Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The decomposed body of a middle-aged woman was found in a house belonging to a suspect who had been arrested for jumping bail in Kibiku area, Kiambu County. The suspect had been arrested on Wednesday morning over a matter pending in court when he asked his cousin to go to his house and fetch for him some documents that he needed on the case. According to the police, the cousin went to the house but was taken aback by a foul smell that was emanating from the bedroom. He checked and found a naked body of a woman lying on…

The body of a 25-year-old man was found dumped on the roadside after a suspected murder in Nyatieko area, Kisii County. Police identified the victim as Kelvin Mose. His body with visible injuries in the head and partially chopped off right ear and swollen arms was discovered on Wednesday long after his murder. The motive of the murder was not immediately established, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary for autopsy and investigations. Elsewhere in Kitobo, Taita Taveta County, one Lebro Kenturai, 40 was fatally attacked with a panga by a known person after an altercation. The…

Detectives are investigating an incident where a miner was shot and killed at a gold mining site in Kalemungorok area, Aroo, Turkana County. Police said Mohamed Hussein, 43 was a manager at the site when he was shot by unknown gunmen on Tuesday March 4, 2026. He was shot at close range by gunmen who escaped the scene soon after the afternoon incident. The motive of the shooting was not immediately known, police said. Police visited the scene and established a group of miners were at the site when the shooting happened. The deceased had traveled from Mombasa to the…

A group of 36 transit passengers who had been stranded at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) since Saturday have now been moved to a hotel following a standoff that led to a multi-agency intervention. The passengers had refused to be flown back to Lagos, Nigeria. The staff from Kenya Airways (KQ) notified authorities that the passengers arrived in Nairobi aboard a flight from Lagos on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The 36 passengers — comprising 31 Nigerians and four Ghanaians — were scheduled to connect to Dubai. However, their onward flight was cancelled due to the current situation in the Middle…

A congressional committee has voted to summon US Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The motion to subpoena Bondi was introduced by Nancy Mace, a Republican lawmaker, who accused the justice department of a “cover-up”. The Trump administration has faced growing pressure across the political spectrum to release all the documents related to the probe. The congressional committee has already compelled a number of high profile people to testify in the case. “The Epstein case is one of the greatest cover-ups in American history. His global sex trafficking network is larger…

A federal judge has cleared the way for thousands of businesses to receive refunds for tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down last month. The US Court of International Trade on Wednesday ordered Customs and Border Protection to issue refunds for levies US President Donald Trump introduced last year under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). “All importers of record whose entries were subject to IEEPA duties are entitled to the benefit” from the high court’s ruling, Judge Richard Eaton wrote. The payment process remains murky. But the trade court decision marks a setback for Trump, who has moved…

A bipartisan resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war in Iran has failed in the US Senate, as the strikes continue. The war powers measure was rejected in a 53-47 vote largely along party lines. It would have halted US military action in Iran without congressional approval. Democrats argue that Trump has sidelined Congress and offered shifting reasons for the war. Most Republicans blocked the resolution, but some said they could change course if the war expands in the coming weeks. The US and Israel began striking Iran on Saturday. The Islamic republic has responded by…

Lou Holtz, the legendary former American football coach of the University Notre Dame, has died at the age of 89. Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, leading the team through an undefeated season and championship in 1988. He also coached several other university teams and spent one season in the NFL with the New York Jets. Holtz, a long-time Republican, spoke at the party’s convention in 2020 to endorse Donald Trump. Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honour, in December 2020. “Holtz is remembered for his enduring values of faith, family, service,…

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula defended the late Captain George Were against criticism on social media following the Nandi helicopter crash that claimed six lives, among them Emurua Dikirr MP Johanna Ng’eno. Speaking at African Gospel Church (AGC), Karen, Nairobi City, during a joint memorial service for the victims of the tragic accident, Speaker Wetang’ula described the deceased pilot as a highly trained and disciplined professional who would never have endangered the lives of his passengers. He revealed that he had flown with Captain Were just two weeks before the crash and had full confidence in his competence. “Whenever a…

Kenya Airways (KQ) will operate special repatriation flights between Nairobi and Dubai this week following limited approvals by authorities in the United Arab Emirates. The airline said it will operate a Nairobi–Dubai flight on March 4, 2026, and a Dubai–Nairobi flight on March 5, 2026, after receiving slot approvals from Dubai Airport Management. The development comes after UAE authorities allowed a limited resumption of operations at Dubai International Airport (DXB) beginning March 2, strictly for repatriation purposes. KQ emphasized that the services are not regular scheduled flights, but special operations intended to facilitate travel for customers who are citizens or…

South Africa’s former defence minister and anti-apartheid campaigner Mosiuoa Lekota has died at the age of 77, his party said. Lekota died after a “period of illness”, the Congress of the People (Cope) said in a statement. He played a key role in the struggle against the racist system of apartheid and was imprisoned on Robben Island alongside former President Nelson Mandela. Lekota was also a leader of the African National Congress (ANC) before he broke away to form Cope. Ramaphosa, who leads the ANC, paid tribute to the “freedom fighter and a servant of the people”. “His life was…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has delivered a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump’s threat to end trade with Spain by restating his opposition to war and what he called the “breakdown of international law”. In a 10-minute televised address, Sánchez reflected on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as the Iraq War more than 20 years ago and said the Spanish government’s position was “no to war”. Trump threatened to impose a full trade embargo on Spain in response to Madrid’s refusal to allow the US to use the jointly-run bases at Morón and Rotafor for…

A police officer who killed his wife and escaped surrendered to the authorities in Naivasha on Tuesday, March 3 evening, police said. Murder cases have been on the rise amid efforts to solve them. Most of them are linked to love triangles and land disputes. The suspect was identified as Daniel Macharia, a senior officer attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) headquarters along Kiambu Road. He is said to have stabbed his wife Florence Nyagah four times at their home along Lumumba Drive in Roysambu, Nairobi. He escaped the scene for four days before he surrendered to the…

The Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings Limited (KTDA Holdings) Board elected Enos Njeru as its new Chairman and Eng. Samson Mosonik Menjo as Vice Chairman. The two take over from Chege Kirundi and Omweno James Ombasa, who served as Chair and Vice Chairman respectively. The changes were inevitable at a time when the agency is under pressure over poor pay for tea farmers. In a statement, the Board congratulated the newly elected leaders and expressed appreciation to the outgoing officials for what it described as their dedicated service to the agency. KTDA Holdings said the leadership transition underscores its continued…

Detectives are investigating the murder of a man whose body was found on the roadside in Naivasha Town, Nakuru County. The victim was identified as Joseph Ajon, 35 and a freelance journalist based in Nairobi, police said. The motive of the murder was not immediately established. His car, a Volkswagen Tiguan, grey in color was found abandoned a few meters away from where his body lay, police said of the March 3, 2026 incident. Police said they were called and informed of the incident long after it had happened. The body lay in an open field a few meters away…