Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A British national was found dead after he shot himself in the head in a suicide mission in Karen, Nairobi. Police said Harrison Christopher James, 65, was found in his house on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 after he had shot himself using his legally issued shotgun. His body was found in his rented house in a sitting position. He had shot himself in the mouth and the bullet exited on top of his head. Police said there was a pool of blood in the house after the incident. The guards on duty at the home noticed the incident and called…

A baboon struck a makeshift house in a village in Leheley, Wajir County, and killed an infant. Police said the infant was aged 25 days. The mother of the minor had left the baby girl sleeping in the makeshift Somali house and went to fetch water when she came back and found the baboon running out in October 20, 2025 incident. On checking, she found the baby dead after being mauled. Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials were informed of the incident and visited there. The family was advised to seek compensation even as the probe into the incident goes…

Police are investigating two separate drowning incidents that left two people dead. The first one happened in Konoin, Baringo County where the body of Edward Too, 49 and a teacher was found floating on River Itare at a bridge. The victim was identified to be a teacher by profession and was also the deputy principal at Kapkilaibei Secondary School, police said. Preliminary report showed the deceased went missing on October 18, 2025 and the missing person report was made at Konoin police station by his wife. The body was found on Tuesday afternoon with no visible injury seen and moved…

A senior police officer was attacked and injured by hot water in his house in Likoni, Mombasa County. The officer of the rank of inspector is attached to the DCI Koloa in Baringo County. He was on leave and had joined his family in Likoni when a quarrel broke between him and his wife. Police said the wife attacked him using hot water leaving him with serious injuries in the face. The wife escaped the scene after the October 21, 2025 incident. Police were informed of the incident after it had happened and the officer was admitted to hospital. Efforts…

Detectives are investigating the murder of a 40-year-old woman after her body was found in her house in Majajani area, Kijipwa, Kilifi County. The body of Dama Kingi Charo had head injuries when it was discovered on October 21, 2025, police said. The motive of the murder was not immediately established. The body was found lying on the floor of the house long after the murder, police who visited the scene said. Police said a wooden object believed to have been used in the murder was recovered at the scene. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy…

Three people who died at the Moi International Kasarani Stadium during the viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga were shot in the chest and head, an autopsy on their bodies showed. The victims were shot by police as the security team tried to stop a mob from accessing a VIP section area where the body was being prepared for public viewing on October 16, 2025. This was a day after the death of Odinga in India. Two others died at the Nyayo Stadium in a stampede. More than 300 people were injured in the chaos. Those…

The Council of Governors (CoG) called for an urgent Extraordinary Council Meeting scheduled for Wednesday morning to deliberate on the remarks made by Nyeri Governor Kahiga Mutahi on the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. COG indicated that a further statement would follow after the meeting. Kahiga is the deputy chairman of COG and there are calls for his removal from the post. The Council issued a strong condemnation of remarks distancing itself entirely from comments deemed “reckless, insensitive, and inhumane” regarding the passing of Odinga. In a statement released, the Council expressed deep disappointment over Governor Kahiga’s utterances,…

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strongly defended his ambassador to the US after Donald Trump said he did not like the diplomat during a meeting at the White House. On Monday, Trump was asked about Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister turned US Ambassador who wrote several now-deleted tweets critical of the President years before his Washington posting. Rudd owned up to the tweets, prompting the US leader to say “I don’t like you either” and causing the room to erupt in laughter. The high-stakes meeting with Trump was Albanese’s first, and the prime minister later dismissed the comments…

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been ordered to testify in a landmark trial in the US over the impact of social media on young people. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl this week rejected the argument his company, Meta Platforms, had made that an in-person appearance was unnecessary. Her order also applies to Snap boss Evan Spiegel, as well as Adam Mosseri, who leads Meta-owned Instagram. The trial, expected in January, is among the first to advance from a wave of litigation accusing social media companies of making their apps addictive and enticing to young people despite being…

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered web browser to challenge competitors like Google, which operates Chrome, the most popular browser in the world. ChatGPT Atlas does away with the address bar that is a key feature in search, with boss Sam Altman saying it was “built around ChatGPT” as the company made the new browser available on Tuesday on Apple’s MacOS operating system. The arrival of Atlas comes as OpenAI seeks new ways to monetize its massive bet on artificial intelligence (AI) and capitalize on its growing user base. OpenAI said Atlas would also offer a paid agent mode…

Former Chief Justice David Maraga criticized President William Ruto’s administration, accusing it of betraying the ideals of the 2010 Constitution and eroding the democratic freedoms that Kenyans fought to secure. During a media briefing at Nairobi’s Panafric Hotel on Tuesday, Maraga stated that the recent signing into law of eight controversial Bills marked a dangerous turning point for the country and exposed the government’s disregard for constitutional principles. “We stand here as Kenyans who are deeply concerned about the trajectory our country is taking,” said Maraga. “It is a mockery of the ideals that Raila Odinga fought for, and a…

A drone attack has hit an area near the international airport in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, a day before it was set to resume domestic flights for the first time since war broke out in 2023. Residents of the city reported hearing explosions in several districts early on Tuesday morning. Social media images – yet to be verified by the BBC – appear to show a series of blasts. There is no information on casualties or damage, and no-one has claimed responsibility. On Monday, Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority had announced the airport would reopen on Wednesday, months after the army recaptured…

South Korean police said they would seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media report. One of the woman’s neighbours died after falling to the ground in a failed attempt to escape through a window. The woman, who is in her 20s, told police that she tried to torch a cockroach with a lighter and a flammable spray, adding she had used the method before. But on Monday, items in her home caught fire. Police in the northern city of Osan said…

Respected figure: Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: To become Japan’s Iron Lady. It was only after two failed attempts that, on Tuesday, Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. In a historic parliamentary vote, the 64-year-old was elected as Japan’s first-ever female prime minister. A former government minister and TV host, and once a drummer in a heavy metal band, she will now face the challenge of leading not only a party struggling to regain voter trust after scandals and battling with the far right, but a country facing low birth rates and rising geopolitical tensions. Born in Nara Prefecture…

Kenya has formally initiated the extradition process for the British soldier accused of murdering Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki over a decade ago. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said the extradition request has already been transmitted to the Office of the Attorney General, which serves as the central authority responsible for forwarding such requests to the United Kingdom. In court, the AG confirmed that it sent two physical copies and a soft copy of the extradition documents on October 9, 2025, through official diplomatic channels. The documents were acknowledged and stamped as received by UK authorities on…