Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

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…

A 70-year-old woman was found dead after her dog attacked and mauled her fatally in a village in Mukurweini, Nyeri County. Police said the incident happened in Mwati village on Sunday morning and left one Rose Nyambura Maina dead. She lived alone with the dog in the compound when the incident happened. Her body was found lying outside the house by a worker who reported to work. The worker told police she arrived early in the morning as usual and found the main gate locked which was unusual. She got into the compound through a fence and stumbled on the…

At least three suspects were Sunday lynched by a mob in a Chebwagan area, Bureti, Kericho County. Police said the mob recovered nine cows that had allegedly been stolen from homes in the village in the Sunday January 11 drama. The drama was a culmination of incidents of stealing of livestock in the area by suspected thieves who drive them away for a ready market. On Sunday dawn, villagers ganged up after an alarm was raised that a number of cows had been stolen and were being driven in a lorry. They blocked the lorry and pelted the driver with…

Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion renovation of its headquarters in Washington, DC. In an extraordinary video posted by Powell on Sunday night, he called the investigation “pretext” resulting from his ongoing struggle with the administration over interest rates, saying it was a consequence of broader “threats and ongoing pressure” by the administration. The probe sends a chilling message to Powell – and to whomever might next lead the Fed. President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Fed chair have hammered on the Fed’s traditional political independence, suggesting whomever he selects to replace Powell…

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked, following remarks by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado suggesting she might give her 2025 award to US President Donald Trump. In a statement, the institute said the decision to award a Nobel Prize is final and permanent, citing the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, which do not allow appeals. The organization also noted that committees awarding the prizes do not comment on the actions or statements of laureates after receiving awards. “Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred…

Residents of Uasin Gishu County can finally breathe after detectives arrested three suspected members of a violent criminal gang and recovered an AK-47 rifle loaded with ten rounds of ammunition. The firearm was found hidden in a thicket within the homestead of one of the suspects, Titus Wainaina Njoroge. The suspects, Titus Wainaina Njoroge, Jeremiah Njuguna Kinyanjui aka Chikudee, and Patrick Kinuthia Mwangi, are believed to be part of a ruthless gang that has been terrorising residents through armed robberies and other violent crimes across the county. Their arrest follows a well-coordinated joint operation by detectives from the Crime Research…

Giant American content creator IShowSpeed arrived in Kenya as he continues his 28-day in-real-life (IRL) tour across Africa, named ‘Speed Does Africa’. Key government officials took advantage of the tour to market Kenya. President William Ruto on Sunday welcomed the Streamer to Kenya saying this is a unique country. “Kenya is not just another country; Kenya is a pulse, a feeling. Kenya is home. This is Magical Kenya,” Ruto told Speed in a video message. Speed, born Darren Jason Watkins Jr, aired his 13th stream on Sunday morning when he visited Upper Hill School and even played a rugby game.…

Property valued at millions of shillings were destroyed in a fire incident along Munyu Road in Nairobi. The scene is a few meters away from a similar fire incident that happened last week also destroying electronic goods. The fire broke out at the building on Saturday January 10 at about 6 pm before burning down a whole third floor which housed a number of stalls. Fire engines were called to the scene and managed to contain the fire six hours later. This was after it had destroyed goods valued at millions of shillings. The owners of the goods counted loses…

A third-year student at the Maseno University was found dead after a suspected suicide mission. The motive behind the incident was not immediately known. the body of Julius Kimarish Mpooya, 24 and who was a third-year student in business and economics was found hanging on a truss with a manilla rope tied around his neck. The body was found at his hostel in the Nyawita area and moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy following the January 9 incident. Suicide incidents have been on the rise in several parts of the country amid efforts to address the menace. Up to…

American streamer IshowSpeed landed in Kenya on Saturday night for a series of events. He is scheduled to be on Nairobi streets and visit among others Maasai Mara. Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano welcomed him the popular American streamer to Kenya. Born Darren Jason Watkins, the YouTuber, is in Africa for a tour. He started off in the Southern African countries and is now slated for an expedition in the East African region. Reacting to the anticipated tour, Miano noted that the display by IShowSpeed while in Kenya will boost Kenya’s image to the outside world. Miano gave the streamer…

A woman was arrested after the bodies of her two minors were found wrapped in a piece of cloth in Bomocharu village, Tabaka, Kisii County. The minors who were both boys were aged five and seven. Their bodies were found wrapped in a piece of cloth and placed outside their house long after they had died. They are believed to have been fed with poison, villagers said of the January 10 incident. The motive of the incident was not known, police said as they moved the bodies to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Their mother was detained pending interrogation, police…

Police are investigating murder after the body of a man who was missing was found in a tea plantation in Embaro village, Keroka, Nyamira County. The body was decomposed at the time it was discovered on January 10, police said. Police suspect John Kiega Nyamote, 28 was murdered and dumped in the area. The motive of the murder was not known and his family said they saw him last on January 4. Police said some tissues were missing due to the decomposition of the body as it was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. No arrest had been made…

Detectives are investigating an incident where a Fijian national collapsed and died at a restaurant at the Yaya Centre, Nairobi. He was aged 62. Police and witnesses said he was having lunch on the second floor of the mall on Saturday January 10 when suddenly collapsed and died. He had been served with beef noodles when he collapsed, witnesses and the hotel management said. Medical teams responded to the scene and tried to save his life in vain. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures. In Awendo, Migori County, one Selton Oluoch, 18 died…