Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The government is boosting the income of thousands of locals dependent on the coastal blue economy through the construction of modern fish ports and markets, enhancing industry skills, and empowering beach management units. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said billions of shillings is being invested in the sector in a bid to make it more beneficial to the communities relying on the Indian Ocean ecosystem in Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Lamu and TanaRiver. He on Wednesday inspected ongoing construction of the Regional Centre for Marine Transport and Port Logistics at Kombani in Matuga Constituency, Kwale County, reiterating its importance in the endeavor…

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously backed the biological definition of “woman” under the 2010 Equality Act. It marks the culmination of a long-running legal battle which could have major implications for how sex-based rights apply across Scotland, England and Wales. Judges sided with campaign group For Women Scotland, which brought a case against the Scottish government, arguing that sex-based protections should only apply to people who are born female. Judge Lord Hodge said the ruling should not be seen as a triumph of one side over the other, and stressed that the law still gives protection against discrimination to…

Joe Biden has used his first speech since leaving office to criticise the Trump administration’s welfare policies. The ex-US president told a conference in Chicago that the government had “taken a hatchet” the social security system, which Donald Trump and Elon Musk – who is leading the White House’s cost-cutting efforts – claim is beset by fraud. The administration wants to cut staff at the agency responsible for spending $1.6 trillion (£1.2 trillion) in benefits a year. Biden did not refer to Trump by name during his speech on Tuesday, but said: “In fewer than 100 days, this new administration…

An American pastor who was kidnapped by armed men during a church service in South Africa last week has been rescued following a “high-intensity shoot-out” that left three people dead, police say. Josh Sullivan was found unharmed in the township in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday evening – the area where the 45-year-old was snatched from last Thursday. There were no immediate details on the kidnappers who are suspected of having been familiar with the family’s movements. Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in kidnappings for ransom in South Africa. Mr Sullivan’s kidnappers had…

A man was apprehended for pulling off a daring scam at the Jumeirah Palm Resort in Mombasa. Police said  Samwel Malish booked a three-bedroom short term rental for two weeks but vanished into thin air without paying a dime. Malish along with two accomplices, concocted an elaborate scheme to book the luxurious stay online, which would cost a total of Sh370,300. They first sent an RTGS message for Sh105,800, but the funds never reflected in the account. When the host inquired about the missing payment, Malish confidently claimed that his company would cover the bill before their departure. But just…

The White House budget office has proposed eliminating funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, citing failures by operations in Mali, Lebanon and Democratic Republic of Congo, according to internal planning documents seen by Reuters. Washington is the UN’s largest contributor – with China second – accounting for 22% of the $3.7 billion core regular UN budget and 27% of the $5.6 billion peacekeeping budget. These payments are mandatory. The proposed peacekeeping cuts are included in a so-called “Passback,” the response by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to State Department funding requests for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins…

The Trump administration is looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates as it eyes significant changes to its diplomatic presence abroad, according to an internal State Department document obtained by CNN. The document also recommends reducing the footprint at the US diplomatic missions in Somalia and Iraq — two countries that have been key to US counterterrorism efforts — and “resizing” other diplomatic outposts. The proposed changes come amid a broader expected overhaul of the US’ diplomatic agency as the Trump administration, spurred by the Elon Musk-backed Department of Government Efficiency makes dramatic efforts to shrink the federal…

Police arrested two women after one of them posted an image of a pistol in Nyando, Kisumu County. Detectives from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau, Nyanza Region, in collaboration with their DCI counterparts from Nyando, arrested Sharon Auma and Nancy Atieno Obura and recovered a Canik pistol in their possession. The arrest on Tuesday follows a report received of Sharon Auma, who decided to spice up her WhatsApp status, posting a photo of herself brandishing a pistol while ominously warning that any man who dared dump her would face severe consequences. Responding swiftly, the hawk-eyed detectives swooped into Awasi…

A hawker who is licensed to hold a gun was involved in a shooting drama in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area. The hawker identified as Samuel Muraguri was later arrested and disarmed following the Tuesday April 15 night incident at Yare House on 12th Street, police said. A four-wheel drive car belonging to the gun holder was pelted with stones and seriously damaged in the drama at about 8 pm. Police said the fracas broke out along the street, which is usually jammed with pedestrians prompting the gun holder to shoot to the air three times in efforts to scare a mob…

Sudan’s paramilitaries have declared the formation of a rival government to the country’s armed forces, two years into a war that has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, said the group was “building the only realistic future for Sudan”. The announcement came as London hosted an high-level conference to mark the second anniversary of the conflict, where the UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy called for “a pathway to peace”. Fighting raged on, with the army saying it had bombed RSF positions outside the city of el-Fasher, forcing hundreds…

Microchip maker Nvidia said it would be hit with $5.5bn (£4.2bn) in costs after the US government tightened export rules to China. The chip manufacturing giant, which has been at the heart of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, will require licences to export its H20 AI chip to China, which has been one of its most popular. The rules come amid an escalating trade war between the US and China, with both countries introducing steep trade tariffs on each other covering various goods. Nvidia shares plunged almost 6% in after-hours trading. Nvidia announced on Tuesday that the US government had…

West Africa-focused oil and gas explorer Tullow Oil said on Tuesday it would sell its assets in Kenya to Gulf Energy Ltd for at least Sh15.5 billion as it works to reduce its debt. Tullow will get three Sh5 billion payments, be entitled to royalty payments and have the right to 30% participation in potential future development phases at no cost, it said in a statement. The company’s Kenyan oilfields have not been brought into full production as any export route would require building hundreds of miles of a heated pipeline to the coast. It recorded a Sh18.8 billion write-off…

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi called on the international community to increase pressure, and even consider sanctions on the leaders of the several warring groups in Sudan who obstruct humanitarian aid. Mudavadi said the priority should be on resolving the dire humanitarian situation facing the Sudanese population, and particularly, the vast areas that are not under the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) control seem to suffer more inaccessibility to humanitarian aid. “We need to begin pressurizing or sanctioning and declaring clear consequences for those who continue to obstruct the work of humanitarian agencies,” said Mudavadi. Speaking at the London-Sudan Conference, at…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Tuesday recovered Sh12 million from the residence of Kiambu County Governor Paul Kimani Njoroge, alias Wamatangi. This was during a raid on his residence. The team also recovered USD 13,000 in cash from the residence, which is suspected to be proceeds of corruption. CEO Abdi Mohamud said the team executed search warrants at the residences and offices of nine individuals as part of an ongoing investigation. Among those targeted was Wamatangi and that the other persons of interest are senior county officials and business people. They included Peter Njoroge Ndegwa – County Secretary, Nancy…

Two suspects were charged at Kahawa Law Courts after they were found running fictitious social media accounts purporting to be the official accounts of high-ranking government officials, with intent to defraud Kenyans. Varsity student Tony Blair Okello and his accomplice Tyson Odhiambo Otieno were arrested at Tuuti and Namachanja areas of Bungoma county respectively. By opening fictitious accounts through which unsuspecting victims were defrauded, investigators found the two in contravention of Section 28 of the Computer Misuse Act (offense of cyber squatting), and Section 393 of the penal code (conspiracy to commit a felony). The investigation established that Tyson, a…