Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

An 11-year-old boy has become a Guinness World Record holder after displaying a talent for video game developing. Max, from Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, spent four hours developing a game with five unique levels during his record attempt in May. After six months of waiting, he finally received the email confirming he had entered the record books as the youngest male video game developer. Max said it was “amazing” to achieve the record and he hoped it would be his first step to becoming a full-time video game designer in the future. His dad Trevor Baker said Max had loved…

Border clashes have erupted again between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban forces, with each sides accusing the other of breaking a fragile ceasefire. Residents fled the Afghan city of Spin Boldak overnight, which lies along the 1,600-mile (2,600 km) border between the two countries. A medical worker in the nearby city of Kandahar told BBC Pashto that four bodies had been brought to a local hospital. Four other people were wounded. Three were reportedly wounded in Pakistan. There has been sporadic fighting between the two countries in recent months, while Afghanistan’s Taliban government has also accused Pakistan of carrying out air…

Tragedy struck the police fraternity when a senior police officer based at police headquarters, Vigilance House, collapsed and died in his house in Chesumei, Nandi County. Philip Kipchirchir Tuimur was an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of the National Police Service based at police headquarters at the time of his death on Saturday, December 6, 2025. His family confirmed the death. The family said he was pronounced dead at a local hospital where he was rushed to. Police said hey were informed by family members that the deceased collapsed and fell unconscious while at his home in Kabutie area of Chesumei…

President William Ruto described his meeting with U.S. President Donald J. Trump in Washington, D.C. as a “watershed moment” for Kenya–U.S. relations. He highlighted a series of new agreements spanning health, trade, investment, and regional security. In a statement issued after the visit, Ruto expressed gratitude on behalf of the Kenyan government and people, praising the “generous hospitality” extended to his delegation and the “clarity of purpose” demonstrated by the Trump administration. Ruto said the renewed health cooperation framework — which includes strengthening disease surveillance, expanding primary healthcare, and increasing access to modern medical technologies — will significantly accelerate Kenya’s…

A raid on a house in Kariobangi South, Nairobi, saw the recovery of assorted vehicle number plates. This followed claims that stolen vehicles were ending up in the area. The police said they recovered 34 pieces of complete registration number plates, 68 pieces of incomplete ones, 34 half pieces of registration number plates, three rolls of chassis number stickers, a roll of blue iron sheet, two rolls of white and yellow reflective sheets, and assorted registration frames. Police said the owners of the compound escaped the scene. Efforts to trace him were ongoing, police said. Detectives are investigating the claims…

A police officer was Friday stabbed and killed during an operation to arrest murder suspects in Matisi area, Kitale’s Trans Nzoia County. Five police officers were pursuing a wanted murder suspect in the area on Friday night when the drama turned tragic leaving constable Patrick Ouma with fatal stab wounds in the neck. Police said the team encountered a group of young men leading to the confrontation. Ouma was stabbed in the neck and later rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The body was moved to the mortuary pending other procedures. According to police 23…

A Kenya Defence Forces soldier was found dead after a suspected suicide incident in Bukati village, Butula, Busia County. Officials said the incident happened on Friday December 5. The deceased was identified as senior sergeant Patrick Asala Bwibo, 53 and who was attached to the Kenya Navy in Mombasa. The motive was not immediately known, officials who attended the scene said. He died by suicide by hanging himself with a rope that was tied around his neck in a store in his compound. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. ‎ Such cases have been on the…

Frank Gehry, one of the most influential architects of the last century, has died aged 96. Gehry was acclaimed for his avant garde, experimental style of architecture. His titanium-covered design of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, catapulted him to fame in 1997. He built his daring reputation years before that when he redesigned his own home in Santa Monica, California, using materials like chain-link fencing, plywood and corrugated steel. HIs death was confirmed by his chief of staff Meaghan Lloyd. He is survived by two daughters from his first marriage, Leslie and Brina; his wife, Berta Isabel Aguilera, and…

The Duchess of Sussex has attempted to contact her estranged father, Thomas Markle, who is reported to be seriously ill in hospital in the Philippines. A spokesman for Meghan said: “I can confirm she has reached out to her father.” Mr Markle is reported to have had his leg amputated during surgery. The BBC understands that Meghan tried to contact him earlier today, but it is not clear whether the attempt was successful. The relationship between Meghan and her father broke down in the run-up to her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018. During the couple’s engagement, the media interest…

A US judge has ordered the unsealing of grand jury transcripts from the 2005 and 2007 investigation into convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Florida judge granted the justice department’s request for the material following Congress’ passage last month of a bill ordering the release of all files on the disgraced financier. The law “applies to unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials” that relate to Epstein and his accomplice-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, the court order said. A similar Department of Justice request was rejected in August because it violated a federal rule on grand jury materials, which the newly signed law…

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether some children born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship. On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump signed an order to end birthright citizenship for those born to parents who are in the country illegally, but the move was blocked by multiple lower courts. No date has been set yet for the Supreme Court arguments, and a ruling is months away. Whatever the court decides could have major implications for Trump’s immigration crackdown and for what it means to be an American…

Police are investigating an incident where a man collapsed and died in a bar in Transmara, Narok County. According to the police, Lawrence Leperes, 35 was having drinks in the bar when he collapsed and died. A friend who had been at the joint escaped. Two attendants at the bar were detained pending investigations as the body was moved to the mortuary following the Friday incident. In Musoli, Kakamega County, a woman was found dead after suspected murder in her house. The body of one Mercela Khayenje, 63 was found naked on her bed after an attack. She also had…

Sweden’s right-wing government said Friday it was ending aid to four African countries and shutting three embassies in a major revamp to free up funds to help Ukraine. Development Aid Minister Benjamin Dousa told reporters Sweden would phase out aid to Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique and Liberia as well as Bolivia next year and close its embassies in Bolivia, Liberia and Zimbabwe where the main focus was development aid. “The government plans to increase aid to Ukraine to at least 10 billion Swedish kronor ($1.06 billion)… This means that we are now focusing nearly 20 percent of our total aid towards…

At least 56 people were Friday arrested in a swoop in Isulu, Ikolomani following a fatal clash during a public participation event over gold mining activities in the area. The clash left at least four people dead and dozens injured. This is after some locals opposed the plan and turned violent attacking police and National Environment Management Authority officials on Thursday. The injured are in hospitals in the area. Reinforcements were sent to the area and descended on villages where they arrested the suspects. Police said they will among others face assault, causing gracious harm and preparing to commit a…

Four people died and several others were left with serious injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident in the Wakhungu area, of Nangina ward, Funyula constituency, Busia County. It is alleged that the vehicle, which belongs to the Sugar Zone Sacco and was heading from Bumala town towards Port Victoria, burst its front tyre, causing the driver to lose control. This led to the deaths of the four; the driver, a woman, and two other men. The injured were taken to Nangina Mission Hospital, with Samia Sub-County OCPD Richard Moracha saying investigations are ongoing…