Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Four men suspected to be al-Shabaab terrorists were Monday mowed down by police bullets in a clash in Najo and Guracho areas of Garissa County. The clash happened after the team from Kenya’s elite Special Operations Group (SOG) trailed them for a distance. The success followed a meticulously planned intelligence-led operation, police said. The militants were first spotted by a surveillance drone, after which the units tracked and engaged them. A fierce exchange of fire ensued, resulting in four terrorists being killed. Recovered at the scene were two AK-47 rifles, a PKM machine gun, multiple rounds of ammunition, and communication…

Activists Boniface Mwangi and Uganda’s Agather Atuhaire came out to explain the torture and abuses they went through in Tanzania revealing they were sexually abused. When the two left their countries on May 18, 2025, they were hopeful to show their support to Tundu Lissu, a Tanzanian opposition leader charged with treason. It was meant to be a trip to attend a court hearing and return home but it turned to torture in the hands of alleged state officials and hired gangs in Tanzania. The activists vowed Monday to take legal action against Tanzania. They explained they were forcefully taken…

A team of detectives deployed to hunt down a daring armed gang that had become the nightmare of Nakuru County dwellers rounded up the five gang members, and recovered the AK47 used in their crime spree. Acting on intelligence leads, the team drawn from DCI’s Operation Action Team and Crime Research Bureau augmented their Nakuru counterparts in a coordinated raid that saw the gang member flushed from their hideouts. After interrogating the suspects, police proceeded to Rhoda area of Nakuru where the AK 47 serial number 18916 loaded with three rounds of ammunition was found concealed in dry grasses near…

A 28-year-old man was stabbed and killed in a robbery in Mathare slums, Nairobi. The man identified as Peter Muthama was stabbed in the back in a struggle with suspected thugs in the area on June 1. His body was found lying next to a makeshift long after the incident had happened, police said. The assailants escaped the scene soon after the attack. Police arrived at the scene and picked up the body to the mortuary pending autopsy and an investigation into the gang. Police have been advising robbery victims to always cooperate with their attackers for their safety. Police…

A police officer is nursing gunshot wounds after he shot and injured himself in the leg at his workstation in Hulugho, Garissa County. The officer had been asleep in his house and was supposed to report to work on Monday morning when the incident happened. This is after he was tripped by a mosquito net in his house. He told his seniors he had kept his CZ rifle under his mattress and was struggling to remove it when the mosquito net accidentally held and tripped him. He then accidentally discharged nine bullets. One bullet hit his left sole in the…

A police officer was on Monday morning shot and killed in an ambush by gunmen in Free Area, Nakuru Town, police said. Police said two other colleagues were injured in the attack and are receiving treatment in the hospital. One of the officer was also attacked by a machete in the ambush after he fell as he escaped. Police said the officers had responded to a distress call when they were ambushed at about 1 a.m. Police said the deceased identified as Constable Josphat Ruto is attached to Bondeni police station. An operation was staged in the area that saw…

With all votes counted, Right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki has been elected Poland’s new president, the state electoral commission (PKW) said. PKW said Nawrocki won 50.9% percent of the votes – ahead of Warsaw’s liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski on 49.1% percent. It’s a sensational turnaround from the result of the first exit poll – published immediately after voting ended at 21:00 local time (19:00 GMT) on Sunday – that showed Trzaskowski winning on 50.3% to Nawrocki’s 49.7%. Trzaskowski had claimed victory after the first exit poll, while Nawrocki cautioned that the results were too close to call. “We won, although the…

Multiple people were injured after a man shouting “free Palestine” tossed Molotov cocktails at a gathering in support of Israeli hostages in Colorado, authorities said. Police said six people with ages ranging from 67 to 88 suffered burns – some with serious injuries – in the attack at the Pearl Street Mall, a popular outdoor space in Boulder, about 30 miles (48km) from Denver. The FBI called it a suspected terror attack and said the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower, Molotov cocktails and other incendiary devices in the attack. Footage of the attack shows the suspect, who was shirtless, screaming…

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila appeared for the first time in public in rebel-held territory in the country’s volatile east on Thursday, meeting with religious leaders in what participants said was a push for peace. Kabila, who has been out of the country since 2023, mostly in South Africa, is wanted in Congo for alleged crimes against humanity for supporting the insurgency in the east, including a role in the massacre of civilians. Congo has also moved to suspend his political party and seize the assets of its leaders. The former president’s camp denies any ties to the Rwanda-backed M23…

Hundreds of people were arrested in Paris following clashes with police, after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans celebrated their club’s victory in the Champions League final. Officers arrested nearly 300 people after clashes broke out near the city’s Champs-Elysees avenue and PSG’s Parc des Princes stadium, where nearly 50,000 people had watched the 5-0 win against Inter Milan in Munich on big screens. Flares and fireworks were set off, bus shelters were smashed and cars were torched amid the wild celebrations. The chaos came after PSG won the biggest prize in European club football for the first time in their history.…

Two bridges collapsed overnight in separate incidents in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more. A road bridge came down in Bryansk, bringing several heavy trucks on to a moving passenger train late on Saturday, the regional governor said. Emergency services said at least seven people were killed. At least 47 people were taken to hospital, including one child, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said. Moscow Railway alleged on Telegram that the bridge came down as a result of “illegal interference”. Hours later a second bridge collapsed in the Zheleznogorsk district, derailing a locomotive train, acting…

At least six suspects were arrested Saturday night from a hotel in Mombasa where they were meeting for training on hacking tips. They were being trained virtually a person police said was a Russian on how they could hack bank accounts for money. The group had traveled to the area from Nairobi and Mulot for the mission when detectives struck. This followed a hacking incident where bank account holders lost an unknown amount of money. The hacking was later traced to one of the suspects who was attending the training. Detectives detained the group for grilling and possible arraignment. The…

A man was found dead alongside his young children in a village in Subukia, Nakuru County. The man had earlier on gone to the home of his estranged wife and picked the deceased sons aged four and two. The deceased man identified as Dominic Ateka had been living in Mombasa while his wife and children stayed in Mihango Kware area, Subukia. He traveled from Mombasa to the area and visited his wife’s home before picking his two sons. The couple had domestic differences that forced the woman to move out of their home. On Wednesday May 28, Ateka picked the…

More police officers were sent to Angata Barrikoi area, Transmara, Narok County to diffuse tension following the killing of a herder. The herder was shot while grazing his livestock at Migingo area by unknown gunmen. The attackers escaped with unknown number of livestock after the May 31 evening incident. Julius Cheruiyot, 40 succumbed to the injuries at a local hospital as police pursued the attackers. Police said they managed to recover all the stolen livestock but no arrest was made. The deceased had visible gunshot wounds on the left side of the chest, both arms and at the nose. The…

A South Sudanese female refugee died after being hit by a stone hurled by one of her sons in an altercation at the Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana County. The incident happened on June 1 at 2 am at the Kalobeyei Village Two, police said. The body of one Mathayo Mariata Abass, 43 was found in a thicket with head injuries. This is after she had been hit by a stone hurled by one of her sons. Two of her sons were fighting when she tried to intervene and stop the confrontation. Witnesses told police one of the sons pelted…