Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

The United States announced sweeping changes to its non-immigrant visa policy for Cameroon, Ethiopia and Nigeria, cutting the duration and conditions under which most travellers from those countries can enter. The US Department of State says nearly all non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of the three countries will now be single-entry and valid for only three months. It says this is part of a global reciprocity realignment, a sharp shift from previous visa terms, which often allowed for multiple entries over two years or more. Nigeria also offers single-entry visas valid for three months only for those planning…

The High Court on July 8, 2025 granted the Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA) leave to join a petition filed by Thika Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo. The petition challenges search warrants issued to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in relation to a corruption probe targeting the magistrate. The petition arose from a search conducted by the EACC on March 13, 2025 at Atambo’s residence. The operation followed multiple allegations that she solicited and received bribes from accused persons appearing before her court. During the search, the EACC recovered Sh2.07 million in cash, suspected to be proceeds of corruption.…

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he is ready to match any tariffs imposed on Brazil by the United States. Lula was responding to Wednesday’s threat by his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to impose a 50% import tax on Brazilian goods from 1 August. In a letter, Trump cited Brazil’s treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro as a trigger for tariff-hike. Bolsonaro is currently on trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against Lula after being defeated by him in the 2022 election. Trump referred to Bolsonaro as “a highly respected leader throughout the world”. “This Trial…

Pope Leo officially erected the Catholic Diocese of Kapsabet, making it the 28th diocese in the country. The new ecclesiastical jurisdiction has been carved out of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret and will encompass the entire Nandi County. He appointed Rt. Rev. John Kiplimo Lelei, the current Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, as the founding bishop of the Diocese of Kapsabet. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐢 The 66 year-old Bishop John Kiplimo Lelei was born on August 15, 1958 in Soy, in the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret. He studied philosophy at St. Augustine’s Senior Seminary in Mabanga and theology at St. Thomas…

The Director of Public Prosecutions has approved murder charges against police officer Klinzy Barasa Masinde in connection with the fatal shooting of 22-year-old hawker Boniface Kariuki. The shooting occurred during the June 2025 protests in Nairobi, which had been triggered by public outrage over the death of blogger and teacher Albert Omondi Ojwang while in police custody. Kariuki was shot at close range near River Road as he joined thousands of mostly young protesters demanding justice for Ojwang. Video footage captured the moment an officer, later identified as Masinde, fired directly at Kariuki’s head as the unarmed hawker was walking…

The Director of Public Prosecutions on Thursday charged a third suspect with the murder of a 17-year-old refugee in Garissa High Court. Principal Prosecution Counsel Bernard Owour informed the court that Mussa Sheikh, jointly with others before the court, murdered Gaala Adan, a refugee girl aged 17, on March 22, 2025 at Lolkuta South Sub-location, Wara Location, Hadado Sub-County, within Wajir County. The accused person was charged following a second mental assessment report, which showed that Mussa was fit to stand trial. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. Earlier, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) charged Mohammed Kassim Tiffow,…

Police are investigating murder after a human body was found stuffed in a sack and abandoned on the banks of River Isiukhu, Musoli, Kakamega County. The body belonged to a woman who did not have identification documents, police at the scene said on Wednesday July 9. According to police, the body had decomposed and indications are that the woman was killed elsewhere and the body dumped at the scene. The body was moved to the mortuary pending identification and autopsy. The motive of the murder was not established. Elsewhere, a 69-year-old man was hit and killed in a fight in…

Detectives are investigating an incident where the body of a refugee was found in a car at the Dagahaley camp, Dadaab, Garissa County. Locals using the Dagahaley-Welhar road told police there was a car that had been abandoned there on Wednesday July 9. Police rushed to the scene and established the car had a bullet hole on the windscreen of the driver’s side. His car, a Toyota Succeed, had stalled on the road. Police said the driver was leaning on the steering wheel with some bloodstains on his back. The deceased was later identified as Osman Ahmed Abdulahi, 42 who…

A woman’s body was found in River Kuja, Migori County after suspected suicide. The woman identified as Hilda Akinyi, 38 had earlier sent a message to her brother asking to pick her child from Nairobi. She indicated she was in River Kuja in Awendo area before the body with no visible injuries, was found floating on the river on July 9. She had traveled from Nairobi where she stayed to her Kasere village, where the incident happened. She had also been missing for days and a report was made at the Kamagambo police station, police said. The body was moved…

A group of mourners stormed the home of a murder suspect and set his house on fire in a drama in Baricho, Kirinyaga County. The group had earlier on passed by the local Baricho police station and briefly dumped a coffin with the body of a 28-year-old bodaboda rider who had been murdered in the area. Joseph Nguru Munyaro was allegedly murdered and his body dumped in Kiwe River at Mukithi along the Ndia-Kirinyaga Central constituencies border. Angry mourners who were going home from Kerugoya mortuary dumped the body at the station and caused a fracas for about two hours.…

Kenya’s Chief Kadhi, Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein Athman, died in Mombasa, the family announced on Thursday July 10 morning. His family said the late Chief Kadhi had been unwell for some time and had previously traveled to India for specialized treatment, after which he showed signs of recovery. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of my uncle, Chief Kadhi Abdulhalim Hussein. He passed away in Mombasa, and the burial, In Sha Allah, will take place in Mombasa after Asr prayers,” the family shared in a message “Chief Kadhi Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein Athman will be prayed for after Asr at…

South Korea’s former president was rearrested over last year’s failed martial law bid that plunged the country into political turmoil. Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached in April over the order, which saw military rule introduced for six-hours in December. A senior judge at Seoul’s Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon on Wednesday, citing fears he could destroy evidence. Yoon, who was the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, faces trial on charges of leading an insurrection over his attempt to impose martial law. During Wednesday’s seven-hour hearing, a special counsel team argued for the arrest…

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, an outspoken critic of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the move to her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), some of whose judges have already been sanctioned by the US. Rubio said the US was sanctioning Albanese for directly engaging with the ICC in its efforts to prosecute American or Israeli nationals, accusing her of being unfit for service as a UN Special Rapporteur. The sanctions are likely to prevent Albanese from travelling to the US and would…

US President Donald Trump said he was planning to impose a 50% tax on goods made in Brazil, escalating his fight with the South American country. He announced the plan in his latest tariff letter, which was shared on social media. In it, Trump accuses Brazil of “attacks” on US tech companies and of conducting a “witch hunt” against former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing prosecution over his alleged role in a plot to overturn the 2022 election. Responding in a social media post, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said an increase in tariffs on Brazil…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned the violation of children’s rights during the Saba Saba protests on Monday, July 7. It said such actions undermine the Africa Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. UNICEF highlighted the case of 12-year-old Bridgit Njoki, who was killed by a stray bullet while watching TV at home in Ndumberi, Kiambu County. The organisation called for the Kenyan government to accord the requisite rights to detained minors, including access to legal assistance, family contact and must be separated from adults while in custody. “UNICEF is also deeply concerned by reports…