Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Detectives are investigating an incident where two children were found dead in their house after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Kathonzweni, Makueni County. The carbon monoxide is suspected to have been emitted by a burning jiko that was found in their room in Bondeni village in Ituka Sub-location in the April 25 incident. Residents said they saw smoke billowing from where the children aged four and three were sleeping when they realized they were dead. They found the door locked from outside and later realized the lifeless bodies of the two children inside, lying on a mattress facing each other…

A 27-year-old university student who climbed Mount Fuji outside of its official climbing season was rescued twice in four days, after he returned to look for his mobile phone. The Chinese student, who lives in Japan, was first rescued by helicopter on Tuesday while on the Fujinomiya trail, which sits about 3,000m (9,800ft) above sea level. He was unable to descend the trail after he lost his crampons – a spiked device that is attached to the bottom of climbing shoes for better traction. But days later, he returned to the mountain to retrieve belongings that he left behind, including…

A businessman was robbed of Sh900,000 moments after he had withdrawn the same from a bank in Machakos Town. The businessman said he had been to KCB Machakos on April 25, 2025 and withdrew Sh1.5 million for his business in Kitengela. He then packed the money in two separate envelopes with one containing Sh900,000 and the second one Sh600,000. He told police he drove to the Sisu Hotel in Machakos and parked his Pajero car for a meeting. He, however, did not realize he was being trailed by men who had information about transactions he had made at the bank.…

Kenyan author and Pan-African media strategist Gina Din-Kariuki is set to debut her global film production with her autobiographical book, Daughter of Africa, following the signing of a book-to-film pipeline partnership by her American publisher. GUNGNIR, the publishing house dedicated to visionary and subversive storytelling, and Storyteller Media,  the author-first publishing company redefining how books come to life across media, have announced a new partnership to publish and develop a powerful slate of original works designed for both page and screen. With a built-in book-to-film pipeline — powered by Curiosity Entertainment’s critically acclaimed team – who are now in preproduction on…

Detectives are looking for a gang of three that shot and injured a guard in a failed robbery in Komarock area, Nairobi. The guard was shot and wounded in the left thigh after he tried to inquire from the assailants who they were. The incident happened on Sunday morning. Witnesses said they saw men in masks who were armed with pistols. It was then that the guard sought to know who the men were. Instead, he was shot in the left thigh by the gang, who later escaped. The guard was rushed to Modern Komarocks Hospital and referred to Mama…

Police questioned a Homa Bay Member of County Assembly after he claimed he had been hit and injured by what he thought to be a gunshot while in Nairobi. The MCA identified as Vickins Bondo was in Nairobi near his residence when the incident happened Saturday night. The police traced and found him at about 1 pm Sunday and learnt the injury he had was not from a gunshot. The police said he sustained the injury during a scuffle with people unknown to him in the Jamhuri area off Ngong Road. A team that talked to him sought to know…

The members of Kenya’s security forces who shot dead anti-tax protesters at the country’s parliament last June have been identified by the BBC. The BBC’s analysis of more than 5,000 images also shows that those killed there were unarmed and not posing a threat. The East African nation’s constitution guarantees the right to peaceful protest, and the deaths caused a public outcry. Despite a parliamentary committee ordering Kenya’s Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to investigate the deaths on the streets of the capital, Nairobi – and make public its findings – no report regarding the killings at parliament has yet…

The morning after the heist, burglar Yunice Abbas went home to catch up on some sleep. When he woke up, his wife was glued to the TV. The headline news of the day was that American reality TV star Kim Kardashian, 35, had been tied up and robbed at gunpoint in a luxury Paris apartment. All her jewellery had been taken for a sum of about $10m (£7.5m) – including the engagement ring her then-husband and rapper Kanye West gifted her, which alone was worth $4m (£3m). Yunice Abbas’ wife glared at him. “This has you written all over it,”…

Police charged a 30-year-old man with eight counts of second degree murder after a car was driven into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada. The attack at the annual Lapu Lapu event, which celebrates Filipino culture, left 11 dead and dozens more injured. Work to identify some victims was continuing on Sunday evening, and investigators said the suspect – Kai-Ji Adam Lo, a resident of the city – was likely to be charged with further murders. The festival organisers said the city’s tight-knit Filipino community was “grieving” and that the attack’s impact will be felt for years…

The Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of the Kenya Police Service, Eliud Lagat, toured parts of Marsabit and Isiolo Counties to check on the impact of Quick Response Team’s efforts in supporting the ongoing Operation ‘Ondoa Jangili’. He said the operation has recorded significant success in restoring law and order in the region. During the visit, Lagat inspected key police facilities including the Sub-County Headquarters, DCI offices and Marsabit police station. Several structural and logistical improvements were proposed and will be implemented reinforcing the Services’ commitment to enhancing service delivery Lagat addressed teams at Badassa and Turbi QRU camps during a visit…

Namibia’s new president has announced that university fees will be scrapped from 2026. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the country’s first female president, made the announcement during her maiden state of the nation address on Thursday evening. Addressing lawmakers, Nandi-Ndaitwah said that students would pay “no registration [or] tuition fees” at all public universities and technical colleges. However, she said there would not be “significant” extra funding, raising questions about the scheme’s feasibility. Nandi-Ndaitwah said free university education would be phased in gradually and that the only “contribution as families and students for now will be towards accommodation and other related costs”.…

At least 28 people have been killed and 800 injured in a massive explosion at one of Iran’s key ports, authorities say. The blast took place at Shahid Rajaee, the country’s largest commercial port, near the southern city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday morning. It blew out windows and roofs of nearby buildings and destroyed cars. Residents reported feeling the impact of the blast up to 50km (31 miles) away. Six people remain unaccounted for, state media reports. Videos verified by the BBC show a fire growing in intensity before a huge explosion, with people subsequently fleeing the blast and…

Nine people were killed and others were injured when a driver plowed into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada, Saturday night, police said. The driver was in custody following the crash on East 41st Ave. and Fraser Street shortly after 8:14 p.m. local time, the Vancouver Police Department said in a post on X. Police did not immediately provide a number of victims or a possible motive, but have identified the suspect as a 30-year-old man from Vancouver. In an update past midnight, Vancouver police said “At this time, we are confident that this incident was not an…

At least 22 passengers aboard a Kisii-bound bus were injured in an accident along the Bomet-Kisii highway at the Mumberes area of Sotik, Bomet County. The accident happened Sunday morning, police explained. Bomet County traffic police commandant Amos Namasaka said the bus veered off the road and rolled while avoiding a head-on collision with an oncoming car headed in the opposite direction. “Some 22 people were injured and have been taken to the hospital,” he said. The injured were rushed to Kaplong Hospital for medication. Following the incident, a traffic snarl-up on the Kisii-Narok highway lasted an hour before normalcy…

Police were Sunday looking for a Homa Bay Member of County Assembly (MCA) after he claimed he had been shot and injured while in Nairobi. The MCA identified as Vickins Bondo was in Nairobi for unknown mission when the incident happened Saturday April 26 night. It is not clear where if any, the shooting happened, police said. He went to Coptic Hospital on Ngong Road in the city with an injury in the head saying he had been shot. Doctors who attended to him said the injury was not severe and that he was discharged after being attended to. They…