Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

US President Donald Trump can keep collecting import taxes for now, an appeals court has said, a day after a trade ruling found the bulk of his global tariffs to be illegal. A federal appeals court granted a bid from the White House to temporarily suspend the lower court’s order, which ruled that Trump had overstepped his power by imposing the duties. Wednesday’s judgement from the US Court of International Trade drew the ire of Trump officials, who called it an example of judicial overreach. Small businesses and a group of states had challenged the measures, which are at the…

A former assistant of rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has told a New York court that he repeatedly sexually assaulted her while she was employed by him for eight years. The witness – who testified anonymously under the pseudonym “Mia” – also tearfully said she lived in fear of violent rages from Mr Combs as she worked by his side. The hip-hop mogul watched from the defence table with arms folded in his lap as she testified about her fears of retribution for reporting his alleged abuse. Mr Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of racketeering conspiracy,…

Five musicians who disappeared in the Mexican city of Reynosa, near the US border, were murdered by suspected drug cartel members, Mexican authorities have said. Nine alleged members of the notorious Gulf Cartel have been arrested on suspicion of murder, according to Irving Barrios Mojica, attorney general for the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The musicians – known as Grupo Fugitivo – were kidnapped while travelling to a private event on 25 May, Barrios Mojica said. Soon after, their relatives reported receiving ransom demands. Investigators are working to establish a motive for the killings. The musicians were aged between 20 and…

Andrew and Tristan Tate will return to the UK to face 21 criminal charges once proceedings against them in Romania have concluded, their lawyers have said. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Wednesday that it had authorised charges including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking against the brothers in 2024, before an extradition warrant was issued to bring them back from Romania. Authorities in Romania are investigating the two British-Americans in a separate case, in relation to a number of charges which they deny. In a statement on Thursday, lawyers for the Tates said that “once those proceedings…

A South African woman convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her six-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison, along with her two accomplices. The jail terms for Racquel “Kelly” Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn come more than a year after Joshlin Smith mysteriously disappeared outside her home in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town. Despite a highly publicised search for the girl, who vanished in February 2024, she is yet to be found. The sentencing follows an eight-week trial that captivated South Africa, with witnesses and prosecutors making a number of shocking allegations. Judge…

South African police hunting the culprits in the recent murder of a university student say they have broken up a gang targeting women in shopping centres. Olorato Mongale’s body was discovered on Sunday in Lombardy, north of Johannesburg, about two hours after she was reported missing having gone on a date. Late on Wednesday, they named three suspects they believe may be involved in her death. “We have broken [the] back of a syndicate that is targeting women, especially young women, in malls… for kidnapping and robbery,” said police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe. The police also said they had seized…

The Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE) and Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC Advisory Boards have appointed Dr. Peter Ndegwa as their Board chairman. He will replace Michael Joseph who retired from the Boards effective May 22 2025, after serving on the two Boards over the last four years. Global Partnership for Ethiopia comprises Safaricom Plc from Kenya, Vodacom from South Africa, Sumitomo Corporation from Japan, British International Investment from the UK and the International Finance Corporation based in the USA. Ndegwa is the Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom Group, a USD 3 billion turnover business that is a leading technology company…

Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang’ula issued a firm and precedent-setting warning against what he termed as judicial overreach. He asserted that Parliament cannot and will not be restrained from executing its constitutional duties. The Speaker’s strongly-worded statement followed concerns raised by the leader of the Minority Party, Junet Mohamed (Suna East), during Wednesday’s afternoon session, in relation to a court order that had temporarily halted the vetting of nominees to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). While acknowledging the importance of inter-institutional cooperation, Wetang’ula affirmed Parliament’s constitutional autonomy, emphasizing that no individual, entity, or arm of government…

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki stepped up the economic empowerment program with a promise to support thousands of small and medium enterprises to grow and generate more income. The DP on Thursday graced Empowerment Forum for Micro and Small Enterprises Saccos at Nyanturago Sports Ground in Nyaribari Chache Constituency, Kisii County, assuring small-scale businesspeople of total government’s backing in ensuring their growth and success as he explained what the administration is doing in the sector. “The activities we are doing as leaders to empower small-scale traders are meant to complement programs within government that seek to achieve a similar agenda. Programs…

A Member of Kiambu County Assembly was Thursday grilled in the probe into claims of abduction on Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi. The female MCA was picked from outside Monalisa Hotel in Thika and bundled her into a car and taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for grilling on Thursday May 29. It is claimed she is among the people the MP met on the day he is said to have been abducted from outside a church in Mugutha area on Sunday. Detectives Thursday visited a hotel in Gatundu where the MP spent the night when he claimed…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) opposed the release on bond of a university student, Erick Mutinda Philip, who has been charged with the murder of Sylvia Kemunto Ayaye, a 20-year-old first-year student at the Multimedia University of Kenya. Prosecuting counsel Peris Maina persuaded the court to take judicial notice of the alarming rise in femicide cases in the country, which has triggered public outrage and debate, and deny the accused person bond. Maina urged that femicide cases had culminated in widespread protests held on 2 January 27, 2024 and December 10 2024 across 11 counties, where demonstrators called for…

A man surrendered to a local police station saying he had killed his 85-year-old grandmother in Ugenya, Siaya County. The suspect walked to the station saying he had killed the woman identified as Jennifer Aduor Aoko, prompting police to visit the area in Diere village. The team found the body of the woman lying in a pool of blood. It was established that the deceased stayed with the assailant. The incident happened on May 28. Police said an ace and a spade that had bloodstains were found at the scene and are believed to have been the murder weapons. The…

Detectives are investigating the discovery of the body of a man on a cliff of a hill in Embu County. Police suspect the deceased was killed by either being pushed there or his body was dumped at the scene on May 27. Locals and police managed to access the body and established it had decomposed. The body had a deep cut on the back of the head, indicating he was slashed. The body was later moved to the mortuary the following day pending identification and autopsy. Police said they are investigating murder in the case. In Kiengu, Kangeta, Meru County,…

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez each scored two goals to spark Inter Miami to a 4-2 Major League Soccer victory over visiting Montreal on Wednesday. Argentine superstar Messi opened the scoring in the 27th minute and assisted on Suarez’s first goal in the 68th minute for a 2-0 edge. Uruguayan star Suarez scored again in the 71st minute before Montreal’s Dante Sealy answered in the 74th minute. Messi struck again in the 87th minute before Victor Loturi pulled one back from the Canadian club two minutes into stoppage time. Miami jumped to sixth in the Eastern Conference with seven wins…

The UEFA Conference League was not where Chelsea wanted to be, but their triumph in Wroclaw could prove to be a turning point for a club that had lost their trophy-winning habit. The Premier League team beat Real Betis 4-1 on Wednesday, recovering strongly from being outplayed in the first half by their Spanish opponents. Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca’s second-half substitutions lifted his team but an inspired Cole Palmer was the catalyst for victory, producing two pinpoint crosses for Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson. Jadon Sancho’s fine finish made it 3-1 and Moises Caicedo added a fourth in stoppage time…