Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The Secretary/CEO at the Commission on Administrative Justice (Ombudsman), Mercy Wambua, was interdicted for 14 days to allow for investigations into allegations of gross misconduct and incompetence. The Commission’s chairperson Charles Dulo, said the decision was arrived at following deliberations during the 73rd Commission meeting held on October 15, 2025. In her place, the Director of Corporate Services would assume the role of Acting Commission Secretary pending the probe’s conclusion. “All staff are hereby directed to accord full cooperation and support to the Acting Commission Secretary during this interim period,” the letter read in part. Wambua, who has been at…

The Council of Governors (CoG) unanimously ousted Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga from the Vice Chair’s position. This follows his remarks that seemed to mock the death of Raila Odinga. The governors met on Wednesday morning in Nairobi. “We wish to reiterate our deep disappointment in the governor…We condemn these utterances, which were both untimely and unacceptable—especially during this period of national mourning,” said Abdullahi. Addressing the press on Wednesday in Nairobi, CoG chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi said that Kahiga’s remarks were his own and do not reflect the views of the Council. He further noted that the Council will announce its…

Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga issued a public apology and announced his resignation as Vice Chair of the Council of Governors. This followed a backlash over a vernacular clip circulating on social media that was widely perceived as insensitive to the death of former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga. This came as COG called a meeting to discuss his remarks. He had been pressured to step down following the remarks. Kahiga expressed deep regret over comments made during a burial ceremony in his home village, which many interpreted as inappropriate and politically charged in the context of national mourning. “I wish…

Tragedy struck a home when a man poisoned and killed his two young girls before he died by suicide in a village in Suswa, Narok County. Police said the suspect, identified as Nahashon Mbogo fed his two daughters, aged six and four, with a redcat poison. The remains of the poison were found in the house, police said. After feeding the children with the poison and they had died, he lay them on bed. He then hanged himself in his house in the October 21, 2025 incident. The motive of the incident was not immediately known. The bodies of the…

A British national was found dead after he shot himself in the head in a suicide mission in Karen, Nairobi. Police said Harrison Christopher James, 65, was found in his house on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 after he had shot himself using his legally issued shotgun. His body was found in his rented house in a sitting position. He had shot himself in the mouth and the bullet exited on top of his head. Police said there was a pool of blood in the house after the incident. The guards on duty at the home noticed the incident and called…

A baboon struck a makeshift house in a village in Leheley, Wajir County, and killed an infant. Police said the infant was aged 25 days. The mother of the minor had left the baby girl sleeping in the makeshift Somali house and went to fetch water when she came back and found the baboon running out in October 20, 2025 incident. On checking, she found the baby dead after being mauled. Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials were informed of the incident and visited there. The family was advised to seek compensation even as the probe into the incident goes…

Police are investigating two separate drowning incidents that left two people dead. The first one happened in Konoin, Baringo County where the body of Edward Too, 49 and a teacher was found floating on River Itare at a bridge. The victim was identified to be a teacher by profession and was also the deputy principal at Kapkilaibei Secondary School, police said. Preliminary report showed the deceased went missing on October 18, 2025 and the missing person report was made at Konoin police station by his wife. The body was found on Tuesday afternoon with no visible injury seen and moved…

A senior police officer was attacked and injured by hot water in his house in Likoni, Mombasa County. The officer of the rank of inspector is attached to the DCI Koloa in Baringo County. He was on leave and had joined his family in Likoni when a quarrel broke between him and his wife. Police said the wife attacked him using hot water leaving him with serious injuries in the face. The wife escaped the scene after the October 21, 2025 incident. Police were informed of the incident after it had happened and the officer was admitted to hospital. Efforts…

Detectives are investigating the murder of a 40-year-old woman after her body was found in her house in Majajani area, Kijipwa, Kilifi County. The body of Dama Kingi Charo had head injuries when it was discovered on October 21, 2025, police said. The motive of the murder was not immediately established. The body was found lying on the floor of the house long after the murder, police who visited the scene said. Police said a wooden object believed to have been used in the murder was recovered at the scene. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy…

Three people who died at the Moi International Kasarani Stadium during the viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga were shot in the chest and head, an autopsy on their bodies showed. The victims were shot by police as the security team tried to stop a mob from accessing a VIP section area where the body was being prepared for public viewing on October 16, 2025. This was a day after the death of Odinga in India. Two others died at the Nyayo Stadium in a stampede. More than 300 people were injured in the chaos. Those…

The Council of Governors (CoG) called for an urgent Extraordinary Council Meeting scheduled for Wednesday morning to deliberate on the remarks made by Nyeri Governor Kahiga Mutahi on the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. COG indicated that a further statement would follow after the meeting. Kahiga is the deputy chairman of COG and there are calls for his removal from the post. The Council issued a strong condemnation of remarks distancing itself entirely from comments deemed “reckless, insensitive, and inhumane” regarding the passing of Odinga. In a statement released, the Council expressed deep disappointment over Governor Kahiga’s utterances,…

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strongly defended his ambassador to the US after Donald Trump said he did not like the diplomat during a meeting at the White House. On Monday, Trump was asked about Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister turned US Ambassador who wrote several now-deleted tweets critical of the President years before his Washington posting. Rudd owned up to the tweets, prompting the US leader to say “I don’t like you either” and causing the room to erupt in laughter. The high-stakes meeting with Trump was Albanese’s first, and the prime minister later dismissed the comments…

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been ordered to testify in a landmark trial in the US over the impact of social media on young people. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl this week rejected the argument his company, Meta Platforms, had made that an in-person appearance was unnecessary. Her order also applies to Snap boss Evan Spiegel, as well as Adam Mosseri, who leads Meta-owned Instagram. The trial, expected in January, is among the first to advance from a wave of litigation accusing social media companies of making their apps addictive and enticing to young people despite being…

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered web browser to challenge competitors like Google, which operates Chrome, the most popular browser in the world. ChatGPT Atlas does away with the address bar that is a key feature in search, with boss Sam Altman saying it was “built around ChatGPT” as the company made the new browser available on Tuesday on Apple’s MacOS operating system. The arrival of Atlas comes as OpenAI seeks new ways to monetize its massive bet on artificial intelligence (AI) and capitalize on its growing user base. OpenAI said Atlas would also offer a paid agent mode…

Former Chief Justice David Maraga criticized President William Ruto’s administration, accusing it of betraying the ideals of the 2010 Constitution and eroding the democratic freedoms that Kenyans fought to secure. During a media briefing at Nairobi’s Panafric Hotel on Tuesday, Maraga stated that the recent signing into law of eight controversial Bills marked a dangerous turning point for the country and exposed the government’s disregard for constitutional principles. “We stand here as Kenyans who are deeply concerned about the trajectory our country is taking,” said Maraga. “It is a mockery of the ideals that Raila Odinga fought for, and a…