Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A 49-year-old woman was killed in a fire incident at a farm in Ridgeways area, Kiambu County. Police said four other people were injured in the incident that happened on October 16 at Kigua Farm. Two of them are in ICU at the Kenyatta National Hospital in serious condition. The woman identified as Annah Wanjiru succumbed to the injuries, police said. The fire is believed to have been caused by a gas cylinder explosion in one of the houses. The affected structures were staff quarters, police said adding six of them were flattened. The police are investigating the incident. Meanwhile,…

A 35-year-old man was found dead in his bed after a suspected murder in Getare village, Nyamira County. Police believe the killers of Philip Bosire were hiding in his house before they attacked him. His body was found on his bed on Sunday October 19, 2025 afternoon long after he had been murdered. He had multiple facial injuries after the attack. The deceased lived alone in the house. He had on Saturday night taken his super in his parents’ house before he walked to his house oblivious of the dangers waiting for him. Police suspect the killers were hiding in…

A man succumbed to injuries he sustained during a fight with his nephew in Umoja area, Nairobi. The deceased was identified as Stephen Nganga, 45. The assailant had arrived home and picked up a quarrel with the deceased which went physical, police said. It is not clear what triggered the altercation on October 15. The victim was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed two days later. Police were called to the hospital as the body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures. Police said efforts to trace the assailant are ongoing. Elsewhere in Makindu, Makueni…

At least four suspected bandits were shot and killed in a clash with police in Sinkinte area, Marsabit County. Police said they recovered two AK47 rifles from the men while their accomplices managed to escape in the Saturday drama. The multi-agency teams from Samburu, Isiolo and Marsabit Counties managed to recover 57 of the 60 heads of cattle earlier stolen from Samburu herders. They had trailed the gang to the area for hours before a shootout ensued leading to the killing of the four. Their bodies were moved to the mortuary pending identification and autopsy. Another group of bandits had…

As dawn broke over Bondo Sunday, a heavy stillness settled across the region. Everyone was preparing for the final journey of not just a statesman, patriot, reformist but also the son of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. Raila Odinga‘s death evoked sorrow that transcended politics, uniting a nation in grief. While news of his death had spread across every corner of the republic, his elder brother Oburu Odinga flew home on Thursday to formally break the sad news to Raila’s clan. It is called Kelo Yuak and signals the start of mourning. It paves way for relatives and friends to converge at the homestead, a…

George Santos is done with politics for now – instead, he wants to use his newfound freedom to make prisons more humane, he told The Washington Post. The disgraced Republican US Representative from New York was released from prison on Friday after President Donald Trump commuted his seven-year sentence for wire fraud and identity theft. “There is nothing more that I want to do than to focus and dedicate my entire life to prison reform,” Santos said in a Saturday interview with the Post. Santos, who was booted from Congress in 2023 after a damning ethics report, told the Post…

Kylian Mbappe scored the only goal as Real Madrid beat nine-man Getafe to move above reigning champions Barcelona and return to the top of La Liga. The hosts had substitute Allan Nyom sent off for violent conduct only 44 seconds after he came on as the former Watford and West Brom full-back was judged to have elbowed Vinicius Jr. Real instantly made their numerical advantage count as Mbappe collected Arda Guler’s pass through the heart of the Getafe defence and slotted the ball past keeper David Soria in the 80th minute. The home side’s task to get back into the…

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dominated the United States Grand Prix to increase the pressure on McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the championship. Norris and Piastri finished second and fifth, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton between them. Briton Norris cut Piastri’s championship lead to 14 points with five races remaining, while Verstappen reduced his deficit to the Australian to 40 points. Verstappen, who won the sprint on Saturday, was in total control after converting his pole position into a lead at the first corner, and putting a stranglehold on the race, which he has now won…

A police officer was shot and injured in a confrontation with suspected thugs in Kegonga area, Kuria, Migori County. The constable of police attached to Kegonga police station was on patrol with other officers in the area when they were attacked on Friday night. He was shot in the right arm and the bullet also went through his ribs and was lodged in the right lungs. He was rushed to the hospital and admitted in stable condition. Police said the gunmen escaped the scene. A team of detectives is investigating the shooting. Elsewhere in Baragoi, Samburu County, gunmen shot and…

An attempt to arrest a suspect turned tragic when police shot and killed a man in a confrontation that broke out in a Mwina village, Gamba, Tana River County. The three cops involved in the operation were disarmed as part of the probe into the incident. Police had Saturday visited the village to arrest a suspect who was wanted for threatening to kill when the drama broke out. A gang who were armed with crude weapons attacked the officers prompting them to open fire. Police said out of the drama, one Maulid Guyo, 29 was fatally shot. Two police officers…

At least two people were shot and killed in an attack in a village in Merti, Isiolo County. Police said they were called to a village in the Kilisa area following an attack by gunmen and recovered the bodies of Idris Yussuf Malicha, 35 and Ibrahim Jilo, 32. The attackers escaped with an unknown number of livestock after the Friday October 17 attack. Police said the bodies were released to the families for burial even as they investigate the incident. In the Oldonyiro area in the same county, two people were shot and injured by bandits who were on the…

A team of investigators camped the home of Rangwe Member of Parliament Lilian Gogo after a fire razed down her house. The cause of the fire at Omoche Village, Gem East Ward in Rangwe Constituency on Friday night was not immediately established, police said. But preliminary findings show the work of arson, the police added, saying the motive was not clear. Dr. Gogo said she had no information on the cause of the fire. She said the inferno occurred when she was in Kisumu for the burial arrangements of former Prime Minister, the late Raila Odinga. “I was in Kisumu…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga posed a challenge for the security apparatus in the country. Murkomen said the event had been a challenge because it was not planned for. He added they had to pull all resources needed to make the State Funeral a success. “We have had challenges from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport because it was too abrupt and we are happy for now. The situation could have been worse” “We thank all those who participated in putting in an operational plan that has brought us here so far,”…

Sam Rivers, the bassist and founding member of US nu metal band Limp Bizkit has died at the age of 48. The group shared the news in a post on social media, describing Rivers as not “just our bass player” but “the soul in the sound.” “From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a light and a rhythm that could never be replaced. His talent was effortless, his presence unforgettable, his heart enormous,” the band members wrote. The cause of his death has not been disclosed. The rock-rap band, made up of Fred Durst, John Otto, DJ…

Huge crowds gathered to protest against President Donald Trump’s policies in cities across the US – among them New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. The rally in New York City’s iconic Times Square drew thousands of people not long after it began on Saturday morning. The streets and subway entrances were densely packed with protesters holding signs with slogans like “Democracy not Monarchy” and “The Constitution is not optional”. Ahead of the demonstrations, Trump allies accused the protesters of being linked with the far-left Antifa movement, and condemned what they called “the hate America rally”. Organisers and…