday morning. It could also disrupt satellite-based communications and GPS accuracy. A solar radiation storm, ranked at a level four out of five on a severity scale, is being tracked by the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center, or SWPC. “An S4 severe solar radiation storm is now in progress – this is the largest solar radiation storm in over 20 years,” SWPC shared on X, formerly known as Twitter. “The last time…

Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, has died at 93, according to his foundation. He “peacefully passed away today at his residence in Rome, surrounded by the love of his family,” a statement posted to Instagram said. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers of Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. Early on, he became known for his red…

A Nairobi court heard how a luxury home purchase in Lavington allegedly turned into a multimillion-shilling fraud dispute, as a property dealer was put on trial over claims she obtained Sh65 million by false pretences. Grace Kerubo Orioki, also known as Grace Kerubo Omambia Omwega, trading as Nazziwa Investment Limited, was charged under Section 313 of the Penal Code. Prosecutors said she defrauded Eunice Mbinya Musembi in a transaction involving a residential house on Kaputiei Road that was later found to have undisclosed structural defects. Appearing before trial magistrate Rose Ndombi, Musembi told the court that her family became interested…

The government plans to unveil an anti-fraud police unit to tame cases of unlicensed and untrained individuals in the healthcare sector. The team will also target other forms of fraud in the area, Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale said on Sunday. He added that the nationwide crackdown will target fake clinics and medics and the special police unit will be deployed alongside the Kenya Medical Practitioners Council officials to enforce required standards. “We will crack the whip. We are planning to form an anti-fraud police unit to deal with fraud in SHA,” he said. “If you are a quack…

A 26-year-old man was stabbed and killed in a fight in a club in Githurai 45, Kiambu County. He was attacked by a reveler following an altercation on January 18, 2026, police said. The body of Daniel Logolie was found in the bar with a deep cut on his back after the attack. The assailant escaped the scene soon after the incident. It is not clear what prompted the fatal attack in Club Tik Tok, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy. The hunt on the assailant continued on Monday January 19, police said.…

An elephant attacked and killed a 61-year-old man in a forest in Merti, Isiolo County. The body of Hassan Galgalo was found with a crushed skull after the attack in Kone Galo forest on January 18. He and a colleague were cutting trees in the forest when the elephant charged at them and attacked him, the witness said. The witness managed to escape the scene as the animal trampled Galgalo to death. His body was found with a crushed skull and abdomen and moved to the mortuary. The police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials visited the scene and announced they…

A police officer was found dead in his house after he had died by suicide in Kangondi village, Kitui County. Police said constable Dennis Nzau Ndav, 40 was found hanging on a truss in his house with a rope tied around his neck after the incident. The incident happened on Sunday January 18, 2026, police said. His wife said she had been trying to reach him in vain. This was after he wrote a suicidal message to her. He then hanged himself. The wife called Ndav’s colleagues and informed them of the same. The colleagues went to his house at…

A 63-year-old man was kidnapped from Gatanga, Muranga County before his body was found dumped in Juja area, Kiambu County. Police said they were yet to establish the motive and those behind the kidnapping and murder of Bernard Kinuthia Karehu. He was shot at close range in the chest below the right upper arm before his body was dumped in the Abbasalama area on the roadside. Locals in Muranga had reported Karehu was kidnapped by unknown people on Sunday January 18 morning. Police who visited the scene said the man’s t-shirt had blood stains and that the victim was dumped…

A family weekend ended tragically when their three-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool in Watamu, Kilifi County. The family had checked into Saba Saba Villas on January 16 for the weekend and were to leave three days later. On Saturday night, their three-year-old son went to swim alone in the swimming pool when he drowned. The family told police they realized the boy who had been playing in the house was missing. They mounted a search for him only to find his body floating in the water. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The body was moved…

A 33-year-old man was found dead with a stab wound in the chest after a domestic fight with her husband in a village in Wanguru, Kirinyaga County. Police said Simon Ngugi was stabbed once in the chest on January 17 following an altercation with his wife at their house. The man is said to have returned home late and picked up a quarrel with his wife. The wife told police she picked up a kitchen knife that she used to stab the man and ran away. The deceased was found in a pool of blood minutes later and rushed to…

Iraq’s government on Sunday said US forces had completed a “full withdrawal” from military facilities within the country’s federal territory, which excludes the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region where US troops remain. Iraq’s defense ministry said the final contingent of US advisers had departed from Al-Asad Air Base in Anbar province in western Iraq, which hosted US troops for more than two decades. The US military has been drawing down for several years after the Iraqi government called for it do so in 2023. The US-led coalition to fight against the Islamic State group, also withdrew from the Joint Operations Command headquarters,…

President Donald Trump said he plans to sign an executive order aimed at preventing any football games from competing with the annual Army-Navy matchup, seeking to preserve what he described as one of the country’s most cherished sporting traditions. The announcement Saturday night signaled an unusually direct effort by the White House to influence college football scheduling and television programming. “The Army-Navy Game is one of our Greatest American Traditions — Unmatched Patriotism, Courage, and Honor! This incredible Tradition is now at risk of being pushed aside by more College Playoff Games, and Big TV Money. NOT ANYMORE!” Trump wrote…

Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced a state of catastrophe in two regions in the south of the country early on Sunday as raging wildfires forced at least 20,000 people to evacuate and left at least 18 people dead. According to Chile’s CONAF forestry agency, firefighters were battling 24 active fires across the country as of Sunday morning, with the largest being in the regions of Ñuble and Bío Bío, where the government declared the emergency. The regions are about 500 km south of the capital, Santiago. “In light of the serious ongoing wildfires, I have decided to declare a state…

The derailment of two high-speed trains on Sunday has left at least 21 people dead in southern Spain’s Adamuz municipality, near Córdoba, the Andalusian Emergency Agency said. Andalusian Regional Government Health Minister Antonio Sanz told local media that the situation is complex and the death toll could be higher. He also said at least 73 people were injured and are being treated at six different health centers. The accident occurred when a high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed at the entrance to Adamuz and crossed onto the adjacent track, on which another train traveling from Madrid to Huelva…