Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo says he will not end his playing career until he scores his 1,000th career goal. The 40-year-old scored twice in Al-Nassr’s 3-0 win against Al Akhdoud on Saturday to take his tally for club and country to 956 goals. The forward, who joined Al-Nassr in 2022, signed a new two-year deal with the Saudi Arabian club last July that takes him beyond his 42nd birthday. Speaking after being named the Best Middle East Player at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Sunday, Ronaldo said: “It’s hard to continue playing, but I am motivated. “My passion…

Sixteen people have been killed and three left injured after a fire tore through a nursing home for elderly residents in northern Indonesia, local authorities say. The fire department was alerted to a fire at Damai retirement home in the city of Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, on Sunday night at around 20:30 local time (12:30 GMT). Many victims were found inside their rooms, the city’s fire and rescue agency chief Jimmy Rotinsulu told news agency AFP, adding that they were likely elderly residents who were resting for the evening when the fire broke out. Police are still…

The State Department for Lands and Physical Planning has rolled out a fully digital stamp duty processing system, marking a shift from the manual process that has long been blamed for delays and inefficiencies in land transactions. This is part of ongoing reforms at the department, officials said. The new system, now operational in 36 land registries across the country, allows stamp duty assessment and payment to be conducted electronically through the National Stamp Duty Module (NSDM), which is integrated into the National Land Information Management System (Ardhisasa). Previously, stamp duty processing required physical submission of documents, manual assessments and…

A 42-year-old man was hacked to death in an attack in Kamugundho area, Rongo, Migori County. The deceased identified as Joseph Kitai was found lying on the roadside after his attack. He had a deep cut on the back of his head. He was headed home from a local shopping centre when he was attacked by a gang that was armed with pangas, he said before he died. He died at a local hospital where he was rushed to. And a suspect died in police custody after he had been attacked by a mob in an incident in Chesikaki, Bungoma…

Three suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of a 70-year-old man in Nchiru, Tigania, Meru County. The deceased was identified as Joseph Kabiti and the incident happened in the Ntori area, police said. The body was found lying on his bed long after he had been killed. It had a deep cut on the back of his head, police said. This prompted an investigation that led to the arrest of three suspects. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other investigations. In Bonyunyu, Nyamira County, a woman was fatally assaulted at a home in…

A 43-year-old man died after being attacked by a swarm of bees in a village in Kitui County. The incident happened on Sunday morning as Simon Kanyalo went to harvest honey at his farm in Nuu village, police said. The bees attacked him fatally. He screamed for help and locals rushed to his rescue. But it was too late. He was rescued and rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Police said they were investigating the incident. Elsewhere in Lungalunga, Nairobi, a man was electrocuted after he touched an illegally connected power cable. The body of…

Five fishermen drowned after their boat capsized in Goye beach of Lake Victoria, Usenge, Siaya County. The incident happened Sunday December 28, 2025 as a group of seven fishermen ventured into the lake for a living. Their boat was hit by heavy waves forcing it to capsize. Police said two bodies were later located and retrieved. Three others were missing and efforts to retrieve them went on to the night. Two fishermen survived the incident, police said. They managed to swim to the shores of the lake after the incident. Multi agency teams responded to the scene when the news…

A police officer was killed while several civilians were injured and two motorcycles burned in Kibiko, Kajiado West sub-county, following an ongoing standoff over communal land subdivision. The slain officer was among several officers injured after they were ambushed by a group of rowdy youth on Christmas Day while providing security to surveyors erecting beacons on the disputed land, police said. Several civilians also sustained injuries during the melee. Seven suspects were arrested and are currently in police custody, awaiting arraignment. The youth, armed with arrows, spears and other crude weapons, are said to be working in cahoots with a…

At least 13 people died and almost 100 were injured after a train derailed in Mexico’s south-western Oaxaca region, the Mexican navy said. The train, which was travelling between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, was carrying 241 passengers and nine crew members. A total of 98 were injured, of whom 36 were being treated in hospital, the navy said. The train derailed as it rounded a bend near the town of Nizanda, officials said. Mexico’s Attorney General confirmed an investigation was under way. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said five of those injured were in a serious condition.…

People gathered in several towns in the breakaway region of Somaliland on Sunday to celebrate its recognition by Israel — a decision condemned by the Somali president as a “threat” to stability in the Horn of Africa. Israel announced on Friday it was officially recognising Somaliland, a first for the self-proclaimed republic that in 1991 declared it had unilaterally separated from Somalia. Somaliland, which has for decades pushed for international recognition, enjoys a strategic position on the Gulf of Aden and has its own money, passport and army. Thousands of people thronged a stadium in the capital Hargeisa, where many…

One person has died and another suffered critical injuries after two helicopters collided mid-air on Sunday above a city in New Jersey, local police said. The Hammonton Police Department reported that one of the helicopters was engulfed in flames by the time it crash landed on the ground, and emergency services were working to extinguish the fire. Only the pilots were on board each aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement, adding there would be a federal investigation into what led to the collision. Hammonton is about 35 miles (56km) south-east of Philadelphia, Pennsyvlania, just off the…

Tragedy struck a family when their two minors who were on a swimming expedition drowned in a pool of water in Pala area, Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County. The children were aged 10 and eight. The one aged 10 was a grade four pupil at Bright Kids Academy in Nairobi while the one aged eight was a grade two pupil at Holy Spirit Academy in Nairobi. The drowning happened on December 27 at a pool of water at an abandoned quarry in Kanguta C village. The children were on holidays at the time of the incident, police said. They had sneaked…

At least four people were Saturday December 27 night killed in a road accident involving two cars along the Moyale-Marsabit highway. The stretch is notorious for speeding which leads to such fatal accidents, police said. The incident happened in Turbi Kukubi Fami area, police said adding four other people were left with injuries. The accident happened after a Toyota Prado collided head on with an oncoming Jet Tour one which was racing from Moyale to Marsabit at about 6 pm. The impact forced the vehicles to roll into a ditch and left four people including three boys aged nine, six…

A 13-year-old boy drowned in a dam in a village in Kathonzweni, Makueni County. Witnesses and police said the incident happened on December 27, 2025 in the Kitise area. The boy was in the company of others and had gone for swimming sessions in the dam when he drowned, police said. The body was retrieved and moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures Meanwhile, a man was slashed and killed in an attack in Nessut area, Njoro, Nakuru County. Francis Mugo, 30 was attacked by a group of people who wanted to rob him and his girlfriend…

Police in Kirinyaga County are looking for a 40-year-old woman suspected of fatally stabbing her lover during a dispute at Muragara Shopping Centre in Ndia Sub-County on Christmas Day. The deceased was identified as Peter Mwangi Wanyeki, 52. He is said to have been involved in a heated argument with the suspect, Edith Muthoni, at a local bar before the confrontation turned deadly. According to witnesses, the altercation allegedly stemmed from a disagreement over a Sh60 alcohol bill. What began as a verbal exchange quickly escalated, with residents claiming the woman stabbed Wanyeki in the chest. He died on the…