Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A man was arrested after he killed a one-and-six months old boy in a village in Githunguri, Kiambu County. The man later attempted to die by suicide. Police said he was rescued and taken to a local hospital under guard. He had attacked and slaughtered the boy in their home on December 29, 2025. He slit the boy’s throat, killing him on the spot. The suspect used a kitchen knife in the mission. The killer weapon was recovered at the scene, police said. The man is believed to have been jinxed, police said. He then tried to die by suicide…

Veteran motorsports photojournalist Anwar Sidi made an urgent appeal to the public to help recover electronic valuables stolen last night at his South C Estate home in Nairobi. Sidi said burglars broke into his house and made away with a MacBook Pro laptop and several external hard drives containing decades of irreplaceable work. Among the stolen items is a MacBook Pro, Model A2338 EMC 3578, serial number FVFF32N7Q05H, which Sidi said had all his current work. Also taken were five external hard drives containing what he described as a lifetime collection of photographs and data spanning more than four decades.…

A 75-year-old woman was found murdered and her body dumped in a thicket in Kyuso area, Kitui County. The woman had gone missing on December 28, 2025, before her body was discovered the following day. She was a member of the Kavonokya Faith and had gone for a church service before she failed to return home. Her body was discovered in a thicket while covered with a piece of cloth, police said. The woman had a leso wrapped on the neck and face and her underwear was beside the body. She is suspected to have been assaulted before being murdered.…

Four people including a circumciser were arrested for practicing Female Genital Mutilation in a village in Embobut, Elgeyo Marakwet County. This followed an incident where eight girls had undergone the FGM, which is banned by the law. A team staged an operation in Kapchebao and Embolot and confirmed the eight girls had been subjected to the practice a week ago and were recovering. The victims included women aged 25, 23, 18 and girls aged 16 and 14, police said. They were taken to a local hospital where they were attended to and discharged. Their parents and the circumciser were later…

Detectives are investigating the murder of a 34-year-old man whose body was found dumped in a maize plantation in a village in Kabati, Muranga County. The body of Kennedy Njoroge was found with stab wounds in the head, abdomen and neck. The suspected killer weapon was also found dumped in the plantation, police said. The motive of the murder was not immediately known. Police said they recovered a note next to the body indicating the victim was a common thief in the area and was targeted. The note added there were more suspects on target over the alleged crimes in…

Oswin Appollis converted a late penalty to give South Africa a 3-2 Africa Cup of Nations victory over Zimbabwe in Marrakesh on Monday, and qualification for the knockout stage. Bafana Bafana must wait until Wednesday to know who they will face on Sunday in the round of 16. It is likely to be either defending champions Ivory Coast or five-time winners Cameroon. Egypt, who rested stars like captain Mohamed Salah with first place already assured, topped Group B with seven points after a 0-0 draw against Angola in Agadir. South Africa finished with six points, Angola two and Zimbabwe one.…

Ayoub El Kaabi scored twice as hosts Morocco eased to a 3-0 victory over Zambia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday to secure progress to the last 16 as winners of their group. The Olympiakos striker netted in each half in front of 62,532 fans at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in the capital Rabat, while Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz got the other goal as he scored for the third match running at the tournament. Morocco finish the first round with two wins and a draw, allowing them to progress from Group A in first place with seven…

Angola and Egypt played out a tense and physical 0–0 draw at the Stade d’Agadir on Monday night, as the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 group stage continued to deliver tight, high-intensity encounters. While the scoreline remained unchanged, the match was far from short on drama. Angola enjoyed the better of the contest, particularly in the second half, but Egypt’s defensive discipline and resilience ensured they left with a point. The opening exchanges set the tone for a bruising contest. Egypt attempted to dictate play through possession, while Angola looked to impose themselves physically and disrupt their opponents’ rhythm.…

Bangladesh’s first female prime minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 80 after suffering from a prolonged illness. Zia became Bangladesh’s first female head of government in 1991 after leading her party to victory in the country’s first democratic election in 20 years. Physicians had said on Monday said her condition was “extremely critical”. She was put on life support, but it was not possible to provide multiple treatments at the same time given her age and overall poor health, they said. Despite her poor health, her party had earlier said that Zia would contest general elections expected…

Chart-topping K-pop band NewJeans is losing one of its members in what is yet another twist in the group’s bitter year-long feud with its record label. In 2024, the band announced that they were leaving their record agency Ador, alleging workplace harassment which Ador denied. The move set off a legal tussle that was only resolved in October this year – following a court ruling which said that the band had to stay with Ador until 2029. A month later, all five members said they would return to their record label. But on Monday, Ador announced that it had terminated…

Beyoncé has been declared a billionaire by Forbes, making her the fifth musician to join its list of the world’s wealthiest people. The American star has joined an elite group of musicians with 10-figure fortunes, Forbes reports, including Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen and her husband Jay-Z, who the business magazine lists as having a net worth of $2.5bn (£1.85bn). Earlier this month, Forbes estimated Beyoncé’s net worth of $800m (£593m) and predicted she would cross the billionaire threshold for the first time following years of success. Her 2023 Renaissance World Tour grossed nearly $600m, making her one of the…

An Oklahoma man has been charged with first-degree manslaughter after authorities say a stray bullet fired from a gun he bought as a Christmas present struck and killed a neighbour sitting on her porch several blocks away. Sandra Phelps was sitting outside the front of her home on Christmas Day, holding a child, when she was fatally shot, according to a Stephens County sheriff’s affidavit. Witnesses told officers that Ms Phelps commented on the sound of gunshots, said “ouch”, and then collapsed. Cody Wayne Adams, 33, was charged and booked into jail on 26 December, but was later released on…

Two of Anthony Joshua’s “close friends and team members” were killed in the car crash in Nigeria in which the British heavyweight boxer was injured. Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele died when the vehicle they were in, alongside Joshua and another passenger, collided with a stationary truck on a major road near Lagos. Joshua is stable and conscious and did not require emergency medical help, according to Ogun state government. Joshua’s promoters Matchroom offered their “deepest condolences and prayers” to the family and friends of Ghami and Ayodele, who was also known as ‘Latz’. “With profound sadness it has been…

Two popular leaders have formed an alliance ahead of March parliamentary elections in Nepal that will challenge the older parties which have dominated the Himalayan nation’s politics for over three decades, party officials and analysts said on Monday. Rapper-turned-Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, a popular elected official, joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), or the national independent party, led by former TV host-turned-politician Rabi Lamichhane on Sunday, party officials said. They said under the agreement with RSP, 35-year-old Balen will become the prime minister if the RSP wins the March 5 elections while Lamichhane, 48, will remain the…

India’s Supreme Court has put on hold a controversial order that had suspended the life sentence of a former lawmaker convicted of raping a teenager. Kuldeep Singh Sengar, formerly of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was found guilty in 2019 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. But last week, the Delhi high court suspended his sentence and granted him conditional bail – although Sengar remained in jail in a separate case related to the death of the survivor’s father. The high court order sparked outrage and protests, including from the survivor and her mother. The…