Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Detectives are investigating murder in an incident where a man fell from the kitchen balcony of a kitchen and died in Nairobi’s Embakasi area. The incident happened at Demac Apartment in Tassia area on September 12, 2025, police said. Owen Kiptoo, 25 is said to have died instantly after the fall. He was in the company of a woman in her house where the incident happened. The woman and two other people were detained for grilling over the death. The group had been at a bar in the area before the man left with the owner of the house. The…

A night guard was found murdered after a robbery at a bar in Kianjokoma, Embu County. Police said the body of Benson Njagi, 65, was found lying unresponsive in his yard. A car belonging to the owner of the bar was missing. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Police said they are looking for known suspects in the murder of the guard on September 11, 2025. Elsewhere in Chepilat, Bomet County, a 12-year-old boy died after being assaulted by his father in a domestic feud. The man used a stick to assault his son before he…

A 44-year-old woman was found murdered and her body dumped on the roadside in a village in Mutomo, Kitui County. Police said Moli Kilonzo was murdered on September 10, 2025 in the area and her body dumped on Syunguni-Mutomo road. The motive of the murder was not immediately disclosed. The body wad found with blood oozing from the mouth. It is believed she was killed at the scene as there were signs of struggle there, police said. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Police said the woman’s boyfriend was detained for grilling in connection with the…

Oracle shares retreated on Thursday after a record AI-driven surge in the previous session that put the company closer to the trillion-dollar mark and co-founder Larry Ellison within striking distance of the world’s richest person title. The enterprise software maker’s remarkable rise, fueled by a wave of multi-billion-dollar cloud deals, puts the spotlight on the scramble for computing power from companies that are pouring billions to become leaders in the AI race. Oracle’s shares fell about 4% after climbing as much as 35.9% on Wednesday. The company’s market valuation rose to a record $933 billion, as of last close, but…

The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison after being found guilty of plotting a military coup. A panel of five Supreme Court justices handed down the sentence just hours after they had convicted the former leader. They ruled he was guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Four of the justices found him guilty while one voted to acquit him. Bolsonaro’s lawyers have called the sentence “absurdly excessive” and said that…

Manchester United keeper Andre Onana joined Trabzonspor on loan for the rest of the 2025-26 season. The move has taken place before the transfer window in Turkey closes on Friday and follows the Cameroon international not playing in United’s opening three Premier League games. “We would like to wish Andre good luck,” said United in announcing the deal, which is subject to international clearance and registration. Onana’s only appearance for Ruben Amorim’s side this season came in their shock Carabao Cup exit at the hands of League Two Grimsby. The 29-year-old was signed from Inter Milan for £47.2m in July…

The suspect in the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday appears to be “college age”, say investigators. Officials told a news conference they have “good video footage” of the gunman, but are not releasing it yet. They said they have tracked the suspect’s movements as he jumped off a roof after the shooting and fled campus into a neighbourhood. Kirk, who founded conservative youth political group Turning Point USA, was shot in the neck on campus while speaking to students. FBI special agent in charge Robert Bohls said they had recovered the suspected weapon…

US space agency Nasa has blocked Chinese citizens with valid US visas from its facilities – a move that effectively bars them from working at one of the most respected space research centres. Chinese nationals, who could only work at Nasa as contractors or students contributing to research, found out on 5 September that they had lost all access to Nasa’s systems and facilities, Bloomberg news reported, citing sources. Nasa then confirmed this, saying Chinese nationals would be restricted from using the agency’s “facilities, materials and networks to ensure the security of our work”. China’s accelerated space programme has alarmed…

Interior and National Administration CS Kipchumba Murkomen Thursday, condemned the heinous murder of city lawyer Michael Kyalo Mbobu by assailants on a motorbike. He said some persons of interest had been identified. Some have so far recorded their statements over the murder. Murkomen, while speaking in Migori County at the start of the county’s security tour dubbed Jukwaa la Usalama, Nyanza chapter, promised to crack down on the alleged perpetrators. “This is a very sad thing that has happened in our country, it’s akin to what happened to Hon Ongondo Were, and I am happy to note that there is…

An autopsy on the body of Nairobi lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu revealed he was shot eight times which led to his death. The autopsy on his body showed he died from severe injuries and excessive bleeding. Chief government pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor led the exercise at the Lee Funeral Home. He said the pathologists present recovered two bullets that were lodged in Mbobu’s chest below the arm. “His spine was severely injured, and most of the bullets had entry and exit apart from the two bullets we have recovered,” said Oduor. “We can say he died out of severe bleeding,”…

Peter Mandelson was fired as Britain’s ambassador to the United States on Thursday after his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became another unwelcome problem for the embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Mandelson had been under mounting pressure over his relationship with Epstein after US lawmakers on Monday released a “birthday book,” in which Mandelson had penned a handwritten note describing Epstein as “my best pal.” Despite the revelation, Starmer forcefully defended his ambassador on Wednesday, telling parliament that Mandelson had his “full confidence.” Hours later, the scandal snowballed after Bloomberg published a trove of emails between Mandelson…

A parliamentary watchdog has called for a special audit of the Sh6 billion Judiciary mortgage scheme, which has been in operation for over a decade without a supporting legal framework, despite managing funds in excess of Sh5.3 billion. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) announced on Thursday that it will write to Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu, FCPA, requesting a special audit of the scheme. The probe will seek to establish the fund’s governance structure, disbursement criteria, beneficiaries, and compliance with the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. Butere MP Tindi Mwale, who chairs the committee, noted that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed…

Children under 15 in France should be banned entirely from using social media, and those aged between 15 and 18 should face a nighttime “digital curfew”, a French parliamentary committee urged on Thursday. The recommendations were put forward in a report by the committee’s lawmakers after months of testimony from families, social media executives and from influencers. President Emmanuel Macron’s office has already indicated it wants to see a ban for children and young adolescents, after Australia last year started drafting its own landmark law with a prohibition for those under 16. The committee had been set up in March,…

Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during an event in the western US state of Utah. This is what we know. – At a university – Kirk, the head of the largest conservative youth movement in the United States, which he co-founded in 2012 at the age of 18, was speaking around noon on the campus of Utah Valley University. Dressed in a white t-shirt with the word “Freedom” across the front, Kirk sat in a chair under a tent as he answered questions from the large audience gathered around him.…

Former France international goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, a World Cup winner in 2018, announced his retirement on Wednesday. The 40-year-old former Crystal Palace and Marseille player’s contract with Ligue 1 club Rennes expired last July. “I needed to take my time to accept it, because it’s not easy, but yes, I’m stopping,” Mandanda, who was capped 35 times, told French sports daily L’Equipe. “I had a long period of reflection because I had a lot of calls but I said no every time.” Born in Kinshasa, Mandanda moved to France as a child, living with his family in Normandy, before starting…