Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered that right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro begin serving his prison sentence of 27 years and three months for plotting a coup after he lost the last election. Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday ruled that the case had reached its final judgement and that no further appeals were possible. Bolsonaro, 70, was found 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. He will begin serving his sentence in a federal police jail cell in the capital, Brasilia,…

Binance and its founders, including billionaire Changpeng Zhao, are facing a lawsuit in the US accusing the company of helping send millions of dollars to US- designated terrorist organisations, including Hamas and Hezbollah. The legal action against the world’s largest cryptocurrency platform was brought by US victims of the 7 October, 2023, attacks in Israel or their families. It is poised to revive scrutiny of the firm’s practices just a few weeks after President Donald Trump pardoned Zhao, who had pleaded guilty in 2023 to charges related to money laundering. Binance declined to comment on the litigation but said it…

Foreign tourists visiting popular US national parks like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite will need to pay an extra fee, the Trump administration said on Tuesday. The Department of the Interior, which runs the country’s national parks, said each international visitor will need to pay $100 (£76) on top of existing fees to access 11 of the most popular sites. From 2026, non-residents will also need to pay more than $250 for an annual pass to the parks, while US citizens and permanent residents will continue to pay $80. The fee hike aims to “put American families first” and reflects…

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday she will not seek re-election next year for a fourth term. Bowser, who has been mayor since 2015, says she was looking to the future and that her administration had “laid the groundwork for others to build upon”. The Democratic mayor oversaw the US capital city through several periods of turmoil over the last decade, most recently clashing with US President Donald Trump over his deployment of National Guard troops across the city as well as the mass lay-offs of federal workers. Her decision is likely to open up a crowded field…

Nyamira County Governor Amos Kimwomi Nyaribo was Tuesday impeached. At least 23 of the 31 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) who attended the session voted in favour of the motion. Four others had written to the Speaker asking to be included in the voting. The motion, tabled in the assembly by Bonyamatuta Ward representative Julius Kimwomi Matwere, cited allegations of abuse of office and violation of legal procedures. Nyaribo was accused of conducting county activities through unauthorized “Bunge Mashinani” sessions, which were not legally recognized. The motion further criticised him for approving and utilizing the county budget to endorse…

President William Ruto joined those mourning the death of Beryl Achieng Odinga who died in hospital following an illness. Ruto said Beryl was a trailblazer whose distinguished professional journey took her across the African continent, from Kenya to Zimbabwe. “She made her mark as an exceptional urban planner in Zimbabwe in the 1980s, where her expertise and commitment contributed to transformative urban development.” “More recently, she served with honour as the Chairperson of the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company from 2020, championing far-reaching reforms that strengthened the institution and improved service delivery,” he said. “We mourn the loss of a…

Lee Soon-jae, one of South Korea’s most beloved actors, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, his agency announced. In a career spanning more than 70 years across films, television and the stage, Lee was fondly known as the “national TV dad” for his many roles as a wise, older man. This included two of his best-known performances – as a strict father in the 1991 soap What on Earth is Love, and a silly but lovable grandpa in the popular sitcom High Kick! which aired from 2006 to 2012. News of his death has sparked an outpouring of…

A plume of volcanic ash from Ethiopia swept across the Red Sea through Oman and Yemen and reached Delhi, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia – which was dormant for several thousand years – began on Sunday morning, sending an ash column thousands of feet into the atmosphere. Several flights have been cancelled, delayed, or rerouted in India because of the ash, with the country’s aviation regulator asking airlines to “strictly avoid” affected areas. The level of ash contamination is unclear, experts said, but it is unlikely to affect Delhi’s…

Two UDA aspirants from Malava Constituency who lost in the party primaries were given diplomatic postings to Uganda and South Africa. The two were among three UDA aspirants who had been promised government jobs by President William Ruto after they agreed to support David Ndakwa, the ruling party’s candidate for the Malava constituency by-elections. Ndakwa will on Thursday fly the ruling party’s ticket in the by-election that was occasioned by the death of the area MP Malulu Injendi. Prime cabinet secretary Dr. Musalia Mudavadi announced the appointments of, Simon Kangwana, who was picked as an Education Attachee in the Kenyan…

The Odinga family and the nation are mourning the unexpected death of Beryl Achieng Odinga, daughter of the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and Mama Mary Ajuma Oginga. She died at the Nairobi West Hospital Tuesday November 25, 2205 where she had been admitted. She had been sick for long and even never attended the funeral for her late brother Raila Odinga who died on October 15, 2025. Beryl, known for leading a private life away from the political limelight, passed away suddenly, leaving behind her three children Ami Auma, Chizi, and Taure. Her body was moved to the mortuary Tuesday…

US President Donald Trump has ordered officials to examine whether to designate some chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorists groups, a move that would target the group with economic and travel sanctions. His executive order on Monday calls for his top aides to produce a report investigating whether the branches in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan should be listed as foreign terrorist organisations and specially designated global terrorists. The order cites the groups’ alleged ties to Hamas, and “destabilization campaigns that harm their own regions, United States citizens, and United States interests”. The Muslim Brotherhood, founded almost 100 years ago,…

Dozens of high-engagement accounts on X have been accused of misleading users following the rollout of a new transparency feature that shows user locations. Users on the social network seized on examples of pro-Trump accounts that posted about US politics, but which turned out to be based outside the US. There were also anti-Trump accounts with misleading locations, too. Posts from some of the accounts have attracted millions of impressions, views, likes, reposts, and replies, which can result in payment from X. BBC Verify is not able to independently confirm the information X provides about each account. X says data…

Under glaring laboratory lights, a research assistant extends his forearm and carefully inverts a mesh-topped container onto his skin to allow a wriggling mass of bed bugs to feed on his blood, all in the name of science. Long-loathed as itchy household pests, the blood-sucking insects have revealed a darker, more intriguing potential as Malaysian scientists have discovered they can be turned into unlikely crime-busting allies. A team from the Science University of Malaysia (USM) in northern Penang has found that tropical bed bugs can retain DNA from human prey for up to 45 days after snacking on an unwary…

The body of a man aged about 40 was found lying on the roadside in Kilgoris, Narok County. Police said the body was found on Monday, November 24, 2025, long after the man had been killed; the motive was not known. The body had no visible injury; however, blood was oozing from his mouth, and there were no signs of struggle at the scene. The body was lying near Kadinor River along Mosocho-Nendege road. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures, police said. Elsewhere in Kopsiro, Bungoma County, one Patrick Barasa Wafula, 63 was…

Detectives are investigating the murder of a man whose body was found beside a river in Kenol area, Murang’a County. The body of the man was found near Gachi river in the area long after his murder on Monday, November 24, 2025, in the afternoon, police said. The motive of the murder was not known. the body had injuries in the head. Police said it lay in a pool of blood with its hands tied behind its back and its head disfigured. He had been hit with a blunt object, police said. The body was moved to the mortuary pending…