Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A businesswoman was shot and killed in a robbery incident in Migori Town. The victim identified as Mary Mongare, 48 operated an Mpesa business in the town. She was shot three times in a robbery after she had closed her business on Thursday October 23, 2025 at about 9pm. This is the latest such violent robbery to be reported in the area amid calls on local authorities to take action to tame the trend. The woman was shot in the right ankle, left hand wrist and left side of the chin. She succumbed to her injuries in hospital. Police said…

A Kenyan woman was shot and injured following a clash between two security agencies in Somalia’s Bulla Hawa area near the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera. The incident happened on October 23, 2025 at Kullun area. The agencies disagreed and engaged in a shootout. Officials said a stray bullet hit a Kenyan woman in Mandera. She was injured in the right leg and rushed to the hospital, where she was admitted in stable condition. This raised tension in the area amid fears the fighting would escalate. Kenyan officials stated that they had sought an explanation from the agencies in Somalia regarding…

The Government took possession of the prime parcel of land worth Sh35 million, which had been grabbed next to the Bungoma State Lodge at the Milimani area in Bungoma Town. This follows a successful recovery by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Bungoma County Commissioner Thomas Sankei on Thursday confirmed that the government moved to enforce the eviction orders issued by Bungoma Environment and Land Court requiring the grabber to vacate the property. Ownership of the property, known as Bungoma Township/169, measuring about half an acre, has now reverted to the Ministry of State Department for Housing and Urban Development.…

A man died after falling from the fifth floor of an apartment in Pipeline area, Nairobi. Police said Blair Makau, 27 was standing on his balcony on October 23, 2025 evening when he slid off and fell. He landed headfirst sustaining serious injuries. He also had a broken left leg. He had blood oozing from his ears, police said. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Police said they are investigating the incident. And a fisherman drowned while on duty at Lake Victoria’s Muhuru…

A student at the Kitale Polytechnic is admitted in a hospital after he was shot and seriously wounded in an altercation with a gunman in Kibomet area, Kitale Town. A police officer attached to the Kitale police station was on Thursday arrested and detained pending arraignment over the shooting. This was after an identification parade was conducted at the station and some witnesses identified the officer as the one who shot the student. The victim was shot at the Norec Shopping Centre at a pool table site where he and his colleagues were playing on October 22 morning. Witnesses claimed…

Police are investigating an incident where the body of a man who was missing was found in a dam in Elburgon, Molo, Nakuru County. The man identified as Samuel Ngugi went missing on October 22, 2025 and the matter was reported to the local station. His body was found at Karia dam within the Ndimu area of Elburgon the following day, police said. He is suspected to have died by suicide. This is the same spot his twin brother had died by suicide years ago. The motive of the incident was not known. The deceased’s sister said he had threatened…

A man surrendered to police and reported he had stabbed and killed his brother in an altercation at Karinde area, Kikuyu, Kiambu County. The body of Daniel Kamau Ndungi was found lying in a pool of blood after the murder on October 21, 2025. Police said the assailant and his deceased brother were at the latter’s house when an altercation broke out over unknown reasons. The assailant, who is a younger brother, picked up a kitchen knife that he used to stab Ndungi in the abdomen, killing him on the spot. The killing happened in the sitting room where the…

A woman was found dead in a lodging where she had booked with a suspected assailant in Awasi area, Kisumu County. The woman was only identified as Maurine and was known in the area. She had on October 22, 2025 booked a room at the lodge with a man who is yet to be identified when the incident happened. Police said her body had stab wounds in the back, neck and thighs. A waiter at the lounge where the lodging is said she heard screams where the deceased was and alerted the security who rushed to the scene when they…

Women’s marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been banned for three years after the Kenyan admitted to anti-doping rule violations. Chepngetich was provisionally suspended in July following a positive test for Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) – a banned diuretic used commonly as a masking agent – on 14 March. Chepngetich’s achievements which pre-date that sample – including her world record time of two hours, nine minutes and 56 seconds in Chicago in October 2024 – will still stand. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) had sought a four-year ban but the 31-year-old’s punishment was reduced to three years because she admitted to the…

Ghana’s former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has died at the age of 76. She was the widow of Ghana’s longest-serving leader, Jerry John Rawlings, who died five years ago. He led two coups before twice being elected president in multiparty polls. Social media is awash with tributes to the former first lady, politician and women’s rights advocate, who Ghanaian presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu said had died after a short illness on Thursday morning. Her family visited President John Mahama in the afternoon to officially notify him of her death. The president leads the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party,…

Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu sacked the lawyers representing him at his trial and announced he will be representing himself from now on. The 58 year-old opened his defence on Thursday, where he argued that the court lacked the jurisdiction to try him – an argument rejected by the judge. Kanu, who heads the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) denies charges of terrorism and incitement to violence. Ipob is seeking independence for what the group calls the Biafran nation in south-eastern Nigeria. Barely 24 hours ago, Kanu listed some high-profile Nigerians as witnesses in his trial, including Abubakar Malami,…

US authorities announced several high-profile arrests on Thursday, including of a star player and a coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA), for alleged illegal sports betting. Among those in custody are Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier, both of whom were reportedly arrested after their teams’ games on Wednesday. The arrests are part of a sweeping investigation into illegal gambling that produced two indictments, the FBI said — one into players who are allegedly faking injuries to influence betting odds, and another involving an illegal poker ring tied to organised crime. What are…

US President Donald Trump will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea on 30 October on the sidelines of a summit in Asia, the White House has confirmed. The meeting between Xi and Trump has been in the works for weeks but was called into question as tensions between the world’s two largest economies continued to rise. It will be the first face-to-face meeting for both leaders since Trump’s return to office. Trump has threatened to impose an extra 100% tariff on Chinese goods from November if China does not roll back its tightened restrictions on its rare…

Former Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Francis Gichiri Ndua is dead. He died after an illness, his family said on Thursday October 23, 2025. He had served at KPA for six years up to June 2020. Ndua was one of the country’s most distinguished maritime transport economists and a visionary leader who left an indelible mark on Kenya’s port development and maritime economics. KPA MD Capt. William Ruto mourned Ndua as a monumental figure in Kenya’s maritime sector. “On behalf of the Board and the entire Kenya Ports Authority family, I extend my heartfelt condolences to his loved ones and…

Former Roads Cabinet Secretary James Macharia was appointed as the Chairman of Sidian Bank in changes. He took over from Centum Investment Company Group CEO, Dr James Mworia. The announcement was made after days of speculations over his takeover. Macharia is a veteran banker who has had a 42-year career journey, both in the private and public sectors, with responsibilities across a variety of areas. He served as a Cabinet Secretary for transport, and later Health in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Cabinet. “I’m happy to be joining Sidian Bank at a very exciting growth phase of the business. I thank my…