Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

US President Donald Trump said he’s “not thrilled” about Israeli air strike in Qatar, adding to the international pressure after the unpredecented expansion of Israel’s war against Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strike was “fully justified” because it targeted senior Hamas leaders who organised the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, which triggered the Gaza war. The Palestinian armed group has said five of its members were killed in an Israeli air strike in Qatar’s capital, but claimed that an attempt to assassinate its negotiating team “failed”. Qatar condemned the Israeli attack, calling it “cowardly” and a…

The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on whether the Trump administration’s sweeping global tariffs are legal. On Tuesday, it said it would review lower court decisions that found the president did not have the legal authority to enact the tariffs, which were brought in through an emergency economic powers act. The justices said they would hear arguments in the case in the first week of November – an expedited timeline. It will amount to the biggest test of Donald Trump’s presidential authority and his signature economic policy, potentially forcing the US to refund billions in tariffs. The Supreme Court’s…

Israel  announced Tuesday it conducted a precise strike targeting senior Hamas leadership on Tuesday. “For years, these members of the Hamas leadership have led the terrorist organization’s operations, are directly responsible for the brutal October 7th massacre, and have been orchestrating and managing the war against the State of Israel,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. “Prior to the strike, measures were taken in order to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions and additional intelligence,” the IDF said. The IDF did not provide a location for where the attack was conducted. It’s also unclear…

The Ministry of Health inaugurated the National Advisory Committee for the National Baseline Mental Health Survey. Officials termed the move a landmark initiative that will provide Kenya with its first nationally representative data on mental health conditions. The committee, chaired by Director General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth and represented at the launch by Dr. Bashir Issak, Head of Family Health, will provide oversight and strategic direction. Dr. Issak said the survey addresses a critical gap highlighted by the 2020 Taskforce on Mental Health, which noted the absence of comprehensive national statistics on prevalence, treatment gaps, and socio-economic determinants. Dr.…

Thailand’s top court ruled that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a year in jail, in yet another blow to the influential political dynasty. The decision relates to a previous case where he was sentenced to years in prison for corruption, but ended up spending less than a day in a jail cell as he was moved to a hospital. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that this transfer was unlawful – and that the 76-year-old would have to serve his sentence in prison. Thaksin and his family have dominated Thai politics since he was first elected PM in…

At least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a freight train crashed into a double-decker bus in central Mexico, authorities have said. The incident happened as the bus, operated by the Herradura de Plata bus company, was making its way into an industrial zone south of the Atlacomulco area, outside the capital Mexico City. CCTV footage shown by local media appears to show the passenger bus being hit by a train as it attempted to cross a railway line on Monday morning. The train’s operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City issued a statement expressing its condolences…

Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday as anti-corruption demonstrators defied an indefinite curfew and clashed with police, a day after 19 people died in violent protests triggered by a social media ban. Oli’s government lifted the ban after protests intensified on Monday, with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament. Nineteen people were killed and more than 100 injured in the unrest. But there was no let up in the protests on Tuesday, forcing Oli to quit and plunging Nepal into fresh political uncertainty. The unrest is the worst in decades…

A casual worker recovered a pistol as he cleared a farm in Sabaki area, Athi River, Machakos County. The man said he was on September 8, 2025, clearing a farm in the area when he spotted a Browning pistol with an empty magazine. The weapon had been wrapped in a nylon paper and stashed behind a natural fence of the compound. Police were called to the scene and collected the weapon for safekeeping and forensic analysis. Police said they want to establish the ownership and motive of the same. The owner of the farm was talked to and confirmed she…

A police officer attached to the General Service Unit was stabbed and killed in an altercation with a man known to him over a land dispute in Embakasi area, Nairobi. Police said the incident happened in the Mradi area at about 9 pm as the officer, identified as Constable Nelson Momanyi argued with an assailant over the sale of a piece of land. Momanyi, who was attached to the General Service Unit in Embakasi B Campus, was stabbed in the chest and rushed to a local hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries. Witnesses told police the deceased officer and…

A man died by suicide after he assaulted and seriously wounded his female worker in a domestic feud in Matiliku area, Makueni County. Police said the body of Onesmus Mutuku, 42, was found hanging on a truss long after he had died by suicide on Monday, September 8, 2025. The body hung on a sisal rope that was tied around his neck. Police said the man had earlier, while armed with a hammer, attacked the family farm servant aged 44, seriously injuring her. The incident happened in a servant quarter where the woman slept. She sustained head injuries and was…

A suspect was on Monday shot and killed in a failed robbery at a hotel in Kakamega Town. Police said they received a distress call from the Ampel Hotel, located near Bukhungu Stadium, reporting an ongoing robbery. This was on Monday at about 3 am. A team on patrol rushed to the scene and found three suspects who had held a guard on duty hostage who had broken the front door of the facility and started to steal valuables. They had grabbed a 32-inch television set, eight sufurias, two curtains, and some alcohol. It was then that police pursued the…

At least six police officers were injured when their vehicle was involved in an accident along Olla-Rhamu Road in Mandera County. The officers were escorting Governor Mohamed Khalif to an event on September 7, 2025 at about 3 pm when the incident happened, police said. The lead Land Cruiser hit a bump in the Barwaqo area, which sent it flying. Out of the impact, police said, the six police officers onboard the open vehicle were thrown out and sustained serious injuries. Police said the victims sustained multiple injuries before they were rushed to a local hospital for attention. Three other…

At least 300 suspects have been arrested in Nairobi in connection a surge in muggings in the Central Business District (CBD), police announced. This is after in recent weeks, some Nairobi residents have voiced concern on social media about rising cases of daylight muggings. The outcry prompted joint operations by the police and the Nairobi County Government leading to the arrests. Nairobi Central Police Commander Philemon Nyakombo however said some of the reports circulating online were exaggerated. “We took measures to verify these reports. A few turned out to be genuine, although social media has exaggerated the situation,” Nyakombo said.…

The chair of Ferrari and Stellantis has agreed to do one year of community service and jointly pay millions of euros to settle a dispute over inheritance tax in Italy. John Elkann and his siblings Lapo and Ginerva will pay €183m (£159m) to Italian tax authorities, Italian prosecutors said, according to multiple media reports. Mr Elkann’s lawyer said the agreement did not include an admission of liability from the Ferrari chair and his siblings. He said the prosecutors’ decisions were an opportunity to bring “this painful affair to a swift and definitive close”. Mr Elkann, a member of one of…

A years-long succession battle within Rupert Murdoch’s conservative media empire has drawn to a close, with his son Lachlan set to control the news group. The deal, which the family announced on Monday, will ensure the ongoing conservative leaning of Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post even after 94-year-old Rupert’s death. Under the agreement Lachlan will control a new trust while siblings Prue MacLeod, Elizabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch will cease being beneficiaries of any trust with shares in Fox or News Corp. It follows years of tension between the media mogul and three of…