Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to fire air traffic controllers who are calling in sick while working without pay during the government shutdown. In an interview with Fox Business News on Thursday, Duffy called the absent employees “problem children” and said they are accounting for more than half the country’s flight delays as the shutdown continues with no signs of lawmakers coming to a deal. He praised controllers who are still showing up to work and said only about 10% are “lashing out” by not coming to work while the government goes unfunded and is unable to pay them.…

A judge dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us. Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled Lamar’s lyrics, which accused Drake and his associates of being “certified paedophiles”, were “nonactionable opinion” and could not be considered defamatory. Drake filed the lawsuit in January accusing Universal Music Group (UMG), the record label behind both rappers, of defamation by allowing the song to be published and promoted, saying it spread a “false and malicious narrative”. Drake’s spokesperson said he planned to appeal the ruling. UMG said it was pleased with the outcome and was looking forward to continuing…

Rishi Sunak has taken up paid adviser roles at tech giant Microsoft and artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic. The former prime minister has been told he must not lobby ministers on behalf of the companies by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba), an independent watchdog which oversees the activities of former government figures. Sunak – who remains the MP for Richmond and Northallerton – said he was “delighted” to be working “with two of the world’s leading tech firms” and planned to donate his earnings to a charity he founded. During his premiership, Sunak made tech regulation a significant priority,…

A former chief cash officer at the Equity Bank in Muranga Branch was Thursday arrested in a fraud probe involving Sh6 million. Detectives said the female employee was linked to the heist of the cash where a customer claimed he had lost the money. The matter was reported on August 28, 2025 at the local police station. This prompted a probe within the bank and by the police. The suspect was the chief cash officer at Equity Bank Muranga branch at the time of the incident. She resigned and disappeared after being interrogated by the bank’s internal security. It was…

China has tightened export controls on rare earths and other materials critical for advanced tech manufacturing as trade negotiations continue with the US. It processes around 90% of the world’s rare earths, which go into everything from solar panels to smartphones – a key bargaining chip ahead of an expected meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump this month. Beijing had already restricted processing technology and unauthorised overseas co-operation, but Thursday’s announcement formalised the rules. Foreign companies now need the Chinese government’s approval to export products with even small amounts of rare earths and must…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that a boat recently bombed by the US was “Colombian with Colombian citizens inside”, an allegation the White House called “baseless”. The US has struck at least four vessels in the Caribbean in recent weeks, killing 21 people. The US government has said the strikes in international waters were targeting “narco-traffickers”. But it has not provided evidence or details about who or what is aboard, and the strikes have attracted condemnation in countries in the region amid concerns they breach international law. The US Senate rejected a measure on Wednesday that would have barred…

László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Hungarian author was recognised “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. He has written five novels and won numerous other literary prizes, including the 2015 Man Booker International Prize, and the 2013 best translated book award in Fiction for his first novel Satantango, a postmodern work about the end of the world. He is the second Hungarian author to pick up the award following the late Imre Kertesz, who won in 2002. Born in 1954, Krasznahorkai gained recognition in…

A conservation charity with Britain’s Prince Harry as a board member has been kicked off its projects in Chad after the Chadian government accused it of failing to protect wildlife. Harry, King Charles’s younger son, was appointed to the governing board of African Parks (APN) in 2023 after seven years of involvement with the charity, which was set up to protect natural habits and wildlife. Chad’s environment minister Hassan Bakhit Djamous said the decision to cut ties came in response to “the resurgence of poaching and the severe lack of investment” including in infrastructure and anti-poaching efforts, “the failure of…

Motivational speaker Robert Burale has sued her former wife, Rozina Mwakideu, and media personality Alex Mwakideu. Rozina and Alex, who are siblings, have been named as the first and second defendants, respectively. Burale is seeking Sh20 million in damages for alleged defamation arising from an interview titled “My Biggest Mistake Was Marrying Robert Burale”, published on a YouTube channel belonging to Alex. The case was filed at the Milimani Chief Magistrates’ Court. Burale described himself as a cleric of national repute and claims that the interview, which premiered on October 4, 2025, on the Alex Mwakideu TV YouTube channel, portrayed him…

The head of a specialized police unit that guards all State Houses and State Lodges was on Thursday moved in changes. The new commander of the General Service Unit’s G Company is Charles Kases Losur. Losur replaced Ernest Cheruiyot who was moved to the General Service Unit headquarters and named the staff officer operations. The changes were made by the commanding officer of the National Police Service Embakasi B and Magadi Field Service William K Samoei in a memo dated October 9, 2025. It is not clear what prompted the changes. Insiders said they were normal to enhance operations in…

A ten-year-old boy died in what witnesses said was an accidental strangulation in Malimbani village, Matuu, Machakos County. Police said the boy, a Grade Four pupil at Kiungu Primary School, was playing with other friends when he accidentally rolled himself using a bedsheet that was hanging on a clothesline. This suffocated him and he died minutes later. His colleagues realized he was unresponsive and raised an alarm following the October 8, 2025 incident. Police arrived at the scene and moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures. Meanwhile, a mob attacked and vandalized Kiganjo police station…

A boda boda rider was found murdered after he had been robbed of his motorcycle in Emenwa area, Nyamache, Kisii County. Police said the body of Brian Oseko, 25 was on Thursday October 9, 2025 morning found lying on the Emenwa-Makonge Road after his murder. The body had injuries in the head, police said. His motorcycle was missing after the robbery. Other riders said he had been hired by two men to take them to the Gitae village when they, on the way turned out to be thugs and attacked and left him dead. They disappeared with the motorcycle. Police…

Learners across Kenya will lead the charge in planting thousands of fruit trees as the country marks Mazingira Day 2025, under the theme: “Citizen-Centric Tree Growing and Environmental Stewardship.” The Government, through a directive from Principal Secretary in the State Department for Environment and Climate Change Amb. Prof. Julius K. Bitok mobilized all Ministries, State Departments, and public institutions to take part in the countrywide tree planting exercise. The spotlight this will be on fruit trees, with every public and private primary school expected to plant at least 2,000 trees. Bitok emphasized the dual purpose of the campaign environmental conservation…

A man suffocated and died as he emptied water from an underground tank in Kipkelion, Kericho County. The victim was among three people who had been hired to help in emptying the water to enable the owner to wash the tank when the incident happened in the Barsiele area on Wednesday October 8, 2025. Police said Nicholas Ngeno, 29 suffocated in the tank while two others were rescued. The three had gone into the tank with a generator to enable them to pump out the water. As their mission went on with the generator running, the owner of the tank…

A businessman was trailed and robbed of Sh7 million he was carrying in a bag at a petrol station off Waiyaki Way, Nairobi. The victim was boarding a public service vehicle headed to Bondo, Siaya County with the cash in a small school bag when the incident happened on Wednesday night. The victim identified as Abdi Ismael works with a company that is engaged in mining gold business in parts of Bondo. He had left Eastleigh in the city aboard a private car and was dropped at the Total petrol station near ABC Place along Waiyaki Way to pick up…