Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Police are investigating claims by a candidate who withdrew from the coming elections in Kisa East, Kakamega County he was attacked and injured while at his home. James Shiraku, who was contesting on a UDA ticket before announcing his withdrawal, said he was attacked by unknown people while at his home in Elwangale area on November 24, 2025. He said the attackers struck him with blunt objects before fleeing without stealing anything from his Elwangale village home. He was admitted to a local hospital with an injury to the head. He said he had gone out of his house for…

Safaricom PLC has opened the book for its inaugural tranche of fixed-rate green notes worth up to Sh15 billion, with an additional Sh5 billion greenshoe option, under its newly approved Sh40 billion Domestic Medium Term Note (MTN) Programme. The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) approved on November 7, paving the way for Safaricom to issue the notes, which will finance and refinance projects classified as Eligible Green Projects under the company’s Sustainable Finance Framework. According to the offer documents, the notes carry a 5-year tenor and a fixed annual interest rate of 10.40%, with a minimum subscription of KSh50,000 and increments…

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade talks with the US will resume “when it’s appropriate”, dismissing questions about his most recent communication with President Donald Trump . Asked when he last spoke to Trump, Carney responded: “Who cares? It’s a detail. I’ll speak to him again when it matters.” The prime minister’s remarks come after trade talks were derailed last month when Trump took offence at an anti-tariff advertisement featuring Ronald Reagan, which was aired by the province of Ontario. Talking on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Johannesburg on Sunday, Carney suggested that talks with the president…

President Donald Trump has said he agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year, following a phone call between the two leaders. Trump and Xi – who met nearly a month ago in South Korea – discussed a range of issues including trade, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fentanyl and Taiwan, according to the president and China’s foreign ministry. “Our relationship with China is extremely strong!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. China’s state new agency released a statement that said both countries should “keep up the momentum, keep…

Makueni County Executive Committee Member for Trade, Marketing, Industry, Culture and Tourism, Sonia Nzilani died of cardiac tamponade, an autopsy shows. The postmortem was conducted on Monday in Makindu. Family doctor Ancient Kituku, who was present during the examination, revealed that Nzilani’s heart “burst and leaked a lot of blood,” resulting in pressure around the heart that ultimately caused her death. Cardiac tamponade occurs when blood or fluid builds up in the pericardium, preventing the heart from pumping effectively. Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr., who received the postmortem alongside family members and investigators from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), said…

One of the daughters of Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s former president, has filed a criminal complaint against her sister, accusing her of recruiting men from South Africa to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war. Nkosazana Zuma-Mncube alleged that Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, who serves as an MP, and two others tricked 17 men into fighting for Russian mercenaries. The men were told they were travelling to Russia to train as bodyguards for Jacob Zuma’s political party Mkhonto Wesizwe (MK), Zuma-Mncube’s statement says. The police say they are investigating the matter, while Zuma-Sambudla, aged 43, has not responded to the BBC’s request for comment.…

Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who is contesting the outcome of the presidential election, has fled to The Gambia for his safety, The Gambian government has said. Tchiroma Bakary has insisted he is the legitimate winner of the 12 October election, alleging that the result was rigged to give President Paul Biya, 92, an eighth term. The Gambian information ministry said on Sunday that Tchiroma Bakary arrived on 7 November and was allowed to stay on humanitarian grounds. Cameroon’s government had threatened to put him on trial for allegedly inciting violent post-election demonstrations. He denied the allegation, and blamed…

Kenya’s top police bosses arrived in Marrakech, Morocco, for the 93rd session of the Interpol General Assembly, which commenced Monday. This set in motion four days of dialogue and decisive actions under the theme “Uniting Global Policing for a Safer World.” Running from November 24 to 27, 2025, the session brings together over 800 delegates from 179 member countries, including 82 chiefs of police and 25 ministers and vice ministers, who are convening to make strategic decisions that will shape the future of the Organisation. In addition to approving the Organisation’s programme of activities, strategic framework and budget, this session…

President William Ruto departed for Luanda, Angola Monday for the 7th African Union-European Union Summit and the Second Session of the Ad Hoc Oversight Committee on African Union Institutional Reform. He will chair the meeting as the AU Champion for Institutional Reform. At the AU-EU Summit, Ruto and fellow leaders will review two decades of Africa-Europe cooperation and address emerging challenges, including shifting geopolitical priorities, funding gaps, and rising security pressures. A statement from State House said Kenya will advance priorities on predictable financing for African-led peace operations, stronger counter-terrorism and border security collaboration, as well as joint action on…

The Private Security Regulatory Authority went on with a planned public participation forums despite a court order that stopped the exercise. It was the second event to be held in Nairobi after that of Kisumu last Friday. The second event took place at the Kenyatta International Convention Center where participants gave views on four major regulations managing the sector. The regulations include The Private Security General Regulations 2025, Private Security (Fidelity Fund Operations) Regulations 2025, The Private Security (Procedures for the appointment of the board) Regulations 2025 and Private Security (use of animals in Private Security services) Regulations 2025. Speakers…

A suspected thug was shot and killed along the Southern bypass in Dagoretti area, Nairobi, following a failed robbery incident. Police said the man was among a group that had been placing blocks on the road to cause accidents and rob motorists. At the weekend, four such cases were reported on the busy road. Motorists were injured, had their cars damaged and robbed, police said. This prompted police to take action and address the trend. On Sunday midnight, one motorist was involved in an accident after hitting the set up blocks on the stretch in Mutuini area. Her car veered…

Two men were shot and killed in a failed cattle rustling incident in Angata Barrikoi, Transmara, Narok County. The bodies were found lying in a sugar plantation after the failed incident on Sunday November 23, police said. This was after more than 17 acres of land of sugar plantation were burnt down in a fire incident. This followed clashes between two communities in the area after a failed cattle rustling incident. Police said some gunshots were heard in the Gethuro area following the attack. Police rushed to the area and contained the skirmishes amid rising tensions. It was then that…

Police recovered a Browning pistol belonging to former commandant of the General Service Unit Samson Cheramboss, hours after it had been stolen from his car in Kobujoi, Nandi County. The pistol with 24 bullets, title deeds, file containing personal documents, Sh25,000, office and safe keys and six cheque books of Paramount bank, National Bank, KCB, Equity Bank, ABSA and ECO Bank were in a brief case when they were stolen. On Sunday, an unknown person went to Koitabut and met two boda boda riders, gave them the earlier stolen briefcase and directed them to take it to Kamimei where they…

Kenya Power commenced the rollout of a new meter reading technology designed to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and speed of meter data collection. Dubbed Optical Character Recognition (OCR), the meter reading system eliminates the need for manual typing of meter numbers and readings, instead allowing for the scanning of meter displays to facilitate high-accuracy processing of meter readings. “Technology is a major driver of our business, and in terms of billing, specifically meter reading, we have been looking at how to make it better and more accurate. With the OCR system, the meter reader will just be required to scan…

Police are investigating the murder of a 37-year-old woman whose body was found in tea bushes in a village in Ramasha, Kisii County. She was identified as Elizabeth Kemunto. Police said her body was found in tea bushes about 500 meters from her house. The body had bruises at the time it was discovered on Sunday afternoon. This was long after her murder. The body was picked up to the mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations. The motive of the murder was not immediately established and no arrest had been made by Monday, police said. Elsewhere, police recovered the body…