Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The government will list Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) shares at the Nairobi Securities Exchange subject to Cabinet and parliamentary approval, President William Ruto has announced. He said the listing of the State corporation is necessary to eliminate inefficiencies and raise the standards of governance. If approved, KPC will join Safaricom, Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), and Kenya Commercial Bank (KBC) as some of the successful State-owned enterprises to be listed. “While other nations in the region have moved boldly and strategically to divest and reinvigorate their economies, Kenya has not undertaken a single privatisation in over a decade,” he said.…

Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi was Wednesday charged with orchestrating his own abduction. He was released on a cash bail of Sh300,000 with three contact persons. At the Milimani Law Courts, the prosecution informed the court that the lawmaker had staged the abduction to avoid arrest and arraignment at Kiambu Law Courts, where he was scheduled to face four counts related to land fraud. The court heard that Koimburi conspired to defeat justice in Mugutha area, Juja Sub-County, Kiambu County, on May 25, 2025. Additionally, the MP faces a separate charge of publishing false information. On June 7, 2025,…

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said Wednesday the State will not relent in its terrorism charges against individuals engaging in terrorist acts. Speaking in Eldoret at the start of his Jukwaa La Usalama engagement in the county, the CS also faulted the Law Society of Kenya for standing on the side of criminals and not the law-abiding citizens who have lost property worth billions of shillings in the so-called protests. “The Prevention of Terrorism Act is clear and unambiguous. Orchestrating violence, endangering life, creating serious risk to public health or safety, causing serious damage to property, using…

A man died after being attacked with a hammer in a village in Luanda, Vihiga County. The incident happened in Ikokwa village on Sunday July 20. The victim identified as Thomas Shikuku died in his house two days later on July 22, police said. He had sustained serious head injuries and was referred to Kisumu for further treatment but he did not have money to enable him go for the tests. His body was found lying in the house on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Police visited the scene and picked up the body to the mortuary pending autopsy. The hunt…

There were chaos at the residence of ousted Isiolo County Speaker Mohamed Roba when a car was burnt as police tried to take away three cars belonging to the County Government. A team of police officers had on Tuesday afternoon visited the home of Roba with an intention of taking away the cars belonging to the local county. Roba was ousted as the Speaker of the county but has been holding on to some of the property belonging to the devolved unit. Eight police officers went to the home seeking to take away a Toyota Land Cruiser VXL, which had…

A man was hacked to death in a robbery incident in Kibera slums, Nairobi. Police said the deceased, identified as Hassan Issa, 29 was in the company of his girlfriend when they were confronted and assaulted by a gang of about ten on Tuesday July 22. He was rushed to hospital where he died while being attended to, police said. Police said they are investigating murder in the saga. No arrest has been made so far but a team of detectives is pursuing the saga, police said adding an autopsy is planned on the body. Meanwhile, two suspected thieves were…

Detectives are investigating an incident where the body of a man was found hanged on a tree after he had been murdered in Magunga, Homa Bay County. The motive of the murder of Jackonea Otila was not immediately established, police said of the July 22 incident. The half-naked body of the man was found tied to a tree with sisal around his chest and hands. Police said the body had multiple injuries on the back and face. Neighbours said they heard commotion from the bush at night and, on checking on the source, they stumbled on the body. The locals…

A police officer sustained a serious bite wound while arresting a suspect in Kendu Bay, Homa Bay County. Police said the officer had received a call from locals that they had arrested a suspect wanted for various crimes. It emerged the suspect identified as Peter Otieno alias Jakotieno had warrants to arrest him after skipping court sessions. Locals were aware of the issue and had spotted the suspect before detaining him in drama, police said. The officer and two other colleagues responded to the scene about a kilometer away and found the suspect had been subdued and tied with a…

The Consul-General of Kenya’s Consulate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Noor Gabow made a maiden courtesy call to the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission team as part of a morale boost in their efforts to contain gang violence in the Caribbean country. Kenya has more than 800 police officers in Haiti and is leading a UN-sponsored mission to contain the gangs there. The team is facing pressure from the gangs due to among others lack of resources to enhance their operations. Gabow was last week formally received as the Consul-General to Haiti. It is the first time that Kenya has a Consul-General…

A Florida sheriff’s office suspended an officer who punched a driver in the face during a traffic stop that went viral. William McNeil Jr posted video of himself sitting in his car as the policeman smashed the window, hit him and dragged him to the ground in the city of Jacksonville on 19 February this year. After the clip spread online, police released bodycam footage that shows McNeil, 22, refusing demands to exit the vehicle after being told he has been pulled over for traffic violations. The sheriff’s office said a state prosecutor had found no misconduct by the officers,…

US President Donald Trump said the US has agreed to a “massive” trade deal with Japan, one of the country’s largest trading partners. The plan would result in Japan investing $550bn (£407bn) into the US and paying a 15% reciprocal tariff, Trump said in a post on social media. He added that Japan would open its economy to US goods, including cars, trucks, rice and certain agricultural products. Japan’s chief trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said in a Facebook post that he had visited the White House, with the hashtag “Mission accomplished”. The BBC has contacted the Japanese embassy in Washington…

A group of US judges voted to replace President Donald Trump’s selection for New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor amid opposition from Democrats in the state. Alina Habba had served as Trump’s personal attorney, defending him in several legal cases, before she was chosen for the role in March. She has no previous experience as a prosecutor in criminal law. The decision comes just before her interim term expires after 120 days. Trump officially nominated her to take the post, but Democrats in the Senate blocked her path to confirmation. It is rare for judges to reject an interim prosecutor from…

Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama of “treason”, claiming he plotted to sabotage his first presidency by trying to link him to alleged Russian election meddling. “They tried to steal the election,” Trump said at the White House as he claimed Obama had sought to undermine his 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton. A spokesman for Obama issued a rare retort, calling Trump’s attack “a weak attempt at distraction”. Trump was referring to a report from US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard last week that accused Obama and his national security team of a “years-long coup against President Trump” -…

The move by a Vihiga court to declare the charge of robbery with violence unconstitutional has forced the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to prefer lesser charges on a suspect involved in robbery of Sh4.5 million in Kakamega County. This involved a fake gold dealer where a Dutch national was lured from Dubai to Kakamega and robbed of the Sh4.5 million at gun point on May 28, 2025. A court in Vihiga declared the charge of robbery with violence unconstitutional, the ODPP revealed. “The preferred offence of robbery with violence was declared unconstitutional in high court Petition No.…

Police are investigating the cause of death of a German tourist whose body was found in his room in Mtwapa area, Kilifi County. The body of Laib Gerhard, 75 was found in a room of a short-stay house on Monday July 21 after he died. A cleaner said she had gone for her routine work at about 10 am when she realized the occupant was unresponsive. Police were called to the scene and broke in where they found the body lying on bed. It was established that the man had checked to Kenya on February 18, 2025. He had stayed…