Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A middle-aged man was found dead with an arrow lodged in his throat in Nairobi’s Railways estate. Police said residents stumbled on the body on April 9 long after he had died. The deceased’s body was found in a pool of blood that was oozing from the mouth and nose. On further examination, the deceased had an arrow lodged in the throat, police said. He is believed to have been killed at the scene, police said adding no arrest had been made so far. Police said they are investigating murder in the incident. The body was moved to the mortuary…

Six people, including three children, were killed after a helicopter carrying a family of tourists crashed into the Hudson River in New York, authorities have said. The family of five was from Spain and the sixth person was the pilot, New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters on Thursday. All were onboard the helicopter at the time of the crash. “Our hearts go out to the families,” Adams said. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the identities of the victims will not be released until the families are notified. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Video…

The US Supreme Court instructed the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a mega-jail in El Salvador. The Trump administration has conceded that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported due to an “administrative error”, but appealed against a district court’s order to “facilitate and effectuate” his return to the US. On Thursday, in a 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court declined to block the lower court’s order. That order “requires the Government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would…

The head of the British armed forces has visited China for the first time in a decade. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin discussed “issues of common concern” with China’s military leaders in Beijing, its defence ministry said in a short statement. “We agreed that in an unstable world we must play our part as responsible nations with global interests,” Sir Tony wrote on X, “and we reflected on the importance of military-to-military communications”. The last time a Chief of the Defence Staff visited China was in 2015. Since becoming prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer has sought to strengthen ties with the…

OpenAI is suing Elon Musk over claims he has tried “nonstop” to slow down its business for his own benefit. The company accuses the Tesla boss of using “bad-faith tactics” against OpenAI to help him control cutting-edge AI technology. Mr Musk sued OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last year in a bid to stop him from changing its corporate structure. Mr Musk co-founded OpenAI with Mr Altman but left several years ago. The BBC has approached his lawyer for a response to OpenAI’s lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday. The countersuit opens up a new front in the high-stakes battle…

The Duke of Sussex met war victims in Ukraine on Thursday when he visited a clinic which rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians, a spokesperson has said. Prince Harry visited the Superhumans Center, in the western city of Lviv, where he spoke to patients and staff. He was accompanied by a group from the Invictus Games Foundation, including four veterans who had been through similar rehabilitation. Lviv has frequently been targeted with Russian missiles and the visit was not announced until after the prince was out of the country. Prince Harry, who served for 10 years in the British Army,…

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana endured a night to forget as two costly mistakes allowed Lyon to snatch a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday. The Cameroon international allowed Thiago Almada’s soft free-kick to skip past him the day after being called “one of the worst goalkeepers” in United’s history in a pre-match spat involving the club’s former midfielder Nemanja Matic, now with Lyon. Teenage defender Leny Yoro equalised just before half-time and Joshua Zirkzee’s header in the 88th minute looked to have won the game for United at Groupama Stadium. But Onana…

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Thursday called out politicians using innocent students to settle their political scores. He said children have rights which need to be protected and respected. He said children have a right to be informed and question some of the issues they are being taught. “Let us have a thick line between politics and education. Let us spare our innocent school kids in this,” he said. “Let us not allow political competition to come into play in the education arena. I assure parents and the nation that we will not allow interference with education.”…

Andrew Tate pointed a gun in a woman’s face and said “you’re going to do as I say or there’ll be hell to pay”, according to one of four UK women suing the influencer and self-proclaimed misogynist. The allegation is described in court documents, seen by the BBC, which also contain detailed accounts of rape, assault and coercive control. One woman claims Tate threatened to kill her, another says he made clear he would kill anyone who spoke to her, and a third claims Tate convinced her he had killed other people. Tate has denied the claims in a written…

A Kenyan delegation is in Tanzania to defend the country’s progress in addressing strategic deficiencies identified in its Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluation. The engagement is part of the ongoing follow-up process aimed at securing Kenya’s exit from the FATF grey list. With Tanzania hosting its final on-site review ahead of expected delisting from the grey list, Kenya remains the only East African country under increased monitoring with Uganda having exited last year. FATF sets international standards that aim to prevent these illegal activities and the harm they cause to society. The grey listing of Kenya continues to…

Chaos erupted in Nakuru after police lobbed teargas canisters to disperse a group of students and the public who were celebrating the exit of Butere Girls from the National Drama Festivals. The actors declined to perform the play and instead sang the National Anthem and exited. The play was disqualified during the Western Region Drama Festivals under unclear circumstances. A subsequent High Court ruling overturned that decision, reinstating the play and ordering its inclusion in the national lineup. Following the court order, students who had already left for the April holidays were recalled to resume rehearsals. On Thursday, the students…

Kanu chairman Gideon Moi joined the condemnation of the arrest and detention of former Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala over a controversial play by a school in Nakuru. Malala was arrested and detained overnight on Wednesday as he sought to attend a rehearsal of a play titled “Echoes of War” by Butere Girls High School. He had arrived at the venue of the rehearsals when he was blocked and later arrested. He spent his night at the Eldama Ravine police cells. Moi released a statement over the incident saying it was a disturbing display of state repression where security agencies attempted…

For days, Donald Trump and his White House team had insisted they were fully committed to their decision to impose sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries. They even derided a report on Tuesday that said the president was considering a 90-day pause – news that triggered a brief stock market surge. But now that pause on higher tariff rates, with a few notable exceptions, is a reality. The reordering of the global economic order is on hold, and Trump’s promise of a golden age of American manufacturing will have to wait. The White House has said that going big…

The Trump administration has revoked visas of hundreds of international students and detained roughly a dozen others on college campuses across the US, often without any warning or recourse for appeals. Videos of some of the arrests, showing plain-clothes officers handcuff and arrest students near their homes, have gone viral and sent shockwaves through the international student community. Over 80 universities have reported revoked visas, according to a tracker by Inside Higher Ed, hitting students and faculty from coast-to-coast. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed last month that at least 300 visas have been revoked, adding that the department…

A Meta whistleblower told US senators on Wednesday that the company undermined national security in order to build a $18 billion business in China. At a congressional hearing, Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former global public policy director at Facebook, said she watched as executives decided to provide the Chinese Communist Party‬ with access to the data of Meta users, including that of Americans. Meta has disputed Ms Wynn-Williams’s statements. “Sarah Wynn-Williams’ testimony is divorced from reality and riddled with false claims,” said Meta spokesman Ryan Daniels. Mr Daniels said CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been public about the company’s interest in offering…