Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A police rider died after being involved in an accident in Embu Town. Police said corporal Simon Njiru who was attached to the Embu Police Station was on Sunday December 7, 2025 involved in an accident and sustained serious head injuries. He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to the injuries. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. More than 20 people were at the weekend killed in separate road accidents, police said. Elsewhere in Muthurwa area, Nairobi, a police officer was stabbed and injured in an attack by four men. Police said their colleague…

Detectives are investigating an incident where a 16-year-old boy was found dead after suspected murder in a village in Macalder, Migori County. The incident happened Sunday in Got Orango area, police said adding his body was found in a compound of a neighbour. The body did not have any visible injuries when it was discovered, police said, adding it was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations. The owner of the compound where the body was found was arrested a few hours later for grilling. Police said they were yet to establish the motive of the murder. In…

A group of 14 Congolese nationals were at the weekend detained by police for being in the country illegally. The group was found stranded at a petrol station in Busia Town on Saturday December 6, 2025, police said. They were waiting for a driver of a van to pick them to Nairobi where they were headed to, they told the police. They are believed to have entered the country through ungazetted routes in the area, police said. Police added the group did not have any documents for their travel. The smuggler switched off his mobile phone and vanished on learning…

Three miners died after a shaft collapsed and trapped them at a gold mining site in Savane area, Kakamega County. The incident happened on Saturday December 6 evening in Wangoto village, police said. Police said the group had ventured into the shaft to dig out gold proceeds when the walls collapsed. Other miners rushed to their rescue in vain. They retrieved the bodies of the three minutes later. Police said those killed were aged 18, 25 and 26 and were identified as Brytone Wendo, Elvis Shamora and Joseph Amuhaya. The bodies were moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and…

The US criticised the Venezuelan government over the death of an opposition figure in custody, calling it a “reminder of the vile nature” of President Nicolás Maduro’s regime. Alfredo Díaz died in his prison cell at the El Helicoide prison in Caracas where he was being held for more than a year, human rights organisations and opposition groups have said. The Venezuelan government said the 56-year-old showed signs of a heart attack and was taken to hospital, where he died on Saturday. The US intervention is the latest in an escalating war of words between the Trump administration and Maduro,…

US President Donald Trump has flagged potential concerns over Netflix’s planned $72bn (£54bn) deal to buy Warner Brothers Discovery’s movie studio and popular HBO streaming networks. At an event in Washington DC on Sunday, he said Netflix has a “big market share” and the firms’ combined size “could be a problem”. On Friday, the two companies said they had reached an agreement that could bring Warner Brothers’ franchises like Harry Potter and Game of Thrones to Netflix, creating a new media giant. The planned deal, which has raised concerns among some in the industry, is yet to be approved by…

Donald Trump has slammed Democrat Henry Cuellar’s “lack of loyalty” for not defecting to the Republican party after he was pardoned by the US president. In issuing his pardon on Wednesday, Trump said the Texas representative – who was charged last year with bribery and money laundering – had been politically targeted by the Biden administration after he “bravely spoke out against Open Borders”. Hours after he was pardoned, Cuellar filed for re-election as a Democrat, dashing Republicans’ hope that he might switch parties and pad their narrow majority in the House of Representatives. “Such a lack of LOYALTY,” Trump…

Australia’s former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has joined anti-immigration party One Nation, less than a fortnight after he quit the opposition Nationals, a party he once led. Joyce confirmed his defection on Monday on his local radio station in Tamworth, 400km (250 miles) north of Sydney, ending months of speculation and saying it might “hurt” some people. A well-known figure in local politics, Joyce has long been associated with the Nationals, which represents rural and regional communities, with several stints as leader. Pauline Hanson, leader of One Nation – whose popularity has surged in recent polls – said the…

Real Madrid fell to a shock defeat against Celta Vigo in La Liga as they ended the match with nine men and saw the pressure increase on manager Xabi Alonso. The defeat means second-placed Real, who host Man City in the Champions League on Wednesday, remain four points behind leaders Barcelona having won just one of their last five La Liga matches. “We are all angry, evidently this was not the game we wanted, it was not the result we wanted,” Alonso said. “We have to try and turn the page as quickly as possible. It’s only three points. “We…

Benin’s interior minister has appeared on national TV to announce that an attempted coup in the West Africa nation has been thwarted. Earlier, a group of soldiers, led by Lt-Col Pascal Tigri, had made a broadcast saying they had ousted President Patrice Talon and suspended the constitution. In social media posts, the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president in the main city of Cotonou, which is the seat of government. Eyewitnesses told the BBC that they had heard gunshots and some journalists working for the state broadcaster were held hostage. A…

Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau have gone Instagram official after the singer posted a string of photographs and videos of their trip to Japan. In one picture, Perry and Trudeau are seen smiling for a selfie, with their faces touching. In another video, the pair are seen trying sushi. Neither Perry nor Trudeau have publicly commented on their relationship. But speculation has been growing for months with multiple pictures of the two together. Trudeau was seen attending Perry’s concert earlier this year, fuelling rumours of a romance with the pop star. Perry was visiting Japan as…

Soldiers in the West African nation of Benin announced Sunday on national TV that they have ousted President Patrice Talon and seized power. A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president in the main city of Cotonou. The soldiers also announced a suspension of the constitution, the closure of all land borders as well as the country’s airspace. But officials close to the president say he is fine and that the small group of soldiers at the TV station did not have the backing of the regular army. “The…

A group of sand harvesters recovered a decomposed body of a man after suspected drowning in Uranga area, Siaya County. The man had drowned in the Nzoia River that empties to Lake Victoria in the Uranga area. The body was then swept to the area where it was found on Saturday night, police. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an identification and autopsy. Elsewhere in Juakali, Turbo, Uasin Gishu County, one Paul Kipsat, 51 was found dead after being attacked by a mob over unknown claims. The mob included a brother and sister of a woman he was…

At least seven people died on the spot on Sunday morning after a matatu collided head-on with a truck at Miasenyi, Taita-Taveta county along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. The area is a notorious spot for accidents. According to eyewitnesses, the matatu belonging to Kinatwa company was heading towards Mombasa and was overtaking other vehicles before colliding with the truck. The bodies of the deceased, among them the driver’s, were taken to the Moi Referral Hospital-Voi mortuary pending an autopsy, police said. Police said the injured were taken to the same facility as police launch a probe on the incident. The impact…

A 25-year-old woman was found dead after a suspected murder in Ndori area, Siaya County. Police are also investigating to establish if the woman was sexually abused in the Saturday December 6 incident. Her body was found in a house in a supine position and there were signs of struggle. A suspect was arrested over the murder, police said. A kitchen knife and her clothes were found in the house. Elsewhere in Melelo, Narok County, a 55-year-old man was hacked to death in his house in an attack. Police identified him as Wilson Langat. He was attacked by the sons…