Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Passengers who present printed boarding passes at airports will no longer be accepted to fly with Ryanair, the company has announced. One of Europe’s biggest budget airlines said it was “moving to 100% digital boarding passes” from Wednesday in a bid to speed up travel and lower costs. It said all customers needed to check in online before arriving at the airport, adding that 90% of its 206 million passengers were already doing so and using digital boarding passes. Those who fail to check in online ahead of their flight will have to pay an airport check-in fee of up…

House Democrats released an email from Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday that claimed President Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with one of his sex trafficking victims. In the 2011 email released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, Epstein wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell, his partner who was later convicted of sex trafficking, that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims and that encounter “has never once been mentioned” by police. Epstein called Trump a “dog that hasn’t barked.” Trump has denied any wrongdoing in relation to the Epstein case and has urged members…

An American tourist collapsed and died as she toured a site in Isinya area, Kajiado County. Police said Frances Boniface Fountain, 83, was visiting and touring the Kitengela Glass Company when the incident happened on Tuesday. She had arrived in Kenya together with other family members two weeks ago as tourists. She had among others visited the Masai Mara game reserve where on November 6 she complained of breathing difficulties. On Tuesday she collapsed at the site and died. Medical officers from Sinai Hospital Ongata Rongai responded with an ambulance but found her unresponsive and declared her dead. The body…

President William Ruto, in his capacity as the African Union (AU) Champion for Institutional Reforms, on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting in Nairobi to review progress on the AU reform agenda ahead of the Special Summit on African Union Reforms set for November 26, 2025, in Luanda, Angola. The meeting brought together members of the High-Level Panel on AU Governance, Peace and Security, the High Representative on Financing the Union, senior officials from the African Union Commission (AUC) led by the Chairperson, representatives from the Kenya Mission in Addis Ababa, and top officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including…

A 19-year-old man died after he had been punched in the chest in a fight in Kiamaiko area, Huruma, Nairobi County. Police said Abraham John was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital on Tuesday morning following a fight among a group of about eight people. It is not clear what prompted the fight. Police said the victim was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. Police staged an operation in the area and arrested seven suspects over the murder. Tension remained high in the area amid fears of more fight, which police link to control of businesses. Elsewhere…

Two people, including a four-year-old boy were found dead after separate drowning incidents in Nakuru County. Police said they are investigating the incidents reported on Monday November 10, 2025. The first incident happened in Koyomtich village, Menengai area on Molo River. The body was retrieved and locals said it belonged to a local, a casual labourer who had been residing in an unfinished building a few meters from the scene. It is not clear how and why he drowned. The body which had decomposed was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Meanwhile, police are investigating an incident where a…

A 63-year-old man was shot and killed in a robbery incident at a shop in Kehancha, Migori County. This is the latest such incident in the area amid protests of rising armed crime in general. Police said David Masero Sabai was shot in the chest by gunmen who had arrived at a shop and were demanding cash and other valuables. The incident happened on Monday night as the deceased was waiting to be served at the shop. Two men, one armed with an AK47 rifle and the other with a panga walked there and ordered the attendant and the deceased…

Allies of the prime minister are making it clear he would fight any challenge to his leadership from Labour MPs. There are fears from those loyal to Sir Keir Starmer that his job might be under immediate threat, perhaps as soon as shortly after the Budget in a fortnight’s time. Critics say it is evidence that Downing Street is “in full bunker mode” which “won’t help the government out of the hole we’re in.” Friends of Sir Keir are deeply worried about what they see as plotting going on to try to replace him and are seeking to make clear…

Over the past week, China and Japan have been locked in an escalating war of words. It all started when Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, suggested that if China attacked Taiwan then Japan could respond with its own self-defence force. Since then, foreign ministries on both sides have lodged serious protests with the other, and a Chinese diplomat made what some interpreted as a threat to behead Takaichi. The spat touches on the historical animosity between China and Japan, as well as longstanding “strategic ambiguity” on the sovereignty of Taiwan. Here’s what to know. What happened? A timeline The…

The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have ordered female patients, caretakers and staff to wear a burka – a full Islamic veil – to enter public health facilities in the western city of Herat, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says. MSF said the restrictions came into effect from 5 November. “These restrictions further impede women’s lives and limit women’s access to health care,” Sarah Chateau, the agency’s programme manager in Afghanistan, told the BBC. She said even those “in need of urgent medical care” had been affected. A spokesman for the Taliban government has denied MSF’s account. Reports say restrictions…

Protesters carrying signs reading “our forests are not for sale” broke through security lines of the COP30 UN climate talks on Tuesday night in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists saw UN security staff running behind a line of Brazilian soldiers shouting at delegates to immediately leave the venue. The UN told BBC News that the incident caused minor injuries to two security staff and limited damage to the venue. Social media videos showed protesters that appeared to be from indigenous groups and others waving flags with the logo of a left-wing Brazilian youth movement called Juntos. Protesters, some wearing what appeared…

Former Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal and businessman Hesbon Jack Wachira Ndathi were on Tuesday acquitted by the High Court, which overturned their eight-year jail sentences and Sh84 million fines over corruption claims. Lenolkulal had been accused that he acquired a direct private interest in a county petrol supply contract, ruling that Ndathi operated Oryx Service Station independently under a lease agreement and that there was no proof of profit sharing, control, or proxy relationship linking Lenolkulal to the business. The court also cleared former county chief officer Bernard Lesurmat, noting that he joined the government after Oryx was already supplying…

The Cabinet Tuesday approved the dualling of the 23.5 kilometers Muthaiga-Kiambu-Ndumberi road. This will among others help to ease congestion and improve mobility between Nairobi and Kiambu counties. The project will expand the existing two-lane highway into a dual carriageway, complete with bypasses, loops, and access roads to increase capacity and reduce travel times. It will also incorporate non-motorised transport lanes and commuter facilities to enhance road safety and accessibility. Cabinet noted that the corridor, serving Muthaiga, Runda, Ridgeways, and Kiambu Town, currently experiences chronic traffic congestion, particularly during peak hours. The dualling is part of the government’s broader effort…

The Cabinet approved plans to implement the Nairobi National Park- Athi-Kapiti Wildlife Corridor. This will among others further the nation’s environmental and conservation priorities and secure critical migratory routes and dispersal areas vital for the survival of Kenya’s wildlife. The decision follows a presidential directive in July 2023, which called for urgent action to curb habitat fragmentation and escalating human- wildlife conflict around Nairobi National Park. The project will reconnect the park to surrounding conservancies in Machakos and Kajiado counties, restoring vital migratory pathways for species such as zebra, wildebeeste, and gazelles. Implementation will include land acquisition, wildlife-friendly fencing and…

A suicide attack outside a court in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has killed 12 people and injured at least 27 more, the country’s interior minister said. Mohsin Naqvi said a bomber was planning to attack the district courthouse but was unable to get inside. Naqvi said authorities would prioritise identifying the bomber, and that those involved would be brought to justice. It remains unclear who carried out the attack. Suicide blasts in Islamabad have been rare in recent years. Footage from the scene on Tuesday showed the remains of a burnt-out car and a police cordon in place. The 27 people…