Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A long-serving teacher at Alliance Girls High School, Peter Albert Ayiro, resigned following mounting accusations of sexual misconduct. In a resignation letter dated August 17 to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Ayiro said his decision to quit was driven by what he described as “false accusations” and relentless public attacks that have severely damaged his personal and professional life. “This decision has not come easily. It is a result of the false accusations levelled against me. I continue to endure evil, monstrous, and persistent cyberbullying, threats of physical harm, public humiliation, and even being ostracized from my church,” he wrote.…

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Tuesday, scoffed at leaders hyping the return of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua after weeks in the US. Responding to media queries on his hyped arrival plans by allies, the CS downplayed the concern, saying Gachagua is not the only Kenyan returning after an overseas trip. “There are so many people landing in Kenya every day, so I don’t know why we should be worried when one person is landing,” said the CS. He, however, warned the former DP and his allies against fanning violence, saying any inflammatory remarks will be dealt…

Tens of motorists were Monday and Tuesday stranded on the main Nairobi–Nakuru and Nairobi–Narok highways for hours in traffic chaos. The chaos started on Monday evening, August 17, and continued into Tuesday, according to road users on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. The chaos was worsened by poor visibility on the Kimende-Limuru stretch. This was due to cold and rain being experienced in the area, police said. On Tuesday, a section of residents on the Suswa–Narok Road blocked the busy highway to protest the increasing number of accidents in the area. Police were deployed to negotiate with the group that used stones…

A man pleaded guilty to charges of computer fraud in connection with a SIM swap scheme that defrauded members of the public of their money. The suspect had been arrested after he attempted to swap a SIM card belonging to suspended Nairobi Central Officer Commanding Station Samson Kiprotich Talaam. Dennis Masavi Musyimi admitted before the court that on June 16, 2025, he willfully procured the replacement of a SIM card belonging to Talaam by impersonating him as the rightful owner. Musyimi was charged alongside two co-accused, Amos Nzomo Kimanzi and James Mutemi Munyithya, who denied the charges and are set…

A businessman was arraigned on nine counts of fraud linked to prime parcels of land in Uasin Gishu County. Hosea Kibet Ruto appeared before Chief Magistrate Dennis Mikoyan on Tuesday, where he pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Prosecutors alleged Ruto forged multiple land documents, including a lease certificate, with the intent to defraud rightful owners. Among the complainants in the case is the widow of the late lawyer Paul Gicheru, who had faced charges of witness tampering at the International Criminal Court in The Hague before his death. Ruth Nyambura told investigators she was defrauded of her prime…

Kenya is calling for more African-owned strategies to neutralize the growing geographic concentration of terrorism along the continent’s national borders. Interior Principal Secretary Dr Raymond Omollo said that extremist groups have turned Africa’s very geography into a potent weapon. With violent extremist fatalities rising in border-adjacent regions, the country is nudging its regional and international partners into adopting contextualized, innovative, and sustainable approaches to suppress the upsurge in terrorist activity across Africa’s borderlands. Omollo, who delivered Kenya’s message during the official opening of the Fourth Nairobi Caucus on Border Security and Counter-Terrorism, emphasized the urgent need to reimagine borders as…

A matatu driver was found dead after a suicide mission in Mutuini, Dagoretti, Nairobi County. The man used a rope to hang himself at a farm near Kirigu Police Station on Monday, August 18, evening. The motive of the incident is yet to be known, police said. Police said Samuel Kibe, 45, had left his house in the morning carrying a rope and told his wife he was going to work. He was a matatu driver in the Ndunyu area. His body was later found hanging from a tree with a rope tied around his neck. The body was moved…

A 25-year-old woman was found dead in her bed after a suspected murder in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County. Police and witnesses said the body of Veronica Mwende had a slight injury on her chin. It is not clear if the injury was responsible for the death of the woman, and mother of one. The woman’s body was discovered on Monday morning after an overnight party in her house to celebrate her child’s birthday, a relative and police said. Friends and relatives had gathered on Sunday at the house to celebrate the party and went to sleep late. Her husband told…

Police Tuesday explained the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting of former Siaya County Assembly Clerk Felix Isaac Olwero on Monday morning outside his resort in Kombewa, Kisumu County. According to the police the incident happened when a team of police responded to the White House Resort in the area following reports of a burglary. By the time police arrived at the scene, Olwero had mobilized about five locals and tried to hunt for the said burglars around the place. “The deceased together with the five laid an ambush in an adjacent maize farm in efforts to get the…

President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to the White House on Monday to meet US President Donald Trump for fresh talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Several European leaders also flew to Washington to attend the meeting, days after Trump met Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Alaska for a summit that failed to result in a ceasefire. Despite optimistic words by Trump and some more lukewarm assessments from his European partners, by Monday evening there were no concrete commitments to security guarantees or steps towards a peace deal. Here are the key takeaways from the talks. A Putin-Zelensky meeting on…

The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department told the BBC. The agency said the “vast majority” of the violations were assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary and “support for terrorism”. The move comes as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on immigration and international students. While the State Department did not specify what they meant by “support for terrorism”, the Trump administration has targeted some students who have protested in support of Palestine, arguing they had expressed antisemitic behaviour. Of the 6,000 student visas that…

Intel shares have jumped after Japanese technology investment giant Softbank said it is buying a $2bn (£1.5bn) stake in the US computer chip maker. The announcement came just hours after new reports that the Trump administration is in talks to take a stake of around 10% in Intel by converting government grants into shares. The potential deal, which was first reported last week, aims to help Intel build a flagship manufacturing hub in Ohio. At the time, a White House spokesman told the BBC that the reports “should be regarded as speculation” unless officially announced. Under the deal announced on…

US TV network Newsmax has agreed to pay $67m (£50m) to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by a voting machine company over false claims it rigged the 2020 US election against President Donald Trump. Dominion, which filed the case in 2021, had accused Newsmax of broadcasting “verifiably false lies” following President Joe Biden’s victory, causing “devastating economic harm” to the firm. The conservative network announced on Monday that it had settled, but maintained its coverage was fair and balanced. Dominion, which had sought £1.6bn in damages, said it was “pleased to have settled this matter”. The Denver-based firm filed similar…

A woman dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” has agreed to plead guilty of selling the drugs that ultimately killed Friends actor Matthew Perry. Jasveen Sangha, 42, will plead guilty to five charges in Los Angeles, including one count of distributing ketamine resulting in death or bodily injury, according to the Justice Department. The American-British dual-national originally faced nine criminal counts. Federal prosecutors called her Los Angeles home a “drug-selling emporium” and found dozens of vials of ketamine during a raid. Perry was found dead in a back yard jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home in October 2023, with an examination finding…

A businessman was Monday arraigned in court over allegations of defrauding a foreign national of Sh223 million in a fake gold deal. David Onyango Ochanda appeared before Magistrate Dolphina Alego, where he denied two charges of conspiracy to defraud and obtaining money by false pretences. According to the charge sheet, between March 31 and May 30, 2024, in Nairobi County, Ochanda conspired with others already before the court to defraud American national Tanner Caldwell Cook of USD 1,271,200 (approximately Sh223.7 million). The accused allegedly claimed he could sell 2,820 kilograms of gold to the complainant, knowing the claim was false.…