Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A conservation charity with Britain’s Prince Harry as a board member has been kicked off its projects in Chad after the Chadian government accused it of failing to protect wildlife. Harry, King Charles’s younger son, was appointed to the governing board of African Parks (APN) in 2023 after seven years of involvement with the charity, which was set up to protect natural habits and wildlife. Chad’s environment minister Hassan Bakhit Djamous said the decision to cut ties came in response to “the resurgence of poaching and the severe lack of investment” including in infrastructure and anti-poaching efforts, “the failure of…

Motivational speaker Robert Burale has sued her former wife, Rozina Mwakideu, and media personality Alex Mwakideu. Rozina and Alex, who are siblings, have been named as the first and second defendants, respectively. Burale is seeking Sh20 million in damages for alleged defamation arising from an interview titled “My Biggest Mistake Was Marrying Robert Burale”, published on a YouTube channel belonging to Alex. The case was filed at the Milimani Chief Magistrates’ Court. Burale described himself as a cleric of national repute and claims that the interview, which premiered on October 4, 2025, on the Alex Mwakideu TV YouTube channel, portrayed him…

The head of a specialized police unit that guards all State Houses and State Lodges was on Thursday moved in changes. The new commander of the General Service Unit’s G Company is Charles Kases Losur. Losur replaced Ernest Cheruiyot who was moved to the General Service Unit headquarters and named the staff officer operations. The changes were made by the commanding officer of the National Police Service Embakasi B and Magadi Field Service William K Samoei in a memo dated October 9, 2025. It is not clear what prompted the changes. Insiders said they were normal to enhance operations in…

A ten-year-old boy died in what witnesses said was an accidental strangulation in Malimbani village, Matuu, Machakos County. Police said the boy, a Grade Four pupil at Kiungu Primary School, was playing with other friends when he accidentally rolled himself using a bedsheet that was hanging on a clothesline. This suffocated him and he died minutes later. His colleagues realized he was unresponsive and raised an alarm following the October 8, 2025 incident. Police arrived at the scene and moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures. Meanwhile, a mob attacked and vandalized Kiganjo police station…

A boda boda rider was found murdered after he had been robbed of his motorcycle in Emenwa area, Nyamache, Kisii County. Police said the body of Brian Oseko, 25 was on Thursday October 9, 2025 morning found lying on the Emenwa-Makonge Road after his murder. The body had injuries in the head, police said. His motorcycle was missing after the robbery. Other riders said he had been hired by two men to take them to the Gitae village when they, on the way turned out to be thugs and attacked and left him dead. They disappeared with the motorcycle. Police…

Learners across Kenya will lead the charge in planting thousands of fruit trees as the country marks Mazingira Day 2025, under the theme: “Citizen-Centric Tree Growing and Environmental Stewardship.” The Government, through a directive from Principal Secretary in the State Department for Environment and Climate Change Amb. Prof. Julius K. Bitok mobilized all Ministries, State Departments, and public institutions to take part in the countrywide tree planting exercise. The spotlight this will be on fruit trees, with every public and private primary school expected to plant at least 2,000 trees. Bitok emphasized the dual purpose of the campaign environmental conservation…

A man suffocated and died as he emptied water from an underground tank in Kipkelion, Kericho County. The victim was among three people who had been hired to help in emptying the water to enable the owner to wash the tank when the incident happened in the Barsiele area on Wednesday October 8, 2025. Police said Nicholas Ngeno, 29 suffocated in the tank while two others were rescued. The three had gone into the tank with a generator to enable them to pump out the water. As their mission went on with the generator running, the owner of the tank…

A businessman was trailed and robbed of Sh7 million he was carrying in a bag at a petrol station off Waiyaki Way, Nairobi. The victim was boarding a public service vehicle headed to Bondo, Siaya County with the cash in a small school bag when the incident happened on Wednesday night. The victim identified as Abdi Ismael works with a company that is engaged in mining gold business in parts of Bondo. He had left Eastleigh in the city aboard a private car and was dropped at the Total petrol station near ABC Place along Waiyaki Way to pick up…

A man was found dead on a highway in Marima, Thara Nithi County. The body of an unidentified man was found on the Chuka-Meru highway after his murder, police said of the October 8, 2025 incident. The motive of the murder was not immediately known. Police said the body had deep cuts on the left side of the head and both hands had injuries. His left thumb had been severed and was missing, police at the scene said. A blood-stained panga believed to have been the killer weapon was found at the scene, police said. The body was moved to…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is appealing for information from members of the public that may lead to the arrest of 28-year-old suspect identified as Wycliffe Otieno Odero in connection with the brutal murder of his wife and two children on September 27, 2025, in Yare area of Samburu Central Sub-County. On that tragic night, the suspect returned to their rented house on the Maralal–Nyahururu road, where he lived with his wife, Ann Njeri Atheera, and their daughters, Natalia Nyambura (6) and Tyra Jones (4). In a fit of rage, he attacked his wife, inflicting fatal stab wounds before…

There is a higher risk of a serious fall in US stocks than is currently being reflected in the market, the head of JP Morgan has told the BBC. Jamie Dimon, who leads America’s largest bank, said he was “far more worried than others” about a serious market correction, which he said could come in the next six months to two years. In a rare and wide-ranging interview, the bank boss also said that the US had become a “less reliable” partner on the world stage. He cautioned he was still “a little worried” about inflation in the US, but…

Five months after 10 inmates broke out of a Louisiana jail, the last escapee has been captured, Louisiana State Police confirmed on Wednesday. The escaped inmate, 28-year-old Derrick Groves, was taken into custody in Atlanta, Georgia, after a brief stand-off, police said. Police released several gas canisters into a house where Groves was believed to be hiding, and then found him hiding in a crawl space, CBS News, BBC’s US partner, reported. The 10 inmates, including Groves, had fled the Orleans Parish Justice Center in May by ripping a toilet from the wall and breaking metal bars around the hole…

Elon Musk has agreed to settle a $128m (£100m) lawsuit brought by four former top executives at Twitter, now X, over unpaid severance when he took over the company. The executives, who include former CEO Parag Agrawal, argued that Musk fired them “without reason” after he bought Twitter in 2022 and denied them severance payments. “The parties have reached a settlement and the settlement requires certain conditions to be met in the near term,” attorneys for the plaintiffs wrote in a court filing last week. They did not disclose the terms of the settlement. The suit, filed last year, is…

US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have “both signed off” on the first phase of a peace plan for Gaza. “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The announcement comes after three days of indirect talks in Egypt – mediated by officials from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the US – aimed at bringing an end to the two-year conflict. Both Israel and Hamas also…

Violence in Haiti has displaced 80,000 children, nearly twice as many as a year ago, as armed groups tighten control and public services collapse, UNICEF said on Wednesday. The agency estimates that over 6 million people – more than half the population, including 3.3 million children – now need humanitarian assistance. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The surge in displacement, combined with deteriorating health and education services and rising gang violence, underscores the growing risks to millions of Haitians, particularly children. “Children in Haiti are experiencing violence and displacement at a terrifying scale,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “Each time they…