Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A 60-year-old man, Titus Ngonyo Gandi, father of a police officer who died in Shakahola on Tuesday, narrated to the Mombasa High Court how he lost four other family members in Shakahola. Gandi told the court that in 2019, he began noticing troubling behaviour from his wife, Esther Mbila, who had started preaching against children going to school or receiving any form of education. The witness said that his wife also warned neighbours against working for the government or acquiring government-issued documents, including birth certificates, identity cards, and academic certificates. Gandi emotionally revealed that he has since buried his wife,…

President William Ruto left for Washington, D.C., in the U.S.A Tuesday to join President Paul Kagame and President Félix Tshisekedi in witnessing the official signing of the DR-Rwanda Peace Agreement. This, according to State House was at the invitation of President Donald J. Trump. Officials said this is the most significant breakthrough in addressing decades of conflict in Eastern DRC. Building on the Nairobi and Luanda Peace Processes as well as the joint EAC-SADC initiative, the Washington signing brings together all key parties and is expected to unlock pathways for disarmament, demobilisation, humanitarian access, and long-term stabilisation. While in Washington,…

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Tuesday ordered the closure of eight popular entertainment venues across the country after they failed to comply with earlier environmental restoration directives aimed at curbing noise pollution. The joints include the notorious Kettle House on Muthangari Drive in Lavington, Nairobi. The enforcement action follows a public notice issued on September 18, 2025, in which NEMA warned that it would take decisive measures against establishments that continued to flout noise regulations. Despite repeated complaints from the public and previous warnings, the Authority said the listed venues failed to meet the requirements set out in earlier…

Individuals and businesses seeking new electricity connections from Kenya Power will now be required to submit their applications exclusively through the Company’s website using the link https://selfservice.kplc.co.ke/public/ that is accessible using computers and mobile phone devices. The move, which takes effect this week, is aimed at improving operational excellence, enhancing customer experience, and ensuring faster processing times for all electricity connection requests. Effectively, the Company will stop receiving manual electricity connection applications at its service centres and banking halls. Beneficiaries of the Last Mile Connectivity Project will be engaged by Kenya Power officials on site during implementation of the projects.…

A British woman has sued two police officers with prayers to be protected from harassment and threats to her life. This is after the officers, Rebeccah Njeri Muraya, the OCS in Eastleigh North, and her junior Sergeant Abdisalam Ahmed, were charged in the magistrate’s court with torture and abuse of office. Still, the matter was later withdrawn before the commencement of the hearing. The complainant, Ayni Mahammud sought the High Court’s intervention after the magistrates’ court admitted the plea by the prosecution to withdraw the matter she complained of torture and illegal detention by Eastleigh North Police Station OCS jointly…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has officially launched a groundbreaking Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Investigation Training Module. Officials termed the development a landmark initiative designed to bolster Kenya’s and the region’s capacity to counter sophisticated digital crimes in an increasingly technology-driven era. Kenya has been experiencing a rise in crimes linked to cryptocurrency and related online incidents in recent months, necessitating the training. This initiative represents a major leap forward in Kenya’s readiness to detect, investigate, and disrupt digital crimes, solidifying the country’s standing as a regional leader in modern policing and cybersecurity, officials said. Director of the National Forensic…

Detectives are investigating a murder in an incident where one Timothy Sidemi was found dead on the roadside in Serem, Vihiga County. Police said the deceased was epileptic. His body had a deep cut on the head and there were bruises on his right hand. About ten green maize cobs lay next to his body when it was discovered on Monday morning, police said. The motive of the murder was not immediately established, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Elsewhere, police are investigating a drowning incident in Miwani, Kisumu County. Police said a…

Detectives are investigating the murder of a 30-year-old man whose body was found dumped at the sewage area, Nakuru County. The man identified as Jackson Marucha had earlier Monday dawn been picked up by unknown people from his house. The men forced him into their waiting car before speeding off. He was then stabbed severally before his body was dumped in the area. The mother of the deceased told police a caller known to her told her to go and pick the body of the deceased from the scene, which was lying in the Rhonda area. The woman rushed to…

Police are investigating the death of a student at the Kenya Medical Training College in Embu whose decomposed body was found in his room at their hostel. The decomposed body of George Wangwe, 23, who was a second-year medical engineering student, was found at the hostel long after he went missing. He had not been seen since Friday, November 28, until Sunday, November 30, 2025, when the body was found, police and locals said. Neighbours complained there was a bad smell from the room, prompting them to check and establish. They found out the door had been closed from the…

A 26-year-old man was stabbed and killed in an altercation outside a bar in Matungulu, Machakos County. Police and witnesses said Dennis Momanyi was stabbed by people known to him and who had earlier been engaged in a quarrel with him. Momanyi had earlier quarreled with his killers in a bar before the assailants left. They then called him outside the bar, where they stabbed him fatally. The assailants escaped the scene soon after the murder. Police said Momanyi was stabbed in the left side of his chest. The motive of the incident was not immediately established, police said of…

Detectives are hunting for gunmen who shot and killed a businessman in an ambush and robbery in Bondo, Siaya County. Police said the shooting happened between Kopolo and Bondo town on Monday, December 1, 2025 dawn and left one Walter Akama, 36, dead. Police were informed of the shooting incident and rushed to the scene, where they found the deceased’s car on the road. Akama had been rescued and rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His colleague was shot in the abdomen and admitted to the hospital in serious condition. Akama was shot in the chest, police…

Tragedy struck a family holiday in Diani, Kwale County, when one of their children drowned at the swimming pool of their hotel in Diani, Kwale County. The family had checked into the Blue Waters Villa on November 29, 2025 for a week when one of the minors aged six drowned. The mother of the children said on November 30 she could not locate one of her four children who had been playing outside the villa. This prompted a search that ended in the swimming pool where the boy’s body was discovered floating, police and witnesses said. The family was heartbroken.…

A man who fatally fell from the 14th floor of an apartment in Kilimani area, Nairobi met with his partner on dating application Tinder, investigations show. Preliminary reports further suggest that the deceased Festus Lee Owino Oromo, 25. and his lover Lilian Moraa Mbeki, 48 met through the dating platform Tinder earlier this year and had maintained a close relationship. Lilian, who holds dual citizenship in Kenya and Costa Rica, is said to have made frequent visits to Kenya to meet him. Oromo died after falling off from the 14th floor of an apartment following an altercation on Sunday dawn.…

US President Donald Trump “remains in excellent overall health” after undergoing a preventative MRI, according to his White House physician. Captain Sean Barbabella released a memo on Monday that said advanced imaging of the 79-year-old president’s heart and abdomen came back “perfectly normal”. He wrote the president underwent the MRI during a physical in October “because men of his age group benefit from thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health”. The release comes as Democrats, including Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, have been pushing for the results of the scan amid concerns about Trump’s age in his second term. In his…

A top US Navy commander ordered a second round of military strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, the White House has confirmed. “Admiral (Frank) Bradley worked well within his authority and the law” in ordering the additional strike, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. Leavitt confirmed Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth authorised the strikes but did not give an order to “kill everybody” as the Washington Post reported. The second strike was reportedly done after two people survived the initial blast and were clinging to the burning vessel. Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have expressed concern over…