Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A car dealer who is notorious in defrauding his clients was arrested over claims he stole a business rival’s Sh33 million Range Rover in a deal gone bad. Robert Bundi Mugaa was arrested on Sunday after snatching the Range Rover from another dealer in an attempt to settle a pending debt. He was presented before a Kibera Court on Monday where magistrate Samson Temu allowed police to hold him for 14 days to complete investigations into his activities. According to the miscellaneous application filed in court, police intend to charge Mugaa with the offences of theft and obtaining money by…

The Kenya Wildlife Service aims to enhance surveillance at airports and exit points, including the use of advanced scanning technologies to detect concealed wildlife. The authority also wants public awareness campaigns targeting courier services, logistics providers, and travelers to identify and report suspicious activities. Further, KWS is seeking research partnerships to understand global demand and the ecological implications of illegal species removal. This is after four suspects were caught attempting to smuggle and commit biopiracy of live ants. The ants include the ecologically significant Messor cephalotes species, which is native to Kenya. The prosecution, led by Allen Mulama and Paula…

More than 400 people have been killed in recent attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s Darfur region, says the UN citing “credible sources”. Last week, the RSF launched an intense ground and aerial assault on refugee camps surrounding the city of El-Fasher in an attempt to seize the last state capital in Darfur held by their rival, the Sudanese army. The two warring sides have been locked in a bloody power struggle since April 2023. This has created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and forced millions to flee their homes. The UN said it had verified…

The Trump administration has said it is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in federal funds for Harvard University, hours after the elite college rejected a list of demands from the White House. “Harvard’s statement today reinforces the troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in our nation’s most prestigious universities and colleges,” the Department of Education said in a statement. The White House sent a list of demands to Harvard last week which it said were designed to fight antisemitism on campus. They included changes to its governance, hiring practices and admissions procedures. Harvard rejected the demands on Monday and said…

Algeria has asked 12 French embassy staff to leave the country within 48 hours, France’s foreign minister has said. Jean-Noel Barrot added that it was linked to the indictment of three Algerians in France on Friday, one of whom is a consular official. They are accused of involvement in the abduction last year of Amir Boukhors, 41, a critic of Algeria’s government with a large audience on social media, who was reportedly granted asylum in France in 2023. Barrot urged Algeria to “abandon” the expulsions and said France was ready to “respond immediately” if they went ahead. Boukhors, also known…

At least three people died while nine others were seriously injured in a grisly accident at Kwambira along Nairobi-Nakuru highway on Monday morning. The crash occurred after a 14-seater matatu heading to Nairobi collided with a canter. The accident happened April 14 at about 6 am. Witnesses blamed the incident on speeding by the matatu driver. Police said another fatal accident occurred on Thursday at the same spot where seven people died when their private 14 seater vehicle rolled multiple times after a tyre burst that caused the driver to lose control. Limuru Sub County Police Commander Mary Gachie called…

A 32-year-old woman was killed and her body dumped on the roadside in Amwathii Sub-Location of Kabachi Location, Meru County. It is also believed the woman was sexually assaulted before her murder on April 12, police said. The lifeless body of the woman was found lying in a pool of blood on the roadside in the village with visible serious injuries on the forehead and the back of the head. The police said they are yet to establish the motive of the murder and the body was moved to Nyambene Sub County Hospital morgue for an autopsy. A hunt for…

A police officer is nursing a fractured wrist following a tussle with a suspected thug in Nairobi’s Kileleshwa area. The officer from Kileleshwa police station had rushed to a scene along Kandara Road to save a suspect who was being lynched by a mob when the incident happened on Sunday April 13 evening. Police said a group of boda boda riders had cornered a suspected thug who had attempted to snatch a mobile phone from a pedestrian. The suspects were riding on a motorcycle when an alarm was raised. The area has been experiencing a surge in incidents of mobile…

A 38-year-old man was arrested and is due to be charged following an alleged arson attack on the official residence of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, authorities have said. Cody Balmer faces charges of attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson and aggravated assault. The arrest came hours after Shapiro, often touted as a future White House contender, woke up in the middle of the night to authorities banging on the door of his home as a fire spread. At a news conference on Sunday, Shapiro said he was “obviously emotional” as he recalled what had happened. The Democrat and his family were…

A high school student from Wisconsin killed his parents as part of a larger plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump, the FBI has said. Nikita Casap, 17, has been charged with the killing of his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, and his stepfather Donald Mayer, 51, who were found dead at their home on 28 February. A newly unsealed search warrant also alleges that the suspect’s phone contained material relating to a neo-Nazi group called the Order of Nine Angles and praise for Adolf Hitler. Investigators also discovered antisemitic writings in which the accused allegedly detailed his plans to kill…

A South African court is due to re-examine the circumstances around the death of one of the most renowned campaigners against the racist system of apartheid, which had initially been described as accidental. A 1967 inquest ruled that Chief Albert Luthuli was walking on a railway line when he was struck by a train and died after fracturing his skull. Activists and his family have long cast doubts on the official version of events, and have said they welcomed the re-opening of the inquest. Luthuli, who at the time of his death was the leader of the then-banned African National…

Gabon’s military leader Gen Brice Oligui Nguema – who in 2023 led a coup that ended a near-60-year dynasty – has won Saturday’s presidential election with more than 90% of the vote, provisional results show. Ahead of the vote, critics argued that the new constitution and electoral code were designed to give Oligui Nguema a comfortable pathway to the top job. Some opposition heavyweights who could have posed a serious political challenge were excluded from the race. His election victory consolidates his grip on power, nearly two years after he masterminded the demise of President Ali Bongo, whose family had…

Two Mombasa County officials have been suspended as investigations continue into the collapse of a 11-storey building that killed Yusuf Ali Abdi. The man’s body, missing for 11 days, was recovered from the rubble on Sunday and later buried at Kikoani in Mombasa County. Abdi’s family spoke of the anguish they endured during the nearly two-week search. Liban Hersi Hassan, a family spokesperson, described the experience as “devastating,” adding that the prolonged recovery effort had left them emotionally drained. Governor Abdulswamad Sharif Nassir addressed concerns over the delay in retrieving the body, explaining that “it was impossible to remove the…

The government has rolled out a policy that is meant to recognize and appreciate the role of village elders in communities. The Draft National Government Village Administration Policy is a landmark initiative that seeks to formalize the place of Village Administrative Elders in Kenya’s governance structure. The government has called on the public to give their views on the Village Elder policy before it is officially launched. The participation will be done on April 15, 2025 at all former provincial administration offices. This policy seeks to onboard village elders into the formal National Government Administration Infrastructure. The policy identifies the…

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs arrived in London Sunday to attend the London-Sudan Conference that seeks to bolster peace in the volatile Sudan. Following the invitation of the UK government, Mudavadi will present Kenya’s position on regional peace and security in the Greater Horn of Africa, particularly the conflict-ridden Sudan, which is now entering its third year unabated and has led to thousands of deaths and millions of people including women and children displaced. Since the conflict began, Kenya has welcomed every key Sudanese stakeholder from both sides of the divide including top Sudan…