Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

New details show activist Boniface Mwangi is under investigation over claims of among others arson, robbery with violence and money laundering. He has denied the claims and termed them politically motivated. A search warrant issued by a Magistrate’s Court in Nairobi showed the detectives from the Serious Crimes Unit at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters are among others investigating him over claims of malicious damage to properties, incitement to violence, arson, robbery with violence, money laundering and related offences. His wife also mentioned the detectives are investigating him over claims of terrorism. This is the latest trend in which…

A US tech company says its chief executive has quit after he was apparently caught on a big screen at a Coldplay concert embracing a female co-worker, in a clip that went viral. Astronomer said in a statement: “Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted.” The clip showed a man and a woman hugging on a jumbo screen at the arena in Foxborough, Massachusetts, before they abruptly ducked and hid from the camera. The pair were identified in US media as Mr Byron, a married chief executive of Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the firm’s…

Pop star Charli XCX has confirmed her marriage to George Daniel, drummer of band The 1975, after a video snapped by a passer-by sparked online speculation of a wedding. The pair were spotted posing on the steps of Hackney Town Hall on Saturday afternoon – Daniel in suit and tie and the ‘brat’ idol in white. A TikTok post from the singer several hours later confirmed the nuptials, racking up 7m views and thousands of congratulatory comments for “Mr and Mrs XCX”. Charli XCX’s album, Brat, became a global cultural phenomenon on its release last year. Filling social media feeds…

Unwanted at Manchester United, yet wanted by Barcelona. Marcus Rashford, an Old Trafford outcast since the end of last year, is edging ever closer to a dream move to the Nou Camp after a deal in principle was reached. It’s not a transfer which comes completely out of the blue, with Rashford reportedly long having his heart set on a switch to the Spanish giants and saying only last month he wanted to play alongside teenage superstar Lamine Yamal. Barca, too, have not hidden their interest in the 27-year-old England forward. In May, sporting director Deco admitted they “like” Rashford…

There was drama when human rights activist Boniface Mwangi was Saturday arrested from his house in Machakos over claims of terrorism and arson. Mwangi was picked up by detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters as he met friends and driven away. This is in relation to the June 25 and July 7 protests that happened in various parts of the country. His wife Njeri confirmed the arrest. “The officers who came said they are from DCI headquarters and say they are investigating him over claims of terrorism and arson,” she said. Activist Hussein Khalid said he and a group…

Catholics Saturday vehemently objected to plans by President William Ruto to construct a church in State House grounds. Through Kisii Catholic Bishop, Joseph Mairura, they told Ruto to shelve the plan further cautioning him to be conscious of the doctrine of state and church separating. “I really did not want to be dragged into the issue so much because President William Ruto is my friend but now that you have asked it is good that I tell him that it utterly imprudent to do so,” Mairura told journalists at Cardinal High School during a celebration to mark 30 years of…

Donald Trump has filed a $10bn (£7.5bn) lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s parent company Dow Jones and its owner Rupert Murdoch over claims that he wrote a “bawdy” note to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The US president claims the publication slandered him and violated libel laws in an article alleging that a birthday greeting bearing Trump’s name was sent to the late financier in 2003, before he was charged with sex crimes. Trump said the note, which the paper reported he had sent for Epstein’s 50th birthday, is “fake”. It came as the US justice department asked a judge…

Britain on Friday slapped sanctions on the GRU Russian intelligence agency and 18 agents accused of “spreading chaos and disorder” on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “GRU spies are running a campaign to destabilise Europe, undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty and threaten the safety of British citizens,” Foreign Secretary David Lammy said in a statement He added: “Putin’s hybrid threats and aggression will never break our resolve.” The Foreign Office said the sanctions targeted three GRU units and the 18 individual intelligence officers for a “sustained campaign of malicious cyber activity over many years, including in the UK”. “The GRU…

Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Friday to protest against the proposed appointment of Nick Adams, a self-styled “alpha male” influencer, as the United States’ envoy to Malaysia. President Donald Trump last week named outspoken author and political commentator Adams as the White House’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Malaysia. Adams, a naturalised U.S. citizen originally from Australia, has cultivated a brash social media persona, using a macho, “alpha male” branding to weigh in on cultural issues and appeal to an audience of mainly young men. But it is his posts harshly criticising Islam…

At least four of the eight survivors of the post-election sexual violence have, for the first time in Kenya’s history, received a Sh16 million compensation from the government for the harm they endured. This long-awaited payment comes nearly five years after the High Court delivered its groundbreaking judgment in December 2020 and thirteen years since the petition was initiated in the High Court. Human right organizations Friday said the compensation serves as an affirmation that justice, though long delayed, is indeed possible. They said this milestone reflects a significant step forward in Kenya’s commitment to upholding the rule of law…

A US tech company has placed its CEO on leave after a big screen embrace at a Coldplay concert – rumoured to involve two of its employees – went viral. In the clip, which initially appeared on a giant screen at the Boston concert, two people are seen with their arms wrapped around each other. When their faces appear for thousands to see, the man and woman abruptly duck and hide from the camera. Reports that both are executives at the company Astronomer and rumours of an affair sparked by the band leader’s comment, then spread online. Late on Friday,…

The US justice department has asked a judge to unseal material related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following intense criticism of the Trump administration’s handling of the case. The request concerns transcripts from the grand jury involved in the government’s 2019 sex trafficking case against Epstein, materials that are typically kept secret and protected by law. The court filing came as Trump filed a lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s parent company, Dow Jones, its owner Rupert Murdoch and two reporters, over a story claiming he wrote a “bawdy” personal note to Epstein in 2003. Trump said the note, which…

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The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) revealed Kennedy Kalombotole, the prime suspect in two bizarre murders at their wards was a discharged homeless patient who was still at the facility as alternative accommodation was being sought. The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer Dr William Sigilai indicated that Kalombotole was a long term patient had previously been admitted in October 2022 into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) before being moved to the general ward. “Being a homeless person with no known relatives, or proven identity, he stayed at the hospital even as the hospital made several attempts to identify him through fingerprint identification…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Friday attributed the recurrent insecurity incidents in the Kerio Valley belt and northern Kenya to poor roads and poor communication networks. He added that the porous borders were also aiding the proliferation of arms as well as drug and human trafficking. Speaking in Samburu County at the ongoing counties’ security engagements dubbed ‘Jukwaa la Usalama’, the CS ordered intensified operations to crack down on the sponsors and operators of the crimes. “We will be meeting our Ministry of Roads colleagues to deliberate on the issue of security roads. We have now tendered for the Maralal-Baragoi…