Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The Commandant Kenya Military Academy (KMA) MaJ Gen Aphaxard Muthuri Kiugu retired from the Kenya Defence Forces after he attained the mandatory retirement age in the military. The military has set age limits for all cadres of servicemen and officers. A General is supposed to retire at 62, a Lieutenant-General at 61, a Major-General at 59 and a Brigadier at 57 years. However, the law puts a disclaimer on the General that: “The maximum retirement age shall be amended from time to time through legislation on the recommendation by the Defence Council.” Maj Gen Kiugu was seen as one of…

Detectives are investigating murder in a case where a 32 year old man died after being assaulted by people known to him in an altercation in Donholm, Nairobi. Paramedics from Eureka Ambulance Service rushed to the scene in effort to save the deceased Francis Oduor Omony, 32 in vain. The incident happened on Wednesday October 2 evening. The trigger of the incident is yet to be known and the assailants are at large, police said. Police who visited the scene established that the body had visible injuries on the right side of the shoulder. The body was moved to the…

Police in Maralal town, Samburu County are investigating an incident in which a businesswoman was robbed of Sh800,000. The woman who operates an electronic and M-pesa shop in Kisma Trading Centre told police she was closing the establishment when a group of six men, two armed with firearms and others with crude weapons forced their way in. They assaulted the victim and her two employees before they grabbed a handbag containing the cash and two mobile phones. The gang then fired into the air as they escaped using motorcycles that were waiting in the Tuesday October night drama. Police believe…

Police are investigating a tragic incident in which a teacher at the Kenya High School in Nairobi was found dead after a suspected suicide. According to police the case was among five reported to police in a worrying trend. Police said they were called and informed of the incident on Wednesday October 2 after the body had been found. He was identified as 32-year-old Douglas Mogaka. The motive of the incident is yet to be known, police said. Other teachers said they saw his body dangling from a tank ladder and raised an alarm. He had apparently hanged himself using…

A team of detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) apprehended three notorious robbery with violence suspects and recovered an M16 rifle. The team from headquarters Criminal Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB), Operation Support Unit (OSU), Operation Action Team (OAT) complimented by their counterparts drawn from Imenti Central and Buuri West Sub Counties termed the developments a breakthrough in the war on crime. Among those arrested over the crimes reported in the area is a police officer based in Meru, police said. Police said the individuals are believed to be the criminal masterminds behind a string of violent robberies…

A doctor charged in the drug-related death of actor Matthew Perry has pleaded guilty in the case.  Dr Mark Chavez changed his plea to guilty in a Los Angeles court to a charge of conspiring to distribute the surgical anaesthetic ketamine. Chavez, 54, operated a ketamine clinic and sold ketamine lozenges to Dr Salvador Plasencia, who supplied them to Perry, the star of NBC sitcom Friends. Chavez is one of five people charged in Perry’s death. The 54-year-old actor was found dead in his backyard jacuzzi in southern California in October 2023. A post-mortem examination found a high concentration of…

Israel’s military says eight of its soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon, its first losses since the start of the ground invasion against the armed group Hezbollah. Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, said it had destroyed Israeli tanks during the fighting and insisted it had enough men and ammunition to push back the forces. Earlier, the Israeli military announced that more infantry and armoured troops had joined the operation seeking to dismantle what it called “terrorist infrastructure” in Lebanese border villages. Meanwhile, at least five people died and eight were wounded in an Israeli military air strike…

Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a court filing unsealed Wednesday that offers new evidence from the landmark criminal case against the former president. The filing from special counsel Jack Smith’s team offers the most comprehensive view to date of what prosecutors intend to prove if the case charging Trump with conspiring to overturn the election reaches trial. Although a months-long congressional investigation and the indictment itself have chronicled…

The National Assembly Wednesday announced that its Thursday, October 3, 2024, sitting will be suspended to allow for critical administrative arrangements to facilitate comprehensive public participation in Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s ongoing impeachment process. This decision, spearheaded by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, was made in advance of the debate on the Special Motion to Remove the Deputy President from Office. The debate is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, and will continue until the motion’s consideration is completed later that afternoon. Ichung’wah emphasised the importance of detailed public involvement, urging Members of Parliament (MPs) to…

Kericho Governor Eric Mutai was Wednesday impeached by the County Assembly, with 31 members voting in favor of the motion.  The impeachment stems from allegations of gross constitutional violations, abuse of office, and misuse of public resources. The motion was introduced by Sigowet Ward MCA Kiprotich Rogony. Initially, the assembly had anticipated Mutai’s presence for a defense against the serious charges. However, he was absent and instead sent a legal team led by lawyer Katwa Kigen. An alleged court order that Mutai claimed would halt the impeachment proceedings was reportedly not served in time, allowing the motion to proceed as…

Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago and seven others are set to be arrested to face fresh charges in connection with Sh50 million Finland education scandal.  Detectives were Wednesday pursuing the suspects for processing and prosecution, officials said. This is after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga approved the charges proposed by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC). EACC had been investigating the Sh1.1 billion scholarship programme founded by the Uasin Gishu County government during Mandago’s era. This is after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) asked and failed to get critical evidence from the…

The Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court Wednesday placed three Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) employees, including a supervisor, on their defence after court found that the prosecution established a prima facie case against them.  The accused namely Fernandes Munyasya Mutui, a supervisor at the Garissa Tax Services Office, Caroline Mukami Wachira, and Luka Albert Kung’u, plus John Mwangi Mureithi, a clearing agent, are facing bribery charges. The court heard that the accused jointly received a bribe of Sh8,000 to influence the issuance of a Tax Compliance Certificate for Golden Shield General Supplies Limited, whose director had an outstanding tax liability of Sh20,000. Principal…

President William Ruto has remained mum as his deputy came under pressure to leave office. The National Assembly formally started the impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Tuesday marking a point of no return in the relationship with his boss Ruto. After a 10-day tour to the United States, where President Ruto participated in the UN General Assembly and even inspected Kenyan police efforts in Haiti, the president returned quietly. He had also flown to Dubai for three days before making a silent return. On Sunday, he met security chiefs at State House before retreating to his family.…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau survived a second non-confidence motion in parliament in as many weeks.  The motion, brought by the opposition Conservatives, was aimed at bringing down his minority Liberal government and triggering a federal election. The motion failed after Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre again fell short in his effort to gain the backing of other political parties in parliament. Poilievre tabled this second non-confidence motion the day after his last one failed. This motion accused the government of failing Canadians on affordable housing, the cost of living, and crime – key issues that the Conservatives have been using…

More than 100 people are to sue rap musician Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for sexual assault, rape and sexual exploitation, a US lawyer has said. Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee said that some of the alleged victims include minors who were abused when they were as young as nine years old. “This is an important matter that we intend to aggressively pursue,” Mr Buzbee told reporters. Erica Wolff, a lawyer representing Mr Combs, said the rapper “emphatically and categorically” denies the allegations, saying they are “false and defamatory”. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Mr Buzbee said he and his team…

Newly-released figures about migrants with criminal convictions are being used to attack Democrats for the border policies under President Biden and Kamala Harris.  Donald Trump has used the figures to claim that “13,000 convicted murderers entered our country during her three and a half year period as Border Czar” and said they were allowed to “openly roam our country”. But both claims are misleading. The new figures released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) do show some 13,000 non-citizens convicted of homicide were on its records and not in its custody. However, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees…