Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A Ugandan judge declined to grant bail on Friday to veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who has been in jail for nearly nine months on treason charges. The case has raised concerns among government critics, including opposition leader Bobi Wine and rights groups, about a crackdown ahead of Uganda’s national election early next year in which President Yoweri Museveni, 80, is seeking re-election. The government denies targeting opposition figures and says all those who have been detained have committed crimes. A former ally and personal physician of Museveni, Besigye has stood and lost against Museveni in four elections. He has…

A police officer died from injuries sustained while responding to a shooting outside the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is near Emory University. The Atlanta police department said the incident, which took place on Friday, involved a “single shooter” who is now dead. Police identified the officer killed as 33-year-old David Rose, who had two children with a third on the way, the BBC’s US partner CBS News reported. He had been shot and taken to hospital, where he died of his injuries. There have been no reports of any civilian injuries resulting…

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska next Friday to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine. Trump announced the 15 August meeting on social media and it was later confirmed by a Kremlin spokesperson, who said the location was “quite logical” given Alaska’s relative proximity to Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky said any solutions must include Ukraine, adding he is ready to work with all partners towards a “lasting peace”. The announcement of the meeting came just hours after Trump had signalled that Ukraine might have to cede territory in order to end…

The Nairobi Hospital Saturday confirmed that it is holding consultative meetings with medical insurance companies to address recent concerns over tariff adjustments. The hospital said in a statement the discussions are aimed at finding a mutually agreeable solution that safeguards patient care and ensures continued access to quality healthcare. According to the hospital, representatives from all affected insurers have been invited to a consultative forum in the following week. “The Nairobi Hospital wishes to inform its patients, partners, and the general public that it is currently engaging insurance companies in constructive discussions following concerns over recent tariff adjustments,” the statement…

Mexico has said US military would not be entering its territory following reports that President Donald Trump had directed the Pentagon to target Latin American drug cartels. “The United States is not going to come to Mexico with the military,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday. “We co-operate, we collaborate, but there is not going to be an invasion. That is ruled out, absolutely ruled out.” The New York Times reported on Friday that Trump had secretly signed a directive to begin using military force on foreign soil. In a statement to the BBC, the White House did not address…

At least seven people were killed and eight were injured in a road accident at Korompoi area along the Kitengela-Isinya road involving a matatu and lorry. The fatal crash involved a Nailepu Sacco matatu and a lorry in what police described as a head-on collision. Police said the accident happened after one of the vehicles tried to overtake a fleet of cars, colliding with an oncoming one. The seven died on the spot, police said, adding the injured were taken to the hospital. There were fears that the death toll might increase because the wounded victims had severe injuries. Locals…

At least 26 officers from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission are in the USA to undertake the Advanced Public Corruption Training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, USA. Chief Executive Officer, EACC Abdi Mohamud officiated the course commencement for the team. The opening ceremony was also graced by the Federal Bureau of Investigations Assistant Director in charge of Training Matthew Miraglia, among other FBI officials. The CEO commended the FBI for offering and facilitating the training. The training opportunity builds up on the strong collaboration between the EACC and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the discharge of their respective…

Elon Musk’s AI video generator has been accused of making “a deliberate choice” to create sexually explicit clips of Taylor Swift without prompting, says an expert in online abuse. “This is not misogyny by accident, it is by design,” said Clare McGlynn, a law professor who has helped draft a law which would make pornographic deepfakes illegal. According to a report by The Verge, Grok Imagine’s new “spicy” mode “didn’t hesitate to spit out fully uncensored topless videos” of the pop star without being asked to make explicit content. The report also said proper age verification methods – which became…

Astronaut Jim Lovell, who guided the Apollo 13 mission safely back to Earth in 1970, has died aged 97. Nasa said he had “turned a potential tragedy into a success” after an attempt to land on the Moon was aborted because of an explosion onboard the spacecraft while it was hundreds of thousands of miles from Earth. Tens of millions watched on television as Lovell and two other astronauts splashed back down into the Pacific Ocean, a moment which has become one of the most iconic in the history of space travel. Lovell, who was also part of the Apollo…

A military veteran accused of killing four people in a bar shooting in the US state of Montana last week was arrested, according to officials. Michael Paul Brown, a US Army veteran, is accused of opening fire inside the Owl Bar in the city of Anaconda on 1 August. Local, state and federal authorities launched a manhunt, finding the suspect fled to the nearby foothills and shed his clothing after the attack at the pub, where he was reportedly a regular. No motive for the attack has been released. “I am proud of the unrelenting law enforcement effort this week…

The UK would have lost World War Two if Sir Keir Starmer had been its leader at the time, the US ambassador to Israel has suggested in an attack on the prime minister’s response to Israel’s Gaza City takeover plan. In a post on social media, Mike Huckabee wrote: “So Israel is expected to surrender to Hamas & feed them even though Israeli hostages are being starved?” “Did UK surrender to Nazis and drop food to them? … If you had been PM then UK would be speaking German!” he said. His comments come after Starmer condemned Israel’s plans to…

The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia signed an agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict as they were hosted by President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shook hands after the US president described the event as “historic”. “It’s been a long time coming,” Trump said of the agreement, which will reopen some key transport routes between the countries and increase US influence in the region. Azerbaijan and Armenia fought over Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnically Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan, in the 1980s and 1990s and violence has flared up…

The death toll from an accident in Kisumu on Friday evening rose to 25, police said. The bus was travelling from Kakamega to the city of Kisumu, where the accident happened. The driver lost control of the bus as it approached a roundabout at high speed and plunged into a ditch, according to Peter Maina, a regional traffic enforcement officer for the province of Nyanza. At least 29 people were initially reported injured in the crash but four of them died later in the hospital, said Fredrick Ouma Oluga, the Principal Secretary in charge of medical services. This increased the…

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja confirmed over 3500 of “Green Army” environmental workers into permanent and pensionable positions the largest recruitment in the sector since 1987. Speaking at Central Park during the handover ceremony, Sakaja said the milestone marked a turning point for the city’s cleanliness and environmental management. “The last time environment sector personnel were hired was 1987. This is the biggest number ever. What we are doing today is historic. Now you have permanent and pensionable jobs after your diligent work keeping the city clean,” Sakaja confirmed. Sakaja urged the Green Army to maintain discipline, order, and commitment. “The…

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Friday expressed concern about the rise of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases across the country. He said it was unfortunate that the cases of rape and defilement are still being reported despite enhanced security measures. “GBV remains a big challenge, especially in this region(Rift Valley), especially in areas where there are tea plantations. The security teams and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations have done a good job to weed out the perpetrators, but more needs to be done,” he said. He lauded the seamless coordination between the National Police Service, Office of the…