Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The Trump administration is ordering US states to stop paying full food aid benefits to low-income American families, saying they are “unauthorized”. A memo from the US Department of Agriculture, which runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), said states can deliver just 65% of benefits after the Supreme Court allowed the administration to withhold some funding pending further legal hearings. More than 42 million Americans who rely on the food aid began receiving only partial benefits this month due to the ongoing the US government shutdown. Some states had been using their own emergency coffers to top up recipient…

John Laws, the veteran Australian talkback radio host dubbed the “Golden Tonsils” for his trademark voice, has died aged 90. Laws, whose career spanned more than 70 years, was – during his peak – one of the world’s highest paid commercial radio hosts. His resume included interviewing 17 Australian prime ministers and countless celebrities. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described Laws as an “iconic voice” while actor and former neighbour Russell Crowe said he was a “mischievous mate”. In the 1990s, he – along with rival Alan Jones – were found to have breached commercial radio rules in a “cash-for-comment” scandal…

The BBC’s director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned after criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump. Davie, in the job for five years, had faced increasing pressure over a series of controversies and accusations of bias that have dogged the public broadcaster. The Telegraph published details of a leaked internal BBC memo on Monday that suggested the Panorama programme edited two parts of the US president’s speech together so he appeared to explicitly encourage the Capitol Hill riot of January 2021. UK political leaders expressed hope the…

UK military personnel and equipment are being sent to Belgium to help it bolster its defences after drone incursions on its airspace, suspected of being carried out by Russia. The new head of the UK military, Sir Richard Knighton, told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that his Belgian counterpart asked for assistance earlier this week and that kit and personnel were on the way. Belgium’s main airport Zavantem was forced to close temporarily on Thursday night after drones were spotted nearby. They were also spotted in other locations, including a military base. Sir Richard said it was not known…

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has for the first time acknowledged that two Kenyan activists who were missing in his country for five weeks had been arrested. Last month, eyewitnesses reported seeing Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo being forced into a car by masked uniformed men after a political event where they were supporting Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine. News of their release was confirmed on Saturday but up to that point the authorities had denied that they were being detained. In a live interview on Saturday evening, Museveni described the two men as “experts in riots” who had then been…

Multi agency teams are investigating the source of 2.5 kilos of Methamphetamine narcotics valued at Sh20 million that was intercepted and seized at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport destined for Seychelles. The drugs were intercepted at Fedex station within Mitchell Cotts Cargo shed after it had been sent by an unknown sender on November 7, 2025. The team intercepted a shipment concealed in three African mosaic bags headed for Mahe in Seychelles from Nairobi. Police said each of the bags was found to conceal two packages of clear crystal substance that was wrapped in a black polythene paper bag. No…

Two suspected traffickers were arrested while trafficking 13 kilos of elephant tusks in Kwale’s Samburu area. The two were riding on a motorcycle when they were intercepted by a team from the Kenya Wildlife Service and police in the Mwavumbo area on November 6, 2025. Officials said the tusks which had been cut into four pieces originated from one elephant and are valued at Sh1.3 million. The team also recovered a weighing pocket balance and the motorcycle used in the mission. This is the latest such recovery to be made amid efforts to address the menace. This indicates elephants are…

More than 1,400 flights to, from, or within the US were cancelled on Saturday after airlines were told this week to cut traffic during the federal government shutdown. Nearly 6,000 flights were also delayed, down from over 7,000 delays on Friday, according to flight tracker FlightAware. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced earlier in the week that it would be reducing air travel capacity by up to10% at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports as air traffic controllers, who are working without pay during the shutdown, report fatigue. Republicans and Democrats remain divided over how to end the impasse in…

US officials are looking into whether to file charges against an Indiana homeowner who shot and killed a house cleaner who mistakenly showed up at the wrong address. Police say they found Maria Florinda Rios Perez dead in her husband’s arms on the front porch of a home on Wednesday shortly before 0700 local time (12:00 GMT). Authorities had been responding to a call about a possible home invasion in the Indianapolis suburb of Whitestown. The two did not appear to have entered the home, police said in a statement. They have formally submitted the case to the Boone County…

An early morning police chase in Tampa, Florida, ended with the “reckless” driver crashing into a bar, killing four people and injuring 13 others. In a police pursuit, authorities were unsuccessful at stopping the speeding driver before he lost control of the car and slammed into the bar’s outdoor patio, the Tampa Police Department said in a statement. Three victims died on the spot and another died at the hospital, police said. The remaining injuries range from life-threatening to minor, police said. The 22-year-old suspect is in custody and an investigation is underway. The Tampa Police Department’s air service first…

A new chapter in South Africa’s long-running Zuma saga is set to begin with the 43-year-old daughter of the former president due to go on trial this week on terrorism-related charges. In what is believed to be a first for the country, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is being prosecuted over what she wrote on social media four years ago during deadly protests. Jacob Zuma’s nine-year presidency, littered with controversies, came to a halt in 2018 amid extensive graft allegations – all denied. Then in 2021 he was jailed for failing to show up at a corruption inquiry, triggering protests and the worst…

Max Verstappen said he could “forget about” winning the world championship after a chastening Saturday at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver qualified 16th for Sunday’s main race after finishing fourth in the sprint earlier on Saturday while McLaren’s Lando Norris won. The sprint result extended Norris’ lead over Verstappen to 39 points with four races to go. Verstappen is likely to lose a further significant amount of points to Norris unless the Briton, who qualified on pole position, hits trouble in the grand prix on Sunday. Asked for his feelings on the championship after qualifying, the…

Police are investigating the death of a school principal whose body was found floating on a river days after he went missing in Lugari, Kakamega County. The body of Simon Isiaho Shange who was the principal of Munyuki Secondary was found floating on Kiparen River on Saturday morning. The discovery on Saturday prompted a protest in the area with locals and students from the school invading and attacking Lumakanda police station. Police said the angry mob damaged window panes of the station and some cars that were parked there. This was hours after the body had been recovered and moved…

Three miners were killed at the weekend in separate incidents reported in Siaya and Homa Bay Counties. Police said the incidents happened after gold mining sites collapsed. Four other miners escaped unhurt from the scenes on November 8, 2025. Such incidents have been on the rise in separate gold mine sites in the country amid a campaign for safe mining activities. According to the police, the first incident was reported in Akala, Gem-Waga’s Rera area where two men were trapped and killed after the site collapsed. A group of miners were in a tunnel busy when the site collapsed killing…

A suspected thief was shot and killed in a failed robbery in the Mirema area, Kasarani, Nairobi. Police said his accomplice managed to escape in the Saturday incident along Mirema Road. A woman had screamed for help after her mobile phone was snatched by suspects who were riding on a motorcycle. This attracted the attention of police officers who were on patrol. The team responded and shot dead the rider as his pillion passenger escaped unhurt. The said stolen mobile phone was recovered from the slain man, police said. The motorcycle was taken to the Kasarani police station as the…