Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A stock theft suspect died in police custody after he had been attacked by a mob in Kajiado Town. Police said Boniface Mutuku, 30 was earlier attacked by a mob after being accused of being a cattle thief. He was rescued and rushed to the local hospital on January 12 before he was discharged and taken to custody at the Kajiado police station. While at the cells, he developed complications and was rushed back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival, police said. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures. Police…

A ten-year-old girl died of food poisoning after she had consumed remnants of githeri that her mother brought home in Naivasha, Nakuru County. Her 16-year-old brother was admitted in hospital in a stable condition after also consuming the food. Their mother told police she had taken the remnants of the food from a construction site where she had cooked to her home and served the same to her children. The children started to complain of stomach pains and was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. The brother was admitted in hospital. The body of the…

A 32-year-old mechanic was stabbed and killed in an altercation with a colleague over a mobile phone in the Ruaka area, Kiambu County. Police said the assailant dropped the weapon and escaped the scene after the January 11 incident. Witnesses said Peter Ngaru Njuguna had argued with the assailant over a mobile phone. It was then that he picked a kitchen knife he had in his pocket and stabbed him in the stomach, fatally. Njuguna was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police said the deceased was stabbed in the neck and that the…

The bodies of two youth who drowned in River Sagana, Ndia Sub County, Kirinyaga County were retrieved after two days of a search. Police said the incident happened on Saturday evening and affected a 16-year-old Form Three student from Gakindu village and a 21-year-old youth from Kinji village. The bodies were retrieved by divers on Monday and moved to a local mortuary. This was after a two-day search in the area which attracted a huge crowd of locals. The two were swept away by strong currents while swimming in the river. The incident disrupted normal activities in the area, with…

The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the Trump administration, arguing the unprecedented federal immigration operation in the state is “a federal invasion,” and seeking a court order halting the crackdown, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. “This has to stop; it just has to stop,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said at a Monday news conference announcing the lawsuit. The suit was filed shortly after Illinois and the city of Chicago also sued the Trump administration, alleging the Department of Homeland Security has terrorized residents in “organized bombardment.” Both suits argue the federal government is violating…

County governments protested ex-parte conservatory orders issued by the High Court in Nakuru, warning that the directive could paralyse public litigation nationwide and undermine the foundations of devolution. The orders, which temporarily bar all public entities—including county governments—from engaging private law firms, have been sharply criticised by county legal chiefs as procedurally flawed, legally unsound, and an existential threat to county autonomy. In a statement issued on Monday, the County Attorneys of Kenya, speaking on behalf of all 47 county governments, expressed “grave concern” over the decision, arguing that it was issued without affording affected parties an opportunity to be…

The National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Roy Sasaka Telewa presented himself before the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Monday to record a statement in connection with allegations of possession of unexplained wealth valued at approximately Sh1 billion. This follows a search operation conducted at his residence and office on January 8, 2026. The operation relates to allegations of corruption, procurement irregularities, and the acquisition of unexplained wealth estimated at Sh1 billion, allegedly accumulated between January 1, 2021 and January, 8 2026. It is not clear what the investigators were after and what he told…

Six Iranian nationals have been arraigned before the Shanzu Law Courts in Mombasa in connection with the trafficking of methamphetamine valued at approximately Sh8.2 billion. The suspects are linked to the seizure of 1,036.044 kilograms of methamphetamine intercepted in October 2025 during a multi-agency maritime operation conducted off the Kenyan coast. Security agencies intercepted a stateless dhow in the Indian Ocean, leading to the arrest of the six suspects onboard. Those charged are Nia Jasem Darzadeh, Jadgal Nadeem Abdulgani, Baloch Hassan, Baloch Imran Mustafa, Baksh Rahim Goharam, and Daryayi Imtiyaz, also known as Pamin. The charges were formally read following…

Police in Kiminini Sub-County have arrested eleven suspected members of a criminal gang known as Mbogi Yaadu following a coordinated security operation aimed at restoring law and order in the area. According to law enforcement officials, the gang has for some time been linked to a series of criminal activities that disrupted the peace of residents in Birunda, Kiungani, and surrounding neighbourhoods. The suspects are accused of terrorising members of the public and creating fear within the community. During the operation, officers recovered several crude weapons, including bows, arrows, machetes, and knives, believed to have been used by the gang…

The National Construction Authority (NCA), Kenya’s construction overseer said the building that collapsed on January 10, in Karen Ward, within Lang’ata Sub-County, Nairobi County, was not registered. Two people were killed in the incident while seven others were taken to hospital after the structure under construction collapsed. NCA noted that the one-storey building in Karen’s Ngong View lane, claimed two lives, critically injuring two people and seven others were left with minor injuries and have received medical attention. “The occurrence took place during concrete casting works at the carport area of the structure,” a statement read in part. NCA added…

The High Court issued interim orders barring the national government and public entities from procuring private advocates and law firms to represent them in court, pending the hearing and determination of a constitutional petition filed by Dr. Benjamin Gikenyi Magare, Senator Okiya Omtatah, and others. In the same ruling, the Court directed the Controller of Budget (CoB) not to approve any public funds for external legal services, including payments to private advocates and law firms, until the matter is fully heard and determined. The petition challenged the constitutionality and prudence of public entities engaging private legal practitioners despite having qualified…

A 40-year-old woman was found murdered in her compound after a domestic dispute in Illeret village, Marsabit County. Police identified her as Rufo Lorus. The body had visible injuries on the head when it was discovered in her manyatta. Police said she had been missing for a day before the body was discovered. Her husband was later arrested as a person of interest in the murder pending further probe, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures. In Kathwana, Machakos County, one Jerom Matheka was found dead in a house after a…

Police arrested at least 15 suspects following chaos that erupted at a church event attended by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Gatundu, Kiambu County. A church service attended by Gachagua and other leaders was disrupted on Sunday by violent clashes between rival youth groups outside the African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA) in Kiamworia, Gatundu South. Police said the groups, armed with batons, engaged in a standoff outside the church, prompting police to deploy teargas to disperse the youths. The confrontation also disrupted traffic along the Kiamworia-Gatundu South Road and resulted in three vehicles being vandalized. Their windows…

Detectives are investigating an incident where a 65-year-old man was found murdered in a church compound in Kathwana, Tharaka Nithi County. The deceased was identified as Julius Mugao. His body was found lying in a pool of blood in the church compound by congregants of the ACK Church Kathwana on January 11. Police said the deceased was strangled. The motive of the incident was not immediately known, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary pending investigations and autopsy. Elsewhere in Serem, Vihiga County, one Derrick Andambi was killed in an attack. Police said the assailants used a…

A 26-year-old man died of suffocation in a borehole he was digging at a home in Mbale, Vihiga County. Police said Kevin Omondi suffocated and died in the borehole on Sunday January 11 while digging for water. He had been hired alongside two other men to help dig and find water when they embarked on the mission. Police said they had sunk almost 70 feet deep when the deceased signaled he could not breath. By the time the colleagues responded to help him out of the borehole he had died, police and locals said. His body was moved to the…