Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The High Court issued orders quashing the notices by the Communication Authority of Kenya and the Kenya Revenue Authority requiring people to disclose their mobile devices’ International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers. KRA had ordered the implementation of CA’s directive requiring all mobile phone importers to submit import entries including the IMEI numbers in the Customs system. Further, passengers entering the country were also mandated to declare their respective phones’ IMEI numbers. These directives were to take effect on January 1, 2025, before Katiba Institute filed a petition challenging the case. IMEI numbers are unique identifiers that enable mobile service providers…

Kenya’s storied history in the World Championships goes back to the first edition in 1983 in Helsinki, Finland. Thirty-two years later only the United States have outperformed Kenya as the most successful country in the history of the biennial competition, which brings together 200 member federations. Thus far, Kenya boasts 171 medals, which include 65 gold, 58 silver and 48 bronze. This year as we prepare for the World Championships in Tokyo, the goal is to go one better than 2015, where Kenya topped the medal table in Beijing with seven gold, six silver and three bronze. The realization of…

Naivasha Member of Parliament Jayne Kihara was Friday released on a bond of Sh50,000 pending determination of an incitement case. Kihara, who was arrested on Thursday afternoon, was on Friday morning arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts to face charges of offensive conduct. She was charged with breaching peace contrary to Section 94(1) of the Penal Code, Cap 63 Laws of Kenya for remarks she allegedly made on July 8 in Nairobi, about the youth-led protests. According to the charge sheet, Kihara said goons had been deployed in government vehicles and that police did nothing to contain the goons. The…

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Friday issued his inaugural policy directive on police use of force and firearms. There was nothing new in the policy from what the law enforcement officials are trained in the use of firearms and force. It comes in the wake of increased pressure from various parties on the police on how they handle protests amid claims of extrajudicial killings. Murkomen announced the issuance of the policy that aims to give guidance on use of force and firearms by the police across the Republic. “I have issued a policy directive on the use…

Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara was Friday arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts, hours after her dramatic arrest on Thursday. She was brought to court under tight security on Friday morning in a Subaru vehicle before being taken briefly to the court cells. She is facing charges of incitement with intent to provoke a breach of the peace in connection with the Saba Saba protests. According to the charge sheet, the lawmaker was quoted on July 8, 2025, where she accused President William Ruto of orchestrating the chaos in Naivasha during the aforementioned demonstrations. The charge sheet indicated that Kihara claimed…

More than 120 businesses from across the Rift Region have benefitted from the latest edition of the Grow with Safaricom Business forum, a transformative platform created to equip entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools, and digital skills required to drive sustainable growth. Held under the theme “Fueling Financial Growth Through Innovation”, the forum brought together Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as well as large-scale businesses for a series of interactive sessions. These sessions were designed to help businesses digitise operations, enhance customer experience, and scale up through technology-driven innovation. Since its inception in March 2024, the Grow with Safaricom Business…

Burkina Faso’s military rulers disbanded the country’s electoral commission calling it a waste of money. The interior ministry will handle elections in the future, state-run RTB TV reported. Since seizing power in September 2022, the coup leaders have initiated sweeping reforms, including the postponement of elections which would lead to a return to civilian rule. A nationwide vote was due last year, but the junta extended the period of transition to democracy until July 2029, allowing leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré to remain in power and free to contest the next presidential election. The AFP news agency quoted Territorial Administration Minister…

A man was arrested after he hit and killed his father in a domestic feud in Naishi, Njoro, Nakuru County. The deceased was identified as Peter Mugi, 69. The assailant used a jembe to hit the deceased in the head, inflicting serious and deadly injuries. He was rushed to the hospital after the July 15, 2025 incident, where he was attended to and discharged. He developed complications two days later with his body being swollen, before he was rushed back to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police said the man had visible injuries on the forehead…

A move by a caretaker of a construction site to warm his house using a burning jiko turned tragic when he died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a village in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County. The incident happened in Konyango area and involved one Bernard Lukamika Mita, 55 who lived in an iron sheet structure. His body was found outside the structure with vomit around it. He had been sickly since July 12 and was on medication. Police said he lit a charcoal jiko to warm himself on July 16 and fell unconscious before he tried to run out of the…

A mason working on one of the Affordable Housing projects died after he was hit by a falling wood in Kondele, Kisumu County. The victim was among dozens of workers at the Lumumba Affordable Housing Project when the incident happened on Thursday July 17 afternoon. The wood fell from the ninth floor of the house, hitting him in the head. Police said he was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead while undergoing treatment. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations. Such incidents have been on the rise at construction sites amid calls on…

Homicide detectives Thursday arrested the prime suspect behind the gruesome Kenyatta National Hospital ward murder. Kennedy Kalombotole’s arrest follows the brutal murder of Edward Maingi Ndegwa, on July 17, 2025, a patient admitted in Ward 7B, Group C (Male), on July 11, 2025. According to initial reports, the ward nurse had checked the patient at 11:30 a.m. and taken his blood pressure. At 12:30 p.m., a relative visited and found him stable, leaving the ward at around 1:30 p.m. However, at approximately 2:00 p.m., a cleaner going round cleaning the corridor noticed blood pooling around the patient’s neck. Upon visiting…

US President Donald Trump says he’s ordered the US Justice Department to produce “all pertinent” grand jury testimony related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted minutes later: “We are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts.” The development comes after days of sustained pressure from Trump’s Make America Great Again (Maga) supporters…

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, the CBS television network announced in a surprise statement on Thursday. The move “is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night [television],” and “is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters,” CBS said. The announcement comes just two weeks after CBS parent company Paramount settled a lawsuit with President Donald Trump stemming from a CBS interview with his 2024 election rival Kamala Harris. The move brings a close to the more than three-decade old programme, leaving the network without…

Emil Bove, US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, moved a step closer Thursday to becoming a federal appellate judge, after a fiery Senate committee meeting that featured a walkout by Democrats. The Republican-majority Senate Judiciary Committee voted along partisan lines to advance the nomination of the controversial Bove for consideration by the full Senate. Bove, 44, has been nominated by Trump to a lifetime appointment on the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which covers the states of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. A former federal prosecutor and currently the third-ranking official in the Justice Department, Bove has…

The UK and Germany agreed a plan to create a new, direct rail link between London and Berlin as part of a wide-ranging treaty. The Kensington Treaty also includes opening e-gates for frequent travellers between the two countries next month, as well as agreeing school exchange visits. Friedrich Merz made his first official visit to the UK as German chancellor to sign the deal, which will also tighten laws around people smuggling gangs and strengthen defence ties. Downing Street said the move will make it easier for German authorities to investigate and act against warehouses and storage facilities used by…