Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Two men were shot and killed in a failed cattle rustling incident in Angata Barrikoi, Transmara, Narok County. The bodies were found lying in a sugar plantation after the failed incident on Sunday November 23, police said. This was after more than 17 acres of land of sugar plantation were burnt down in a fire incident. This followed clashes between two communities in the area after a failed cattle rustling incident. Police said some gunshots were heard in the Gethuro area following the attack. Police rushed to the area and contained the skirmishes amid rising tensions. It was then that…

Police recovered a Browning pistol belonging to former commandant of the General Service Unit Samson Cheramboss, hours after it had been stolen from his car in Kobujoi, Nandi County. The pistol with 24 bullets, title deeds, file containing personal documents, Sh25,000, office and safe keys and six cheque books of Paramount bank, National Bank, KCB, Equity Bank, ABSA and ECO Bank were in a brief case when they were stolen. On Sunday, an unknown person went to Koitabut and met two boda boda riders, gave them the earlier stolen briefcase and directed them to take it to Kamimei where they…

Kenya Power commenced the rollout of a new meter reading technology designed to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and speed of meter data collection. Dubbed Optical Character Recognition (OCR), the meter reading system eliminates the need for manual typing of meter numbers and readings, instead allowing for the scanning of meter displays to facilitate high-accuracy processing of meter readings. “Technology is a major driver of our business, and in terms of billing, specifically meter reading, we have been looking at how to make it better and more accurate. With the OCR system, the meter reader will just be required to scan…

Police are investigating the murder of a 37-year-old woman whose body was found in tea bushes in a village in Ramasha, Kisii County. She was identified as Elizabeth Kemunto. Police said her body was found in tea bushes about 500 meters from her house. The body had bruises at the time it was discovered on Sunday afternoon. This was long after her murder. The body was picked up to the mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations. The motive of the murder was not immediately established and no arrest had been made by Monday, police said. Elsewhere, police recovered the body…

Experts are investigating the contents of parcels that were sent to the head of the Mandera Police Station, Mandera County. The parcels and a letter addressed in Somali language had allegedly been sent from North Korea and contained unknown suspicious powder and sachets of unknown liquid together with swabs. Police said they are investigating the issue. They want to know the origin of the parcels and motive. The parcel had been sent to the local post office where officials picked them up oblivious of the contents. Experts were called to analyse the cargo and investigate it further, police said. The…

The mayor of London cautiously welcomed reports that he is to impose a tourist levy on visitors staying overnight in the capital. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give Sir Sadiq Khan and other civic chiefs the authority to do so through the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, which is currently going through Parliament. Sir Sadiq has been vocal in calling for such powers to be devolved, with estimates suggesting a tourist tax in London could raise up to £240m a year. In 2024, London saw 89 million overnight stays. Currently England is the only country among the G7…

A well-coordinated operation led by Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) detectives in Mombasa has resulted in the arrest of six traffickers along with the seizure of bhang valued at approximately Sh72 million. Acting on intelligence, detectives intercepted a truck with registration number KDT 659G along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway before the narcotics hit the streets. An inspection of the truck uncovered 50 sacks stuffed with long rolls of bhang wrapped with khaki papers weighing a total of 2,400kg. The driver, Nolden Ogola Misieba, and his co-driver, Andrew Kaida, were arrested on the spot. Hot on their heels, detectives also intercepted three more vehicles…

Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president convicted of plotting a coup, has blamed medicine-induced “paranoia” for damage he caused to his ankle monitor – a day after he was removed from house arrest into detention. At a hearing in Brasília, he admitted trying to open the monitor with a soldering iron on Friday until he “came to his senses”, court documents show. He said he had had no intention of fleeing. Officials say the right-wing politician, 70, was taken into custody because he was a flight risk ahead of a supporters’ vigil outside his home. He will remain in detention.…

The G20 summit in South Africa, a gathering of the world’s major economies, has ended with a joint declaration committing to “multilateral co-operation”. The declaration, which covered climate change mitigation and economic inequality, was adopted despite objections from the US, which boycotted the meeting in Johannesburg. Speaking at the closing ceremony on Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the agreement showed “shared goals” outweighed the countries’ differences. American President Donald Trump chose to abstain from the G20 because of a widely discredited claim that South Africa’s white minority is the victim of large-scale killings and land grabs. It was…

Lewis Hamilton said he is not looking forward to the 2026 Formula 1 season after a difficult year continued with a tough Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. Britain’s seven-time world champion qualified last for the race, the first time that had happened on pure pace in his 19-year F1 career. The Ferrari driver swiftly worked his way up the field to get into the points positions, but he could not overtake the Sauber of Nico Hulkenberg on the medium tyre in the closing stages of the race. Having finished 10th, Hamilton’s classification was later moved up to eighth by virtue…

President William Ruto announced that the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway from Naivasha to Kampala in Uganda, and onwards to Rwanda and to the border of DR Congo begins early next year. He said the move is aimed at strengthening regional trade and integration between the two countries and the East African Community in general. Speaking in Osukuru in Tororo District, Uganda, on Sunday when he joined President Yoweri Museveni for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Devki Mega Steel Project, Ruto said the Standard Gauge Railway will be a joint project between Kenya ln project will be launched in…

A 38-year-old man was found dead in a borehole after a suspected drowning incident in Moiben, Uasin Gishu County. Police said the body of James Korir was found in a family borehole long after he had drowned therein. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other investigations, police said. In Ainabkoi, Uasin Gishu County, a 76-year-old woman was found dead after a suspected murder. The body of Mary Jepkori was found on a footpath which was about 20 meters from her house. The motive of the incident was not immediately known. The body was moved to…

A fourth-year student at the Daystar University died after falling from the eleventh floor of a residential building in Ngara area, Nairobi. Police said Lorna Kathambi, 23 fell to the ground floor where her badly injured body was found on Sunday November 23, 2025 morning. Her seven colleagues who were in the house at the time of the incident were arrested for investigations. According to the police, a group of students had been to the apartment for a party that ran up to past midnight Saturday. Some of them later left the apartment past midnight and came back, police said.…

McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix after both their cars were found not to comply with technical regulations. Post-race, the rearmost skid wear on both McLaren MCL39 machines was found to be below the minimum 9mm thickness by technical delegates on inspection. The matter was referred to the stewards, who subsequently disqualified both cars from the official result, with Norris having finished second and Piastri fourth. As a result, race winner Max Verstappen has made a significant gain with regards to the 2025 Drivers’ Championship, as the Red Bull man…

Police are investigating an incident where the former commandant of the General Service Unit Samson Cheramboss was robbed of his pistol with 24 bullets in Kobujoi, Nandi County. The incident happened Saturday morning after he parked his Mercedes Benz car at a construction site at the local shopping centre. He told police he lost a browning pistol and two magazines (one in the pistol and the other in a magazine holder) with 12 rounds each of 9mm*19mm, title deeds, file containing personal documents, Sh25,000, office and safe keys and six cheque books of Paramount bank, National Bank, KCB, Equity Bank,…