Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

Mystery surrounds the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in Arbajahan village, Griftu, Wajir County. Police said Noor Osman Ismael was driving his salon car when he was stopped by an unknown number of gunmen and killed at close range. The gunmen are believed to be from a local clan. They even allowed the victim to call his relatives to inform them he was with the gunmen. Police said they established the gunmen took Osman into a thicket where they shot him at close range in the forehead and abandoned his body there. He had two gunshot wounds, police said.…

At least one suspect was shot and killed in a confrontation between police and suspected thieves at the Del Monte farm in Murang’a County. The mob also set on blaze a security van that was being used for patrols on the farm, police said. A team of police officers accompanying private security guards manning the expansive farm said they on August 12 encountered a mob of about 150 who were targeting pineapples therein. The group attacked the security team with stones, slashers and machetes, police said. This prompted one police officer in the team to try to jump out the…

First Lady Melania Trump threatened to sue Hunter Biden for more than $1bn after he claimed she was introduced to her husband by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lawyers acting on behalf of the first lady, who married US President Donald Trump in 2005, described the claim as “false, disparaging, defamatory and inflammatory”. Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, made the comments during an interview earlier this month, in which he strongly criticised the president’s former ties to Epstein. Donald Trump was a friend of Epstein, but has said the pair fell out in the early 2000s because the…

At least four people died after heavy rains and flash flooding in Tennessee on Tuesday, officials said. A family of two adults and one child died when a tree fell on their car on Wednesday morning as a result of the storms in East Ridge, near Chattanooga, the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security said. Local officials also found the body of man that they say matches the description of a person last seen by first responders being swept away by floodwaters. Flash flood warnings were still in effect on Wednesday for many parts of Tennessee, including…

The summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will be held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, a White House official said Wednesday. The two leaders will meet on Friday to discuss an end to the more than three-year war in Ukraine, in what will be their first standalone summit since a 2018 meeting in Helsinki. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson — located near Alaska state capital Anchorage — is made up of the Elmendorf Air Force base and the Army’s Fort Richardson, which were combined in 2010. The base is the headquarters for entities including Alaska…

At least 22 migrants died after two boats overturned in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, with more still missing and some 60 survivors, humanitarian agencies said. The disaster was the latest in the dangerous central Mediterranean, where most migrants seeking to reach Europe cross in leaky or overcrowded boats, especially in the warm weather of the summer months. The number of people confirmed dead was currently at 22, a spokesman for Italy’s Red Cross, which manages Lampedusa’s migrant reception centre said. Fifty-six men and four women survived the disaster, the Red Cross said. It said it was still unclear how many…

The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is facing pushback for what some have called “draconian” restrictions as it tries to limit wildfire risk in extremely dry conditions. Last week, Nova Scotia banned all hiking, fishing and use of vehicles like ATVs in wooded areas, with rule breakers facing a C$25,000 ($18,000) fine. A tip line has been set up to report violations. The Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-profit that defends charter rights in the country, called the ban a “dangerous example of ‘safetyism’ and creeping authoritarianism”. Tens of thousands of residents are under evacuation alerts in eastern Canada as the…

The United States issued a warning to prospective Kenyan students seeking visas, cautioning that skipping classes or leaving school without notifying their institution could lead to visa denials. This it added will jeopardize future applications. In a notice issued Wednesday, the US Embassy in Nairobi urged students to remain committed to their academic programmes and comply with institutional requirements to maintain visa eligibility. “Heading to the U.S. on a student visa? Ensure you stay on track! Skipping classes or leaving your program without notifying your school could impact your visa status and future travel plans,” the embassy stated. The embassy…

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang’ula, has received a letter from Dr. Duncan Oburu Ojwang, declining his nomination as Chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). Dr. Ojwang’s name had been submitted to the National Assembly by President William Ruto for approval hearings. In a Communication to the House on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, Wetang’ula conveyed the President’s proposal and referred the nominee’s name and curriculum vitae to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for vetting. A lawyer by profession, Dr. Ojwang has extensive experience in national and international human rights law, policy,…

The body of a man who was found murdered and abandoned in a cabin lorry in Rongo Town was identified as the driver, Dickson Indimuli Aluwa, 69. An autopsy on the body showed he had been hit in the head with a blunt object that caused his death. He was a driver of the lorry belonging to Mombasa Maize Millers in Kisumu. He had been sent to deliver assorted edible oils to Kehancha on August 8 when he went missing. The company said they lost track of the lorry then. He was trapped and killed by unknown people who stole…

A suspect was attacked and killed by a mob moments after he had slashed to death a woman in a dispute over family trees in Kegochi village, Nyamache, Kisii County. The man had earlier attacked and killed his sister-in-law, identified as Teresa Abel, 43, in a confrontation at their home on Monday evening, police said. The murder was prompted after the father of the assailant stopped him from cutting his trees. This was after the father reported him to the local chief, who, in turn, went and warned the assailant against cutting the trees until the dispute is solved. According…

At least ten people were Tuesday arrested in ongoing clashes between the Mbeere and Meru people in Siakago Town, Embu Town. The clashes, which began on Monday, have halted operations in the town amid efforts to contain them. The clashes pitted the Mbeere people and those from Meru who operate in the area and broke out on Monday, August 11, on claims of theft of motorcycles. At least six kiosks, a timber yard, a motorcycle, and a transformer were burnt down in the chaos. Police said they recovered arrows and machetes from the arrested suspects. More than 50 people from…

An NYK cargo vessel was headed to the Port of Mombasa Wednesday as the busy gateway prepared to handle 15 conventional cargo vessels, 12 oil tankers, and 15 car carriers in the coming days. Even as Mombasa remains East Africa’s busiest port, its sister facility in Lamu has made history. The Port of Lamu recently received MV Nagoya Express, the longest vessel ever to dock at an East African port, marking what the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) describes as a game-changing moment for regional maritime trade. The 335-meter container ship, operated by German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd, collected 140 transshipped TEUs…

Four teenagers were arrested over a burglary that left actor Brad Pitt’s home ransacked, police said. The suspects are allegedly behind a number of “celebrity burglaries” that targeted the houses of actors and professional athletes, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said. He said the male suspects, two 18-year-olds, a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old, are street gang members, and property stolen in the burglaries was found when police searched their homes. Police did not name those whose properties were targeted, but celebrities including Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, LA Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and ex-LA Football Club striker Olivier Giroud…

Mexico sent 26 inmates suspected of playing high-profile roles in some of the country’s most powerful drug cartels to the US, the second transfer of its kind this year. US officials said the individuals extradited included “key operatives” of major drugs gangs, and have been charged with violent offences or links to organised crime in American courts. Mexico said the individuals – who have not been publicly identified – represented “a permanent risk to public security”. The latest prisoner transfer came as the White House continued to put pressure on its southern neighbour to crack down on drug trafficking across…