Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A woman aged 84 was brutally murdered outside her house in Matinyani, Kitui County. Police said Florence Kimunyi was first clobbered in her house before the body was dragged outside, where she succumbed to the injuries. The motive of the Sunday dawn incident in the Kyamani village was not immediately established. The body had physical injuries on the left side of the head. The killers are believed to have gained entry into the single-roomed semi-permanent house through the window before attacking her. In the house, the beddings were soaked with blood, and a stone and a brick suspected to have…

Two more people were killed on Monday morning in a fresh landslide incident that was reported in Ambach area, Keiyo, Elgeyo Marakwet County. This increased to 28, the number of those killed in the area since Friday, October 31, 2025, when the landslide incident happened, police said. Police said the fresh incident happened in Kibendo sublocation, Kipkenda village, following heavy rains. A survivor told police he heard a loud bang and found a huge stone had crushed his kitchen and store. Police and other rescue teams rushed to the scene and established that the stone originated from an escarpment there…

Detectives are investigating an incident where an elderly couple was found dead in their house in Salgaa area, Nakuru County. It is believed the couple aged 90 and 63 was killed in their house at Muthiga village within Matuiku area. Police said they found two bodies of one Joseph Kihiti Ndegwa, and Betrosa Wanjiku Githuri, both husband and wife, in their house, having been suspected to have been murdered by unknown persons at an unknown time. The two are believed to have been murdered on Saturday before the bodies were discovered on Sunday afternoon. The bodies had multiple injuries when…

A herder was shot and killed in a banditry attack in North Horr area, Marsabit County. Another herder was shot and seriously injured in the November 1, 2025, attack in Siboloi area, police said. The attackers managed to drive off with more than 400 livestock. Police who responded to the scene said they clashed with the attackers who engaged them in a shootout as they escaped with the animals. It was then that the body of Jillo Yattani, 30, was found in a thicket. The injured man had a wound in the thigh and was rushed to a local hospital…

What may be the biggest battle yet in Donald Trump’s trade war is about to begin. The Trump administration heads to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, facing off against small businesses and a group of states who contend most of the tariffs it has put in place are illegal and should be struck down. If the court agrees with them, Trump’s trade strategy would be upended, including the sweeping global tariffs he first announced in April. The government would also likely have to refund some of the billions of dollars it has collected through the tariffs, which are taxes…

Marcus Rashford scored for Barcelona as they bounced back from their El Clasico losswith victory over Elche in La Liga. Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres had put Hansi Flick’s side in control, before Rafa Mir pulled one back for the visitors. Rashford’s 61st-minute effort sealed the success that moved Barca back to second spot, five points behind leaders Real Madrid. Elche had the ball in the net first, but an offside flag quickly ruled out any celebrations. From then on, Barca took control as Yamal latched on to an Alejandro Balde pass before cutting on to his left foot and…

President William Ruto concluded a four-day working tour of Western Kenya counties with a pledge to equitable and inclusive development across the country. He said he will continue pursuing affirmative action policies to support regions of the country that have lagged behind in national development. Speaking during a church service at the African Divine Church (ADC) at Gamalenga in Hamisi Constituency, Vihiga County, on Sunday, he said: “Vihiga has lagged behind in national development for long and, working with your leaders, we will transform this county.” Present were Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Vihiga Governor Wilbur Otichillo, Cabinet Secretaries Wycliffe…

A fire that broke out at discount shop in Mexico has killed at least 23 people and injured 11 others, local officials say. The blaze broke out on Saturday in the centre of the north-western city of Hermosillo at a branch of Waldo’s – Mexico’s largest discount chain. Multiple local authorities described the incident as an explosion, though regional Governor Alfonso Durazo said the exact cause had yet to be determined. The Sonora state public security secretariat said it had ruled out the possibility it was an attack or act of deliberate violence against civilians. Children are among the victims,…

Passengers travelling from Doncaster to London were attacked in a mass stabbing on a train on Saturday night. Eleven people were injured and received hospital treatment. Two of them remain in a life-threatening condition. Two British men in their thirties were arrested and police said there was currently “nothing to suggest” it was a terror incident. Witnesses reported that police used a Taser on one man who was holding a knife. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the attack was “appalling” and “deeply concerning”. Here is what we know so far about what happened. Where did the stabbings happen? The…

Tanzania’s main opposition party rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s landslide victory in elections that triggered deadly protests across the East African nation over the exclusion of her key challengers from the fray. The main opposition party CHADEMA, which was barred from the election for refusing to sign a code of conduct and whose leader Tundu Lissu was arrested for treason in April, said late on Saturday that the results were “completely fabricated”. It added, “CHADEMA strongly rejects the so-called election results announced by the National Electoral Commission. These results have no basis in reality, as the truth is that no…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible “fast” military action in Nigeria if the West African nation fails to crack down on the killing of Christians. The U.S. government will also immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and top oil producer, Trump said in a post on Truth Social. If the United States sends in military forces, it would go in “‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump wrote, without providing any evidence of specifics about…

A 55-year-old woman was found murdered in a village in Kolowa, Baringo County. The woman identified as Bartany Chela was found dead under a grass thatched store with her private parts badly severed. Police said the incident happened on Friday afternoon after an altercation with her husband over claims of infidelity. The husband was later arrested in the area while trying to escape, police said. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy as police prepare to arraign the suspect. In Malaika, Kakamega County, a fight between two cousins turned tragic when one of them died. This is…

A man stabbed and killed his brother in a fight over land dispute in Metkei, Elgeyo Marakwet County. Police said Daniel Kiplagat was stabbed in the chest and died outside their father’s after the Saturday November 1 incident. The assailant used a kitchen knife in committing the murder before escaping the scene. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy, police said. And a woman was hacked to death by an assailant in Isinya area, Kajiado County. The deceased was identified as Rebecca Wafula, 26 who worked at a local factory. She and her colleagues had alighted from…

Officials from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority have joined a probe into the death of a suspect who is said to have died by suicide at the Kisumu Central police station. The body of Kelvin Oduor was found hanging on the window of the station bathroom, police said. Police on duty were Friday October 31, 2025 preparing to handover to the incoming shift when they found Oduor was missing from among other suspects being held then. He was later found hanging in a cell bathroom with a string tied around his neck. The deceased had been arrested over robbery with…

Detectives are investigating an incident where a 62-year-old man is suspected to have murdered his wife and daughter before he died by suicide in Saika area, Nairobi. The motive of the Saturday incident is yet to be known. The body of Justus Wambua, 62 was found hanging in his house with a rope tied around his neck. He had hanged himself in the bathroom. Police said the decomposing body of the daughter identified as Stacy Wambua, 25 was found in the house. That of the wife identified as Tabitha Katheni Wambui was found lying on bed. Police said they had…